Fox Reality´s AMERICAN IDOL EXTRA to Be Hosted by Ty Treadway, with Co-Hosts Mikalah Gordon and Matt Rogers
AMERICAN IDOL EXTRA Premiered Last Evening on Fox Reality And Revealed Backstage "Aftermath". For The First Time Ever, Along With Contestant Interviews, Visits With Previous Idol Finalists, Celebrity Interviews and More
Ty Treadway, actor and Emmy(R)-nominated host of SoapNet´s Emmy-nominated SOAP TALK, has been announced as the host of AMERICAN IDOL EXTRA, which premiered last night on Fox Reality, the only ALL REALITY, ALL THE TIME channel.
Each Thursday, Treadway will reveal exclusive backstage drama on AMERICAN IDOL AFTER the weekly Wednesday vote-off show on FOX. Ty´s AMERICAN IDOL EXTRA coverage begins the moment the AMERICAN IDOL episode ends, allowing him to get the immediate emotional aftermath viewers crave. Each week, AMERICAN IDOL EXTRA will premiere Thursday on Fox Reality at 6:30 p.m. ET and again at 10:30 p.m. ET, with encore performances throughout the week and weekend.
Former AMERICAN IDOL top 12 finalists Mikalah Gordon and Matt Rogers share the co-host title for AMERICAN IDOL EXTRA, providing additional backstage coverage. The co-hosts will speak to guest celebrities, family and friends of the contestants, as well as make the true behind-the-scenes rounds, interviewing the key backstage facilitators, such as show director, producer and costume and makeup, to name a few.
In addition to an interview with the week´s voted-off finalist, AMERICAN IDOL EXTRA will take a look back at their journey from home-town tryouts to one of the coveted top 12 spots. The show will also offer a number of other tantalizing segments, including visits with some of the past season´s finalists to get an update on their lives, interviews with celebrities and contestants let go earlier in the current season to get comments and reactions on performances, as well as a look at some of the amazing production team helping create the excitement and tension of each AMERICAN IDOL episode.
Friday, March 17, 2006
NBC Offers Contest Challenge For TREASURE HUNTERS - New Reality Series Coming This Summer
Challenging SMS Text-messaging Component Provides Viewers with Opportunity for Real Riches
Every viewer can be a treasure hunter by going to NBC.com and signing up for an unique virtual adventure in NBC´s upcoming alternative series TREASURE HUNTERS (premiering this summer) that features teams of fortune-hunting competitors who will use folklore, fantasy and actual history as clues to solve a complex puzzle that will lead them to a treasure beyond their imagination.
TREASURE HUNTERS will offer a new world of integrated entertainment with a short-messaging service (SMS) - or text-messaging - component that allows participants to use their wits and answer questions on their mobile phones in order to gather a piece of each week´s puzzle via the internet. Like the television series, each piece is a special clue necessary to solve the puzzle for the treasure. In the SMS game, during each episode, two SMS questions are asked, and participants who text-in the correct answers will receive a code-word beamed to their phones. They will need the code-word to unlock two challenges on NBC.com - and with the set of "coordinates," they must first locate a tool related to the week´s episode that will then be used to complete a flash game.
Once finished, participants will receive a special clue that will lead them one step closer to the fortune. At the end of the series, participants will assemble all nine clues to solve the puzzle. Ten participants who answer correctly and quickly will then compete live online to find their own real hidden treasure. Non-SMS users can also play via NBC.com.
TREASURE HUNTERS collaborated with ASK.com to provide specific clue search functions for cast members while on the hunt. These same clues can be searched, downloaded and printed by the viewing audience throughout the hunt.
TREASURE HUNTERS is from Imagine Television and the producers of PROJECT GREENLIGHT, PROJECT RUNWAY and LAST COMIC STANDING. In the fast-paced adventure reality series, multi-player teams try to stay one step ahead of each other as they are mentally and physically challenged in their quest of a promised hidden treasure. The teams must avoid elimination as they travel to historically significant locations where they must decipher cryptic codes and puzzles, each with a clue leading them closer to solving the ultimate puzzle, and obtaining the coveted grand prize.
Every viewer can be a treasure hunter by going to NBC.com and signing up for an unique virtual adventure in NBC´s upcoming alternative series TREASURE HUNTERS (premiering this summer) that features teams of fortune-hunting competitors who will use folklore, fantasy and actual history as clues to solve a complex puzzle that will lead them to a treasure beyond their imagination.
TREASURE HUNTERS will offer a new world of integrated entertainment with a short-messaging service (SMS) - or text-messaging - component that allows participants to use their wits and answer questions on their mobile phones in order to gather a piece of each week´s puzzle via the internet. Like the television series, each piece is a special clue necessary to solve the puzzle for the treasure. In the SMS game, during each episode, two SMS questions are asked, and participants who text-in the correct answers will receive a code-word beamed to their phones. They will need the code-word to unlock two challenges on NBC.com - and with the set of "coordinates," they must first locate a tool related to the week´s episode that will then be used to complete a flash game.
Once finished, participants will receive a special clue that will lead them one step closer to the fortune. At the end of the series, participants will assemble all nine clues to solve the puzzle. Ten participants who answer correctly and quickly will then compete live online to find their own real hidden treasure. Non-SMS users can also play via NBC.com.
TREASURE HUNTERS collaborated with ASK.com to provide specific clue search functions for cast members while on the hunt. These same clues can be searched, downloaded and printed by the viewing audience throughout the hunt.
TREASURE HUNTERS is from Imagine Television and the producers of PROJECT GREENLIGHT, PROJECT RUNWAY and LAST COMIC STANDING. In the fast-paced adventure reality series, multi-player teams try to stay one step ahead of each other as they are mentally and physically challenged in their quest of a promised hidden treasure. The teams must avoid elimination as they travel to historically significant locations where they must decipher cryptic codes and puzzles, each with a clue leading them closer to solving the ultimate puzzle, and obtaining the coveted grand prize.
THE APPRENTICE TO Offer Exclusive Text Message Alerts To Cell Phones
NBC´S APPRENTICE Fans Go Behind-The-Scenes Via Exclusive Weekly Text Messaging, Beginning Monday, March 20, 9-10 pm ET/PT
NBC has announced that THE APPRENTICE fans will be able to sign up for exclusive text message alerts to be sent directly to their cell phones from the candidates themselves during the show, beginning this Monday (March 20, 9-10 p.m. ET/PT).
NBC.com will offer weekly APPRENTICE alerts to subscribers, giving viewers the inside track to the unfolding onscreen action. Subscribers will receive up to five text messages from different candidates synchronized with the broadcast itself (multiple time zones will be available). As the drama intensifies on screen - and boardroom battles rage - candidates will send out messages detailing their thoughts, strategies and decisions as the episode develops.
Viewers can register at www.NBC.com/apprentice or text the word "APP" to the shortcode "62288" (NBCTV).
On this week´s THE APPRENTICE, teams are given their fourth task - to design billboards launching the new face of Post Grape Nuts Trail Mix Crunch Cereal. The winning team - determined by Post executives who judge the teams based on originality, brand image and overall campaigns - cooks alongside world-renowned chef Jean-George at his signature restaurant in the Trump International.
Charmaine takes the lead as Gold Rush´s project manager and attempts to unite the team despite adversity and Synergy struggles to keep Brent focused. While the winners break bread, the losers get chewed out in the boardroom and another candidate is fired.
NBC has announced that THE APPRENTICE fans will be able to sign up for exclusive text message alerts to be sent directly to their cell phones from the candidates themselves during the show, beginning this Monday (March 20, 9-10 p.m. ET/PT).
NBC.com will offer weekly APPRENTICE alerts to subscribers, giving viewers the inside track to the unfolding onscreen action. Subscribers will receive up to five text messages from different candidates synchronized with the broadcast itself (multiple time zones will be available). As the drama intensifies on screen - and boardroom battles rage - candidates will send out messages detailing their thoughts, strategies and decisions as the episode develops.
Viewers can register at www.NBC.com/apprentice or text the word "APP" to the shortcode "62288" (NBCTV).
On this week´s THE APPRENTICE, teams are given their fourth task - to design billboards launching the new face of Post Grape Nuts Trail Mix Crunch Cereal. The winning team - determined by Post executives who judge the teams based on originality, brand image and overall campaigns - cooks alongside world-renowned chef Jean-George at his signature restaurant in the Trump International.
Charmaine takes the lead as Gold Rush´s project manager and attempts to unite the team despite adversity and Synergy struggles to keep Brent focused. While the winners break bread, the losers get chewed out in the boardroom and another candidate is fired.
33RD ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS Will Be Hosted By DANCING WITH THE STAR Host And Winner
Tom Bergeron And Kelly Monaco Named Hosts of 33RD ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS
Tom Bergeron (DANCING WITH THE STARS, AMERICA´S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS) and Kelly Monaco "GENERAL HOSPITAL, Season-One winner of DANCING WITH THE STARS) have been named hosts of THE 33RD ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS, which will be telecast live for the very first time from Hollywood´s Kodak Theater, Friday, April 28 (8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT; tape-delayed to the West Coast) on the ABC Television Network. This will be their first time as hosts. The announcement was made by Brian Frons, president, ABC Daytime, and Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss, executive producers of the Awards presentation.
In making the announcement, Mr. Frons said "Tom and Kelly have fans in daytime and primetime, making them the perfect choice for hosting this year´s telecast. As we broadcast for the first time in Hollywood, there´s more anticipation and excitement than ever before, and I can´t think of a better way to energize this year´s Daytime Emmys."
Mr. Kirshner and Mr. Weiss continued: "We are very excited to be working with Tom and Kelly. They both are great talents and really highlight how daytime stars cross over into primetime and keep their audience entertained."
A past Daytime Emmy winner, Mr. Bergeron has been known to millions of viewers as the host of ABC´s mega hit series, DANCING WITH THE STARS, as well as AMERICA´S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS. He also has worked in radio with his own self-named program.
An Emmy nominee for Best Actress in a Daytime Drama this year, Ms. Monaco has portrayed the rebellious yet sexy Samantha McCall on ABC Daytime´s no. 1 drama, GENERAL HOSPITAL, for the last two-and-a-half years. This past summer she also starred in and won the championship of Season One of the ABC primetime sensation, DANCING WITH THE STARS. Previous television credits include PORT CHARLES, BAYWATCH AND SPIN CITY.
A limited number of seats are still available for the April 28th ceremony and can be purchased directly from all Ticketmaster locations, including the company´s website at ticketmaster.com. Tickets can also be purchased Monday through Saturday, from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., at the Kodak Theater Box Office at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood.
More news on the show, presenters, performers and other guest stars will be announced at a later date.
Tom Bergeron (DANCING WITH THE STARS, AMERICA´S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS) and Kelly Monaco "GENERAL HOSPITAL, Season-One winner of DANCING WITH THE STARS) have been named hosts of THE 33RD ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS, which will be telecast live for the very first time from Hollywood´s Kodak Theater, Friday, April 28 (8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT; tape-delayed to the West Coast) on the ABC Television Network. This will be their first time as hosts. The announcement was made by Brian Frons, president, ABC Daytime, and Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss, executive producers of the Awards presentation.
In making the announcement, Mr. Frons said "Tom and Kelly have fans in daytime and primetime, making them the perfect choice for hosting this year´s telecast. As we broadcast for the first time in Hollywood, there´s more anticipation and excitement than ever before, and I can´t think of a better way to energize this year´s Daytime Emmys."
Mr. Kirshner and Mr. Weiss continued: "We are very excited to be working with Tom and Kelly. They both are great talents and really highlight how daytime stars cross over into primetime and keep their audience entertained."
A past Daytime Emmy winner, Mr. Bergeron has been known to millions of viewers as the host of ABC´s mega hit series, DANCING WITH THE STARS, as well as AMERICA´S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS. He also has worked in radio with his own self-named program.
An Emmy nominee for Best Actress in a Daytime Drama this year, Ms. Monaco has portrayed the rebellious yet sexy Samantha McCall on ABC Daytime´s no. 1 drama, GENERAL HOSPITAL, for the last two-and-a-half years. This past summer she also starred in and won the championship of Season One of the ABC primetime sensation, DANCING WITH THE STARS. Previous television credits include PORT CHARLES, BAYWATCH AND SPIN CITY.
A limited number of seats are still available for the April 28th ceremony and can be purchased directly from all Ticketmaster locations, including the company´s website at ticketmaster.com. Tickets can also be purchased Monday through Saturday, from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., at the Kodak Theater Box Office at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood.
More news on the show, presenters, performers and other guest stars will be announced at a later date.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
More Dates Announced For Casting Calls For SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
Fox has announced that the hit show SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE is returning to Fox for another season and they are now holding open castings across America!
They are looking for great dancers! Great Performers! All Styles! All Dancers!
Dress to impress...Stand out from the crowd...and show them what you´ve got!
Bring yourself to the following locations on the audition dates listed below and be prepared to stay for an extra two days for potential call backs.
Major Open Casting Calls!
8:00 am - Line up
9:00 am - Doors open for registration
10:00 am - Be ready to dance!
CHICAGO
Friday, March 24, 2006
The Legendary Chicago Theatre
175 N. State Street
Chicago, IL 60601
Call Back Dates
Saturday, March 25, 2006
Sunday, March 26, 2006
CHARLESTON, SC
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Charleston Music Hall
37 John Street
Historic Charleston, SC 29418
Call Back Dates
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Friday, March 31, 2006
More cities to be added as they are confirmed.
To audition for the show, you must be between the ages of 18 and 30 at the time of the audition AND either a US citizen, legal permanent resident of the US, or possess a current legal visa allowing you to seek employment freely in the US.
They are looking for great dancers! Great Performers! All Styles! All Dancers!
Dress to impress...Stand out from the crowd...and show them what you´ve got!
Bring yourself to the following locations on the audition dates listed below and be prepared to stay for an extra two days for potential call backs.
Major Open Casting Calls!
8:00 am - Line up
9:00 am - Doors open for registration
10:00 am - Be ready to dance!
CHICAGO
Friday, March 24, 2006
The Legendary Chicago Theatre
175 N. State Street
Chicago, IL 60601
Call Back Dates
Saturday, March 25, 2006
Sunday, March 26, 2006
CHARLESTON, SC
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Charleston Music Hall
37 John Street
Historic Charleston, SC 29418
Call Back Dates
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Friday, March 31, 2006
More cities to be added as they are confirmed.
To audition for the show, you must be between the ages of 18 and 30 at the time of the audition AND either a US citizen, legal permanent resident of the US, or possess a current legal visa allowing you to seek employment freely in the US.
FLAVOR OF LOVE Breaks Ratings Records For VH1 And VSPOT
VH1´s FLAVOR OF LOVE Ends Its Season With Record Success on VSPOT at VH1.com and VH1 Mobile
VH1´s FLAVOR OF LOVE continued its success across all platforms - VSPOT, VH1´s broadband channel, VH1 Mobile, and on-air - with Sunday´s season finale. In addition to breaking a new 2-day streaming record for a single show on VSPOT, FLAVOR OF LOVE remains the most popular VH1 Mobile content, and scored a 3.5 on-air rating in the key 18-49 demo, making it the #1 show in VH1´s history.
"The success of FLAVOR OF LOVE on VSPOT and VH1 Mobile points to how well VH1 integrates its programming across all platforms," said Tina Imm, Vice President, VH1 Digital Media. "In addition to extending our on-air programming with on-demand VSPOT coverage, we create exclusive broadband ´extras´ for all of our programming, giving viewers more of the shows they love before and after they air on TV."
In addition to on-demand clips from the show, outtakes, and sneak peeks each week, FLAVOR OF LOVE programming on VSPOT includes bonus footage and "extras" like "Flav´s Filosophies," Flav´s take on some of life´s not-so-burning questions.
VSPOT (http://vspot.vh1.com)
* Continuing the buzz after Sunday´s on-air season finale, FLAVOR OF LOVE yielded 1.1 million streams (Monday and Tuesday) on VSPOT, VH1´s broadband channel - setting a new 2-day VSPOT record for a single show.
VH1 Mobile:
* FLAVOR OF LOVE has been the top performing VH1 Mobile content throughout the months of February and March.
* FLAVOR OF LOVE streams accounted for 4 of the top 10 VH1 Mobile clips and over 30 percent of total VH1 Mobile streams in the last two weeks.
* Exclusive FLAVOR OF LOVE ringtones continue to be VH1.com´s top-selling ringtones.
VH1´s FLAVOR OF LOVE continued its success across all platforms - VSPOT, VH1´s broadband channel, VH1 Mobile, and on-air - with Sunday´s season finale. In addition to breaking a new 2-day streaming record for a single show on VSPOT, FLAVOR OF LOVE remains the most popular VH1 Mobile content, and scored a 3.5 on-air rating in the key 18-49 demo, making it the #1 show in VH1´s history.
"The success of FLAVOR OF LOVE on VSPOT and VH1 Mobile points to how well VH1 integrates its programming across all platforms," said Tina Imm, Vice President, VH1 Digital Media. "In addition to extending our on-air programming with on-demand VSPOT coverage, we create exclusive broadband ´extras´ for all of our programming, giving viewers more of the shows they love before and after they air on TV."
In addition to on-demand clips from the show, outtakes, and sneak peeks each week, FLAVOR OF LOVE programming on VSPOT includes bonus footage and "extras" like "Flav´s Filosophies," Flav´s take on some of life´s not-so-burning questions.
VSPOT (http://vspot.vh1.com)
* Continuing the buzz after Sunday´s on-air season finale, FLAVOR OF LOVE yielded 1.1 million streams (Monday and Tuesday) on VSPOT, VH1´s broadband channel - setting a new 2-day VSPOT record for a single show.
VH1 Mobile:
* FLAVOR OF LOVE has been the top performing VH1 Mobile content throughout the months of February and March.
* FLAVOR OF LOVE streams accounted for 4 of the top 10 VH1 Mobile clips and over 30 percent of total VH1 Mobile streams in the last two weeks.
* Exclusive FLAVOR OF LOVE ringtones continue to be VH1.com´s top-selling ringtones.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
LIL´ KIM: COUNTDOWN TO LOCK DOWN Breaks Rating Records For BET
BET´s Lil´ Kim is Number One Original Series on Cable Among Black Households in 2006
LIL´ KIM: COUNTDOWN TO LOCK DOWN Sets New Viewership Mark as Most-Watched Series Debut in BET Network History
When it comes to reality programming, there´s one simple fact - when BET builds it, the audience will come. BET again proved this theory correct with a gigantic launch last Thursday of the new reality series LIL´ KIM: COUNTDOWN TO LOCKDOWN. Tracking the final 14 days of freedom of hip-hop diva Lil´ Kim before she entered prison on a perjury conviction, COUNTDOWN TO LOCKDOWN premiered to a whopping 1.9 million viewers nationally (1.7 rating; 1.4 million households), easily becoming the most-watched series debut in BET´s 25-year history. The new show also zoomed to the rank of Number One Original Series on Cable among Black households so far in 2006. A six-episode docu-drama produced in collaboration with Edmonds Entertainment and Queen Bee Entertainment, COUNTDOWN TO LOCKDOWN televises on Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT.
"When we showed the first episode of LIL´ KIM to test audiences, we got the highest scores in the history of the company. So when it became the biggest series debut in the history of the network, I wasn´t surprised," said Reginald Hudlin, BET President of Entertainment. "As powerful as the first episode is, the series finale is even better. I´m pleased and relieved that my first new series on BET has become a ´must see´ for so many people. I´m grateful to Edmonds Entertainment for delivering another great show for the network, and to the entire team at BET for fantastic work in every department."
Lil´ Kim is one of the most celebrated rappers in the business, as well as one of the most intriguing and glamorous stars in entertainment. BET´s cameras were allowed full access to Lil´ Kim, her entourage and family before she headed off to a maximum-security prison in Pennsylvania on a conviction for false testimony to a federal grand jury about a shootout involving members of her posse outside a New York City radio station. Lil´ Kim was sentenced to one year and a day for protecting friends involved in the 2001 incident.
BET viewers ride along with the rap diva and fashion icon as she sorts out her business and legal affairs, makes her last few public appearances to promote her new CD, shoots a video, attends fashion week, shops, hits the party scene and says goodbye to friends and family before turning herself over to federal authorities. The cameras also capture her private moments as Lil´ Kim attempts to come to grips with who she is and where she´s headed.
LIL´ KIM: COUNTDOWN TO LOCK DOWN Sets New Viewership Mark as Most-Watched Series Debut in BET Network History
When it comes to reality programming, there´s one simple fact - when BET builds it, the audience will come. BET again proved this theory correct with a gigantic launch last Thursday of the new reality series LIL´ KIM: COUNTDOWN TO LOCKDOWN. Tracking the final 14 days of freedom of hip-hop diva Lil´ Kim before she entered prison on a perjury conviction, COUNTDOWN TO LOCKDOWN premiered to a whopping 1.9 million viewers nationally (1.7 rating; 1.4 million households), easily becoming the most-watched series debut in BET´s 25-year history. The new show also zoomed to the rank of Number One Original Series on Cable among Black households so far in 2006. A six-episode docu-drama produced in collaboration with Edmonds Entertainment and Queen Bee Entertainment, COUNTDOWN TO LOCKDOWN televises on Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT.
"When we showed the first episode of LIL´ KIM to test audiences, we got the highest scores in the history of the company. So when it became the biggest series debut in the history of the network, I wasn´t surprised," said Reginald Hudlin, BET President of Entertainment. "As powerful as the first episode is, the series finale is even better. I´m pleased and relieved that my first new series on BET has become a ´must see´ for so many people. I´m grateful to Edmonds Entertainment for delivering another great show for the network, and to the entire team at BET for fantastic work in every department."
Lil´ Kim is one of the most celebrated rappers in the business, as well as one of the most intriguing and glamorous stars in entertainment. BET´s cameras were allowed full access to Lil´ Kim, her entourage and family before she headed off to a maximum-security prison in Pennsylvania on a conviction for false testimony to a federal grand jury about a shootout involving members of her posse outside a New York City radio station. Lil´ Kim was sentenced to one year and a day for protecting friends involved in the 2001 incident.
BET viewers ride along with the rap diva and fashion icon as she sorts out her business and legal affairs, makes her last few public appearances to promote her new CD, shoots a video, attends fashion week, shops, hits the party scene and says goodbye to friends and family before turning herself over to federal authorities. The cameras also capture her private moments as Lil´ Kim attempts to come to grips with who she is and where she´s headed.
CELEBREALITY Is Back On VH1 With The Return Of THE SURREAL LIFE And HOGAN KNOWS BEST
Celebreality returns to VH1 Sunday nights beginning Sunday, March 19th at 9:00 pm EST with the premieres of THE SURREAL LIFE and HOGAN KNOWS BEST.
THE SURREAL LIFE
A mammoth cast rounds out the sixth season of VH1´s popular series THE SURREAL LIFE including the man who´s band made Shrek rock, STEVE HARWELL of Smashmouth; the actor who made George Jefferson more famous than that other Jefferson, SHERMAN HEMSLEY; the original video vixen, TAWNY KITAEN; the wildest rock and roll axeman ever, C.C. DEVILLE from Poison; Playboy TV´s covergirl, ANDREA LOWELL; and the XX and XY of the Arquette family, ALEXIS ARQUETTE. And this season, SPECIAL GUEST STAR FLORENCE HENDERSON joins the show as the cast´s full time and on-call advisor. Yes, America´s number one television mom will take this wild bunch under her wing and help them through the strains of reality television.
THE SURREAL LIFE is executive produced by Mark Cronin, Cris Abrego and Ben Samek for Mindless Entertainment and 51 Pictures, Jeff Olde and Jill Holmes oversee the series for VH1.
HOGAN KNOWS BEST
Get ready to rumble because VH1 is taking you back to Hulk-mania as HOGAN KNOWS BEST returns for a second season. The Hulk might be immune to pain when he´s in the ring, but there is one pain that even Hulk cannot escape-growing pains! As daughter Brooke, 17, continues to pursue her dream of pop stardom, and son Nick, 15, straddles the fence from boyhood to manhood, Hulk and his wife Linda continue to flex their parenting muscles as they get body-slammed in the art of raising teens. So come see if Hogan still knows best as he once again opens up the doors to his life.ÊIf you thought last season was amusing, wait until you see what we have coming up.
HOGAN KNOWS BEST is a production of VH1 in conjunction with Pink Sneakers.Ê Kimberly Belcher Cowin serves as executive producer, along with John Ehrhard as producer and Scott Bennett as director and co-producer for Pink Sneakers.ÊWarren Cohen serves as senior producer, along with Brad Abramson, Michael Hirschorn, and Shelly Tatro as executive producers for VH1.
VSPOT at VH1.com
The full-length premiere episodes of THE SURREAL LIFE and HOGAN KNOWS BEST will be shown on VSPOT, VH1´s broadband channel, (http://vspot.vh1.com), from 12:00 pm EST, Monday, March 13 - 12:00 pm EST Saturday, March 18.
In addition to exclusive weekly sneak peeks, "wicked short" recaps, and aftershow outtakes, both series will include additional VSPOT programming packages. THE SURREAL LIFE on VSPOT will include, "C.C. Deville´s Metal School," featuring classic rock-star moments and stories from C.C.´s days on the road with Poison and "Words of Wisdom by Tawny Kitaen." HOGAN KNOWS BEST on VSPOT will include "Hogan´s Backyard Olympics" - weekly showdowns between Brooke and Nick, hosted by Hulk.
THE SURREAL LIFE
A mammoth cast rounds out the sixth season of VH1´s popular series THE SURREAL LIFE including the man who´s band made Shrek rock, STEVE HARWELL of Smashmouth; the actor who made George Jefferson more famous than that other Jefferson, SHERMAN HEMSLEY; the original video vixen, TAWNY KITAEN; the wildest rock and roll axeman ever, C.C. DEVILLE from Poison; Playboy TV´s covergirl, ANDREA LOWELL; and the XX and XY of the Arquette family, ALEXIS ARQUETTE. And this season, SPECIAL GUEST STAR FLORENCE HENDERSON joins the show as the cast´s full time and on-call advisor. Yes, America´s number one television mom will take this wild bunch under her wing and help them through the strains of reality television.
THE SURREAL LIFE is executive produced by Mark Cronin, Cris Abrego and Ben Samek for Mindless Entertainment and 51 Pictures, Jeff Olde and Jill Holmes oversee the series for VH1.
HOGAN KNOWS BEST
Get ready to rumble because VH1 is taking you back to Hulk-mania as HOGAN KNOWS BEST returns for a second season. The Hulk might be immune to pain when he´s in the ring, but there is one pain that even Hulk cannot escape-growing pains! As daughter Brooke, 17, continues to pursue her dream of pop stardom, and son Nick, 15, straddles the fence from boyhood to manhood, Hulk and his wife Linda continue to flex their parenting muscles as they get body-slammed in the art of raising teens. So come see if Hogan still knows best as he once again opens up the doors to his life.ÊIf you thought last season was amusing, wait until you see what we have coming up.
HOGAN KNOWS BEST is a production of VH1 in conjunction with Pink Sneakers.Ê Kimberly Belcher Cowin serves as executive producer, along with John Ehrhard as producer and Scott Bennett as director and co-producer for Pink Sneakers.ÊWarren Cohen serves as senior producer, along with Brad Abramson, Michael Hirschorn, and Shelly Tatro as executive producers for VH1.
VSPOT at VH1.com
The full-length premiere episodes of THE SURREAL LIFE and HOGAN KNOWS BEST will be shown on VSPOT, VH1´s broadband channel, (http://vspot.vh1.com), from 12:00 pm EST, Monday, March 13 - 12:00 pm EST Saturday, March 18.
In addition to exclusive weekly sneak peeks, "wicked short" recaps, and aftershow outtakes, both series will include additional VSPOT programming packages. THE SURREAL LIFE on VSPOT will include, "C.C. Deville´s Metal School," featuring classic rock-star moments and stories from C.C.´s days on the road with Poison and "Words of Wisdom by Tawny Kitaen." HOGAN KNOWS BEST on VSPOT will include "Hogan´s Backyard Olympics" - weekly showdowns between Brooke and Nick, hosted by Hulk.
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
NASHVILLE STAR Premieres Tonight - Offers Downloads Of Songs And Behind The Scenes Site
New Features to Include On-Demand Digital Downloads of Contestant and Select Guest Star Performances
When the fourth season of USA Network´s top-rated country music series NASHVILLE STAR debuts at 10 PM on Tuesday, March 14th, the new crop of contestants won´t be the only new feature for fans to enjoy. As part of an expansive digital redesign of the hit show´s website, USA Network´s marketing team has partnered with Crowfly Digital Entertainment and Reveille to be one of the first reality talent competition series to offer on-demand music downloads of contestant and select guest star performances following each telecast. The digital downloads will be available exclusively through the NASHVILLE STAR website (nashvillestar.usanetwork.com).
Other new site features include: streaming video of weekly contestant performances; an interactive music video maker that will enable fans to create their own music videos; an exclusive behind-the-scenes web series hosted by Nashville-based comedian Wix Wichmann; video contestant blogs and host blogs with the new season´s co-hosts, Wynonna and Cowboy Troy; an archive of broadband video content including bloopers and audition footage and a weekly podcast created by the Muzik Mafia´s Two-Foot Fred.
"NASHVILLE STAR is all about the fans, both in the theater for the live events and those at home watching on television each week - their participation is key to the success of the show," said Alexandra Shapiro, USA Network´s vice president, marketing and brand strategy. "We really wanted the website to be an extension of the show, providing the fans with an entirely new level of interactive participation. The technology from Crowfly is a phenomenal addition to the site and is advancing the way music shows can live beyond the one hour telecast."
Crowfly founder and CEO, Eric Geadelmann added, "As a Music City-based company that was created to enable artists to better utilize technology to forge deeper relationships with their fans, we are especially enthusiastic about working with the premiere country music television series to help launch the careers of these very talented emerging artists."
Crowfly´s digital media management and delivery system is an innovative new technology and service offering that is being used by top performers as a way of offering their fans the opportunity to download high quality recordings of live performances from concert tours. Beginning the night of the series premiere (10PM ET/9PM CT) and continuing throughout the season, viewers can go directly to the NASHVILLE STAR website and enter a branded downloading and buying experience. The site will feature live recordings of contestants and select guest star performances throughout the season - both covers of hit songs and original music - which fans will be able to download for $.99 charge per song.
Other features of the site include:
* Behind-The-Scenes Web Series - Hosted by Nashville-based comedian Wix Wichmann, the exclusive series will give fans an up close behind-the-scenes look at the contestants and their lives as they proceed through the competition. It will also feature interviews with Wynonna and Cowboy Troy as well as some great moments with the show´s guest judges and audience members.
* Create Your Own Music Video - Interactive animated music video allows users to upload their own images to be inserted onto the faces of country music singers. Users will be given a choice of two songs for their ´singer´ to perform and will be able to e-mail the created videos to friends. * Host Blogs - Weekly blogs written by co-hosts Wynonna and Troy relating their experiences as artists to what´s happening with the contestants each week. Additionally, Wynonna and Troy will alternate each week in giving performance tips to the contestants.
* Contestant Blogs - Weekly video blogs from each contestant still in the competition, as well as exit interviews with departing contestants and behind-the-scenes rehearsal footage. * Toughest Cuts - Video of the 10 best performers who didn´t make the final cut for the show and the best of the best audition bloopers.
* NASHVILLE STAR Podcast - Muzik Mafia member Two-Foot Fred, will provide the series´ official weekly podcast entitled, "Small Talk With Two-Foot Fred."
When the fourth season of USA Network´s top-rated country music series NASHVILLE STAR debuts at 10 PM on Tuesday, March 14th, the new crop of contestants won´t be the only new feature for fans to enjoy. As part of an expansive digital redesign of the hit show´s website, USA Network´s marketing team has partnered with Crowfly Digital Entertainment and Reveille to be one of the first reality talent competition series to offer on-demand music downloads of contestant and select guest star performances following each telecast. The digital downloads will be available exclusively through the NASHVILLE STAR website (nashvillestar.usanetwork.com).
Other new site features include: streaming video of weekly contestant performances; an interactive music video maker that will enable fans to create their own music videos; an exclusive behind-the-scenes web series hosted by Nashville-based comedian Wix Wichmann; video contestant blogs and host blogs with the new season´s co-hosts, Wynonna and Cowboy Troy; an archive of broadband video content including bloopers and audition footage and a weekly podcast created by the Muzik Mafia´s Two-Foot Fred.
"NASHVILLE STAR is all about the fans, both in the theater for the live events and those at home watching on television each week - their participation is key to the success of the show," said Alexandra Shapiro, USA Network´s vice president, marketing and brand strategy. "We really wanted the website to be an extension of the show, providing the fans with an entirely new level of interactive participation. The technology from Crowfly is a phenomenal addition to the site and is advancing the way music shows can live beyond the one hour telecast."
Crowfly founder and CEO, Eric Geadelmann added, "As a Music City-based company that was created to enable artists to better utilize technology to forge deeper relationships with their fans, we are especially enthusiastic about working with the premiere country music television series to help launch the careers of these very talented emerging artists."
Crowfly´s digital media management and delivery system is an innovative new technology and service offering that is being used by top performers as a way of offering their fans the opportunity to download high quality recordings of live performances from concert tours. Beginning the night of the series premiere (10PM ET/9PM CT) and continuing throughout the season, viewers can go directly to the NASHVILLE STAR website and enter a branded downloading and buying experience. The site will feature live recordings of contestants and select guest star performances throughout the season - both covers of hit songs and original music - which fans will be able to download for $.99 charge per song.
Other features of the site include:
* Behind-The-Scenes Web Series - Hosted by Nashville-based comedian Wix Wichmann, the exclusive series will give fans an up close behind-the-scenes look at the contestants and their lives as they proceed through the competition. It will also feature interviews with Wynonna and Cowboy Troy as well as some great moments with the show´s guest judges and audience members.
* Create Your Own Music Video - Interactive animated music video allows users to upload their own images to be inserted onto the faces of country music singers. Users will be given a choice of two songs for their ´singer´ to perform and will be able to e-mail the created videos to friends. * Host Blogs - Weekly blogs written by co-hosts Wynonna and Troy relating their experiences as artists to what´s happening with the contestants each week. Additionally, Wynonna and Troy will alternate each week in giving performance tips to the contestants.
* Contestant Blogs - Weekly video blogs from each contestant still in the competition, as well as exit interviews with departing contestants and behind-the-scenes rehearsal footage. * Toughest Cuts - Video of the 10 best performers who didn´t make the final cut for the show and the best of the best audition bloopers.
* NASHVILLE STAR Podcast - Muzik Mafia member Two-Foot Fred, will provide the series´ official weekly podcast entitled, "Small Talk With Two-Foot Fred."
ABC Announces Special EXTREME MAKEOVER HOME EDITION AFTER THE STORM - Rebuilding From Hurricane Wilma
EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION: AFTER THE STORM Helps Heal The Hearts Of A Florida Community Ravaged By Hurricane Wilma
In October 2005, Hurricane Wilma, identified as the most intense hurricane in American history at its peak, tore apart homes and lives as it ripped through Florida. Now in a one-hour special, EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION -- AFTER THE STORM, FLORIDA travels to weather-ravaged Broward County to help rebuild a local woman´s soup kitchen and shelter that has helped heal the hearts of thousands. In addition, the show helps create a dream wedding for a young couple whose own wedding was washed out two times, by Hurricane Wilma and then Katrina. And lastly, the home of the 2003 Little League World Champions is completely refurbished just in time for opening day. This episode airs Thursday, March 30 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
Essie Reed, a.k.a. "Big Mama," was one of the hurricane heroes. Though she lives in low-income housing, she is the de facto mother and caregiver for at-risk kids and the homeless, providing food, clothing, shelter and support. During Wilma, she fired up her barbecue and fed thousands of people each week. She is surprised by designer Ed Sanders when he delivers the news that he, local builder Homes of Merit and modular home manufacturer Adrian Homes will create a new modular building she can use as her headquarters and distribution center. In addition, many of the construction workers who build the unit are displaced Katrina survivors who are starting new lives in Florida. This is one of the first steps in getting them back to work, and they will also be the first recipients of Big Mama´s revitalized efforts, receiving clothing and supplies. Plus, the Sears American Dream team helps Big Mama deliver needed goods to help these people get their lives back on track.
When Michele Gross and Paul Costa were engaged over a year ago, they had no idea that their storybook wedding would all change when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. The storm ravaged the homes of their family and literally blew away their wedding. A month later they tried again, this time in Florida. As their wedding date approached, so did Hurricane Wilma. Once again their wedding plans were blown away. Now the storms clouds have passed and it´s a new day, as Ty delivers the news that EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION is going to throw the couple the wedding of their dreams. With the help of celebrity party planner, Colin Cowie, Ty will make this an unforgettable celebration. Best of all, the newlyweds´ relatives from New Orleans will come to Florida to witness the celebration of love and survival. In addition, trumpeter Chris Botti surprises the couple by playing the Wedding March at their ceremony.
One of Hurricane Wilma´s casualties was the home of the 2003 Little League champions, a facility that served 600 children in the community. Designers Preston Sharp and Tanya McQueen, Sports Turf One and local builder John Hock Homes, along with scores of volunteers, completely rebuild the field just in time for opening day this season. During this rebuilding, the youngest players on the Little League team, accompanied by their coach, travel to a special spring training session with their baseball heroes, Florida Marlins Dontrelle Willis, Mike Jacobs, Jeremy Hermida and Jason Vargas. When the new field is revealed, Dontrelle Willis will throw out the first pitch.
The design team for this episode of EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION will feature team leader Ty Pennington, Ed Sanders, Preston Sharp and Tanya McQueen.
In October 2005, Hurricane Wilma, identified as the most intense hurricane in American history at its peak, tore apart homes and lives as it ripped through Florida. Now in a one-hour special, EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION -- AFTER THE STORM, FLORIDA travels to weather-ravaged Broward County to help rebuild a local woman´s soup kitchen and shelter that has helped heal the hearts of thousands. In addition, the show helps create a dream wedding for a young couple whose own wedding was washed out two times, by Hurricane Wilma and then Katrina. And lastly, the home of the 2003 Little League World Champions is completely refurbished just in time for opening day. This episode airs Thursday, March 30 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
Essie Reed, a.k.a. "Big Mama," was one of the hurricane heroes. Though she lives in low-income housing, she is the de facto mother and caregiver for at-risk kids and the homeless, providing food, clothing, shelter and support. During Wilma, she fired up her barbecue and fed thousands of people each week. She is surprised by designer Ed Sanders when he delivers the news that he, local builder Homes of Merit and modular home manufacturer Adrian Homes will create a new modular building she can use as her headquarters and distribution center. In addition, many of the construction workers who build the unit are displaced Katrina survivors who are starting new lives in Florida. This is one of the first steps in getting them back to work, and they will also be the first recipients of Big Mama´s revitalized efforts, receiving clothing and supplies. Plus, the Sears American Dream team helps Big Mama deliver needed goods to help these people get their lives back on track.
When Michele Gross and Paul Costa were engaged over a year ago, they had no idea that their storybook wedding would all change when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. The storm ravaged the homes of their family and literally blew away their wedding. A month later they tried again, this time in Florida. As their wedding date approached, so did Hurricane Wilma. Once again their wedding plans were blown away. Now the storms clouds have passed and it´s a new day, as Ty delivers the news that EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION is going to throw the couple the wedding of their dreams. With the help of celebrity party planner, Colin Cowie, Ty will make this an unforgettable celebration. Best of all, the newlyweds´ relatives from New Orleans will come to Florida to witness the celebration of love and survival. In addition, trumpeter Chris Botti surprises the couple by playing the Wedding March at their ceremony.
One of Hurricane Wilma´s casualties was the home of the 2003 Little League champions, a facility that served 600 children in the community. Designers Preston Sharp and Tanya McQueen, Sports Turf One and local builder John Hock Homes, along with scores of volunteers, completely rebuild the field just in time for opening day this season. During this rebuilding, the youngest players on the Little League team, accompanied by their coach, travel to a special spring training session with their baseball heroes, Florida Marlins Dontrelle Willis, Mike Jacobs, Jeremy Hermida and Jason Vargas. When the new field is revealed, Dontrelle Willis will throw out the first pitch.
The design team for this episode of EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION will feature team leader Ty Pennington, Ed Sanders, Preston Sharp and Tanya McQueen.
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