I Love Money is an American reality television series airing on VH1

VH1

VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...

, and is a spin-off

Spin-off (media)

In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...

 of Flavor of Love

Flavor of Love

Flavor of Love is an American reality television dating game show parody starring Flavor Flav of the rap group Public Enemy.While not a direct spin-off, the show was a result of Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav's failed relationship on Strange Love, as well as The Surreal Life...

, Charm School

Charm School (TV series)

Charm School is a reality television series airing on VH1; a spin-off of Flavor of Love created by executive producers Cris Abrego and Mark Cronin. The first season, called Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School, is hosted by comedian Mo'Nique and features thirteen contestants from the first two...

, I Love New York

I Love New York (TV series)

I Love New York is a reality television series, which first aired on VH1. It features Tiffany Pollard in a quest to find her true love. The series is a spin off of another relationship competition series, Flavor of Love, which featured Pollard as a finalist in two consecutive seasons...

, Rock of Love, Real Chance of Love

Real Chance of Love

Real Chance of Love is an American reality television dating game show featuring two brothers Ahmad Givens and Kamal Givens , of the rap group The Stallionares, and former contestants on I Love New York, who are looking for love....

, For the Love of Ray J

For the Love of Ray J

For the Love of Ray J is a dating show on VH1 featuring hip hop singer Ray J. The program has a format similar to Flavor of Love, I Love New York, and Rock of Love. One source notes that it "will be produced by the same geniuses" as those shows, 51 Minds...

, Daisy of Love

Daisy of Love

thumb|right|Daisy de la Hoya attending the premiere of VH1's "Daisy of Love" at My House, Hollywood, CA on April 26, 2009Daisy of Love is a reality television dating show which stars Daisy de la Hoya, the runner-up of the VH1 reality dating show Rock of Love 2...

and Megan Wants a Millionaire. Former contestant

Contestant

A contestant is someone who takes part in a competition, usually a professional competition or a game show on television. The participants competing against each other have to go through rounds...

s on these shows compete in physical and mental challenges, aiming for a $250,000 grand prize. Created by executive producers Cris Abrego

Cris Abrego

Cris Abrego is an American television producer and writer.-Early life:Abrego grew up in El Monte, California. He was a wrestler at California State University, Fullerton before graduating and moving to Los Angeles to work on reality television shows....

 and Mark Cronin

Mark Cronin

-Biography:Cronin graduated from Upper Darby High School and the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a degree in Chemical Engineering. He spent five years working as an engineer in research and marketing...

.
The contestants of the first two seasons were located in Huatulco, Mexico for the duration of their time on the show, while the third and fourth season contestants were located in Manzanillo, Mexico.

Airing of the show

Season	Premiere	Finale	Reunion show	Winner	Runner Up	Number of contestants	Number of episodes
Season One I Love Money (season 1) I Love Money is a reality television game show that aired on VH1. The show was created by The Surreal Life executive producers Cris Abrego and Mark Cronin. The contestants on this series are from the first two seasons of Flavor of Love, I Love New York and Rock of Love, and are competing in...	July 6, 2008 (2.2M viewers)	October 5, 2008 (2.93M viewers)	October 12, 2008	Nicole Alexander Nicole Alexander Nicole "Hoopz" Alexander is an American reality TV show contestant best known for winning the VH1 reality television shows Flavor of Love and I Love Money.-Career:... "Hoopz"	Joshua Gallander "Whiteboy"	17	14
Season Two I Love Money (season 2) I Love Money 2 or I Love Money is the second season of the VH1 reality television series I Love Money, created by Surreal Life executive producers Cris Abrego and Mark Cronin...	February 2, 2009 (2.3M viewers)	May 4, 2009 (2.591M viewers)	May 10, 2009	Angela Pitts "Myammee"	George Weisgerber George Weisgerber George Weisgerber III is best known for being the winner of the reality TV show I Love New York 2, and a runner-up on the second season of I Love Money... "Tailor Made"	19	15
Season Three	Cancelled
Season Four I Love Money (season 4) I Love Money 4 or I Love Money is the fourth season of the VH1 reality television series I Love Money, created by Surreal Life executive producers Cris Abrego and Mark Cronin...	September 16, 2010 (731k viewers)	December 1, 2010 (541k viewers)	None	Mindy Hall		18	12

Season one

In the first season, the contestants were selected from the first two seasons of Flavor of Love

Flavor of Love

Flavor of Love is an American reality television dating game show parody starring Flavor Flav of the rap group Public Enemy.While not a direct spin-off, the show was a result of Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav's failed relationship on Strange Love, as well as The Surreal Life...

, I Love New York

I Love New York (TV series)

I Love New York is a reality television series, which first aired on VH1. It features Tiffany Pollard in a quest to find her true love. The series is a spin off of another relationship competition series, Flavor of Love, which featured Pollard as a finalist in two consecutive seasons...

and Rock of Love

Rock of Love with Bret Michaels

Rock of Love with Bret Michaels is an American reality television dating game show. It stars Bret Michaels, the lead singer from the band Poison. The show closely resembles its sister show Flavor of Love. The first season featured 25 women competing to be Michaels' girlfriend. Each week, the women...

, and competed in physical and mental challenges in an attempt to win $

United States dollar

The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....

250,000. Production started in early February 2008, and concluded in March 2008. The show premiered on July 6, 2008 and the casting special aired on July 1. The show is hosted by Craig J. Jackson

Craig Jackson (journalist)

Craig "CJ" Jackson is the host of the VH1 reality television series I Love Money.Jackson was previously an anchor and correspondent for Channel One News for five years, as well as host of Fox's 30 Seconds To Fame and FX's The X Show. He also hosted a special for the Food Network and a Game Show...

. The winner was Nicole Alexander

Nicole Alexander

Nicole "Hoopz" Alexander is an American reality TV show contestant best known for winning the VH1 reality television shows Flavor of Love and I Love Money.-Career:...

 better known as "Hoopz".

Season two

In the second season, the contestants were selected from the shows I Love New York, Flavor of Love, Rock of Love, and Real Chance of Love and are competing in physical and mental challenges in an attempt to win $

United States dollar

The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....

250,000. Production started in late October 2008, and concluded in November 2008. The show premiered on February 2, 2009, with Craig J. Jackson

Craig Jackson (journalist)

Craig "CJ" Jackson is the host of the VH1 reality television series I Love Money.Jackson was previously an anchor and correspondent for Channel One News for five years, as well as host of Fox's 30 Seconds To Fame and FX's The X Show. He also hosted a special for the Food Network and a Game Show...

 returning as host. The winner was Angela Pitts better known as "Myammee".

Season Three / Controversy of Ryan Jenkins

I Love Money 3 would have been a follow-up to the previous seasons of the show. The contestants were to be selected from other VH1 reality shows such as Flavor of Love

Flavor of Love

Flavor of Love is an American reality television dating game show parody starring Flavor Flav of the rap group Public Enemy.While not a direct spin-off, the show was a result of Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav's failed relationship on Strange Love, as well as The Surreal Life...

, Rock of Love, I Love New York

I Love New York (TV series)

I Love New York is a reality television series, which first aired on VH1. It features Tiffany Pollard in a quest to find her true love. The series is a spin off of another relationship competition series, Flavor of Love, which featured Pollard as a finalist in two consecutive seasons...

, Real Chance of Love

Real Chance of Love

Real Chance of Love is an American reality television dating game show featuring two brothers Ahmad Givens and Kamal Givens , of the rap group The Stallionares, and former contestants on I Love New York, who are looking for love....

, Daisy of Love

Daisy of Love

thumb|right|Daisy de la Hoya attending the premiere of VH1's "Daisy of Love" at My House, Hollywood, CA on April 26, 2009Daisy of Love is a reality television dating show which stars Daisy de la Hoya, the runner-up of the VH1 reality dating show Rock of Love 2...

, For the Love of Ray J

For the Love of Ray J

For the Love of Ray J is a dating show on VH1 featuring hip hop singer Ray J. The program has a format similar to Flavor of Love, I Love New York, and Rock of Love. One source notes that it "will be produced by the same geniuses" as those shows, 51 Minds...

, as well as Megan Wants a Millionaire. Production began in late June 2009 and wrapped early August 2009, with Craig J. Jackson

Craig Jackson (journalist)

Craig "CJ" Jackson is the host of the VH1 reality television series I Love Money.Jackson was previously an anchor and correspondent for Channel One News for five years, as well as host of Fox's 30 Seconds To Fame and FX's The X Show. He also hosted a special for the Food Network and a Game Show...

 returning to host. Reportedly, I Love Money 3 was set to air in January 2010. In August 2009, VH1 canceled any showings of season three due to castmember Ryan Jenkins' involvement in the murder of Jasmine Fiore

Murder of Jasmine Fiore

The murder of Jasmine Fiore occurred on August 15, 2009. Fiore was a model from Santa Cruz, California, United States. Her body was discovered on August 15, 2009, strangled and stuffed into a suitcase. Her remains had been mutilated to prevent recognition; she was eventually identified by the...

, as well as Jenkins' suicide.

The cast included Flavor of Love

Flavor of Love

Flavor of Love is an American reality television dating game show parody starring Flavor Flav of the rap group Public Enemy.While not a direct spin-off, the show was a result of Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav's failed relationship on Strange Love, as well as The Surreal Life...

's Deelishis

Chandra Davis

Chandra Davis , aka London Charles and Deelishis, is an American model, and was a reality show contestant. She is best known as the winner of VH1's hit reality TV show Flavor of Love 2....

 and Buckeey, Rock of Love

Rock of Love with Bret Michaels

Rock of Love with Bret Michaels is an American reality television dating game show. It stars Bret Michaels, the lead singer from the band Poison. The show closely resembles its sister show Flavor of Love. The first season featured 25 women competing to be Michaels' girlfriend. Each week, the women...

's Lacey

Lacey Conner

Lacey Conner is a musician and reality television participant best known for her appearance as a contestant on Rock of Love with Bret Michaels and Rock of Love: Charm School...

 and Marcia, I Love New York

I Love New York

I Love New York is both a logo and a song that are the basis of an advertising campaign and have been used since the mid-1970s to promote tourism in New York City, and later to promote New York State as well. The trademarked logo appears in souvenir shops and brochures throughout the state, some...

's Wolf and Pretty, Real Chance of Love

Real Chance of Love

Real Chance of Love is an American reality television dating game show featuring two brothers Ahmad Givens and Kamal Givens , of the rap group The Stallionares, and former contestants on I Love New York, who are looking for love....

's Bubbles and Lusty For the Love of Ray J

For the Love of Ray J

For the Love of Ray J is a dating show on VH1 featuring hip hop singer Ray J. The program has a format similar to Flavor of Love, I Love New York, and Rock of Love. One source notes that it "will be produced by the same geniuses" as those shows, 51 Minds...

's Lil Hood, Cashmere and Cocktail, Daisy of Love

Daisy of Love

thumb|right|Daisy de la Hoya attending the premiere of VH1's "Daisy of Love" at My House, Hollywood, CA on April 26, 2009Daisy of Love is a reality television dating show which stars Daisy de la Hoya, the runner-up of the VH1 reality dating show Rock of Love 2...

's Weasel, Fox, Professor, Big Rig and Sinister and Megan Wants a Millionaire's Joe aside from Jenkins.

Season Four

I Love Money 4 had been taped and was the follow-up to I Love Money 3. In April 2010, it was confirmed by VH1 executive vice president Jeff Olde that both seasons will not air. Despite earlier indicating that it would not air, it was later reported that it had been placed into a late night timeslot from September 2010., though viewer demand gave VH1 the go-ahead to later move the episode premieres to a primetime Wednesday timeslot. The contestants were selected from the shows I Love New York

I Love New York 2

I Love New York 2 is a reality television show on VH1 that stars Tiffany "New York" Pollard who is on a quest to find her true love. Her relationship with season one's winner, Tango, ended shortly after the season concluded. Unlike the first season, Mauricio Sanchez did not return as "Chamo", New...

, Rock of Love, Daisy of Love

Daisy of Love

thumb|right|Daisy de la Hoya attending the premiere of VH1's "Daisy of Love" at My House, Hollywood, CA on April 26, 2009Daisy of Love is a reality television dating show which stars Daisy de la Hoya, the runner-up of the VH1 reality dating show Rock of Love 2...

, For the Love of Ray J, Real Chance of Love

Real Chance of Love

Real Chance of Love is an American reality television dating game show featuring two brothers Ahmad Givens and Kamal Givens , of the rap group The Stallionares, and former contestants on I Love New York, who are looking for love....

, and Megan Wants a Millionaire they are competing in physical and mental challenges in an attempt to win $250,000. The show premiered on September 16, 2010 with Craig J. Jackson

Craig Jackson (journalist)

Craig "CJ" Jackson is the host of the VH1 reality television series I Love Money.Jackson was previously an anchor and correspondent for Channel One News for five years, as well as host of Fox's 30 Seconds To Fame and FX's The X Show. He also hosted a special for the Food Network and a Game Show...

as the host. The winner was Mindy Hall.