A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila

A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila is an American reality television dating game show similar to the TV show The Bachelor. It premiered on October 9, 2007 on MTV hosted by Tila Tequila. The series consists of a bisexual-themed reality dating show where 16 heterosexual men and 16 lesbian contestants live in Tequila's house and compete for her attention and affection. The contestants were not aware of Tequila's bisexuality until the end of the first episode, after ten contestants had been eliminated. The remaining contestants, both male and female, then shared the same home for the remainder of the series. A Shot at Love II premiered on April 22, 2008.

Ratings The show debuted at No. 1 in its time period across all of cable in the network's target demographic of persons 18–34, averaging a 2.0 rating. It became MTV's second highest-rated series premiere for the year, behind Life of Ryan (August 27, 2007) and tied with Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County (August 15, 2007).

The first season finale had 6.2 million viewers, which at the time was MTV's most watched series telecast.

Criticism and controversy The show was the subject of a heated online debate. An article critical of the show appeared on The Christian Post on September 13, 2007. Tequila wrote a response in her blog on September 28, 2007, criticizing churches for "bashing" the gay community while thanking God for saving her life. Criticism of the show has come from at least three conservative media organizations: Culture and Media Institute, Media Research Center and Parents Television Council, which named two episodes of the show the "Worst Cable Content of the Week".

Fox News and others stated that Tequila had a steady boyfriend and that the show was a sham, and that she is not bisexual. They cite New York Post's Page Six article. In 2007, Tequila responded to the claims made by Fox and denied them stating "I find it absolutely absurd that they would even make such an ignorant statement," but in 2018 (11 years later) she admitted that the Fox News report was true and that she indeed had a boyfriend while the show was being filmed and aired, stating that she was never actually gay or bisexual, and described her presence on the show as being "gay for pay".

On December 30, 2007, the winning contestant of the season, Bobby Banhart, posted a message on MySpace stating, "She never called me after the last show and no one would give me her number."Chicago Tribune, 1/3/08, Section 1, page 14 "As 'Shot' misses, Tequila aims anew"

Tequila offered her own reasoning for why they broke up:

Spin-offs, supplements, seasons 2 and 3 A Shot at Love: The Hangover is a supplementary show that shows clips and interviews guests as a recap to the show. It premiered on November 13, 2007 on MTV starring Ryan Stout. The show's debut averaged a 2.85 rating. A Shot at Love II with Tila Tequila – The second season premiered on April 22, 2008, and follows the same bisexual-bachelorette formula. The premiere date was announced on Tila Tequila's Spring Break Fantasy Couple. It is set in a Hollywood Hills mansion (the same one as the second season of Rock of Love with Bret Michaels). It was planned to be aired after That's Amore! Tequila announced at her Masquerade party, Tila Tequila's New Year's Eve Masquerade, that MTV greenlit her for a second season. During the Masquerade, she revealed that she and Bobby parted ways, which prompted suspicion that she would be the bachelorette during season two of A Shot at Love. News articles confirmed this. That's Amore! – Nesci's third spin-off featured former contestant Ashley as his consigliere. It premiered on MTV on March 2, 2008. A Double Shot at Love – A third season spin-off premiered on December 9, 2008, with the Ikki Twins replacing Tila Tequila as the host. Double Shot at Love (2019 TV series) – A fourth season Jersey Shore hybrid spinoff was announced for a 2019 premiere, with DJ Pauly D and Vinny Guadagnino as the hosts.

Episodes Ep. 1 Surprise! I Like Boys and Girls (May The Best Sex Win-title on DVD and iTunes) (first aired October 9, 2007) Ep. 2 Can't We All Just Get Along? (Fight For Love-title on DVD and iTunes) (first aired October 16, 2007) Ep. 3 Under the Covers (first aired October 23, 2007) Ep. 4 A Broken Heart (first aired October 30, 2007) Ep. 5 I Always Get What I Want (first aired November 6, 2007) Ep. 6 The Cat Fight (first aired November 13, 2007) Ep. 7 A Second Chance? (first aired November 20, 2007) Ep. 8 Welcome To The Family (first aired November 27, 2007) Ep. 9 Three's A Crowd (first aired December 4, 2007) Special: One Shot Too Many (originally aired December 11, 2007) In the week after Episode 9 aired and the week before Episode 10 aired, there was a special episode titled One Shot Too Many. Instead of being a regular episode, it was flashbacks and never before seen footage of events of the previous weeks of the show. Ep. 10 I Choose...(This Is Real-title on DVD and iTunes) (first aired December 18, 2007) Special: The Final Round (first aired December 23, 2007)

Contestants The following table lists the roster of contestants for each episode, ordered based on Tila's call-out order. #ContestantsEpisodes12345678911 1 AlexAlexAlexAshliRyanDaniAmandaAmandaBobbyDaniBobby 2 AmandaAmandaAmandaBobbyAmandaRyanBobbyDaniDaniBobbyDani 3 AshleyAshleyAshleyRyanAshliBrandiRyanBobbyAmandaAmanda 4 AshliAshliAshliAmandaMichael B.DomenicoDaniRyanRyan 5 BennieBobbyBobbyVanessaDomenicoAmandaDomenicoDomenico 6 BobbyBrandiBrandiDaniBrandiStevenBrandi 7 BrandiDaniDaniAshleyVanessaVanessaVanessa 8 BrendaDomenicoDomenicoSaraStevenBobbySteven 9 ChaosEddieEricMichael B.DaniMichael B. 10 DaniEricKrystalDomenicoBobbyAshli 11 DomenicoGraceMichael B.StevenAshley 12 EddieKrystalRebeccaBrandiSara 13 EllieLalaRobRebecca 14 EricMarcusRyanEric 15 GraceMichael B.SaraAlex 16 GregRebeccaStevenKrystal 17 KeashaRobVanessaRob 18 KrystalRyanMarcus 19 LalaSaraSteffanie 20 LanceStevenGrace 21 MarcusSteffanieEddie 22 Michael B.VanessaLala 23 Michael R.Keasha 24 RamiBrenda 25 RebeccaChaos 26 RobEllie 27 RyanScout 28 SaraGreg 29 ScoutLance 30 StevenMichael R. 31 SteffanieRami 32 VanessaBennie Contestants surviving elimination in the first two episodes are arranged alphabetically, while eliminated contestants are arranged based on the order Tequila announced that their shot at love had ended. The contestant was eliminated. The contestant won a date with Tequila. The contestant won a date with Tequila, but was eliminated. The contestant left of his/her own accord. The contestant won the competition.

Eliminations The following table explains Tequila's reasons for asking each contestant to leave. Some reasons were not stated in the episode in which they aired. MenNameReason for eliminationEpisode eliminatedBennieCute, but not her type.Stated on air, MTV, October 9, 2007, episode one.Episode 1RamiCould not remember him.Episode 1Michael R.Reason not stated in episode.Episode 1LanceReason not stated in episode.Episode 1GregToo focused on sex; she was looking for more than that.Episode 1EddieRespects his virginity, but felt he is also too innocent.Stated on air, MTV, October 16, 2007, episode two.Episode 2MarcusConnected at first, but caused too much drama.Episode 2RobWill make some woman happy someday, but not her.Episode 3AlexDid not feel they had a connection.Stated on air, MTV, October 23, 2007, episode three.Episode 3EricDid not think they would make it as a couple.Episode 3Ashley McNealySeemingly fell in love with her too quickly; she felt something was not right about him.Stated on air, MTV, October 30, 2007, episode four.Episode 4Michael B.Reason not stated in episode.Episode 5StevenConnected more with the other people in the house than himself.Stated on air, MTV, November 13, 2007, episode six.Episode 6DomenicoConnected more with the other people in the house than himself, but credited him for his personality.Stated on air, MTV, November 20, 2007, episode seven.Episode 7RyanFelt that his and her paths were too different, and that his family was too traditional and she could not fit into that lifestyle.Stated on air, MTV, November 27, 2007, episode eight.Episode 8WomenNameReason for eliminationEpisode eliminatedScoutDid not remember her.Episode 1EllieToo shy.Episode 1ChaosDid not connect with her.Episode 1BrendaReason not stated in episode.Episode 1KeashaFelt that she is "a demolition project".Episode 1Lala Did not like having men competing and being around them.Episode 2SteffanieThere for two days and still did not know her.Episode 2GraceDid not feel they would be a good fit.Episode 2KrystalDid not click with her.Episode 3RebeccaKissed Brandi while in the house and seems to have objections with monogamy.Episode 3SaraBeautiful girl, but just did not have that connection she was looking for.Episode 4AshliDid not want to put her in a position where she felt uncomfortable.Stated on air, MTV, November 6, 2007, episode five.Episode 5Vanessa RomanelliReason not stated in episode. In the following episode, however, due to her physical attack on Brandi during eliminations in Episode 6, it was alluded that she was not the right person.Episode 6Brandi Ryan Left on Episode 6 in the heat of the moment after Vanessa's attack. Came back on Episode 7. However, she was not accepted back into the house because of the feeling that her return would jeopardize the show's integrity for the other contestants and the fear that she would walk out on Tila again.Episode 6/7Amanda IretonHad a deeper connection with Bobby and Dani, or as Tila said, "There's no more keys left."Stated on air, MTV, December 4, 2007, episode nine.Episode 9DaniMentioned loving Dani, but being in love with Bobby.Stated on air, MTV, December 18, 2007, episode ten. Off screen, said she eliminated Dani to make sure their friendship "never ended" like dating show romances usually do.Explained on her MySpace page, MySpace, December 19, 2007.Episode 10

Amanda Ireton

Among the contestants, the comedian and television personality Amanda Ellen Soloman Ireton after the show went on to appear on other MTV television shows Hang Over Show and That's Amore, WETV's Secret Lives of Women, CCTV's The Rack, and Entertainment Television's The Soup and Extra.

She hosted CBS's reality show Big Brother – The Reunion Special as an interviewer. She starred in Karmina's The Kiss music video. Furthermore Ireton was MTV's columnist and video blogger for A Shot at Love 2.

DVD release

A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila – The Complete Uncensored First Season was released on April 15, 2008. The DVD contains the ten episodes, the reunion listed as episode 11, but does not contain the special episode "One Shot Too Many". It also includes some extended and deleted scenes.

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