Bella and the Bulldogs

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Bella and the Bulldogs
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Genre Comedy
Created byJonathan Butler & Gabriel Garza
Starring
Composer Ron Wasserman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes39 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer Jeff Bushell
ProducerChris Phillips
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production company Nickelodeon Productions
Original release
Network Nickelodeon
ReleaseJanuary 17, 2015 (2015-01-17) 
June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25)

Bella and the Bulldogs is an American comedy television series created by Jonathan Butler and Gabriel Garza that aired on Nickelodeon from January 17, 2015 to June 25, 2016. The series stars Brec Bassinger, Coy Stewart, Jackie Radinsky, Buddy Handleson, Lilimar, Haley Tju, and Rio Mangini.

Contents

Premise

The series follows cheerleader Bella Dawson whose life in Texas takes an unexpected twist when she is recruited to become the new quarterback for her school's football team, the Bulldogs. At first, the rest of the team does not want her as the quarterback since she is a girl and it was an all boys middle school team, but they eventually accept her for her talent. As the show goes on it goes into her and her friends' teen drama and dating life.

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 19January 17, 2015 (2015-01-17)May 30, 2015 (2015-05-30)
2 20September 30, 2015 (2015-09-30)June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25)

Cast

Main

Recurring

Production

On March 4, 2015, the series was renewed for a second season. [1] The second season premiered on September 30, 2015. Actress Brec Bassinger stated in a Twitter message about the episode airing on June 25, 2016: "I hope y'all enjoyed the last episode of #bellaandthebulldogs ..." [2]

Broadcast

Bella and the Bulldogs premiered on March 18, 2015, on YTV in Canada [3] and on Nickelodeon in Australia and New Zealand on April 4, 2015. [4] The series premiered on the Southeast Asian feed of Nickelodeon in Singapore and the Philippines on April 6, 2015, and in Malaysia on April 11, 2015. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Nickelodeon debuted the series on May 4, 2015. In Africa, the pilot debuted on June 26, 2015, and the series officially premiered on September 7, 2015. [5] [6]

Reception

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of Bella and the Bulldogs
SeasonEpisodesFirst airedLast airedAvg. viewers
(millions)
DateViewers
(millions)
DateViewers
(millions)
1 19January 17, 2015 (2015-01-17)2.52 [7] May 30, 2015 (2015-05-30)1.39 [8] 1.65
2 20September 30, 2015 (2015-09-30)1.49 [9] June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25)1.49 [10] 1.29

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2016 Kids' Choice Awards Mexico Favorite International ProgramWon [11]
Kids' Choice Awards Colombia Favorite International ProgramNominated [12]

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