Born Again Virgin is an American comedy-drama series, created by Ranada Shepard, that premiered on TV One on August 5, 2015.[2][3] The pilot episode preview aired on February 6, 2015.[4] The single-camera project set in Atlanta, and stars Danielle Nicolet as a 30-something writer who decides to become celibate after unsuccessful dates and relationships. Meagan Holder and Eva Marcille co-star as her best friends, while R&B singer Durrell "Tank" Babbs plays her neighbor and love interest.[5]

Born Again Virgin
Genre
Created byRanada Shepard
Starring
Narrated byDanielle Nicolet
ComposersKenneth Lampl
Adam Lindquist
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes14
Production
Executive producers
  • Ranada Shepard
  • Eric Tomosunas
  • Lamar Chase
  • Tia A. Smith
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companySwirl Films
Original release
NetworkTV One
ReleaseJuly 28, 2015 (2015-07-28) –
March 29, 2016 (2016-03-29)

On September 8, 2015, Born Again Virgin was renewed for a 12-episode second season,[6] which premiered on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. In 2016, Danielle Nicolet announced on social media that the show is not going forward for a third season.

Cast edit

Reception edit

The premiere episode on August 5, 2015 garnered 264,000 viewers on live broadcast.[7] TV One later announced that the series reached 1.4 million unique viewers P2+, Live +3.[8] On the second week, the live audience grew to 310,000.[9]

Episodes edit

Season 1 (2015) edit

No. in
season
No. in
series
Title Original air date U.S. viewers
11"Pilot"July 28, 2015 (2015-07-28)419,000[10]
22"No New Friends"August 5, 2015 (2015-08-05)264,000[7]
33"Go Hard or Go Home"August 5, 2015 (2015-08-05)220,000[11]
44"Back on Top"August 12, 2015 (2015-08-12)310,000[9]
55"Slaying Your Dragons"August 19, 2015 (2015-08-19)205,000[12]
66"Extra"August 26, 2015 (2015-08-26)240,000[13]
77"Secret Garden"September 2, 2015 (2015-09-02)180,000[14]
88"The Fight"September 9, 2015 (2015-09-09)300,000[15]
99"Off to See the Wizard"September 16, 2015 (2015-09-16)339,000[16]
1010"TMF"September 16, 2015 (2015-09-16)279,000[16]

Season 2 (2015—2016) edit

No. in
season
No. in
series
Title Original air date U.S. viewers
111"Home, Sweet Old Folks Home"December 8, 2015 (2015-12-08)169,000[17]
212"No Support Hose"December 15, 2015 (2015-12-15)180,000[18]
313"We Build Monsters"December 22, 2015 (2015-12-22)225,000[19]
414"Sex, Kings and Wigs"December 29, 2015 (2015-12-29)262,000[20]
515"Mama-Pause"February 9, 2016 (2016-02-09)262,000[21]
616"Jenna Double D's"February 16, 2016 (2016-02-16)169,000[22]
717"Call A Spade A Spade"February 23, 2016 (2016-02-23)169,000[23]

References edit

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