Marriage Boot Camp

Marriage Boot Camp
Also known as	Marriage Boot Camp: Bridezillas Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars
Genre	Reality
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	61
Production
Executive producer(s)	Adam Freeman Adam Reed Lauren P. Gellert Leslie Grief Moriah Muse Suzanne Murch Jim Carroll Elizabeth Carroll
Running time	42 minutes
Production company(s)	Thinkfactory Media September Films
Release
Original network	WE tv
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	May 31, 2013 – present
Chronology
Related shows	Bridezillas
External links
Website

Marriage Boot Camp (also known as Marriage Boot Camp: Bridezillas and Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars) is an American reality television series which debuted on May 31, 2013, on WE tv.^[1][2] It is a spin-off of Bridezillas ^[3] and is based on the Marriage Boot Camp non-profit seminar created by Jim Carroll in 1994. It was announced on August 1, 2013, that the series had been renewed for a ten episode second season.^[4] Production began in late 2013.^[4] Season 2 dropped Bridezillas from the title,^[5] with the premiere on March 7, 2014.^[6]

Synopsis

The first two seasons of Marriage Boot Camp chronicle the lives of five couples from previous seasons of Bridezillas as they move into one house together for approximately ten days in order to save their marital bonds. The next five seasons chronicle the lives of five couples from reality shows.^[2] The couples do a number of exercises to see if their marriages are worth saving.^[2] In the end, the couples decide if they should divorce or make up.^[2] Leading the program is marriage counselor team Jim Carroll and his wife Elizabeth.^[7]

Cast

Season 1 – Marriage Boot Camp: Bridezillas

• Danni and Marlon Starr^[8]
• Kirsten and Seth Walker^[9]
• Melissa and Chris Moore^[10]
• Porsha and Byron Martin^[2]
• Remy (Reham) and Rob Maaddi^[2]
• Hosts and Counselors - Jim Carroll, Elizabeth Carroll, David Bishop, Dana Hamman^[2]

Season 2 – Marriage Boot Camp: Bridezillas 2

• Blanca and Julian Lujan^[4]
• Mai-Lee and Tomas Acea^[4]
• Gloria and Mark Darrington^[4]
• Sofia and Shaun Sulligan^[4]
• Tasha Daniel and Jeff Webster^[4]
• Hosts and Counselors - Jim Carroll, Elizabeth Carroll, Bobby Davis and Ilsa Norman^[2]

Season 3 – Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars

• Jennifer Farley and Roger Mathews (from Jersey Shore and Snooki & Jwoww)^[5]
• Traci Braxton and Kevin Surratt (from Braxton Family Values)^[5]
• Tanisha Thomas and Clive Muir (from Bad Girls Club and Tanisha Gets Married)^[5]
• Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley (from The Real Housewives of Orange County)^[5]
• Ryan and Trista Sutter (from The Bachelorette)^[11]
• Hosts and Counselors - Jim Carroll, Elizabeth Carroll, Bobby Davis and Ilsa Norman^[2]

Season 4 – Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars 2

• Natalie Nunn and Jacob Payne (from Bad Girls Club)^[12]
• Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag (from The Hills)^[12]
• Syleena Johnson and Kiwane Garris (from R&B Divas)^[12]
• Tyson Apostol and Rachel Foulger (from Survivor)^[12]
• Aviva and Reid Drescher (from The Real Housewives of New York City)^[12]
• Hosts and Counselors - Jim Carroll, Elizabeth Carroll, David Bishop and Ilsa Norman^[2]

Season 5 – Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars 3

• Aubrey O'Day and Travis Garland (from Making The Band, All About Aubrey, and The Celebrity Apprentice)
• Michael Sorrentino and Lauren Pesce (from Jersey Shore and The Sorrentinos)
• Tami Roman and Reggie Youngblood (from The Real World, Basketball Wives and Basketball Wives LA)
• Jeff Schroeder and Jordan Lloyd (from Big Brother and The Amazing Race)
• Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett (from The Girls Next Door and Kendra on Top)
• Hosts and Counselors - Jim Carroll, Elizabeth Carroll, David Bishop and Ilsa Norman^[2]

Season 6 - Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars 4

• June "Mama June" Shannon and Mike "Sugar Bear" Thompson (from Here Comes Honey Boo Boo)
• Sarah Oliver and Jimmy "Inkman/Ink" Coney (from Bad Girls Club)
• Sundy and Cedric Carter (from Basketball Wives LA)
• Benzino and Althea Heart (from Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta)
• Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici (from The Bachelor)
• Hosts and Counselors - Jim Carroll, Elizabeth Carroll, David Bishop and Ilsa Norman^[2]

Season 7 - Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars 5

• Tara Reid & Dean May (from Taradise and Big Brother UK)
• Lisa D'Amato & Adam Friedman (from America’s Next Top Model)
• Michelle Money & Cody Sattler (from Bachelor in Paradise)
• Toya Wright & Memphitz (from Toya: A Family Affair)
• Brittish Williams & Lorenzo Gordon (from Basketball Wives LA)
• Hosts and Counselors - Jim Carroll, Elizabeth Carroll, David Bishop and Ilsa Norman^[2]

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Season premiere	Season finale
	1	10	May 31, 2013	July 26, 2013
	2	11	March 7, 2014	May 16, 2014
	3	8	May 30, 2014	July 25, 2014
	4	10	January 9, 2015	March 13, 2015
	5	12	May 29, 2015	August 21, 2015
	6	10	December 4, 2015	February 19, 2016
	7	TBA	June 3, 2016	TBA

Episodes

Season 1 (2013)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date
1	1	"Who Needs Therapy"	May 31, 2013
2	2	"Grave Loss"	June 7, 2013
3	3	"Love and Warfare"	June 14, 2013
4	4	"Spouse Swap"	June 21, 2013
5	5	"Dance With the Devil"	June 28, 2013
6	6	"Sex, Lies & Cellphones"	July 5, 2013
7	7	"The Plunge"	July 12, 2013
8	8	"Liars Exposed"	July 19, 2013
9	9	"I Do or I Don't"	July 26, 2013
10	10	"Bridezillas Reunion"	July 26, 2013

Season 2 (2014)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date
11	1	"Booze and Breakdowns"	March 7, 2014
12	2	"Death or Divorce"	March 14, 2014
13	3	"She Shot Her Husband!"	March 21, 2014
14	4	"Don't Touch My Woman!"	March 28, 2014
15	5	"A Maze and Confused"	April 4, 2014
16	6	"Spouse Swap"	April 11, 2014
17	7	"Sex is the Glue"	April 18, 2014
18	8	"Leap or Die Frying"	April 18, 2014
19	9	"The Lie Detector"	May 2, 2014
20	10	"Proposal or Disposal"	May 9, 2014
21	11	"The Aftermath"	May 16, 2014

Season 3 (2014)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date
22	1	"The Ambush"	May 30, 2014
23	2	"Ring of Fire"	June 6, 2014
24	3	"The Morgue"[13]	June 13, 2014
25	4	"Secrets and Lies"[13]	June 20, 2014
26	5	"Daters and Traitors"[13]	June 27, 2014
27	6	"Sex and the Secret"[13]	July 11, 2014
28	7	"Fate Comes Knocking"[13]	July 18, 2014
29	8	"Proposal or Disposal"[13]	July 25, 2014

Season 4 (2015)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (million)
30	1	"House of Lies"	January 9, 2015	0.606[14]
31	2	"Death and Divorce Court"	January 16, 2015	0.662[15]
32	3	"Played and Betrayed"	January 23, 2015	0.629[16]
33	4	"Picture Perfect Revenge"	January 30, 2015	0.518[17]
34	5	"Shock It To Me"	February 6, 2015	0.472[18]
35	6	"Lust or Bust"	February 13, 2015	0.688[19]
36	7	"The Exorcism"	February 20, 2015	0.519[20]
37	8	"Let Them Eat Cake"	February 27, 2015	0.516[21]
38	9	"Deception Indicated"	March 6, 2015	0.591[22]
39	10	"The Ultimatum"	March 13, 2015	0.676[23]

Season 5 (2015)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (million)
40	1	"Shotgun Wedding"	May 29, 2015	0.986[24]
41	2	"Death Wish"	June 5, 2015	0.863[25]
42	3	"Sex, Lies and Audiotape"	June 12, 2015	0.762[26]
43	4	"Disorderly Courtship"	June 19, 2015	0.861[27]
44	5	"Troubled Waters"	June 26, 2015	0.883[28]
45	6	"Dangerous Liaisons"	July 10, 2015	0.701[29]
46	7	"The Confession"	July 17, 2015	0.792[30]
47	8	"The Sex Tape"	July 24, 2015	0.798[31]
48	9	"Grave Injustice"	July 31, 2015	0.659[32]
49	10	"The Long Lie"	August 7, 2015	0.659[33]
50	11	"Web of Lies"	August 14, 2015	0.751[34]
51	12	"Diamonds Aren't Forever"	August 21, 2015	1.06[35]

Season 6 (2015–16)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (million)
52	1	"An Affair to Remember"	December 4, 2015	0.78[36]
53	2	"The Secret Weapon"	December 11, 2015	0.65[37]
54	3	"Dancing With the Devil"	December 18, 2015	0.71[38]
55	4	"The Low Blow"	January 8, 2016	0.62[39]
56	5	"Sugar Coated Lies"	January 15, 2016	0.67[40]
57	6	"Kiss and Tell"	January 22, 2016	0.86[41]
58	7	"Mocked and Rocked"	January 29, 2016	0.75[42]
59	8	"Love and Behold"	February 5, 2016	0.58[43]
60	9	"Poly-Wrath"	February 12, 2016	0.73[44]
61	10	"The Broken Heart"	February 19, 2016	0.68[45]

Season 7 (2016)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (million)
62	1	"Taradise Lost"	June 3, 2016	TBD

International broadcast

Marriage Boot Camp: Bridezillas premiered with double episodes in Australia on 9 May, 2015 on Arena.^[46] and Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars began on 27 June, 2015 on the same channel.^[47]

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External links

• Official website