America's Most Musical Family

*America's Most Musical Family*
America's Most Musical Family
Genre	Reality music competition
Directed by	Julia Knowles
Presented by	Nick Lachey
Judges	Ciara ; David Dobrik ; Debbie Gibson ;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producers	Eli Holzman ; Aaron Saidman ; Jeff Boggs; Claire Kosloff; Ciara; Monte Lipman ; Wendy Goldstein; Rob Bagshaw; Paul J. Medford ; Tommy Rasera;
Producers	Shelby Barnett; Chris Chelko; Grace Douglas; Alexandra Hutson; Hayden T. Mauk; Jessica Molina; Adam Raia; Abrah Shapiro; Erin Dellorso; Katie Franzeo; Anthony Girard; Felipe Castillo;
Production locations	Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Cinematography	Steve Lopez; Bill Palmer;
Editors	Taylor Greathead; Chung Nguyen;
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	44 minutes
Production companies	The Intellectual Property Corporation ; Republic Records ; Nickelodeon Productions ;
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon
Release	November 1, 2019 –; January 17, 2020

Last updated February 15, 2025

America's Most Musical Family is an American reality music competition television program that aired on Nickelodeon from November 1, 2019 to January 17, 2020. The program features 30 talented families competing for a record contract with Republic Records and a $250,000 cash prize. The Melisizwe Brothers were announced as the winning band of the series.

Production

On February 14, 2019, it was announced that Nickelodeon was developing a reality competition television series under the working title of America's Most Musical Family.^[1]^[2] On July 25, 2019, Nick Lachey was announced as the host of the program, while Ciara, David Dobrik, and Debbie Gibson as judges on the program. The program consisted of 12 episodes, as well as a special episode. Production on the program began in Los Angeles in July 2019.^[3]^[4] On October 2, 2019, it was announced that the program would premiere on November 1, 2019.^[5]

Episodes

No.	Title ^[6]^[7]	Original release date ^[6]^[7]	Prod. code ^[6]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Episode 1"	November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)	104	0.54^[8]
(The Rees Family) "Walking on Sunshine"—Katrina and the Waves (WanMor) "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday"—Boyz II Men (The Juat Sibs) "Honeymoon Avenue"—Ariana Grande (Juna N Joey) "Beautiful Crazy"—Luke Combs (The Mitchells) "We Got the Beat"—The Go-Go's
2	"Episode 2"	November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)	102	0.46^[9]
(The Harris Brothers) "Are You Gonna Go My Way"—Lenny Kravitz (The Casey Family) "My Church"—Maren Morris (The Brown-Alexander Family) "Problem"—Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea (The Maughon Siblings) "Story of My Life"—One Direction (The Next Generation Leahy) "Better When I'm Dancin'"—Meghan Trainor
3	"Episode 3"	November 15, 2019 (2019-11-15)	103	0.54^[10]
(Family Prōch) "Viva la Vida"—Coldplay (Heichel Sisters) "All About That Bass"—Meghan Trainor (The Schwenke Family) "Price Tag"—Jessie J feat. B.o.B. (The Bomparts) "Hallelujah"—Pentatonix (Rivera Duo) "Still Into You"—Paramore
4	"Episode 4"	November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)	106	0.54^[11]
(The Sanchez Family) "Turn the Beat Around"—Gloria Estefan (The Johnson Family) "Old Town Road"—Lil Nas X & "Meant to Be"—Bebe Rexha feat. Florida Georgia Line (The Hope Brothers) "Some Days You Gotta Dance"—The Ranch (The Tonga Family) "Never Enough"—Loren Allred (The Schultz Family) "Finesse"—Bruno Mars
5	"Episode 5"	November 29, 2019 (2019-11-29)	101	0.59^[12]
(Lucero Garcia) "Granada"—Agustín Lara (The Smith Kids) "Feel It Still"—Portugal. The Man & "Sucker"—Jonas Brothers (The Keller Family) "Blown Away"—Carrie Underwood (Christiansen) "Without Me"—Halsey (Mathis Family) "Brother"—Needtobreathe
6	"Episode 6"	December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06)	105	0.41^[13]
(The Dutton Family) "Thunder"—Imagine Dragons (Ava & Lily) "What If I Never Get Over You"—Lady Antebellum (Harris 3) "All Star"—Smash Mouth (The McCormick Family) "Just the Way You Are"—Bruno Mars (The Melisizwe Brothers) "All of Me"—John Legend
7	"Semifinals, Part 1"	December 13, 2019 (2019-12-13)	107	0.34^[14]
(The Harris Brothers) "Ain't It Fun"—Paramore (Heichel Sisters) "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"—Backstreet Boys (The Rees Family) "Soul Man"—Sam & Dave (The Bomparts) "Maybe"—from Annie (Ava & Lily) "Ex's & Oh's"—Elle King (The Melisizwe Brothers) "Water Runs Dry"—Boyz II Men
8	"Semifinals, Part 2"	December 20, 2019 (2019-12-20)	108	0.38^[15]
(The Smith Kids) "Believer"—Imagine Dragons (WanMor) "Cool It Now"—New Edition (The Tonga Family) "The Middle"—Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey (The Next Generation Leahy) "Just Got Paid"—Sigala, Ella Eyre and Meghan Trainor (The Sanchez Family) "Havana"—Camila Cabello (Mathis Family) "Rise Up"—Andra Day
9	"Recap Special"	December 27, 2019 (2019-12-27)	113	0.50^[16]
10	"Finals, Part 1"	January 3, 2020 (2020-01-03)	109	0.65^[17]
(The Sanchez Family) "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"—Cyndi Lauper (The Smith Kids) "Stitches"—Shawn Mendes (The Melisizwe Brothers) "Waiting on the World to Change"—John Mayer (The Rees Family) "Take On Me"—A-ha (Mathis Family) "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"—Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (The Bomparts) "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"—Eurythmics
11	"Finals, Part 2"	January 10, 2020 (2020-01-10)	110	0.55^[18]
(The Rees Family) "Shut Up and Dance"—Walk the Moon (The Melisizwe Brothers) "Let It Go"—James Bay (The Bomparts) "If I Were a Boy"—Beyoncé (The Sanchez Family) "Break Free"—Ariana Grande feat. Zedd (Mathis Family) "Hey Brother"—Avicii
12	"Finals, Part 3"	January 17, 2020 (2020-01-17)	111	0.51^[19]
(The Melisizwe Brothers) "Brave"—Sara Bareilles (The Rees Family) "Twist and Shout"—The Beatles (Mathis Family) "Speechless"—Dan + Shay (The Sanchez Family) "Party in the U.S.A."—Miley Cyrus
13	"Finale"	January 17, 2020 (2020-01-17)	112	0.46^[19]
Group Number: "High Hopes"—Panic! at the Disco (The Rees Family) "We Are Family"—Sister Sledge (The Melisizwe Brothers) "7 Years"—Lukas Graham (The Sanchez Family) "On the Floor"—Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull & "Level Up"—Ciara

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of *America's Most Musical Family*
Season	Episodes	First aired		Last aired		Avg. viewers (millions)
Season	Episodes	Date	Viewers (millions)	Date	Viewers (millions)	Avg. viewers (millions)
1	13	November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)	0.54^[8]	January 17, 2020 (2020-01-17)	0.46^[19]	0.50

References

↑ "Nickelodeon Embarks on New Direction with Its Biggest, Most Wide-Ranging Content Slate Ever – New Shows Are All That and Much More" (Press release). Nickelodeon. February 14, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019– via The Futon Critic.
↑ Denise Petski (February 14, 2019). "SpongeBob Spinoffs, All That & Are You Smarter than 5th Grader? Revivals & More on Nickelodeon's 2019 Content Slate". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 15, 2019.
↑ "Nickelodeon Sets All-Star Line-Up with Pop Culture Superstars Ciara, David Dobrik, Debbie Gibson and Nick Lachey for New Music Competition Series, America's Most Musical Family" (Press release). Nickelodeon. July 25, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019– via The Futon Critic.
↑ Bruce Haring (July 25, 2019). "America's Most Musical Family Adds Ciara, Debbie Gibson, David Dobrik as Judges for Nickelodeon Competition". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 15, 2019.
↑ "Nickelodeon Sets Premiere Date for New Family Music Competition, Friday, Nov. 1, at 7:00 P.M. (ET/PT)" (Press release). Nickelodeon. October 2, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019– via The Futon Critic.
1 2 3 "America's Most Musical Family Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
1 2 "America's Most Musical Family Episode Guide". Zap2it.
1 2 Mitch Metcalf (November 4, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.25.2019". Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
↑ Mitch Salem (November 11, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.8.2019". Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
↑ Mitch Metcalf (November 18, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.15.2019". Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
↑ Mitch Metcalf (November 25, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.22.2019". Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
↑ Mitch Metcalf (December 3, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.29.2019". Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
↑ Mitch Salem (December 9, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.6.2019". Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
↑ Mitch Metcalf (December 16, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.13.2019". Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
↑ Mitch Metcalf (December 23, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.20.2019". Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on December 24, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
↑ Mitch Metcalf (December 30, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.27.2019". Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
↑ Mitch Metcalf (January 6, 2020). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.3.2020". Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on January 9, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
↑ Mitch Metcalf (January 13, 2020). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.10.2020". Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
1 2 3 Mitch Metcalf (January 21, 2020). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.17.2020". Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on January 23, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

External links

Official website (archived)
America's Most Musical Family at IMDb

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[1] "Nickelodeon Embarks on New Direction with Its Biggest, Most Wide-Ranging Content Slate Ever – New Shows Are All That and Much More" (Press release). Nickelodeon. February 14, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019– via The Futon Critic.

[2] Denise Petski (February 14, 2019). "SpongeBob Spinoffs, All That & Are You Smarter than 5th Grader? Revivals & More on Nickelodeon's 2019 Content Slate". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 15, 2019.

[3] "Nickelodeon Sets All-Star Line-Up with Pop Culture Superstars Ciara, David Dobrik, Debbie Gibson and Nick Lachey for New Music Competition Series, America's Most Musical Family" (Press release). Nickelodeon. July 25, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019– via The Futon Critic.

[4] Bruce Haring (July 25, 2019). "America's Most Musical Family Adds Ciara, Debbie Gibson, David Dobrik as Judges for Nickelodeon Competition". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 15, 2019.

[5] "Nickelodeon Sets Premiere Date for New Family Music Competition, Friday, Nov. 1, at 7:00 P.M. (ET/PT)" (Press release). Nickelodeon. October 2, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019– via The Futon Critic.

[The_Futon_Critic-6] 1 2 3 "America's Most Musical Family Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.

[Zap2it-7] 1 2 "America's Most Musical Family Episode Guide". Zap2it.

[1-01-8] 1 2 Mitch Metcalf (November 4, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.25.2019". Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.

[9] Mitch Salem (November 11, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.8.2019". Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.

[10] Mitch Metcalf (November 18, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.15.2019". Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.

[11] Mitch Metcalf (November 25, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.22.2019". Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[12] Mitch Metcalf (December 3, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.29.2019". Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[13] Mitch Salem (December 9, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.6.2019". Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.

[14] Mitch Metcalf (December 16, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.13.2019". Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2020.

[15] Mitch Metcalf (December 23, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.20.2019". Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on December 24, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2020.

[16] Mitch Metcalf (December 30, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.27.2019". Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2020.

[17] Mitch Metcalf (January 6, 2020). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.3.2020". Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on January 9, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.

[18] Mitch Metcalf (January 13, 2020). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.10.2020". Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.

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