Bromance is an American reality series

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 that aired on MTV

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. It premiered on December 29, 2008. A spin-off

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 of the MTV series The Hills

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, the show follows Brody Jenner

Brody Jenner

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 as he searched to find a new best friend after his fall-out with longtime best friend Spencer Pratt

Spencer Pratt

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. Nine men competed in challenges in an attempt to win a "bromance

Bromance

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", or close male friendship, with Jenner.

On February 2, 2009, it was revealed on air that Jenner had chosen Luke Verge as his new best friend. Along with Jenner's friendship and a spot in his entourage, Verge won a one year, rent-free stay in a fully furnished penthouse in downtown Los Angeles and a new Scion.

Contestants

The nine men competing were:

• Jacob Arenas, 21, from La Habra, California
  La Habra, California
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• Femi Borisade, 23, from Jacksonville, Florida
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• Chris Favis, 23, from Orlando, Florida
  Orlando, Florida
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• Michael Flatley, 26, from Matawan, New Jersey
  Matawan, New Jersey
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• Jered Getman, 22, from St. Cloud, Florida
  St. Cloud, Florida
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• Chris Purcell, 21, from Louisville, Kentucky
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• Alex Romanoff, 21, from Falmouth, Maine
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• Gary Vaughn, 24, from Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
  Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
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• Luke Verge, 22, from Medford, Massachusetts
  Medford, Massachusetts
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Call-out order

Brody's Call-Out Order

Order	|Episodes
	1	2	3	4	5	|6
1	Luke	Jered	Alex	Femi	Femi	Luke	Luke
2	Alex	Luke	Chris F.	Luke	Chris F.	Femi	Femi
3	Gary	Alex	Femi	Alex	Luke	Chris F.
4	Chris F.	Gary	Luke	Chris F.	Alex
5	Jered	Chris F.	Gary	Gary
6	Femi	Femi	Jered
7	Chris P.	Chris P.
8	Jacob
9	Michael

The contestant won the competition and a "bromance" with Brody Jenner.

The contestant was eliminated from the competition.

The contestant won that episode's reward challenge.

The contestant won a challenge that episode, but was not the team leader.

The contestant won two challenges in one episode.

The contestant withdrew from the competition.

Reasons for elimination

Contestant		Eliminated
Michael	The show's only gay contestant, he felt he had nothing to contribute to the constant sex talk going on in the house, and was disappointed the show was not like The Hills. (NOTE: Withdrew before first elimination.)	Episode 1
Jacob	Brody was not impressed with his toast at the lingerie party, and disliked his constant cursing.	Episode 1
	Brody felt like he was not being himself and that the two were unable to make a connection.	Episode 2
Jered	Refused to dance during the dance-off, which led Brody to believe that he does not know how to have a good time.	Episode 3
Gary	Didn't help cook and clean during the camping trip. Brody doubted his commitment to the show and to their friendship.	Episode 4
Alex	Didn't perform well on the red carpet during the jeans challenge, which led Brody to believe that he would not be comfortable living the Hollywood lifestyle. Brody also felt that he was more invested in a friendship with Luke than a friendship with him.	Episode 5
	Performed poorly on the lie detector test, during which he revealed he did not think Brody was "real" and would take a million dollars over Brody's friendship. Brody's mom thought he was more interested in Brody's lifestyle than being a friend to Brody.	Episode 6
Femi	During Brody's visit to his hometown, he spent a large amount of time talking about and hanging out with his cheating girlfriend. His choice to get back together with her led Brody to believe that he was more committed to his life back home than to his future in Hollywood.	Episode 6

External links

• Bromance at MTV.com
  MTV
  MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....