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"Hammer Time" and "Can't Touch This" redirect here. For the reality TV show, see Hammertime. For the game show, see Can't Touch This (game show).
"U Can't Touch This"
Single by MC Hammer
from the album Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em
B-side
"Dancin' Machine"
Released
January 13, 1990[1]
Format
12" vinyl
7" vinyl
CD single
cassette
Recorded
1989[1]
Genre
Hip hop[2]
pop-rap[3]
Length
4:16
Label
Capitol (US)
Songwriter(s)
Stanley Burrell
Rick James
Alonzo Miller
Producer(s)
MC Hammer
MC Hammer singles chronology
"They Put Me in the Mix"
(1989) "U Can't Touch This"
(1990) "Have You Seen Her"
(1990)
"They Put Me in the Mix"
(1989) "U Can't Touch This"
(1990) "Have You Seen Her"
(1990)
Music video
"U Can't Touch This" on YouTube
"U Can't Touch This" is a song co-written, produced and performed by MC Hammer from his 1990 album Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em. The track is considered to be Hammer's signature song and is his most successful single.
Along with Hammer, Rick James shares songwriting credits with Alonzo Miller because the song samples the prominent opening riff of "Super Freak". The song has been used or referenced in multiple television shows, films, commercials and other forms of media. It has also received numerous awards and recognitions.
The song is notable as the winner of the Best R&B Song and a Best Rap Solo Performance and the first rap song to be nominated for Record of the Year at the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards in 1991 as well as the Best Rap Video and Best Dance Video at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards. It peaked at number one in the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and on the charts in several countries.
Contents
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1 Production
2 Impact on album sales
3 Music video
4 Reception and legacy
5 Charts and certifications
5.1 Weekly charts
5.2 Year-end charts
5.3 Certifications and sales
6 Parodies
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
Production[edit]
The song samples the prominent opening riff of the Rick James song "Super Freak", which is repeated throughout the recording. The lyrics describe Hammer as having "toured around the world, from London to the Bay" and as being "magic on the mic", which Hammer says coincides with James' "beat that you can't touch". Additionally, the song lyrics "You can't touch this" and "Stop! Hammer time!" became pop culture catchphrases. Hammertime was later used as the title of a reality show starring Hammer on the A&E Network in the summer of 2009.[4]
The sample of "Super Freak" that forms the basis of the song led Rick James and other performers on the original record to file a lawsuit for infringement of copyright. The suit was settled out of court when Hammer agreed to credit James as a songwriter, effectively granting James millions of dollars in royalties.[5]
The song was first performed publicly on a late 1989 episode of The Arsenio Hall Show.[6]
Impact on album sales[edit]
Because the song was not initially released as a single, listeners had to purchase the album, which as a result, went on to sell more than 18 million copies,[7] gaining multi-platinum certifications from the RIAA, as well as in other countries.
Music video[edit]
Directed by Rupert Wainwright, a music video was produced to promote the single, showing Hammer doing some of his signature dances, such as "The Running Man" and the "Hammer Dance".[8]
Reception and legacy[edit]
See also: MC Hammer discography § Accolades
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In April 1990 "U Can't Touch This" hit the Top 40. The song also secured a Best R&B Song and a Best Rap Solo Performance in 1991, a new category at the time and the first rap song to be nominated for Record of the Year. The single was a major success, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and no. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.[9] The track also performed successfully in other parts of the world, peaking at no. 1 in Australia, Netherlands, New Zealand and Sweden, and no. 3 on the UK Singles Chart.[10]
In September 1990, the video for "U Can't Touch This" won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video and Best Dance Video and was nominated for Best Male Video, Best Editing, and Best Choreography. In 1991, Kids Incorporated covered "U Can't Touch This" in the Season 7 episode "Pipe Dreams".
In 1999, MTV's 100 Greatest Videos Ever Made included "U Can't Touch This" at No. 71. In October 2000, VH1's "100 Greatest Dance Songs" included "U Can't Touch This" at No. 88. In May 2001, VH1's 100 Greatest Videos included "U Can't Touch This" at No. 59.
In August 2005, "U Can't Touch This" was certified gold. In December 2007, VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s" included the song at No. 16.[11] During 2008, the song ranked as No. 26 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.
The song is used comically in various films of the 2000s and 2010s such as Bubble Boy, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Kung Pow! Enter the Fist, Shark Tale, White Chicks, Racing Stripes, Transformers: Age of Extinction and Transformers: The Last Knight, among others.
Charts and certifications[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1990)
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 1
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[15] 1
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[16] 8
Denmark (IFPI)[17] 3
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[18] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] 2
France (SNEP)[20] 17
Germany (Official German Charts)[21] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[22] 3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[25] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[26] 6
Spain (AFYVE)[27] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 2
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 8
US Billboard Hot Black Singles[9] 1
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[9] 6
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[9] 2
US Billboard Hot Rap Singles[9] 2
US Cash Box[30] 4
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1990)
Position
Australia (ARIA)[31] 2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[32] 29
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[33] 6
Canada (RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks)[34] 70
Canada (RPM Top 50 Dance Tracks)[35] 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[36] 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[37] 4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[38] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[39] 15
US Billboard Hot 100[40] 55
US Cash Box[41] 39
Certifications and sales[edit]
Region
Certification
Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[42]
2× Platinum 140,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[43]
Gold 50,000^
Germany (BVMI)[44]
Gold 250,000^
Sweden (GLF)[45]
Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[46]
Silver 200,000^
United States (RIAA)[47]
Gold 500,000^
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
hideOrder of precedence
Preceded by
"It Must Have Been Love" by Roxette Australian number-one single
July 22, 1990 – August 19, 1990 (5 weeks) Succeeded by
"Epic" by Faith No More
Preceded by
"Eagle Rock" by Daddy Cool New Zealand number-one single
July 22, 1990 – August 26, 1990 (6 weeks) Succeeded by
"Vision of Love" by Mariah Carey
Preceded by
"Killer" by Adamski and Seal Belgian Ultratop 50 Flanders number-one single
August 18, 1990 – September 15, 1990 (5 weeks) Succeeded by
"Ritmo de la noche" by Lorca
Belgian VRT Top 30 Flanders number-one single
August 18, 1990 – September 15, 1990 (5 weeks) Succeeded by
"I've Been Thinking About You" by Londonbeat
Preceded by
"Sacrifice" by Elton John Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single
August 4, 1990 – September 22, 1990 (8 weeks)
Preceded by
"Dirty Cash (Money Talks)" by The Adventures of Stevie V Dutch Top 40 number-one single
August 4, 1990 – September 1, 1990 (5 weeks)
Single Top 100 number-one single
August 4, 1990 – September 1, 1990 (5 weeks)
Preceded by
"I Promised Myself" by Nick Kamen Swedish number-one single
August 29, 1990 – September 26, 1990 (3 weeks)
Preceded by
"Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)"
by Quincy Jones featuring Tevin Campbell US Billboard Hot Black Singles number-one single
June 23, 1990 (1 week) Succeeded by
"All I Do Is Think of You" by Troop
Preceded by
"Vogue" by Madonna
"The Power" by Snap! Canadian RPM Dance number-one single
June 30, 1990 (1 week)
August 4, 1990 – August 11, 1990 (2 weeks) Succeeded by
"The Power" by Snap!
"Everybody Everybody" by Black Box
Parodies[edit]
In 1991, a parody entitled "I Can't Watch This" was released by "Weird Al" Yankovic for his album Off the Deep End, with lyrics complaining about bad TV shows overlaid on the song's music track and featuring samples of various commercials during the breakdowns. A groove metal cover of the song was performed by the Austrian NDH band Stahlhammer, infused with death growls and heavy guitar riffs.
Before the 1990 NFL season started, the Miami Dolphins parodied the song as "U Can't Touch Us".[48]
Peter Griffin parodies this song as "Can't Touch Me" in the Family Guy episode, "E. Peterbus Unum", giving examples of flaunting his diplomatic immunity, including telling MC Hammer that he cannot sue for plagiarism and walking on the grass.
Grup Vitamin, Turkish parody group, parodies this song as "Dokundur" in "Bol Vitamin" album in 1990 and as "Sürtündürt" in "Grup Vitamin" one in 1991.
The TV sitcom Mrs. Brown's Boys performed "U Can't Touch This" as a dance routine at the end of the 2015 Christmas episode. It is also played by Agnes Brown's Christmas tree, that punches anyone who gets too close; the tree says the opening "U Can't Touch This!", then boxing gloves extend, punching the would-be thief.
The Annoying Orange parodies the song as "Can't Squash This".
The theme song for the British children comedy talk TV show Hacker Time is a parody of the song, but the lyrics ended with "Sorted Hacker Time".
The YouTube channel "How It Should Have Ended" created a parody, titled "Not Worthy", featuring various clips of Thor within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
See also[edit]
Jingle Bells/U Can't Touch This – Crazy Frog cover
References[edit]
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External links[edit]
"U Can't Touch This" music video on YouTube
U Can't Touch This at AllMusic
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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"Addams Groove" (1991)
"Do Not Pass Me By" (1991)
"This Is the Way We Roll" (1991)
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American Grit
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American Grit
Genre
Reality[1]
Starring
John Cena
Rorke Denver
Noah Galloway
Tawanda Hanible
Nicholas Irving
John Burk
Riki Long
Chloe Mondesir
Grady Powell
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
2
No. of episodes
20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
John Cena
Brent Montgomery
David George
Adam Sher
Will Nothacker
Jon Kroll
Running time
43 minutes
Distributor
Leftfield Pictures
Hard Nocks South Productions
Release
Original network
Fox
Picture format
720p (16:9 HDTV)
Audio format
Dolby Digital
Original release
April 14, 2016 (2016-04-14) – present
External links
Official website
www.fox.com/american-grit
American Grit is an American reality television series that premiered on Fox on April 14, 2016.[2][3][4] The series stars WWE wrestler John Cena.[5] Fox ordered ten episodes for the first season of the competition series.[5][6] On July 29, 2016, Fox renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on Sunday, June 11, 2017.[7][8]
Contents
[hide]
1 Premise
1.1 Season 1
1.2 Season 2
2 Cadre
2.1 Season 1
2.2 Season 2
3 Contestants
3.1 Season 1
3.2 Season 2
4 Contestant progress
4.1 Season 1
4.2 Season 2
5 Episodes
5.1 Season 1 (2016)
5.2 Season 2 (2017)
6 Ratings
6.1 Season 1 (2016)
6.2 Season 2 (2017)
7 References
8 External links
Premise[edit]
Competitors are divided into four teams of four, each led by a military veteran who is designated as the team's Cadre[9] and compete in a series of Team Challenges. All members of the winning team are safe from elimination and advance to the next round, while a member of each losing team is chosen to participate in an Elimination Challenge. The elimination continues until one contestant quits, fails the challenge, or becomes physically unable to continue, at which point he or she is eliminated from the competition. Eliminated competitors ring a ship's bell on the site before departing, after the tradition of Navy SEAL trainees "ringing out" if they choose to withdraw from the program. In the finale, the remaining competitors take part in an elimination challenge that concludes with a winner being named and receiving a $250,000 cash prize.
Season 1[edit]
Filmed at the foothills of Mount Rainier in Eatonville, Washington, the first season focuses on "pushing teams to the brink" and features sixteen contestants with a variety of fitness backgrounds. Competitors who lose during Team Challenges, called "Evolutions", are selected by their own Cadre to participate in the Elimination Challenge. As long as a team has at least two members, a contestant cannot be sent to two consecutive Elimination Challenges. The Elimination Challenge begins with an obstacle course, called "The Circus", followed by an endurance test. The obstacle course remains constant, but the endurance test differs in each episode. The endurance test begins once all three participants have completed the obstacle course, with the first- and second-place finishers receiving an advantage over the third-place finisher, and concludes with the elimination of one competitor. As a team-based competition, all surviving members of the last remaining team are eligible to win. The season was won by Clare Painter and Mark Bouquin of Team Noah.
Season 2[edit]
Taking place in Hampton Island, Georgia in a location referred to as "Camp Grit", the second season focuses on "helping competitors find their grit" and features contestants with various issues "who either have lost their grit or never had it". Seventeen competitors appear at the start of the competition, one of whom is eliminated before the teams are formed. The Cadre of the winning team chooses the members of the losing teams who will be sent to the Elimination Challenge and consecutive appearances are allowed. Only an endurance test is featured in the Elimination Challenge and no advantages are provided to its participants. Depending on the Elimination Challenge, it concludes with one or two contestants being eliminated. The competition eventually becomes contestant-based, with all remaining competitors ultimately competing against each other and only one winner being named. Winning the second season was Gigi Gustin of Team Grady.
Cadre[edit]
Season 1[edit]
Rorke Denver, a US Navy SEAL Commander who led assault teams worldwide. He also starred in Act of Valor.[10]
Noah Galloway, a US Army member of the 502nd Infantry and 101st Airborne Division, awarded the Purple Heart when he lost his left arm and left leg in a roadside bomb attack[10]
Tawanda "Tee" Hanible, a US Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant[10]
Nicholas "Nick" Irving, a US Army sniper with the 3rd Ranger Battalion with thirty-three confirmed kills, nicknamed "The Reaper"[10]
Season 2[edit]
John Burk, a US Army Infantry Drill Sergeant who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and also trained younger soldiers for battle, now an entrepreneur[11]
Riki Long, a US Marine who was in charge of the legal administration at the largest Marine Corps personnel center, now a fitness nutrition specialist and weightlifter[12]
Chloe Mondesir, a US Marine Ammunition Technician, now working with a non-profit organization to raise money for Veteran Affairs programs[13]
Grady Powell, a US Army Green Beret with the 10th Special Forces Group with tours in Iraq and Africa, now runs a firearms training facility.[14] He also won NBC's reality television program Stars Earn Stripes alongside former WWE Divas Champion Eve Torres.
Contestants[edit]
Season 1[edit]
The contestants of Season 1 range in age from 22 to 54.[15]
Team Nick
Team Noah
Team Rorke
Team Tee
Contestant
Age
Hometown
Nickname
Occupation
Placement
Clare Painter 47 Omak, WA The Fisherman Horse trainer and fisherman Winners
Mark Bouquin 26 Colden, NY The Lumberjack Timbersports athlete
Tony Simmons 41 Chicago, IL Touchdown Tony Sports performance coach and former NFL player 3rd place
Jim Vaglica 54 Billerica, MA The Boston Cop Police officer 4th place
Tabatha "Goldie" Chandler 39 Chattanooga, TN The Roller Girl Registered nurse 5th place
David Neville 31 Fort Wayne, IN The Olympian College track and field head coach and former Olympic medalist 6th place
Ashley "Haze" Hazlett 31 Cincinnati, OH The Marine's Daughter Event coordinator 7th place
Mario Robinson 25 Queens, NY The Triathlete Personal Trainer 8th place
Cameron "Cam" Zagami 22 Salem, NH The Wrestler Professional wrestler 9th place
Kimberly Joy "KJoy" Lipson 38 Houston, TX The Yogi Yoga instructor 10th place
Ivette Saucedo 35 Los Angeles, CA The Equestrian Model 11th place
Lisa Traugott 42 Austin, TX The Bikini Bodybuilder Trainer and author 12th place
Maria Kang 35 Elk Grove, CA The No Excuses Mom Nonprofit founder and author 13th place
Marc Lobliner 35 Elgin, IL The Machine CEO of nutrition company 14th place
Brooke Van Paris 25 Indianapolis, IN The Obstacle Course Junkie Sales rep 15th place
Chris Krueger 32 Los Angeles, CA The Hollywood Trainer Strength and performance coach 16th place
Season 2[edit]
The second season contains 17 contestants,[16] ranging in age from 20 to 48.[17][18]
Team Chloe
Team Grady
Team Burk
Team Riki
Eliminated before teams chosen
Contestant
Age
Hometown
Occupation
Placement
Gigi Gustin 20 Glassboro, NJ Sales associate Winner
Michael Wilson Morgan 38 Brooklyn, NY Costume designer Runner-up
Hannah Koen 23 Newburyport, MA Housewife 3rd place
Herman Brar 26 Billings, MT Nurse 4th place
Chris Edom 48 Merrick, NY Kindergarten teacher 5th place
Alison Kempkey 36 Seattle, WA Fashion consultant 6th place
George Foreman IV1 28 Houston, TX Publicist 7th place
Carla Mireles 26 Chino, CA Account executive 8th place
Richard Mallard 32 Berryville, TX Vlogger 9th place
Janessa Morgan 36 Los Angeles, CA Telecommunications manager 10th place
Scarlett Angelina 24 New Brunswick, NJ Public relations coordinator 11th place
Melanie Mahanna 29 Brooklyn, NY Tutor 12th place
Shermon Braithwaite 22 Brooklyn, NY Hotel clerk 13th place
Will Westwater 23 West Hollywood, CA Swimming instructor 14th place
Gill Morton 36 Vernal, UT Yoga instructor 15th place
Nathalie Martin 45 Youngsville, LA Cleaning business owner 16th place
Heather Pincelli 36 Lakeland, FL Private investigator 17th place
^Note 1 George was originally on Team Grady, but later became a member of Team Burk.
Contestant progress[edit]
Season 1[edit]
Color key
WINNER The player or players were the winner(s) of American Grit.
WIN The player was on the winning team in an Evolution and automatically advanced to the next stage of the competition.
EXEMPT The player was on a losing team, but was exempt from the Circus due to having been chosen for it in the previous episode.
SAFE The player was on a losing team in an Evolution, but was not chosen for the Circus.
CIRCUS The player was on a losing team in an Evolution, competed in the Circus, and advanced.
OUT The player competed in the Circus and was eliminated.
Contestants
Episodes
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Clare WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE WIN WIN SAFE SAFE WINNER
Mark WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE WIN WIN CIRCUS EXEMPT WINNER
Tony SAFE SAFE CIRCUS EXEMPT CIRCUS EXEMPT CIRCUS WIN WIN OUT
Jim CIRCUS EXEMPT SAFE SAFE WIN CIRCUS EXEMPT SAFE CIRCUS OUT
Goldie CIRCUS EXEMPT SAFE SAFE SAFE CIRCUS EXEMPT CIRCUS EXEMPT OUT
David WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE WIN WIN SAFE CIRCUS OUT
Haze SAFE CIRCUS EXEMPT CIRCUS EXEMPT SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Mario SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE CIRCUS EXEMPT CIRCUS EXEMPT OUT
Cam SAFE SAFE CIRCUS EXEMPT WIN SAFE SAFE OUT
KJoy SAFE CIRCUS EXEMPT SAFE WIN SAFE OUT
Ivette SAFE SAFE SAFE CIRCUS EXEMPT OUT
Lisa WIN WIN WIN WIN OUT
Maria SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Marc SAFE SAFE OUT
Brooke SAFE OUT
Chris OUT
Season 2[edit]
Color key
WINNER The player was the winner of American Grit.
RUNNER-UP The player finished in second place and was the runner-up of American Grit.
WIN The player was on the winning team in a Team Challenge and automatically advanced to the next stage of the competition.
SAFE The player was on a losing team in a Team Challenge, but was not chosen for the Elimination Challenge.
LOW The player was on a losing team in a Team Challenge, competed in the Elimination Challenge, and advanced.
OUT The player competed in the Elimination Challenge and was eliminated.
CHOSEN The player was saved by being chosen to be on a team by one of the Cadre.
OUT The player was eliminated before teams were chosen, being the sole contestant to not be chosen for a team.
Contestants
Episodes
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Gigi CHOSEN SAFE WIN WIN SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE WIN SAFE WINNER
Michael CHOSEN SAFE WIN WIN SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE WIN WIN RUNNER-UP
Hannah CHOSEN WIN LOW SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE LOW SAFE OUT
Herman CHOSEN SAFE WIN WIN LOW LOW WIN LOW WIN OUT
Chris CHOSEN WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN LOW SAFE OUT
Alison CHOSEN SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE LOW WIN OUT
George CHOSEN LOW WIN WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Carla CHOSEN SAFE SAFE LOW LOW SAFE SAFE OUT
Richard CHOSEN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Janessa CHOSEN SAFE LOW SAFE WIN OUT
Scarlett CHOSEN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Melanie CHOSEN WIN SAFE SAFE OUT
Shermon CHOSEN SAFE SAFE OUT
Will CHOSEN WIN SAFE OUT
Gill CHOSEN LOW OUT
Nathalie CHOSEN OUT
Heather OUT
Episodes[edit]
Season 1 (2016)[edit]
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(million)
1
1 "Ruck Up" April 14, 2016 (2016-04-14) 2.35[19]
Sixteen competitors are split into teams of four. Led by the Cadre, four retired military members, the teams face the Evolution, which challenges their team skills. Team Noah wins the Evolution, an obstacle course where a log must be carried through holes in walls, carried over three miles, and placed in a locked hole. The other three teams pick Chris (Tee), Goldie (Rorke), and Jim (Nick). The three must hold a rope weighted with a sandbag. Chris drops the bag first, and rings out.
ELIMINATED: Chris Krueger
2
2 "Ice Cubed" April 21, 2016 (2016-04-21) 2.17[20]
After Chris' departure, the members of Team Tee find themselves one person down. The Evolution involves collecting a raft after climbing over a wall. They must row across a cold lake. Once on the other side, the teams must get a paddle back across the lake, either by opening a locked box, or by bringing the 100-pound lockbox. Team Noah wins again, followed by Team Tee. Tee sends Brooke to the Circus competition, Nick send KJoy, and Rorke sends Haze. Haze sets the record for the fastest time in the Circus. The endurance test is to do ten burpees, then submerge themselves in ice water. After many cycles of doing this, Brooke passes out and is eliminated.
ELIMINATED: Brooke Van Paris
3
3 "Moving Camp" April 28, 2016 (2016-04-28) 2.10[21]
The teams are challenged to move a full camp and set it up exactly the way they found it. Tee's group, being two members down, finds an advantage because they only have to set up two tents, while the other teams set up four. After packing the equipment into big suitcases, the teams must swim across the lake, build a wheelbarrow, and take all the wheelbarrow parts to the new campsite. Team Noah wins, followed by Team Tee, in the closest finish so far in the season. Tee sends Tony to the Circus, Rorke sends Marc, and Nick sends Cam. The endurance test is to stand on a wooden post, then switch to a higher and narrower post fifteen minutes later. Marc falls off while transitioning to the third and final post, and is eliminated.
ELIMINATED: Marc Lobliner
4
4 "Charlie Foxtrot" May 5, 2016 (2016-05-05) 1.77[22]
The teams must find and remember eight pictures to put on a board. Team Noah wins once again, extending the winning streak to four. In the Circus, Ivette must go because Tony went the previous week. Nick sends Maria, and Rorke sends Haze (who was the only person to previously face the Circus). Ivette arrives first after rolling over and passing Haze. The endurance portion is to hold onto a band of a pole, then switching to a lower band after 20 minutes. Maria is eliminated after slipping while adjusting back to the higher post.
ELIMINATED: Maria Kang
5
5 "Double Time" May 12, 2016 (2016-05-12) 1.78[23]
The teams must show survival skills by setting up a tent, purifying water, and making fire tall enough to ignite two flares. Cena then reveals there are two paths: a longer one with easier steps, and a shorter one with harder, longer steps. Team Nick breaks Team Noah's winning streak, by finishing first. In the Circus, Tony is forced to enter, Rorke chooses Mario, and Noah chooses Lisa. The endurance portion is to run laps between logs in under twenty seconds. The time shortens to 15 seconds after the fifteenth lap, and 10 seconds after the twentieth lap. After lap 25, Lisa is unable to touch the log in under ten seconds. She rings out and leaves.
ELIMINATED: Lisa Traugott
6
6 "Squat Till You Drop" May 19, 2016 (2016-05-19) 1.88[24]
The Evolution involves the teams using supplies to build bridges across various obstacles strewn across a 60-foot long field without their feet touching the ground. If a member's feet touch the ground, they must restart that portion of the obstacle. Team Noah wins the event and regains their confidence. They win a weightlifting workout with Cena as a reward. For the Circus, Team Tee is forced to send Ivette, Team Rorke sends Goldie, and Team Nick sends Jim. The endurance portion involves squatting to fit inside of a three-foot by five-foot frame while balancing a small cylinder on a plank. The first person to drop the cylinder or leave the frame is eliminated. Eventually, Ivette's cylinder falls, and she rings out and leaves.
ELIMINATED: Ivette Saucedo
7
7 "Dawn Patrol" May 26, 2016 (2016-05-26) 1.73[25]
All the teams receive land navigation compasses, and most teams struggle to learn to use them, but Mark from Team Noah has land nav experience and teaches the rest of the team how to use the device. Early the next morning, the teams are all blindfolded and taken to an unknown location in the woods. From there, they must use the compass and gear they are supplied to locate a checkpoint, solve a navigation problem at the checkpoint to get a map, then carry their gear to the finish. In a close finish, Team Noah wins again and is rewarded with massages. Rorke gives his team gifts of custom ammo shells to help inspire them. At the Circus, Tony is forced to go, while Rorke sends Mario and Nick sends KJoy. The endurance challenge involves carrying sandbags uphill and over a set of steps, and they must move at a constant pace. If a contestant stops or slows down too much, they will be eliminated. After over an hour of this endurance, KJoy cannot go any further and she quits, ringing out and going home.
ELIMINATED: Kimberly Joy "KJoy" Lipson
8
8 "Barricade the Bunker" June 2, 2016 (2016-06-02) 1.96[26]
At base camp, the teams are told the winners of the next Evolution will win visits from their loved ones. The Evolution involves one team member building a barricade with various materials in thirty minutes around a bunker with flags inside it. After thirty minutes, another team member must attempt to breach an opponent's bunker with a pair of pliers and retrieve their flag. Tony, on his own, barely beats out Mario and wins immunity and a visit from his family. Cam and Haze have a date and Nick is concerned that Haze is playing with Cam's emotions. Tony surprises Haze by sacrificing his reward so that she can visit her father instead. For the Circus, Nick chooses Cam, Rorke chooses Goldie, and Noah chooses Mark. Cena reveals that for this Circus, the military Cadre cannot assist. The endurance challenge involves stilts held together at the top with chains and three sets of increasingly smaller footholds on them. The contestants must climb the stilts and switch to the higher and narrower footholds at Cena's signal. After 45 minutes of this endurance, Cam slips and falls, and he is forced to ring out and go home.
ELIMINATED: Cameron "Cam" Zagami
9
9 "Tired Out" June 9, 2016 (2016-06-09) 2.11[27]
The Evolution involves obstacles over a five mile course: a tire shuffle, freeing a tire from a puzzle, crawling through a mud pit, and solving another tire puzzle, while each time grabbing a tire and carrying it back to a post at the start/finish line, and teams with multiple members must travel together. Tony wins his second Evolution in a row, guaranteeing him a spot in the finals. The Cadre each bring in a guest military member to give inspirational stories to their teams. Jim is forced to go to the Circus, while Noah sends Mark and Rorke sends Mario, which means by default that Clare and Haze are automatically in the finals, while Mark and Goldie are also automatically in due to being exempt from the Circus this week. The endurance trial involves a ladder that contestants must constantly climb down, under, up, and over within one minute. At the top of the ladder is a button which must be pressed, and the contestants must wait for all other contestants to press the button before the next cycle begins. In a rain-soaked Circus, Mario finishes the course first, but after over 71 rotations, he forgets to hit the button and is eliminated, ringing out and going home. Cena then reveals that the remaining contestants have only 30 minutes to gear up and get ready for the next challenge.
ELIMINATED: Mario Robinson
10
10 "Over the Falls" June 9, 2016 (2016-06-09) 2.11[27]
The contestants must cross a suspended traverse line hand-over-hand that spans over a 125-foot high waterfall, and for teams with multiple members, the average time of the team will be what counts, with the winning team earning an advantage in the final Circus. Team Noah wins this challenge. Cena explains that the final Circus has been expanded, and he spends some time thanking the remaining contestants before bringing in their family members for a visit. Cena explains that all seven remaining contestants must run the tougher Circus twice, with a fifteen-minute endurance in between the two runs. The endurance involves a rope suspended from a pole with two knots tied into it. After the first run, contestants must hold on via the top knot, and after the second run, they must hold on via the bottom knot. Contestants will be eliminated one after another until one team remains and the remaining members of that team will be the winners. Team Noah's advantage is a one-minute head start in the first run, which they use to gain the advantage in the first endurance. All teams make it through to the second run, and Tony from Team Tee finishes it first, Jim from Team Nick finishes second, Team Noah is third, and Team Rorke finishes fourth. Haze drops out in seventh place, David finishes in sixth, Goldie drops out in fifth and eliminates Team Rorke. Jim drops out next in fourth and eliminates Team Nick. After over 90 minutes of endurance, Tony drops out in third place eliminating Team Tee, and giving the win and the $250,000 prize to both Clare and Mark from Team Noah.
ELIMINATED: Ashley "Haze" Hazlett, David Neville, Tabatha "Goldie" Chandler, Jim Vaglica, Tony Simmons
WINNERS: Clare Painter and Mark Bouquin
Season 2 (2017)[edit]
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(million)
11
1 "Find Your Grit" June 11, 2017 (2017-06-11) 1.11[28]
At the new location known as Camp Grit, John Cena and the new Cadre meet the 17 new competitors. Cena tells them that there are only 16 beds in the cabin, and that one contestant will go home before the team challenges start. The contestants race around a lake to claim one of the beds. The next day, the contestants are hung upside down over a lake, and the first person to give up will be eliminated. After over 30 minutes of the players being repeatedly dunked in the lake, no one gives up, and Cena ends the contest with no one eliminated. On day three, the contestants must spin a beach ball over their heads until the Cadre pick them for a team and only 16 players will be on the teams. Eventually, Heather is not chosen for a team and she is eliminated.
ELIMINATED: Heather Pincelli
12
2 "Cena Does the Dishes" June 18, 2017 (2017-06-18) 1.67[29]
The four teams must complete a relay race where they must pass through a gate and get a flag then plant the flags at the finish line. In addition, when a gate is reached, one of the team members must complete a task of either putting on a shock collar, drinking a liquefied alligator tail, or stripping naked. Team Burk wins the race, but Cena tells them they will not be immune unless the fourth member who did not complete a task has their head shaved. Melanie agrees to have her head shaved and thus Team Burk wins immunity and Burk gets to choose one member of the other three teams for the Elimination Challenge. He chooses Nathalie, George, and Gill. The Elimination Challenge has the contestants hold a bar while standing inside a frame suspended over the lake. Every 15 minutes, the frame will be tilted forward. The first person to drop will be eliminated. Nathalie drops out first, ending her day.
ELIMINATED: Nathalie Martin
13
3 "Liar Liar" June 25, 2017 (2017-06-25) 1.00[30]
The Team Challenge has the four teams blindfolded and in a canoe race where they must navigate a series of gates while being led by one member designated as team captain who is able to see. Team Grady wins the race and Grady chooses the other three team captains, Gill, Janessa, and Hannah, for the Elimination Challenge. In this challenge, the contestants have a set of four wheels slightly separate from one another which they must constantly keep spinning. The first contestant to have a wheel stop spinning is eliminated. After over an hour of endurance, one of Gill's wheels stops turning and she is eliminated.
ELIMINATED: Gill Morton
14
4 "Secrets Are Revealed" July 2, 2017 (2017-07-02) 1.04[31]
Cena advises the contestants that this week will have a double elimination. The Team Challenge has the members tethered together at the waist by a rope and they must complete a muddy race through a swamp. Team Grady wins the challenge, but Hannah from Team Burke is injured. She receives medical attention and is okay the next day. Grady selects Carla, Shermon, and Will for the Elimination Challenge. This challenge has the contestants balance on a platform while holding a ball over their heads suspended over the lake. When the ball is let go, it will swing into a bell to signal the elimination of that contestant. After an hour, Will loses control of the ball and is eliminated. After three hours, Shermon loses control of the ball and is also eliminated.
ELIMINATED: Will Westwater and Shermon Braithwaite
15
5 "Camp Love" July 9, 2017 (2017-07-09) 1.10[32]
The Team Challenge has the members releasing triangle-shaped puzzle pieces that must be placed on stakes to spell out the words love, money, or power. If the winning team spells love, they win a visit from their families, while spelling money wins the team $1,000 each, and spelling power gives the team the ability to move members around. Team Chloe wins by spelling out love, and they earn a visit from their families. Chloe chooses Carla, Herman, and Melanie for the Elimination Challenge. In this challenge, there is an hourglass filled with sand which will slowly drain out. The competitors must repeatedly cross a balance beam and refill the sand using either a small bag or a larger bucket with holes in it. They also have one bucket of sand near the hourglass for a single use. The contestant whose hourglass drains out first is eliminated. Eventually, Melanie's hourglass empties and she is sent home.
ELIMINATED: Melanie Mahanna
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6 "Selfish vs. Selfless" July 16, 2017 (2017-07-16) 0.95[33]
Cena tells the Cadre that they will not be beside their team for the challenge. The challenge tasks each individual to pick whether they would choose to do something for the team (worth more points) or something personally for themselves (worth less points). Team Burk wins and also gets the reward to steal someone from another team, while Carla secures a safety which grants her next week free of elimination. Chris, having won the reward for his team, takes George from Grady's team. Burk sends Janessa, Scarlett, and Herman to the Elimination Challenge, which is a double elimination this week. The challenge is to hold on to an outcrop on a 45° slope with water running down it. Scarlett slides into the water and has to ring out, while an hour later, Janessa does too. Cena then reveals if all of one Cadre's team has rung out, the Cadre too must ring out.
ELIMINATED: Scarlett Angelina and Janessa Morgan
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7 "Role Reversal" July 23, 2017 (2017-07-23) 1.14[34]
This week's challenge looks nearly identical to the last Elimination Challenge in that there is a 45° slope with water running down it and a handle at the top, but this time, the Cadre are the ones who will participate. Grady wins the challenge and his team selects Richard, Alison, and Chris for the Elimination Challenge. In this challenge, three floating balls are under ropes, and the contestants must balance on the balls while using the ropes to prevent floating away. The first one to drop will be eliminated. Richard falls quickly and is sent home.
ELIMINATED: Richard Mallard
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8 "Shady Grady" July 30, 2017 (2017-07-30) 1.15[35]
For this week's Team Challenge there is a rotating set of four basketball hoops on one end of a court, a pile of colored balls on another, and large bungee cords in the middle. The contestants must run with the bungee attached to them to grab a ball then shoot it into an opponent's colored basket. The first three teams that have five balls in their baskets will go to elimination, which this week is another double elimination. Alison secures the win for Team Chloe. By default, Carla is sent to elimination while Allison selects George and Herman. In this challenge, the competitors are harnessed to an underwater pulley system which supports a box that holds 50% of each competitor's weight. They must hold on to a rope while in the water to support the box. The first two competitors to let go will both be eliminated. Carla drops out first, eliminating Team Riki altogether. After over 50 minutes, George loses his grip and is eliminated.
ELIMINATED: Carla Mireles and George Foreman IV
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9 "Cena Says" August 6, 2017 (2017-08-06) 1.01[36]
With Riki's team being eliminated, Riki becomes the first-ever Cadre to ring out. Cena visits the contestants and shares with them a story with details about his life. For the Team Challenge, Cena quizzes the contestants about details of his story, and they must slide down a ramp into a mud pit to grab a tile with the correct answer, then return it to the start. The first team with four correct answers is safe from another double elimination. Team Grady wins the challenge. All members of the other teams must compete in the Elimination Challenge. This challenge has the contestants balance a weighted ball on a shelf while also balancing themselves on an unstable platform. After ten minutes, they must transition to another platform that is more unstable. The first two contestants to drop their balls will be eliminated. After about 36 minutes, Alison drops her ball, thus also eliminating Team Chloe. A few minutes later, Chris drops his ball and is also eliminated.
ELIMINATED: Alison Kempkey and Chris Edom
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10 "Who's Got Grit?" August 6, 2017 (2017-08-06) 1.01[36]
Cena tells the remaining contestants that they are now competing as individuals and their Cadre can no longer assist them. In the first challenge, the contestants have a puzzle where every piece is the face of a former contestant, and they must put them in the order that they were eliminated. Michael solves the puzzle first, and he gets to choose two other people to compete with him in the finals. He chooses Hannah and Gigi to move on, thus eliminating Herman.
ELIMINATED: Herman Brar
For the final challenge, the contestants are suspended over the lake while holding on to a crossbar. They will be quizzed on facts that occurred during the course of the season, and must answer them by releasing either their left or right hand. Getting a wrong answer results in a penalty of holding the bar with one hand for three minutes. The last competitor to hold on will be the winner. After over an hour, Hannah loses her grip and is eliminated in third place. After over two hours, Cena runs out of trivia questions and forces the two contestants to hold on with one hand for the remainder. Michael loses his grip and is eliminated, making Gigi the winner of season two of American Grit and the $250,000 prize.
ELIMINATED: Hannah Koen
RUNNER-UP: Michael Wilson Morgan
WINNER: Gigi Gustin
Ratings[edit]
Season 1 (2016)[edit]
No.
Title
Air date
Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Ruck Up" April 14, 2016 (2016-04-14) 0.8/3 2.35[19] N/A N/A N/A N/A
2 "Ice Cubed" April 21, 2016 (2016-04-21) 0.7/2 2.17[20] N/A N/A N/A N/A
3 "Moving Camp" April 28, 2016 (2016-04-28) 0.7/2 2.10[21] N/A N/A N/A N/A
4 "Charlie Foxtrot" May 5, 2016 (2016-05-05) 0.6/2 1.77[22] N/A N/A N/A N/A
5 "Double Time" May 12, 2016 (2016-05-12) 0.6/2 1.78[23] N/A N/A N/A N/A
6 "Squat Till You Drop" May 19, 2016 (2016-05-19) 0.6/2 1.88[24] N/A N/A N/A N/A
7 "Dawn Patrol" May 26, 2016 (2016-05-26) 0.5/2 1.73[25] 0.2 0.53 0.7 2.26[37]
8 "Barricade the Bunker" June 2, 2016 (2016-06-02) 0.6/2 1.96[26] 0.3 0.55 0.9 2.51[38]
9 "Tired Out" June 9, 2016 (2016-06-09) 0.7/3 2.11[27] 0.2 0.47 0.9 2.58[39]
10 "Over the Falls" June 9, 2016 (2016-06-09) 0.7/3 2.11[27] 0.2 0.47 0.9 2.58[39]
Season 2 (2017)[edit]
No.
Title
Air date
Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Find Your Grit" June 11, 2017 (2017-06-11) 0.4/2 1.11[28] 0.2 0.47 0.6 1.58[40]
2 "Cena Does the Dishes" June 18, 2017 (2017-06-18) 0.5/2 1.67[29] 0.2 0.47 0.7 2.14[41]
3 "Liar Liar" June 25, 2017 (2017-06-25) 0.4/2 1.00[30] 0.1 0.44 0.5 1.43[42]
4 "Secrets Are Revealed" July 2, 2017 (2017-07-02) 0.4/2 1.04[31] N/A N/A N/A N/A
5 "Camp Love" July 9, 2017 (2017-07-09) 0.4/2 1.10[32] N/A N/A N/A N/A
6 "Selfish vs. Selfless" July 16, 2017 (2017-07-16) 0.4/2 0.95[33] 0.1 0.44 0.5 1.39[43]
7 "Role Reversal" July 23, 2017 (2017-07-23) 0.4/2 1.14[34] N/A N/A N/A N/A
8 "Shady Grady" July 30, 2017 (2017-07-30) 0.4/2 1.15[35] N/A N/A N/A N/A
9 "Cena Says" August 6, 2017 (2017-08-06) 0.4/2 1.01[36] N/A N/A N/A N/A
10 "Who's Got Grit?" August 6, 2017 (2017-08-06) 0.4/2 1.01[36] N/A N/A N/A N/A
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^ Jump up to: a b c d "“American Grit” starring WWE® Superstar John Cena® to air in 2016". Fox. Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Get to Know John Burk | American Grit on FOX". Fox Broadcasting Company. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Get to Know Riki Long | American Grit on FOX". Fox Broadcasting Company. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Get to Know Chloe Mondesir | American Grit on FOX". Fox Broadcasting Company. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Get to Know Grady Powell | American Grit on FOX". Fox Broadcasting Company. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
Jump up ^ Eng, Joyce (February 24, 2016). "Exclusive: Meet the Competitors on John Cena's American Grit". TV Guide. NTVB Media (magazine) and CBS Interactive (CBS Corporation)
(digital assets). Retrieved March 13, 2016.
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Jump up ^ Manning, Judy. "Meet the 17 New Competitors of AMERICAN GRIT Season 2". Your Entertainment Corner. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (April 15, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: ‘The Blacklist’ adjusts up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (April 22, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: ‘Big Bang Theory’ and ‘Bones’ adjust up, ‘2 Broke Girls’ and ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ adjust down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (April 29, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: 'Grey's Anatomy' and ‘Big Bang Theory’ adjust up, 'Odd Couple,' 'Mom' and 'The 100' adjust down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (May 6, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: 'Big Bang Theory' adjusts up, 'Mom' and 'Rush Hour' adjust down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (May 13, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory,' ‘The Catch’ and ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ adjust up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (May 20, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: ‘Bones’ adjusts up, 'The Catch' finale and 'Game of Silence' adjust down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (May 27, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: ‘Bones’ and 'Modern Family' rerun adjust up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (June 3, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: NBA Finals tops 2015's Game 1, ‘Big Bang’ adjusts up, 'American Grit' adjusts down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b c d Porter, Rick (June 10, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: Stanley Cup Finals rise". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (June 13, 2017). "Stanley cup adjusts up, ‘Funderdome’ and ‘Megyn Kelly’ adjust down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (June 20, 2017). "‘Madam Secretary’ rerun adjusts down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (June 27, 2017). "‘Celebrity Family Feud,’ everything else unchanged: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (July 6, 2017). "‘American Grit,’ ‘Big Brother’ and reruns unchanged: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (July 11, 2017). "‘Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly,’ ‘AFV’ rerun adjust up: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (July 18, 2017). "‘Celebrity Family Feud,’ ‘Big Brother,’ everything else unchanged: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (July 25, 2017). "‘Spartan’ finale, ‘Big Brother’ and everything else unchanged: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (August 1, 2017). "‘Big Brother’ adjusts up, ‘Candy Crush’ adjusts down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b c d Porter, Rick (August 8, 2017). "‘Big Brother’ adjusts up to season high, ‘Candy Crush’ adjusts down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (June 13, 2016). "Broadcast Live +7 ratings: ‘Blindspot’ leads for May 23-29 as summer slowdown begins". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (June 24, 2016). "Broadcast Live +7 ratings: ‘Bachelorette,’ ‘America’s Got Talent’ premiere lead the week of May 30-June 5". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b Porter, Rick (June 27, 2016). "Broadcast Live +7 ratings: ‘Bachelorette’ and ‘America’s Got Talent’ top the week of June 6-12". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (June 23, 2017). "'America's Got Talent,' 'iZombie' get biggest bumps in broadcast Live +7 ratings for June 5-11". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (June 29, 2017). "'Reign' series finale doubles: Broadcast Live +7 ratings for June 12-18". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (July 7, 2017). "'America's Got Talent' leads, 'Originals' finale doubles: Broadcast Live +7 ratings for June 19-25". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (July 26, 2017). "'America's Got Talent' remains No. 1 in broadcast Live +7 ratings for July 10-16". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
General references
"Shows A-Z – american grit on fox". The Futon Critic. Futon Media. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
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I Want to Live!
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I Want to Live!
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Robert Wise
Produced by
Walter Wanger
Screenplay by
Nelson Gidding
Don Mankiewicz
Based on
Newspaper articles and letters
by Edward S. Montgomery
Barbara Graham
Starring
Susan Hayward
Simon Oakland
Virginia Vincent
Theodore Bikel
Music by
Johnny Mandel
Cinematography
Lionel Lindon
Edited by
William Hornbeck
Production
company
Figaro
Distributed by
United Artists
Release date
November 18, 1958 (1958-11-18) (United States)
Running time
120 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$1,383,578[1]
Box office
$5,641,711[1]
I Want to Live! is a 1958 film noir written by Nelson Gidding and Don Mankiewicz, produced by Walter Wanger, and directed by Robert Wise, which tells the story of a woman, Barbara Graham, an habitual criminal convicted of murder and facing execution. It stars Susan Hayward as Graham, and also features Simon Oakland, Stafford Repp, and Theodore Bikel. The movie was adapted from letters written by Graham and newspaper articles written by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ed Montgomery. It presents a somewhat fictionalized version of the case showing a possibility of innocence concerning Graham. Today, the charge would be known as felony murder.
The film earned six Oscar nominations, with Hayward winning a Best Actress Oscar at the 31st Academy Awards.
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production notes
4 Reception
4.1 Box office
4.2 Critical response
4.3 Awards and honors
5 Musical score and soundtrack
5.1 Track listing
5.2 Personnel
6 Adaptation
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
Plot[edit]
The film tells the story of the life and execution of Barbara Graham (Hayward), a prostitute and convicted perjurer. Graham is the product of a broken home and works luring men into fixed card games. At one point, she attempts to go straight but marries the "wrong man" and has a child. He is a drug addict, and she ends their relationship.
When her life falls apart, she returns to her former professions and becomes involved with a man who had murdered a woman. The police arrest them, and her companions accuse her of the murder to reduce their own chances of going to the gas chamber. She claims her innocence, but is convicted and executed.
Cast[edit]
Susan Hayward as Barbara Graham
Simon Oakland as Edward S. "Ed" Montgomery
Virginia Vincent as Peg
Theodore Bikel as Carl G.G. Palmberg
Wesley Lau as Henry L. Graham
Philip Coolidge as Emmett Perkins
Lou Krugman as John R. "Jack" Santo
James Philbrook as Bruce King
Bartlett Robinson as District Attorney Milton
Gage Clarke as Attorney Richard G. Tibrow (name misspelled in credits as "Clark")
Joe De Santis as Al Matthews
John Marley as Father Devers
Raymond Bailey as San Quentin Warden
Gertrude Flynn as San Quentin Matron
Russell Thorson as San Quentin Sergeant
Dabbs Greer as the San Quentin Captain
Stafford Repp as the police Sergeant
Gavin MacLeod as the police Lieutenant
Alice Backes as San Quentin Nurse
Wendell Holmes as the police detective
George Putnam as Himself
Production notes[edit]
A prologue and epilogue contributed to the film by Montgomery characterize the film's content — which largely portrays Graham as innocent of the murder — as factual. But there was substantial evidence of Graham's complicity in the crime which included her taped confession to an undercover officer.[2] Hollywood writer Robert Osborne, who later became the host of Turner Classic Movies, interviewed Hayward and asked whether or not she believed Barbara Graham had been innocent.[citation needed]
According to Osborne, the actress seemed hesitant to answer at first, but ultimately admitted that her research on the evidence and letters in the case led her to believe that the woman she played was guilty.[3] (However the film is generally considered to be very accurate in its depiction of how the California gas chamber functioned.[4][5])
Reception[edit]
Susan Hayward as Barbara Graham
Box office[edit]
The film earned a net profit of $2,455,570.[1]
Critical response[edit]
When the film was released, Variety magazine gave the film a favorable review: "There is no attempt to gloss the character of Barbara Graham, only an effort to understand it through some fine irony and pathos. She had no hesitation about indulging in any form of crime or vice that promised excitement on her own, rather mean, terms... Hayward brings off this complex characterization. Simon Oakland, as Montgomery, who first crucified Barbara Graham in print and then attempted to undo what he had done, underplays his role with assurance.[6]
Film critic Bosley Crowther liked the film and wrote, "...Miss Hayward plays it superbly, under the consistently sharp direction of Robert Wise, who has shown here a stunning mastery of the staccato realistic style. From a loose and wise-cracking B-girl she moves onto levels of cold disdain and then plunges down to depths of terror and bleak surrender as she reaches the end. Except that the role does not present us a precisely pretty character, its performance merits for Miss Hayward the most respectful applause."[7]
Gene Blake, the reporter who covered the actual murder trial for the Los Angeles Daily Mirror, called the movie "a dramatic and eloquent piece of propaganda for the abolition of the death penalty."[8]
By March 1959, Billboard noted that the popularity of the film and of Mandel's and Mulligan's albums "prompted a rush of jazz film scores", and cited the signing of Duke Ellington to do the score for that year's Anatomy of a Murder, the release of The Five Pennies (a biopic about the jazz band leader Red Nichols), and a 1960 documentary Jazz on a Summer's Day.[9]
In 2009, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that eleven out of eleven reviews of the film were positive.[10]
Awards and honors[edit]
Wins
New York Film Critics Circle Awards: NYFCC Award, Best Actress, Susan Hayward; 1958.
Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Susan Hayward; 1958.
Golden Globes: Golden Globe, Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama, Susan Hayward; 1959
Mar del Plata Film Festival: Best Actress, Susan Hayward; 1959.
David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actress
Laurel Award for Top Female Dramatic Performance (2nd place)
Mar del Plata Film Festival Award for Best Actress
Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actress

Nominations
Directors Guild of America: DGA Award, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures, Robert Wise; 1959.
Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, Lionel Lindon; Best Director, Robert Wise; Best Film Editing, William Hornbeck; Best Sound, Gordon E. Sawyer (Samuel Goldwyn SSD); Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. Nelson Gidding and Don Mankiewicz; 1958.[11]
Golden Globes: Golden Globe, Best Motion Picture - Drama; Best Motion Picture Director, Robert Wise; 1959.
Grammy Awards: Grammy, Best Soundtrack Album, Dramatic Picture Score or Original Cast, Johnny Mandel; 1959.
BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress in a Leading Role
Writers Guild of America: WGA Award (Screen), Best Written American Drama, Nelson Gidding and Don Mankiewicz; 1959.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts: BAFTA Film Award, Best Foreign Actress, Susan Hayward; 1960.
Other honors The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:
2008: AFI's 10 Top 10:
Nominated Courtroom Drama Film[12]
Musical score and soundtrack[edit]
I Want to Live!
Soundtrack album by Johnny Mandel/Gerry Mulligan Jazz Combo
Released
1958
Recorded
May 1958
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Film score
Label
United Artists
UAL 4005 & UAL 4006
Johnny Mandel chronology
I Want to Live!
(1958) The 3rd Voice
(1960)The 3rd Voice1960
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Reunion with Chet Baker
(1957) Reunion with Chet Baker1957 I Want to Live!
(1958) I Want to Live!1958 Annie Ross Sings a Song with Mulligan!
(1958) Annie Ross Sings a Song with Mulligan!1958
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Allmusic [13]
The film score was composed, arranged and conducted by Johnny Mandel, but the picture also featured jazz themes performed by Gerry Mulligan's Jazz Combo, and two soundtrack albums were released on the United Artists label in 1958.[14]
Allmusic's Stephen Cook noted, "Johnny Mandel's I Want to Live soundtrack works both as high-end mood music and swinging jazz. ...the most intriguing cuts are those that seamlessly combine jazz, Latin percussion, and strains of Max Steiner's dramatically moody soundtracks ...And as far as murky ambience goes, he delivers some of the best (next to Mancini) ...To help navigate the vast terrain, Mandel enlists a cadre of top West Coast players like trumpeter Jack Sheldon, trombonist Frank Rosolino, reed player Bill Holman, bassist Red Mitchell, and drummer Shelly Manne. And topping off Mandel's original score, ... Gerry Mulligan and Art Farmer's combo interpretations of a handful of Mandel's original themes from the movie (Mulligan and company appear in the movie's bar scenes). One of the best jazz-inspired soundtracks around".[13]
Track listing[edit]
Johnny Mandel's Great Jazz Score:
"Main Title" - 1:21
"Poker Game" - 1:36
"San Diego Party" - 4:08
"Henry Leaves" - 1:39
"Stakeout" - 4:01
"Barbara Surrenders" - 2:05
"Trio Convicted" - 1:11
"Trip to Corona" - 1:28
"Peg's Visit" - 2:36
"Gas Chamber Unveiling" - 1:03
"Nightmare Sequence" - 1:08
"Preparations for Execution" - 2:50
"Letter Writing Sequence" - 1:25
"The Last Mile" - 1:48
"Death Scene" - 1:04
"End Title" - 0:56
The Jazz Combo from I Want to Live!:
"Black Nightgown" - 3:33
"Theme from "I Want to Live"" - 6:54
"Night Watch" - 3:55
"Frisco Club" - 4:43
"Barbara's Theme" - 4:39
"Life's a Funny Thing" - 7:44

Personnel[edit]
Johnny Mandel's Great Jazz Score:
Al Porcino, Ed Leddy, Jack Sheldon - trumpet
Frank Rosolino, Milt Bernhart - trombone
Dave Wells - trombone, bass trumpet
John Cave, Dick Parisi, Sinclair Lott, Vincent DeRosa - French horn
Harry Klee - flute, piccolo
Abe Most - clarinet
Joe Maini - alto saxophone, bass clarinet
Bill Holman - tenor saxophone, clarinet
Gerry Mulligan - baritone saxophone
Marty Berman - bass clarinet, contrabassoon
Chuck Gentry - bass saxophone, contrabass clarinet
Al Hendricksen - guitar
Kathryn Julye - harp
Pete Jolly - piano
Red Mitchell - bass
Shelly Manne - drums, percussion
Larry Bunker, Mel Lewis, Mike Pacheco, Milt Holland - percussion
Johnny Mandel - arranger, conductor
On The Jazz Combo from I Want to Live!:
Gerry Mulligan - baritone saxophone
Art Farmer - trumpet
Frank Rosolino - trombone
Bud Shank - alto saxophone, flute
Pete Jolly - piano
Red Mitchell - bass
Shelly Manne - drums
Johnny Mandel - arranger

Adaptation[edit]
I Want to Live! was remade for television in 1983. It featured Lindsay Wagner, Martin Balsam, Pamela Reed, Harry Dean Stanton, Dana Elcar, Ellen Geer, Robert Ginty and Barry Primus.
See also[edit]
1950s portal
Film in the United States portal
List of American films of 1958
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c Bernstein, Matthew (2000). Walter Wagner: Hollywood Independent. Minnesota Press. p. 446.
Jump up ^ Gilmore, John (2005). L.A. DESPAIR: A Landscape of Crimes and Bad Times. Los Angeles: Amok books. pp. 288–91. ISBN 1-878923-16-1.
Jump up ^ Telecast of movie and commentary by Robert Osborne, February 20, 2009.
Jump up ^ Law and Popular Culture: Text, Notes, and Questions, by David Ray Papke, approximately page 440
books.google.com
Jump up ^ TCM.com I Want to Live, paragraph 5, retrieved December 15, 2015.
Jump up ^ Variety, Film Review (December 31, 19570; accessed March 24, 2008.
Jump up ^ Crowther, Bosley (November 19, 1958). "Vivid Performance by Susan Hayward; Actress Stars in I Want to Live". The New York Times. Retrieved March 24, 2008.
Jump up ^ Harnish, Larry (November 28, 2008). "Barbara Graham case revisited". Los Angeles Times. originally published as: Blake, Gene. "Barbara Graham: Film and Fact, November 28, 1958", Los Angeles Daily Mirror, November 28, 1958.
Jump up ^ Bundy, June (March 9, 1959). "Late 50s Bid for Posterity Fame as Real 'Jazz Age'". Billboard: 42. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
Jump up ^ I Want to Live!, Rotten Tomatoes; accessed December 1, 2009.
Jump up ^ "The 31st Academy Awards (1958) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
Jump up ^ "AFI's 10 Top 10 Nominees" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2016-08-19. CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
^ Jump up to: a b Cook, Stephen. I Want to Live – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
Jump up ^ United Artists Album Discography: 4000/5000 Series (1958-1972); accessed August 18, 2015
External links[edit]
I Want to Live! on IMDb
I Want to Live! at AllMovie
I Want to Live! at the TCM Movie Database
I Want to Live! film trailer on YouTube
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