I Love New York (season 1) is first season of the VH1 reality television series entitled I Love New York. The first season consisted of 12 episodes, which first aired weekly from January 8, 2007 to April 15, 2007.
Production In July 2006, VH1 published a casting call looking for contestants for their new series tentatively titled The Flavorette. Various blogs speculated that the star of this program could be Flavor of Love season one contestants "Rain" (Thela Brown), "Hoopz" (Nicole Alexander) or Pollard. Before the second season finale of Flavor of Love, Pollard denied having her own show but when the Flavor of Love season 2 finale aired, she confirmed she was the "Flavorette" and that she was already down to the final three contestants.
On November 3, 2006, VH1 announced the show's official title: I Love New York. The first commercial for the series aired on December 3, 2006 during the VH1 2006 Big Awards show. The show premiered on Monday, January 8, 2007 and is the most watched series debut in VH1 history.
Contestants Contestant NicknameReal nameHometownEliminatedTangoPatrick HunterTampa, FloridaChanceKamal GivensLos Angeles, CaliforniaReal†Ahmad GivensOakland, CaliforniaWhiteboyJoshua GallanderMiami, Florida12 PackDavid AmermanWyckoff, New JerseyMr. BostonLee MarksBoston, MassachusettsRicoSandro PadroneHavana, CubaHeatJason RosellQueens, New YorkOnyxWilliam LashWashington, D.C.BonezKevin PetersSacramento, CaliforniaPootieLamonty CouncilChicago, IllinoisT-WeedKevin WatsonChicago, IllinoisRomanceRicky PerilloLos Angeles, CaliforniaTokenChase IrwinBrentwood, TennesseeTrendzHashim SmithBrooklyn, New YorkT-BoneTyrone EllisDallas, TexasWoodRandy RichwoodEast Orange, New JerseyJerseyBryant CovertHoboken, New JerseyAceDarin DarnellAustin, TexasT-MoneyThomas YoungNew Orleans, Louisiana Left in episode 3 due to mental distress.
Elimination order +New York's Call-out Order#NamingEpisodes12345678911 1 RicoWhiteboyWhiteboy1TangoChanceReal12 PackChance2ChanceChance1Tango 2 PootieTangoRealReal12 Pack212 PackRealWhiteboyRealTango 1Chance 3 TangoOnyxT-WeedRicoReal2Whiteboy2WhiteboyRealTangoReal1 4 WoodRealRicoOnyxWhiteboyChanceTangoTangoWhiteboy 5 WhiteboyHeat12 PackTangoChance12 Pack 6 12 PackBonezTangoChanceRicoTango 7 HeatTrendzHeatWhiteboyRico 8 T-Bone12 PackPootieHeat2 9 JerseyPootieBonezHeatOnyx 10 TokenChanceBonez 11 OnyxT-WeedOnyx1T-Weed2 12 T-WeedRomance12 Pack1Pootie 13 AceRicoTrendz 14 TrendzToken 15 BonezChanceRomance 16 T-MoneyJersey 17 RealWood 18 ChanceT-Bone 19 TokenAce 20 RomanceT-Money Episode 10 was a clip show Episode 8 New York eliminated Whiteboy, no chains were handed out and the remaining contestants' names are listed in alphabetical order.
The contestant won the competition. The contestant voluntarily withdrew from the competition. The contestant was eliminated.
The following numbers indicate which type of date the contestant won: 1 The contestant won a group date with New York. On Episode 9, New York has a date with Tango, and another with Real and Chance. Their parents joined their sons on dates. 2 The contestant won a solo date with New York.
Episodes
Season 1 (2007)
DVD release The complete first season DVD was released October 2, 2007 for publicity for the second season. It contains all eleven episodes including the reunion special. An Australian DVD was released on November 1, 2008.
References
External links I Love New York at VH1.com