Pit Bulls & Parolees: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Pit Bulls & Parolees follows the turbulent drama and bittersweet moments as ex-convicts and ill-reputed dogs come together to strengthen one another. Sharing the same dominant traits of a pit bull -- determination, agility, strength and energy -- Torres has the power to make a positive change for the prison community and the dog world. Watch as one woman pulls the weight of 1,000 men to fulfill her dream of saving pit bulls from dangerous situations and giving parolees a chance to repair their reputations and their lives.

Series details

• Title: Pit Bulls & Parolees
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2009-10-30
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-11-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Animal Planet
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 878

Cast and credited roles

• Tia Maria Torres — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-10-30; final listed air date 2009-12-04; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2010-10-30; final listed air date 2011-01-22; episode order: 12.
• Season 3: premiered 2011-11-12; final listed air date 2012-02-11; episode order: 12.
• Season 4: premiered 2012-10-06; final listed air date 2013-02-16; episode order: 16.
• Season 5: premiered 2013-11-02; final listed air date 2014-02-22; episode order: 16.
• Season 6: premiered 2014-10-04; final listed air date 2014-12-20; episode order: 21.
• Season 7: premiered 2015-01-03; final listed air date 2015-03-21; episode order: 21.
• Season 8: premiered 2015-09-19; final listed air date 2016-02-27; episode order: 10.
• Season 9: premiered 2016-11-12; final listed air date 2017-01-28; episode order: 10.
• Season 10: premiered 2017-08-05; final listed air date 2017-09-23.
• Season 11: premiered 2018-01-06; final listed air date 2018-03-03.
• Season 12: premiered 2018-09-29; final listed air date 2018-12-08; episode order: 11.
• Season 13: premiered 2019-01-19; final listed air date 2019-03-30.
• Season 14: premiered 2019-10-05; final listed air date 2019-11-30.
• Season 15: premiered 2020-01-04; final listed air date 2020-03-07.
• Season 16: premiered 2020-07-25; final listed air date 2020-09-19.
• Season 17: premiered 2021-01-02; final listed air date 2021-02-06.
• Season 18: premiered 2021-04-24; final listed air date 2021-05-22.
• Season 19: premiered 2022-10-22; final listed air date 2022-11-26.

Source and licence

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