Author: Emma Smith

  • Top Chef – Casting Guide

    Contestants: 16 per Season Top Prize: $200,000 Selectivity: 4 Star Bravo’s Top Chef has been cooking up a great reality show since 2006. Padma Lakshmi currently hosts this elimination style reality show which has seen famous professional chef judges such as Anthony Bourdain, Emeril Lagasse, Hugh Acheson and Wolfgang Puck. For this prestigious cooking show…

  • Getting Motivation to Audition

    One of the hardest aspects of auditioning for your dream reality show is dealing with the rejection when you are not selected. The vast majority of people you see on your favorite show aren’t selected the first time they apply. While it’s easy to say that you shouldn’t get discouraged and to keep at it,…

  • Child Genius Battle of the Brightest – Casting Guide

    Contestants: 12 per Season Top Prize: $100k Scholarship Selectivity: 2 Star In this popular Lifetime reality series twelve highly intelligent kids compete in weekly competitions for a $100,000 prize. The show is hosted by Leland Melvin who is a former NASA astronaut. All of the contestants range in age from 9 to 12 years old,…

  • My Strange Addiction – Casting Guide

    Contestants: Two per episode Top Prize: No Monetary Prize Selectivity: 2 Star Original Release Date: Dec 29, 2010 Finale Date: — This is a single episode docudrama appearing on TLC which details unique obsessions. Some of the most famous people appear on the show eat weird items like glass, tires, mattresses or undergo surgery to…

  • Food Network Star – Casting Guide

    Contestants: 12 per Season Top Prize: Show on Food Network Selectivity: 4 Star Original Release Date: June 5, 2005 Finale Date: — Food Network Star – Show Overview This is a multiple episode reality show that appears on Food Networkin which one contestant is eliminated each week. The show is judged by Alton Brown, Bobby…

  • That Awkward Gameshow – Casting Guide

      Contestants: 4 Family Per Episode Top Prize: $10,000 Selectivity: 1 Star Casting Closes: 7/22/2016 In this new Spike reality series families will have the chance to win cash and prizes by sharing secrets with their adult children. Sorry, they are not accepting minors at this time, and all filming will occur on a single…

  • How to Pitch a Reality Show Idea

    Our Background I started this website as a hobby when I was in between jobs as a software engineer. I have been a fan of reality shows since MTV’s Real World, and our family gathered around the television faithfully every Thursday night to watch Survivor going back to the first season. I could never have…

  • About Us

    About Us

    Welcome to CastingMaster.com We have loved reality shows since 1992 when our family would sit around and watch MTV’s Real World. When I was younger, I always wanted to be on the show, but we didn’t own a video camera, and there were never auditions near our home.  The shows Survivor and Amazing Race were…