Washington Heights (TV series) explained

Genre:	Docu-reality
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	11
Runtime:	40 to 43 minutes
Network:	MTV
Company:	Gigantic! Productions

Washington Heights is an American docu-reality television series on MTV. The series debuted on January 9, 2013, and concluded on March 13, 2013.^[1]

Premise

The series follows the lives of nine primarily Dominican young adults who live in Washington Heights. Each one of them has their own individuality, and dreams they wish to pursue but they all have to face personal issues and obstacles along the way while living in the neighborhood that has brought them together like family.^[2]

Cast

• JP Johnathan Perez (a.k.a. Audubon)^[3]
• Reyna Saldana^[3]
• Frankie Reese^[3]
• Ludwin Federo^[3]
• Jimmy Caceres^[3]
• Rico Rasuk^[3]
• Fred Rasuk^[3]
• Taylor Howell^[3]
• Eliza Jefferson^[3]

Ratings

The show ratings were poor. The show premiered with 0.4 adults 18-49 rating and less than 756,000 viewers, which is significantly lower than the premiere of MTV's former programming The Inbetweeners.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: MTV Takes Viewers to "Washington Heights" on January 9, with New Docu-Series Premiering at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT. 6 December 2012.
2. Web site: MTV Adds Four New Series: 'The Heights,' 'Epic Fail,' 'Totally Clueless,' and 'MTV's This Is How I Made It'. https://web.archive.org/web/20120324062539/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/03/21/mtv-adds-four-new-series-the-heights-epic-fail-totally-clueless-and-mtvs-this-is-how-i-made-it-to-its-diverse-line-up-with-the-heights-epic-fail/125523/. dead. 24 March 2012. 6 December 2012.
3. Web site: Washington Heights: Cast Bios. https://web.archive.org/web/20121213055228/http://www.mtv.com/shows/washington_heights/cast.jhtml. dead. December 13, 2012. MTV. January 21, 2013.
4. Web site: Cantor. Brian. MTV's "Washington Heights" Premiere Flops in the Ratings. Headline Planet. January 10, 2013. January 15, 2013.