Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels is the third season of Rock of Love with Bret Michaels and was confirmed by VH1's website in a blog on July 16, 2008. In the show, eligible women live on tour buses and travel with Bret Michaels, competing for his attention and affection. The show premiered on January 4, 2009.[1][2] On December 29, 2008 it was announced Rock of Love Bus would be the final Rock of Love.[3]
Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels | |
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Created by | Cris Abrego Mark Cronin |
Directed by | Matt Bordofsky |
Starring | Bret Michaels |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Cris Abrego Mark Cronin Ben Samek For VH1: Leah Horwitz Jill Holmes Kristen Kelly Jeff Olde |
Cinematography | Brian Steimle |
Running time | 90 minutes (Premiere) 60 minutes (including commercials) |
Production companies | 51 Minds Entertainment VH1 |
Original release | |
Network | VH1 |
Release | January 4 April 19, 2009 | –
Related | |
On September 28, 2008, a truck driven by a roadie hauling equipment for Rock of Love Bus, caused an accident when the driver fell asleep at the wheel.[4] The truck crossed over the median and into oncoming traffic on Interstate 57 near West Frankfort, Illinois.[5] The truck hit a pickup truck and a sports-utility vehicle.[5] The two 19-year-old college students in the sports-utility vehicle were killed, and the two individuals in the pickup truck were seriously injured.[5] The driver was charged with driving with a suspended license and moving violations.[4][5] No other Rock of Love employees or crew were involved. According to a statement by VH1, Michaels asked that production be temporarily suspended.[6]
Name[2][7] | Hometown | Eliminated |
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Taya Parker | Marion, Ohio | Winner |
Mindy Hall[8] | Walnut Hills, Ohio | Episode 12 |
Jamie Ross[9] | Waterloo, Canada | Episode 11 |
Beverly Palmer[10] | Canton, Georgia | Episode 10 |
Ashley Klarich[11] | Las Vegas, Nevada | Episode 9[a] |
Brittanya O'Campo[12] | Oxnard, California | Episode 9 |
Farrah Sinclair[10] | Monticello, Kentucky | Episode 8 |
Kelsey Bateman[13] | Sandy, Utah | Episode 7 |
Kami Samargis-Brossard | Clayton, Washington | Episode 7[k] |
Jennifer "Jenny" Beitzel | Northville, Michigan | Episode 6 |
Natasha McCollum | Cincinnati, Ohio | Episode 5 |
Marcia "Brazil" Alves[11] | Brazil/Las Vegas, Nevada | Episode 4 |
Maria Bock | Chicago, Illinois | Episode 4[m] |
Brittaney Starr | Henderson, Nevada | Episode 3 |
Melissa Martinez | Westwood, Ohio | Episode 3 |
Constandina Savvenas[14] | Johnson City, Tennessee | Episode 2 |
Megan Tomczak[15] | Universal City, California | Episode 2 |
Samantha Bengston[10] | Unknown | Episode 2 |
Nikki Shamdasani | Cerritos, California | Episode 1 |
Gia Lynn[16] | Honolulu, Hawaii | Episode 1 |
Stephanie Farris | Kingston, Pennsylvania | Episode 1 |
Heather Mariscal[11] | Summerville, South Carolina | Episode 1 |
Marciela "Marci" Mendoza[10] | Unknown | Episode 1 |
# | Contestants | Episodes | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
1 | Ashley | Ashley | Brittanya | Kelsey | Ashley | Jennifer | Taya | Ashley | Ashley | Mindy | Taya | Mindy | Taya | |
2 | Beverly | Beverly | Taya | Natasha | Natasha | Kami | Mindy | Beverly | Jamie | Jamie | Jamie | Taya | Mindy | |
3 | Brittaney | Brittanya | Natasha | Farrah | Farrah | Jamie | Kami | Brittanya | Mindy | Taya | Mindy | Jamie | ||
4 | Brittanya | Constandina | Farrah | Ashley | Kelsey | Ashley | Beverly | Farrah | Brittanya | Beverly | Beverly | |||
5 | Constandina | Farrah | Ashley | Taya | Taya | Mindy | Jamie | Jamie | Beverly | Ashley[a] | ||||
6 | Farrah | Kelsey | Kelsey | Brittanya | Brittanya | Taya | Ashley | Mindy | Taya | Brittanya | ||||
7 | Gia | Maria | Beverly | Maria | Mindy | Beverly | Farrah | Taya | Farrah | |||||
8 | Heather | Megan | Mindy | Mindy | Beverly | Kelsey | Kelsey | Kelsey | ||||||
9 | Jamie | Melissa | Maria | Marcia | Marcia | Farrah | Brittanya | Kami[k] | ||||||
10 | Jennifer | Mindy | Brittaney | Beverly | Maria[m] | Brittanya | Jennifer | |||||||
11 | Kami | Natasha | Marcia | Brittaney | Natasha | |||||||||
12 | Kelsey | Samantha | Melissa | Melissa | ||||||||||
13 | Marcia | Taya | Constandina | |||||||||||
14 | Marci | Marcia | Megan | |||||||||||
15 | Maria | Brittaney | Samantha | |||||||||||
16 | Megan | Nikki | ||||||||||||
17 | Melissa | Gia | ||||||||||||
18 | Mindy | Stephanie | ||||||||||||
19 | Natasha | Heather | ||||||||||||
20 | Nikki | Marci | ||||||||||||
21 | Samantha | |||||||||||||
22 | Stephanie | |||||||||||||
23 | Taya |
First aired January 4, 2009 (2.1M viewers)[17]
Michaels takes the show on the road. As he tours, a second bus brings along the women vying for his attention. The contest is specifically engineered to reflect the challenges of life on the road.[18]
Elimination Reasons
First aired January 11, 2009
After all 15 recite their wedding vows, three girls must stay behind.[18]
Elimination Reasons
First aired January 18, 2009
There's a chill in the air as the 12 remaining contestants vie on ice against University of Illinois Women's Hockey [Club] and special guest player, Lacey. Tempers catch fire when one of the contestants is accused of secretly calling a boyfriend.[18]
Elimination Reasons
First aired January 25, 2009
The ten remaining girls play roadie, racing to clear the stage. Winners get better seats at Michaels' concert.[18]
Elimination Reasons
First aired February 8, 2009
The eight left become eleven when Michaels brings in new blood to amp the competition.[18]
Elimination Reasons
First aired February 15, 2009
The contestants split into teams for a Mudbowl, with Michaels and the most valuable player going solo overnight.[18]
Elimination Reasons
First aired March 1, 2009
The contestants divide into three teams for competitive truck stop games.[18]
Elimination Reasons
First aired March 8, 2009
The seven remaining competitors take care of children at a pool party in Panama City Beach, Florida.[18]
Elimination Reasons
First aired March 15, 2009 (2.4M viewers)[22]
Two women from Michaels' past, ex-girlfriend Ambre and runner-up Heather from the first Rock of Love, question the men of the competitors' past. Brittanya's Ex Royal T discloses that he and Brittanya had sex right before she left for the competition. Beverly freaked out her Ex-Husband did not show up and disclosed she was a teen mother at 17. Jaz, Taya's Ex ends up having an angry outburst. Mindy admits she cheated in her past relationship. It's revealed that Ashley still lives with her ex James, and he claims they still sleep together.[18]
Elimination Reasons
First aired March 22, 2009
The four remaining girls sing along with Michaels with lyrics they've written to one of his songs.[18]
Elimination Reasons
First aired April 5, 2009
As the finale approaches, Michaels and the remaining three contestants try fantasy dates, but competition between the girls is escalating as the end draws near.[18]
Elimination Reasons
First aired April 12, 2009 (3.2M viewers)[23]
The two remaining contestants, Taya and Mindy, join Michaels in the Dominican Republic for their final chance to win him.[18]
First aired April 19, 2009
22 girls (1 did not attend), reunite for the reunion stage. The contestants look back, becoming emotional and even violent as they share memories of the experience.[18]