A Gay Icon: Danny Roberts, who is returning to TV in “The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans,” was a star of the show’s ninth season during a fraught time for L.G.B.T.Q.A Reunion : In 2021, “The Real World Homecoming: New York” brought back the original cast of the series that set the standards of reality TV, for better and for worse.Revisit the Show: A rewatch of the first season is still an eye-opening piece of TV and social history, our critic writes.A Look Back at MTV’s ‘The Real World’ The pioneering reality show debuted in 1992 and ran for 33 seasons in its original incarnation.