TLC Orders ‘Cheer Perfection' to Series

Special garnered 1.1 million viewers in July

By Andrea Morabito -- Broadcasting & Cable, 8/25/2012 8:31:24 PM

TLC has begun production on new series Cheer Perfection about the world of competitive All-Star Cheerleading, the network announced Friday.

Cheer Perfection first aired as a special on July 11, and was watched by 1.1 million total viewers. TLC has ordered eight one-hour episodes, set to premiere in December.

The series is produced by Authentic Entertainment (Toddlers & Tiaras, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo), and follows champion coach Alisha Dunlap and the young cheerleaders and their mother at her Arkansas gym.