I Love Money

I Love Money is an American reality television series that aired on VH1 and was produced by 51 Minds Entertainment, a subsidiary of Endemol, and was a spin-off of Flavor of Love, Charm School, I Love New York, Rock of Love, Real Chance of Love, For the Love of Ray J, Daisy of Love and Megan Wants a Millionaire. Contestants on these shows competed in physical and mental challenges, aiming for a $250,000 grand prize. Created by executive producers Cris Abrego and Mark Cronin.^[1] The contestants of the first two seasons were located in Huatulco, Mexico for the duration of their time on the show, while the third and fourth season contestants were located in Manzanillo, Mexico.

I Love Money
Created by	Cris Abrego Mark Cronin
Presented by	Craig "C.J." Jackson
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	41
Production
Executive producers	Mark Cronin Cris Abrego Ben Samek
Production locations	Huatulco, Mexico (Season 1 and 2) Manzanillo, Mexico (Season 3 and 4)
Running time	60 minutes (including commercials)
Production companies	Endemol (51 Minds Entertainment)
Release
Original network	VH1
Original release	July 6, 2008 (2008-07-06) – December 1, 2010 (2010-12-01)

Airing of the show

Season	Premiere	Finale	Reunion show	Winner	Runner-Up	Number of contestants	Number of episodes
Season One	July 6, 2008 (2.2M viewers)^[2]	October 5, 2008 (2.93M viewers)^[3]	October 12, 2008	Nicole Alexander "Hoopz"	Joshua Gallander "Whiteboy"	17	14
Season Two	February 2, 2009 (2.3M viewers)^[4]	May 4, 2009 (2.591M viewers)^[5]	May 10, 2009	Angela Pitts "Myammee"	George Weisgerber "Tailor Made"	19	15
Season Three	Cancelled
Season Four	September 16, 2010 (731k viewers)^[6]	December 1, 2010 (541k viewers)^[7]	None	Mindy Hall	Chris Cas "Brooklyn"	18	12

Season one

Main article: I Love Money (season 1)

In the first season, the contestants were selected from the first two seasons of Flavor of Love, Rock of Love and I Love New York and competed in physical and mental challenges in an attempt to win $250,000.^[1] Production started in early February 2008, and concluded in March 2008. The show premiered on July 6, 2008 and the casting special aired on July 1.^[1] The show is hosted by Craig J. Jackson. The winner was Nicole Alexander better known as "Hoopz".

Season two

Main article: I Love Money (season 2)

In the second season, the contestants were selected from the shows Flavor of Love, Rock of Love, I Love New York, and Real Chance of Love and are competing in physical and mental challenges in an attempt to win $250,000.^[8] Production started in late October 2008, and concluded in November 2008. The show premiered on February 2, 2009,^[9] with Craig J. Jackson returning as host.^[8] The winner was Angela "Myammee" Pitts.

Season three: Ryan Jenkins

See also: Murder of Jasmine Fiore

I Love Money 3 would have been a follow-up to the previous seasons of the show. The contestants were to be selected from other VH1 reality shows such as Flavor of Love, Rock of Love, I Love New York, Real Chance of Love, For the Love of Ray J, Daisy of Love, and Megan Wants a Millionaire. Production began in late June 2009 and wrapped early August 2009, with Craig J. Jackson returning to host. Ryan Alexander Jenkins was the winner.^[10]

Reportedly, I Love Money 3 was set to air in January 2010.^[11] In August 2009, VH1 canceled any showings of season three due to castmember Ryan Jenkins's involvement in the murder of Jasmine Fiore, as well as Jenkins's suicide. It had been revealed that Jenkins had been convicted for assault in 2007, but this had not been disclosed to VH1 or 51 Minds.^{[citation needed]}

The girls who competed were Deelishis and Buckeey from Flavor of Love, Lacey Conner and Marcia "Brazil' Alves from Rock of Love, Bubbles from Real Chance of Love and Lil Hood, Cashmere, and Cocktail from For the Love of Ray J. The boys who competed were Wolf and Pretty from I Love New York, Fox, Sinister, Weasel, Big Rig, and Professor from Daisy of Love, and Joe Pascolla and Ryan Jenkins from Megan Wants a Millionaire.^[12] As of 2023, the third season remains unreleased.

On May 9, 2020, Lil Hood, Weasel, Big Rig, and Joe participated in a one-time tell-all on YouTube. Lil Hood stated in the intro that the cast would not mention Jenkins or Jasmine Fiore; rather, they would just focus on what happened in the show. ^[13]

On November 23, 2020, Cocktail made a guest appearance on Lacey's Talk of Love Podcast to talk about everything she remembered from her time on the show.^[10]

Season four

Main article: I Love Money (season 4)

I Love Money 4 had been announced as the follow-up to I Love Money 3. In April 2010, it was confirmed by VH1 executive vice president Jeff Olde that neither season would air.^[14] Despite earlier indicating that the season would not air, it was later reported that the season had been placed into a late night time slot in September 2010,^[15] though viewer demand encouraged VH1 to later move the episode premiere to a prime time Wednesday time slot. The contestants were selected from the shows Rock of Love, I Love New York, Real Chance of Love, For the Love of Ray J, Daisy of Love, and Megan Wants a Millionaire. They competed in physical and mental challenges in an attempt to win $250,000. The show premiered on September 16, 2010 with Craig J. Jackson as the host. The winner was Rock of Love's Mindy Hall.

References

1. "Breaking News - Contestants From 'Rock of Love,' 'I Love New York' and 'Flavor Of Love' are Back to Compete for Cold Hard Cash During VH1's Newest 'Celebreality' Series 'I Love Money'". The Futon Critic. May 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
2. Levin, Gary (9 July 2008). "'Wipeout' is still on its feet". Life. USA Today. p. D.3. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
3. Kissell, Rick (7 October 2008). "CBS stays hot on Monday; NBC's 'Chuck,' 'Heroes' tumble". Hot Topic - TV Ratings. Daily Variety. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
4. Levin, Gary (11 February 2009). "Grammys tick upward". Life. USA Today. p. D.2. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
5. Seidman, Robert (6 May 2009). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
6. Seidman, Robert (22 September 2010). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
7. Celebrity Rehab 4 Tops the I Love Money 4 Finale
8. "I Love Money 2: About The Series".
9. "I Love Money 2: Premiere Update".
10. "Ep. 42 - Lacey Sculls chats w/ Cocktail (Pt 1) from I Love Money 3 & WINNER of For The Love of Ray J". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05.
11. "Arrest warrant issued for reality show contestant wanted in model murder" (blog). LA Times. August 2009.
12. Skonka (2010-10-14). "I Love Money 3 Elimination Order". Bourgy.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
13. "I Love Money 3 Reveal". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05.
14. Lang, Derrik J. (April 6, 2010). "VH1's New Black Image: 'Trading Trampiness For Fabulousness'". Huffington Post. Olde confirms that 'I Love Money 3,' featuring murder suspect and suicide victim Ryan Jenkins, as well as the Jenkins-free 'I Love Money 4' won't air.
15. ""I Love Money" Returns to VH1 on September 16". The Futon Critic. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.

External links

• Official website