Tuesday, March 14, 2006

CALL TO GREATNESS Premieres April 3rd on MTV - Hilarious Reality Record Breaking Show

MTV´s Newest Heroes Join The Record Books In Their CALL TO GREATNESS Premiering Monday, April 3rd at 10:30pm ET/PT

Earning their place in history, one record at a time, MTV will introduce its newest band of heroes in the hilarious new series CALL TO GREATNESS. Premiering Monday, April 3rd at 10:30pm ET/PT, the new series follows five fearless team members on a mission to break as many of the most insane and ridiculous feats on record from "Most Self-Kicks to the Head" to "WorldÕs Fastest Living Room". CALL TO GREATNESS will follow an all-new season of PUNK´D which will premiere at 10:00 pm ET/PT.

"CALL TO GREATNESS is a fun and courageous ride, combining elements of competition, travel and pure comedy that will win you over as the guys dare to break these records," said Lois Curren, Executive Vice President, Entertainment and Programming, MTV. "It is a great addition to our Monday night line-up, and perfect partner for PUNK´D which continues to be an MTV mainstay with this hilarious new season."

CALL TO GREATNESS follows five daring team members, bound together by the same singular goal - shatter as many world records as humanly possible, regardless if it´s inane, insane, or straight up ridiculous. Their pursuit takes them across the country in search of glory, honor, and the home of the current world record holders. From Death Valley, CA to the Florida Keys, the CALL TO GREATNESS team challenges some of the most extreme and outlandish World Record holders to the ultimate test - break or be broken. Known, unknown, or created on the spot, the CALL TO GREATNESS team takes aim on every kind of record including "Most Spitballs Taken to the Face in One Minute," "Furthest Spaghetti Nasal Ejection," and the world´s first ever "Hearse Jump" to name a few.

Meet the CALL TO GREATNESS Team:

Drew - He has a charming, mischievous, magnetic personality with a smile to burn your corneas. Drew will do anything it takes to break a record (or just kick some ass!). This born leader and prankster is also the MC of the show.

Ghost - The charming, real-life hulk that smashes all records in his path. A former college athlete, he´s the rock star of record breakers. His trademark victory vomits are quickly making this man into a living legend.

Rainbow - Born in Montana on a Blackfoot Indian reservation, he´s a Zen-like, tattooed, fire-eating, badass with charisma out the ying yang. Part rapper and part martial arts master, heÕ´s got a style and a flavor all his own.

Andreas - Steve McQueen reborn, he´s chill as ice when a record is on the line.

By getting decked out in 70´s athletic gear, Andreas ensures that our records are always going down with style.

Paul - Referred to as the future of comedy, Paul´s superhero persona meets Night Ranger with a splash of John Belushi. He´s a singing, gun-slinging record breaking machine.

For complete information on CALL TO GREATNESS including weekly episode guides featuring music playlists from each week, pictures, cast information, video clips and more, visit www.MTV.com. Fans are also invited to MTV´s broadband network, MTV Overdrive, where they currently watch the CALL TO GREATNESS Preview Special featuring the show trailer, cast interviews and behind the scenes footage, all at http://www.mtv.com/overdrive.

Monday, March 13, 2006

SCI FI Channel Now Casting For THE GIFT - New Psychic Reality Show

Eight Finalists To Compete On New Reality Series THE GIFT

Have you ever thought of someone moments before the phone rang only to hear that person´s voice on the other line?

Have you ever had a premonition something would happen and it does?

Have you ever experienced deja vu?

Do you see dead people?

SCI FI Channel is currently conducting the first-ever nationwide search for America´s most talented new psychic. Eight finalists will be selected by a panel of experts to compete on SCI FI´s new original reality series THE GIFT slated to premiere this summer.

In response to the high volume of entries received for consideration, the deadline for entry has been extended through March 16. Interested candidates should visit www.scifi.com/thegift/ through Thursday, March 16th and submit their online application and psychic test. Professional psychics are not eligible and all candidates must be over 18 years of age.

Casting Call Extended For STARTOMORROW - A New Online Reality Music Competition Series

In A Network First, NBC and Famed Music Exec Tommy Mottola Are Launching STARTOMORROW, A New Online Competition Series That Lets Fans Decide The Winner! Does your garage band rock the local scene?

Is your musical group destined to be the next Destiny´s Child?

Musicians and performers alike are encouraged to submit their performance tapes to this new, online competition.

NBC has extended the Application Deadline to March 31st!

For more information go to www.nbc.com/Movies_Specials_More/Star_Tomorrow/

Send Tapes To:
STARTOMORROW
10061 Riverside Drive
Toluca Lake, CA 91602

Saturday, March 11, 2006

Lifetime Announces The CHEERLEADER NATION Sweepstakes - Win A Getaway To The Virgin Islands

In honor of the new reality series CHEERLEADER NATION, Lifetime wants to give you something to shout and jump about - an unforgettable getaway for you and three girlfriends to the Virgin Islands! Enter Lifetime´s CHEERLEADER NATION Sweepstakes for a chance to win a trip for four to the breathtaking Frenchman´s Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort in St. Thomas.

You and your guests will enjoy five days and four nights reminiscing about those high school memories as you bask in the sun and sand of this tropical paradise. And to make the reunion even more of a celebration, they are throwing in a $1,000 check to use for spending money.

So leave the pom-poms at home and enter daily through April 1, 2006, for more chances to win!

Mobile users can now enter by text messaging the word NATION to 58463 (LTIME). Standard rates apply. For more information go to www.lifetimetv.com/sweeps/cheerleader/index.shtml

CHEERLEADER NATION premieres Sunday, March 12 at 10:00 pm EST / 9:00 pm CST on Lifetime.

Friday, March 10, 2006

On Next THE APPRENTICE - Teams Team Up To Introduce The 2007 Chevy Tahoe

The teams are given their third task - to create a corporate retreat introducing the new 2007 Chevy Tahoe to a Party of dealership owners on NBC´s THE APPRENTICE, (Monday, March 13th, 9-10 p.m. ET/PT).

The team with the best overall rating surveys wins. One team loses two candidates who choose to observe their religious holiday and omit themselves from the task at hand.

Andrea volunteers to be Synergy´s project manager, hoping to tame Brent and lead the team to victory. Lenny gets vocal about his missing teammates while he chooses to help his team over observing the holiday. The first APPRENTICE winner Bill Rancic fills in for George Ross, who is away observing the religious holiday, and Carolyn Kepcher returns to the boardroom.

The contestants are rewarded with an under water experience as they go deep sea diving in the Lost City of Atlantis with deadly sharks, huge sting rays, moray eels and some of the most beautiful tropical fish in the world.

PROJECT RUNWAY And TOP CHEF Break Ratings Record For Bravo TV

Season Finale Of Bravo´s PROJECT RUNWAY Smashes Record To Become Most Viewed Telecast In Network History

3.4 million total viewers tuned in to Wednesday finale of the second season of Bravo´s hit series PROJECT RUNWAY, as Chloe Dao was named the winner by host, Heidi Klum, making it the most viewed single telecast in the 20-year history of the network. Following the finale, the premiere of Bravo´s newest series, TOP CHEF, launched to an incredible 1.3 million total viewers.

"The record-breaking conclusion to PROJECT RUNWAY provided a fantastic hand-off to our newest series, TOP CHEF," said Lauren Zalaznick, President of Bravo. "Viewers on air and on-line said goodbye to an incredibly talented group of characters and were immediately introduced to another crop of skilled, emotional personalities."

The finale of PROJECT RUNWAY garnered 2.5 million viewers 18-49, 2 million viewers 25-54 and a 3.10 HH coverage rating. The episode also set records for the highest delivery of women 18-34 (1.1 million) and 18-49 (1.7 million) as well as delivering more women 25-54 (1.4 million) than any other show on cable last night. The finale also broke the Bravo all-time record for Households, averaging 2.5 million for the hour. The finale also averaged a 5.0 HH rating or better in eight major markets, including a 9.1 rating in Seattle-Tacoma.

Compared to the two-hour finale of season one, last night's telecast surged 69 percent in HH impressions, 70 percent among total viewers, 102 percent in adults 18-34, 88 percent in adults18-49 and 69 percent in adults 25-54.

Overall, the second season averaged a 1.62 HH coverage rating, 1.7 million total viewers (up 59 percent from season one), 1.3 million adults 18-49 (up 75 percent from season one) and 1.1 million adults 25-54 (up 63 percent from season one).

TOP CHEF, which premiered after the finale of PROJECT RUNWAY and moves into its regularly scheduled time next Wednesday at 10 p.m., garnered a 1.21 HH coverage rating, 931,000 adults 18-49 and 825,000 adults 25-54, setting new records for the time period in adults total viewers, 18-49 and 25-54. TOP CHEF was also the highest-rated Wednesday series premiere in Bravo history in all key demos.

This all contributed to Bravo´s highest Wednesday 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. delivery ever in HH coverage rating and impressions, total viewers, adults 18-34, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54.

Traffic to BravoTV.com also broke all-time records with 5 million page views and 225,000 unique visitors on Wednesday alone. Since the launch of the second season of PROJECT RUNWAY, the site has garnered a spectacular 66 million page views and 1.8 million unique visitors. Bravo´s first-ever interactive voting, which took place during the finale, brought in 91,328 total votes - 49,242 via text messaging and 42,086 via the web.

Casting for the third season of PROJECT RUNWAY will be taking place throughout March. Interested designers can visit www.BravoTV.com for more information. Additionally, Tim Gunn's blog, "Tim´s Take," one of the most heavily trafficked features on the site, will continue to be updated throughout the year. "Tim´s Take" has received 7.5 million page views.

Thursday, March 09, 2006

DEAL OR NO DEAL Renewed For Eight More Episodes - Adding Viewers Game To Win $10K

NBC offers viewers an even better "Deal" as the network has added an additional eight episodes to its initial season order for the hit game show DEAL OR NO DEAL hosted by Howie Mandel (HIDDEN HOWIE), and will now officially showcase the series on two nights - Mondays and Fridays (8-9 p.m. ET both nights). The announcement was made today by Kevin Reilly, President, NBC Entertainment.

"This show has caught on so fast with audiences and has consistently lifted us at 8 p.m.," said Reilly. "The fast pace and the potential for a true reversal of fortune has attracted a lot of people for us in that crucial time slot, and we look forward to seeing more of the same with these new episodes."

The extra episodes will boost this season´s order to 30 episodes. DEAL OR NO DEAL originally premiered on December 19-23 over five consecutive nights and returned on February 27 in the same Monday-Friday format. It then settled into Monday nights on a weekly basis on March 6 with some Friday-night broadcasts scheduled throughout March. Through the Monday, March 6 edition, 73 million viewers have tuned-in to the hit game show.

DEAL OR NO DEAL´S Monday-Friday premiere last week (Feb. 27-March 3) lifted the network an average 38 percent above its non-Olympic first-quarter average for the time periods in adults 18-49 (with a 3.6 rating vs. a 2.6) and by 3.7 million viewers overall (11.0 million vs. 7.3 million). On Friday, March 3, DEAL OR NO DEAL (4.0 rating, 12 share in adults 18-49, 12.0 million viewers overall) matched the highest non-sports 18-49 rating for any network in the time period in more than three years (since CBS´ Dec. 13, 2002 telecast of RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER). On Monday, March 6, DEAL OR NO DEAL (4.9/12 in 18-49, 14.7 million viewers overall) tied its highest 18-49 rating to date and achieved it biggest overall audience thus far.

Hosted by Howie Mandel, DEAL OR NO DEAL is an exhilarating, international hit game show from Endemol USA, the producers of NBC´s FEAR FACTOR and EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION. Contestants on the show play for a top prize of one million dollars in a high-energy match of nerves, instincts and raw intuition.

As each contestant tries his luck in a game of chance and odds to become a millionaire, he is confronted with 26 sealed briefcases full of varying amounts of cash - ranging from a measly penny to $1 million dollars. Without knowing the amount in each briefcase, the contestant picks one - his to keep, if he chooses, until its unsealing at game´s end. The game kicks into high gear when the amount of cash in each case is revealed to the contestant round-by-round - and is tempted after each round by a mysterious entity known only as "The Banker" to accept an offer of cash in exchange for what might be contained in the contestant´s chosen briefcase - prompting Mandel to ask the all-important question - DEAL OR NO DEAL?

Adding a live interactive element to the game show each night, viewers at home also have a chance to win $10,000 by playing the "Lucky Case Game" on their cell phones or by logging onto the"DEAL OR NO DEAL website at www.nbc.com/DOND. At various points in the show viewers are alerted how to play and all of the viewers who correctly selected the lucky case were pooled together, with the winner chosen at random. The lucky case and the winner are revealed and announced live at the end of the each show - one winner in each of the three times zones across the continental United States (one in Eastern/Central, one in the Mountain time zone, and one in the Pacific time zone).

CBS Issues Statement - THE AMAZING RACE Series Renewed For Only One More Season - Not Two

CBS seems to have done an about face, when they have issued a revised Press Release yesterday stating that THE AMAZING RACE has been renewed for one additional season, not two as previously announced.

As previously reported earlier this week, CBS announced a major round of renewals for their hit TV shows including two reality TV series - SURVIVOR and THE AMAZING RACE. In CBS´s previous statement, they indicated that THE AMAZING RACE was being renewed for two additional seasons (tenth and eleven season).

However, yesterday, CBS issued a revised press statement indicating that THE AMAZING RACE has been renewed for only one additional season which is expected to premiere in the Fall of 2006.

THE AMAZING RACE Season Nine, premiered on Tuesday, February 28th with below, but average ratings. There has been specualation that this may have been the reason CBS modified their announcement.

Over the years, THE AMAZING RACE looked like being on the verge of being cancelled quite a few time because of ratings performance. But when THE AMAZING RACE won their first Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality/Competition Program, CBS decided at the last minute to renewal the series. Since then THE AMAZING RACE has garnered three consecutive Emmy Awards.

Episode Guide Announced For KING OF CARS - New Reality Show About Las Vegas Used Car Business

A&E Television Networks has announced their program guide to the upcoming reality TV series KING OF CARS.

KING OF CARS - WE DOOZ IT LARGE Premieres Tuesday, April 4 at 10:00pm EST/PST. Meet Chop AKA "The King Of Cars" who runs a mega successful auto empire in Vegas. 80% of his sales come from THE CHOP SHOW - a cult infomercial where his salesmen dress in wacky costumes as he "Chops" prices.

In the tough world of car sales where most don´t buy, we follow Chop as he pushes his sales crew to sell 40 cars on a single Saturday. Today he has his eye on two of his salesmen. Ali has only been selling cars for a few months and wants to prove himself to Chop while facing a challenging customer. And Barry, the class clown of the dealership, needs a sale to get out of his slump - but sealing the deal comes at an unusual price.

KING OF CARS - SHOWGIRLS SHOWDOWN Premieres Tuesday, April 4 at 10:30pm EST/PST. To boost business on a slow day, Chop creates a challenge between two sales teams to sell the most cars. At stake - the leader of the losing team must wear a Showgirl outfit on that night´s taping of "The Chop Show" - Chop´s cult hit infomercial where his salesmen dress in wacky costumes as he "Chops" prices. With their pride on the line Team leaders Deeter and Tino go head to head, fighting down to the wire for every deal, as Chop counts down to the show.

KING OF CARS - BLUE DAY Premieres Tuesday, April 11 at 10:00pm EST/PST. In the rollercoaster world of car sales it´s Chop´s job to inspire and motivate his sales force. The most recognized of the costumed salesmen on Chop´s infomercial is the Blue Genie, but he´s too shy to use his image to market himself. To bring him out of his shell Chop persuades him to try selling in his Genie costume for the first time ever. Meanwhile Barry works a marathon deal trying to help a young couple trade in their car for a cheaper one.

KING OF CARS - FRESH MEAT Premieres Tuesday, April 11 at 10:30pm EST/PST. Business is down, and the bottom line is that Chop needs to shake things up and cut his sales force for the off-season by dissolving one team. The tough task of letting the low performers go and moving the weaker players - giving other teams "fresh meat" - falls to his right hand man and former top salesman, Will. As the Shake Up ripples through the dealership the changes show immediate results.

Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Casting Call For Relationship Reality Show On Oxygen Network

What if you had the chance to come face to face with your partner´s past... to meet the people that loved them first, to ask all the questions you´ve always wondered about and to uncover details of their previous relationships... and what if they had the exact same chance?

They are looking for a couple at a crossroads that wants to explore their current relationship and themselves by taking a look backward.

Are we the same in every relationship or do we change to fit the present situation? Do we fall into the same patterns each time? Or is this relationship different?

Oxygen is looking for that one amazing couple and their exes for a ground breaking and positive television show. You´ll spend two days in a great setting, and get a chance to uncover your own and your partners history, gaining a better understanding of the why´s and why not´s of your relationship.

Please call 323.769.2588 ext. 6502 for more information or email your story to: mdcasting1@yahoo.com