Top Hooker

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Top Hooker
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Genre Reality competition
Created byCraig Piligian
Presented by Reno Collier
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Craig Piligian
  • Keith Hoffman
  • Mitch Rosa
  • Ralph Wikke
Running time40 to 43 minutes
Production company Pilgrim Studios
Original release
Network Animal Planet
ReleaseJune 2 (2013-06-02) 
July 21, 2013 (2013-07-21) [1]

Top Hooker is an American reality fishing competition television series that premiered June 2, 2013 on Animal Planet. [2] As of June 2013, casting for a second season is taking place. [3]

Contents

Cast

Season 1

  • Larysa Switlyk [4]
  • Dzifa Glymin [4]
  • Greg Mcnamara [4]
  • Kevin Vendituoli [4]
  • Patrick Crawford [4] – Winner
  • Danny De Vries [4]
  • Chris Wright [4]
  • Ian Esterhuizen [4]
  • Melanie Housh [4]
  • Attila Agh [4]

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
Series premiereSeries finale
18June 2, 2013July 21, 2013

Season 1 (2013)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
11"The Oldest Profession"June 2, 2013 (2013-06-02)1.18 [5]
22"Wave Riders"June 9, 2013 (2013-06-09)0.78 [6]
33"River Rumble"June 16, 2013 (2013-06-16)0.47 [7]
44"Who's Got the Smallest?"June 23, 2013 (2013-06-23)0.86 [8]
55"Squaring Off"June 30, 2013 (2013-06-30)0.89 [9]
66"Walking on Water"July 7, 2013 (2013-07-07)1.09 [10]
77"The Final Four"July 14, 2013 (2013-07-14)0.99 [11]
88"High-Seas Showdown"July 21, 2013 (2013-07-21)1.00 [12]

Reception

Andy Dehnart from Reality Blurred said a comment at the beginning of premiere episode almost lost him. [13] Melissa Camacho of Common Sense Media gave the show a 3 out of 5 stars. [14]

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