The Contender (2005) - Video Detective

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The Contender is a reality television series that initially aired from March 3, 2005 to January 7, 2009 on NBC, ESPN, and Versus and currently airs on Epix. Each season of the series follows a group of boxers as they compete with one another in an elimination-style competition, while their lives and relationships with each other and their families are depicted.

Original Release

03/07/2005 on EPIX

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Cast

Name	Character

Sylvester Stallone	Boxing Mentor
Brent Cooper
Najai Turpin
Jimmy Lange
Jonathan Reid
Juan de la Rosa
Ishe Smith
Miguel Espino
Ahmed Kaddour
Joey Gilbert

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	Why Weight?	Friday, 24 August 2018
2	Fighting to Live	Friday, 31 August 2018
3	Who Wants It, Moore? (Pack of Savages)	Friday, 07 September 2018
4	Protect Your Peace	Friday, 14 September 2018
5	Indecision	Friday, 21 September 2018
6	Episode #6.6	Friday, 28 September 2018

Directors

Ramy Romany, Michael Simon

Writers

Vanessa Ballesteros

Cast

Name	Character

Sylvester Stallone	Boxing Mentor
Brent Cooper
Najai Turpin
Jimmy Lange
Jonathan Reid
Juan de la Rosa
Ishe Smith
Miguel Espino
Ahmed Kaddour
Joey Gilbert
Anthony Bonsante
Tarick Salmaci
Jesse Brinkley
Jeff Fraza
Jeremy Williams	Himself - Trainer
Tommy Gallagher	Himself - Trainer
Sergio Mora
Sugar Ray Leonard
Alfonso Gomez Jr.
Jeff Fraza	Himself - Fighter

Producers

Name	Role

Darryl Frank	Executive Producer
Jeff Wald	Executive Producer
Mark Burnett	Executive Producer
Jeffrey Katzenberg	Executive Producer
Sylvester Stallone	Executive Producer
Justin Falvey	Executive Producer
Eric Van Wagenen	Executive Producer
Lisa Hennessy	Executive Producer
Conrad Riggs	Executive Producer
Page Feldman	Executive Producer
Brian Edwards	Executive Producer
Henry Holmes	Executive Producer
Sugar Ray Leonard	Executive Producer
Stephanie Keplinger	Executive Producer
Martin Ehrlich	Executive Producer
Eden Gaha	Executive Producer
Al Berman	Executive Producer
Darryl Frank	Producer
Jeff Wald	Producer
Mark Burnett	Producer
Christopher Campbell	Producer
Jeffrey Katzenberg	Producer
Dean Houser	Producer
Sylvester Stallone	Producer
Justin Falvey	Producer
Eric Van Wagenen	Producer
James Williams	Producer
Lisa Hennessy	Producer
Barbara L.S. Donahue	Producer
Lincoln D. Hiatt	Producer
Ed K	Producer
Kelly Garner	Producer
Conrad Riggs	Producer
Roberta Brodsky	Producer
Peter Woronov	Producer
Page Feldman	Producer
Brian Edwards	Producer
Justin W. Hochberg	Producer
Ursula Richter	Producer
Courtney Nevis	Producer
Henry Holmes	Producer
Jeff Ross	Producer
Lee Metzger	Producer
Vanessa Ballesteros	Producer
Steve Van Dis	Producer
Sugar Ray Leonard	Producer
Joe Burk	Producer
Stephanie Keplinger	Producer
David Dryden	Producer
Jessica Beeman	Producer
Hudson Smith	Producer
Ryan Hermosura	Producer
Michele Klyne	Producer
Josie Lamberth	Producer
Yin Phua	Producer
Sam Gollestani	Producer
Mark Arbitrario	Producer
Nick Staller	Producer
Martin Ehrlich	Producer
David Offenheiser	Producer
Sean Foley	Producer
David Katzenberg	Producer
Jef Lim	Producer
Courtney Higgins	Producer
Jay Ostrowski	Producer
Stephen Van Dis	Producer
Matt Van Wagenen	Producer
Gayle P. DePoli	Producer
Eden Gaha	Producer
Al Berman	Producer
Matthew Bartley	Producer

Editors

Ryan Hermosura, Hudson Smith, Rich Remis, Mark Arbitrario, Nicholas J. Don Vito, Nick Staller, J.D. Sievertson, Jason Steinberg, H.A. Arnarson, Rich Fox, Conroy Browne, Chad Bertalotto, Andrew Bolhuis, William Castro, Andrew Frank, Julius Ramsay, Eric Van Wagenen, Lane Baker, Sean Foley, Steven Uhlenberg

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Year	Type	Category	Won

2005	Emmy	Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)	Nominated
2005	Emmy	Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)	Nominated