My mom saw the debut episode of Starting Over when it debuted in 2002 and I cannot figure out how this syndicated reality show existed and why people liked it so much? Was it because the different women had unique stories or was it because this syndicated reality show was technically a female version of Big Brother minus the money prize? Because when my mom saw Starting Over she thought it was an odd show. The only reason I knew why Starting Over became a hit was when Toni Braxton's sisters were on the show and they hoped to become reality show stars which they did. But I think Starting Over got cancelled was because it started to lose viewers and became soap opera like