A Double Shot at Love
A Double Shot at Love is an American reality television dating game show that first aired weekly on MTV from December 9, 2008 to February 3, 2009. It is a spin-off of A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila. A reboot of the show starring Vinny Guadagnino and DJ Pauly D of Jersey Shore fame premiered in April 2019.[1]
- Split A Double Shot at Love into A Double Shot at Love with the Ikki Twins and Double Shot at Love with DJ Pauly D & Vinny. The latter is its own franchise.
| A Double Shot at Love | |
|---|---|
 Season 1 logo | |
| Starring | Erica "Rikki" Mongeon (2008-2009) Victoria "Vikki" Mongeon (2008-2009) Vinny Guadagnino (2019) Pauly D (2019) |
| Opening theme | "Ooh Uh Huh" |
| Composer(s) | Millionaires |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 11 (including 2 specials) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | SallyAnn Salsano Scott Jeffress |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
| Release | |
| Original network | MTV |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | December 9, 2008 – February 3, 2009 (original run) April 11, 2019 – present (revived series) |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila A Shot at Love II with Tila Tequila |
| Related shows | Jersey Shore Jersey Shore: Family Vacation Snooki & Jwoww The Pauly D Project |
On April 27, 2020, it was announced that the third season will premiere on June 11, 2020.[2]
Original
The original show was a bisexual-themed dating competition where 12 hetero males and 12 lesbian females[3] live in a house with Rikki (Erica Mongeon) and Vikki (Victoria Mongeon) and compete for their attention and affection.[4]
The show's theme song is "Ooh Uh Huh", performed by Millionaires.[5]
Post-show
One of the contestants, Kandice (Kandi) Hutchinson, died in a car crash shortly after the end of production. Out of respect to her family, the producers edited Hutchinson's scenes to remove some of her more outrageous behavior. The second episode of the series was dedicated to her memory.[6][7]
On August 4, 2010, Vikki posted on her Myspace blog that she and Trevor had split up.[8]
Season 1
| # | Title | First Aired |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | This Time, Let's Make it a Double! | December 9, 2008 |
| 2 | Kiss and (Don't) Tell | December 16, 2008 |
| 3 | Sticky and Sweet | December 23, 2008 |
| 4 | Lickety Split | December 30, 2008 |
| 5 | The Truth Will Set You Free | January 6, 2009 |
| 6 | Family Matters | January 13, 2009 |
| 7 | A Pair Beats Three of a Kind | January 27, 2009 |
| x | Special: Happy Hour: A Double Shot at Love Reunion | February 3, 2009 |
| 8 | Who Will They Choose? | February 3, 2009 |
| x | Special: A Double Shot at Love: One Shot Too Many | February 3, 2009 |
- Episode numbering as per the episode list on the website
Episode progress
Call-out order
| # | Contestants | Episodes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1 | Angela | Elise | Rebekah[m] | Trevor | Josh | Scott | Rebekah | Rebekah | Trevor |
| 2 | Bella | Jen | Trevor | Xoe | Trevor | Trevor | Trevor | Trevor | Rebekah |
| 3 | Ben | Kali | Nicky | Scott | Xoe | Rebekah | Scott | Scott | |
| 4 | Claudia | Kandi | Elise | Rosemarie | Rebekah | Rosemarie | Rosemarie | ||
| 5 | Corey ("Coop") | Nicky | Paul | Kali | Scott[m] | Xoe | |||
| 6 | Dana | Rebekah | Kali | Josh | Rosemarie | Josh | |||
| 7 | David | Rosemarie | Matt | Nick | Kali | ||||
| 8 | Elise | Xoe | Jen | Rebekah | Nick | ||||
| 9 | Fazio | Ben | Scott | Elise | |||||
| 10 | Freddy | Coop | Josh | Jen | |||||
| 11 | James | James | Xoe | Matt | |||||
| 12 | Jen | Josh | Rosemarie | Nicky | |||||
| 13 | Josh | Matt | Nick | Paul | |||||
| 14 | Kali | Nick | Kandi | ||||||
| 15 | Kandice | Paul | James | ||||||
| 16 | Matt | Scott | Coop | ||||||
| 17 | Nick | Trevor | Ben | ||||||
| 18 | Nicky | David | |||||||
| 19 | Paul | Freddy | |||||||
| 20 | Rebekah | Fazio | |||||||
| 21 | Rosemarie | Angela | |||||||
| 22 | Scott | Bella | |||||||
| 23 | Trevor | Claudia | |||||||
| 24 | Xoe | Dana | |||||||
- The contestant won with both twins, but chose Vikki.
- The contestant is female.
- The contestant is male.
- The contestant was eliminated.
- The contestant won a challenge and went on a group date.
- The contestant won a challenge and went on an individual date.
- The contestant won two challenges and went on a group date and an individual date.
- The contestant won a challenge, but was eliminated.
- The contestant was eliminated outside of the elimination ceremony.
- [m]The contestant was deemed the "MVP" by the twins.
- The call-out order is the order in which the contestants were given keys.
- In episode one, the eliminated contestants were asked to return their keys. Alphabetical order is used for the contestants who were allowed to keep their keys.
Reasons for elimination
| Name | Eliminated | Reason for elimination |
|---|---|---|
| Angela | Episode 1 | The twins did not feel a connection with her. |
| Bella | Episode 1 | The twins were not into her tattoos. |
| Claudia | Episode 1 | The twins thought a dominatrix was too wild for them. |
| Dana | Episode 1 | The twins thought she was too boring. |
| David | Episode 1 | The twins were not into his tattoos. |
| Freddy | Episode 1 | The twins thought he was more interested in partying than love.[9] |
| Fazio | Episode 1 | The twins thought he "came off too hard." |
| Ben | Episode 2 | The twins felt that he was clinging to innocence and comedy. |
| Coop | Episode 2 | The twins were disgusted by him farting during their alone time with him. |
| James | Episode 2 | The twins did not agree with his stance on gay marriage. |
| Kandi | Episode 2 | The twins saw her as a fun person to party with, but did not feel a connection. She died before this Episode was aired. |
| Elise | Episode 3 | The twins thought she did not try too hard in either of the challenges. |
| Jen | Episode 3 | The twins had a better connection with Rebekah. |
| Matt | Episode 3 | The twins had a better connection with Nick. |
| Nicky | Episode 3 | The twins did not have a strong connection with her. |
| Paul | Episode 3 | Though the specific reason for his elimination was not stated on air, it is implied that the twins did not have a connection with him. |
| Nick | Episode 4 | The twins felt like he did not make a connection with Vikki until it was too late. |
| Kali | Episode 4 | The twins thought she did not open up enough. |
| Josh | Episode 5 | The twins found out about his fling with Rosemarie, and they were furious that he kept changing his story about what happened. |
| Xoe | Episode 5 | The twins felt as if she was ashamed to bring them home to her dad, who did not know she was a lesbian. |
| Rosemarie | Episode 6 | The twins felt as if she was paying more attention to her dog than them when they went to meet her family; plus they did not get a good first impression of her family after seeing them get into a heated argument. |
| Scott | Episode 7 | Specific reason not stated on air. Implication that the twins had better connections with Trevor and Rebekah. |
| Rebekah | Episode 8 | Specific reason not stated on air. Implication that the twins had a better connection with Trevor. |
Revival
In January 2019, MTV revived the show to now star Jersey Shore personalities Pauly D and Vinny Guadagnino. The series premiered on April 11, 2019.[10]
Contestants
| Name | Age | Hometown | Eliminated | Reason for Elimination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alysse Joyner | 24 | Brooklyn, New York | Winner with Vinny | |
| Nikki Hall | 26 | Los Angeles, California | Finale | Her love was too fast and too intense |
| Derynn Paige | 25 | Franklin Lakes, New Jersey | Finale | Connection was not strong enough |
| Elle Wilson | 25 | Waverly, Pennsylvania | Finale | Could not see a relationship on outside |
| Maria Elizondo | 22 | West New York, New Jersey | Episode 12 | Vinny was worried that they couldn't break through a barrier with each other but is not sure if he made the right decision. |
| Brittnay Dawson | 33 | Norfolk, Nebraska | Episode 11 | There just wasn't a connection from a lifestyle point of view. |
| Marissa Lucchese | 22 | Massapequa Park, New York | Episode 10 | Pauly said the connection was more on a friend or family level |
| Susan "Suzi" Baidya | 30 | Irvine, California | Episode 10 | Pauly said he was feeling it more with the other women in the house |
| Holly Gurbisz | 26 | Matawan, New Jersey | Episode 9 | Pauly and Vinny thought she was more like family |
| Brittani "B-Lashes" Schwartz | 27 | Lake Grove, New York | Episode 8 | Pauly thought she was just more of a friend |
| Michelle "Mish" Gao | 22 | Tustin, California | Episode 7 | Pauly and Vinny thought she wouldn't be able to handle the spotlight. |
| Zuljeily Andino | 29 | Miami, Florida | Episode 6 | Pauly and Vinny thought she didn't open up enough. |
| Nadya Erazo | 29 | Pomona, California | Episode 5 | She spent more time with Suzi than with Pauly and Vinny. |
| Victoria Fryer | 25 | Long Beach, California | Episode 4 | She couldn't come out of her shell. |
| Ashley Lands | 24 | New York, New York | Episode 3 | Pauly and Vinny thought she might have been there just to be on TV. |
| Christina Lawrence | 29 | Los Angeles, California | Episode 3 | Eliminated herself because she thought she was wasting her time. |
| Deseree Flores | 37 | Scottsdale, Arizona | Episode 2 | Vinny didn't feel a connection. |
| Shira Tran | 24 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Episode 2 | Vinny thought she came off too strong. |
| Alli Adams | 28 | Green Bay, Wisconsin | Episode 1 | She reminded Pauly of his ex-girlfriend. |
| Cate Lapera | 27 | Staten Island, New York | Episode 1 | Eliminated herself because the competition was too much. |
Season 2
| # | Title | First Aired |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Double Trouble | April 11, 2019 |
| 2 | Double Trouble Part II | April 11, 2019 |
| 3 | Let's Get Ready to Rumble | April 18, 2019 |
| 4 | Hot Heads in Hot Tubs | April 25, 2019 |
| 5 | Swan Songs | May 2, 2019 |
| 6 | Make America Guido Again | May 9, 2019 |
| 7 | Hurricane Angelina | May 16, 2019 |
| 8 | Roller Skating on Thin Ice | May 23, 2019 |
| 9 | Pack Your Baggage | May 30, 2019 |
| 10 | DJs to PJs | June 6, 2019 |
| 11 | In Da Club... With Your Parents | June 13, 2019 |
| 12 | You Can't Handle the Truth | June 20, 2019 |
| 13 | The Final Shot | June 27, 2019 |
| 14 | Double Shot at Love Reunion | June 27, 2019 |
Season 3
| # | Title | First Aired |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vegas Ex-scape | June 11, 2020 |
| 2 | Don't Be Bitter, Be Better | June 18, 2020 |
| 3 | Mom, I Messed Up | June 25, 2020 |
| 4 | Honey, I'm Home | July 2, 2020 |
- Episode numbering as per the episode list on the website
References
- Pedersen, Erik (January 25, 2019). "MTV Returns To Jersey Shore For Dating Series 'Double Shot At Love With DJ Pauly D & Vinny'". Deadline Hollywood.
- "MTV Continues to Own Thursday Nights with the Epic Return of "Double Shot at Love with DJ Pauly D & Vinny" on Thursday, June 11th at 9PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. April 27, 2020.
- Although Angela was thought to be a lesbian, she revealed that she was straight after she was eliminated.
- Nordyke, Kimberly (24 November 2008). "MTV's 'Tequila' double shot". The Hollywood Reporter. p. 6. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- "Millionaires". MTV Artists. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- Monya (2008-12-06). "MTV's "A Double Shot At Love" Contestant Kandice Hutchinson Killed In Car Accident (Photos/Video)". Stupid Celebrities Gossip. Archived from the original on 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- Richenthal, Matt (2008-12-18). "Report: Kandice Hutchinson Killed While Street Racing". TV Fanatic. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- "The Ikki Twins: August 4, 2010". MySpace. Archived from the original (Blog) on 26 March 2012.
- As stated in the Web Exclusives
- Moreau, Jordan; Moreau, Jordan (2019-03-14). "TV News Roundup: Tiffany Haddish, Ali Wong Netflix Comedy 'Tuca and Bertie' Sets Premiere Date". Variety. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
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