The Real World: Brooklyn | |
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The cast of The Real World: Brooklyn
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Genre | Reality |
Created by |
Mary-Ellis Bunim Jonathan Murray |
Starring | Scott Herman Sarah Rice Ryan Conklin Katelynn Cusanelli Baya Voce Chet Cannon J.D. Ordoñez Devyn Simone |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of episodes | 13 |
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Camera setup | Camera crew and fixed |
Running time | One hour |
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Original network | MTV |
Picture format | 480i SDTV and 1080i HDTV |
Audio format | 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound |
Original release | January 7 – April 1, 2009 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | The Real World: Hollywood |
Followed by | The Real World: Cancun |
The Real World: Brooklyn is the twenty-first season of MTV's reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships. It is the fourth season of The Real World to be filmed in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, specifically in New York City after The Real World: Back to New York.
The season featured eight people who lived on Pier 41 in Red Hook. Although it is the only season to set in the borough of Brooklyn, it is also the third season to take place in a city that had hosted a previous season, as the show's first and tenth seasons were set in New York in 1992 and 2001.
The season was aired as 13 one-hour episodes. MTV announced the location in May 2008. Filming began August 14, 2008, and concluded November 24, 2008. The series premiered January 7, 2009, and garnered an 18% increase in ratings over the previous season with 2.3 million viewers. The premiere was made available on iTunes on January 8. On January 4, MTV aired a special called The Real World: Secrets Revealed that documents the evolution of the series over the years.
Prior to the beginning of the season Jon Murray, co-creator of The Real World, and Chairman and President of Bunim-Murray Productions, explained the choice of Brooklyn: "The Brooklyn season, like the Hollywood season, will focus on what people loved about 'The Real World' when it launched in 1992 - genuine people, meaningful conflict and powerful stories...We're thrilled that MTV is allowing 'The Real World' turn 21!" Cast member Chet Cannon remarked on the city that was his home for three months, "Brooklyn is usually spoken of as more a place where you don’t want to go — I just don’t want to get shot down here."
Anthony Swofford, author of Jarhead, makes an appearance this season when cast member Ryan Conklin attends a meeting of Iraq Veterans Against the War.