Hellcats
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• Based on the book Cheer: Inside the Secret World of College Cheerleaders by journalist Kate Torgovnick, the series focuses in the lives of college cheerleaders, mainly Marti Perkins (Aly Michalka), a pre-law college student who has to join the cheerleading team, the Hellcats, in order to get the athletic scholarship she needs
• The main cast also includes Ashley Tisdale, Robbie Jones, Heather Hemmens, Matt Barr, Gail O'Grady, and Sharon Leal
• In May 2010, Hellcats had been picked by The CW for the fall 2010–11 season
• Initially with a 13-episode order, The CW aired the series after America's Next Top Model on Wednesday nights
• The pilot episode aired on September 8, 2010, and became the first premiere to ever match or build on an America's Next Top Model lead-in since The CW began in 2006
• The CW later gave a full season order for the series, with executives saying they were "thrilled that [it] paid off for us"
• On May 17, 2011, The CW announced that Hellcats would not be renewed for the 2011 fall schedule
• Hellcats has been described as "Election meets Bring It On" by critics
• It received mixed reviews during its first season, obtaining a Metacritic weighted average score of 51 percent, based on the impression of 22 critics
• The series also earned a nomination in the 2011 People's Choice Awards