Duets (TV series)

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Duets
GenreReality television
Presented byQuddus
StarringKelly Clarkson
John Legend
Jennifer Nettles
Robin Thicke
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
Executive producersRobert Deaton
Charles Wachter
Production companyKeep Calm and Carry On Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseMay 24 (2012-05-24) –
July 19, 2012 (2012-07-19)[1]

Duets is a singing competition reality television show that premiered on May 24, 2012 on ABC. The show starred Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Robin Thicke, and Jennifer Nettles as mentors who search for singers to duet with them as they perform in front of a live studio audience.[2] Quddus serves as the host. The show is a production of Keep Calm and Carry On Productions. Robert Deaton and Charles Wachter are the executive producers.[3]

On April 30, 2012, it was confirmed that John Legend had replaced Lionel Richie as a mentor on the show; Richie left the show citing "personal scheduling conflicts."[4][5][6]

Premise

Clarkson, Thicke, Legend, and Nettles travel across America to find two singers each who serve as their duet partners for the show. Each week, the mentor and one of their two duet partners perform live in front of a studio audience. The contestants then receive feedback from the other stars—and graded anonymously—on their performances. At the end of the night the eight contestants are ranked on a chart. The two contestants at the bottom of the chart face-off. The loser is eliminated. After six weeks, the show goes live and the audience begins to vote on the outcome of each episode.[7]

At the end of the competition, the winning singer wins a recording contract with Hollywood Records.[2]

"The simple fact that I get to go out and find two people I believe in, sing with them every week and help them accomplish their dream is an amazing thing I can't wait to be a part of," stated Clarkson in a press release statement from ABC.[2]

Artists

Artist[8] Age Hometown Finish
Johnny Gray1 37 Shoreline, Washington 9th1
Alexis Foster 21 Knoxville, Tennessee 8th
Meleana Brown1 27 Oahu, Hawaii 7th
Jordan Meredith 22 Kimberly, Wisconsin 6th
Olivia Chisholm 21 Charlotte, North Carolina 5th
Bridget Carrington 30 Richmond, Virginia 4th
Jason Farol 22 Torrance, California 3rd
John Glosson 32 Douglas, Georgia Runner-Up
J. Rome Wayne 29 Laurel, Maryland Winner
  The artist was partnered with Jennifer Nettles
  The artist was partnered with Robin Thicke
  The artist was partnered with Kelly Clarkson
  The artist was partnered with John Legend

1Johnny Gray was one of the two partners for John Legend on the initial broadcast. He did not return for the second show and was replaced by Meleana Brown. The show's host said this was "due to unforeseen circumstances". Gray did not give a reason on Twitter but had several tweets that said he did not 'drop out'.[9]

Overview

Episode 1

Theme: Superstars' Greatest Hits
Air date: May 24, 2012
Special performance: Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, and Robin Thicke – "Let Me Entertain You"
Order Artist Partner Song Leaderboard
1 J Rome Jennifer Nettles "Tonight" 1st
2 Johnny Gray John Legend "Ordinary People" 2nd
3 Olivia Chisholm Robin Thicke "Lost Without U" 5th
4 Jason Farol Kelly Clarkson "Breaking Your Own Heart" 8th
5 Bridget Carrington John Legend "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" 6th
6 John Glosson Jennifer Nettles "Stay" 4th
7 Alexis Foster Robin Thicke "Magic" 3rd
8 Jordan Meredith Kelly Clarkson "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" 7th

Episode 2

Theme: Classic Duets
Air date: May 31, 2012
Special performance: Kelly Clarkson and Robin Thicke – "State of Shock"
Order Artist Partner Song Leaderboard
1 Bridget Carrington John Legend "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" 3rd
2 Jordan Meredith Kelly Clarkson "Misery" 5th
3 John Glosson Jennifer Nettles "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" 4th
4 Olivia Chisholm Robin Thicke "Where Is the Love" 8th
5 Meleana Brown John Legend "Endless Love" 1st
6 Jason Farol Kelly Clarkson "Whenever You Call" 7th
7 J Rome Jennifer Nettles "You're the One That I Want" 1st
8 Alexis Foster Robin Thicke "You're All I Need to Get By" 6th

Episode 3

Theme: Songs That Inspire
Air date: June 7, 2012[10]
Special performance: Jennifer Nettles and John LegendI've Got The Music In Me"
Order Artist Partner Song Leaderboard Result
1 Alexis Foster Robin Thicke "Killing Me Softly with His Song" 8th Eliminated
2 John Glosson Jennifer Nettles "How Great Thou Art" 2nd Safe
3 Jordan Meredith Kelly Clarkson "Mama's Broken Heart" 3rd Safe
4 Meleana Brown John Legend "If I Ain't Got You" 5th Safe
5 Olivia Chisholm Robin Thicke "Crazy in Love" 6th Safe
6 J Rome Jennifer Nettles "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" 1st Safe
7 Jason Farol Kelly Clarkson "Hallelujah" 7th Bottom two
8 Bridget Carrington John Legend "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" 4th Safe

Bottom Two

Artist Song Result
Jason Farol "Me and Mrs. Jones" Safe
Alexis Foster "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" Eliminated

Episode 4

Theme: Party Songs[11]
Air date: June 13, 2012
Order Artist Partner Song Leaderboard Result
1 Jason Farol Kelly Clarkson "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" 5th Safe
2 Bridget Carrington John Legend "Last Dance" 2nd Safe
3 J Rome Jennifer Nettles "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" 1st Safe
4 Olivia Chisholm Robin Thicke "Let's Stay Together" 7th Bottom two
5 Jordan Meredith Kelly Clarkson "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" 4th Safe
6 Meleana Brown John Legend "Since U Been Gone" 6th Eliminated
7 John Glosson Jennifer Nettles "Life Is a Highway" 3rd Safe

Bottom 2

Artist Song Result
Meleana Brown "Saving All My Love for You" Eliminated
Olivia Chisholm "I Can't Make You Love Me" Safe

Episode 5

Theme: Movie Night
Air date: June 20, 2012
Order Artist Partner Song Leaderboard Result
1 John Glosson Jennifer Nettles "My Heart Will Go On" 2nd Safe
2 Jordan Meredith Kelly Clarkson "Take My Breath Away" 5th Eliminated
3 Olivia Chisholm Robin Thicke "Stayin' Alive" 4th Safe
4 Bridget Carrington John Legend "What's Love Got to Do with It" 3rd Safe
5 J Rome Jennifer Nettles "I Will Always Love You" 1st Safe
6 Jason Farol Kelly Clarkson "Come What May" 6th Bottom two
Bottom 2
Artist Song Result
Jason Farol "Mamma Knows Best" Safe
Jordan Meredith "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" Eliminated

Episode 6

Theme: Songs from the 2000s
Air date: June 28, 2012
Special performance: Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles & Robin Thicke – "Freedom! '90"
Note: First live show of the season.[12]
Order Artist Partner Song Result
1 John Glosson Jennifer Nettles "When You Say You Love Me" Safe
2 Olivia Chisholm Robin Thicke "Need You Now" Eliminated
3 Jason Farol Kelly Clarkson "Mercy" Safe
4 Bridget Carrington John Legend "Halo" Bottom Two
5 J Rome Jennifer Nettles "Without You" Safe

Episode 7

Theme: Favorite Standards
Air date: July 5, 2012
Special performances: Jennifer Nettles, Robin Thicke – "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"; Kelly Clarkson, John Legend – "You Don't Know Me"
Order Artist Partner Song Result
1 Bridget Carrington John Legend "Unforgettable" Eliminated
2 J Rome Jennifer Nettles "God Bless the Child" Safe
3 John Glosson Jennifer Nettles "Georgia On My Mind" Bottom two
4 Jason Farol Kelly Clarkson "Feeling Good" Safe

Episode 8

Theme: Superstars Choice
Air date: July 12, 2012
Special Performance: Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Nettles, John Legend and Robin Thicke – "Get Ready"
Order Artist Partner Duet song Order Solo song Result
1 J Rome Jennifer Nettles "Breakeven" 4 "Signed, Sealed & Delivered" Safe
2 Jason Farol Kelly Clarkson "Me and Mrs. Jones" 6 "Runaway Baby" Safe
3 John Glosson Jennifer Nettles "The Prayer" 5 "Bless the Broken Road" Bottom two

Episode 9

Order Artist Partner Duet Song Result
1 John Glosson Jennifer Nettles "For Good" Runner-up
2 Jason Farol Kelly Clarkson "Heartbreak Hotel" 3rd
3 J Rome Jennifer Nettles "Rhythm of the Night" Winner

Elimination chart

Week: 5/24 5/31 6/7 6/13 6/20 7/5 7/12 7/19
Place Artist Result
1 J Rome 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st Safe Safe Winner
2 John Glosson 4th 4th 2nd 3rd 2nd Safe 3rd Runner-up
3 Jason Farol 8th 7th 7th 5th 6th Safe Safe Third place
4 Bridget Carrington 6th 3rd 4th 2nd 3rd 4th Elim Eliminated (Week 7)
5 Olivia Chisholm 5th 8th 6th 7th 4th Elim Eliminated (Week 6)
6 Jordan Meredith 7th 5th 3rd 4th Elim Eliminated (Week 5)
7 Meleana Brown 1st 5th Elim Eliminated (Week 4)
8 Alexis Foster 3rd 6th Elim Eliminated (Week 3)
9 Johnny Gray 2nd Left Withdrew (Week 1 & 2)
  The artist was first on the leaderboard.
  The artist was in the bottom two on the leaderboard.
  The artist was in the bottom two from viewer voting.
  The artist was eliminated.
  The artist left/removed from the competition.

Broadcast history

Duets premiered on May 24, 2012 on American Broadcasting Company with a two-hour episode. The series continued to air on Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. until June 7. Due to the NBA Finals, The show was scheduled to move to Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. for two 90-minute installments starting June 13. The show returned to its original time slot on Thursday, June 28 with one-hour episodes until July 19.[13]

It was announced in June 2012 that ABC canceled the series.

International broadcasts

Country TV network(s) Weekly schedule (local time) Period
 Canada Global TV Simsubs of U.S. stations Season 1
 Spain MTV Morning Season 1

International versions

Country TV network(s) Name Host Season Coaches Winner Status
 China BTV 最美和声 Yang Kun (season 1)
Li kun (season 2 - 3)
Season 1: 2013
Season 2: 2014
Season 3: 2015
Jam Hsiao (season 1 - 3)
Chen Yufan (season 1)
Hu Haiquan (Yu Quan) (season 1)
Christine Fan (season 1)
Huang Qishan (season 2)
David Tao (season 2)
Sun Nan (season 2)
Yang Kun (season 3)
Jason Zhang (season 3)
Sitar Tan (season 3)
TBA Discontinuted
 Jordan Amman TV Duets غني ع الصح saad zghoul
Diana areeqat
season 1:2018/2019 Hussein Al-Salman(season 1)
Linda Hegazi(Season 1)
Metaab Al-Saqqar(Season 1)
Saad Abu Tayeh(Season 1)

U.S. Nielsen ratings

Episode Timeslot First airdate Rating
(18–49)
Share
(18–49)
Nightly
rank
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
Nightly
rank
1 Thursday
8:00–10:00pm
May 24, 2012 1.7 6 3 (tie) 6.76[14] 4
2 May 31, 2012 1.5 5 3 (tie) 5.92[15] 5
3 June 7, 2012 1.2 4 8 5.27[16] 6
4 Wednesday
9:30–11:00pm
June 13, 2012 1.1 3 6 (tie) 3.95[17] 7
5 June 20, 2012 1.2 4 5 4.19[18] 6 (tie)
6 Thursday
8:00–9:00pm
June 28, 2012 1.0 3 9 (tie) 4.30[19] 8
7 July 5, 2012 1.0 3 9 4.77[20] 7
8 July 12, 2012 1.0 4 10 4.73[21] 7 (tie)
9 July 19, 2012 1.0 3 8 (tie) 4.48[22] 7

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