R U the Girl is an American

United States

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 reality series

Reality television

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 that aired on UPN

UPN

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 in 2005. The series featured the remaining members of the all-girl R&B group TLC whose former member, Lisa Lopes

Lisa Lopes

Lisa Nicole Lopes better known by her stage name Left Eye, was an American rapper, singer, dancer, actress, television host, and songwriter...

, died in a car crash in Honduras

Honduras

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 in April 2002. Initially viewed as a contest to permanently replace Lopes 3 years after her death, both Watkins and Thomas stated that winner of the contest would not be joining TLC full-time and would not be a replacement member; the winner would only provide guest vocals on a new single by the duo.

Synopsis

The casting tour for the series began on February 5, 2005 in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

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, with tour stops in New York City

New York City

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, Chicago

Chicago

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, Dallas, Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

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, Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia

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, and Miami

Miami, Florida

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. After the semifinalists were selected, they were each judged on their ability to sing by the remaining TLC members Tionne Watkins

Tionne Watkins

Tionne Tenese Watkins better known by her stage name T-Boz, is a four-time Grammy Award–winning American singer, actress, author, and executive producer who rose to fame as the lead singer and one-third of the R&B/hip-hop girl group TLC.-Early life:Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins was born in Des Moines,...

 and Rozonda Thomas

Rozonda Thomas

Rozonda Ocelean Thomas , best known by her stage name Chilli, is a four-time Grammy Award–winning American R&B singer and actress who rose to fame as one third of the successful R&B/Hip-Hop/Pop girl group TLC.-Early life:...

.

The program aired seven episodes, with the eighth episode being an overview of the series and original TLC's home videos. The finale episode was aired live and featured the final two contestants O'so Krispie

O'so Krispie

O'so Krispie , is an American singer, rapper, and choreographer. She won the UPN reality show R U the Girl and was featured on the TLC's single "I Bet" released by LaFace Records. She also appeared on TLC's album Now and Forever: The Hits...

 and Mirrah. O'so Krispie, a 20-year-old choreographer from Atlanta, was ultimately chosen as the winner and performed the single "I Bet" with Watkins and Thomas on the series finale.

Episodes

Episode #	Episode title	Original airdate
1-1	"No Scrubs in New York"	July 27, 2005
1-2	"T-Boz & Chilli Get Crazy, Sexy, Cool in Miami"	August 3, 2005
1-3	"Baby, Baby, Baby, We're in Los Angeles"	August 10, 2005
1-4	" What About Your Friends in Atlanta?"	August 17, 2005
1-5	"Whoop De Whoo, It's Girl Talk"	August 24, 2005
1-6	"Unpretty No More"	August 31, 2005
1-7	"Chasin' Waterfalls"	September 7, 2005
1-8	"Ain't Too Proud To Beg for More"	September 14, 2005
1-9	"You are the Girl"	September 21, 2005