Bad Girls Club season 3
| Bad Girls Club | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
 The original seven "bad girls" of season three. Whitney, Amber M., Kayla, Amber B., Ailea, Tiffany, and Sarah (from left to right) | |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Oxygen |
| Original release | December 2, 2008 – March 31, 2009 |
| Season chronology | |
The third season of Bad Girls Club premiered on December 2, 2008, on Oxygen.[1] It is the first season to expand from a half-hour to one-hour format.[2][3] Production of the season began in June 2008, and was located in Los Angeles, California. It is also the first season to feature the girls taking a vacation. At the time of its premiere, the third season was the network's highest-rated and most-watched season premiere ever.[4] It acquired a 0.8 household rating, averaging 807,000 total viewers.[4] Among viewers 18–49, it acquired 568,000 viewers; 405,000 viewers were women 18–49 and 337,000 were women 18–34.[4] This would later be surpassed by future seasons.
Cast
The season began with seven original bad girls, of which one left voluntarily, one was removed by production, and one was kicked out by another cast member. One replacement bad girl was introduced in their absences later in the season.
| Name | Age[a] | Hometown | Nickname | Replaced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ailea Carr | 21 | Buford, Georgia | The Instigator | — |
| Amber Buell | 23 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | The Narcissist | |
| Amber "Cookie" Meade | 25 | Montevideo, Minnesota | The Firecracker | |
| Kayla "KC" Carter | 23 | Compton, California | The Loose Cannon | |
| Sarah Michaels | 23 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | The Party Girl | |
| Tiffany Torrence-Davis | 24 | Chicago, Illinois | The Warden | |
| Whitney Collings † | 21 | Boston, Massachusetts | The Straight Shooter | |
| Ashley Weaver | 21 | Seattle, Washington | The Femme Fatale | Kayla |
Duration of cast
| Bad Girl | Episodes | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||
| Amber B. | Featured | ||||||||||||||
| Amber M. | Featured | Featured[b] | Featured | ||||||||||||
| Sarah | Featured | ||||||||||||||
| Tiffany | Featured | ||||||||||||||
| Ashley | Entered[c] | Featured | |||||||||||||
| Ailea | Featured | Kicked out[d] | |||||||||||||
| Whitney | Featured | removed[e] | |||||||||||||
| Kayla | Featured | removed[f] | Appeared[g] | ||||||||||||
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 1 | "Breaking and Entering" | December 2, 2008 | 0.807[5] |
| 48 | 2 | "I Got Your Backbone" | December 9, 2008 | 1.012 |
| 49 | 3 | "Boston Tea Party" | December 16, 2008 | 1.129 |
| 50 | 4 | "The Naked Truth" | January 6, 2009 | 0.862[6] |
| 51 | 5 | "The Tipping Point" | January 13, 2009 | 1.314[7] |
| 52 | 6 | "Popping In!" | January 20, 2009 | 1.207[8] |
| 53 | 7 | "Who Is This B..." | January 27, 2009 | 1.333 |
| 54 | 8 | "What Happens In Vegas...Airs on TV" | February 3, 2009 | 1.198 |
| 55 | 9 | "This Is NOT The Amber Show" | February 10, 2009 | 0.874[9] |
| 56 | 10 | "Ailea of the Storm" | February 24, 2009 | 1.201[10] |
| 57 | 11 | "Make a Run For the Border" | March 3, 2009 | 1.230[11] |
| 58 | 12 | "The Cookie Crumbles" | March 10, 2009 | 1.620[12] |
| 59 | 13 | "This is the Amber Show" | March 17, 2009 | 1.009 |
| 60 | 14 | "All's Well That Ends Bad" | March 24, 2009 | 1.446 |
| 61 | 15 | "Unresolved Issues" | March 31, 2009 | 1.570[13] |
Notes
- ^ Age at time of filming
- ^ Amber left the house voluntarily to attend her friend's wedding in episode 3 and returned in episode 4.
- ^ Ashley replaced Kayla.
- ^ Ailea was kicked out of the house by Amber M. 12 after getting involved in the physical altercation with her and Whitney.
- ^ Whitney was removed from the house by production after starting a physical altercation with Amber M.
- ^ Kayla was removed after starting a physical altercation with Amber M.
- ^ Kayla made an appearance for a photoshoot with Oxygen.
References
- ^ "Oxygen Hit Series "The Bad Girls Club" Returns for Season Three Premiere on Tuesday, December 2 at 10pm ET/PT". The Futon Critic (Press release). October 16, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- ^ "Oxygen Picks Up Third Season of Hit Series "The Bad Girls Club" and Expands Show to One-Hour Format". The Futon Critic (Press release). July 20, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- ^ Dehnart, Andy (July 23, 2008). "The CW, Oxygen, Showtime, Sci Fi, Bio Channel announce new shows, renewals". reality blurred. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- ^ a b c Ibarra, Sergio. "Viewers Eager to Join Oxygen's 'Bad Girls Club'". TV Week. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- ^ "Oxygen's "Bad Girls Club" Smashes All Network Records". The Futon Critic. December 3, 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ "Bad Girls Club Rings in the New Year with Season Highs on Oxygen". The Futon Critic. January 7, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ "Bad Girls Club Breaks One Million Viewers for First Time This Season". The Futon Critic. January 14, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ "Over One Million Viewers "Voted" for "Bad Girls Club" on Night of Presidential Inauguration". The Futon Critic. January 22, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (February 18, 2009). "Updated: NBA All-Star festivities, The Closer, WWE RAW, and Monk lead week, Damages to return despite ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (March 3, 2009). "WWE RAW, The Closer and President Obama lead cable viewing". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ "The "Bad Girls Club" Trip to Cancun Delivers Series High for W18-49". The Futon Critic. March 4, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ "Bad Girls Club Powers Oxygen to the Top Spot for W18-34 at 10pm". The Futon Critic. March 11, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ "Pretty Wicked Night for Oxygen". The Futon Critic. April 1, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2015.