Boy Band (TV series)

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Boy Band
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Genre Reality television
Presented by Rita Ora
Judges Nick Carter
Emma Bunton
Timbaland
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Production company Matador Content [1]
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseJune 22 (2017-06-22) –
August 24, 2017 (2017-08-24)

Boy Band is an American television music competition series that premiered on June 22, 2017, on ABC. [2] The 10-episode first season features young male vocalists competing to become a member of a new five-piece boy band. The final five boys who form the boy band receive a recording contract with Hollywood Records and perform the band's debut single during the finale. [3] On August 24, 2017, it was announced on the live show that Brady Tutton, Chance Perez, Drew Ramos, Sergio Calderon, and Michael Conor were the new members of the boy band, In Real Life. They performed for the very first time their first single, "Eyes Closed".

Contents

Rita Ora hosted the first series, with the Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter, the Spice Girls' Emma Bunton and Timbaland serving as the "architects" who helped guide the contestants throughout the series. [3]

Contestants

ABC released the list of the 30 contestants on June 9, 2017. [4]

NameAgeHometownStatus
Sergio Calderon16 Redwood City, California Winners
Michael Conor18 Cleveland, Ohio
Chance Perez19 Seal Beach, California
Drew Ramos19 Bronx, New York
Brady Tutton15 Shorewood, Wisconsin
Jaden Gray16 Hawthorne, California Eliminated Ep. 10
Mikey Jimenez17 East Los Angeles, California
Marcus Pendleton16 Nashville, Tennessee
Devin Hayes17/18 Springfield, Illinois Eliminated Ep. 8
Andrew Bloom19/20 Yorba Linda, California Eliminated Ep. 7
Jay "J Hype" Gilbert14 Las Vegas, Nevada
Andrew Butcher17 Greenwood, Indiana Eliminated Ep. 6
Cam Jackson19 Willingboro, New Jersey
Dorian Tyler15 Memphis, Tennessee Eliminated Ep. 5
Miles Wesley20 Marble Falls, Texas Eliminated Ep. 4
Gavin Becker 18 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Eliminated Ep. 3
Jon Klaasen 19 Greenwood, Indiana Eliminated Ep. 2
Cameron Armstrong22 Columbia, South Carolina Eliminated Ep. 1
Alan Ayala19 Monterrey, Mexico
Gianni Cardinale16/17Las Vegas, Nevada
Santino Cardinale18Las Vegas, Nevada
Matthew Dean19 Thousand Oaks, California
Jordan Grizzle22 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Lukas James15 Sarasota, Florida
Stone Martin18 Hartsville, South Carolina
Dylan Rey17 Plano, Texas
Zack Taylor24 Kansas City, Missouri
Timmy Thames17 Malibu, California
Paul Toweh21 Monrovia, Liberia
Nate Wyatt20 Cincinnati, Ohio

Progress chart

Contestant12345678910
Brady TuttonSAFEReverbTR5BLENext upAll InRelentlessNever GoneSAFEIn Real Life
Chance PerezSAFEReverbTop LineTimelessAll InAwakeThird WheelSAFEIn Real Life
Drew RamosUpliftTop LineMaxedUndividedAwakeOut of ControlSAFEIn Real Life
Michael ConorSAFESix TrackTop LineTimelessLeveledRelentlessThird WheelSAFEIn Real Life
Sergio CalderonUpliftTop LineMaxedAll InNew WaveNever GoneSAFEIn Real Life
Jaden GraySAFEReverbElementNext UpUndividedRelentlessOut of ControlSAFEELIM
Marcus PendletonUpliftTR5BLETimelessAll InNew WaveThird WheelSAFEELIM
Mikey JimenezSAFESix TrackTop LineNext UpAll InNew WaveOut of ControlSAFEELIM
Devin HayesUpliftElementMaxedUndividedAwakeNever Gone
Andrew BloomSAFEReverbElementTimelessLeveledRelentless
Jay "J Hype" GilbertUpliftElementMaxedLeveledNew Wave
Andrew ButcherSAFESix TrackTR5BLETimelessUndivided
Cam JacksonSAFEReverbTR5BLEMaxedLeveled
Dorian TylerSAFESix TrackTR5BLENext Up
Miles WesleySAFESix TrackElement
Gavin BeckerSAFESix Track
Jon KlaasenSAFEReverb
Cameron ArmstrongUplift
Alan AyalaELIM
Dylan ReyELIM
Gianni CardinaleELIM
Jordan GrizzleELIM
Lukas JamesELIM
Matthew DeanELIM
Nate WyattELIM
Paul TowehELIM
Santino CardinaleELIM
Stone MartinELIM
Timmy ThamesELIM
Zack TaylorELIM
  Top 5 Winner
  The group won the challenge.
  The contestant was in the bottom two or three.
  The contestant was eliminated.

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Meet the Boys"June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22)1012.995 [5]

Thirty young male vocalist audition before the three judges, labeled as architects, and 18 are selected to advance to the next round. The judges separate the remaining 18 boys into three groups to perform. After each performance, a member from each group will be eliminated. In this episode, the group Uplift perform and Cameron Armstrong is eliminated. [6]

Group Performances: That's What I Like
2"Who's Got the Right Stuff"June 29, 2017 (2017-06-29)1022.645 [7]

The group Reverb perform before the three judges and Jon Klaasen is eliminated. [8]

Group Performances: Stay
3"Sweet Sixteen"July 6, 2017 (2017-07-06)1032.729 [9]

The group Six Track perform before the three judges and Gavin Becker is eliminated. [10]

Group Performances: There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back
4"Live Live Live!"July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13)1042.441 [11]

The remaining 15 contestants are separated into three groups: Top Line, TR5BLE and Element. The groups perform before the three judges and TR5BLE is chosen as the "safe" group such that none of their members are up for elimination in this round. Mikey Jimenez from Top Line and Miles Wesley from Element are up for elimination. The audience votes and Miles is eliminated. [12]

Group Performances: Despacito, Rolling in the Deep, Don't Let Me Down
5"Blast from the Past"July 20, 2017 (2017-07-20)1052.236 [13]
Group Performances: Livin' on a Prayer, True Colors, Can't Take My Eyes Off You
6"Soundtrack Hits"July 27, 2017 (2017-07-27)1062.388 [14]
Group Performances: How Far I'll Go, I Don't Want to Miss a Thing, See You Again
7"Break Up Week!"August 3, 2017 (2017-08-03)1072.312 [15]
Group Performances: Since U Been Gone, Without You, Jealous
8"Girl Power!"August 10, 2017 (2017-08-10)1082.302 [16]
Group Performances: Titanium, Fighter, The Edge of Glory
9"America, It's Decision Time!"August 17, 2017 (2017-08-17)1092.134 [17]
10"Top Five Revealed!"August 24, 2017 (2017-08-24)1102.399 [18]

Contestants who appeared on other shows

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