Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch is an American reality television series that aired on VH1 and starred NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson (then, Chad Ochocinco). The show placed him with 85 women to choose from. In the first episode of the show, he eliminated 69 girls.[1] Rubi Pazmino was the winner of the show. Fellow NFL wide receivers, and Johnson's close friends, Bernard Berrian and Terrell Owens appeared on some episodes offering tips and helping Johnson select the girls.
| Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch | |
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| Created by | Bob Horowitz Lewis Fenton Cris Abrego Mark Cronin Chad Ochocinco |
| Directed by | Matt Bordofsky |
| Starring | Chad Johnson |
| Composers | Dan Radlauer Jordan Browne See Sound Music Adam Zelkind |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Bob Horowitz Lewis Fenton Cris Abrego Mark Cronin Chad Ochocinco Ben Samek Matt Odgers Christian Sarabia Jill Holmes Kristen Kelly Jeff Olde |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
| Production companies | 51 Minds Entertainment Juma Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | VH1 |
| Release | July 11 – September 5, 2010 |
Contestants
edit| Name | Ranking | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|
| Rubi | 1 | Winner |
| Brittany | 11 | Episode 10 |
| Tiphani | 6 | Episode 9 |
| Tara | 2 | Episode 9 |
| Jasmine | 13 | Episode 7 |
| Ericka | 9 | Episode 7 |
| Courtney | 3 | Episode 6 |
| Heather | 7 | Episode 6 |
| April | 5 | Episode 5 |
| Laurice | 12 | Episode 5 |
| Lisa | 10 | Episode 4 (withdrew)[a] |
| Candice | 16 | Episode 4 |
| Crystal | 14 | Episode 3 |
| Katie | 15 | Episode 3 |
| Angela | 4 | Episode 2 |
| Emma | 8 | Episode 2 |
| Cynthia | N/A | Episode 1 |
- ^[a] In Episode 4, Lisa withdrew the competition to tend to her grandfather, who is terminally ill with cancer.
Episode Progress
edit| Sweet 16 | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rubi | Won | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Candice | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rubi | Won | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Ericka | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Emma | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Ericka | Won | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rubi | Won | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Tiphani | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Courtney | Won | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Crystal | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Courtney | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Tiphani | Won | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Tiphani | Won | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Brittany | Won | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rubi | Won | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Brittany | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tara | Won | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Katie | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tara | Won | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Heather | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Heather | Pass | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Lisa | Left | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tara | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Brittany | Pass | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Angela | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Jasmine | Won | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Jasmine | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Brittany | Won | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | April | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Laurice | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| Contestants | Episodes | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Angela | Rubi (1) | Rubi | Rubi | Rubi | Rubi | Rubi | Rubi | Rubi | Rubi | Rubi |
| April | Tara (2) | Tara | Tara | Tara | Tara | Tara | Tara | Tara | Brittany | Brittany |
| Brittany | Courtney (3) | Courtney | Courtney | Courtney | Courtney | Tiphani | Tiphani | Tiphani | Tara | |
| Candice | Angela (4) | April | April | April | Tiphani | Ericka | Brittany | Brittany | Tiphani | |
| Courtney | April (5) | Tiphani | Tiphani | Tiphani | Heather | Brittany | Ericka | |||
| Crystal | Tiphani (6) | Heather | Heather | Heather | Ericka | Jasmine | Jasmine | |||
| Cynthia | Heather (7) | Ericka | Ericka | Ericka | Brittany | Courtney | ||||
| Emma | Emma (8) | Lisa | Lisa | Brittany | Jasmine | Heather | ||||
| Ericka | Ericka (9) | Brittany | Brittany | Laurice | April | |||||
| Heather | Lisa (10) | Laurice | Laurice | Jasmine | Laurice | |||||
| Jasmine | Brittany (11) | Jasmine | Jasmine | Lisa | ||||||
| Katie | Laurice (12) | Crystal | Candice | Candice | ||||||
| Laurice | Jasmine (13) | Katie | Crystal | |||||||
| Lisa | Crystal (14) | Candice | Katie | |||||||
| Rubi | Katie (15) | Emma | ||||||||
| Tara | Candice (16) | Angela | ||||||||
| Tiphani | Cynthia | |||||||||
- The contestant was Chad's Top Player.
- The contestant is Chad's Ultimate Catch.
- The contestant won the date and was safe.
- The contestant was automatically safe.
- The contestant was eliminated.
- The contestant left the show.
- In episode 1, Chad ranked the girls 1-16 to set them up in a tournament style bracket.
- In episode 5, Chad eliminated both April and Laurice and kept both Tiphani and Brittany. Chad placed Brittany to compete with Jasmine in the second round.
- In episode 8, Chad did not eliminate any girl, taking all four of them to Miami.
- In episode 9, Chad eliminated Tara outside of elimination because she failed to be serious. Brittany was automatically moved to the Championship
Episodes
edit| Ep # | Production code | Title | U.S. viewers (millions) |
Air date | |
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| 1 | 101 | "Fielding His Team" | 1.520[3] | July 11, 2010 | |
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"NFL superstar Chad Ochocinco is known for his eccentric personality and wacky on-field antics. Now, he's looking for love. But of course, he's not going to do it like any ordinary person. He's going to do it bigger than it's ever been done before. Starting with eighty-five women to choose from, Chad is going to see if he can find his ultimate catch." - VH1[2]
Reasons for Elimination
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| 2 | 102 | "Sweet 16" | 0.776[5] | July 18, 2010 | |
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"Sixteen ladies remain in the house as the battle for Ochocinco's heart truly begins. Divided into two teams of eight, the women must compete against their teammates to be the last one standing. The winners suddenly realize getting a date with Ocho can be a blessing and a curse. Tensions rise and hearts break as the ladies realize two of them must go home tonight!" - VH1[4]
Reasons for Elimination
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| 3 | 103 | "Viva Las Ocho" | N/A | July 25, 2010 | |
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"Two lucky ladies take a gamble with Chad's heart in the entertainment capital of the world... Las Vegas! Chad must make a decision between two very different women, but at the end of an emotional deliberation, two girls are out... and the house is more divided than ever." - VH1[6]
Reasons for elimination
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| 4 | 104 | "Gone Too Soon" | 0.697[8] | August 1, 2010 | |
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"It's down to 11 ladies and Chad is digging quite a few, it's anyone's game right now. Chad wants the girls to show him their personalities because getting a girl is the easy part, but getting one that's going to keep his interest, that's another story. One girl is totally blindsided in elimination and an emergency forces another girl to question if she should stay or go." - VH1[7]
Reasons for Elimination
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| 5 | 105 | "Airing Out the Laundry" | 0.663[10] | August 8, 2010 | |
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"It's Chad's biggest date yet, as he takes all 10 remaining ladies for a day of fun, sun, and football at the beach. Two lucky ladies are whisked away for a day in Beverly Hills, and Chad opens up about his past like he never has before. For his second date, Chad brings 2 ladies to one of his favorite places to spend his free time--a place no woman would ever expect." - VH1[9]
Reasons for Elimination
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| 6 | 106 | "It's Cold in Them Hills" | 0.702[12] | August 15, 2010 | |
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"We're down to Chad's Elite Eight. As this second half of the Tournament kicks off, Chad takes his girls on a mountain retreat to step back from the celebrity flash and show them the realer side of Chad Johnson. He opens his heart and reveals his past to find out which girls are ready to warm up and which are giving him the cold shoulder. Who will survive the cut when it's time to stop playing and start getting serious?" - VH1[11]
Reasons for Elimination
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| 7 | 107 | "Winter Wonderland" | N/A | August 16, 2010 | |
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"Chad is down to six girls and the competition is getting ugly. Chad decides to treat his girls to some pampering at a posh Beverly Hills Salon for a day of beauty. While Chad whisks away two girls to a snowy winter wonderland, complete with a penguin, the other girls plot and plan their way to victory. With one last date before Chad makes his final decision, he whisks his final two matched girls to a tropical paradise themed date." - VH1[13]
Reasons for elimination
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| 8 | 108 | "Analyze This" | 0.710[15] | August 22, 2010 | |
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"Chad brings the final four girls to Cincinnati, Ohio! Things turn hot and steamy on the solo date and Chad has a hard time making a decision. So to help him out, he's asked his longtime friend and sports psychologist to meet with each girl and get a good sense of who would best fit his lifestyle. After some in-depth analysis of each girl, one of the girls triggers a reaction from Chad that leads to an elimination unlike any other this season!" - VH1[14]
Notes
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| 9 | 109 | "Family Matters" | 0.724[17] | August 29, 2010 | |
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"Chad brings his final four girls to his hometown in Miami, Florida. Once there, the girls will have to impress some of Chad's most trusted friends and family. Tempers flare, and alliances are formed. In the end, two girls will go home, and only two will be left standing as Chad gets closer to determining who will be his ultimate catch." - VH1[16]
Reasons for Elimination
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| 10 | 110 | "Come Sail Away" | 1.239[19] | September 5, 2010 | |
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"Only two ladies remain in the final round to win Chad's affection. He continues to wine and dine both women on a romantic out of town trip. Chad must choose between fiery passion and a close mental connection. Will the underdog pull off an upset, or can the favorite take home the win? " - VH1[18]
Reasons for elimination
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References
edit- ^ "85 vie for Ochocinco's heart on VH1 show". UPI.com. 2010-07-18. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
- ^ "Episode 101". VH1. July 11, 2010. Archived from the original on July 12, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (July 13, 2009). "Sunday Cable Ratings: True Blood, Leverage, Kate Plus 8 & Much More". TVbytheNumbers.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
- ^ "Episode 102". VH1. July 18, 2010. Archived from the original on July 25, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (July 20, 2010). "Sunday Cable Ratings: True Blood, Leverage, The Glades, Kourtney & Khloe & More". TVbytheNumbers.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
- ^ "Episode 103". VH1. July 25, 2010. Archived from the original on July 29, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- ^ "Episode 104". VH1. August 1, 2010. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (August 3, 2010). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Glades Rises;' 'True Blood' Hits a 3.0 Adults 18-49 Rating & Much More". TVbytheNumbers.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
- ^ "Episode 105". VH1. August 8, 2010. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (August 10, 2010). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Glades,' 'True Blood' Steady, 'Rubicon' Goes Unnoticed & Much More". TVbytheNumbers.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
- ^ "Episode 106". VH1. August 15, 2010. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (August 17, 2010). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'True Blood, Kourtney & Khloe, Hasslehoff Roast;' 'The Glades' Slips & More". TVbytheNumbers.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
- ^ "Episode 107". VH1. August 16, 2010. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ "Episode 108". VH1. August 22, 2010. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (August 24, 2010). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'True Blood, Rubicon, Mad Men, Kardashians' & More". TVbytheNumbers.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ "Episode 109". VH1. August 30, 2010. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
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- ^ "Episode 110". VH1. Archived from the original on September 11, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
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