Pitch Slapped

Pitch Slapped
Starring Diana Preisler
Deke Sharon
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 8
Production
Executive producer(s) Colleen Conway Grogan
Eli Lehrer
Glenn Schubert
Greg Goldman
Mary Donahue
Stephen Lambert
Production company(s) All3Media America
InsomniaTV
Studio Lambert
Release
Original network Lifetime
Original release January 5, 2016 (2016-01-05) – present

Pitch Slapped is a reality show on Lifetime. It premiered on January 5, 2016.[1] It follows a cappella teams from two New Jersey high schools that are mentored by some of the best coaches in the industry as they face off in weekly competitions, leading up to a championship sing-off. Cherry Hill's Stay Tuned learns under the tutelage of Deke Sharon —who was the on-site music director for the Pitch Perfect films—while singer and performance coach Diana Preisler guides Highlands Voices as they prep for their performances.[2]

Groups

Highlands Voices

One of the two groups featured on the show. Coached by Diana Preisler. They are one of the top groups locally and win wherever they go, even nationals. They feel as if they are in a rut and choose Diana to guide them with their performances.

Stay Tuned

One of the two groups featured on the show. Coached by Deke Sharon. They are the underdogs and call themselves "Stay Second" because they seem to always fall short to Highlands Voices. Unlike most a cappella groups, they have 21 members. They choose Deke to help them finally overcome their rivals.

Judges

Joan Bujacich, MEANJ President helped organize the judges for the majority of the episodes. Judges included Joan Bujacich, Joseph Bilotti, Lisa Gonzalez, Kathy Knittel, Diana Hessinger, Yuka Yanagi, Jeff Seitz and amir Mortezai.

Week One

No guests. Highlands Voices and Stay Tuned were head-to-head.

Week Two

Week Three

Vocal Forte: A group featured in Season 1, Episode 3, "This is Aca-War!". Went head-to-head with Highlands Voices.

Music Explosion: A group featured in Season 1, Episode 3, "This is Aca-War!". Went head-to-head with Stay Tuned. *Not including the seniors.

Episodes

Season 1 (2016)

No. in Series No. in Season Title Original Air Date Production Code
1 1 Aca-Gods January 5, 2016 101
Two rival a cappella teams bring in professional coaches to give them an edge for the summer season; the coaches have eight weeks to prepare the teams for the Summer Invasional. Highlands Voices sings "Rather Be" by Clean Bandit. They score a 69 out of 90. Stay turned sing "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap. They score a 61 out of 90.

Highlands Voices win. [3]

1 2 Will They Stay Two? January 12, 2016 102
The teams take on two new competitors; Stay Tuned struggles with their first choreographed song; Deke takes a chance with a new soloist; Diana may have to forfeit when a key team member does not show up the day before the competition.[4]
1 3 This is Aca-War! January 19, 2016 103
Stay Tuned learns half of their team will not be able to attend this week's competition; Coach Diana takes a huge risk by giving the lead solo to an unsuspecting member of Highlands Voices.[5]
1 4 The Cruella of A Cappella January 26, 2016 104
The members of Highlands Voices decide to push back at Diana's methods; Stay Tuned's natural talent is threatened by a natural disaster.[6]

Performances

Season 1 (2016)

No. Episode Group Soloist(s) Songs Results
Vocal Performance/Vocal Arrangement/Visual Performance
Overall		 Winner
1 Aca-God's Highlands Voices Vanessa "Rather Be"
Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne		 24 | 23 | 22
69/90		 Highlands Voices
Philip, Maddie "Young Blood"
Bea Miller		 N/A
Stay Tuned N/A "Hide and Seek"
Imogen Heap		 25 | 25 | 11
61/90
Nicole "Safe with Me"
Sam Smith		 N/A
2 Will They Stay Two? Chock Full of Notes N/A "Stay With Me"
Sam Smith		 18 | 12 | 15
45/90		 Stay Tuned
Stay Tuned Sam, Jack, Amrita, Megan, Ashley, Cedric "Shake It Off"
Taylor Swift		 24 | 23 | 25
72/90
Rolling Tones N/A "Love Runs Out"
OneRepublic		 22 | 19 | 18
59/90		 Highlands Voices
Overall Highscore
Highlands Voices Maddie "Lips Are Movin"
Meghan Trainor		 27 | 27 | 28
82/90

References

  1. ↑ "Get Ready to Be "Pitch Slapped" with Lifetime's New A Cappella Docuseries Premiering January 5". The Futon Critic. November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Pitch Slapped". Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Pitch Slapped: Aca-Gods". Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Pitch Slapped: Will They Stay Two?". Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Pitch Slapped: This Is Aca-War!". Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Pitch Slapped: The Cruella of A Cappella". Retrieved 28 January 2016.

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