The Real Love Boat
| The Real Love Boat | |
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| Also known as | The Real Love Boat USA |
| Genre | Dating game show |
| Based on | The Love Boat |
| Presented by | |
| Opening theme | "The Love Boat" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Release | October 5 – December 21, 2022 |
The Real Love Boat is an American reality romance television series premiered on CBS, airing Wednesday nights beginning October 5, 2022,[1] and is based on the original romantic comedy/drama television series The Love Boat that aired on ABC from 1977 to 1986 and later on moved to UPN (now The CW) for two more seasons from 1998 to 1999 as Love Boat: The Next Wave. The series takes place on Princess Cruises luxury passenger cruise ship Regal Princess in the Mediterranean.
The series is produced by Eureka Productions in association with Buster Productions. Chris Culvenor, Paul Franklin, Eden Gaha, Jay Bienstock and Wesley Dening serve as executive producers for Eureka while Scott Helmstedter is EPing on behalf of Princess Cruises. Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell serve as hosts and perform the vocals for the song featured in the series' opening credits.[2]
After four episodes with low ratings, CBS moved the show to Paramount+ starting November 2.[3]
An Australian version of the show premiered on Network 10 (CBS' sister network through Paramount Global) from October 5, 2022. It is hosted by Darren McMullen. It also featured Paolo Arrigo as the captain as well.
Crew
- Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell as Your Hosts[4]
- Paolo Arrigo as Your Captain[4]
- Ezra Freeman and Ted Lange as Your Bartenders[4]
- Matt Mitcham as Your Cruise Director[4]
- Jill Whelan as Your Captain's Daughter[4]
Cast
| Cast Member | Age | Hometown | Entered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Stone | 24 | Colgate, Wisconsin | Ep. 1 | Winner (Ep. 12) |
| Mike Dubreuil | TBD | Toronto, Ontario | Ep. 8 | Winner (Ep. 12) |
| Shea-Lynn Noyes | 28 | Edmonton, Alberta | Ep. 1 | Runner-up (Ep. 12) |
| Daniel Cooper | 25 | Atlanta, Georgia | Ep. 1 | Runner-up (Ep. 12) |
| Kendra Yurczyszyn | 26 | Sydney, Nova Scotia | Ep. 2 | 3rd Place (Ep. 12) |
| Jordan Malabanan | 26 | Windsor, Ontario | Ep. 1 | 3rd Place (Ep. 12) |
| Dillon Schlee | 29 | Postville, Iowa | Ep. 8 | Eliminated (Ep. 11) |
| Marty Hassett | 33 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Ep. 1 | Eliminated (Ep. 11) |
| Suzanna Ladas | 25 | Tampa, Florida | Ep. 8 | Eliminated (Ep. 11) |
| Sydney Hausman | 24 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Ep. 6 | Eliminated (Ep. 11) |
| Dustin Lindquist | 35 | TBD | Ep. 5 | Eliminated (Ep. 10) |
| Bri Donaldson | TBD | Miami, Florida | Ep. 8 | Withdrew (Ep. 10) |
| Nathan Kroger | 24 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Ep. 1 | Eliminated (Ep. 7) |
| Tyler Campbell | 27 | TBD | Ep. 6 | Eliminated (Ep. 7) |
| Alisa Shah | 24 | San Diego, California | Ep. 1 | Eliminated (Ep. 6) |
| Sarah Curd | 27 | Toronto, Ontario | Ep. 4 | Eliminated (Ep. 6) |
| Dean Lepianka | 25 | TBD | Ep. 2 | Eliminated (Ep. 5) |
| Ediri Aggreh | 34 | TBD | Ep. 5 | Eliminated (Ep. 5) |
| Mila Stojsavljevic | 30 | TBD | Ep. 4 | Eliminated (Ep. 4) |
| Nicole Wong | 28 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Ep. 1 | Eliminated (Ep. 4) |
| Jay Ajaya Ram | 32 | TBD | Ep. 3 | Eliminated (Ep. 3) |
| Brooke White | 34 | Los Angeles, California | Ep. 1 | Eliminated (Ep. 2) |
| Brett De Laura | 36 | Dana Point, California | Ep. 1 | Medical (Ep. 2) |
| Forrest Jones | 30 | Houston, Texas | Ep. 1 | Eliminated (Ep. 1) |
| Michael Gonzalez | 35 | New York, New York | Ep. 1 | Eliminated (Ep. 1) |
Cast progress
| Ep.1 | Ep.2 | Ep.3 | Ep.4 | Ep.5 | Ep.6 | Ep.7 | Ep.8 | Ep.9 | Ep.10 | Ep.11 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily | Marty | Marty | Marty | Marty | Marty | Marty | Marty | Marty | Marty | Mike | Mike | Winner | |
| Mike | Not on Boat | Bri | Bri | Emily | Emily | ||||||||
| Shea-Lynn | Daniel | Daniel | Daniel | Daniel | Daniel | Daniel | Daniel | Daniel | Daniel | Daniel | Daniel | Runner-up | |
| Daniel | Shea-Lynn | Shea-Lynn | Shea-Lynn | Shea-Lynn | Shea-Lynn | Shea-Lynn | Shea-Lynn | Shea-Lynn | Shea-Lynn | Shea-Lynn | Shae-Lynn | ||
| Kendra | Not on Boat | Jordan | Jordan | Jordan | Jordan | Jordan | Jordan | Jordan | Jordan | Jordan | Jordan | 3rd Place | |
| Jordan | Nicole | Kendra | Kendra | Kendra | Kendra | Kendra | Kendra | Kendra | Kendra | Kendra | Kendra | ||
| Dillon | Not on Boat | Sydney | Sydney | Sydney | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Marty | Emily | Emily | Emily | Emily | Emily | Emily | Emily | Emily | Emily | Suzanna | |||
| Suzanna | Not on Boat | Dustin | Dustin | Marty | |||||||||
| Sydney | Not on Boat | Dustin | Dustin | Dillon | Dillon | Dillon | |||||||
| Dustin | Not on Boat | Alisa | Sydney | Sydney | Suzanna | Suzanna | Eliminated | ||||||
| Bri | Not on Boat | Mike | Mike | Withdrew | |||||||||
| Nathan | Alisa | Alisa | Alisa | Alisa | Sarah | Tyler | Eliminated | ||||||
| Tyler | Not on Boat | Nathan | |||||||||||
| Alisa | Nathan | Nathan | Nathan | Nathan | Dustin | Eliminated | |||||||
| Sarah | Not on Boat | Dean | Nathan | ||||||||||
| Dean | Not on Boat | Nicole | Nicole | Sarah | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Ediri | Not on Boat | ||||||||||||
| Mila | Not on Boat | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| Nicole | Jordan | Dean | Dean | ||||||||||
| Jay | Not on Boat | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| Brooke | Brett | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| Brett | Brooke | Medical | |||||||||||
| Forrest | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| Michael | |||||||||||||
| Notes | |||||||||||||
| Medical/Withdrew | none | Brett | none | Bri | none | ||||||||
| Cast Off | Forrest, Michael Failed to pair up |
Brooke Failed to pair up |
Jay Failed to pair up |
Mila & Nicole Failed to pair up |
Dean & Ediri Failed to pair up |
Alisa & Sarah Failed to pair up |
Nathan & Tyler Daniel & Shea-Lynn’s choice to cast off |
No Cast Offs |
Jordan & Kendra Third Place | ||||
| Daniel & Shea-Lynn Second Place | |||||||||||||
| Emily & Mike First Place | |||||||||||||
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air/release date [5] | U.S. viewers (millions) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBS | ||||||||||||
| 1 | "We're Expecting You" | October 5, 2022 | 2.41[6] | |||||||||
| 2 | "As Solid as the Rock of Gibraltar" | October 12, 2022 | 1.91[7] | |||||||||
| 3 | "Get Down and Dirty... And Clean" | October 19, 2022 | 1.60[8] | |||||||||
| 4 | "Feel the Heat!" | October 26, 2022 | 1.66[9] | |||||||||
| Paramount+ | ||||||||||||
| 5 | "Sharks in the Water" | November 2, 2022 | N/A | |||||||||
| 6 | "Betrayal and Regret" | November 9, 2022 | N/A | |||||||||
| 7 | "Friends vs Lovers" | November 16, 2022 | N/A | |||||||||
| 8 | "The Party Crashers" | November 23, 2022 | N/A | |||||||||
| 9 | "If I'm Not Dancin' I'm Cryin'" | November 30, 2022 | N/A | |||||||||
| 10 | "Don't Cry Over Spilt Champagne" | December 7, 2022 | N/A | |||||||||
| 11 | "Oil Me Up" | December 14, 2022 | N/A | |||||||||
| 12 | "And the Winning Couple is..." | December 21, 2022 | N/A | |||||||||
References
- ^ The Real Love Boat (Official Site) Watch on CBS, retrieved October 2, 2022
- ^ "Paramount Press Express | CBS Entertainment | The Real Love Boat | Releases". www.paramountpressexpress.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ Porter, Rick (October 28, 2022). "CBS' 'Real Love Boat' Banished to Paramount+". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Schneider, Michael (October 5, 2022). "'The Real Love Boat' Producers on Turning the Series Into a Dating Competition Show — Without Charo (Yet)". Variety. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ "Shows A-Z – The Real Love Boat on Paramount Plus". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ Salem, Mitch (October 6, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Wednesday 10.5.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (October 13, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Wednesday 10.12.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ Salem, Mitch (October 20, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Wednesday 10.19.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (October 27, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Wednesday 10.26.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
