Shedding For The Wedding is a reality competition series that will follow nine overweight couples as they attempt to lose their unwanted weight and win a dream wedding. The show premiered on Wednesday February 23, 2011 at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central on The CW following the season premiere of America's Next Top Model. The theme song is sung by Tinashe. On March 11, 2010, The CW announced that it was working on four new reality projects which included Shedding For The Wedding. The project is produced by Raquel Productions with executive producers Dave Broome of The Biggest Loser and Rick... Hurvitz and Ari Shofet of Pimp My Ride. On May 20, 2010 at The CW Upfront Presentation in New York, the network announced that Shedding for the Wedding would be part of the network's programming and it will debut in 2011. On August 3, 2010 it was announced that actress and Jenny Craig's spokesperson Sara Rue will be the show's host. The series premiered on February 23, 2011. During the CW's 2011-2012 upfront, it was noted that the show was not picked up for a second season. Shedding for the Wedding was the lowest rated network television program of the 2010-2011 season, averaging 1.
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