The billowing blue sleeves, the star-spangled hot pants, and the seemingly impossible high kicks: Since 1961, the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have dazzled audiences with their dynamic dancing, becoming an iconic squad both on and off the field. This summer, the globally recognized Dcc will step off the sidelines and take center stage in America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, a series that reveals what it takes to step into those bright white knee-high boots.
Led by longtime director Kelli Finglass, the franchise has built a legacy –– from auditions and training camps all the way through the NFL season –– where they perform for more than 90,000 fans at all Cowboys home games in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Created by Emmy Award–winning director Greg Whiteley with One Potato Productions and Boardwalk Pictures (the team behind Cheerand Last Chance U), America’s Sweethearts documents the personal stories behind the uniforms, revealing the...
Led by longtime director Kelli Finglass, the franchise has built a legacy –– from auditions and training camps all the way through the NFL season –– where they perform for more than 90,000 fans at all Cowboys home games in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Created by Emmy Award–winning director Greg Whiteley with One Potato Productions and Boardwalk Pictures (the team behind Cheerand Last Chance U), America’s Sweethearts documents the personal stories behind the uniforms, revealing the...
- 5/22/2024
- by Amanda Richards
- Tudum - Netflix
Today, Netflix announced that the series America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders will premiere this summer on the streaming service. The series follows the 2023-24 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad from start to finish — kicking off at auditions and training camp and continuing all the way through the NFL season.
From Emmy Award-winning director Greg Whiteley and the team behind Cheer and Last Chance U, the seven-episode series will give viewers unfiltered access to this iconic team and franchise.
Photo Courtesy of Netflix
Led by longtime director Kelli Finglass, the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders open their doors to document the personal stories behind the uniforms, revealing the drive, hustle, and drama among the cheerleaders and coaches. For many, making the team is a dream—but that’s only the beginning.
The seven-episode series is a production of One Potato Productions and Boardwalk Pictures in association with Campfire Studios.
Photo Courtesy of Netflix...
From Emmy Award-winning director Greg Whiteley and the team behind Cheer and Last Chance U, the seven-episode series will give viewers unfiltered access to this iconic team and franchise.
Photo Courtesy of Netflix
Led by longtime director Kelli Finglass, the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders open their doors to document the personal stories behind the uniforms, revealing the drive, hustle, and drama among the cheerleaders and coaches. For many, making the team is a dream—but that’s only the beginning.
The seven-episode series is a production of One Potato Productions and Boardwalk Pictures in association with Campfire Studios.
Photo Courtesy of Netflix...
- 4/18/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Exclusive: The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders are back and ready to try out on CMT.
The ViacomCBS cable network has renewed Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team for Season 16.
The network’s longest-running show will return on Friday September 16 at 9pm, in its traditional timeslot, having seen its Covid-focused 15th season air on Tuesdays.
Production is currently underway in Dallas as 52 hopefuls begin training and competing in a rigorous training camp to vie for a highly-coveted spot on the iconic professional cheerleading team.
Last season saw a virtual audition process, the first-ever Dcc Summer Training Camp inside a “bubble,” and the most veteran cuts in show history.
Now, with more contestants and auditions than ever before, competition is even stiffer and the candidates must work to perfect new technically-challenging routines to impress longtime coaches Kelli Finglass and Judy Trammell to earn a spot on the field.
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the...
The ViacomCBS cable network has renewed Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team for Season 16.
The network’s longest-running show will return on Friday September 16 at 9pm, in its traditional timeslot, having seen its Covid-focused 15th season air on Tuesdays.
Production is currently underway in Dallas as 52 hopefuls begin training and competing in a rigorous training camp to vie for a highly-coveted spot on the iconic professional cheerleading team.
Last season saw a virtual audition process, the first-ever Dcc Summer Training Camp inside a “bubble,” and the most veteran cuts in show history.
Now, with more contestants and auditions than ever before, competition is even stiffer and the candidates must work to perfect new technically-challenging routines to impress longtime coaches Kelli Finglass and Judy Trammell to earn a spot on the field.
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the...
- 6/30/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, HBO Max released a trailer for “The Flight Attendant,” and Spotify released a one-time show with Matthew McConaughey.
Dates
Season 15 of CMT‘s “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making The Team” will premiere on Nov. 24 and be simulcast on CMT and MTV at 10 p.m. Due to Covid-19 safety protocols, the auditions for this year’s cast were held virtually, and the Dcc Summer Training Camp took place inside a bubble. The cheerleaders will perform to impress judges director of cheerleading Kelli Finglass and head choreographer Judy Trammell. Melissa Rycroft Strickland will return to mentor and guest judge on the show, while choreographers Charm La’Donna, Travis Wall and Evan Miller will also return.
Netflix announced that “Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun” will premiere Nov. 11. The streaming platform also shared a trailer for the sketch series by Australian comedy group Aunty Donna, which...
Dates
Season 15 of CMT‘s “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making The Team” will premiere on Nov. 24 and be simulcast on CMT and MTV at 10 p.m. Due to Covid-19 safety protocols, the auditions for this year’s cast were held virtually, and the Dcc Summer Training Camp took place inside a bubble. The cheerleaders will perform to impress judges director of cheerleading Kelli Finglass and head choreographer Judy Trammell. Melissa Rycroft Strickland will return to mentor and guest judge on the show, while choreographers Charm La’Donna, Travis Wall and Evan Miller will also return.
Netflix announced that “Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun” will premiere Nov. 11. The streaming platform also shared a trailer for the sketch series by Australian comedy group Aunty Donna, which...
- 10/20/2020
- by Eli Countryman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Coming off its highest-rated season in franchise history, Cmt has renewed Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team for a 15th season, premiering later this fall.
The series, which launched in 2006, continues to be a huge ratings driver for Cmt. Last summer’s Season 14 was up 23% in the P18-49 demo year-over-year in Live+3 ratings, according to Nielsen and the network.
This season will follow a group of hopefuls as they work their way through the rigorous training camp and vie for a spot on the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. In a first, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the franchise conducted world-wide auditions virtually, which the network says resulted in “one of the most diverse and talented casts to-date”, and hosted Dcc Summer Training Camp inside a “bubble,” where hopefuls lived, trained and filmed together, hoping to impress longtime coaches, Kelli Finglass and Judy Trammell.
The Dallas Cowboys will play their first home game this weekend.
The series, which launched in 2006, continues to be a huge ratings driver for Cmt. Last summer’s Season 14 was up 23% in the P18-49 demo year-over-year in Live+3 ratings, according to Nielsen and the network.
This season will follow a group of hopefuls as they work their way through the rigorous training camp and vie for a spot on the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. In a first, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the franchise conducted world-wide auditions virtually, which the network says resulted in “one of the most diverse and talented casts to-date”, and hosted Dcc Summer Training Camp inside a “bubble,” where hopefuls lived, trained and filmed together, hoping to impress longtime coaches, Kelli Finglass and Judy Trammell.
The Dallas Cowboys will play their first home game this weekend.
- 9/14/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Season 14 of Cmt’s longest-running and most-watched series “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team” is set to start on Friday, Aug. 2 at 9/8c, and will be immediately followed by the premiere of the network’s newest series, “Racing Wives,” at 10/9c, TheWrap has learned exclusively.
The new “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making The Team” tryouts will consist of 13 one-hour episodes and promises access into the cheerleading candidates’ lives as they fight for a coveted spot on the sidelines for “America’s Team.” The training camp candidates will learn new routines in every episode, working with choreographers Travis Wall and Tyce Diorio (“So You Thank You Can Dance”), as well as Charm La’donna, who’s arranged dance moves for Kendrick Lamar, Meghan Trainor, and Britney Spears.
This season, Cheryl Burke and Melissa Rycroft of “Dancing With The Stars” will make appearances to help judge the auditions, with Kelli Finglass and Judy Trammell...
The new “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making The Team” tryouts will consist of 13 one-hour episodes and promises access into the cheerleading candidates’ lives as they fight for a coveted spot on the sidelines for “America’s Team.” The training camp candidates will learn new routines in every episode, working with choreographers Travis Wall and Tyce Diorio (“So You Thank You Can Dance”), as well as Charm La’donna, who’s arranged dance moves for Kendrick Lamar, Meghan Trainor, and Britney Spears.
This season, Cheryl Burke and Melissa Rycroft of “Dancing With The Stars” will make appearances to help judge the auditions, with Kelli Finglass and Judy Trammell...
- 7/10/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Pump up the “Jock Jams”–the 10th anniversary season of “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team” will premiere Thursday, Aug. 6 at 11 p.m. on Cmt. Hundreds of hopefuls — including a former member of the U.S. gymnastics team, a biomedical engineer and a national dance champion — will compete for a chance to make the NFL’s most famous cheering squad over the course of an eight-episode season. This time around, longtime director Kelli Finglass and choreographer Judy Trammell are tasked with replacing 13 veterans from the current team. Cowboy cheerleader veteran Melissa Rycroft will judge and mentor the new recruits talented enough.
- 7/14/2015
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
On Friday night's (Sept. 27) episode of "Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team," the Dcc training camp squad gets a special visit from big-time Hollywood choreographer Jordan Johnson.
Dance fans will remember Jordan from Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance."
Jordan teaches the cheerleaders some fresh dance moves, along with giving some sage advice about taking criticism to heart and seizing the moment.
It's good timing for these wise words, as the Dcc-wannabes face the "scariest night of training camp" --learning the dreaded jump split -- along with the first cut of the season.
Team director Kelli Finglass and choreographer Judy Trammell will let someone go after fittings for the trademark Dcc uniform prove some ladies unfit to represent "America's Sweethearts." Plus, an accident caught on camera results in an injury that may crush the Dcc dream of one training camp candidate. (Remember that scary moment from the Season 8 preview video?...
Dance fans will remember Jordan from Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance."
Jordan teaches the cheerleaders some fresh dance moves, along with giving some sage advice about taking criticism to heart and seizing the moment.
It's good timing for these wise words, as the Dcc-wannabes face the "scariest night of training camp" --learning the dreaded jump split -- along with the first cut of the season.
Team director Kelli Finglass and choreographer Judy Trammell will let someone go after fittings for the trademark Dcc uniform prove some ladies unfit to represent "America's Sweethearts." Plus, an accident caught on camera results in an injury that may crush the Dcc dream of one training camp candidate. (Remember that scary moment from the Season 8 preview video?...
- 9/27/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The Season 8 premiere of "Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team" debuts Friday (Sept. 6) on Cmt. As we've already seen, there is some pretty heavy-duty dance squad drama coming down the pike this season. But before the tears, the training camp cuts, and the dream-squashing injuries come auditions. And along with auditions come "Texas-sized makeup kits" and, what else, but a wardrobe malfunction caught on camera.
In one deleted scene from the premiere episode, an "America's Sweethearts" wannabe has a little problem with her bra top. (Whoopsies.) Now if only Janet Jackson had handled her 2004 Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction with such grace.
In another deleted scene, we get a peek inside the -- what squad director Kelli Finglass rightfully calls -- "Texas-sized makeup kits" that keep these pom-pom-wielding beauties camera ready and (in most cases) wardrobe malfunction-free.
Wow. You think these girls are ready for their closeups? For an extended look...
In one deleted scene from the premiere episode, an "America's Sweethearts" wannabe has a little problem with her bra top. (Whoopsies.) Now if only Janet Jackson had handled her 2004 Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction with such grace.
In another deleted scene, we get a peek inside the -- what squad director Kelli Finglass rightfully calls -- "Texas-sized makeup kits" that keep these pom-pom-wielding beauties camera ready and (in most cases) wardrobe malfunction-free.
Wow. You think these girls are ready for their closeups? For an extended look...
- 9/6/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
"Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team" returns to Cmt for Season 8 in September, and Zap2it has your first look at a sneak peek video from the final stage of Dcc auditions before it airs Friday (Aug. 30) at 9 p.m.
The Cowboys' At&T Stadium boasts the world's largest high-definition TV screen, and Dcc director Kelli Finglass wants to see what her squad candidates look like on the 72-foot tall jumbotron before deciding whether they will be invited into training camp.
"We watch the veterans and the rookie candidates side-by-side," Finglass says. "And we really look at them in the capacity that our fans at a football game would see them." For some, the judges realize in this moment what beautiful eyes or good use of space they have. But for others, the new perspective is less beneficial to their chances of making the team.
"That screen is huge; it's unforgiving,...
The Cowboys' At&T Stadium boasts the world's largest high-definition TV screen, and Dcc director Kelli Finglass wants to see what her squad candidates look like on the 72-foot tall jumbotron before deciding whether they will be invited into training camp.
"We watch the veterans and the rookie candidates side-by-side," Finglass says. "And we really look at them in the capacity that our fans at a football game would see them." For some, the judges realize in this moment what beautiful eyes or good use of space they have. But for others, the new perspective is less beneficial to their chances of making the team.
"That screen is huge; it's unforgiving,...
- 8/29/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
If there's one thing the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders are famous for, it's their unrivaled talent for high-kicks, splits and sideline dancing in their trademark white hotpants and cowboy boots.
But if there's something the squad's Cmt reality show, "Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team" is known for, it may be the terrible dancing the judges are faced with each season at auditions.
From cringe-inducing twerking to eyebrow-raising choreography, and even the occasional this-can-only-go-wrong backflip, they're all caught on camera for "Making the Team."
Cmt will air a sneak peek Friday (Aug. 23) at 9 p.m. of the worst dancing and most ill-fitting audition outfits from Season 8 -- along with the cream of the crop dancers, about whom squad director Kelli Finglass says, "I could put a uniform on them today." But Zap2it has your first look at the video now.
"There are some that I wonder, 'Why is she trying out for this group?...
But if there's something the squad's Cmt reality show, "Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team" is known for, it may be the terrible dancing the judges are faced with each season at auditions.
From cringe-inducing twerking to eyebrow-raising choreography, and even the occasional this-can-only-go-wrong backflip, they're all caught on camera for "Making the Team."
Cmt will air a sneak peek Friday (Aug. 23) at 9 p.m. of the worst dancing and most ill-fitting audition outfits from Season 8 -- along with the cream of the crop dancers, about whom squad director Kelli Finglass says, "I could put a uniform on them today." But Zap2it has your first look at the video now.
"There are some that I wonder, 'Why is she trying out for this group?...
- 8/22/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders are headed back to Cmt with their trademark splits, high kicks, big hair and itty bitty cowgirl shorts. And Zap2it has your first look at the action-packed video super tease for Season 8 of "Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team."
As Lenny Kravitz' "American Woman" plays in the background, we see lots of dancing, smiling, beauty preparations, and Cmt's trademark body part closeups, as contenders for the world class cheerleading squad give it their all for chance to be invited to the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders' annual training camp.
But it's not all happy faces, as the preview makes the point that this season, making the team is "not just about the dance." During panel interviews, where the questions tend to be along the lines of what might be asked in the "brains" portion of a beauty pageant, one judge asks a group of Dcc wannabes,...
As Lenny Kravitz' "American Woman" plays in the background, we see lots of dancing, smiling, beauty preparations, and Cmt's trademark body part closeups, as contenders for the world class cheerleading squad give it their all for chance to be invited to the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders' annual training camp.
But it's not all happy faces, as the preview makes the point that this season, making the team is "not just about the dance." During panel interviews, where the questions tend to be along the lines of what might be asked in the "brains" portion of a beauty pageant, one judge asks a group of Dcc wannabes,...
- 8/15/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
"Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team" return for its eighth season Fri. Sept. 6 at 9:00 p.m. on Cmt. The network’s longest running non-music series will feature eight one-hour episodes. Making dreams come true (or not) are longtime Dcc director Kelli McGonagill Finglass and choreographer Judy Trammell. Once again, the hit series follows the girls as they must survive the auditions, training camp, the powerhouse technical coaching of former Dcc Kitty Carter, and the demanding expectations of fitness trainerJay Johnson. As an unprecedented 32 veterans return, this might be the most competitive season ever. And the competition doesn’t stop with...
- 7/2/2013
- by Liane Bonin Starr
- Hitfix
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