CW Wednesday 9pm
debuted Wednesday, September 8, 9pm
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Marti Perkins' plan was to get through Lancer University on her scholarship, go to law school, and leave Memphis and her hard-drinking mother behind to start a new life as an attorney. Instead, Marti's scholarship gets cancelled and her mother "forgets" to tell her. Out of options, Marti finds herself fighting for a spot on the Hellcats, Lancer's legendary cheer squad, and for the scholarship that comes with it. The squad needs a new member when the beautiful Alice Verdura is injured, and Marti's fierce style, soulful moves and gymnastic elegance win her a place on the team, despite an ugly encounter with Savannah Monroe, a petite and peppy Texan who ends up being Marti's new roommate.

Overseeing all the practices and personal drama is former Hellcats star and current coach Vanessa Lodge, whose job is on the line unless the squad wins the upcoming nationals. Just like Marti, Vanessa's future is riding on the Hellcats ascending to the very top of the fiercely competitive world of college cheerleading. 
stars Aly Michalka (Phil of the Future), Ashley Tisdale (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, High School Musical), Gail O'Grady (Boston Legal, American Dreams), Matt Barr (One Tree Hill), Robbie Jones (One Tree Hill), Sharon Leal (Dreamgirls, Boston Public), Heather Hemmens
producers Kevin Murphy, Tom Welling (Smallville), Kate Torgovnick
studio Bonanza Productions, CBS Television Studios, Tom Welling Productions, Warner Bros. Television
my take
It's an adult (no, not that kind of adult) Make It or Break It, but not nearly as good. Welcome to the pretty and backstabbing world of college cheerleading. It's fine on the CW and fits well after Top Model. It won't be this year's Beautiful Life, but I'd still watch it sooner rather than later. I don't expect them to be performing at this season's halftime show.
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