Yes, I watched it as well as the show before showing what's to be expected. Its nice to know the real names behind the character they play. Also interesting to see what these folks really look like in real life compared the to drab looking character some of them play.
My DVR decided to take a nose dive so couldn't record it but I preordered Season 6 a couple months ago so will be able to watch them again later. Went back to watch all the previous seasons 1st just to bring me up to speed again.