Shedding for the Wedding is a reality competition series that followed nine overweight couples as they attempted to lose weight and win a dream wedding.The CW Orders "Shedding for the Wedding" Reality Competition Series, Reality TV World, May 20, 2010 The show premiered on Wednesday February 23, 2011, at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central on The CW following the season premiere of America's Next Top Model.CW Midseason Schedule Announced, "Hellcats" Moves to Tuesdays, TV by the Numbers, December 13, 2010 The theme song is sung by Tinashe.Tinashe twitter update on March 16, 2011
Production On March 11, 2010, The CW announced that it was working on four new reality projects which included Shedding for the Wedding. The project is produced by Raquel Productions with executive producers Dave Broome of The Biggest Loser and Rick Hurvitz and Ari Shofet of Pimp My Ride. On May 20, 2010, at The CW Upfront Presentation in New York, the network announced that Shedding for the Wedding would be part of the network's programming and it will debut in 2011.The CW Announces 2010-2011 Schedule, The Futon Critic, May 20, 2010 On August 3, 2010, it was announced that actress and Jenny Craig's spokesperson Sara Rue will be the show's host., Zap2It.com, August 2, 2010 The series premiered on February 23, 2011.
Shedding for the Wedding was the lowest-rated network television program of the 2010–2011 season, averaging 1.03 million viewers.2010-11 Season Broadcast Primetime Show Viewership Averages, Zap2It.com, June 1, 2011 It was not renewed for a second season.
Cast Sara Rue, host Brian Worley, wedding planner. Nicky Holender, professional fitness trainer and former soccer player in England and the United States. Jennifer Cohan, Fitness and Health expert. Ashley Koff, registered dietitian.
Contestants Team Name Team Color Contestants Age StartingWeight (lbs) Wedding Element(s) Won StatusEco-LoversGray Samantha 22 221 Week 5: Decorations and DetailsWeek 7: Designer Bridal Party AttireWeek 8: Dream WeddingWeek 8: Toyota Highlander Hybrid Wedding Gift Week 8: Winner Brooks 22 311Fun & GamesPurple Dawn 27 180 Week 4: Wedding RingsWeek 6: CateringWeek 7: Designer Bridal Party Attire Week 8: Runner-Up Adam 30 232Fairy TaleWhite Allison 28 167 Week 2: Wedding CakeWeek 7: Designer Bridal Party Attire Week 7: Eliminated David 25 260FootballGreen Laura 26 197 Week 6: Eliminated(Married Before Finale) Austin 26 270Big BandYellow Valerie 23 230 Week 3: FlowersWeek 8: Dream Honeymoon to St. Croix Week 5: Eliminated Dave 27 387Greek WeekOrange Lindsey 23 203 Week 4: Eliminated(Married Before Finale) Chase 24 310GamersBrown Taylor 23 232 Week 3: Eliminated Peter 28 210HollywoodRed Laeresa 25 215 Week 1: Dream Dress and Tux Week 2: Eliminated Stephen 24 265Beach RomancePink Ginny 26 179 Week 1: Eliminated(Did Not Attend Finale) Marc 36 243
Weight loss graph Team nameTeamStartingWeightWeekTeamWeight lostTeam percentage lost 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Eco-Lovers 532 505 494 489 479 466 452 441371 161 30.26%Fun & Games 412 382 378 374 361 352 345 335300 112 27.18% Fairy Tale 427 402 396 393 387 377 369 366330 97 22.72%Football 467 444 435 430 418 410 405367 100 21.41%Big Band 617 579 573 568 556 545422 195 31.60%Greek Week 513 493 476 471 462419 94 18.32%Gamers 442 417 413 412344 98 22.17%Hollywood 480 455 451398 82 17.08%Beach Romance 422 402N/A 20 4.74%
The Couple Competed in the "Til Death Do Us Part" Challenge and Won The Couple Competed in the "Til Death Do Us Part" Challenge and was Eliminated The Couple was Eliminated, but came back for the Final Weigh In The Couple was Eliminated, and did not come back for the Final Weigh In Eliminated Couple who Lost the most Weight at Home to Win the Dream Honeymoon Engaged Couple Finalist and Runner-Up for the Dream Wedding Engaged Couple Finalist and Winner of the Dream Wedding
Ratings The show began on February 23, 2011, on the CW. With the initial ratings hourly - 0.7/1, adults 18–49, - 0.5/1, adults 18–34, - 0.6/2 and woman 18-43 earning a - 1.0/3 share. It was ranked as the least watched show among all five broadcast networks for the 2010–2011 season, with an average of 1.04 million viewers and a 0.5 rating in adults 18–49.
Episode U.S. Air Date Rating/Share(18-49) Viewers(Millions) "Dearly Beloved, We Are Gathered Here..." February 23, 2011 0.5/1 1.07 "Its a Piece Of Cake" March 2, 2011 0.4/1 1.06 "Flower Power" March 9, 2011 0.4/1 0.92 "The Ring's Is The Thing" March 16, 2011 0.4/1 0.97 "The Devil's in the Details" March 23, 2011 0.4/1 0.97 "Makeover week" March 30, 2011 0.4/1 0.92 "For Better, for Worse, for Richer, for Poorer, in Sickness and in Health..." April 6, 2011 0.3/1 0.84 "Ladies and Gentleman, Introducing Mr. & Mrs...?" April 13, 2011 0.5/1 1.24
Syndication Oxygen Network ran a marathon of the first seven episodes on April 9, 2011. Despite the show's cancellation, CW aired repeats during summer 2011 on Tuesdays at 8:00pm.
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