# Messy Meter

> The definitive mess rankings for reality TV. We score every season, rank every villain, and settle the debate: who's actually worse?

The Messy Meter rates reality TV contestants on a 1–5 messiness scale across every season. Each show gets a full breakdown by gender, with individual villain profiles and "crimes" documented.

## Shows

- [Love Is Blind](/love-is-blind): 10 seasons, 320 contestants. Men average 3.6/5.0, women average 2.2/5.0. Men were messier in 9 out of 10 seasons.

## Key Findings — Love Is Blind

- Men's average mess score: 3.6/5.0
- Women's average mess score: 2.2/5.0
- Mess gap: 1.4 points
- Men were messier in 9/10 seasons
- Only exception: Season 4 (Seattle) where women scored 3.5 vs men's 2.5
- Messiest male season: Season 6 Charlotte (4.5/5.0 — DUMPSTER FIRE)
- Messiest female season: Season 4 Seattle (3.5/5.0)
- Messiest man: Jeramey (S6) — caught at another woman's apartment at 5 AM while engaged
- Messiest woman: Irina (S4) — mocked other women, ridiculed partners, universally despised
- Season 9 Denver: zero couples married, historically bad male cast

## Mess Scale

- 4.5+ DUMPSTER FIRE
- 4.0+ FILTHY
- 3.5+ MESSY
- 3.0+ STICKY
- 2.5+ SMUDGED
- 2.0+ DUSTY
- 1.5+ TIDY
- Below 1.5: SPOTLESS

## About

Website: https://messymeter.com