Dance Moms season 1
Dance Moms | |
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Season 1 | |
![]() Dance Moms Season 1 DVD cover | |
No. of episodes | 13 including 1 special |
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Original network | Lifetime |
Original release | July 13 October 12, 2011 | –
Season chronology | |
The first season of Dance Moms, an American dance reality television created by Collins Avenue Productions, began airing on July 13, 2011 on Lifetime television network. The season concluded on October 5, 2011, with a final episode on October 12, 2011 consisting of the most "OMG Moments" over the first season.
Overview
The first season introduces the leading dancers of the Abby Lee Dance Company, and their mothers. Throughout the season the dance team compete at various dance competitions around the US, finally reaching Nationals and competing for the title of overall top dance studio in the country. This season does feature the infamous Pyramid, however it does not have as much an impact until the final episodes of the season.
Cast
The first season featured 13 star billing cast members with various other dancers and moms appearing throughout the season.
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Guest dancers
- Brandon Pent
- Justice McCort
- Taylor O'Lear
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "The Competition Begins"[1] | July 13, 2011 | 1.05[2] |
2 | 2 | "Wildly Inappropriate"[1] | July 20, 2011 | 1.10[3] |
3 | 3 | "Cheerleader Blues"[1] | July 27, 2011 | 1.05[4] |
4 | 4 | "Stealing the Show"[1] | August 3, 2011 | 0.85[4] |
5 | 5 | "When Stars Collide"[1] | August 10, 2011 | 0.89[4] |
6 | 6 | "Dying to Dance"[1] | August 17, 2011 | 1.36[4] |
7 | 7 | "She's a Fighter"[1] | August 24, 2011 | 1.38[4] |
8 | 8 | "Love on the Dance Floor"[1] | August 31, 2011 | 1.62[5] |
9 | 9 | "From Ballerinas to Showgirls"[1] | September 7, 2011 | 1.73[6] |
10 | 10 | "Cathy Brings It On!"[1] | September 14, 2011 | 1.75[7] |
11 | 11 | "It All Ends Here"[1] | September 28, 2011 | 1.51[8] |
12 | 12 | "There's Only One Star"[1] | October 5, 2011 | 1.80[9] |
13 | 13 | "Most Outrageous Moments"[1] | October 12, 2011 | N/A |
Reception
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Dance Moms received heavy criticism upon its premiere in 2011. Metacritic which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the drama a 56% rating based on 4 reviews, indicating a mixed or average rating.[10]
Once you get past the reality-TV grabbers, you realize that while there is some of that, more importantly there's a lot of Miller. It is great to watch her work.
— Linda Stasi, New York Post
The new worst show on television debuted Wednesday night on Lifetime—Dance Moms, an ugly docu-circus featuring a megaton bully of a Pittsburgh dance instructor, the little princesses she costumes as lunatic street whores, and a quorum of strenuously pathetic stage mothers, one of whom warbles that she would slit her wrists if her daughter even thought of trying out for softball.
— Troy Patterson, Slate
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Dance Moms Episode Guide – Season 1". mylifetime.com. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
- ^ "Updated Cable Ratings: 'Royal Pains' 'Necessary Roughness'; World Cup Lead + 'Franklin & Bash,' 'ESPYs' & More – Ratings". TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com. July 14, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
- ^ "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Storage Wars,' 'Royal Pains' 'Necessary Roughness'; + 'Franklin & Bash,' 'Rosanne's Nuts' & More – Ratings". TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com. July 21, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Suits' Tops Night in Demo + 'Burn Notice,' 'Project Runway,' 'Wilfred,' 'Futurama,' 'Louie' & More – Ratings". TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com. July 29, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
- ^ "Wednesday Cable: 'Storage Wars' Rules; 'Royal Pains' Finale, 'Necessary Roughness,' 'Sons Of Guns' & More". TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com. September 1, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
- ^ "Wednesday Cable: 'Storage Wars' Dominates; 'Rescue Me' Series Finale, 'GOP Debate,' 'Necessary Roughness' & More". TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com. September 8, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
- ^ "Wednesday Cable: 'Storage Wars' Tops; 'Necessary Roughness,' 'Melissa & Joey' Finales; 'Operation Repo' Premiere & More". TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com. September 15, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
- ^ "Wednesday Cable: 'Real World' Premiere Tops; Baseball!, 'The Ultimate Fighter,' 'Mythbusters,' 'Blue Mountain State' & More". TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com. September 29, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
- ^ "Wednesday Cable: 'American Horror Story' Premiere, 'South Park' Return Top MLB Playoffs + 'Ghost Hunters,' 'Nick Swardson' & More". TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com. October 6, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
- ^ "Dance Moms – Season 1 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- General references
- "Dance Moms Season 1 episodes". Dance Moms Episodes. TV Guide. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
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(help) - "Shows A-Z – dance moms on lifetime". the Futon Critic. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- "Dance Moms: Episode Guide". MSN TV. Retrieved June 2, 2012.