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Bully Beatdown
StarringJason “Mayhem” Miller
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes24 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersMark BurnettEric Van WagenenJames Rowley
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkMTV[1]
ReleaseMarch 22, 2009 –
October 4, 2012

Bully Beatdown is an American reality television series created by Mark Burnett that aired on MTV.[2][3][4] In each episode, show host Jason “Mayhem” Miller challenged bullies to fight against a professional mixed martial artist for a chance to win $10,000. The money they would receive depended on their performance against their opponent, with any money they didn’t win going to the bully’s victims. If the bully managed to submit or knock out the martial artist at any time, they won a $5000 bonus.[5][6][7]

Format

Episodes in the first season featured four segments.[8] The first segment involved Mayhem revealing a video featuring the victims describing their bullying situation and asking for help. This was followed by the host meeting with the victims in person and briefly discussing their problems. Mayhem and the victims would then confront the bully, and Mayhem would offer the bully $10,000 to fight a professional MMA fighter. In all of the episodes that aired, the bully accepted.

The next segment consisted of Mayhem bringing the bully into his gym to see how the bully fights in order to help him determine whom to put in the cage against him. During this segment, Mayhem introduced the bullies to their corner man, and would usually briefly discuss the fight with them. The segment would end with the victims meeting the fighter who would be challenging their bully, and the audience would be shown clips of the bully preparing in the locker room. The third segment would begin with Mayhem standing in the ring with the victims, introducing them to the crowd. After a brief introduction, the bully would be brought out to boos from the crowd. Mayhem would then let the bullies and victims have a few last words before bringing out the fighter.

Once the professional fighter had entered the cage, the audience would be shown a short segment explaining the rules. Finally, long-time professional referee “Big” John McCarthy would begin the first round. Round 1 was a 3-minute grappling-only round. The bully would begin the round with $5,000, and would loses $1,000 every time they were forced to tap out (with the lost money going to the victims).

The final segment began with an explanation of the rules for Round 2, a 3-minute kickboxing round. The bully wins $5,000 if they can survive the entire 3 minutes, but does not get any money if they quit or get KO’d or the referee stops the fight. After the round ends, Mayhem deals out the money, and asks the bully if there is anything they want to say to their victim(s). In most episodes, the bully offered an apology.[9]

In Season 2, the format of the first half of the show was changed significantly. The show starts with Mayhem in the cage. He first presents the victims’ tape, and is then joined by the victims in the cage. This is followed by a video from the bully explaining why they pick on their victims, often intercut with footage of them at work, playing a sport, or working out. The next segment would begin with the bully already having agreed to fight. Mayhem would interview the bully and the show would then cut to fight night. This would begin with Mayhem introducing the victims to their fighter, and leaving them to tell their story to him. Meanwhile, Mayhem would head over to the bully’s locker room and briefly discuss the upcoming fight with them. This is followed by a shot of side by side stats showing the heights and weights of the bully and the fighter. This was occasionally accompanied by another piece of information, often as a joke, such as the unconfirmed fighting records of the bullies. After this the bully would be brought in to the cage and the rest of the episode would proceed in the same manner as in the previous season.

Season 3 followed the same format as Season 2 except that the fight rounds were extended from three minutes to five minutes. In this season’s first episode, Mayhem fought the bully himself in addition to serving as the host.

Controversy

It has been suggested that Bully Beatdown is largely staged and that in most cases “the bully/victim combo had never even met prior to the taping of each episode”.[citation needed] One of the “bullies” depicted had included his appearance on the show in his acting resume. Another bully is a professional stuntman who had previously appeared in other TV shows.[10]

In response, Jason Miller wrote what he labeled a “troll post” in which he called the show “completely fake” to mock those who call the show fake.[11] Miller later stated on his blog that the physical beatings depicted on the show could not be faked. He referred to the bullies as “douchebags” who actually believe that they can beat professional fighters. Miller maintained that the show is “legit”.

Cast

*Miller Also served as the fighter in the first episode of Season 3.

Episodes

Main article: List of Bully Beatdown episodes

Air DateEpisodeBullyVictim(s)Mixed Martial artistMoney earned by bullyMoney earned by victim(s)Viewers (in millions)[14]Rating/ShareDemo
Unaired Pilot[15]
3/22/09Season 1 Episode 1RyanAlanTony Bonello$2,000$8,000
3/29/09Season 1 Episode 2VinceJosh & AdamMichael Westbrook[16]$1,000$9,000
4/5/09Season 1 Episode 3ChristianBrian & CameronConor Heun$0$10,000
4/12/09Season 1 Episode 4JonathanSergio & JasonJake Shields$2,000$8,000
4/19/09Season 1 Episode 5EriqLindaJon Murphy$0$10,000
4/26/09Season 1 Episode 6DennisStan & AndreyThomas Denny[17]$10,000$0
Online OnlySeason 1 Episode 7GarrettKyle & RobertJake Shields$0$10,000
8/13/09Season 1 Episode 8JamesSeanBen Lagman$7,000$3,000
8/27/09Season 2 Episode 1BrandonSean & AlexEddie Alvarez$0$10,000
9/3/09Season 2 Episode 2JasonJosh & BrettJon Murphy$2,000$8,000
9/10/09Season 2 Episode 3RandallJeffersonJake Shields$5,000$5,000
9/17/09Season 2 Episode 4NathanMartin & AdeshAndrei Arlovski$0$10,000
9/24/09Season 2 Episode 5WesChrisTony Bonello$1,000*$9,000*
10/1/09Season 2 Episode 6ColtTimmyTony Lopez$1,000$9,000
10/8/09Season 2 Episode 7GarrettNicholas & EricMichael Westbrook$3,000$7,000
10/15/09Season 2 Episode 8EmilAnthony & MoNick Gaston$0$10,000
UnairedSeason 2 Episode 9MarquezRichard & EdwardQuinn Mulhern$6,000$4,000
UnairedSeason 2 Episode 10HarleyLewisRicky Legere$9,000$1,000
11/4/10Season 3 Episode 1AndySteven & TaylorJason “Mayhem” Miller$0$10,000
11/11/10Season 3 Episode 2NickChris & BlairJeremy Horn$0$10,000
11/18/10Season 3 Episode 3AmandaKeikoMichelle Waterson$0$10,000.920.6/1.4/1
12/2/10Season 3 Episode 4EvermontJesse & ColtonBobby “King” Green$0$10,000.773.5/1.3/1
12/9/10Season 3 Episode 5KevinAnthony & SamTyron Woodley$1,000$9,000.898.6/1.4/1
12/16/10Season 3 Episode 6MikeLorenzo & JoeyEddie Alvarez$0$10,000.756.5/1.3/1
12/23/10Season 3 Episode 7JordanAustin & MicahJoe Riggs$0$10,000
9/28/12Season 3 Episode 8TayfunChucky & YunasNick Gaston$0$10,000
10/4/12Season 3 Episode 9BrettZackAbel Cullum$1,000$9,000
9/28/12Season 3 Episode 10DavidKeith & AlexSam Oropeza$0$10,000
9/29/12Season 3 Episode 11TylerJoe & DylanDaniel Cormier$0$10,000
10/4/12Season 3 Episode 12MichaelWilliamDaron Cruickshank$0$10,000

Reception

The debut episode was the number one program in its time slot among males 12–34.[18][19][20]

References

  1.  Hodgdon, Mike. “MTV’s ‘Bully Beatdown’ – Roger Catlin | TV Eye”. Blogs.courant.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  2.  “Bully Beatdown okay for Canada, TV council rules | Toronto Star”. Thestar.com. July 21, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  3.  “‘Bully Beatdown’ premieres tonight on MTV”. MMA Fighting. March 22, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  4.  Eriq Gardner (August 22, 2012). “Mark Burnett’s Companies Sued Over Finances on MTV’s ‘Bully Beatdown'”. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  5.  “MTV’s Bully Beatdown lives to fight another day”. The Globe and Mail. March 8, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  6.  Morgan, John (February 24, 2010). “Source: MTV’s “Bully Beatdown,” host Jason Miller renewed for third season”. MMAjunkie. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  7.  “Dallas-based company sues Mark Burnett over MTV’s ‘Bully Beatdown’ | Dallas Morning News”. Dallasnews.com. August 23, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  8.  “There’s no punch in MTV’s ‘Bully Beatdown'”. The Michigan Daily. March 30, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  9.  “Anti-bullying group wants MTV Canada’s Bully Beatdown banned – New Brunswick – CBC News”. Cbc.ca. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  10.  “Bully Beatdown Using Pro Stuntmen To Act Part Of Bully”. Mmatko.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  11.  “From: MayheM I have a confession to make. Bully Beatdown is completely fake. Everyone on it…” Bloody Elbow. April 17, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  12.  “Mayhem Unleashed: Jason Miller on ‘Bully Beatdown’ Season 2”. Maxim. August 26, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  13.  “Jason “Mayhem” Miller Hosts Strong Cast of Fighters on Bully Beatdown Season 3″. MMAWeekly.com. November 4, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  14.  “Coming Soon page”. November 3, 2010. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  15.  “Bully Beatdown is Coming Back…Eventually”. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via www.youtube.com.
  16.  Steinberg, Dan. “D.C. Sports Bog – Michael Westbrook Beats Up Pudgy White Guy”. Voices.washingtonpost.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  17.  Marco Yanitelli. “Thomas “Wildman” Denny: Beat Down By A Bully”. Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  18.  “Source: MTV’s “Bully Beatdown,” host Jason Miller renewed for third season”. February 24, 2010.
  19.  “”Bully Beatdown” debut scores strong ratings for MTV and “Mayhem” Miller”. March 25, 2009.
  20.  CHIU, ERIC (March 30, 2009). “There’s no punch in MTV’s ‘Bully Beatdown'”. The Michigan Daily.
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