Pitch Slapped
StarringDiana Preisler
Deke Sharon
JudgesDr. Frances Covalesky
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producersColleen Conway Grogan
Eli Lehrer
Glenn Schubert
Greg Goldman
Mary Donahue
Stephen Lambert
Production companiesAll3Media America
InsomniaTV
Studio Lambert
Original release
NetworkLifetime
ReleaseJanuary 5 (2016-01-05) –
February 23, 2016 (2016-02-23)

Pitch Slapped is a reality show on Lifetime. It premiered on January 5, 2016.[1] It follows a cappella teams from two New Jersey high schools that are mentored by some of the best coaches in the industry as they face off in weekly competitions, leading up to a championship sing-off. Cherry Hill's Stay Tuned learns under the tutelage of Deke Sharon—who was the on-site music director for the Pitch Perfect films—while singer and performance coach Diana Preisler guides Highlands Voices as they prep for their performances.[2]

Groups

Highlands Voices

One of the two groups featured on the show. Coached by Diana Preisler. They are one of the top groups locally and win wherever they go, even nationals. They feel as if they are in a rut and choose Diana to guide them with their performances.

Stay Tuned

One of the two groups featured on the show. Coached by Deke Sharon. They are the underdogs and call themselves "Stay Second" because they seem to always fall short to Highlands Voices. Unlike most a cappella groups, they have 21 members. They choose Deke to help them finally overcome their rivals.

Guest Groups

Vocal Forte & Unaccompanied Minors

Judges

Joan Bujacich, MEANJ President helped organize the judges for the majority of the episodes. Judges included Joan Bujacich, Joseph Bilotti, Lisa Gonzalez, Kathy Knittel, Diana Hessinger, Yuka Yanagi, Jeff Seitz, amir Mortezai, Dr. Frances Covalesky, and Adjunct College Music Professor.

Week One

No guests. Highlands Voices and Stay Tuned were head-to-head.

Week Two

Week Three

Vocal Forte: A group featured in Season 1, Episode 3, "This is Aca-War!". Went head-to-head with Highlands Voices.

SounXplosion: A group featured in Season 1, Episode 3, "This is Aca-War!". Went head-to-head with Stay Tuned. *Not including the seniors.

Episodes

Season 1 (2016)

No. in Series No. in Season Title Original Air Date Production Code
1 1 Aca-Gods January 5, 2016 (2016-01-05) 101
Two rival a cappella teams bring in professional coaches to give them an edge for the summer season; the coaches have eight weeks to prepare the teams for the Summer Invitational. Highlands Voices sings "Rather Be" by Clean Bandit. They score a 69 out of 90. Stay turned sing "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap. They score a 61 out of 90.

Highlands Voices win.[3]

1 2 Will They Stay Two? January 12, 2016 (2016-01-12) 102
The teams take on two new competitors; Stay Tuned struggles with their first choreographed song; Deke takes a chance with a new soloist; However, Diana may have to forfeit when a key team member does not show up the day before the competition due to illness.[4]
1 3 This is Aca-War! January 19, 2016 (2016-01-19) 103
Stay Tuned learns half of their team will not be able to attend this week's competition; Coach Diana takes a huge risk by giving the lead solo to an unsuspecting member of Highlands Voices.[5]
1 4 The Cruella of A Cappella January 26, 2016 (2016-01-26) 104
The members of Highlands Voices decide to push back at Diana's methods; Stay Tuned's natural talent is threatened by a natural disaster.[6]
1 5 Eliminations Begin February 2, 2016 (2016-02-02) 105
1 6 Rise of the Underclassmen February 9, 2016 (2016-02-09) 106
1 7 Deke Plays With Fire February 16, 2016 (2016-02-16) 107
1 8 It A-Comes Down to This February 23, 2016 (2016-02-23) 108

Performances

Season 1 (2016)

No. Episode Group Soloist(s) Songs Results
Vocal Performance/Vocal Arrangement/Visual Performance
Overall 		Winner
1 Aca-God's Highlands Voices Vanessa "Rather Be"
Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne 		24 | 23 | 22
69/90 		Highlands Voices
Philip, Maddie "Young Blood"
Bea Miller 		N/A
Stay Tuned N/A "Hide and Seek"
Imogen Heap 		25 | 25 | 11
61/90
Nicole "Safe with Me"
Sam Smith 		N/A
2 Will They Stay Two? Chock Full of Notes N/A "Stay With Me"
Sam Smith 		18 | 12 | 15
45/90 		Stay Tuned
Stay Tuned Sam, Jack, Amrita, Megan, Ashley, Cedric "Shake It Off"
Taylor Swift 		24 | 23 | 25
72/90
Rolling Tones N/A "Love Runs Out"
OneRepublic 		22 | 19 | 18
59/90 		Highlands Voices
Overall Highscore
Highlands Voices Maddie "Lips Are Movin"
Meghan Trainor 		27 | 27 | 28
82/90

References

  1. ^ "Get Ready to Be "Pitch Slapped" with Lifetime's New A Cappella Docuseries Premiering January 5". The Futon Critic. November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  2. ^ "Pitch Slapped". Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Pitch Slapped: Aca-Gods". Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Pitch Slapped: Will They Stay Two?". Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Pitch Slapped: This Is Aca-War!". Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Pitch Slapped: The Cruella of A Cappella". Retrieved 28 January 2016.

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