Boy Band (TV series)

Boy Band is an American & Canadian television music competition series that premiered on June 22, 2017 on ABC & CTV.[2] The 10-episode first season features young male vocalists competing to become a member of a new five-piece boy band. The final five boys who form the boy band receive a recording contract with Hollywood Records and perform the band's debut single during the finale.[3] On August 24, 2017, it was announced on the live show that Brady Tutton, Chance Perez, Drew Ramos, Sergio Calderon, and Michael Conor were the new members of the boy band, In Real Life. They performed for the very first time their first single, "Eyes Closed".

Boy Band
GenreReality television
Presented byRita Ora
JudgesNick Carter
Emma Bunton
Timbaland
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Production company(s)Matador Content[1]
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseJune 22 (2017-06-22) 
August 24, 2017 (2017-08-24)
External links
Website

Rita Ora hosted the first series, with the Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter, the Spice Girls' Emma Bunton and Timbaland serving as the "architects" who helped guide the contestants throughout the series.[3]

Contestants

ABC released the list of the 30 contestants on June 9, 2017.[4]

Name Age Hometown Status
Sergio Calderon 17 Redwood City, California Winners
Michael Conor 18 Cleveland, Ohio
Chance Perez 19 Seal Beach, California
Drew Ramos 19 Bronx, New York
Brady Tutton 16 Shorewood, Wisconsin
Jaden Gray 16 Hawthorne, California Eliminated Ep. 10
Mikey Jimenez 18 East Los Angeles, California
Marcus Pendleton 17 Nashville, Tennessee
Devin Hayes 18 Springfield, Illinois Eliminated Ep. 8
Andrew Bloom 20 Yorba Linda, California Eliminated Ep. 7
Jay "J Hype" Gilbert 15 Las Vegas, Nevada
Andrew Butcher 17 Greenwood, Indiana Eliminated Ep. 6
Cam Jackson 19 Willingboro, New Jersey
Dorian Tyler 15 Memphis, Tennessee Eliminated Ep. 5
Miles Wesley 19 Marble Falls, Texas Eliminated Ep. 4
Gavin Becker 18 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Eliminated Ep. 3
Jon Klaasen 19 Greenwood, Indiana Eliminated Ep. 2
Cameron Armstrong 22 Columbia, South Carolina Eliminated Ep. 1
Alan Ayala 18 Monterrey, Mexico
Gianni Cardinale 16 Las Vegas, Nevada
Santino Cardinale 18 Las Vegas, Nevada
Matthew Dean 19 Thousand Oaks, California
Jordan Grizzle 22 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Lukas James 15 Sarasota, Florida
Stone Martin 18 Hartsville, South Carolina
Dylan Rey 17 Plano, Texas
Zack Taylor 24 Kansas City, Missouri
Timmy Thames 17 Malibu, California
Paul Toweh 21 Monrovia, Liberia
Nate Wyatt 20 Cincinnati, Ohio

Progress chart

Contestant12345678910
Brady Tutton SAFEReverbTR5BLE Next upAll InRelentlessNever GoneSAFEIn Real Life
Chance Perez SAFEReverbTop LineTimelessAll InAwakeThird WheelSAFEIn Real Life
Drew Ramos UpliftTop LineMaxedUndividedAwakeOut of ControlSAFEIn Real Life
Michael Conor SAFESix TrackTop LineTimelessLeveledRelentlessThird WheelSAFEIn Real Life
Sergio Calderon UpliftTop LineMaxedAll InNew WaveNever GoneSAFEIn Real Life
Jaden Gray SAFEReverbElementNext UpUndividedRelentlessOut of ControlSAFEELIM
Marcus Pendleton UpliftTR5BLETimelessAll InNew WaveThird WheelSAFEELIM
Mikey Jimenez SAFESix TrackTop LineNext UpAll InNew WaveOut of ControlSAFEELIM
Devin Hayes UpliftElementMaxedUndividedAwakeNever Gone
Andrew Bloom SAFEReverbElementTimelessLeveledRelentless
Jay "J Hype" Gilbert UpliftElementMaxedLeveledNew Wave
Andrew Butcher SAFESix TrackTR5BLETimelessUndivided
Cam Jackson SAFEReverbTR5BLEMaxedLeveled
Dorian Tyler SAFESix TrackTR5BLENext Up
Miles Wesley SAFESix TrackElement
Gavin Becker SAFESix Track
Jon Klaasen SAFEReverb
Cameron Armstrong Uplift
Alan Ayala ELIM
Dylan Rey ELIM
Gianni Cardinale ELIM
Jordan Grizzle ELIM
Lukas James ELIM
Matthew Dean ELIM
Nate Wyatt ELIM
Paul Toweh ELIM
Santino Cardinale ELIM
Stone Martin ELIM
Timmy Thames ELIM
Zack Taylor ELIM
     Top 5 Winner
     The group won the challenge.
     The contestant was in the bottom two or three.
     The contestant was eliminated.

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Meet the Boys"June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22)1012.995[5]

Thirty young male vocalist audition before the three judges, labeled as architects, and 18 are selected to advance to the next round. The judges separate the remaining 18 boys into three groups to perform. After each performance, a member from each group will be eliminated. In this episode, the group Uplift perform and Cameron Armstrong is eliminated.[6]

Group Performances: That's What I Like
2"Who's Got the Right Stuff"June 29, 2017 (2017-06-29)1022.645[7]

The group Reverb perform before the three judges and Jon Klaasen is eliminated.[8]

Group Performances: Stay
3"Sweet Sixteen"July 6, 2017 (2017-07-06)1032.729[9]

The group Six Track perform before the three judges and Gavin Becker is eliminated.[10]

Group Performances: There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back
4"Live Live Live!"July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13)1042.441[11]

The remaining 15 contestants are separated into three groups: Top Line, TR5BLE and Element. The groups perform before the three judges and TR5BLE is chosen as the "safe" group such that none of their members are up for elimination in this round. Mikey Jimenez from Top Line and Miles Wesley from Element are up for elimination. The audience votes and Miles is eliminated.[12]

Group Performances: Despacito, Rolling in the Deep, Don't Let Me Down
5"Blast from the Past"July 20, 2017 (2017-07-20)1052.236[13]
Group Performances: Livin' on a Prayer, True Colors, Can't Take My Eyes Off You
6"Soundtrack Hits"July 27, 2017 (2017-07-27)1062.388[14]
Group Performances: How Far I'll Go, I Don't Want to Miss a Thing, See You Again
7"Break Up Week!"August 3, 2017 (2017-08-03)1072.312[15]
Group Performances: Since U Been Gone, Without You, Jealous
8"Girl Power!"August 10, 2017 (2017-08-10)1082.302[16]
Group Performances: Titanium, Fighter, The Edge of Glory
9"America, It's Decision Time!"August 17, 2017 (2017-08-17)1092.134[17]
10"Top Five Revealed!"August 24, 2017 (2017-08-24)1102.399[18]

Contestants who Appeared on Other Shows

  • Chance Perez auditioned for season 11 of America's Got Talent as a member of the band "The WVKE". They were buzzed by Howie Mandel and Heidi Klum, and were heavily criticized by Simon Cowell, ultimately not passing through the audition.
  • Stone Martin, Timmy Thames, and Jon Klaasen all appeared on the third season of The X Factor USA, with Martin and Thames competing as soloists and Klaasen as a member of Forever In Your Mind. They were all eliminated during the Four Chair Challenge. Klaasen also appeared on season 15 of American Idol, making it to the top 50.
  • Andrew Bloom previously auditioned for Seasons 14 and 15 of American Idol.
  • Zack Taylor previously auditioned for Season 14 of American Idol under the name Zack Kaltenbach, making it to the top 48.
  • Cameron Armstrong appeared on the third season of Ex on the Beach.
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References

  1. Stanhope, Kate (March 30, 2017). "ABC Orders 'Boy Band' Singing Competition to Series". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. Swift, Andy (May 16, 2017). "ABC Competition Boy Band Recruits Rita Ora, Nick Carter and Baby Spice". TVLine.
  3. Holloway, Daniel; Wagmeister, Elizabeth (May 31, 2017). "Timbaland Joins ABC's 'Boy Band' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  4. "Boy Band: Meet the Boys (6/22)". disneyabcpress.com. June 9, 2017. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
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  6. Barthwell, Ali (June 23, 2017). "Boy Band Series Premiere Recap: Boy Band Pose". Vulture.com.
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  8. Barthwell, Ali (June 30, 2017). "Boy Band Recap: Hugs and Mics". Vulture.com.
  9. Metcalf, Mitch (July 10, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.6.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  10. Barthwell, Ali (July 7, 2017). "Boy Band Recap: Happy, Jolly Boys". Vulture.com.
  11. Metcalf, Mitch (July 14, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.13.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  12. Barthwell, Ali (July 14, 2017). "Boy Band Recap: The Boy That America Saved". Vulture.com.
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  14. Metcalf, Mitch (July 28, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.27.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  15. Metcalf, Mitch (August 4, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.3.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  16. Metcalf, Mitch (August 11, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.10.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  17. Metcalf, Mitch (August 18, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.17.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
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