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|title=<center>The Cheetah Girls (ABC sitcom) </center>
|title=<center>The Cheetah Girls (ABC sitcom)</center>
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|imagecaption=Cover of the first film.
|imagecaption=Cover of the first film.
|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|status=<span style="color:grey;">'''Non-existent'''</span>
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''The Cheetah Girls'' is a Disney Channel Original Movie series of 3 films.
''The Cheetah Girls'' is a Disney Channel original movie series trilogy starring Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams, Sabrina Bryan, and Raven-Symoné that eventually created a real-life musical recording group of the same name. Due to the popularity of the first film, '''plans were made up (but never put into action) for a TV series that was planned to air on ABC'''.


However, there was also meant to be a '''sitcom TV series based on ''The Cheetah Girls'''''.
==Production==
The plot for the planned TV show was unknown, but was most likely set after the events of the first movie with the band focusing on their career. According to MTV News, the series was set to be put into production in early 2004. Discussions were also being held to write a role for Jessica Benson, a member of the girl group 3LW, which also featured Adrienne Bailon and Kiely Williams.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/1480888/3lw-bringing-cheetah-girls-to-tv-may-get-real-in-atlanta/ MTV interview with Adrienne Bailon and Kiely Williams.] Retrieved 11 Feb '19</ref>


''The Cheetah Girls'' was supposed to air during the 2004-2005 season on ABC. The plot for the TV show is unknown but it is presumed to be the same plot as the movies'. According to Wikipedia, it is possible that up to four episodes were shot around late 2003 and the rest were supposed to be done in early 2004. At least one episode was confirmed to have been shot. It is still unknown just exactly how manywere actually completed.
==Cancellation==
The show ran into some difficulties as at the time Raven-Symoné was starring on her popular Disney Channel sitcom ''That's So Raven'' at the time. This put her at odds with ''The Cheetah Girls'' as she wanted to focus solely on the former as opposed to taking on another big role.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/1484867/3lws-adrienne-joins-ashanti-in-flick-cheetah-girls-gets-delayed/ MTV interview with Adrienne Bailon.] Retrieved 11 Feb '19</ref><ref>[https://www.ibtimes.com/how-cheetah-girls-paved-way-disney-channels-future-musical-movies-2708796 International Business Times article on the success of ''The Cheetah Girls'' movie.] Retrieved 04 Apr '20</ref>


The show ran into some difficulties at the time. Raven Simone was on another popular Disney show at the time called ''That's so Raven'' and it seems that she wasn't able to do ''The Cheetah Girls'' as she wanted to focus solely on the former.
For years, a pilot for the show was rumored to have been filmed, but in 2019, the long-standing rumors about the pilot being filmed were debunked by Kiely Williams and Sabrina Bryan, who stated that "doing a ''Cheetah Girls'' TV show was always talked about, but there was never "anything real" happening with it, and they never even "had a script or anything."<ref>[https://www.ibtimes.com/long-standing-cheetah-girls-rumor-debunked-stars-sabrina-bryan-kiely-williams-2813999 International Business Times article on ''The Cheetah Girls'' TV show.] Retrieved 04 Aug '20</ref>


''The Cheetah Girls'' ended up not being picked up by ABC. The reason why is not known, but it could simply be due to Simone not being able to participate in the show.
==External Link==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cheetah_Girls_(group) The Wikipedia page on the Cheetah Girls group.]


The episodes that were made never aired on television and, due to the obscurity of the show, it is unlikely the shot episodes will ever be aired. However, the three ''Cheetah Girl'' films can easily be found on DVD and online.
==References==
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Revision as of 23:02, 17 April 2021

CheetahGirls.JPG

Cover of the first film.

Status: Non-existent

The Cheetah Girls is a Disney Channel original movie series trilogy starring Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams, Sabrina Bryan, and Raven-Symoné that eventually created a real-life musical recording group of the same name. Due to the popularity of the first film, plans were made up (but never put into action) for a TV series that was planned to air on ABC.

Production

The plot for the planned TV show was unknown, but was most likely set after the events of the first movie with the band focusing on their career. According to MTV News, the series was set to be put into production in early 2004. Discussions were also being held to write a role for Jessica Benson, a member of the girl group 3LW, which also featured Adrienne Bailon and Kiely Williams.[1]

Cancellation

The show ran into some difficulties as at the time Raven-Symoné was starring on her popular Disney Channel sitcom That's So Raven at the time. This put her at odds with The Cheetah Girls as she wanted to focus solely on the former as opposed to taking on another big role.[2][3]

For years, a pilot for the show was rumored to have been filmed, but in 2019, the long-standing rumors about the pilot being filmed were debunked by Kiely Williams and Sabrina Bryan, who stated that "doing a Cheetah Girls TV show was always talked about, but there was never "anything real" happening with it, and they never even "had a script or anything."[4]

External Link

References