Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too (season 1)
The first season of Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too premiered on March 16, 2010, after the fourth season Bad Girls Club reunion.[1] It is the second spin-off to Bad Girls Club. The first season ran for eight episodes and is hosted by Bret Ernst.[1]
| Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Oxygen |
| Original release | March 16 – May 4, 2010 |
| Season chronology | |
Format edit
Alumni from previous seasons of Bad Girls Club are "looking for the man of their dreams." It takes place in one of the original "Bad Girl" houses used to film previous seasons. Three "bad girls" have a choice of 13 bachelors to explore love, friendships, etc. Competing in love games with thirteen eligible bachelors to find their perfect match and prove they are the best of the bunch. Each weeks features a variety of challenges and group dates. As the show goes on, the dates become more solo while the girls "pick the man of their dreams."
Premise edit
Love Games features three former "bad girls" from Bad Girls Club— Amber Meade and Sarah Michaels, both of season three, and Kendra James of season four.[2][3] The show revolves around the three girls trying to find the right man out of thirteen bachelors. Each week features challenges for the bachelors and group dates.[4] Bret Ernst hosts the eight one-hour episode season.[4] It premiered after The Bad Girls Club's season four first two-part reunion special on March 16, 2010, at 11 p.m. ET/PT, but moved to its regular timeslot on March 30 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The season finale aired on May 4, 2010.[4]
Cast edit
"Bad Girls" edit
| Name | BGC season | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Michaels | Season 3 | Winner |
| Kendra James | Season 4 | Runner-Up |
| Amber Meade | Season 3 | Episode 7 |
Contestants edit
| Name[5][6] | Hometown | Age | Nickname | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Christensen | San Diego, California | 21 | The Scarred Lover | Winner (chosen by Sarah) |
| Matt Cosmos | Middlebury, Connecticut | 20 | The Rowdy Athlete | Runner-up (chosen by Kendra) |
| Tim Holloway | Pevely, Missouri | 21 | The Businessman | Episode 8 |
| Justin Redd | Fullerton, California | 29 | The Player | Episode 8 |
| Joe Piccirello | Glendale, Arizona | 28 | The Guy Next Door | Episode 7 |
| Dan Michael | Seattle, Washington | 24 | The Hopeless Romantic | Episode 6 |
| Devan Greene | Sherman Oaks, California | 20 | Mister Universe | Episode 5 |
| Akoni Clubb | Makawao, Hawaii | 24 | Lei’d Back Surfer | Episode 4 |
| Michael Hopkins | Syracuse, New York | 27 | The Intellect | Episode 3 |
| Dante Ross | Barrington, New Jersey | 29 | The Jersey Chef | Episode 2 |
| Kyle Tosh | Cleveland, Ohio | 30 | Small Town Thrill Seeker | Episode 1 |
| Dathan Brown | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 22 | The Devout Christian | Episode 1 |
| Joey Malloque | Gig Harbor, Washington | 24 | MILF Hunter | Episode 1 |
Elimination Chart edit
| Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trophy Winner | Devan | None | Akoni | Nick | Devan | Devan | Justin | Nick | Nick | ||||
| Bottom Three | Dan Joey | Akoni Dan Kyle | Tim Devan Dante | Dan Devan Michael | Nick Justin Akoni | Matt Joe Devan | Tim Nick Dan | Tim Matt Joe | |||||
| Matt | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 (Kendra) | Safe | Bottom 3 (Sarah) | Winner (Kendra) | ||||
| Justin | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 (Amber) | Safe | Trophy | Safe | Eliminated (Episode 8) | ||||
| Tim | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 (Kendra) | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 (Amber) | Bottom 3 (Amber) | Eliminated (Episode 8) | ||||
| Joe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 (Sarah) | Safe | Bottom 3 (Kendra) | Eliminated (Episode 7) | ||||
| Dan | Bottom 2 | Bottom 3 (Sarah) | Safe | Bottom 3 (Amber) | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 (Sarah) | Eliminated (Episode 6) | |||||
| Devan | Trophy | Safe | Bottom 3 (Sarah) | Bottom 3 (Kendra) | Trophy | Trophy (Amber) | Eliminated (Episode 5) | ||||||
| Akoni | Safe | Bottom 3 (Amber) | Trophy | Safe | Bottom 3 (Sarah) | Eliminated (Episode 4) | |||||||
| Michael | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 (Sarah) | Eliminated (Episode 3) | ||||||||
| Dante | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 (Amber) | Eliminated (Episode 2) | |||||||||
| Kyle | Safe | Bottom 3 (Kendra) | Eliminated (Episode 1) | ||||||||||
| Dathan | Safe | Safe | Expelled (Episode 1) | ||||||||||
| Joey | Bottom 2 | Eliminated (Episode 1) | |||||||||||
| Notes | See note 1 | See note 2 | none | See note 3 | none | See note 4 | none | ||||||
Notes edit
- ^Note 1 : In Episode 1, Joey was eliminated for being ranked last in the challenge.
- ^Note 2 : In Episode 1, Dathan was expelled from the house by Kendra, Amber, and Sarah for having a current girlfriend.
- ^Note 3 : In Episode 5, Devan was eliminated despite winning the Trophy Challenge.
- ^Note 4 : In Episode 7, Amber was also eliminated.
Episodes edit
| No. | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "What a Girl Wants!" | March 16, 2010 | |
| Three original "bad girls", Amber Meade, Kendra James, and Sarah Michaels, from previous seasons of Bad Girls Club are searching for the "man of their dreams" out of thirteen bachelors. It features challenges, dates, eliminations, etc. The season started out with all thirteen bachelors walking up the drive-way of Bad Girls Club Season 4 mansion. The mansion has been remodeled to make the room where Kate, Kendra, and Amber slept into a masculine room for the bachelors. There are thirteen beds for each bachelor with a moose head mounted above the fireplace. Other rooms in the house were redecorated like the pool-room, kitchen, and where the phone room was in Season 4 to a bed hanging by chains. Three bachelors are removed/eliminated in this episode/ Notes: Joey is eliminated. Dathan is removed. Kyle is eliminated. | |||
| 2 | "Fired Up" | March 23, 2010 | |
| The guys faced a challenged for cooking for the three "bad girls." With the girls able to pick two bachelors for their date, Sarah only picked Tim because he was the only one who cooked for her. Sarah and Tim make a connection with each other. There's tension between Dante and Dan. Notes: Dante is eliminated. | |||
| 3 | "Rhythm Method" | March 30, 2010 | |
| The bachelors faced a challenge to sing to the girls. In each box they had to wrap was a genre of music they would have to sing. Amber, Kendra, or Sarah will get the gift. The bachelor who wrapped the present one of the girls picked had to create a song to serenade to whoever opened the present. Tensions flare up between Tim and Nick for Sarah's love. Notes: Michael is eliminated. | |||
| 4 | "Shop or Be Dropped" | April 6, 2010 | |
| The bachelors had to face a challenge of buying dresses an accessories for the girls. There were two teams of four bachelors. At the club, Nick tried to get Sarah jealous by flirting with Kendra. Amber opened herself to new men, including Dan. Kendra is confused on which men to focus on. Notes: Akoni is eliminated. | |||
| 5 | "Hang Tough" | April 13, 2010 | |
| The bachelors faced a challenge of athletics. The guys had to swim and save the sex toy doll, race, and carry the girls across the beach with dropping her. Shannon makes another connection with Tim. Notes: Devan is eliminated. | |||
| 6 | "Kicked to the Curb" | April 20, 2010 | |
| Two groups of the bachelors scatter the streets of L.A. to find items on a certain list. The winning group had to go on another scavenger hunt with the ladies on finding romantic and sexual sentences of other languages. The first bachelor and "bad girl" back got to have special time together on top of the double-decker bus. Notes: Dan is eliminated. | |||
| 7 | "Couple Up" | April 27, 2010 | |
| Tanisha Thomas from season 2 of Bad Girls Club guest stars. The guys had to face the challenge on devoting their love to the "bad girl" they're focusing on in an unusual way. At elimination, host Bret Ernst tells the girls shocking news that they have to also eliminate one of the "bad girls." Notes: Joe and Amber are eliminated. | |||
| 8 | "Last Man Standing" | May 4, 2010 | |
| The "bad girls" have the final decision to what bachelor they would pick. Each bachelor gets to have a solo date with the "bad girl" they were focusing on. At the end, Kendra and Sarah pick which bachelor they want to be with. At the end, Amber picks who the winning couple is. Notes: Justin and Tim are eliminated. Kendra picks Matt; Sarah picks Nick. Nick and Sarah are the winning couple. | |||
References edit
- ^ a b Seidman, Robert (January 26, 2010). . TV by the Numbers (Press release). Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ^ "Oxygen Plays Matchmaker with "Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too" In March 2010". TheFutonCritic. January 10, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- ^ Valby, Karen (January 10, 2010). . Hollywood Insider. Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Perez Hilton Hosts Drama-Filled Two-Part "Bad Girls Club" Reunion on Oxygen Premiering March 16 and 23 at 10PM ET/PT". TheFutonCritic. January 26, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
- ^ "Love Games | Oxygen Official Site". love-games.oxygen.com. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ^ "Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too Cast - Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too Season 4 Cast". poptower.com. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
External links edit
- Official website