The Christmas Caroler Challenge is an American reality television competition that premiered on The CW on December 15, 2019. The series is traditionally scheduled in a double-run of two hour-long episodes, all airing in December annually as a part of the CW's holiday programming lineup.[2] On October 19, 2020, it was announced that the series would be returning for a second season, which premiered on December 11, 2020.[3]
| The Christmas Caroler Challenge | |
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| Genre | Competition Reality television |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Running time | 42–44 minutes |
| Production company | Associated Television International |
| Original release | |
| Network | The CW |
| Release | December 15, 2019 – December 25, 2020[1] |
Premise
editThe series features 10-12 Christmas carol groups, each with their own stylized brand of performance, facing off to win a grand prize of; a trophy, 1,000 toys to be donated to Marine Toys for tots in the name of the winning caroling group and an opportunity to appear and perform at the Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade.
Episodes
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 6 | December 15, 2019 | December 23, 2019 | |
| 2 | 6 | December 11, 2020 | December 25, 2020 | |
Season 1 (2019)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title [1] | Original air date [1] | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Auditions Part 1" | December 15, 2019 | 101 | 0.53[4] |
| 2 | 2 | "The Auditions Part 2" | December 15, 2019 | 102 | 0.44[4] |
| 3 | 3 | "The Top Ten" | December 22, 2019 | 103 | 0.47[5] |
| 4 | 4 | "The Top Eight" | December 22, 2019 | 104 | 0.45[5] |
| 5 | 5 | "The Six Semifinalists" | December 23, 2019 | 105 | 0.57[6] |
| 6 | 6 | "The Finals" | December 23, 2019 | 106 | 0.54[6] |
Season 2 (2020)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title [1] | Original air date [1] | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 7 | 1 | "The Ten Contenders of 2020" | December 11, 2020 | 201 | 0.49[7] |
| 8 | 2 | 202 | |||
| 9 | 3 | "Four to the Finals" | December 18, 2020 | 203 | 0.47[8] |
| 10 | 4 | 204 | |||
| 11 | 5 | "The Finals" | December 25, 2020 | 205 | 0.45[9] |
| 12 | 6 | 206 | |||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "CHRISTMAS CAROLER CHALLENGE, THE (CW)". The Futon Critic. May 6, 2022.
- ^ "The CW Gets Into the Spirit with Its Schedule of Upcoming Holiday Specials" (Press release). The CW. November 8, 2019 – via The Futon Critic.
- ^ "The CW Gets Into the Spirit with Its Schedule of Upcoming Holiday Specials" (Press release). The CW. October 19, 2020 – via The Futon Critic.
- ^ a b Welch, Alex (December 17, 2019). "'Bob's Burgers,' 'Sunday Night Football' adjust up, '60 Minutes,' 'The Simpsons' adjust down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (December 24, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.22.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on December 24, 2019.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (December 24, 2019). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.23.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (December 15, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.11.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on December 15, 2020.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (December 21, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.18.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on December 21, 2020.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (December 29, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.25.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on December 29, 2020.