Preachers of L.A.

Preachers of L.A. is an American reality television series that premiered October 9, 2013, on Oxygen. Preachers of L.A. chronicles the lives of three bishops and three pastors from their work within the church to their personal lives at home.[2] The preachers are adherents of prosperity theology, an offshoot of Pentecostalism.[3] The series also encompasses the spouses of the men.[2]

Preachers of L.A.
Also known as	Pastors of L.A.[1]
Genre	Reality television
Starring	Clarence McClendon Deitrick Haddon Jay Haizlip Noel Jones Ron Gibson Wayne Chaney
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	22
Production
Executive producers	Holly Carter Lemuel Plummer
Camera setup	Multiple
Running time	42 minutes
Production companies	L. Plummer Media Relevé Entertainment
Distributor	NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network	Oxygen
Picture format	HDTV (1080i)
Original release	October 9, 2013 – November 19, 2014
External links
Website

In January 2014, Oxygen renewed the series for a second season with the original cast returning.[4] It was announced that a spin-off Preachers of Detroit will debut on Oxygen in winter 2015.[5] Potential spin-offs in New York City, Atlanta and Dallas have also been mentioned.[6][7]

Cast

• Pastor Deitrick Haddon
• Pastor Jay Haizlip
• Bishop Noel Jones
• Bishop Ron Gibson
• Pastor Wayne Chaney
• Bishop Clarence McClendon

Episodes

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			Season premiere	Season finale
	1	8	October 9, 2013	November 27, 2013
	2	14	August 20, 2014[8]	November 19, 2014

Season 1 (2013)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (million)
1	1	"Comeback"	October 9, 2013	1.07[9]
2	2	"Acceptance"	October 16, 2013	1.01[10]
3	3	"Tea & Sympathy"	October 23, 2013	1.02[11]
4	4	"Family First"	October 30, 2013	1.01[12]
5	5	"Perspective & Priorities"	November 6, 2013	1.02[11]
6	6	"Staying True to You"	November 13, 2013	1.01[13]
7	7	"Mending Hearts"	November 20, 2013	1.01[14]
8	8	"Love Unites"	November 27, 2013	0.92[15]

Season 2 (2014)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (million)
9	1	"Judge Not"	August 20, 2014	N/A
10	2	"Truth Be Told"	August 27, 2014	N/A
11	3	"Fallen Angels"	September 3, 2014	N/A
12	4	"Honor Thy Father and Mother"	September 10, 2014	N/A
13	5	"Prodigal Son"	September 17, 2014	N/A
14	6	"Sins of the Father"	September 24, 2014	N/A
15	7	"Restoration"	October 1, 2014	N/A
16	8	"My Brother's Keeper"	October 8, 2014	N/A
17	9	"Meet the Godparents"	October 15, 2014	N/A
18	10	"Bouncing Back"	October 22, 2014	N/A
19	11	"The Apology"	October 29, 2014	N/A
20	12	"Increase the Peace"	November 5, 2014	N/A
21	13	"Sweet Home Alabama"	November 12, 2014	N/A
22	14	"pReach LA"	November 19, 2014	N/A

References

1. "Oxygen Greenlights Authentic New Docu-Series "Pastors of L.A." Set to Premiere Fall 2013". The Futon Critic. Oxygen Media. May 13, 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
2. Bibel, Sara (August 14, 2013). "'Preachers of L.A.' to Premiere Wednesday, October 9 on Oxygen". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Archived from the original on August 17, 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
3. Sherwell, Philip (October 26, 2013). "Meet the real 'bishops of bling': the Californian preachers of 'prosperity theology'". The Telegraph. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
4. Kondolojy, Amanda (January 27, 2014). "'Preachers of LA' Renewed for Second Season by Oxygen". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Archived from the original on January 29, 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
5. https://www.thewrap.com/oxygen-greenlights-preachers-of-detroit-four-more-reality-series-under-rebrand/
6. Witherspoon, Chris (January 27, 2014). "'Preachers of L.A.' returns for season 2 and Oxygen casting New York and Atlanta editions". theGrio. NBCUniversal. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
7. "Oxygen Renews 'Preachers Of LA', Preps 4 Spinoffs". Deadline Hollywood. January 27, 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
8. "Ministry and Family Take a Front Pew on Oxygen's "Preachers of L.A." Season Two Premiering Wednesday, August 20 at 10 PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic (Press release). June 24, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
9. Kondolojy, Amanda (October 10, 2013). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Beats 'American Horror Story: Coven' + MLB Baseball, 'Bad Ink', 'South Park' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
10. Bibel, Sara (October 17, 2013). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Wins Night, 'American Horror Story', 'Bad Ink', 'Key & Peele','Top Chef' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
11. Kondolojy, Amanda (November 7, 2013). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'American Horror Story' Tops Night + 'South Park', 'Key & Peele', NBA Basketball & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
12. Bibel, Sara (October 31, 2013). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'American Horror Story' Wins Night, 'South Park', 'Key & Peele', 'Ghost Hunters', 'Preachers of LA' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
13. Bibel, Sara (November 14, 2013). "Wednesday Cable Ratings:'American Horror Story' Wins Night, 'South Park', 'Key & Peele','Extreme Cheapskates' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
14. Kondolojy, Amanda (November 21, 2013). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'American Horror Story' Wins Night + 'South Park', NBA Basketball, 'American Pickers' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 23, 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
15. Kondolojy, Amanda (December 2, 2013). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: NBA Basketball Wins Night + 'American Pickers', 'Paranormal Witness' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.