Extreme Cheapskates
American reality television series
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Extreme Cheapskates is an American reality television series that aired on TLC and premiered on October 16, 2012.[1][2] It documents the lives of those who take frugality to an extreme. TLC aired the series' pilot episode in December 2011, and ordered a six episode first season on February 23, 2012.[3][4] Season 2 premiered on October 30, 2013.[5]
| Extreme Cheapskates | |
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| Genre | Reality |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | Sharp Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | TLC |
| Release | October 16, 2012 – November 19, 2014 |
Episodes
Pilot
| No. | Title | Original air date | Production code | U.S. viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | "Pilot" | December 28, 2011 | 100-60 | 1.61[6] |
Season 1 (2012)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Kate Hashimoto" | October 16, 2012 | 101 | 1.28[7] |
| 2 | 2 | "Terence Candell/Greg Insco" | October 16, 2012 | 102 | 1.23[7] |
| 3 | 3 | "Victoria Hunt" | October 23, 2012 | 103 | 1.00[8] |
| 4 | 4 | "Abdul Mohammed & Vickie Smith" | October 23, 2012 | 104 | 1.09[8] |
| 5 | 5 | "Jeff Yeager" | October 30, 2012 | 105 | 0.93[9] |
| 6 | 6 | "Roy Haynes & Ben Livingston" | October 30, 2012 | 106 | 0.98[9] |
Season 2 (2013)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Rick & Karissa Parran/Torski Dobson-Arnold" | October 30, 2013 | 1.33[10] |
| 8 | 2 | "Shelly (Shelly Watson, Ashley Watson)" | October 30, 2013 | 1.59[10] |
| 9 | 3 | "Angel Durr/Mark Parisi" | November 6, 2013 | 1.04[11] |
| 10 | 4 | "Melody Rose/Marlin Thomas" | November 6, 2013 | 1.14[11] |
| 11 | 5 | "Matt Rivera/Sarah Gracel-Anderson" | November 13, 2013 | 1.24[12] |
| 12 | 6 | "The O'Briens" | November 13, 2013 | 1.48[12] |
| 13 | 7 | "Jordan Page/Michael McSurley" | November 20, 2013 | 1.14[13] |
| 14 | 8 | "Stephanie Bennett/Larry Melvin" | November 27, 2013 | N/A |
Season 3 (2014)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 | "Hats Off To You Fella" | September 24, 2014 | N/A |
| 16 | 2 | "In Sickness and In Wealth (Karen & Barry Hearn)" | October 1, 2014 | N/A |
| 17 | 3 | "All Wrapped Up" | October 1, 2014 | N/A |
| 18 | 4 | "Home Is Where The Cart Is ( Steffanie Rivers, RJ Andrews)" | October 8, 2014 | 0.81[14] |
| 19 | 5 | "Cheap Hair Day (Kelley Watson, Pelin Mathis)" | October 8, 2014 | N/A |
| 20 | 6 | "Father Knows Debt (Raul Pinto, Patricia Pinto, Nicholas Pinto, Kia Cambridge)" | October 15, 2014 | 1.01[15] |
| 21 | 7 | "Pool Rules: No Spending (Jeni Cox, Lisa DiMercurio)" | October 15, 2014 | 1.27[15] |
| 22 | 8 | "Nobody Pays Retail (Lydia Abate, Mason Roberts)" | October 22, 2014 | 0.81[14] |
| 23 | 9 | "The Grass Is Always Cheaper (Jamie Jay, Justin Roiland)" | October 29, 2014 | 0.89[14] |
| 24 | 10 | "Feast or Famine (Goldy Locks, Ron Maestri)" | November 5, 2014 | 0.86[14] |
| 25 | 11 | "Diving for Dollars (Anne Marie, Peter Anthony)" | November 12, 2014 | N/A |
| 26 | 12 | "Vacations" | November 19, 2014 | 0.85[14] |
Reception
Allison Keene of The Hollywood Reporter said fans of Hoarders won't be disappointed by the show.[16] Melissa Camacho of Common Sense Media gave the show 2 out of 5 stars.[17]