The Real World: Washington D.C., also known as
The Real World: D.C. or
The Real World: DC,
is the
twenty-third season of
MTV's
reality television series
The Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras document their lives and interpersonal relationships.
Washington, D.C. was officially announced as the location for the newest season on June 10, 2009.
Filming began on July 2, 2009
and completed on October 12, 2009. The season's December 30, 2009 premiere
was watched by 1.9 million viewers.
The March 31, 2010 season finale was watched by 1.1 million viewers, the record low for a season finale of the The Real World.
The finale was immediately followed with a reunion special, The Real World: Washington D.C. Reunion. Overall the season averaged 1.5 million viewers a week.