Students in higher-level foreign language courses often feel confident engaging in small talk and discussing familiar topics in English but lack the vocabulary and experience to carry out more specific workplace tasks. Using video clips from TV shows can give these students access to authentic language used in various fields and the challenges from reality shows can act as the prompt for projects that students can undertake during the course to get practical experience using the language and working in those fields. This workshop will recommend examples of suitable American TV shows, introduce websites and software for downloading clips from the internet, suggest activities based on reality TV show challenges, and discuss options for feedback and assessment.