Cheer (TV series)
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Created by | Greg Whiteley |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 15 |
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Executive producer | Andrew Fried |
Running time | 57–62 minutes |
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Network | Netflix |
Release | January 8, 2020 January 12, 2022 | –
Cheer is an American sport television
As the series begins, the Cheer Team has won fourteen NCA National Championships in the junior college division,[a] as well as five "Grand Nationals" for the highest score of all teams in the competition.[b][5][6] One of their closest competitive rivals, also a junior college, is Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas, roughly forty miles away. The final episode addresses the outsized influence of Varsity Brands—just acquired by Bain Capital—that seems to control most aspects of the billion-dollar competitive cheerleading industry, including broadcast rights of the Daytona finals.[7] The second season premiered on January 12, 2022.[8]
Background
Cheerleading developed from mere boosterism into a sport gradually; as one team would develop pyramids, baskets, jumps, stunts, and creative tumbling skills from cheerleading, circus arts (like balancing), and dancing[7]—other teams would emulate and build on those tricks. Unlike most college sports, cheerleading has no professional league after college, so the National Cheerleading Championship held annually in Daytona Beach, Florida is the highest-level event where cheerleaders can compete.[2][3] As of 2020, competitive cheerleading is a billion dollar industry.[2]
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Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2020)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
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1 | 1 | "God Blessed Texas" | January 8, 2020 |
2 | 2 | "Making Mat" | January 8, 2020 |
3 | 3 | "Blood, Sweat and Cheers" | January 8, 2020 |
4 | 4 | "Hit Zero" | January 8, 2020 |
5 | 5 | "Full Out" | January 8, 2020 |
6 | 6 | "Daytona" | January 8, 2020 |
Season 2 (2022)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date [12] |
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7 | 1 | "Everybody Hopes" | January 12, 2022 |
8 | 2 | "Here's to We" | January 12, 2022 |
9 | 3 | "Dracut Girl" | January 12, 2022 |
10 | 4 | "Hell Week" | January 12, 2022 |
11 | 5 | "Jerry" | January 12, 2022 |
12 | 6 | "Tumbling" | January 12, 2022 |
13 | 7 | "Mining for Tenths" | January 12, 2022 |
14 | 8 | "Daytona Pt. 1 : Don't Be That Guy" | January 12, 2022 |
15 | 9 | "Daytona Pt. 2 : If the Judges Disagree" | January 12, 2022 |
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the series holds an approval rating of 96% based on 23 reviews, with an average of 7.75/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "With an inspirational troupe of teens and willingness to engage in the tougher trials facing the sport today, Cheer perfectly captures the highs and lows of what it takes to be a cheerleader."[13] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 81 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[14]
In January 2020, the Navarro cheer team and coach Monica appeared on
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program | Greg Whiteley, Andrew Fried, Dane Lillegard, Jasper Thomlinson, Bert Hamelinck, Adam Leibowitz, Arielle Kilker, and Chelsea Yarnell |
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Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program | Greg Whiteley (for "Daytona") | Won | |||
Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program | Melissa Langer and Erynn Patrick (for "Hit Zero") | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program | Arielle Kilker, David Nordstrom, Kate Hackett, Daniel McDonald, Mark Morgan, Sharon Weaver, and Ted Woerner (for "God Blessed Texas") |
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Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera) | Logan Byers, Kaleb Klinger, and Sean Gray (for "Daytona") | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
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Ryan David Adams (for "Daytona") | Nominated | |||
Television Critics Association Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming | Cheer | Won | ||
2021 | American Cinema Editors Awards | Best Edited Non-Scripted Series | Arielle Kilker, David Nordstrom, Kate Hackett, Daniel McDonald, Mark Morgan, Sharon Weaver, and Ted Woerner (for "God Blessed Texas") |
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2022 | Television Critics Association Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming | Cheer | Nominated | |
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program | Greg Whiteley, Andrew Fried, Dane Lillegard, Adam Leibowitz, Mark Cummins, and Chelsea Yarnell |
Nominated | [24] | |
Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program | Greg Whiteley (for "Daytona Pt. 2: If The Judges Disagree") | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program | Daniel George McDonald, Daniel J. Clark, Zachary Fuhrer, Stefanie Maridueña, Dana Martell, Jody McVeigh-Schultz, Sharon Weaver, and David Zucker (for "Daytona Pt. 2: If The Judges Disagree") |
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See also
Notes
- ^ As of January 2020, the Navarro College Cheer Team has won fourteen National Championships since 2000: 2000, 2003-2004, 2006-2007, 2009-2015, 2018-2019.
- ^ The Navarro College Cheer Team has won five NCA Grand National Championships since 2012: 2013-2015, 2018-2019; they currently hold the record for the highest score in history at the NCA College Nationals.
C. The track playing in season 1 episode 2 at TC 13:45 - 15:03 and in episode 6 at TC 32:27 - 34:30 was originally composed for the short film Renovation (2018).
References
- ^ Pop Culture. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Stuever, Hank (January 10, 2020). "Hard-working cheerleaders have long deserved 'Cheer'". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ a b c Lawler, Kelly (January 9, 2020). "Review: How Netflix's superb 'Cheer' dispels your assumptions about cheerleading". USA Today. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ Carbone, Gina (January 12, 2020). "Netflix's Cheer: How Gabi Butler, Lexi, Morgan And Cast Feel About The Cheerleading Series". CinemaBlend. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ "New Netflix series profiles just how hardcore this Texas school's cheerleading squad can get". Dallas News. January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ Williams, Janice (January 8, 2020). "Who is Monica Aldama, the champion coach in Netflix's new docuseries 'Cheer'?". Newsweek. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ a b Holmes, Linda (January 8, 2020). "'Cheer' Is An Incisive Look At Injury, Coaching And Competition". NPR. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ Petski, Denise (December 28, 2021). "'Cheer': Netflix Docuseries Gets Season 2 Premiere Date, Trailer, Will Address Jerry Harris Charges". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ a b Cacich, Allison (January 8, 2020). "Meet Monica, the Coaching Legend on Netflix's New Docuseries 'Cheer'". Distractify. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- Latin Times. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ Larry, Lucky (January 10, 2020). "Navarro College Cheer Team On Netflix In Episode Of 'Cheer'". KNUE. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ "Shows A-Z – Cheer on Netflix". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ "Cheer (2020)", Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved September 17, 2020
- ^ "Cheer: Season 1 reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- Vulture. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ Sheffield, Rob (March 3, 2020). "Three Cheers for Netflix's 'Cheer'!". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Rackham, Casey (January 24, 2020). "The Navarro Team From "Cheer" Performed On "Ellen" And They Were So Good". BuzzFeed. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- For The Win. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ a b "Edie Falco, Fortune Feimster, Algiers, the cast of 'Cheer'". The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Season 5. Episode S5 E81. January 31, 2020. CBS.
- ^ "2020 Primetime Emmy" (PDF) (Press release). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (July 9, 2020). "TCA Awards: Watchmen, Unbelievable and Schitt's Creek Lead Nominations". TVLine. Archived from the original on July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Giardina, Carolyn (March 11, 2021). "'Minari,' 'Trial of the Chicago 7' Among American Cinema Editors' Eddie Awards Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ Hailu, Selome (August 6, 2022). "'Abbott Elementary' Tops 2022 TCA Awards". Variety. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- ^ Moreau, Jordan (July 12, 2022). "Emmys 2022: Complete Nominations List". Variety. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
External links
- Cheer at IMDb