Pitch Slapped Explained

Starring:Diana Preisler
Deke Sharon
Judges:Dr. Frances Covalesky
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:8
Executive Producer:Colleen Conway Grogan
Eli Lehrer
Glenn Schubert
Greg Goldman
Mary Donahue
Stephen Lambert
Company:All3Media America
InsomniaTV
Studio Lambert
Network:Lifetime

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

A group featured in Season 1, Episode 2 "Will They Stay Two?". Went head-to-head with Highlands Voices.

A group featured in Season 1, Episode 2 "Will They Stay Two?". Went head-to-head with Stay Tuned.

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 SeriesNo. in SeasonTitleOriginal Air DateProduction Code
11Aca-Gods101
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]
12Will They Stay Two?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]
13This is Aca-War103
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]
14The Cruella of A Cappella 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]
15Eliminations Begin105
16Rise of the Underclassmen106
17Deke Plays With Fire107
18It A-Comes Down to This108

Performances

Season 1 (2016)

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

External links

Notes and References

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