The Real Dirty Dancing (American TV series)

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The Real Dirty Dancing
GenreReality competition
Based onThe Real Dirty Dancing
Presented byStephen "tWitch" Boss
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Original release
NetworkFox
ReleaseFebruary 1 (2022-02-01) –
February 22, 2022 (2022-02-22)

The Real Dirty Dancing is an American dance competition television series that aired on Fox from February 1 to 22, 2022. It is an adaptation of the Australian series, and was hosted by Stephen "tWitch" Boss.

Format

Production

On January 19, 2022, it was announced that Fox had ordered the series, with Stephen "tWitch" Boss as the host and Chris Culvenor, Paul Franklin, Wes Dening, Dave Emery and Dan Martin as the executive producers. The names of the celebrities competing were also announced. The series premiered on February 1, 2022. It replaced the previously scheduled debut of Monarch, which was delayed to a fall 2022 launch at the request of The Resident creator Amy Holden Jones.[1][2]

Contestants

Celebrity Notability (known for) Status Ref.
Howie Dorough Backstreet Boys singer Eliminated 1st
on February 8, 2022
[1][2]
Loni Love The Real co-host
Antonio Gates Former NFL tight end Eliminated 2nd
on February 15, 2022
Brie Bella WWE wrestler
Tyler Cameron Television personality and model Runners-up
on February 22, 2022
Anjelah Johnson-Reyes Actress and comedian
Corbin Bleu High School Musical actor Winners
on February 22, 2022
Cat Cora Celebrity chef

Elimination table

Results
Contestant Episodes
1 2 3 4
Cat BABY BABY SAFE WINNERS
Corbin SAFE JOHNNY SAFE
Anjelah SAFE SAFE SAFE RUNNERS-UP
Tyler JOHNNY SAFE SAFE
Antonio SAFE SAFE OUT
Brie SAFE SAFE OUT
Howie SAFE OUT
Loni SAFE OUT
  Best Baby
  Best Johnny
  Eliminated from the competition.

Weeks

Week 1 (February 1)

Performances on the first episode
# Couple Song
1 Corbin & Cat "Big Girls Don't Cry" by The Four Seasons
2 Tyler & Loni "Hey! Baby" by Bruce Channel
3 Howie & Anjelah "Be My Baby" by The Ronettes
4 Antonio & Brie "Love Man" by Otis Redding
  • Best Baby: Cat
  • Best Johnny: Tyler

Week 2 (February 8)

Jane Brucker served as a guest host.

Performances on the second episode
# Couple Song Result
1 Corbin & Cat "Hungry Eyes" by Eric Carmen Safe
2 Howie & Loni Eliminated
3 Antonio & Brie Safe
4 Tyler & Anjelah Safe
  • Best Baby: Cat
  • Best Johnny: Corbin

Week 3 (February 15)

Allison Holker served as a guest host.

Performances on the third episode
# Couple Song Result
1 Tyler & Anjelah "Do You Love Me" by The Contours Safe
2 Antonio & Brie Eliminated
3 Corbin & Cat Safe

Week 4 (February 22)

Performances on the fourth episode
# Couple Song Result
1 Tyler & Anjelah "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes Runners-up
2 Corbin & Cat Winners

Episodes

No.Title [3][4]Original air date [3][4]Prod.
code [3]
U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"They Carried a Watermelon..."February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01)SP-22121.54[5]
2"This Is No Summer Vacation..."February 8, 2022 (2022-02-08)SP-22131.50[6]
3"How Do You Call Your Loverboy?"February 15, 2022 (2022-02-15)SP-22141.48[7]
4"The Finale: They Had the Time of Their Lives..."February 22, 2022 (2022-02-22)SP-22151.40[8]

Reception

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Real Dirty Dancing
No. Title Air date Timeslot (ET) Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
Ref.
1 "They Carried a Watermelon..." February 1, 2022 Tuesday 9:00 p.m. 0.2/2 1.54 [5]
2 "This Is No Summer Vacation..." February 8, 2022 0.2/2 1.50 [6]
3 "How Do You Call Your Loverboy?" February 15, 2022 0.3/2 1.48 [7]
4 "The Finale: They Had the Time of Their Lives..." February 22, 2022 0.2/2 1.40 0.0 0.27 0.2 1.67 [8][9][a]

Notes

  1. ^ Live+7 ratings were unavailable, so Live+3 ratings have been used instead.

References

  1. ^ a b "Stars Have the Time of Their Lives on the All-New Celebrity Dance Competition "The Real Dirty Dancing," Premiering Tuesday, February 1, on FOX" (Press release). Fox. January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022 – via The Futon Critic.
  2. ^ a b Peter White (January 19, 2022). "The Real Dirty Dancing: Fox Sets Premiere For Celebrity Dance Competition". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "The Real Dirty Dancing Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
  4. ^ a b "The Real Dirty Dancing Episode Guide". Zap2it.
  5. ^ a b Mitch Salem (February 2, 2022). "Tuesday 2.1.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (February 9, 2022). "Tuesday 2.8.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Mitch Salem (February 16, 2022). "Tuesday 2.15.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  8. ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (February 24, 2022). "Tuesday 2.22.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  9. ^ Marc Berman (February 23, 2022). "Tuesday Ratings: The Big 3 Share Diluted Leadership; The Real Dirty Dancing Concludes on Fox". Programming Insider. Retrieved March 4, 2022.

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