Cheer Perfection
{{short description|American reality television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Cheer Perfection.jpg
| genre = Reality
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 16
| runtime = 40–42 minutes
| network = TLC
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Lauren Lexton
- Michael Gara
- Tom Rogan
}}
| company = Authentic Entertainment
| first_aired = {{Start date|2012|12|19}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2013|10|16}}
}}
Cheer Perfection is an American reality television series that debuted on December 19, 2012, on TLC.{{cite web |title=TLC Gets Competitive on Wednesday Nights with "Toddlers & Tiaras" and "Cheer Perfection" |url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2012/11/27/tlc-gets-competitive-on-wednesday-nights-with-toddlers-and-tiaras-and-cheer-perfection-230214/20121127tlc02/ |accessdate=December 25, 2012 |archive-date=February 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204011311/http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2012/11/27/tlc-gets-competitive-on-wednesday-nights-with-toddlers-and-tiaras-and-cheer-perfection-230214/20121127tlc02/ |url-status=dead }} TLC announced on February 6, 2013, that it had ordered an eight-episode second season,{{cite web |title=TLC Orders Up More Pint-Sized Competitors |url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2013/02/06/tlc-orders-up-more-pint-sized-competitors-51311/20130206tlc01/ |publisher=The Futon Critic |accessdate=February 7, 2013}} which premiered on August 28, 2013.{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/09/cheer-perfection-returns-to-tlc-on-wednesday-august-28/196550/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821112335/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/09/cheer-perfection-returns-to-tlc-on-wednesday-august-28/196550/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 21, 2013 |title='Cheer Perfection' Returns to TLC on Wednesday, August 28 |last=Bibel |first=Sara |work=TV by the Numbers |publisher=Zap2it |date=August 9, 2013 |accessdate=August 9, 2013}} Alisha Dunlap, Cassadee, R.D. Dunlap, Bonnie Crow, Alana, Ann Robinson, Torann and Robinson's husband Torey originally appeared on Toddlers & Tiaras. Dunlap owns Perfection Studios, which appeared in episodes of Toddlers & Tiaras.
After Andrea Clevenger, who appeared on Cheer Perfection, was arrested on charges relating to rape of a 13-year-old boy,{{cite web |title=Sherwood 'Cheer Perfection' mom out on parole after sexual assault conviction |url=https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/sherwood-cheer-perfection-mom-out-on-parole-after-sexual-assault-conviction/91-466700235 |website=thv11.com |accessdate=29 October 2020}} TLC released a statement that the show had already been canceled and no repeats will be aired.{{cite web |title=Local Mother Shocked by Rape Allegations Against 34-Year-Old Woman |url=http://www.arkansasmatters.com/story/rape-charge-involving-boy-under-age-14-filed-again/d/story/LwyUGPCuDkq3m6X8Up0AYA |work=Arkansas Matters |publisher=Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. |accessdate=January 14, 2014 |date=January 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116104825/http://www.arkansasmatters.com/story/rape-charge-involving-boy-under-age-14-filed-again/d/story/LwyUGPCuDkq3m6X8Up0AYA |archivedate=January 16, 2014}}
Synopsis
Cheer Perfection follows a group of young cheerleaders at Cheer Time Revolution, located in Sherwood, Arkansas, as they endure the world of competitive cheerleading.{{cite web |title=TLC Goes Inside the World of Competitive All-Star Cheerleading With "Cheer Perfection" |url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2012/06/26/tlc-goes-inside-the-world-of-competitive-all-star-cheerleading-with-cheer-perfection-248015/20120626tlc02/ |accessdate=December 25, 2012}}
Episodes
=Series overview=
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| end1 = {{End date|2013|2|6}}
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| start2 = {{Start date|2013|8|28}}
| end2 = {{End date|2013|10|16}}
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=Season 1 (2012–13)=
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|Title = Pilot
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|Title = Failure Is Not An Option
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|Title = Let's Just Hug it Out?
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|Title = Too Bad, So Sad
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|Title = We're All a Little Bit Crazy
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|Title = Just Like Junior High
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Keep My Name Out of Your Mouth
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Call Me Madam President
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|Title = Friendless Ann?
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=Season 2 (2013)=
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|Title = With Success, Comes Pressure...
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Do What You Gotta Do To Win
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Learning to Trust
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Enter Coach James
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = I Got That Magic Pee
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|9|25}}
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Watch Your Step
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|10|2}}
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = The Eyes and Ears of the Gym
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|10|9}}
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = The U.S. Finals
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Reception
David Hinckley of New York Daily News said the parents are not an endearing bunch.{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/jeering-cheer-perfection-article-1.1222964 |title=Sis, boom, blah: TLC's 'Cheer Perfection' is a sad look at the mental games adults play in their drive to get daughters to succeed |publisher=The New York Daily News |date=December 19, 2012 |accessdate=August 28, 2013}} Brian Lowry of Variety said the show is not original.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2012/tv/reviews/cheer-perfection-1117948919/ |title=Review: "Cheer Perfection" |work=Variety |date=December 18, 2012 |accessdate=August 28, 2013}} Verne Gay of Newsday said the show is dull, trivial and never, ever outrageous.{{cite web |url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/cheer-perfection-on-tlc-review-it-s-ordinary-1.4345082 |title='Cheer Perfection' on TLC review: It's ordinary |work=Newsday |date=December 18, 2012 |accessdate=August 28, 2013}} Melissa Camacho of Common Sense Media gave the show 2 stars out of 5.{{cite web |url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/cheer-perfection |title=Cheer Perfection |publisher=Common Sense Media |accessdate=August 28, 2013}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/cheer-perfection}}
- {{IMDb title |2301076|Cheer Perfection}}
{{Former TLC Programming}}
Category:2010s American reality television series
Category:2012 American television series debuts
Category:2013 American television series endings
Category:Cheerleading television series
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Television series by Authentic Entertainment
Category:Television series about children