Rob & Chyna
{{Short description|American reality television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Rob and Chyna Logo.jpg
| genre = Reality television
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 7
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Ryan Seacrest
- Gil Goldschein
- Jeff Jenkins
- Farnaz Farjam
- Ailee O'Neill
- Kris Jenner
- Blac Chyna
- Rob Kardashian
- Kim Kardashian
- Walter Mosely
}}
| runtime = 42 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
}}
| channel = E!
| first_aired = {{start date|2016|9|11}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2016|12|18}}
| related = Keeping Up with the Kardashians
}}
Rob & Chyna is an American reality television series starring Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna. The seven episode series premiered on September 11, 2016, on the E! cable network.
Production
The reality series was greenlit on June 1, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/rob-kardashian-blac-chyna-e-reality-show-pregnancy-1201786696/|title=Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna Land Their Own E! Reality Series|first=Elizabeth|last=Wagmeister|access-date=June 2, 2016|date=June 1, 2016|work=Variety|archive-date=September 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160908193124/http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/rob-kardashian-blac-chyna-e-reality-show-pregnancy-1201786696/|url-status=live}} Rob & Chyna follows the relationship of Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna as they prepare to welcome their first child. Six hour-long episodes were ordered, excluding a television special featuring the birth of Kardashian and Chyna's newborn. The show premiered on September 11, 2016.{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/4353913/blac-chyna-rob-kardashian-e-series/|title=Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian Get Their Own 'E!' Series|access-date=June 2, 2016|date=June 1, 2016|magazine=Time|first=Cady|last=Lang|archive-date=June 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602142531/http://time.com/4353913/blac-chyna-rob-kardashian-e-series/|url-status=live}} Jeff Olde, an executive vice president of the network, explained the reasons of giving Kardashian and Chyna their own series:
{{cquote|Very few love stories have created as much pop culture buzz as Rob and Chyna's, and we are thrilled to see Rob in such a happy place. We are excited to share the next chapter in their relationship.}}
The series airs on E!, an American cable network which features mostly entertainment-related programming, and reality television series, including Keeping Up with the Kardashians, another series that both Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna have been part of.{{cite press release|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2016/06/01/e-greenlights-new-series-rob-and-chyna-wt-508111/20160601e01/|title=E! Greenlights New Series "Rob & Chyna" (WT)|access-date=June 2, 2016|date=June 1, 2016|work=The Futon Critic}} The show is produced by Bunim/Murray Productions and Ryan Seacrest Productions, which also produce Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
Fate
On December 14, 2016, E! renewed the series for a second season consisting of eight episodes that was expected to premiere in 2017.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/rob-chyna-renewed-second-season-e-rob-kardashian-chyna-blac-1201870438/|title='Rob & Chyna' Renewed For Season 2 By E!|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=December 14, 2016|access-date=December 14, 2016|archive-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127233434/https://deadline.com/2016/12/rob-chyna-renewed-second-season-e-rob-kardashian-chyna-blac-1201870438/|url-status=live}} In July 2017, E! confirmed the series was put on hold, and not on their current schedule.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/rob-chyna-season-2-status-unclear-1019808|title='Rob & Chyna' Series Future Unclear Amid Legal Drama|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Kate|last=Stanhope|date=July 10, 2017|access-date=August 7, 2017|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805111001/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/rob-chyna-season-2-status-unclear-1019808|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.etonline.com/news/212424_rob_kardashian_and_blac_chyna_split_again_will_not_film_rob_chyna_season_2/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna Split Again, Will Not Film 'Rob & Chyna' Season 2|work=Entertainment Tonight|access-date=2017-03-09|language=en|archive-date=2017-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308222129/http://www.etonline.com/news/212424_rob_kardashian_and_blac_chyna_split_again_will_not_film_rob_chyna_season_2/|url-status=live}}
Episodes
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = Are You Still Texting Bitches?
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|9|11}}
|ShortSummary = The two begin to plan the future of being a married couple and raising a child, but due to suspicions Rob moves out of the home.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = Rob'ing the Cradle
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|9|18}}
|ShortSummary = Rob continues to deal with his insecurities, and Scott Disick pays Rob a visit to help him overcome them. Later on a trip to Cannes, Chyna begins to feel self-doubt.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Going Down to Chyna-town
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|9|25}}
|ShortSummary = After Rob and Chyna attend Khloé's birthday, Rob begins to feel uncomfortable with being in the spotlight. The couple visits Washington, D.C. where Rob meet's Chyna's parents and is put under scrutiny. Later, Rob visits the strip club that gave Chyna her start.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = Bonding and Bondage
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|10|2}}
|ShortSummary = Scott helps Rob reconnect with old friends whom he hasn't talked to in years. Later, Rob and Chyna plan a date night.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = Baby Bump in the Road
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|10|9}}
|ShortSummary = Rob feels his life is on the right track; Chyna feels he's moving too fast. Later, Rob isolates himself from everyone.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = Paternity or Eternity
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|10|16}}
|ShortSummary = With the Kardashian's urging, Rob relutantly agrees to therapy; Chyna pursues a paternity test for her unborn child.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = Rob & Chyna Baby Special
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|12|18}}
|ShortSummary = Rob and Chyna struggle to agree on some of life's biggest decisions. Polar-opposite matriarchs Kris Jenner and Tokyo Toni come face to face. All leading up to the birth of Dream Kardashian!
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Reception
Dave Schilling, writing for The Guardian, panned the show by describing it as "painfully dull" and "astoundingly depressing".{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/sep/12/rob-chyna-saddest-show-tv-kardashians|title=Rob & Chyna: the saddest show on TV|access-date=November 15, 2016|date=September 12, 2016|first=Dave|last=Schilling|work=The Guardian|archive-date=December 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227223939/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/sep/12/rob-chyna-saddest-show-tv-kardashians|url-status=live}} Bethonie Butler of The Washington Post noted its similarities to other shows featuring the Kardashian family, and said: "Aside from a comic book-esque visual effect that was used to transition scenes [...], Rob & Chyna is very much like the show that made the Kardashian family a household name".{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/09/11/the-rob-chyna-premiere-actually-managed-to-tell-us-something-we-didnt-already-know/|title=The 'Rob & Chyna' premiere actually managed to tell us something we didn't already know|access-date=November 15, 2016|date=September 11, 2016|first=Bethonie|last=Butler|newspaper=The Washington Post|archive-date=November 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116103831/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/09/11/the-rob-chyna-premiere-actually-managed-to-tell-us-something-we-didnt-already-know/|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|6059298}}
- {{TV Guide|936255}}
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