Ain't That America

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Ain't That America
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Also known asAin't That America with Lil Duval
Starring Lil Duval
Chris Distefano (season 1)
Carly Aquilino (season 2)
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20
Production
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesCheri Sundae Productions, MTV
Release
Original network MTV2
Original releaseJuly 9, 2013 (2013-07-09) 
April 2, 2014 (2014-04-02)
Chronology
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Ain't That America is an MTV2 video clip show which began airing on July 9, 2013, hosted by Lil Duval. [1] It was co-hosted by Chris Distefano for season one and Carly Aquilino for season two. Ain't That America has been compared to shows like Ridiculousness . [2] The series premiere had 794,000 viewers, making it the second highest rated program in MTV2 history. [3] [4] The series was renewed for a second season, [5] which premiered January 15, 2014.

Contents

Episodes

Season One:

(Starring Alesha Renee & Jon Gabrus) Aired July 9, 2013

(Starring Draya Michele & James Davis) Aired July 16, 2013

(Starring Carly Aquilino & Donnell Rawlings) Aired July 23, 2013

(Starring Carly Aquilino & James Davis) Aired July 30, 2013

(Starring Damien Lemon & Kelsey Darragh) Aired August 7, 2013

(Starring Nessa & Jordan Carlos) Aired August 13, 2013

(Starring Nessa & Donnell Rawlings) Aired August 20, 2013

(Starring Draya Michele & Jon Gabrus) Aired August 27, 2013

Season Two:

(Starring Charlamagne Tha God) Aired January 15, 2014

(Starring Jon Gabrus) Aired January 22, 2014

(Starring Charlemagne tha God & Andrew Schulz) Special Guest: Judah Friedlander Aired January 29, 2014

(Starring James Davis) Special Guest: J.R. SmithAired February 5, 2014

(Starring Jon Gabrus) Aired February 12, 2014

(Starring Andrew Schulz) Special Guest: Waka Flocka Flame Aired February 20, 2014

(Starring Jon Gabrus) Aired February 27, 2014

(Starring Charlemagne tha God) Special Guest: Rosa Acosta Aired March 5, 2014

(Starring Jon Gabrus) Aired March 12, 2014

(Starring James Davis) Aired March 19, 2014

(Starring Andrew Schulz) Aired March 26, 2014

(Starring James Davis) Aired April 2, 2014

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References

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