The Real Dirty Dancing (American TV series)

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The Real Dirty Dancing
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Genre Reality competition
Based on The Real Dirty Dancing
Presented by Stephen "tWitch" Boss
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Original release
Network Fox
ReleaseFebruary 1 (2022-2-1) 
February 22, 2022 (2022-2-22)

The Real Dirty Dancing is an American dance competition television series that aired on Fox from February 1 to 22, 2022. It is an adaptation of the Australian series, and was hosted by Stephen "tWitch" Boss.

Contents

Format

Production

On January 19, 2022, it was announced that Fox had ordered the series, with Stephen "tWitch" Boss as the host and Chris Culvenor, Paul Franklin, Wes Dening, Dave Emery and Dan Martin as the executive producers. The names of the celebrities competing were also announced. The series premiered on February 1, 2022. It replaced the previously scheduled debut of Monarch , which was delayed to a fall 2022 launch at the request of The Resident creator Amy Holden Jones. [1] [2]

Contestants

CelebrityNotability (known for)StatusRef.
Howie Dorough Backstreet Boys singerEliminated 1st
on February 8, 2022
[1] [2]
Loni Love The Real co-host
Antonio Gates Former NFL tight endEliminated 2nd
on February 15, 2022
Brie Bella WWE wrestler
Tyler Cameron Television personality and modelRunners-up
on February 22, 2022
Anjelah Johnson-Reyes Actress and comedian
Corbin Bleu High School Musical actorWinners
on February 22, 2022
Cat Cora Celebrity chef

Elimination table

Results
ContestantEpisodes
1234
CatBABYBABYSAFEWINNERS
CorbinSAFEJOHNNYSAFE
AnjelahSAFESAFESAFERUNNERS-UP
TylerJOHNNYSAFESAFE
AntonioSAFESAFEOUT
BrieSAFESAFEOUT
HowieSAFEOUT
LoniSAFEOUT
  Best Baby
  Best Johnny
  Eliminated from the competition.

Weeks

Week 1 (February 1)

Performances on the first episode
#CoupleSong
1Corbin & Cat"Big Girls Don't Cry" by The Four Seasons
2Tyler & Loni"Hey! Baby" by Bruce Channel
3Howie & Anjelah"Be My Baby" by The Ronettes
4Antonio & Brie"Love Man" by Otis Redding

Week 2 (February 8)

Jane Brucker served as a guest host.

Performances on the second episode
#CoupleSongResult
1Corbin & Cat"Hungry Eyes" by Eric Carmen Safe
2Howie & LoniEliminated
3Antonio & BrieSafe
4Tyler & AnjelahSafe

Week 3 (February 15)

Allison Holker served as a guest host.

Performances on the third episode
#CoupleSongResult
1Tyler & Anjelah"Do You Love Me" by The Contours Safe
2Antonio & BrieEliminated
3Corbin & CatSafe

Week 4 (February 22)

Performances on the fourth episode
#CoupleSongResult
1Tyler & Anjelah"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes Runners-up
2Corbin & CatWinners

Episodes

No.Title [3] [4] Original release date [3] [4] Prod.
code [3]
U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"They Carried a Watermelon..."February 1, 2022 (2022-2-1)SP-22121.54 [5]
2"This Is No Summer Vacation..."February 8, 2022 (2022-2-8)SP-22131.50 [6]
3"How Do You Call Your Loverboy?"February 15, 2022 (2022-2-15)SP-22141.48 [7]
4"The Finale: They Had the Time of Their Lives..."February 22, 2022 (2022-2-22)SP-22151.40 [8]

Reception

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Real Dirty Dancing
No.TitleAir dateTimeslot (ET) Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
Ref.
1"They Carried a Watermelon..."February 1, 2022Tuesday 9:00 p.m.0.2/21.54 [5]
2"This Is No Summer Vacation..."February 8, 20220.2/21.50 [6]
3"How Do You Call Your Loverboy?"February 15, 20220.3/21.48 [7]
4"The Finale: They Had the Time of Their Lives..."February 22, 20220.2/21.400.00.270.21.67 [8] [9] [a]

Notes

  1. Live+7 ratings were unavailable, so Live+3 ratings have been used instead.

References

  1. 1 2 "Stars Have the Time of Their Lives on the All-New Celebrity Dance Competition "The Real Dirty Dancing," Premiering Tuesday, February 1, on FOX" (Press release). Fox. January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022 via The Futon Critic.
  2. 1 2 Peter White (January 19, 2022). "The Real Dirty Dancing: Fox Sets Premiere For Celebrity Dance Competition". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "The Real Dirty Dancing Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
  4. 1 2 "The Real Dirty Dancing Episode Guide". Zap2it.
  5. 1 2 Mitch Salem (February 2, 2022). "Tuesday 2.1.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  6. 1 2 Mitch Metcalf (February 9, 2022). "Tuesday 2.8.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  7. 1 2 Mitch Salem (February 16, 2022). "Tuesday 2.15.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  8. 1 2 Mitch Metcalf (February 24, 2022). "Tuesday 2.22.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  9. Marc Berman (February 23, 2022). "Tuesday Ratings: The Big 3 Share Diluted Leadership; The Real Dirty Dancing Concludes on Fox". Programming Insider. Retrieved March 4, 2022.