Cheer Perfection

Cheer Perfection is an American reality television series that debuted on December 19, 2012, on TLC.^[1] TLC announced on February 6, 2013, that it had ordered an eight-episode second season,^[2] which premiered on August 28, 2013.^[3] 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.

Cheer Perfection
Genre	Reality
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producers	Lauren Lexton Michael Gara Tom Rogan
Running time	40–42 minutes
Production company	Authentic Entertainment
Original release
Network	TLC
Release	December 19, 2012 (2012-12-19) – October 16, 2013 (2013-10-16)

After Andrea Clevenger, who appeared on Cheer Perfection, was arrested on charges relating to rape of a 13-year-old boy,^[4] TLC released a statement that the show had already been canceled and no repeats will be aired.^[5]

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.^[6]

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	8		December 19, 2012 (2012-12-19)	February 6, 2013 (2013-02-06)
2	8		August 28, 2013 (2013-08-28)	October 16, 2013 (2013-10-16)

Season 1 (2012–13)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
0	0	"Pilot"	July 11, 2012 (2012-07-11)	1.10[7]
1	1	"Failure Is Not An Option"	December 19, 2012 (2012-12-19)	1.07[8]
2	2	"Let's Just Hug it Out?"	December 26, 2012 (2012-12-26)	1.30[9]
3	3	"Too Bad, So Sad"	January 2, 2013 (2013-01-02)	1.20[10]
4	4	"We're All a Little Bit Crazy"	January 9, 2013 (2013-01-09)	0.85[11]
5	5	"Just Like Junior High"	January 16, 2013 (2013-01-16)	0.91[12]
6	6	"Keep My Name Out of Your Mouth"	January 23, 2013 (2013-01-23)	0.87[13]
7	7	"Call Me Madam President"	January 30, 2013 (2013-01-30)	0.96[14]
8	8	"Friendless Ann?"	February 6, 2013 (2013-02-06)	0.77[15]

Season 2 (2013)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
9	1	"With Success, Comes Pressure..."	August 28, 2013 (2013-08-28)	0.80[16]
10	2	"Do What You Gotta Do To Win"	September 4, 2013 (2013-09-04)	0.93[17]
11	3	"Learning to Trust"	September 11, 2013 (2013-09-11)	1.22[18]
12	4	"Enter Coach James"	September 18, 2013 (2013-09-18)	0.79[19]
13	5	"I Got That Magic Pee"	September 25, 2013 (2013-09-25)	0.90[20]
14	6	"Watch Your Step"	October 2, 2013 (2013-10-02)	0.70[21]
15	7	"The Eyes and Ears of the Gym"	October 9, 2013 (2013-10-09)	0.56[22]
16	8	"The U.S. Finals"	October 16, 2013 (2013-10-16)	1.02[23]

Reception

David Hinckley of New York Daily News said the parents are not an endearing bunch.^[24] Brian Lowry of Variety said the show is not original.^[25] Verne Gay of Newsday said the show is dull, trivial and never, ever outrageous.^[26] Melissa Camacho of Common Sense Media gave the show 2 stars out of 5.^[27]