Extreme Couponing
Extreme Couponing | |
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TLC | |
Release | December 29, 2010[1] – December 4, 2012 |
Extreme Couponing (renamed Extreme Couponing: All-Stars for its third season) is an American
History
Extreme
TLC's Extreme Couponing is a show about shoppers who make extensive and focused use of coupons to save money while accumulating large quantities of goods.[4] It was previewed in December 2010; after surpassing network expectations with more than 2 million viewers, it received a series order[5][6] and began regular airings in April 2011.[7]
On June 6, 2011, TLC announced it ordered a second season of Extreme Couponing.[8] It premiered on Wednesday, September 28, 2011.[9]
The third season debuted on May 28, 2012.
On November 20, 2015, the show returned to Discovery Family, a sister network to TLC, and was renamed Greatest Givers: Extreme Couponing for its run during the Thanksgiving season. It now[when?] runs regularly on Thursday nights on Discovery Family.
Reception
The show has come under fire by consumer
Episodes
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 13 | December 26, 2010 | June 15, 2011 | |
2 | 12 | September 9, 2011 | November 23, 2011 | |
3 | 6 | December 27, 2011 | January 17, 2012 | |
4 | 8 | May 30, 2012 | June 25, 2012 | |
5 | 8 | November 12, 2012 | December 4, 2012 |
Season 1 (2010–2011)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | "Pilot" | December 29, 2010 | 100-60 |
2 | 2 | "J'aime & Tiffany" | March 23, 2011 | 101 |
3 | 3 | "Rebecca & Jessica" | March 30, 2011 | 102 |
4 | 4 | "Tai and Tarin & Nathan" | April 13, 2011 | 103 |
5 | 5 | "Missy & Amy" | April 20, 2011 | 104 |
6 | 6 | "Desirae & Stephanie" | April 27, 2011 | 105 |
7 | 7 | "Chris & Antoinette" | May 4, 2011 | 106 |
8 | 8 | "Amber & Tammilee" | May 11, 2011 | 107 |
9 | 9 | "Chrystie & Treasure" | May 18, 2011 | 108 |
10 | 10 | "Amber & Amanda" | May 25, 2011 | 109 |
11 | 11 | "Kelly & Rebecca" | June 1, 2011 | 110 |
12 | 12 | "Joni & Angelique" | June 8, 2011 | 112 |
13 | 13 | "Scott & Jen" | June 15, 2011 | 111 |
Season 2 (2011)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
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14 | 1 | "Judy & Faatima" | September 12, 2011 | 201 |
15 | 2 | "April & Carla" | September 21, 2011 | 202 |
16 | 3 | "Erin & Shavon" | September 28, 2011 | 203 |
17 | 4 | "Michelle & Kelly" | October 5, 2011 | 204 |
18 | 5 | "Michelle & Tyler" | October 12, 2011 | 205 |
19 | 6 | "Callie & Kelly" | October 19, 2011 | 206 |
20 | 7 | "Perry & Melissa" | October 26, 2011 | 207 |
21 | 8 | "Katherine & Joel" | November 2, 2011 | 208 |
22 | 9 | "Heather & Bree" | November 9, 2011 | 209 |
23 | 10 | "Missy & Nicole" | November 16, 2011 | 210 |
24 | 11 | "KT & Erin" | November 23, 2011 | 211 |
25 | 12 | "Chris & Joni" | November 30, 2011 | 212 |
Season 3: All-Stars (2011–2012)
Shoppers compete in a reality series that features 12 of the best "Extreme Couponing" savers in 30-minute challenges to see who can save the most on $500 worth of merchandise, which is then donated to charity.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
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26 | 1 | "Carla vs. Faatima" | December 27, 2011 | 301 |
27 | 2 | "Chris vs. Michelle" | January 17, 2012 | 302 |
28 | 3 | "Jen vs. Joni" | January 24, 2012 | 303 |
29 | 4 | "Antoniette vs. Judy" | February 7, 2012 | 304 |
30 | 5 | "Jessica vs. Perry" | February 14, 2012 | 305 |
31 | 6 | "Callie vs. Melissa" | February 21, 2012 | 306 |
Season 4 (2012)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
---|---|---|---|---|
32 | 1 | "Erin & Dominique" | May 28, 2012 | 401 |
33 | 2 | "Cole & Angelique" | June 4, 2012 | 402 |
34 | 3 | "Jeff & Kelly" | June 25, 2012 | 403 |
35 | 4 | "Joyce & Aprille" | July 2, 2012 | 404 |
36 | 5 | "Adrienne & Sarah" | July 9, 2012 | 405 |
37 | 6 | "Lisa & April" | July 16, 2012 | 406 |
38 | 7 | "Jane & Judy" | July 23, 2012 | 407 |
39 | 8 | "Krista & Amanda" | July 30, 2012 | 408 |
Season 5 (2012)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
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40 | 1 | "Rudy & Gia" | October 16, 2012 | 501 |
41 | 2 | "Julie & Faatima" | October 23, 2012 | 502 |
42 | 3 | "April & Chastity" | October 30, 2012 | 503 |
43 | 4 | "Pam & Broderick" | November 6, 2012 | 504 |
44 | 5 | "Susan & Cole" | November 13, 2012 | 505 |
45 | 6 | "Maryann & Haley" | November 20, 2012 | 506 |
46 | 7 | "Amanda & Jess" | December 4, 2012 | 507 |
47 | 8 | "Zadia & Briana" | December 11, 2012 | 508 |
References
- ^ Shows A-Z - extreme couping
- ^ TIMOTHY W. MARTIN, ", March 8, 2010.
- ^ JOHN DONVAN and MAGGIE BURBANK, ", March 25, 2010.
- msnbc.com, April 6, 2011.
- ^ James Hibbard, "'Extreme Couponing' exclusive: TLC special gets series order", Entertainment Weekly, January 6, 2011.
- ^ "Cable's oddball agenda" Archived November 29, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, Associated Press at LaSalle (Ill.) NewsTribune, May 3, 2011.
- ^ Susan Salisbury, "Retailers fret over coupon craze", The Palm Beach Post, May 14, 2011.
- ^ TLC, "'TLC ORDERS SECOND SEASON OF EXTREME COUPONING" TLC, June 6, 2011.
- ^ TLC, "'TLC UNVEILS FALL 2011 SCHEDULE" TLC, August 2, 2011.
- ^ Virginia Heffernan, "O Thou Great Redeemer(s)", The New York Times, May 1, 2011.
- E! Online, May 3, 2011.
- ^ Ken Tucker, "'Extreme Couponing' review: Weird, selfish people, or thrifty smarties?" Entertainment Weekly, April 6, 2011.
- ^ Jill Cataldo, "Was coupon fraud shown on TLC's Extreme Couponing?", April 8, 2011.
- ^ Jill Cataldo, "The Darker Side of Extreme Couponing", Las Vegas Review-Journal Archived 2011-06-01 at the Wayback Machine, May 25, 2011.
- ^ Valerie Hoff, "Bloggers take issue with 'Extreme Couponing'" Archived 2012-07-17 at archive.today, WXIA-TV, May 25, 2011.
- ^ Quentin Fottrell, "Extreme Couponing Star: I Was a Scapegoat" , SmartMoney, May 11, 2011.
- ^ "Clash of the Coupon-Clipping Titans". Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
- ^ a b "Are the Money-Saving Strategies on 'Extreme Couponing' Bogus?". Time. February 20, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
- ^ "Confirmed: 200 more counterfeit coupons used on Extreme Couponing". March 6, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2012.