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The Grind was a dance music show broadcast on the cable television station MTV between 1992 and 1997.
| The Grind | |
|---|---|
 The cover of the spinoff Grind workout videos | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 1410 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lauren Levine |
| Running time | 22 min. |
| Original release | |
| Network | MTV |
| Release | June 29, 1992 – November 28, 1997 |
| Related | |
| The Daily Burn | |
It replaced Club MTV, and featured people dancing to music tracks in a studio, linked by various hosts, including Eric Nies (fresh from The Real World: New York) and DJ Jackie Christie.[1] While Club MTV was mostly dance, house and freestyle, The Grind featured hip hop with an occasional dance hit. The show spawned a number of aerobics and workout videotapes.
When MTV moved to its current location at 1515 Broadway, they lost the studio where Club MTV and The Grind were originally taped and episodes were taped on the roof of the building. The new space was small and inclement weather prevented taping. Noise ordinances prevented playing loud music while taping outdoors, so the show had to be taped without music and dubbed in later. Other installments went to Zuma Beach in California, Brooklyn, Miami and Hawaii.
Nies was replaced in 1995 by various guest hosts. Until the show was cancelled in the summer of 1998, it was re-branded with a sleeker look as The Daily Burn and was taped on the Jersey Shore. Michael Bergin and Tsianina Joelson co-hosted with DJ Skribble as the DJ.
- September 1992 The Grind debuted on MTV. It was filmed at the MTV Studios in New York City.
- Summer 1993 The Grind was filmed at the MTV Beach House on Long Island, NY. Two locations were used.
- September 1993 The Grind was filmed in Zuma Beach, CA. The episodes ran until the end of the year.
- January 1994 The Grind returned to the MTV Studios in New York City.
- Spring Break 1994 The Grind was filmed in San Diego, CA, for Spring Break.
- Summer 1994 The Grind returned to Zuma Beach, CA.
- Late Summer 1994 The Grind was filmed in Brooklyn, NY, with a "Block Party" theme.
- September 1994 The Grind returned to the MTV Studios in New York City.
- Spring Break 1995 The Grind was filmed in Lake Havasu, AZ, for Spring Break.
- Summer 1995 The Grind was filmed in Miami, FL, at the Raleigh Hotel in South Beach.
- Late Summer 1995 The Grind was filmed at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge in Brooklyn, NY, with a Carnival theme complete with carnival rides, clowns, and jugglers. It was at the point Eric Nies would gradually be replaced as host of The Grind.
- September 1995 The Grind returned to the MTV Studios in New York City.
- January 1996 the Grind relocated to Hawaii.
- Spring Break 1996 The Grind was filmed in Panama City, FL, for Spring Break. This did not feature any of The Grind's regular dancers. Instead, local spring breakers were used. It was at this juncture where The Grind stopped playing its usual mainstream music; changing it to techno, underground dance, house, and club music. This genre of music would be played for the remainder of The Grind's run on MTV.
- Late Spring/Early Summer 1996 The Grind was filmed in the pool area of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV.
- Summer 1996 The Grind was filmed at the MTV Beach House in southern California. This would be the last time The Grind would be filmed. In September 1996, only reruns of the show were shown on MTV.
- Summer 1997 After a long hiatus, an attempt was made to resurrect The Grind using the movie "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" to help relaunch the show. The theme of the set was a late 1960's Go-Go Bar dance hall. Mike Meyers appeared as his character, Austin Powers. The show played techno, underground, house, and club music. None of the original Grind dancers were featured.