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Cheerleading has grown as a sport and entertainment during the past two decades. First, some clarifications. First, the entertainment industry loves cheerleading. TV and film topics. Cheerleading is a sport. If you’re reading this, you’ve probably seen several cheering movies or shows. No matter how bad 2017 Global #Cheersmack was, sports fans must watch the complete Bring It On franchise. We’re watching for the cheer routines, not the acting, right? This article lists the top scripted and reality cheerleading shows!
The Top Dramatic Cheerleading Programs on TV
In cheerleading fiction, cheerleaders are the most powerful students on campus. They have a ton of followers and a ton of preppy style. They come in both nice and nasty varieties (think Torrance from Bring It On) (like in Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal, based on true events). Let’s get started though, because cheerleading-themed TV shows are entertaining.
Hellcats, The CW (2010 – 2011)
Do you recall Eliza Dushku’s Bring It On performance as Missy Pantone? As Rancho Carne High School lacked a gymnastics program, she joined the cheering squad instead. Hellcats’ Marti Perkins, the show’s protagonist, has comparable challenges. At Lancer University, Marti majors in pre-law. Marti received a special employee scholarship since her mother worked at the campus pub. As the administration has decided to do away with the scholarship program, Marti must come up with a new plan for funding her studies. She had no second thoughts about joining the cheering squad. She meets both friends and adversaries on the team as they all work together to win Nationals.
Dare Me, USA Network (2019 – 2020)
No one foresaw that cheerleading would eventually become evil. In contrast to Hellcats’ lighthearted comedy, Dare Me delves into the “physical and psychological extremes” that are a part of the quest for dominance in the world of high school competitive cheer. This rousing show of support may shed light on the lengths to which some people will
go in pursuit of professional success. Addy and Beth, closest friends since childhood, see their relationship erode as their cheerleading coach implements some unanticipated changes. The girls’ lives are also drastically altered when a shocking murder rocks their sleepy Midwestern town. The premiere season of the program on USA Network has ended. Netflix has the sole rights to release the series outside the United States, but there has been no announcement about a second season as of yet. Hopefully, it will be popular enough to warrant a second season.
Hit the Floor, VH1/BET (2013 – 2018)
Hit the Floor stands out from other cheerleading dramas because it expands the genre beyond its traditional high school and college confines. The topic of professional cheerleading comes up next. Cheerleaders for the made-up Los Angeles basketball club, the Los Angeles Devils, are known as “Devil Girls.” Although most students keep their high school and university turmoil to themselves, the job world is a different story. Relationships in Hit the Floor are substantially more complex and (unknowingly) intertwined. Jealousy is far more potent when your entire professional future is at stake. And the politics of competing teams are much more cutthroat. After four seasons, in 2018, Hit the Floor was officially terminated. Thankfully, author James LaRose used Instagram to wrap up any loose ends.
Best Cheerleading Reality TV Shows
It’s general known that cheerleading requires a tremendous amount of skill, self-control, and bravery. Dance, floor gymnastics, and tumbling are all skills that cheerleaders need to have in order to succeed. They should also make sure to keep up with their exercise routine. Also, children should not be afraid of heights while being lifted or tossed. Cheerleading is not a joke, and neither is the danger of damage it poses. When it comes to sports and contests, most of us just see the finished routines, but we have no idea of the amount of work that goes into them. Several shows on modern television reveal the inner workings of numerous teams and competitions. We’re positive that after seeing these shows, you’ll have a newfound respect and affection for cheering and its brave athletes.
Cheer, Netflix (2020 – present)
Netflix is known for its original documentaries, with Cheer being one of the most recent examples. Similar to their four-season football series “Last Chance,” which this sounds like. Collegiate football-specific membership organization This time around, Cheer follows the Navarro College cheering group from Corsicana, Texas. The North Carolina Bulldogs have won a total of fourteen NCA JUCO (junior college) national titles and five NCA Grand National titles prior to their appearance in the documentary. The first season’s six episodes follow a nationally ranked cheerleading squad as they travel to Daytona, Florida to compete in the annual National Cheerleading Championship. As each member of the team vies for one of the coveted 20 spots in the NCC routine (a.k.a. “making the mat”), we get to know them and form early favorites. We also witness the rigor of their training as they put in hours of work every day, going through the same moves and stunts over and over again in preparation for the heart-stopping accidents and injuries that make us sit on the edge of our seats. The second season of Cheer premieres on Netflix on January 12, 2022, and will continue to follow both the Navarro cheering team and its primary rivals from Trinity Valley Community College as they prepare to defend their championship crown.
Cheerleader Nation, Lifetime (2006)
The year is 2006, and we’re back in it thanks to Cheerleader Nation! Like Cheer, this show followed a prestigious team as they trained for a major competition. Besides being headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky as opposed to Texas, high school kids are what set apart Cheerleader Nation from Cheer. That includes the Paul Laurence Dunbar High School squad in particular. We witness in Cheerleader Nation how physically demanding the sport is for all ages of cheerleaders. In addition, viewers may get to know the team members individually. Due to the girls’ tender years, the show also explores the impact of their parents’ (especially mothers’) engagement on the girls’ development as individuals and as a team. The group flies through the trials, the regionals, and finally the nationals, where they hope to win their third straight title.
Cheerleader Generation, Lifetime (2019)
Thirteen years after the premiere of Cheerleader Nation, Donna Martin, the coach of the Paul Laurence Dunbar High School cheering squad, is featured in yet another reality television program. Fans of the original may recall that Ryan, Donna’s daughter, was a member of the 2006 championship squad. In the sequel, Cheerleader Generation, Ryan plays a new role: that of Ole Miss’s cheerleading coach. Ryan’s approach to her college team is more distant but no less caring than Donna’s, who controls her squad like a surrogate mother. The mother-daughter coaching combination use complementary techniques in their pursuit of national championship glory for their respective teams. The
viewer is privy to the private lives of the players on both teams while the coaches are away from the field of battle.
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team, CMT (2006 – present)
America’s Sweethearts is a fitting moniker for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (DCC). The DCC pioneered the use of miniature NFL outfits in public performances. And second, they’re all stunningly attractive, which is to say, it’s possible to say the same thing about any NFL cheering squad. Yet, CMT’s Building the Team documentary series shows why the DCC are regarded as the NFL’s best team in the Eastern NFC. The program has been so successful since its inception in 2006 that it has been renewed for a sixteenth season, which premiered in 2021. Each episode focuses on a different aspect of the audition process for the Dallas Cowboys dance team, from bootcamp to dance lessons to mock interviews to fitness tests to a written exam on NFL-related topics. By the end of each season, there are only 36 remaining young women.
Cheer Squad, ABC Spark (2016)
Cheer Squad goes outside the United States to show that cheerleading is still a worldwide phenomenon. The Canadian national cheering team, the Great White Sharks, are the center of this article. Competition between collegiate and high school squads has been removed as a primary focus of Cheer Squad. It’s not even a contest to determine the best squad in the area. The point is, therefore, to find the best there is. The Great White Sharks have been on the podium twice before, but that hasn’t prevented them from trying for a third world championship medal. Cheer Squad delves into the preparations for an international competition, as well as the personal drama that accompanies it, following the squad as they go from veterans to rookies, open tryouts to a brand-new roster, professional football games to in-between competitions, bickering amongst themselves, and facing off against old rivals.
Cheerleaders, AwesomnessTV (2013 – 2019)
The first of our recommended online series is AwesomenessTV’s Cheerleaders. AwesomenessTV has developed a dedicated YouTube channel for its cheerleading shows, so you can watch any episode, from any season, whenever you want. The first season of the show debuted in 2013, the same year that the California All-Stars SMOED (small coed team) took home the World Championship for their division. The goal of the show Cheerleaders was to give viewers a glimpse inside the rigorous preparations the All-Star squad goes through to become and maintain their status as the best in the world. The California SMOED squad did not start winning in 2012, but that year did signal the beginning of a multi-year winning streak that lasted all the way
up until 2015. This is why the Cheerleaders series has both happy and sad endings, yet the hard work never stops. In the AwesomenessTV special Cheerhab, the coaches of the struggling California All-Stars try to bring back the team’s former glory. You may view it on the Cheerleaders channel on YouTube.
Cheerleader U (2007)
Cheerleader U is a documentary on the University of Kentucky cheering team’s 2007 run to the National Championships, which serves as a reintroduction to college-level cheerleading. Trials are the first step in a long and difficult process. The team’s remarkable athleticism and persistence shine through in each of the six episodes. While it’s a documentary, the show stands out since it doesn’t dwell too much on the members’ individual problems. Dates are briefly mentioned, but only as a backdrop against which to highlight the very competitive character of cheering.
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