# 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.

## 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.

## Contestants

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

## Elimination table

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

## 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 | "Hungry Eyes" by Eric Carmen | Eliminated |
| 3 | Antonio & Brie | "Hungry Eyes" by Eric Carmen | Safe |
| 4 | Tyler & Anjelah | "Hungry Eyes" by Eric Carmen | 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 | "Do You Love Me" by The Contours | Eliminated |
| 3 | Corbin & Cat | "Do You Love Me" by The Contours | 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 | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | Winners |

## Episodes

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

## 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) |
| 1 | "They Carried a Watermelon..." | February 1, 2022 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 0.2/2 | 1.54 | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | "This Is No Summer Vacation..." | February 8, 2022 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 0.2/2 | 1.50 | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | "How Do You Call Your Loverboy?" | February 15, 2022 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 0.3/2 | 1.48 | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | "The Finale: They Had the Time of Their Lives..." | February 22, 2022 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 0.2/2 | 1.40 | 0.0 | 0.27 | 0.2 | 1.67 |