The Real World: Key West
The seventeenth season of MTV's reality television series The Real World, titled The Real World: Key West, focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships. This season was shot in the Key Haven neighborhood of Key West, Florida, from August to December 2005, and debuted on February 28, 2006. It marks the second season of the seri
Season 17 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Each year, seven strangers in their twenties from different backgrounds and countries are chosen to live together in a major city.
- Cameras follow the housemates' lives and interpersonal relationships for several months.
- The series moves to a different city for each new season.
- The footage shot during the housemates' time together is edited into 22-minute episodes.
Season overview
The seventeenth season of MTV's reality television series The Real World, titled The Real World: Key West, focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships. This season was shot in the Key Haven neighborhood of Key West, Florida, from August to December 2005, and debuted on February 28, 2006. It marks the second season of the series to be filmed in southern Florida, following The Real World: Miami, which was filmed ten years prior in 1996. Additionally, it is the fourth season filmed in the southern United States, succeeding Miami in 1996, The Real World: New Orleans in 2000, and The Real World: Austin in 2005. The season premiere was viewed by 3.33 million people.