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following the season premiere of '' America's Next Top Model''. The theme song is sung by Tinashe.

Production

On March 11, 2010,

announced that it was working on four new reality projects which included ''Shedding for the Wedding''. The project is produced by Raquel Productions with executive producers Dave Broome of ''

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'' and Rick Hurvitz and Ari Shofet of ''Pimp My Ride''. On May 20, 2010 at The CW

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Presentation in New York, the network announced that ''Shedding for the Wedding'' would be part of the network's programming and it will debut in 2011. On August 3, 2010 it was announced that actress and Jenny Craig's spokesperson

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will be the show's host. The series premiered on February 23, 2011. Shedding for the Wedding was the lowest rated network television program of the 2010–2011 season, averaging 1.03 million viewers. It was not renewed for a second season.

Cast

, host * Brian Worley, wedding planner. * Nicky Holender, professional fitness trainer and former soccer player in England and the United States. * Jennifer Cohan, Fitness and Health expert. * Ashley Koff, registered dietitian.

Contestants

Weight loss graph

; : The Couple Competed in the "Til Death Do Us Part" Challenge and Won : The Couple Competed in the "Til Death Do Us Part" Challenge and was Eliminated : The Couple was Eliminated, but came back for the Final Weigh In : The Couple was Eliminated, and did not come back for the Final Weigh In : Eliminated Couple who Lost the most Weight at Home to Win the Dream Honeymoon : Engaged Couple Finalist and Runner-Up for the Dream Wedding : Engaged Couple Finalist and Winner of the Dream Wedding

Ratings

The show began on February 23, 2011, on the CW. With the initial ratings hourly - 0.7/1, adults 18–49, - 0.5/1, adults 18–34, - 0.6/2 and woman 18-43 earning a - 1.0/3 share. It was ranked as the least watched show among all five broadcast networks for the 2010–2011 season, with an average of 1.04 million viewers and a 0.5 rating in adults 18–49.

Syndication

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ran a marathon of the first seven episodes on April 9, 2011. Despite the show's cancellation, CW aired repeats during summer 2011 on Tuesdays at 8:00pm.

References

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* {{The CW programming 2010s American reality television series 2011 American television series debuts 2011 American television series endings The CW original programming English-language television shows Fitness reality television series Television series by Warner Horizon Television Television shows set in Los Angeles Wedding television shows