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Top Hooker

Top Hooker is an American reality fishing competition television series that premiered June 2, 2013 on Animal Planet. As of June 2013, casting for a second season is taking place.

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Top Hooker
GenreReality competition
Created byCraig Piligian
Presented byReno Collier
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Craig Piligian
  • Keith Hoffman
  • Mitch Rosa
  • Ralph Wikke
Running time40 to 43 minutes
Production companyPilgrim Studios
Original release
NetworkAnimal Planet
ReleaseJune 2 (2013-06-02) –
July 21, 2013 (2013-07-21)1

Top Hooker is an American reality fishing competition television series that premiered June 2, 2013 on Animal Planet.2 As of June 2013, casting for a second season is taking place.3

Cast

Season 1

  • Larysa Switlyk4
  • Dzifa Glymin4
  • Greg Mcnamara4
  • Kevin Vendituoli4
  • Patrick Crawford4 – Winner
  • Danny De Vries4
  • Chris Wright4
  • Ian Esterhuizen4
  • Melanie Housh4
  • Attila Agh4

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
18June 2, 2013 (2013-06-02)July 21, 2013 (2013-07-21)

Season 1 (2013)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
11"The Oldest Profession"June 2, 2013 (2013-06-02)1.185
22"Wave Riders"June 9, 2013 (2013-06-09)0.786
33"River Rumble"June 16, 2013 (2013-06-16)0.477
44"Who's Got the Smallest?"June 23, 2013 (2013-06-23)0.868
55"Squaring Off"June 30, 2013 (2013-06-30)0.899
66"Walking on Water"July 7, 2013 (2013-07-07)1.0910
77"The Final Four"July 14, 2013 (2013-07-14)0.9911
88"High-Seas Showdown"July 21, 2013 (2013-07-21)1.0012

Reception

Andy Dehnart from Reality Blurred said a comment at the beginning of premiere episode almost lost him.13 Melissa Camacho of Common Sense Media gave the show a 3 out of 5 stars.14

References

References

  1. "Top Hooker".
  2. "The Search Is on for the Best Hooker in America: Animal Planet's New Competition Reality Series "Top Hooker" Premieres June 2". The Futon Critic. April 30, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. "NOW CASTING Dynamic Fishermen for Season 2 of Animal Planet's Highly-Anticipated Fishing Competition Show!". Pilgrim Studios. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  4. "Top Hooker — Cast". Zap2it. Archived from the original on July 6, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  5. Kondolojy, Amanda (June 4, 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Game of Thrones' Wins Night + 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians', 'Real Housewives of New Jersey', 'Breaking Amish', 'Mad Men' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 8, 2013.
  6. "Sunday's Cable Ratings: "Game of Thrones" Wraps Season with Big Finish". The Futon Critic. June 11, 2013.
  7. "Sunday's Cable Ratings: "True Blood" Returns on Top for HBO". The Futon Critic. June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  8. "Sunday's Cable Ratings: "Skywire Live," "True Blood" Dominate Viewers, Demos". The Futon Critic. June 25, 2013.
  9. "Sunday's Cable Ratings: "BET Awards 2013" Dominate the Competition". The Futon Critic. July 2, 2013.
  10. "Sunday's Cable Ratings: "True Blood" Holds Off Competition for HBO". The Futon Critic. July 10, 2013.
  11. "Sunday's Cable Ratings: "True Blood" Continues Its Reign for HBO". The Futon Critic. July 16, 2013.
  12. "Sunday's Cable Ratings: Another Sunday, Another "True Blood" Victory". The Futon Critic. July 23, 2013.
  13. "Top Hooker reels in non-anglers, Food Network Star deflates". Reality Blurred. June 3, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  14. "Top Hooker". Common Sense Media. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
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