The Real Dirty Dancing (American TV series)

The Real Dirty Dancing is an American dance competition television series that aired on Fox from February 1 to 22, 2022. It is an adaptation of the Australian series, and was hosted by Stephen "tWitch" Boss.

The Real Dirty Dancing
Genre	Reality competition
Based on	The Real Dirty Dancing
Presented by	Stephen "tWitch" Boss
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producers	Chris Culvenor Paul Franklin Wes Dening Dave Emery Dan Martin
Production companies	Eureka Productions Lionsgate Television
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	February 1 (2022-02-01) – February 22, 2022 (2022-02-22)

Format

Production

On January 19, 2022, it was announced that Fox had ordered the series, with Stephen "tWitch" Boss as the host and Chris Culvenor, Paul Franklin, Wes Dening, Dave Emery and Dan Martin as the executive producers. The names of the celebrities competing were also announced. The series premiered on February 1, 2022. It replaced the previously scheduled debut of Monarch, which was delayed to a fall 2022 launch at the request of The Resident creator Amy Holden Jones.^[1][2]

Contestants

Celebrity	Notability (known for)	Status	Ref.
Howie Dorough	Backstreet Boys singer	Eliminated 1st on February 8, 2022	[1][2]
Loni Love	The Real co-host
Antonio Gates	Former NFL tight end	Eliminated 2nd on February 15, 2022
Brie Bella	WWE wrestler
Tyler Cameron	Television personality and model	Runners-up on February 22, 2022
Anjelah Johnson-Reyes	Actress and comedian
Corbin Bleu	High School Musical actor	Winners on February 22, 2022
Cat Cora	Celebrity chef

Elimination table

Results

Contestant	Episodes
	1	2	3	4
Cat	BABY	BABY	SAFE	WINNERS
Corbin	SAFE	JOHNNY	SAFE
Anjelah	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RUNNERS-UP
Tyler	JOHNNY	SAFE	SAFE
Antonio	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Brie	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Howie	SAFE	OUT
Loni	SAFE	OUT

  Best Baby

  Best Johnny

  Eliminated from the competition.

Weeks

Week 1 (February 1)

Performances on the first episode

#	Couple	Song
1	Corbin & Cat	"Big Girls Don't Cry" by The Four Seasons
2	Tyler & Loni	"Hey! Baby" by Bruce Channel
3	Howie & Anjelah	"Be My Baby" by The Ronettes
4	Antonio & Brie	"Love Man" by Otis Redding

• Best Baby: Cat
• Best Johnny: Tyler

Week 2 (February 8)

Jane Brucker served as a guest host.

Performances on the second episode

#	Couple	Song	Result
1	Corbin & Cat	"Hungry Eyes" by Eric Carmen	Safe
2	Howie & Loni		Eliminated
3	Antonio & Brie		Safe
4	Tyler & Anjelah		Safe

• Best Baby: Cat
• Best Johnny: Corbin

Week 3 (February 15)

Allison Holker served as a guest host.

Performances on the third episode

#	Couple	Song	Result
1	Tyler & Anjelah	"Do You Love Me" by The Contours	Safe
2	Antonio & Brie		Eliminated
3	Corbin & Cat		Safe

Week 4 (February 22)

Performances on the fourth episode

#	Couple	Song	Result
1	Tyler & Anjelah	"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes	Runners-up
2	Corbin & Cat		Winners

Episodes

No.	Title [3][4]	Original release date [3][4]	Prod. code [3]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"They Carried a Watermelon..."	February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01)	SP-2212	1.54[5]
2	"This Is No Summer Vacation..."	February 8, 2022 (2022-02-08)	SP-2213	1.50[6]
3	"How Do You Call Your Loverboy?"	February 15, 2022 (2022-02-15)	SP-2214	1.48[7]
4	"The Finale: They Had the Time of Their Lives..."	February 22, 2022 (2022-02-22)	SP-2215	1.40[8]

Reception

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Real Dirty Dancing

No.	Title	Air date	Timeslot (ET)	Rating/share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)	Ref.
1	"They Carried a Watermelon..."	February 1, 2022	Tuesday 9:00 p.m.	0.2/2	1.54	—	—	—	—	[5]
2	"This Is No Summer Vacation..."	February 8, 2022		0.2/2	1.50	—	—	—	—	[6]
3	"How Do You Call Your Loverboy?"	February 15, 2022		0.3/2	1.48	—	—	—	—	[7]
4	"The Finale: They Had the Time of Their Lives..."	February 22, 2022		0.2/2	1.40	0.0	0.27	0.2	1.67	[8][9][a]

Notes

1. Live+7 ratings were unavailable, so Live+3 ratings have been used instead.