Total Bellas

Total Bellas is an American reality television series that aired from October 5, 2016, to January 28, 2021 on E!. A spin-off of Total Divas, the series gave viewers a further look into the lives of twin sisters and professional wrestlers, The Bella Twins (Brie and Nikki), along with their immediate family and partners.^[1]

Total Bellas
The third seasons' promotional poster
Genre	Reality television
Starring	Brie Bella Nikki Bella Bryan Danielson John Cena Artem Chigvintsev
Opening theme	"We've Come So Far" by Felicia Barton featuring KIT Walters
Composer	Nate Dodge
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	54
Production
Executive producers	Brie Bella Nikki Bella Kevin Dunn Gil Goldshein Russell Jay Jeff Jenkins Jonathan Murray
Production locations	Tampa, Florida Phoenix, Arizona San Diego, California New York City Paris, France
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	41–43 minutes
Production companies	Bunim/Murray Productions WWE
Original release
Network	E!
Release	October 5, 2016 (2016-10-05) – January 28, 2021 (2021-01-28)
Related
Total Divas Miz & Mrs.

Production

On April 20, 2016, it was announced that former WWE wrestlers Brie and Nikki Bella—collectively known as the Bella Twins—would be getting a spin-off show entitled Total Bellas. The first season premiered on October 5, 2016. The show revolves around the lives of the twins and their family.^[2] Filming for the first season was set in Tampa, Florida as Brie Bella and Daniel Bryan moved in with Nikki Bella and John Cena to help Nikki after her neck surgery. Brie and Nikki's brother JJ and his wife Lauren had a recurring role along with their mother Kathy Colace and her now husband John Laurinaitis.

On November 16, 2016, it was announced that E! renewed the show for a second season. The second season premiered on September 6, 2017.^[3] The second season was filmed in Phoenix, Arizona as Nikki Bella and John Cena move in with Brie Bella and Daniel Bryan to help Brie through her first pregnancy. In addition to Brie's growing baby bump, the second season documented Daniel's travels under his new role as General Manager of WWE's SmackDown Live.^[4]

On January 30, 2018, it was announced that a third season would be premiering in spring of 2018.^[5] On April 5, 2018, the premiere date for the third season was announced, airing on May 20, 2018.^[6]

On August 7, 2018, E! and WWE announced that Total Bellas had been renewed for a fourth season.^[7] On November 28, 2018, it was announced that the fourth season would premiere on January 13, 2019.^[8]

On June 19, 2019, while appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Brie and Nikki announced that the series would return for a fifth season which premiered on April 2, 2020.^[9][10]

On June 11, 2020, the series was renewed for a sixth season which premiered on November 12, 2020.^[11][12][13]

In June 2021, Essentially Sports reported that E! had canceled Total Bellas and its sister show Total Divas, citing low ratings and a lack of interest from those involved.^[14]

Cast

Main

Cast member	Seasons
	1	2	3	4	5	6
Brie Bella	Main
Nikki Bella	Main
Daniel Bryan	Main
John Cena	Main
Artem Chigvintsev				Guest	Main

Recurring

Cast member	Seasons
	1	2	3	4	5	6
Kathy Colace (Brie and Nikki's mother)	Recurring
J.J. Garcia (Brie and Nikki's brother)	Recurring
John Laurinaitis (Brie and Nikki's stepfather)	Recurring					Guest
Lauren "Lola" Garcia (Brie and Nikki's sister-in-law)	Recurring					Guest
Maya Laurinaitis (Brie and Nikki's stepsister)					Recurring	Guest
Jon Garcia (Brie and Nikki's father)					Recurring	Guest

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	6		October 5, 2016 (2016-10-05)	November 9, 2016 (2016-11-09)
2	8		September 6, 2017 (2017-09-06)	October 25, 2017 (2017-10-25)
3	10		May 20, 2018 (2018-05-20)	July 29, 2018 (2018-07-29)
4	10		January 13, 2019 (2019-01-13)	March 24, 2019 (2019-03-24)
5	11		April 2, 2020 (2020-04-02)	June 11, 2020 (2020-06-11)
6	9		November 12, 2020 (2020-11-12)	January 28, 2021 (2021-01-28)

Season 1 (2016)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"The Cena House Rules"	October 5, 2016 (2016-10-05)	0.63[15]
2	2	"Quickie Fix"	October 12, 2016 (2016-10-12)	0.75[16]
3	3	"Who's the Boss?"	October 19, 2016 (2016-10-19)	0.62[17]
4	4	"Bryan's Breaking Point"	October 26, 2016 (2016-10-26)	0.63[18]
5	5	"Bella Family Secrets"	November 2, 2016 (2016-11-02)	0.53[19]
6	6	"Wedding Mania"	November 9, 2016 (2016-11-09)	0.66[20]

Season 2 (2017)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
7	1	"A Desert Dilemma"	September 6, 2017 (2017-09-06)	0.68[21]
8	2	"Marital Mayhem"	September 13, 2017 (2017-09-13)	0.55[22]
9	3	"Who's Your Mama?"	September 20, 2017 (2017-09-20)	0.57[23]
10	4	"Power Struggle"	September 27, 2017 (2017-09-27)	0.56[24]
11	5	"Wine About It"	October 4, 2017 (2017-10-04)	0.53[25]
12	6	"The Wrong Move"	October 11, 2017 (2017-10-11)	0.55[26]
13	7	"Countdown to Mania"	October 18, 2017 (2017-10-18)	0.56[27]
14	8	"Bella-Mania"	October 25, 2017 (2017-10-25)	0.67[28]

Season 3 (2018)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
15	1	"Have You Cena?"	May 20, 2018 (2018-05-20)	0.51[29]
16	2	"What to Expect When You're Not Expecting"	May 27, 2018 (2018-05-27)	0.50[30]
17	3	"What Comes Up, Must Go Down"	June 3, 2018 (2018-06-03)	0.65[31]
18	4	"The Bella Comeback"	June 10, 2018 (2018-06-10)	0.73[32]
19	5	"Make Up or Break Up?"	June 17, 2018 (2018-06-17)	0.72[33]
20	6	"Once Again the Future Mrs. Cena"	June 24, 2018 (2018-06-24)	0.66[34]
21	7	"Save the Date"	July 8, 2018 (2018-07-08)	0.72[35]
22	8	"A Bella Bachelorette"	July 15, 2018 (2018-07-15)	0.59[36]
23	9	"Paris Bachelorette Part Deux"	July 22, 2018 (2018-07-22)	0.61[37]
24	10	"Follow Your Heart"	July 29, 2018 (2018-07-29)	0.62[38]

Season 4 (2019)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
25	1	"Bellas Are Back in Action"	January 13, 2019 (2019-01-13)	0.51[39]
26	2	"Bellas and the City"	January 20, 2019 (2019-01-20)	0.46[40]
27	3	"Troublemaker"	January 27, 2019 (2019-01-27)	0.45[41]
28	4	"It's My Life"	February 10, 2019 (2019-02-10)	0.39[42]
29	5	"The Big Mistake"	February 17, 2019 (2019-02-17)	0.42[43]
30	6	"The First Date"	February 24, 2019 (2019-02-24)	0.42[44]
31	7	"When a Good Girl's Gone Bad"	March 3, 2019 (2019-03-03)	0.41[45]
32	8	"Road to Evolution"	March 10, 2019 (2019-03-10)	0.44[46]
33	9	"Women Take Center Stage"	March 17, 2019 (2019-03-17)	0.39[47]
34	10	"The Evolution of the Bellas"	March 24, 2019 (2019-03-24)	0.44[48]

Season 5 (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
35	1	"Brave New Bellas"	April 2, 2020 (2020-04-02)	0.56[49]
36	2	"The Book of Bella"	April 9, 2020 (2020-04-09)	0.45[50]
37	3	"Bellas Without Borders"	April 16, 2020 (2020-04-16)	0.46[51]
38	4	"Playing Favorites"	April 23, 2020 (2020-04-23)	0.52[52]
39	5	"BellaVision"	April 30, 2020 (2020-04-30)	0.60[53]
40	6	"Salsa Caliente"	May 7, 2020 (2020-05-07)	0.41[54]
41	7	"Bella Vs. Bella"	May 14, 2020 (2020-05-14)	0.48[55]
42	8	"Off the Deep End"	May 21, 2020 (2020-05-21)	0.53[56]
43	9	"Sweat It Out"	May 28, 2020 (2020-05-28)	0.44[57]
44	10	"The Proposal"	June 4, 2020 (2020-06-04)	0.41[58]
45	11	"Babies on Board"	June 11, 2020 (2020-06-11)	0.69[59]

Season 6 (2020–21)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [60]	Original release date [60][61]	U.S. viewers (millions)
46	1	"Bella Baby Bumps"	November 12, 2020 (2020-11-12)	0.41[62]
47	2	"Bellas Break Free"	November 19, 2020 (2020-11-19)	0.25[63]
48	3	"A Bella Babymoon"	December 3, 2020 (2020-12-03)	0.29[64]
49	4	"A Bella Babyshower"	December 10, 2020 (2020-12-10)	0.22[65]
50	5	"Bye Bye Bella"	December 17, 2020 (2020-12-17)	0.31[66]
51	6	"Family Ties"	January 7, 2021 (2021-01-07)	0.43[67]
52	7	"Bella Babies"	January 14, 2021 (2021-01-14)	0.38[68]
53	8	"Bellas on the Move"	January 21, 2021 (2021-01-21)	0.36[69]
54	9	"From Gynos to Wino"	January 28, 2021 (2021-01-28)	0.43[70]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	ref
2016	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Female Athlete	The Bella Twins	Won	[71]
2017	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Female Athlete	The Bella Twins	Nominated	[72]
		Best Reality Show	Total Bellas	Nominated	[73]
2018	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Summer TV Show	Total Bellas	Nominated

Broadcast

The show is broadcast in The United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, France and South Africa on the local E! network.

The series is also available on Hulu, WWE Network and Peacock.