VH1, JUMA and 51 Minds are teaming up for a new breed of dating show, Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch, which will feature women from all over the United States competing for the heart of notorious Cincinnati Bengals star player Chad Ocho Cinco. Details on the series, which is set to bow in July, and its format are in the press release below:
Cincinnati Bengals star wide receiver Chad Ocho Cinco (formerly Chad Johnson) is using his off-season to pursue happiness off the field in his new VH1 reality show Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch. The series is a mix of Ocho Cinco’s on-field charisma blended with the drama of the dating pool played out in a bracket-style dating tournament. The 10 episode, one-hour series is set to premiere in July 2010.
One of the NFL’s brightest stars, 32-year-old Ocho Cinco has been selected to the Pro Bowl six times and named an All-Pro three times. He legally changed his surname from Johnson to Ocho Cinco prior to the 2008 regular season to reflect the number 85 on his Bengals uniform. In the 2009 season, Ocho Cinco caught 72 passes for 1,047 yards and nine touchdowns. An avid user of social networks, Ocho Cinco has close to one million followers on Twitter and hundreds of thousands of fans on Facebook.
Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch will start with Ocho Cinco finding his “first 85″ by traveling all over the country meeting women that may be interested in dating him. Then, during the first episode, he will narrow the playing field down to the sweet sixteen – four women from each of the four regions of the country – Northern, Western, Southern and Central Divisions. The sixteen chosen women will be invited to join Ocho Cinco for the rest of the tournament-style dating competition.
Once the competition begins, Ocho Cinco will follow a tournament bracket where each of the ladies will have an opportunity to spend quality time with him while also facing off against one another in double-dates. The winner of each dating face-off will receive a game ball from Ocho Cinco and move on to the next round of the tournament, while the loser goes home. Ultimately the sweet sixteen will be narrowed down to eight and then the final four. In the end, the championship date between the two remaining women will result in Ocho Cinco awarding his chosen love the coveted Championship Ring. Hopefully, she turns out to be his greatest catch this season!
“Chad Ocho Cinco is one of the most electrifying individuals in sports today. His bigger than life personality on and off the field and his notorious skills as a social networker, connecting daily with his fans, makes him a perfect fit for VH1,” said Jeff Olde, Executive Vice President, Original Programming and Production, VH1. “This show will not only give viewers a look inside his professional life, but also reveal his softer more romantic side when playing a very different kind of game.”
VH1’s Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch is executive produced by Bob Horowitz and Lewis Fenton (for JUMA Entertainment) and Mark Cronin and Cris Abrego (for 51 Minds Entertainment, LLC. an Endemol Company). Ben Samek and Matt Odgers also executive produce for the series and the company. Jeff Olde, Jill Holmes, and Kristen Kelly oversee the series for VH1.
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169 responses to to Chad Ocho Cinco’s Ochocino: The Ultimate Catch: Coming Soon To VH1!
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I love you Ocho!!!! I really think you should be with Ruby. She is beautiful and she seems has a very positive atitude not just towards you but towards life.
I think that Chad should at least try and give the African American females on the show a chance. He seems to want to be friends with them and kiss and love all on the White women. I mean race really don’t matter but when making life decisions like these everyone should be given a fair chance.
Chad are you serious about Tara tied butt. She would never be able to confront a strong African American woman, if I was Heather, I would told her “Child Please” talking about somebody being “broken”…Tara is hiding something…please get her off before the last TWO face off… This is coming from a strong Africa American single mother with AA, BS, M.Ed and aspiring towards another master degree…
Chad is a damnnnnnnnnn fool !…at first I had respect for him as he dwindled down the ladies, but after his selection tonight of ” Becky ( Tara ) ” over Heather… a sister with Looks,Brains,ASS, & Hips for a dingbat, groupie that merely wants to keep up with her race’s main thing in life…Money!…Chad you are not a brother, you are a 3/4 brother !
wat an idiot, anybody can see dat tara is a fake!! she talks about u behind ur back, n u still keep dat frggn two face..jaz and ruby r both ur suit, n now dat u put jaz out of the picture, ur stuck wit girls who cud care less about who u r but more wat u do!! cnt believe u let her go..she was ur perfect suit. frggn fool
Man i was with u until u let the only real mf go… brah on sum real #(##&_(#`$`+@$~~ that girl was bucking from jump cuz she had 2 get them `~`+`#~^%!$^^!(@ eaters off her back. then when she finally drop her guard and try to show u wat she can do u let her go and then u got the nerve to be crying. fool its 2 late now, that was a real mf and u dropped that ball… SN: keep doing ur thang brah, u that dude 4sho. ( bradenton, fl)
Rubi seems to be the only female there with any class so you should pick her then see what happens…..she is pretty and appears to be a true individual. The other ladies are silly and have no style what so ever especially that Tara……good luck!
Put some class in your life and pick Rubi who is 100% woman with alot of style, class, and manners…..she is beautiful and has her act together. The real of those females are silly girls especially that Tara who is there just to be seen on tv…..Rubi has it going on!!
People! People! People! what does the color of one’s skin have to do with anything??? He is free to love/like anyone he wants so leave the color of skin out of this….white men fall in love with black women which is no big deal…..PICK RUBI…..she is one class act….all the rest are silly with no style….
Hey Chad, I love your show and I think you’re real and down to earth. Truly you are a great catch. I don’t know why Tara is still on your show. She appears to be very superficial and not a good fit for you. What’s going on with you and her? I think you know which woman you want, I guess you have to string the other women along to fullfill the contract obligation. I think Ruby is manipulative. If you date her she will treat you like a puppet and she will control the strings. If you choose Ruby, she will get what she wants and needs from you and eventually leave you. Seems she has an ulterior motive, be careful.
Awwh come on Chad, u know u catching feelings for Jazmine, why u let her go? Yall look good together and the way u look at her shows u like her. get the sista back on the show.
I don’t see anything wrong with dating outside your race. You like what you like. But I do see something wrong if Chad thinks any of these shallow women, black or white, are really there because they like him. It’s because of the money. If he really wants to meet a nice girl, it won’t be this way. I don’t see him permanently with any of them. By the end of football season, he’ll be chasing someone else. And I don’t think if a person does date outside their race, that they somehow don’t want to be black.
jasmine was a nice girl and u didnot give her a chance u dont know what u want
chad those women are all fake…get off the show and come see me…i love u!
Chad, yes, everyone thinks Rubi is the one, she seem almost perfect, but as we ALL know, there’s no such thing/person. Even my daughter saw your preference from the door, and she’s a well rounded, beautiful, 27 year old, independent women who works for a radio station in Phladelphia, who does’nt watch the show unless I have it on when she comes to my home. Anyway, I’ve grown to appreciate you for who you seem to be while watching this show, and all I know is there is someone for you that can truly relate to the man you say you have grown to be. At least drop in a spot that’s not so popular. You may find yourself draw to someone who is strong enough to handle you and the fame, but not be overwhelmed by it (can make a true home for both of you). Women like my daughter have had to deal with, and get to know celebs on all levels in order to do her job, and realizes we are all just human beings, bottomline, and need to be handled (respected), appreciated and loved.
56 years old mother in Philly. Yes, I occasionally watch really shows. I work in social services and I’m drawn to shows with people attempting to deal with real life situations! So sue me!
I’ve seen it all now…..Chad, you’re a damn fool. Anyone could see that Jasmine is in love with you – the two of you were perfect for each other. Go back and watch the tape of your interaction with her. Problem is, that you’re double guessing what their motives are; “Jasmine didn’t cook for me when she first got here”….wtf?? Dude, you’re all caught up in how things/people should look and act and not what’s in your heart. Well that’s too bad because all that’s left are manipulators and posers.
i think he should Stay with Rubi…But NO NO to Tara!
I like Tiphani. Somethings up with Ruby, now I support my latina sisters but she’s not it. Please send Tara home SOON!! Good luck this season, your on my fantasy football team. You and T.O. will be interesting to watch.
chad this is jameisha from kingston jamaica,my friends and i watch your show every sundays and we did not like when you sent home jazmine because she is the only one in the house that was there for u she is a down to earth person who understands you and your life.she is a type of girl that would get along with your children,who cooks, cleans and would have for you and your life.she is the only one that was in the house for u and i realy hope you could bring her back. your biggest fan from the caribbean ‘child please’
jazmine is the one for u .please bring her on the show back please.
Chad…Chad…mini camp must had you in the sun for a long period of time b/c you are still spending money and time on Tara…you can’t be the Mr.NINCOMPOOP of the year…I can’t say I love the show ,but just to pass time by,then yes I will still watch…
I don’t know what Chad is really looking for in a woman to be companion but it really doesn’t seem to feel that any of these women really show true love and affection for him and vise versa. I think Tara is only continuing the show to keep the show interesting and filled with drama but he won’t choose her. Rubi is beautiful on the outside but I still don’t see a true love connection there. She doesn’t seemn to really be so excited about life or you Chad.. like Chad quoted,”she seems too comfortable which may be good or a bad thing”. I’m a teacher and I see through people immediately and I don’t see a woman up there that is wanting to really be in it with you Chad for the long haul. My opinion would have been the flute player : she seemed like a sweet gal.
I AM SOOO TIRED OF THESE TYPICAL BORING BORING BORING TYPE OF REALITY SHOWS….TYPICAL GURLS…TYPICAL TOKEN BLK MAN WITH MONEY…NOW LOOKING FOR LOVE IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES….WOW….WAY TO GO VH1 ..MAYBE NEXT TIME YOU WILL BE MORE CREATIVE
SO…when he marries…then 3 years later after 2 kids….they divorce…I HOPE SHE GETS ALL HIS COINS….THATS WHAT HE GETS ….YAAAAY TEAM #OCHO #TIGERWOOD #OJAY #LAWRENCE FISHBURN #KOBE #REGGIE…ETC…I LOVE THE WOMAN AND THEIR STRATEGY….YES…A WOMAN WITH A PLAN…gotta luv them
I really can’t wrap my mind around why Chad would still hold on to Tara after seeing the tape. It is as if he is begging this woman to show him some real concern and feelings.That is so weak he shouldn’t have to do that! Come on she is not that special with that nasty attitude and such arrogance which makes her less attractive. I thought it was cool that he ending up with a variety of almost every culture at the end but Tara does not make anyone of any race look good.
ocho!!!!! go with ruby she is the girl you looking for .them other girls hate on her cause she is honest and verry goodlooking compare to those other girls on the show.
My daughters and I are fans of the show and watch weekly. Tonight we gave it up, your decision to keep Tara another week seems to be alittle over the top for us. We recognize it’s just a reality show but it was fun to see Chad pick through women that came close to someone suitable and interesting to you. To me in keeping her another week says that stupidity over honesty is what you may be looking for in a women. Can she really prove her seriousness at this point in one week?
Chad should definitely send Tara home. The most sincere one on there is Rubi. Rubi and Chad will make a beautiful couple.
i think jasmine was the best fit for you..ruby,tiffany, tara, and the other gurl are not for you.
omg i love this show i jus truley hope that he doest pick Tara…think about it do you want her around your children every other word that comes out of her mouth is bad…Ruby is the real ULTIMATE CATCH…shes real….jus please i hope he doesnt pick that ditsy girl Tara….
I don’t know if Chad will read this, but I need to say this somewhere. So Chad, wherever you are read this carefully:
You need to give Tara some cash, kick her out onto the streets where she can find a cab, go home to her mother or brother or whatever and never bother you, your girls, or your fans EVER again! Her voice, her attitude, her face all bother me so damn much!!! Honestly, it’s not fair to the other girls who really want you for who you are. Every other girl talked about how beautiful and sweet you are. All Tara ever talks about is how the other girls suck and she’s the best. She’s so conceited and annoying! Honestly, I don’t see what you, or anyone, sees in her! Bottom line is
LET TARA GO.
Hey chad.I am from Guyana live in brooklyn.I am not a football fan but i start looking at your TV show.love how u say child please.love tiphani.that girl ruby is up to something,I think u should give a african American woman a chance.be safe.its all up to you
Hey Ochocinco, my friend in watching your show last night
it is obvious to me that the best woman for you is”RUBI”.Why 1) she’s beautiful,2)Gorgeous,3)sexy, and 4)carries her self like a real woman should. And not just because she has a latin side, but my man if you never ever made love to a latin woman, then you’re in for a big surprise. On the other hand the psychologist read her as being “Naive” may be a little,but I don’t see that as being a real problem, only naive to the fact of the life style of a NFL player. She can learn quickly and adjust accordingly. At this point she has true feelings for you and she is trying to show you that true to lite. However “Tara” is a BIG joke, she doesn’t take you for real and she has a sneaky side to her , I can see it every time I watch your show. Now Tiffany,she’s a nice girl but don’t really see you as being in a long term relationship if choosen. And last but not lease, Britt, she has a nice beautiful shape, sexy but after hearing about the son’s father, that may be a severe problem. 1) Being a black man and attempting to become a stepfather to a white man’s son and being involved with a black man, I could see termoil due to jealousy and hatetred because of who you are and what you do. And the father not being able to give him or be with him the way he may want to. Also there could be some racial overtones from the family in reference to the situation.
As a little bit older guy,I can see what you you are looking for in a long term relationship, and it’s not easy to find the love of your life. You sparked a quick flare with Rubi, that saids a lot. Because once the heart leads the eyes to the visual connection, then back to the nerves for the feelings, then that is where it all starts from. “RUBI” is the one, trust me my brother I don’t think you would regret my choice!!. peace
HI CHAD IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO READ THIS, I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT YOU COMPLETELY DISSAPOINTED ME WHEN YOU KEPT TARA AFTER HOW SHE ACTED LIKE A TEENAGER, NOW KEEP IN MIND IM ONLY 19 AND VERY MATTURE FOR MY AGE AND TO SEE THE WAY THIS GIRL TREATS THE OTHER WOMEN AND YOU, ITS A DISCRACE, YOU DESERVE BETTER CHAD. I KNOW SHE’S PRETTY BABY BUT LOOK’S AINT IMPORTANT WHEN CHILDREN ARE INVOLVED, YOU DONT WANT THEM TO HAVE A EVIL STEP MOM. JASMINE WAS PERFECT AND RUBY IS AMAZING AND BECAUSE SHE HAS A BIG HEART IS NIEVE BUT IT ALSO MEANS SHE HAS ENOUGH LOVE FOR BOTH YOU AND THOSE BABIES…DO THE RIGHT THING, AND P.S. MAKE THEM HAVE RESPECT FOR YOUR KIDS MOM AND NOT TRY AND REPLACE HER IN THE KIDS LIVES. I HOPE YOU FIND LOVE CHAD.
Hey I agree with Ms. Diva, everyone you allow to be on your show should be able to recieve a fair chance. It is obvious that you prefer to date outside your race, so why even have a select African-American women… what was that 10 or 20 percent African American, versus 92% Caucasian… hmmm I think you need to re-evaluate your decisions in life…
Sounds like a contract agreement… was it MANDATORY for you to include at least 1 African American orrrrr… uh I do not understand.
I think TARA need to go home she shouldnt have any made it this far…and Chad I think you should bring Jazmin back and have the last match up between Rubi and Jazmin cause they both REAL…
I feel like your thinking with the wrong head chad. Choose with your heart and not with your, well you know what i mean. lol You seem like a good catch but be careful what you catch. Remember everything that glitters is not gold. I think you should have gave heather , jazz , and tiphani more of a chance and i feel like you were so stupid for keeping Tara around. Good sex is not everything she made a fool out of you.
what is really up with this dumb a… man? that tara chick is a racist and no one sees it. i am so shocked at the denseness! wow men like that still exist! this tara person constantly makes racist, sarcastic, denegrating remarks, and gets away with it and that fake a…laugh. i got it! maybe she’s a ploy to help with his popularity and the show ratings… even his bald mama is obsessed.
i see my comments were not published. whyyyyyyyy? chad just sitting there looking at that less than star tara. come on chad that really is embarassing, acting all adoring while she makes racist in your face! too much!i know this must be some sick joke, as you act like it’s 1865 and you drool for the unattainable. the therapist even told you that the chick is antagonizing,(did she need to speak ebonics to you?)the therapist even saw her disrespect,racist, sarcastic,arrogant,rude ,denegrating demeanor. plus she’s ignorant,she plays so much because she’s insecure about her dumbness(no brain). oh! but that’s not a part of the search is it?
Chad first let me begin by saying, that your show has let the world see what a sweet, down to earth, and awesome guy you really are. I have not however, been crazy about all of your choices thus far. While I agree that Tiphani seemed a little young, she let her nerves get the best of her.But she would have been a great match for you. As for Rubi no one can deny her ultimate beauty. But I think your attraction to her has more to do with her looks. You are being led by your brain downstairs not the one on top neck and shoulders. She will be a nice trophy wife, but does not have much else to offer you.I really dont think she can keep up with you.Since tiph is gone, Brittany is my front runner. But regardless of what I think, I know it’s really your choice & life. I really wish you the best of luck. Stay awesome & sweet. Katt from JC
YOU NEED TO PICK SOME BODY THAT WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY RUBI IS YOUR MATCH.
I think he shouldent pick no one his girl is not there yet…..
Ocho keeping Tara around shows how dense he really is. What a waste of a reality show. VH1 why do you keep picking these type of people ? Like FlavaFlav and Brett Michaels ?
I love the Jersey Shore because it’s funny and yes their vain in their own way but they still have and are funny at the same time.
I live in the MIA Chad is with Eveline of Basketball wives.
Chads just collecting a check and getting some face time. One of the female staff on the show already stated that Ocho Cinco wanted to get rid of the sister’s to begin with. If he marries it wont be a black woman.
hello chad i rill love ur show nw u a left with tough decission to make the two remaing gals both a cul.so be4 u make ur final choice think critically.me i jst like rubi shes da best gal for u ma’m
I think you should pick Brittany because I think you two hit it off from the beginning and even though Rubi was your number one pick doesn’t mean you have to stick with your number one. I mean number ones sometimes fall short, which in this hand I think Rubi is. You and Brittany have more in common than you and Rubi.
I love your show!!!!!! wow it’s a story all within itself, Chad, i’ve been watching your show from the door and personally i don’t think any of those women are good for you,(just my opinon,) i feel that love isn’t something you go looking for I believe love ALWAYS finds you. To be honest i don’t think that any of those females that enter that house was in it for the love, maybe a little fame, lmao….. chad just remember behind every great man is a wonderful woman and behind a wonderful woman is a powerful nation, so if that woman can’t or won’t stand behind you thru every thing then you know what to do…. and remember love don’t have a color so all you ppl who say that he needs to find a blk woman, please stop!!!! if that’s what he likes then so be it…. good kuck in letting love find you…..
HI CHAD I LOVE U SOO MUCH I REALLY THINK U SHOULD PICK RUBI SHE IS SO PRETTY UNIGUE AND EVERYTHING FOR U TO HAVE
Ruby looks like a midget with crossed eyes. She looks like if she eats too much cake she would blow up.
Ocho, watched your show. Surely u knew Ruby was only there to further her career. Your not her soul mate. Just cha-ching. I think Brittany was really down for you, How can u dismiss her for having a legitimate child with a husband who’s cares about his child. And you have all those illegitimate children? What drain will that be to Ruby. i.e. she doesn’t care. all about the Benjamins!
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