I believe that on Iron Chef the contestants are told the secret ingredient is one of, say, five things, but not which one it is. My favorite Food Network show was Good Eats, but I don't know if that is still being made. Used to watch Chopped, but don't bother any more because the host really gets on my nerves. Just don't like listening to him speak. That Baltimore cake show (Ace of Cakes?) was excellent, but I have not seen it in ages.
I like the Vegas reality trio, Pawn Stars, Counting Cars and American Restoration. Even though the drama is scripted, there are almost always some cool items that are interesting to learn about.
By far my favorite reality show is Flipping Out. Jeff cracks me up, so many clients and co-workers are such characters, and it doesn't ever feel like its scripted.
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