All of these shows on TV are fake and scripted to a degree. If you think about it though, the Ice Road Truckers really do risk their lives driving across ice covered lakes, The Deadliest Catch guys really are out there in those horrible conditions risking their lives and it does look like the racing on Street Outlaws is real as far as one guy trying to beat the other. All of that makes the show worth watching but you get these goofball producers that are never happy unless every episode is overflowing with drama!