The whole thing was produced by Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss. The purpose of the show was to crisscross the United States, casting hot people - or people who simply think they're hot - from every major metropolitan area, and pit them against a panel of judges who would decide whether they made the cut before throwing the final decision to the viewers at home, who were instructed to log on to ABC's website and vote for their favorites. The show was hosted by actor, career game show host, and stuntman JD Roberto, and the hotties (or notties) were judged by actor Lorenzo Lamas, Kiwi supermodel Rachel Hunter, and stylist Randolph Duke.
Shows like this are only somewhat removed from their early-2000s predecessors, one of which may have represented the absolute nadir of reality TV.Īre You Hot? was broadcast on ABC in February and March of 2003, consisted of six episodes, and had only one season, as it was promptly cancelled following low ratings. That's not to say it's not important now - Netflix's newest reality dating show, Too Hot to Handle, anchors its premise on the contestants being too tempting for everyone to follow the "no hooking up, kissing, or jerking off" rules.
The hot factor was of particular import in the '90s and early 2000s, when inclusivity hadn't exactly become a thing yet and popular art tended towards the superficial. If you're a contestant on a reality competition show, chances are you're probably hot.
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