Twinning[1] is a VH1 reality show that premiered on July 22, 2015. The series featured twelve sets of identical twins, testing their "twin-tuition" in mental and physical challenges.[2]
| Twinning | |
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| Genre | Reality television |
| Presented by | Angie Greenup |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
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| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
| Production company | Lighthearted Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | VH1 |
| Release | July 22 – September 30, 2015 |
Format
editDuring the competition, all contestants were housed in two adjacent houses, one green, one blue. One of each pair of twins lived in the green house, while the other lived in the blue house, keeping everyone separated from their twin.
Each week, there was a "Double-Down Challenge", a game that tested physical or mental abilities. The nature of the challenges varied each week, but mostly required coordination between pairs of twins without direct communication. After each challenge, the highest-scoring twin pairs won the right to move freely between the two houses for a limited time, allowing them visit their twins. The winning twins were also allowed to vote for two pairs of twins to enter the "Twin-Off".
At the end of each week, two pairs of twins were pitted against each other in a "Twin-Off". During the Twin-Off, contestants were asked questions about personal opinions or preferences without being allowed to communicate. If a pair of twins gave the same answer, they score a point, and the first pair to score five points wins the Twin-Off and are allowed to remain in the competition, while the losers of the Twin-Off were eliminated.
Contestants
edit| Twins | Placement |
|---|---|
| Shawn & Claire Buitendorp[2] | Winners |
| Torian & Tre Fields[3] | Runners-up |
| Kristina & Kamila Podvisotskaya[4] | 3rd |
| Ji & Le Otun[5] | 4th |
| Skyler & Spencer Nick[6] | 5th |
| GinaMarie & AnnaMarie Russo[7] | 6th |
| Bennett & Winston Butterfield | 7th |
| Adam & Cory Zinker[8] | 8th |
| Dylan & Taylor Cash[9] | 9th |
| Roxanne & Nicole Frilot[7] | 10th |
| Chris & Josh Martinez | 11th |
| MeMe & Key Vickers | 12th |
Game progress
edit| Teams | Episodes | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4/5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||||
| Shawn & Claire | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | TWIN-OFF | WIN | TWIN-OFF | TWIN-OFF | WIN | WINNERS | |||
| Torian & Tre | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | TWIN-OFF | WIN | SAFE | WIN | TWIN-OFF | RUNNERS-UP | |||
| Kristina & Kamila | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | TWIN-OFF | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | ||||
| Ji & Le | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | TWIN-OFF | WIN | ELIM | |||||
| Skyler & Spencer | TWIN-OFF | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | TWIN-OFF | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||
| GinaMarie & AnnaMarie | WIN | TWIN-OFF | TWIN-OFF | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||
| Bennett & Winston | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | ILL | ||||||||
| Adam & Cory | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | ELIMINATED | ||||||||
| Dylan & Taylor | WIN | WIN | WIN | ELIM | ||||||||||
| Roxanne & Nicole | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||||||
| Chris & Josh | WIN | ELIM | ||||||||||||
| Meme & Key | ELIM | |||||||||||||
Notes
edit- WINNER: The set of twins won the final Twin-Off and Twinning.
- RUNNERS-UP: The set of twins lost the final Twin-Off and was the Runner-Up team.
- WIN: The set of twins won the challenge.
- TWIN-OFF: The set of twins was voted into the Twin-Off and won.
- TWIN-OFF: The set of twins was voted into the Twin-Off but didn't have to compete due to a team getting sent home.
- ELIM: The set of twins was eliminated at the Twin-Off.
- ILL: The set of twins was removed from the competition due to illness.
Top color is for the first contestant, and bottom color is for the second contestant listed. The column which is not blue or green is the color of their team during the challenges.
In episode 4, Torian & Tre pulled a prank on the houseguests by switching houses when they weren't one of the winning teams. Therefore, host Angie said that they were forced to switch houses.
Episode 4 ended in with a fight between Kristina and Ji & Le. In episode 5, Host Angie asked all the twins to gather in one house, and asked them if anyone wanted Ji & Le or Kristina & Kamila to be sent home. They all agreed that both teams should stay in the house. The game went on with the Twin-Off between Kristina & Kamila and Dylan & Taylor.
In Episode 5, Bennett was sent to the ER after the producers thought he needed medical attention after a severe headache and fever. Therefore, Winston voted by himself.
In Episode 7, the twin-off was cancelled after Bennett was deemed too sick to continue in the competition. As a result, Winston was forced to leave the house and therefore the team was medically unable to continue.
In Episode 11, Shawn & Claire won the final challenge, sending Torian & Tre and Kristina & Kamila into the semi-final Twin-Off. After Torian & Tre defeated Kristina & Kamila, they faced Shawn & Claire in the final Twin-Off.
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Twinvasion" | July 22, 2015 | 0.39[10] |
| 2 | "Twinstinct" | July 29, 2015 | 0.47[11] |
| 3 | "Twinstigate" | August 5, 2015 | 0.40[12] |
| 4 | "Twinsanity" | August 12, 2015 | 0.52[13] |
| 5 | "Twintastrophy" | August 19, 2015 | 0.60 |
| 6 | "Twinpulation" | August 26, 2015 | 0.55 |
| 7 | "Twinfection" | September 2, 2015 | 0.41 |
| 8 | "Twinjob" | September 9, 2015 | 0.54 |
| 9 | "Twinwreck" | September 16, 2015 | 0.57 |
| 10 | "Twinception" | September 23, 2015 | 0.40 |
| 11 | "Twinners" | September 30, 2015 | 0.46 |
Other appearances
edit- Shawn & Claire competed on Project Runway (season 16) in 2017, Shawn finished in 10th place and Claire finished in 9th place.
- Skylar & Spencer competed on the Sixteenth Season of Worst Cooks in America in 2018, Skylar finished in 12th place and Spencer finished in 9th place.
References
edit- ^ "Twinning | vh1". Archived from the original on May 12, 2015.
- ^ a b Greco, Rachel (October 1, 2015). "Grand Ledge twins win reality show; take home $222,222.22". Lansing Sate Journal. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Tre and Torian Fields Get Caught & Punished". YouTube. August 13, 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Torian Fields is on Kristina And Podvisotskaya's Side". YouTube. August 20, 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Le and Ji Otun Reunite". YouTube. August 13, 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Skyler Nick Comforts Ji Otun". YouTube. September 10, 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "GinaMarie and AnnaMarie Russo vs Roxanne and Nicole Frilot". YouTube. August 6, 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Adam and Cory Zinker Are Eliminated". YouTube. August 27, 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Taylor And Dylan Cash Are Eliminated". YouTube. August 20, 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.22.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.29.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on 30 July 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.5.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on 8 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.12.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2015.