Season 3
Rock of Love (also known as Rock of Love with Bret Michaels) is a reality competition television series created by Cris Abrego and Mark Cronin and starring Bret Michaels, the lead singer of the band Poison.
Rock of Love’s storyline revolves around 25 women and the conflict that arises as they compete against each other to prove that they have the potential to be Michael’s perfect "Rock Star Girlfriend."
The series aired in the USA on VH1 from 15 July, 2007 to 19 April, 2009. There are 39 hour-long episodes in three seasons. It was cancelled after the third season.
Rock of Love premiered in South Africa on DStv's GO channel (which became Vuzu on 1 July, 2009) on Monday 12 May 2008, at 21h30. See "Seasons" below for seasonal broadcast dates and times.
Season 3 premiered on Vuzu on Sunday 11 October 2009, at 19h30. New episodes air weekly. There are 14 episodes in the third and final season.
Season 3
Bret Michaels has tried, twice, to find his Rock of Love. And now, after trying and failing, it's clear that it is impossible for Bret to be on the road, and be in a relationship at the same time. So why not try to find love on the road?
This time around, Bret will hit the road on a month-long tour, and rolling on this tour are three buses - Bret's pimped-out tour bus - and two others filled with a slew of new women, all competing for Bret's affection.
In past seasons, Bret has made it clear to the women competing for his heart that life on the road with a rock star presents unique challenges.
So, as the buses pull into each new city, the girls will engage in challenges specifically revolving around Bret's life on the road.
Whether it's greeting sexually aggressive groupies with a smile, enduring grueling road trips, dodging the advances of the warm-up band or even stepping in last-minute to fill in for M.I.A. roadies - these girls will be put to the test.
Perhaps Bret needs to expand his fan base - will the girls be able to persuade droves of blue hairs to show up to one of Bret's concerts and party with him like it's 1949?
The winners of the challenges will be rewarded with dates - and the losers will face the chopping block.
Dates will have lots of local colour and take full advantage of the many oddities Middle America has to offer. Imagine sipping cocktails at sunset atop the St. Louis arch, or picture a romantic picnic in the shadow of the world's largest ball of twine. The plethora of unique locations will make for a truly magical experience.
During this Love Bus tour, the girls will actually witness Bret in all his rock star glory as he performs 3 or 4 concerts throughout the journey.
Once the roar of the concert crowd dies down - and before the buses pull out of each city - a girl (or girls) will be eliminated.
Eliminations will be staged in the parking lots of concert venues - or local truck stops. Once a girl has been eliminated, she and her bags will be taken off the bus, and standing alone in the parking lot, she'll watch as the buses start up and take off for the next city.
As the tour rolls on, Bret will begin to see which girls really can hang with him on the road - and which girls just aren't cut out for the Rock Star/Vagabond lifestyle.
Surprises and twists will pop up in each new city: in one, Bret may ask a new girl (or girls) to join the tour. In another town, the girls may be greeted by some former ROL girls who will put them through their next challenge.
By the time the buses pull in to their final stop, only one girl will have proved her mettle, and she will be Bret's ultimate Rock of Love.
Season 3 Contestants
Laurie "Taya" Parker
Mindy Hall
Jamie Ross
Beverly Palmer
Ashley
Brittanya O'Campo
Farrah
Kelsey Lee
Kami
Jennifer "Jenny"
Natasha McCollum
Marcia "Brazil"
Maria Bock
Brittaney Starr
Melissa Martinez
Constandina Savvenas
Megan Tomczak
Samantha
Gia Lynn
Heather Mariscal
Marciela "Marcy" Mendoza
Nikki Shamdasani
Stephanie Farris
Seasons
(Each season consists of 13 episodes, although in South Africa there is no double premiere episode, meaning the seasons are screened as 14 episodes)
Season 1
Channel: GO | Premiere: May 19 2008 | Finale: 18 August 2008 | Mondays, 21h30
Season 2
Channel: Vuzu | Premiere: 5 July 2009 | Finale: 4 October 2009 | Sundays, 19h30
Season 3
Channel: Vuzu | Premiere: 11 October 2009 | Finale: 10 January 2010 | Sundays, 19h30