Look out Sue Sylvester (Glee), CMT’s new reality series Cheer shines the spotlight on competitive cheerleading at New Jersey’s Central Jersey Allstars (CJA) where director/co-owner Patty Ann Romero puts a new meaning to “cheerleading is my life.” Cheer debuts on CMT Friday, Sept. 7 at 11pm ET/10pm CT following the two-hour premiere of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team at 9pm. The hour-long Cheer series will then move to its regular timeslot of 10pm ET/9pm CT the following week.
“Failure is not an option,” Romero tells. “Everyone is replaceable.”
Romero doesn’t leave any area for misinterpretation; if a girl isn’t going to pull her weight she’s going to get replaced and she makes that known. So if a flyer (those are the lucky gals who are catapulted through the air for different stunts) bobbles on a lift, the team is going to get a deduction and Romero’s going to make sure they know about it.
The series is a passion project from executive producers Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos.
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