The Real Love Boat is an American reality romance television series premiered on CBS, airing Wednesday nights beginning October 5, 2022,[1] and is based on the original romantic comedy/drama television series The Love Boat that aired on ABC from 1977 to 1986 and later on moved to UPN (now The CW) for two more seasons from 1998 to 1999 as Love Boat: The Next Wave. The series takes place on Princess Cruises luxury passenger cruise ship Regal Princess in the Mediterranean.

The Real Love Boat
Also known asThe Real Love Boat USA
GenreDating game show
Based onThe Love Boat
Presented by
Opening theme"The Love Boat"
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseOctober 5 (2022-10-05) –
December 21, 2022 (2022-12-21)

The series is produced by Eureka Productions in association with Buster Productions. Chris Culvenor, Paul Franklin, Eden Gaha, Jay Bienstock and Wesley Dening serve as executive producers for Eureka while Scott Helmstedter is EPing on behalf of Princess Cruises. Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell serve as hosts and perform the vocals for the song featured in the series' opening credits.[2]

After four episodes with low ratings, CBS moved the show to Paramount+ starting November 2.[3]

An Australian version of the show premiered on Network 10 (CBS' sister network through Paramount Global) from October 5, 2022. It is hosted by Darren McMullen. It also featured Paolo Arrigo as the captain as well.

Crew

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The cast members of original series The Love Boat in costume, 2015; L–R: Bernie Kopell, Fred Grandy, Lange, Gavin MacLeod, Lauren Tewes, and Jill Whelan

Cast

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Cast Member Age Hometown Entered Status
Emily Stone 24 Colgate, Wisconsin Ep. 1 Winner (Ep. 12)
Mike Dubreuil TBD Toronto, Ontario Ep. 8 Winner (Ep. 12)
Shea-Lynn Noyes 28 Edmonton, Alberta Ep. 1 Runner-up (Ep. 12)
Daniel Cooper 25 Atlanta, Georgia Ep. 1 Runner-up (Ep. 12)
Kendra Yurczyszyn 26 Sydney, Nova Scotia Ep. 2 3rd Place (Ep. 12)
Jordan Malabanan 26 Windsor, Ontario Ep. 1 3rd Place (Ep. 12)
Dillon Schlee 29 Postville, Iowa Ep. 8 Eliminated (Ep. 11)
Marty Hassett 33 Charlotte, North Carolina Ep. 1 Eliminated (Ep. 11)
Suzanna Ladas 25 Tampa, Florida Ep. 8 Eliminated (Ep. 11)
Sydney Hausman 24 Sioux Falls, South Dakota Ep. 6 Eliminated (Ep. 11)
Dustin Lindquist 35 TBD Ep. 5 Eliminated (Ep. 10)
Bri Donaldson TBD Miami, Florida Ep. 8 Withdrew (Ep. 10)
Nathan Kroger 24 Cincinnati, Ohio Ep. 1 Eliminated (Ep. 7)
Tyler Campbell 27 TBD Ep. 6 Eliminated (Ep. 7)
Alisa Shah 24 San Diego, California Ep. 1 Eliminated (Ep. 6)
Sarah Curd 27 Toronto, Ontario Ep. 4 Eliminated (Ep. 6)
Dean Lepianka 25 TBD Ep. 2 Eliminated (Ep. 5)
Ediri Aggreh 34 TBD Ep. 5 Eliminated (Ep. 5)
Mila Stojsavljevic 30 TBD Ep. 4 Eliminated (Ep. 4)
Nicole Wong 28 Vancouver, British Columbia Ep. 1 Eliminated (Ep. 4)
Jay Ajaya Ram 32 TBD Ep. 3 Eliminated (Ep. 3)
Brooke White 34 Los Angeles, California Ep. 1 Eliminated (Ep. 2)
Brett De Laura 36 Dana Point, California Ep. 1 Medical (Ep. 2)
Forrest Jones 30 Houston, Texas Ep. 1 Eliminated (Ep. 1)
Michael Gonzalez 35 New York, New York Ep. 1 Eliminated (Ep. 1)

Cast progress

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Ep.1 Ep.2 Ep.3 Ep.4 Ep.5 Ep.6 Ep.7 Ep.8 Ep.9 Ep.10 Ep.11 Final
Emily Marty Marty Marty Marty Marty Marty Marty Marty Marty Mike Mike Winner
Mike Not on Boat Bri Bri Emily Emily
Shea-Lynn Daniel Daniel Daniel Daniel Daniel Daniel Daniel Daniel Daniel Daniel Daniel Runner-up
Daniel Shea-Lynn Shea-Lynn Shea-Lynn Shea-Lynn Shea-Lynn Shea-Lynn Shea-Lynn Shea-Lynn Shea-Lynn Shea-Lynn Shae-Lynn
Kendra Not on Boat Jordan Jordan Jordan Jordan Jordan Jordan Jordan Jordan Jordan Jordan 3rd Place
Jordan Nicole Kendra Kendra Kendra Kendra Kendra Kendra Kendra Kendra Kendra Kendra
Dillon Not on Boat Sydney Sydney Sydney Eliminated
Marty Emily Emily Emily Emily Emily Emily Emily Emily Emily Suzanna
Suzanna Not on Boat Dustin Dustin Marty
Sydney Not on Boat Dustin Dustin Dillon Dillon Dillon
Dustin Not on Boat Alisa Sydney Sydney Suzanna Suzanna Eliminated
Bri Not on Boat Mike Mike Withdrew
Nathan Alisa Alisa Alisa Alisa Sarah Tyler Eliminated
Tyler Not on Boat Nathan
Alisa Nathan Nathan Nathan Nathan Dustin Eliminated
Sarah Not on Boat Dean Nathan
Dean Not on Boat Nicole Nicole Sarah Eliminated
Ediri Not on Boat
Mila Not on Boat Eliminated
Nicole Jordan Dean Dean
Jay Not on Boat Eliminated
Brooke Brett Eliminated
Brett Brooke Medical
Forrest Eliminated
Michael
Notes
Medical/Withdrew none Brett none Bri none
Cast Off Forrest, Michael
Failed to
pair up
Brooke
Failed to
pair up
Jay
Failed to
pair up
Mila & Nicole
Failed to
pair up
Dean & Ediri
Failed to
pair up
Alisa & Sarah
Failed to
pair up
Nathan & Tyler
Daniel & Shea-Lynn’s choice
to cast off
No
Cast Offs
Jordan & Kendra
Third Place
Daniel & Shea-Lynn
Second Place
Emily & Mike
First Place

Episodes

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No.TitleOriginal air/release date [5]U.S. viewers
(millions)
CBS
1"We're Expecting You"October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)2.41[6]
2"As Solid as the Rock of Gibraltar"October 12, 2022 (2022-10-12)1.91[7]
3"Get Down and Dirty... And Clean"October 19, 2022 (2022-10-19)1.60[8]
4"Feel the Heat!"October 26, 2022 (2022-10-26)1.66[9]
Paramount+
5"Sharks in the Water"November 2, 2022 (2022-11-02)N/A
6"Betrayal and Regret"November 9, 2022 (2022-11-09)N/A
7"Friends vs Lovers"November 16, 2022 (2022-11-16)N/A
8"The Party Crashers"November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23)N/A
9"If I'm Not Dancin' I'm Cryin'"November 30, 2022 (2022-11-30)N/A
10"Don't Cry Over Spilt Champagne"December 7, 2022 (2022-12-07)N/A
11"Oil Me Up"December 14, 2022 (2022-12-14)N/A
12"And the Winning Couple is..."December 21, 2022 (2022-12-21)N/A

References

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  1. ^ The Real Love Boat (Official Site) Watch on CBS, retrieved October 2, 2022
  2. ^ "Paramount Press Express | CBS Entertainment | The Real Love Boat | Releases". www.paramountpressexpress.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  3. ^ Porter, Rick (October 28, 2022). "CBS' 'Real Love Boat' Banished to Paramount+". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e Schneider, Michael (October 5, 2022). "'The Real Love Boat' Producers on Turning the Series Into a Dating Competition Show — Without Charo (Yet)". Variety. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "Shows A-Z – The Real Love Boat on Paramount Plus". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  6. ^ Salem, Mitch (October 6, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Wednesday 10.5.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  7. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (October 13, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Wednesday 10.12.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  8. ^ Salem, Mitch (October 20, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Wednesday 10.19.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  9. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (October 27, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Wednesday 10.26.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
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