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** '''Implementation:''' Both shows involve people being eliminated every week until a winner is defined. ''Big Brother Brasil'''s first editions consisted of a group of ordinary people confined in a house (though from 2020 onwards, each season has half the roster consisting of ordinary people and the other half consisting of celebrities), while ''A Fazenda'' consists of a group of celebrities confined in a farm (though it had a special season with ordinary people instead of celebrities as contestants in 2012). Each show has its own rules - for example, in ''Big Brother Brasil'' the audience votes on which contestant they want to be eliminated from the house, while in ''A Fazenda'' the audience votes on which contestant they want to continue on the farm (thus, the contestant that receives less votes is the one eliminated). While the shows aren't broadcasted simultaneously (''Big Brother Brasil'' is broadcasted on the first months of each year, while ''A Fazenda'' is broadcasted on the last months of each year), there is a strong rivalry between them and between their respective producers, and they are frequently compared to each other every year by the viewers and by the media (ironically, some former ''Big Brother Brasil'' contestants end up participating in ''A Fazenda'' afterwards as well).

** '''Implementation:''' Both shows involve people being eliminated every week until a winner is defined. ''Big Brother Brasil'''s first editions consisted of a group of ordinary people confined in a house (though from 2020 onwards, each season has half the roster consisting of ordinary people and the other half consisting of celebrities), while ''A Fazenda'' consists of a group of celebrities confined in a farm (though it had a special season with ordinary people instead of celebrities as contestants in 2012). Each show has its own rules - for example, in ''Big Brother Brasil'' the audience votes on which contestant they want to be eliminated from the house, while in ''A Fazenda'' the audience votes on which contestant they want to continue on the farm (thus, the contestant that receives less votes is the one eliminated). While the shows aren't broadcasted simultaneously (''Big Brother Brasil'' is broadcasted on the first months of each year, while ''A Fazenda'' is broadcasted on the last months of each year), there is a strong rivalry between them and between their respective producers (ironically, some former ''Big Brother Brasil'' contestants end up participating in ''A Fazenda'' afterwards as well).

** '''Implementation:''' Both shows involve people being eliminated every week until a winner is defined. ''Big Brother Brasil'''s first editions consisted of a group of ordinary people confined in a house (though from 2020 onwards, each season has half the roster consisting of ordinary people and the other half consisting of celebrities), while ''A Fazenda'' consists of a group of celebrities confined in a farm (though it had a special season with ordinary people instead of celebrities as contestants in 2012). While the shows aren't broadcasted simultaneously (''Big Brother Brasil'' is broadcasted on the first months of each year, while ''A Fazenda'' is broadcasted on the last months of each year), there is a strong rivalry between them, and even their respective producers will often take jabs at each other’s show.

** '''Implementation:''' Both shows involve people being eliminated every week until a winner is defined. ''Big Brother Brasil'''s first editions consisted of a group of ordinary people confined in a house (though from 2020 onwards, each season has half the roster consisting of ordinary people and the other half consisting of celebrities), while ''A Fazenda'' consists of a group of celebrities confined in a farm (though it had a special season with ordinary people instead of celebrities as contestants in 2012). While the shows aren't broadcasted simultaneously (''Big Brother Brasil'' is broadcasted on the first months of each year, while ''A Fazenda'' is broadcasted on the last months of each year), there is a strong rivalry between them, and even their respective producers will often take jabs at each other.

** '''Implementation:''' The Real Housewives of Dubai, unlike others that are set overseas, is not a ForeignRemake, but actually part of the American ''Series/TheRealHousewives'' franchise by Bravo, and it focuses on lives of the wealthy women residing in Dubai, while ''Dubai Bling'' by Netflix, focuses on the lives of a group of wealthy socialites living in Dubai.

** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Film/CrazyRichAsians-inspired reality shows on streaming services revolving around the lives of uber-wealthy Asian-Americans.
** '''Implementation:''' ''House Of Ho'' from Creator/HBOMax follows around a Houston-based Vietnamese-American family who made their fortune in investment banking, while [[Creator/{{Netflix}} Netflix]]'s ''Bling Empire'' focuses on a group of super-rich Asian-American socialites (along with [[PennyAmongDiamonds a non-wealthy friend of theirs]]) in Los Angeles.

** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' A Film/CrazyRichAsians-inspired reality show on streaming services revolving around the uber-wealthy Asian-Americans.
** '''Implementation:''' ''House Of Ho'' from Creator/HBOMax follows around a Houston-based Vietnamese-American family who made their fortune in investment banking, while [[Creator/{{Netflix}} Netflix]]'s ''Bling Empire'' focuses on a group of super-rich Asian-Americans (along with [[PennyAmongDiamonds a non-wealthy friend of theirs]]) in Los Angeles.

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|| ''Series/BigBrother'' (1999) || ''Series/{{Survivor}}'' (2000) || Musical Chairs RealityShow || CountryMouse vs. CityMouse. It should be noted that, in the United States, both shows are "on the same side" since [[Creator/{{CBS}} one network]] airs them both. The ''Big Brother'' franchise started in 1999 with the Dutch version, while the American version debuted in 2000. Survivor as a franchise name is an American original, though the concept is a reworking of the Swedish ''Expedition Robinson'' (1997) || In the US? ''Survivor''. Outside the US? Arguably ''Big Brother''. ||
|| ''Series/BigBrother'' (2000) || ''Literature/GlassHouse'' (2001) || Reality series putting young, attractive, and occasionally psychopathic strangers into a house sealed off from the outside world. The last person standing wins big. || For the most part, ''Glass House'' is ''Big Brother'', with one twist -- the audience is able to tell the residents what to do. Otherwise, you could say ''Glass House'' copied from the ''Big Brother'' template. And so can Creator/{{CBS}}, which sued Creator/{{ABC}}, as ABC hired many ex-''Big Brother'' staffers for the new show. || ''Big Brother'' started the reality TV craze. ''Glass House'' has been all but cancelled due to extremely low ratings. ||
|| ''Series/TheAmazingRace'' (2001) || ''Lost'' (2001) || Reality game show where teams travel to exotic locales. || ''Lost'' premiered one day earlier. || ''Lost'' premiered seven days before 9/11 and, because it featured UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity imagery [[DistancedFromCurrentEvents still featuring the Twin Towers]], it ended up with (in this case justified) ExecutiveMeddling to make it less triggering. This meant that only five of six episodes aired. ''The Amazing Race'' is still on. When asked, 99% of people will know a TV show called ''Lost'' as [[Series/{{Lost}} a mind-screwy drama.]] ||
|| ''Series/AmericanIdol'' (2002) || ''Series/StarSearch'' (2003) || Talent competition where the audience and home viewers vote on the best performer, aided by celebrity judges. || ''American Idol'' by one year, though ''Star Search'' was revived to compete against it. ''Star Search'' previously aired from 1983-1995 in syndication. ''American Idol'' introduced home viewer voting and celebrity judges, two things ''Star Search'' didn't have in its original run. || ''American Idol''. ''Star Search'' was cancelled in 2004, having been [[CurbStompBattle pummeled in the ratings battle]] by ''American Idol''. Even with a ChannelHop, ''American Idol'' still runs to this day. ||
|| ''Extreme Makeover'' (2002) || ''The Swan'' (2004) || Plastic surgery makeover shows. || Fox's copycat went the Fox Extra Tastelessness Step by putting the women through the hell of plastic surgery and then sent half of them home at the end of the episode while bringing the other half on to a beauty pageant. || Both caught a lot of controversy for trying to push the message that looks are everything and, as a result, both shows were ultimately canceled. The former has a MorePopularSpinoff in the form of ''Series/ExtremeMakeoverHomeEdition'', while the latter is a perennial inclusion on "Worst Reality Shows of All Time" lists. ||
|| ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel'' (2003) || ''Series/ProjectRunway'' (2004) || {{Reality Show}}s about the fashion industry || Both premiered around the early to mid part of the TurnOfTheMillennium. Both are headlined by known supermodels. Both have gay [[TheLancer Lancers]]. And both shows became successful MultinationalShows. || In the US, ''Project Runway'' has more love from both fans and critics. Outside the US, ''Top Model'' can be argued as the more successful franchise, though in the U.S.''Top Model'' concluded first, ending after its twelfth year and 22nd [[InsistentTerminology Cycle]], while ''Project Runway'' is still on-going. It should be mentioned that it could functionally be considered a tie, as the shows have a FriendlyRivalry and have FriendlyFandoms to boot. In fact, former ''Top Model'' contestants have appeared in ''Project Runway''. To top it all off, ''Project Runway''[='=]s host and founder even serves as TheHost of the German edition of ''Top Model''. ||
|| ''Series/WifeSwap'' (2004) || ''Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy'' (2004) || Two polar opposite families trade spouses for several days. || Creator/{{ABC}} broadcasts ''Wife Swap'' and claims to have done it first, while {{Creator/FOX}} aired ''Trading Spouses'' a few weeks before ''Series/WifeSwap'''s debut in what seems to be a blatant ripoff (though both appeared to rip off a ''Series/ChappellesShow'' skit that aired one year earlier.) || ''Wife Swap''. ||
|| ''Series/PimpMyRide'' (2004, Creator/{{MTV}}) || ''Series/{{Overhaulin}}''' (2004, Creator/{{TLC}}) || Reality shows where [[TheAllegedCar beaten-up cars]] are turned into [[CoolCar sweet rides]] || ''Series/PimpMyRide'' is formatted more like ''ExtremeMakeover'': The hooptie of the week is collected and the show follows the process of [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "pimping the car out."]] ''Overhaulin'' goes half-"Makeover", half-{{Punked}}, with the car's owner tricked into thinking his/her car has been stolen, impounded, or towed and the show's hosts giving them the run-around while the mechanics do their thing. || While both had long runs (Pimp -- 6 seasons, Overhaulin -- 5), Pimp was far more popular, spawning several spin-offs and {{meme|ticMutation}}s[[note]]Yo Dawg! We heard you like hottipe![[/note]]. ||
|| ''DogWhisperer'' (2004) || ''Series/ItsMeOrTheDog'' (2005) || Renowned dog trainers visit troublesome dogs and train not only the animals but their owners as well. || Dog Whisperer Cesar Milan has a rougher approach to being a pack leader than the cruelty-free endorsing Victoria. || ''Dog Whisperer'' is much more well known. Cesar has had more criticism for his techniques though. ||
|| ''Series/TheXFactor'' (2004) || ''Series/TheVoice'' (2010) || Musical talent shows with celebrity panels || ''The X-Factor'' was made by former ''Pop Idol'' and ''Idol'' judge and record producer Simon Cowell, ''The Voice'' is a format that started in the Netherlands and has been successfully exported to several countries || In the USA ''The Voice'' trounced Cowell's show in both ratings and critical respect, and stood toe-to-toe with ''Idol'' until the latter's cancellation. ''The X-Factor'' had a stronger following on social media, but only lasted three seasons. However, Music/FifthHarmony, who finished third on the second season of ''The X-Factor'', have had far more success than any of the acts discovered on ''The Voice''. In the UK ''the X-Factor'' has become a national institution, launching the careers of several pop stars, most notably Music/OneDirection, arguably the most successful act to ever have originated from ''any'' musical talent show, while The Voice is less successful with no stars to emerge from it. Interestingly ITV has now acqured the licence to ''the Voice'', seemingly with the intention of replacing ''the X-Factor'' with it. ||
|| ''Series/TheContender'' (2005) || ''Series/TheNextGreatChamp'' (2005) || RealityTV boxing competition. || ''The Contender'' was co-hosted by Creator/SylvesterStallone in its first season, and gained notoriety when one of the contestants [[DrivenToSuicide killed himself]] partly as a result of losing on the show. || Neither was very successful on free TV, but ''The Contender'' lived on on cable, so it gets the nod. But none of the contestants have really gone on to boxing stardom in either case, and both shows are overshadowed by ''Series/TheUltimateFighter'', a similar style competition for UFC. ||
|| ''Series/MiamiInk'' (2005) || ' 'Series/{{Inked}}'' (2005) || DocuSoap reality show about the world of working in a tattoo parlor. || Both quite similar, one on TLC, one on A&E. || ''Miami Ink'' lasted longer and had two spinoffs. ||
|| ''Series/{{Intervention}}'' (2005) || ''Series/{{Addicted}}'' (2010) || Documentary-style RealityShow about people suffering through addictions || ''Intervention'' focuses more on the leadup to the intervention, while ''Addicted'' focuses on some post-intervention work as well. || Both are still running, but ''Intervention'' (which started in 2005) has a good five years -- not to mention an Emmy -- on its competition. ||
|| ''Series/LittlePeopleBigWorld'' (2006) || ''The Little Couple'' / ''Our Little Family'' (2009) || Reality TV show about the lives of married little people on TLC || The first family has four children while the second couple started out as newlyweds before adopting their two kids. The third family has three children. || ||
|| ''Series/AceOfCakes'' (2006) || ''Series/CakeBoss'' (2009) || Reality TV show about creative bakers making cakes. || The two leads are RedOniBlueOni: Duff is usually very relaxed and surrounded by friends while Buddy is a bit more agitated and surrounded by relatives and his four older sisters. ''Ace Of Cakes'' makes cakes on the extremely decorative side while ''Cake Boss'' forgoes a bit on the fondant for both delicious and decorative cakes. || A draw, as both were successful. ''Ace of Cakes'' had 10 seasons and landed the Creator/FoodNetwork some of its highest ratings ever. ''Cake Boss'' wrapped up in 2018 after 10 seasons, and got its own spinoff "The Next Great Baker". Happily, the two shows eventually met in the double-spinoff competition show ''Buddy vs. Duff'' on Food Network in 2019. ||
|| ''Any Dream Will Do'' aka ''Joseph'' (2007) || ''Grease Is The Word'' (2007) || TalentShow in which a panel of experts search for the lead for an upcoming [[TheMusical musical production]]. || ''Joseph'' was, essentially, Creator/TheBBC's second season of their Musical Talent Show brand, which they debuted the previous year with ''How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?''. ''Grease Is The Word'' was Creator/{{ITV}}'s adaptation of the U.S. version of ''Maria''. ''Joseph'' had Creator/AndrewLloydWebber, Creator/JohnBarrowman and DeniseVanOuten judging, ''Grease'' had DavidGest, musical producer David Ian, Brain Friedman from ''Series/TheXFactor'' and... Sinetta. || ''Grease'' was a ratings flop because it was in ''Series/DoctorWho'''s time slot and didn't have the star pull. ||
|| ''Series/JonAndKatePlusEight'' (2007) || ''Series/NineteenKidsAndCounting'' (2008) || Cameras film the complicated lives of families with a larger-than usual amount of children on Creator/{{TLC}}. || || Pretty much dependent to how you feel about shows featuring large families; there is no middle ground here. Both shows ended in controversy; ''Jon and Kate'' with their divorce, ''19 Kids'' after Josh Duggar's molestation allegations came to light. In terms of public opinion, it seems Jon and Kate have come out slightly on top (while having a tumultuous marriage is bad, child molestation is infinitely worse). However, ''19 Kids'' did get a SpinOff without Josh Duggar called ''Counting On''. ||
|| ''Series/KitchenNightmares'' (2007) || ''Series/RestaurantImpossible'' (2011)\\
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''Series/BarRescue'' (2011) || Reality shows where an established member of the restaurant/hospitality management world tries to save a struggling bar/restaurant from going under, often with a lot of drama over how subpar the food quality and service is || All three shows have a similar premise and no-nonsense hosts. ''Nightmares'' has a week to get the restaurant going again, ''Impossible'' '''two days''' and a budget of $10,000 and ''Bar Rescue'', five days. ''Rescue'' is also different because it focuses more on a business aspect than menu/makeover aspect. || Unknown for now but ''Series/KitchenNightmares'' has a HUGE head start. ||
|| ''Series/ToddlersAndTiaras'' (2008, TLC) || ''Little Miss Perfect'' (2009, WE tv)\\
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''Series/DanceMoms'' (2011, Lifetime) || Reality shows that premiered in 2009 about young girls in beauty pageants or dance competitions, and their {{Stage Mom}}s. || ''Toddlers and Tiaras'' has more girls from 1-5, whereas ''Little Miss Perfect'' is about girls from 5-10. ''Dance Moms'' is about preteen dancers in Abby Lee's dance studio. || So far, ''Toddlers and Tiaras'' seems to be more popular and gets clips shown on news networks. Has had 4 seasons as opposed to ''Little Miss Perfect'', which had only two. ''Dance Moms''[='=] popularity began to skyrocket in 2014 when Maddie Ziegler was feature in Sia's music video for "Chandelier", and its cast have perhaps become the biggest reality stars in the world (or at least in the U.S.) outside of the Kardashians. So it looks like ''Dance Moms'' will come out on top when all is said and done. ||
|| ''Series/PawnStars'' (2009, History Channel) || ''Series/HardcorePawn'' (2010, [=TruTV=]) || ''Series/AntiquesRoadshow'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''Series/AmericanChopper'' || ''Stars'' tends to focus more on the customers and items being sold. ''Hardcore'' focuses more on the ''Series/AmericanChopper''-style conflicts. || So far, the winner seems to be ''Pawn Stars''. Not only are they one of the most successful reality shows on cable television, but they have managed to capitalize on that fame by turning their shop into a new Las Vegas tourist spot as well as start their own line of merchandise. ''Hardcore Pawn'', while still an entertaining show, doesn't seem to reach anywhere near the universal appeal ''Pawn Stars'' has. However, both shows have been successful enough to warrant their own spinoffs. ||
|| ''Series/MasterChefAustralia'' (2009, Network Ten) || ''Series/MyKitchenRules'' (2010, Seven Network) || Aspiring chefs are pit against each other in a series of cooking challenges to find out who is the best in the kitchen. || One of the main differences between the two series is that the contestants in ''My Kitchen Rules'' work in pairs, while ''Masterchef'' focuses on individuals. ''MKR'' contestants are also not required to complete an on-screen audition, instead they are made to participate in an "Instant Restaurant" round, where they must serve a 3 course meal to the judges and opposing team, as a part of the preliminaries. || Hard to tell. On one hand, ''My Kitchen Rules'' has an average nightly viewer number of 1.5 million, whereas ''Masterchef'', for the most part, could barely reach 1 million. On the other hand, ''Masterchef Australia'''s Facebook page has almost three times the number of likes that ''MKR'' page has. The latter seems to be mocked more due to their tendency of designating hero-villain roles to create drama and controversy, while the former is often regarded as the more "genuine" cooking show. ||
|| ''Food Wars'' (2010, Travel Channel) || ''Food Feuds'' (2010, Food Network) || Local restaurants with the same signature dish go head to head to see who's version is better. || Three main differences: The hosts ("Feuds" boasts ''Series/IronChef'' Michael Symon, "Wars" has stage actress Camille Ford), the judging (Symon does the judging on "Feuds", "Wars" has a panel of 2-4 judges) and the focus ("Wars" features the local culture the rival eateries. "Feuds" focuses on the cooking and ingredients) || Tie. Both were cancelled after one season and both fell into immediate obscurity. ||
|| ''Series/AuctionHunters'' (2010) || ''Series/StorageWars'' (2010)\\
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''Series/StorageHunters'' (2011) || Reality shows focused on auctioning off repossessed storage units. || The content of the shows are very similar, but the execution varies between them. ''Auction Hunters'' puts more emphasis on testing and appraising their finds, ''Series/StorageWars'' puts more focus on the four factions bidding and ''Storage Hunters'' keeps most of the show on the auction grounds unless something needs appraised || Ratings are good for both ''Series/AuctionHunters'' and ''Series/StorageWars'' but ''Series/StorageWars'' has its own spinoff show ''Series/StorageWarsTexas''. ''Storage Hunters'' wrapped up eight episodes last summer and is in dead last. Though it is worth noting that Storage Hunters became something of SleeperHit [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff in the UK]] with regular reruns on digital channel Dave along with a [[ForeignRemake UK remake]]. ||
|| ''Series/SonsOfGuns'' (2011) || ''Series/AmericanGuns'' (2011) || Somewhat eccentric and abrasive gun shop owners make equally eccentric {{BFG}}s [[IndexOfTheWeek Of The Week]]. || Oddly enough, ''both'' air on Creator/DiscoveryChannel ''simultaneously'', just two nights apart. The main differences end up settling on the shop's own specialties and eccentricities, with ''American Guns'' capitalizing on its "[[TheWildWest Old West]]" theme and ''Sons of Guns'' being soaked in [[DeepSouth Louisiana flavor]]. || ''Sons of Guns'' started in January 2011 and lasted for five seasons. ''American Guns'' started in October of the same year but lasted only for two seasons. Rumors and rumblings with production problems concerning ''Sons'' suggested ''American Guns'' was picked up as "insurance," but these rumors have since been proven untrue. Likely ''Discovery'' pulled the same thing NBC did regarding ''Studio 60'' and ''30 Rock''. Both shows were cancelled due to [[OvershadowedByControversy scandals by the owners]]. Despite high ratings, ''American Guns'' was canceled possibly in response to the Sandy Hook School Shootings and the show's star, Rich Wyatt, was arrested for conspiracy, fraud and tax evasion charges after it was discovered he lied about his tax earnings to the IRS and never had a federal firearms license. ''Sons of Guns'' cancellation was much worse as it was revealed the show's star, Will Hayden, was charged for '''child abuse and rape''' with one of the victims being his own daughter on the show! ||
|| ''Series/Whodunnit'' (2013) || ''WebVideo/EscapeTheNight'' (2017) || A Reality tv series In Witch a Man is Cursed to invite a number of pepole to solve a murder mystery while they get killed one by one. || Whodunnit is about solving the eliminated contestants murders with the least accurate guest being killed, while the Escape the the night Has the guest's solving the escape the room type puzzles's with the 2 worst fighting for the life in a elimination challenge. || Whodunnit lasted one season on abc in 2013. Escape the night is still going strong on [=YouTube=] Red with it second season, not that it helps that the cast each season are popular [=YouTubers=], With the host being Creator/JoeyGraceffa. ||
|| ''Series/HumanWeapon'' (2007) || ''Series/FightQuest'' (2007) || A reality TV series hosted by a professional MMA fighter and a "tough guy" who travel to foreign nations to train in their local martial art and compete against a local fighter at the end of an episode || The shows are almost identical, with no significant differences between them except that different they feature different hosts and experts. || A tie. ''Human Weapon'' received a single season of 15 episodes, while ''Fight Quest'' was canceled almost immediately after it began airing its second season, with 13 total episodes filmed. ||
|| ''Operación Triunfo'' (2001, TVE) || ''Estudio de actores'' (2002, Antena 3) || Spanish reality TV shows set in a fully-functioning academy, ''Operación Triunfo'' for singers, ''Estudio de actores'' for actors. || ''Estudio de actores'' premiered two months after the end of the first season of ''Operación Triunfo'', and the media were quick to note the similarities between both formats. || This one wasn't even close. The first season of ''Operación Triunfo'' was a massive hit and the show has run for eleven seasons across three different stints in two different networks, while ''Estudio de actores'' was essentially ignored by viewers and got axed less than three weeks into its first season. ||

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|| ''Series/TheContender'' (2005) || ''Series/TheNextGreatChamp'' (2005) || RealityTV boxing competition. || ''The Contender'' was co-hosted by Creator/SylvesterStallone in its first season, and gained notoriety when one of the contestants [[DrivenToSuicide killed himself]] partly as a result of losing on the show. || Neither was very successful on free TV, but ''The Contender'' lived on on cable, so it gets the nod. But none of the contestants have really gone on to boxing stardom in either case, and both shows are overshadowed by ''Series/TheUltimateFighter'', a similar style competition for UFC.||
|| ''Series/MiamiInk'' (2005) || ' 'Series/{{Inked}}'' (2005) || DocuSoap reality show about the world of working in a tattoo parlor. || Both quite similar, one on TLC, one on A&E. || ''MiamiInk'' lasted longer and had two spinoffs. ||

|| ''Series/SonsOfGuns'' (2011) || ''Series/AmericanGuns'' (2011) || Somewhat eccentric and abrasive gun shop owners make equally eccentric {{BFG}}s [[IndexOfTheWeek Of The Week]]. || Oddly enough, ''both'' air on Creator/DiscoveryChannel ''simultaneously'', just two nights apart. The main differences end up settling on the shop's own specialties and eccentricities, with ''American Guns'' capitalizing on its "[[TheWildWest Old West]]" theme and ''Sons of Guns'' being soaked in [[DeepSouth Louisiana flavor]]. || ''Sons of Guns'' started in January 2011 and lasted for five seasons. ''American Guns'' started in October of the same year but lasted only for two seasons. Rumors and rumblings with production problems concerning ''Sons'' suggested ''American Guns'' was picked up as "insurance," but these rumors have since been [[{{Jossed}} proven untrue]]. Likely ''Discovery'' pulled the same thing NBC did regarding ''Studio 60'' and ''30 Rock''. Both shows were cancelled due to [[OvershadowedByControversy scandals by the owners]]. Despite high ratings, ''American Guns'' was canceled possibly in response to the Sandy Hook School Shootings and the show's star, Rich Wyatt, was arrested for conspiracy, fraud and tax evasion charges after it was discovered he lied about his tax earnings to the IRS and never had a federal firearms license. ''Sons of Guns'' cancellation was much worse as it was revealed the show's star, Will Hayden, was charged for '''child abuse and rape''' with one of the victims being his own daughter on the show! ||

|| ''Series/MasterChefAustralia'' (2009, Network Ten) || ''Series/MyKitchenRules'' (2010, Seven Network) || Aspiring chefs are pit against each other in a series of cooking challenges to find out who is the best in the kitchen. || One of the main differences between the two series is that the contestants in ''My Kitchen Rules'' works in pairs, while ''Masterchef'' focuses on individuals. ''MKR'' contestants are also not required to complete an on-screen audition, instead they are made to participate in an "Instant Restaurant" round, where they must serve a 3 course meal to the judges and opposing team, as a part of the preliminaries. || Hard to tell. On one hand, ''My Kitchen Rules'' has an average nightly viewer number of 1.5 million, whereas ''Masterchef'', for the most part, could barely reach 1 million. On the other hand, ''Masterchef Australia'''s Facebook page has almost three times the number of likes that ''MKR'' page has. The latter seems to be mocked more due to their tendency of designating hero-villain roles to create drama and controversy, while the former is often regarded as the more "genuine" cooking show. ||

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|| ''Operación Triunfo'' (2001, TVE) || ''Estudio de actores'' (2002, Antena 3) || Spanish reality TV shows set in a fully-functioning academy, ''Operación Triunfo'' for singers, ''Estudio de actores'' for actors. || ''Estudio de actores'' premiered two months after the end of the first season of ''Operación Triunfo'', and the media were quick to note the similarities between both formats. || This one wasn't even close. The first season of ''Operación Triunfo'' was a massive hit and the show has run for eleven seasons across three different stints in two different networks, while ''Estudio de actores'' was essentially ignored by viewers and got axed less than three weeks into its first season. ||

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