Overview
The series followed a group of young women as they went through an audition process to join the pop/R&B girl group, the Pussycat Dolls. The contestants, who also lived together during the course of the series, were groomed by the group's founder and the series' creator and co-producer, Robin Antin, and were judged on their vocal and dancing ability. Outside of stage performances, the contestants experience choreography, song recording and tensions together.
First season winner Asia Nitollano went on to join the Pussycat Dolls as the act's seventh member, and appeared in the series but performed with the group only once on the show since after opting to go solo before the series premiered. Third placer Chelsea Korka however joined a new Robin Antin group called the Paradiso Girls.
Second season winner Girlicious (Nichole Cordova, Tiffanie Anderson, Chrystina Sayers and Natalie Mejia) were originally set to be a trio, but decided by the judges and Antin to become a quartet instead. Girlicious immediately started filming music videos and recording songs after the filming wrapped in the summer.
In the UK, the show started airing on T4 (the Channel 4 weekend teenage block programming slot) on April 1, 2007. In Australia, the show debuted on Network Ten on April 1, 2007.
The second season, titled Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious, premiered Monday, February 18, 2008. Pussycat Dolls Present: moved to its new night and time beginning Wednesday, April 9 after America's Next Top Model.
The format of the program is more casual (like ANTM) than other talent-based reality shows. Elements in the program include stylish camera shots, original hip hop beats and unique interactions among the contestants. Each season is shot during the summer and aired nearly a year after shooting.
On May 13, 2008 the series was officially cancelled by The CW. The third season was planned to have a new girl group with a style of Hip-Hop and Rapcore, similar to Pink's style.
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