In the last five years, I have seen a drastic evolution in the sector of reality shows in Nepal.
I don’t mean to say there weren’t any reality shows before five years but recently the growth and craze of the reality shows have taken the entertainment industries’ particularly reality shows popularity to new heights.
The entertainment industry in Nepal has seen the entry of several international big reality shows like Nepal Idol, Himalaya Roadies etc. into the Nepali market. These shows have been able to establish their own brand and fanbase among Nepali audiences.
It is not only the international reality shows and franchise shows that are gaining heights in Nepal but the local national reality shows like Comedy Champion have been able to compete with international shows in Nepal.
I will be writing and updating about the various reality shows that were recently active or are currently active in Nepal. I will also try to mention more information about the shows like the total number of seasons aired, aired media, seasons, winner and much more.
If I have missed any shows, please leave it in the comment section below and I will make sure it’s updated asap.
Reality shows in Nepal
As different national and international shows are/ were active in Nepal, I will group the list into two categories: international and national or local.
Nepali reality shows
Over time, many reality shows have entered the Nepali entertainment market, some were very successful in terms of popularity and profit, while many couldn’t last longer.
Some shows have continued for several seasons and have been able to create and engage audiences.
Many Nepali shows have stopped or ceased production after first or few seasons for many reasons, the common being lack of proper production investment, concepts and production quality.
Here below I have listed some Nepali reality shows:
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Nepali Tara
Years active | 2005 – 2015 |
Total seasons broadcasted | Nepali Tara S1 (2005) Nepali Tara S2 (2007) Nepali Tara S3 (2014) |
Television | Nepal Television |
Judges | Deepak Lama, Deepak Bajracharya, Bimala Rai, Aalok Shree, Ram Krishna Dhakal, Suresh Adhikari, Ram Thapa |
Winners | Deepak Lama S1, Santosh Lama S2, Pratap Lama S3 |
Hosts | Brazesh Khanal (S1), Ritu Ramdam and Satya Swaroop Acharya (S2), Santosh Lama and Dharmendra Sewan (S3) |
Comedy Champion Nepal

Year Started | 2020 |
Total seasons broadcasted | Comedy Champion S 1 (2020) |
Total episodes | 29 |
Television | Kantipur TV |
Judges | Santosh Panta, Manoj Gajurel, Pradip Bhattarai and Reecha Sharma |
Winners | Himesh Panta |
Hosts | Reema Bishwokarma |
List of International reality shows in Nepal
Listed below are some of the international shows and franchise reality shows.
Nepal Idol

Year Started | 2017 |
Total seasons broadcasted | Nepal Idol S1 (2017) Nepal Idol S2 (2018) Nepal Idol S3 (2019/20) |
Total episodes | 112 (as of August 27, 2020) |
Television | AP1 TV |
Judges | Nhyoo Bajracharya, Kali Prasad Baskota and Indira Joshi |
Winners | Buddha Lama – S1 Ravi Oad – S2 Sajja Chaulagain – S3 |
Hosts | Asif Shah (2018-) Mampi Ghosh (2019-) Reema Bishwokarma (2017-2018) Sushil Nepal (2017) |
Dancing with the Stars Nepal

Year Started | 2020, Sep 18 |
Total seasons broadcasted | Dancing with the Stars Nepal Season 1 (2020) |
Total episodes | TBA |
Television | Himalaya Television |
Judges | Gauri Malla Dilip Rayamajhi Renasha Bantawa Rai |
Winners | TBA |
Hosts | Suman Karki Sadichha Shrestha |
Himalaya Roadies

Year Started | 2017, July 3 |
Total seasons broadcasted | Himalaya Roadies S1 (2017) Himalaya Roadies S2 (2018) Himalaya Roadies S3 (2019) |
Total episodes | 54 (18×3) |
Television | Himalaya Television |
Gang Leaders | Anoop Bikram Shahi Saman Shrestha, Deeya Maskey Ashish Rana |
Winners | Saman Shrestha – S1 (2017) Ayush Shrestha – S2 (2018) Sujan Subedi – S3 (2019) |
Hosts | Raymond Das Shrestha |
The Voice of Nepal

Year Started | 2017, July 3 |
Total seasons broadcasted | The Voice of Nepal S1 (2018) The Voice of Nepal S2 (2019) |
Total episodes | 31 |
Television | Kantipur TV (2018) Himalaya Television (2019) |
Coaches | Deep Shrestha (2018-) Sanup Paudel (2018) Abhaya Subba (2018) Pramod Kharel (2018-) Raju Lama (2019-) Astha Raut (2019-) |
Winners | Saman Shrestha – S1 (2017) Ayush Shrestha – S2 (2018) Sujan Subedi – S3 (2019) |
Hosts | Sushil Nepal (2018-) Oshin Sitaula (2018) |
Dohori Champion 2021
Currently being broadcasted on Nepal Television
SaReGaMaPa Lil’ Champs Nepal 2021
to be aired on Galaxy TV 4K