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  • Lifetime
  • Mar 12, 2006
  • Lifetime
  • Mar 12, 2006
Cheerleader Nation

Summary Being a teenager is hard, and being a parent of a teenager is harder, especially when you're part of the Lexington, Kentucky's Dunbar High School cheerleading squad. Find out what it takes to be a cheerleading champion in this eye-opening reality show for Lifetime television. You will be surprised what these girls are hiding behind their...

  • Lifetime
  • Mar 12, 2006
  • Lifetime
  • Mar 12, 2006
Cheerleader Nation
Season 1
Season Premiere: Mar 12, 2006
Metascore Mixed or Average
48
User Score Overwhelming Dislike Based on 9 User Ratings
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Summary Being a teenager is hard, and being a parent of a teenager is harder, especially when you're part of the Lexington, Kentucky's Dunbar High School cheerleading squad. Find out what it takes to be a cheerleading champion in this eye-opening reality show for Lifetime television. You will be surprised what these girls are hiding behind their...

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Episode 1 • Mar 12, 2006
Tryout Fears and Tears
The girls try out for the 2005-2006 Dunbar High School cheerleading squad.
Episode 2 • Mar 18, 2006
Save the Drama for Your Mama
Kaitlin battles an injury, Chelsea and her mother fight over curfew, Ryan celebrates her sweet 16 with a surprise party.
Episode 3 • Mar 25, 2006
Pressure Makes Perfect
Ayrica struggles with academic and family demands. Saleem finds out his job requires travel that will take him away from the squad. The girls prepare for regionals. Saleem's roommate Jomo coaches Dunbar rival Tate's Creek.
Episode 4 • Mar 31, 2006
Regionals Roulette
The girls size up the competition at regionals. Saleem's roommate, Jomo, coaches another local team: Dunbar rival Tate's Creek.
Episode 5 • Apr 7, 2006
Generations Gap
With Saleem away at his other job, Donna struggles to keep the squad on track. The girls prepare for the fall dance. A team building meeting for the squad at Saleem's house reveals emotions and insecurities among the squad.
Episode 6 • Apr 14, 2006
Nightmares Before Nationals
Episode 7 • Apr 21, 2006
Team with a Dream, Part 1
The squad heads to Orlando to compete at nationals.
Episode 8 • Apr 27, 2006
Team with a Dream, Part 2
The squad competes in the national cheerleading competition.

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Production values are outstanding, and the producers have captured the appropriate tension and devotion that surrounds this world.
By Phil Gallo FULL REVIEW
50
Little is new here, but it will nonetheless appeal to those who like to watch others play out their lives in the public arena.
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50
On some level, these women are a little too easy to judge and mock. Then again, it's hard to look away.
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Rarely has a reality show -- even "The Simple Life" -- had dialogue that seems both so scripted and so mundane.
By Virginia Heffernan FULL REVIEW

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