Flavor of Love
Flavor of Love | |
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Created by | Cris Abrego Mark Cronin |
Starring | Flavor Flav |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 39 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Cris Abrego Mark Cronin[1] Ben Samek |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company | 51 Minds Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | VH1 |
Release | January 1, 2006 May 26, 2008 | –
Flavor of Love is an American
While not a direct spin-off, the show was a result of Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav's failed relationship on Strange Love, as well as The Surreal Life.[3] Those two series as well as Flavor of Love (Seasons 1-2 only) have aired in repeats on TV Guide Network. The third season of Flavor of Love began on Monday February 11, 2008 at 9/8c.[4]
On May 14, 2008, it was announced that
The show was a ratings success for VH1. The Flavor of Love 2 finale was the second highest-rated non-sports basic cable show of 2006.[5][6]
Show format
The show was part of
In the show, each contestant is given a nickname by Flav and is referred to by that nickname for as long as she remains in the competition, as Flav says he can remember nicknames more so than real names. Flavor of Love features a clock ceremony where contestants who are not eliminated receive gold clocks to wear around their necks with their picture and nickname behind the hands of the clock. When a contestant is eliminated, her real name is then revealed, followed by a champagne toast.
There are a few basic elements of the show's format that have been consistent through each season of production. Throughout the season the contestants compete for intimate dates with Flav by competing in various challenges. Also, Flav brings the few remaining women's parents on in the third or second to last episode. Finally, the season finale takes place in a tropical destination. The two finalists and Flav spend the last two days at a luxurious resort preceding his final decision.
The week following the finale an all-cast reunion is typically aired. The host,
VH1 has also introduced an internet component into the show. Viewers can create profiles, interact with contestants and other fans, and stay current with news at flavorofloveworld.com. In season 3, fans even got to vote online to elect five of the contestants, though Flav sent four of them home in the premiere episode.
Series overview
Season | Number of episodes | Season premiere | Season finale | Winner | Runner-up | Number of contestants | Destinations |
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1
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11 | January 1, 2006 | March 12, 2006 | Nicole Alexander "Hoopz" |
Tiffany Pollard "New York" |
20 | |
2
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12 | August 6, 2006 | October 15, 2006 | Chandra Davis "Deelishis" |
20 | ||
3
|
16 | February 11, 2008 | May 19, 2008 | Tresha "Thing 2" |
Candace Cabrera "Black" |
25 |
- ^[a] One supposed contestant, "Eyez," was actually an impostor hired by the producers. "New York's" re-entry into the competition officially increased the contestant count to 20.
- ^[b] Although there were 21 contestants originally, there were only 20 clocks, as two contestants, "Thing 1" and "Thing 2", shared a clock. Also, nearly halfway through the season, 4 new contestants were brought to compete. On episode 8, Flav split up the twins.
Cast
- Flavor Flav
William Jonathan Drayton Jr. (
- Hoopz
Nicole Deannae Alexander is the winner of the
- Deelishis
Chandra Davis is the winner of the
- Thing 2
Tresha is the winner of the
- Liz
The mother of Flav's youngest child, Karma. Flav said she was the right one the whole time and proposed to her on the reunion show of Season 3.
- Big Rick
Big Rick is Flavor's assistant and bodyguard. He and Flav met in 2004 while in Las Vegas at the Hard Rock Hotel Casino while shooting for Flav's other show, Strange Love. Big Rick used to work at a detention facility in Florida.[13]
- New York
Tiffany Pollard was the runner up of both
- Pumkin
Brooke Thompson finished in third-place on the
- Saaphyri
- Buckwild
Becky Johnston appeared on
- Toasteee
Jennifer Toof appeared on
- Black
Candace Cabrera is the runner-up on the
- Bootz
Larissa Aurora appeared on
- Buckeey
Shay Johnson appeared on
- Myammee
- Hottie
Schatar Taylor appeared on
- Serious
Cristal Steverson appeared on
- Smiley
Leilene Ondrade appeared on
- Wire
Jesselynn Desmond appeared on
- Like Dat
Darra Boyd appeared on
- Krazy
Heather Crawford appeared on
- Goldie
Courtney Jackson appeared on
- Rain
Thela Brown appeared on
- Nibblz
Domenique Majors appeared on
Direct spin-offs
I Love New York
After the second season of Flavor of Love, VH1 first aired a spin-off series entitled I Love New York, featuring the twice rejected Flavorette
Charm School
The first season,
I Love Money
A number of contestants from Flavor of Love,
See also
- Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire? (2000)
- Age of Love (2007)
- Rock of Love with Bret Michaels (2007)
References
- ^ a b Cronin, Mark (June 3, 2020). "The Real Apprentice". Columbia Journalism Review.
In 2007, I produced Flavor of Love, a show on VH1, in which 20 women competed to date the Public Enemy hype man Flavor Flav (another Howard Stern Show regular). Those women believed he was rich—after all, he was famous—and that they were living in his mansion. In fact, he was not long out of jail for not paying parking tickets. He had very little income. We rented the mansion from a nice family in Encino.
- ^ Stanley, Alessandra (August 8, 2006). "On 'Flavor of Love' and 'Secret Lives of Women,' Jail Brides and Would-Be Rap Molls". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c Ogunnaike, Lola (1 October 2006). "A Ladies' Man Everyone Fights Over". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
- ^ "Flavor Flav Continues His Search for "The One"". TV Guide. February 11, 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
- ^ Ho, Rodney (19 October 2006). "TV RATINGS: VH1's still loving 'Flavor'". Living. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. E3.
- ^ "Corrections". News. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 20 October 2006. p. A2.
A Living story about TV ratings Thursday incorrectly stated that the finale for "Flavor of Love 2" had the highest ratings this year among non-sports, basic cable networks, using information from VH1. An episode of TNT's "The Closer" had higher ratings in June.
- ^ a b "Flavor of Love: About Series". VH1. Archived from the original on January 2, 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
- ^ Strauss, Gary (27 April 2007). "Flavor's shows clock in on VH1". LIFE. USA Today. p. E.7. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
- ^ Strauss, Gary (27 April 2007). "Plenty of pupils are focusing on 'Charm School'". LIFE. USA Today. p. E.7. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
- ^ "Hoopz Biography". Hoopzonline.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ "Keeping Up With Shaq", The Boston Globe, February 3, 2011 (retrieved February 5, 2011).
- ^ "Reality Stars Will Perform in the Vagina Monologues". Reality Blurred. 5 February 2009.
- ^ "Big Rick Biography". Reality Shack.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
- ^ "FOX REALITY'S FIRST ANNUAL THE REALITY REMIX REALLY AWARDS CELEBRATED WHAT REALITY TV IS REALLY ALL ABOUT" (Press release). Fox Reality Channel. 1 November 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ "Pumkin". TV.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
- ^ "VH1 Big in '06". Getty Images. 2 December 2006.
- ^ "VH1 Big in '06". Getty Images. 2 December 2006.
- ^ Daly, Erin (March 5, 2007). "Has I Love New York's New York Found True Love?". TV Guide. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
External links
- Official website
- Flavor of Love at IMDb