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Keepin' it real

DOZENS, if not hundreds, of greater Philadelphians have appeared on reality shows. Here, some friends and neighbors to catch this season - before they get voted off their respective (if not respectable) islands.

Gervase Peterson: "Survivor: Blood vs. Water"
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DOZENS, if not hundreds, of greater Philadelphians have appeared on reality shows. Here, some friends and neighbors to catch this season - before they get voted off their respective (if not respectable) islands.

Matthew Schuler, 20, of Levittown, set the record for the fastest turning of all four judges' chairs on "The Voice," NBC10, 8 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays.

Isaiah Alston, 15, a Nottingham High School student from Hamilton, N.J., earned a "young Michael Jackson" comparison from Demi Lovato on "The X Factor," Fox 29, 8 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Dom Streater, 24, West Philly resident, Moore College of Art & Design grad and overall sweetheart, won a spot in the final four on Season 12 of "Project Runway," Lifetime, 9 p.m. Thursdays.

Gervase Peterson, 43, a Germantown-born EMT, sometime cigar-bar owner and South Jersey's best-loved original "Survivor" contestant, is back to compete against other memorable would-be survivors and his niece Marissa Peterson in "Survivor: Blood vs. Water," CBS3, 8 p.m. Wednesdays.

Autumn Kietponglert, 33, an Ocean City, N.J., native and Philly resident, is one of 12 designers in a new, Rihanna-executive-produced, Pharrell-mentoring series, "Styled to Rock," Bravo, 8 p.m. Fridays, scheduled to premiere Oct. 25.

- Lauren McCutcheon