The Bad Girls Club

The Bad Girls Club (or BGC) was an American reality television show. It was created by Jonathan Murray for Oxygen TV channel. The show is about seven women who are called "bad girls" because of their bad behavior. They come from different races and backgrounds. They have psychological and behavior problems. They are put in a big house to live for three months. The production team video tapes their life inside and outside of the house. They live in the house to try and change their "bad ways" and become role models. They have to obey the rules they were given. If they don't follow them, they can be removed from the show. If this happens, a "replacement" will arrive at the house.

In season one and season two, the premise of the show was different from other seasons. There has been six complete seasons of The Bad Girls Club. The fourth season had the highest ratings. It became the "breakthrough season" for the show. The show is broadcast in five different countries.The Bad Girls Club was given negative feedback from television critics. This is because the show is about girls fighting. Teenagers have also pretended to be like the girls in the show. This made schools in the United States to dislike the show. Some schools even started banning the show in their cities.

There has been a lot of conflicts about the show. This is because some cast-members stated opinions that made the public very angry. There have been three spin-offs of The Bad Girls Club. Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too has been a rating success. The show is about three former "bad girls" looking for love. Oxygen released mobile games, comic strip and merchandise to help promote the show. There has been 62 people who been on the show. Kerry Harvick (from the first season) became a country singer. Tanisha Thomas (from the second season) became a host in many Bad Girls Club spin-offs. Amber Meade, Amber Buhl, Sarah Michaels, Kendra Jones, Natalie Nunn and Lea Beaulieu were in the "Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too" show.

 About the show 
The show follows seven women. They are between the ages of 21 and 27. They live in a big house for three months. The production team video tapes their lives in and out of the house. The girls are called "bad girls". This is because of their bad behavior. However, they are put in the show because they want to change their "bad ways". They also want to become role models to young women. Other "bad girls" are only there to reach goals of their own. In the show, the "bad girls" must try to live with each other. They must also try and deal with a lot of changes from their roommates. They must follow all the rules that they were given. If they break a "bad girl" breaks a rule, she will be removed from the show. A "replacement" is then brought in. A replacement is a "bad girl" who did not enter the house on the first night. She is brought in the show, to fill in. This is because the show is about seven women trying to change. The "bad girls" have to talk in a room about their day.

Sometimes, a "bad girl" may divide into cliques. Create bad behavior to feel happy, book parties in nightclubs and shop for food. They must also maintain their personal lives. The "bad girls" are allowed to contact their families and boyfriends (or girlfriends). They are given a home computer to communicate with the world. However, watching television and having a cell phone is not allowed. Bullying and double tagging is known to happen in the show. Double tagging means that two or more "bad girls" jump one of their roommates. Sometimes, a "bad girl" may wish to leave the show. This is because of their roommates who are bullying them, being or feeling alone, problems at home, court dates, or because they feel like they are "better" then the girls in the house.

It is rare if two or more replacements come into the show. The only seasons to have a lot of replacements was season one (2006), season five (2010) and season six (2011). The replacement "bad girl" is always treated badly by the original cast. It is rare if a replacement wants to leave the show. The only season to have a replacement leave was on the fifth season.

This is the Bad Girls Club creed. It was first seen in the third season.

 Season one and Season two 
The show was different in these two seasons. The age requirements were 21 and 31. "Nicknames" were not given to anyone. Nicknames started in the third season. Season one was the first season to have a lot of replacement "bad girls". Even though this season was different, the rules were kept the same for later seasons. Another thing that stood the same was how the first episode started. The first episode always starts with a physical fight. The fight that is seen, shows how the first "bad girl" is removed from the show.

For the second season, the show began to change. The maximum age requirements to apply dropped from 35 to 27. The cast had to work. They were given jobs that did not give them any money. They had to learn how to be dependent on others for teamwork. They also needed to build a work ethic. This skill would help them in their life after the show. If a "bad girl" wanted to quit her job or did not show up, she would be removed from the show. The girls were given the jobs of planning and decision making. This became the first and only season to have the "bad girls" working. This was also the last time episodes were only 30-minutes long.

 Live shows 
The OxygenLive was released on August 3, 2010. This allowed fans of the show to submit their opinions about the season or the cast. Fans had to submit their comments on Facebook or Twitter. Their comments were then showed during the re-cap episode of The Bad Girls Club. OxygenLive! was an online talk show. Tanisha Thomas (from season two) was the host. The live show debuted after the first episode of the sixth season aired on Oxygen. The show was about talking with the cast of season six. Thomas gave them questions to answer from fans.

 Airings and locations of The Bad Girls Club 
SeasonSeason premiereSeason finaleLocationsSeason 1December 5, 2006April 24, 2007Los Angeles, CaliforniaSeason 2December 4, 2007May 13, 2008Season 3December 2, 2008March 24, 2009Season 4 December 1, 2009March 9, 2010Season 5 August 3, 2010November 9, 2010Miami, FloridaSeason 6 January 10, 2011April 25, 2011Los Angeles, CaliforniaSeason 7 August 1, 2011TBANew Orleans, Louisiana

 U.S. television ratings 
"Viewers" is the estimated number viewers that watched a program either while it was broadcast or watched via DVR on the same day the program was broadcast.

 Season Timeslot (ET) Airings Premiered Ended A18-49 W18-34 H/H Share Highest rated episode(in millions) Total viewers (average) Date Premiereviewers(in millions) Date Finaleviewers(in millions) Reunionviewers(in millions)Season 110 P.MTuesdays6 December 200624 April 2007393,000 Season 24 December 200720 May 2008267,000191,000681,000Season 32 December 20081.0331 March 20090.8641,000476,0001.071,143,000Season 41 December 20091.679 March 20102.66749,000527,0001.1/22.271,677,000Season 59 P.M3 August 20101.349 November 20101.711.90831,000810,0001.1/21.961,679,000Season 6Mondays10 January 20111.7125 April 20111.361.55700,0001.0/11.85Season 71 August 2011900,000494,0001.75 1,331,000

 International broadcast 
 Country / Region Channel Title United States (origin) Oxygen The Bad Girls Club Netherlands RTL Entertainment De slechte meisjes (The Bad Girls) Australia MTV Australia  The Bad Girls Club Hungary Kemény lányok klubja (Tough Girls Club) Sweden TV11 Stygga flickors klubb (Naughty Girls Club)RussiaMTV RussiaДом Плохих Девчонок (Bad Girls Home)PortugalSIC RadicalAs Desavergonhadas (The Shameless)United KingdomSky LivingThe Bad Girls ClubIrelandSoutheast AsiaChannel [V]The Bad Girls Club

Cast members

SeasonNameAgeHometownProfession1 Zara22 Upstate NY  Ripsi23MA Aimee24 South Philly Leslie24 Atlanta Model Ty25 Atlanta Jodie29 Baltimore Model Kerry31 Nashville Singer-songwriter Joanna 23 Sacramento  DeAnn24Dallas, Texas Andrea26High Point, North Carolina2 Tanisha Thomas21 Brooklyn, NYReality star, television host Nikki Sarah "Cordelia" Carlisle 22 Wallingford, CT Porn actress Hanna Thompson22 Brooklyn, NY Actress Lyric Greene22 Phoenix, AZ Rapper  Darlen24 Austin, TX  Neveen24 Portland, OR Jennavecia26 Las Vegas, NV Voice actress Andrea 22 Portland, OR Blogger3 Ailea 21 Buford, GA Whitney 21 Boston, MA Amber Buhl23 Pittsburgh, PA Kayla 23 Compton, CA Sarah 23 Milwaukee, WI Tiffany24 Chicago, IL Amber25 Montevideo, MN Ashley Weaver21 Seattle, WA4 Kendra22 Charlotte, North Carolina Former beauty queen Amber23 Morgantown, West Virginia Kate23 Boston, MA Natalie Nunn24 Oakland, CA Socialite, club promoter, model Portia24 Kansas City, MO Annie Andersen25 Los Angeles, CA Animal rights activist Florina26 Staten Island, NY Singer, club promoter, LGBT rights activist Lexie21 Belleville, IL5 Danielle 21 Massapequa, NY Morgan 21 Miami, FL Socialite, club promoter, model Lea22 South Beach, FL Kristen Guinane23 Boston, MA Hooters waiter Catya24 Philadelphia, PA Model Erica Lynne (or Langston) Eggum25 Anaheim, CA Former cheerleader Brandi Arceneaux 26 Inglewood, CA Porn actress, exotic dancer, club promoter Ashley 21 Houston, TX Model Kayleigh Severn22San Diego, California Christina 22 Staten Island, NY Model, club promoter6 Jessica 22 Chicago, IL  Kori Koether 21 Phoenix, AZ Model Lauren Spears 21 Lexington, KY Sydney Red Taylor Steinfeldt21 Dallas, TX  Jade Kayrina
Bennett22 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Socialite  Nicole "Nikki" Galladay Giacara Garcia22 Annandale, NJ Football player, model, body builder Charmaine 27 Chicago, IL Administrative assistant Ashley Nichole 21 Norfolk, VA Model, Socialite Jennifer Buonagurio 21 Bergen County, NJ  Playboy model, exotic dancer Wilmarie Sena27 Passaic County, NJ Model7 Angelic Castillo 21 Bronx, NY Go-go dancer, exotic dancer Judi Jai 21 Olympia Fields, IL Tiara Hodge22 Gary, Indiana  Entrepreneur Nastasia23 Huntington Beach, CA Shelly Hickman23 St. Louis, MO Bartender Tasha 23 Miami, FL Priscilla Mennella25 New York, NY CheyenneEvans22 Austin TX8Amy Cieslowski23Chicago, IllinoisDani23Methuen, Massachusetts YouTuberDemitra "Mimi"25Miami, Florida Erica "Venetia" Marie Figueroa23Atlanta, GeorgiaGabi23Methuen, Massachusetts Gia Sapp-Hernandez22Newark, DelawareJenna Russo24Wantagh, NYElease Donovan24Miami, Florida Christine Moon23Nashville, Tennessee Camilla Poindexter24Long Beach, California Actress, model, reality star9Ashley Dye21Bartlett, IllinoisChristina Salgado 21Jersey City, New JerseySingerErika Vee23Chicago, IllinoisRapperFalen G25Fairfax, VirginiaJulie Ofcharsky23Boston, Massachusetts Mehgan James21Texas City, TexasModel, reality starRima 22Chicago, IllinoisAndrea 27Bethpage, NYSinger, modelZuly28Tampa, Florida Natasha 21Monroe, NY10Alicia Samaan24Bolingbrook, IllinoisJanae Bradford23Houston, TexasNicole Vargas22Fort Lee, New JerseyPaula 26Chicago, IllinoisShannon Sarich26Hillsboro, OregonStephanie  Shay George21Harlem, NYValentina Anyanwu 22Hyattsville, MarylandJenniffer 21San Bernardino, California Raquel 21Pine Grove, California Nancy Denise22Memphis, Tennessee 11Jaz Moné Adams22Glendale, California Milyn Jensen24Los Angeles, California Sarah 27Riverdale, GeorgiaActress, reality starStephanie 21New Haven, Connecticut Teresa 22Newark, OhioTess 21Louisville, Kentucky Tiana 21Harlem, NYReality star, modelGina Lopez23Brooklyn, NYShanae 21Atlanta, Georgia Janelle 22Houston, TexasReality starAndrea 21Wichita, KansasMercedies Lohan24Brooklyn, NYHailey Wade21Spring, Texas12Alex22Sherwood, Wisconsin Redd24Fort Lauderdale, Florida Brittany24Louisville, Kentucky Jada Cacchilli28Queens, NYJonica Booth 25St. Louis, MissouriActressLinsey Berardi21Brooklyn, NYLo London23Mobile, AlabamaAysia 22Klein, TexasDalila 26Chicago, IllinoisRaesha Clanton23Mobile, Alabama13Redd24Fort Lauderdale, Florida Camilla Poindexter27Long Beach, California Actress, model, reality starDanni 26Methuen, Massachusetts YouTuberJada Cacchilli28Queens, NYJudi Jai25Olympia Field, IllinoisJulie Ofcharsky 25Boston, Massachusetts Natalie Nunn29Oakland, California Socialite, club promoter, modelRaquel Santiago 23Pine Grove, California Sarah 29Riverdale, GeorgiaActress, reality starRima 24Chicago, Illinois14Tina Aviles23Queens, NYJasmine Cartier21Chicago, IllinoisJela 25Houston, TexasKat24Zion, IllinoisLauren Lewis23Covington, GeorgiaShannade 20Montclair, New JerseyShannon 20Montclair, New JerseyJenna Charland22Albany, NYAmber Zadora21Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Beatrice 21Yonkers, NYAlicia Ramsdell22Atlanta, Georgia15Amber Janelle26Houston, TexasAngela Babicz25Clifton, New JerseyAnnalisa Anna Giordano23Arden Heights, NYAsia Jeudy Simone24Brooklyn, NYDiamond 23Harlem, NYJessica Giordano23Arden Heights, NYKristina Babicz22Clifton, New JerseyOlivia Adams26Allentown, Pennsylvania Amanda Hepperle28Guttenberg, New JerseyVictoria Hepperle28Guttenberg, New JerseyJaimee 22Miami, Florida Jazmyn 21Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Allison Green24Las Vegas, NevadaMelissa Marie Green27Las Vegas, NevadaHanan Ibrahim24Covina, California Suha Ibrahim26Covina, California 16Adryan Rose23Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bryn Zeeger22Washington, D.C.Elliadria Griffin25Dallas, TexasKaila22Richmond, California YouTuber, podcasterKailie Lima21Allenstown, New Hampshire Tabatha “DreamDoll” Robinson23The Bronx, New YorkRapper, actress, reality starZtephani Carino24San Jose, California Stephanie Tejada27Orlando, Florida Kandyce 24Riverdale, IllinoisKabrina Nashaye23Chicago, IllinoisTiara Nicole26Memphis, Tennessee 17Deshayla 22Norfolk, Virginia Francesca Jacovino22Torrington, Connecticut Keymarie Hamilton26Compton, California Kiki 23Brooklyn, NYSayyora Badalbaeva 21Northridge, California Seven 21Fort Washington, MarylandYouTuberSusie Shermann21Lynnwood, Washington Briana Walker23Las Vegas, Nevada
 Contestant's age at the start of the season.
 U.S. state abbreviations can be found here.

 Spin-offs 
 Bad Girls Road Trip
 Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too 
 Bad Girls Club: Flo Gets Married
 Tanisha Gets Married
 Bad Girls All-Star Battle
 Baddies
 Baddies Gone Wild

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