The Cougar (TV series) explained

Image Alt:A logo for the American television series The Cougar, featuring gold letters over a magenta backdrop
Genre:Reality television
Presenter:Vivica A. Fox
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:8
Executive Producer:Mike Fleiss
Location:Los Angeles, California
Runtime:45–48 minutes
Network:TV Land

The Cougar is an American reality television series broadcast by TV Land. The series premiered on April 15, 2009, for an eight-episode run, and it concluded on June 3, 2009. Filmed in Los Angeles, California, the series followed Stacey Anderson, a 40-year-old cougar, in search for a partner among a group of 20 men, all of whom were in their 20s. The men were required to participate in a series of romantic challenges; Anderson assessed the men's performances and subjected the men to weekly elimination ceremonies. Whichever man remained at the end of the competition had the option of pursuing a long-term relationship with Anderson. The series was hosted by American actor Vivica A. Fox.[1]

Overview

Over eight weekly hour-long episodes, the young men (all in their 20s) compete for a chance to have a long term relationship with Stacey Anderson, a 40-year-old real estate agent and divorced mother of four from Arizona.[2] The show is very similar in format to The Bachelorette, except that instead of using roses to determine who stays and who goes, the Cougar uses the "Kiss Off". During the Kiss Off, each contestant gives the Cougar a kiss and if she kisses on the lips, the contestant stays, but if she gives her cheek, the contestant is out.

The "Cubs"

ContestantAgeOccupationEpisode Eliminated
Jimmy Heck23fitness model and personal trainerWinner
Colt Straub25musicianEpisode 8
Travis 21Episode 7
Adam Mills 25event managerEpisode 6
Joe 25bartenderEpisode 5
Jon23customer engineerEpisode 5
David25advertising consultantEpisode 4
Austin24bartenderEpisode 4
Ryan29bartenderEpisode 4
Nick27police officerEpisode 3
Kai28supervisorEpisode 3
Johnny23martial arts trainerEpisode 3
J.D.24account managerEpisode 2
Jim22caterer Episode 2
Tom26mobile company manager Episode 2
Kevin23UPS driverEpisode 1
Bodie23Cabana boyEpisode 1
Brad24bartenderEpisode 1
Rich29bartenderEpisode 1
Grant Mills 25Episode 1 (withdrew)

Adam and Grant are twin brothers.

Travis, the youngest contestant, had his first legal adult beverage with the cougar.

The Kiss-Off

Stacey's Call-out Order
OrderNameEpisodes
12345678
1AdamTravis1Jon1Joe1Colt1Travis3JimmyColtJimmy
2 AustinColtAdam2JonJoeColtColtJimmy Colt
3BodieAdamDavidColtTravisJimmy2TravisTravis
4 BradJonColt2TravisJon2Adam3Adam
5ColtDavidTravis2RyanAdamJoe
6DavidJimmyAustinAustin2JimmyJon2
7 KaiJoeNickDavid2David
8GrantJimJoeJimmyAustin
9J.D.NickRyan2Adam2Ryan2
10JimKaiKaiKai
11JimmyJohnnyJohnnyJohnny2
12JoeAustinJimmyNick
13JohnnyJ.D.Jim
14JonTomJ.D.
15KevinRyanTom2
16NickKevin
17RichBodie
18RyanBrad
19TomRich
20TravisGrant

The contestant won The Cougar.

The contestant was eliminated during the regular Kiss-Off.

The contestant was eliminated during his group date.

The contestant withdrew from the competition.

Statistics

PlaceNameEpisodes
12345678
1JimmySAFEBTM2SAFEBTM2WINSAFEBTM2WINNER
2ColtSAFEWINSAFEWINSAFESAFESAFEOUT
3TravisWINWINSAFESAFESAFE3BTM2OUTbgcolor=gray colspan=1
4AdamSAFEWINWINSAFEBTM23OUTbgcolor=gray colspan=2
5JoeSAFESAFEWINSAFEOUTbgcolor=gray colspan=3
6JonSAFEWINSAFEWINOUTbgcolor=gray colspan=3
7DavidSAFESAFEWINOUTbgcolor=gray colspan=4
8AustinSAFESAFEWINOUTbgcolor=gray colspan=4
9RyanBTM2WINSAFEOUTbgcolor=gray colspan=4
10NickSAFESAFEOUTbgcolor=gray colspan=5
11KaiSAFESAFEOUTbgcolor=gray colspan=5
12JohnnySAFESAFEOUTbgcolor=gray colspan=5
13J.D.SAFEOUTbgcolor=gray colspan=6
14JimSAFEOUTbgcolor=gray colspan=6
15TomSAFEOUTbgcolor=gray colspan=6
16KevinOUTbgcolor=gray colspan=7
17BodieOUTbgcolor=gray colspan=7
18BradOUTbgcolor=gray colspan=7
19RichOUTbgcolor=gray colspan=7
20GrantQUITbgcolor=gray colspan=7

The contestant won The Cougar.

The contestant won the challenge and went on group date

The contestant won the challenge and went on solo date

The contestant was eliminated.

The contestant won the challenge and was in the Bottom 2

The contestant was in the Bottom 2

The contestant won a group date but was eliminated.

The contestant was eliminated during his group date.

The contestant withdrew from the competition.

Episodes

EpisodeFirst Airing
Meet the CougarApril 15, 2009
40 Years YoungApril 22, 2009
Men vs. BoysApril 29, 2009
Truth and ConsequencesMay 6, 2009
The Claws Comes OutMay 13, 2009
Meet the FamiliesMay 20, 2009
Vegas NightsMay 27, 2009
The Last Kiss? (Season Finale)June 3, 2009

Meet the Cougar

40 Years Young

Men Vs Boys

Truth and Consequences

The Claws Come Out

Episode Notes

Meet the Families

Vegas Nights

The Last Kiss?

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Review: TV Land's 'The Cougar'. Reynolds. Mike. 2009-04-15. multichannel.com. 13 October 2010.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20090220192047/http://www.tvland.com/prime/shows/cougar/ The Cougar - TV Land website

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