The greatest moments in Australian reality TV

Epic audience reaction on Australia's Got Talent (2016)
The Batchelor chooses... no one (2018)
The Married At First Sight cheating scandal (2018)
Guy Sebastian beats Nollsie on Australian Idol (2003)
Justin's shock elimination on MasterChef (2009)
Nollsie comes second... again (2018)
Blake proposes to Sam in The Batchelor finale (2014)
Sam Frost becomes The Batchelorette (2015)
Sarah Murdoch announces the wrong winner on Australia's Next Top Model (2010)
Merlin's protest for refugees on Big Brother (2004)
Peter and Gary's mashed potato meltdown on MKR (2012)
Mark Holden's terrifying appearance on Dancing With The Stars (2014)
David Genat's shock elimination on Survivor (2019)
Anthony Mundine's quick exit from the jungle (2018)
Replacement team on The Block goes on to win the series (2014)
Martha pours wine on Cyrell on MAFS (2019)
Courtney Act's ground-breaking tango on DWTS (2019)
Married At First Sight's 'Matt the Virgin' (2019)
Ian fat-shames Paulini on Australian Idol (2003)
The Block's 'copygate' (2019)
Nicole blows it in MasterChef elimination (2014)
The curry paste scandal on MKR (2017)
'Creepy' Jarrod on The Batchelorette (2018)
The dancing doona on Big Brother (2001)
Epic audience reaction on Australia's Got Talent (2016)

The ‘Magikarp Guy’ went viral in 2016 after an audience member was caught on camera reacting to an 'Australia’s Got Talent' contestant performing a magic trick. (Image: Nine)

The Batchelor chooses... no one (2018)

Nick ‘The Honey Badger’ Cummins shocked audiences in 2018's 'The Bachelor' when he walked away single after refusing to pick a winner. (Image: Ten)

The Married At First Sight cheating scandal (2018)

In 2018’s controversial season of 'Married At First Sight Australia', the playful attraction between Dean and Davina developed into a full-blown affair despite them both being ‘married’ to other contestants. To make matters worse Dean also took to badmouthing his ‘wife’ Tracy. (Image: Nine Network)

Guy Sebastian beats Nollsie on Australian Idol (2003)

In 2003 Shannon Noll was favourite to win the first season of 'Australian Idol', but in the end came second to Guy Sebastian. (Image: Ten)

Justin's shock elimination on MasterChef (2009)

Favourite Justin Schofield a shock elimination going into finals week on the first season of 'MasterChef Australia'. Julie Goodwin ultimately took out the top prize. (Image: Ten)

Nollsie comes second... again (2018)

15 years after famously being the runner-up on Australian Idol, Shannon Noll headed into the African jungle to compete in ‘I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!’. As fate would have it, he was runner-up yet again this time coming second to comedian Fiona O’Laughlin. (Image: Ten)

Blake proposes to Sam in The Batchelor finale (2014)

Bachelor Blake Garvey proposed to winner Sam Frost in the season finale of 'The Batchelor' 2014. He then called if off and dumped her less than a day after the final episode aired. (Image: Ten)

Sam Frost becomes The Batchelorette (2015)

The nation was mortified when 'The Bachelor' winner Sam Frost was unceremoniously dumped after the 2014 season ended.  She got her own back though, becoming 'The Bachelorette' the following year. (Image: Ten)

Sarah Murdoch announces the wrong winner on Australia's Next Top Model (2010)

'Australia’s Next Top Model' host Sarah Murdoch made headlines when she announced the winner of the 2010 series - and read out the name of the wrong contestant. She was corrected by producers a couple of seconds later but the damage had already been done. (Image: YouTube)

Merlin's protest for refugees on Big Brother (2004)

'Big Brother Australia' housemate Merlin Luck used his 2004 eviction as an opportunity to protest the government’s treatment of refugees. (Image: Ten)

Peter and Gary's mashed potato meltdown on MKR (2012)

'My Kitchen Rules' 2012 season villains Peter and Gary are best remembered for their mashed potato meltdown - “How hard can mashed potato be?”.  (Image: Seven)

Mark Holden's terrifying appearance on Dancing With The Stars (2014)

Best forgotten but sadly forever imprinted in the minds of the nation was Mark Holden’s creepy clown-themed appearance on 'Dancing With The Stars' in 2014. (Image: Seven)

David Genat's shock elimination on Survivor (2019)

Supermodel David Genat was blindsided by his eviction from 'Australian Survivor' in 2019 following a coordinated effort by actress Pia Miranda. Pia famously went on to win the series. (Image: Ten)

Anthony Mundine's quick exit from the jungle (2018)

There was much excitement in the lead up to ‘I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here’ in 2018 following the announcement that rival boxing legends Danny Green and Anthony Mundine would both be heading into the jungle. The anticipation was short-lived, with Mundine pulling the pin and withdrawing from the show less than two weeks into filming. (Image: Ten)

Replacement team on The Block goes on to win the series (2014)

Monique and Dani were a shock withdrawal from 'The Block' in 2004 and were replaced by then-unknown Dr Andrew Roachford and his now-wife Jamie,  who went on to win the series. (Image: Instagram)

Martha pours wine on Cyrell on MAFS (2019)

Catfights are a staple on 'Married At First Sight Australia', but perhaps one of our favourite moments was watching Martha coolly and calmly pour her wine onto a seething Cyrell. (Image: Nine Network)

Courtney Act's ground-breaking tango on DWTS (2019)

While she might have been series runner-up, drag queen Courtney Act truly stole the show on 'Dancing with The Stars' in 2019. In her semifinal tango, she made DWTS history by dancing out of drag. (Image: Ten)

Married At First Sight's 'Matt the Virgin' (2019)

In 2019 'Married at First Sight' contestant Matthew Bennett went into the series as ‘Matt the Virgin’. Needless to say, he emerged from the series as ‘Matt the ex-virgin’. (Image: Nine Network)

Ian fat-shames Paulini on Australian Idol (2003)

There was a public outcry when 'Australian Idol' judge Ian suggested contestant Paulini Curuenavuli ‘lose a few pounds’ during the show’s first season. (Image: Ten)

The Block's 'copygate' (2019)

'The Block' contestants Jesse and Mel were accused of cheating by rival contestants Mark and Mitch, for allegedly copying designs from a St Kida development. (Image: Nine Network)

Nicole blows it in MasterChef elimination (2014)

Contestant Nicole Cleave shocked 'MasterChef Australia' audiences when she blew her elimination round spectacularly by using all her key ingredient in the first course of a three-course challenge. (Image: Ten)

The curry paste scandal on MKR (2017)

'My Kitchen Rules' 2017 was rocked by a scandal involving Alyse and Matt’s use of store-bought curry paste. (Image: Seven)

'Creepy' Jarrod on The Batchelorette (2018)

There’s nothing we enjoyed more during 'The Bachelorette' in 2018 than arguing about whether Jarrod’s heartfelt pursuit of Sophie Monk was cute or creepy. (Image: Ten)

The dancing doona on Big Brother (2001)

One of the biggest controversies during the first season of 'Big Brother Australia' was the ‘dancing doona’ episode. Named for when amorous housemates Pete and Christina were caught having some fun under a doona that was moving in a very suggestive manner! (Image: Ten)