America's Next Producer is a 2007 reality television series in which ten contestants competed for the title of America's Next Producer, as part of which they received TV Guide Network deal, office space in Hollywood, 17" MacBook Pro, 23" monitor, Final Cut Studio video editing software, and $100,000.[1] Each week they were challenged to produce a certain genre within a certain amount of time with what they are given, with one contestant eliminated each week until a winner was chosen.[2]
| America's Next Producer | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality Television Game Show |
| Presented by | Ananda Lewis |
| Judges | David Hill Matt Roush |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Los Angeles |
| Running time | approx. 60 min. |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV Guide Channel |
| Release | July 18 – September 12, 2007 |
Gwen Uszuko send in a video to the official website, and this was chosen as one of the three videos that anyone could vote online, the winner getting a spot on the show. She emailed about the contest to two of Notre Dame's teachers and her message was posted where students could see it. This resulted in her getting twice the voices as the person who came in second.[3]
Candidates
editThe candidates were:[4]
| Name | Age * | Occupation |
|---|---|---|
| Gwen Uszuko | 22 | Web Producer |
| Jessica Laccarino | 32 | Producer, Speed Channel |
| Alphonzo "Zo" Wesson | 46 | TV Director/Producer |
| Daniel Hosea | 33 | TV News Writer/Producer |
| Evie Shapiro | 37 | Freelance Producer |
| Steve "Schliz" Schleinitz | 32 | Reality TV Producer |
| Adam Mutterperl | 32 | Comedy Writer/Producer |
| Sharon Nash | 46 | Freelance Producer |
| Lindsay Liles | 24 | Producer, Style Network |
| Bradley Gallo | 29 | Freelance Producer |
* as of the date of the programme.
| Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwen | LOW | SAFE | HIGH | LOW | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WINNER |
| Jessica | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | HIGH | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | SAFE | RUNNER-UP |
| Zo | HIGH | SAFE | SAFE | HIGH | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |
| Daniel | WIN | LOW | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||
| Evie | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | OUT | ||||
| Schliz | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | OUT | |||||
| Adam | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | OUT | ||||||
| Sharon | LOW | WIN | OUT | |||||||
| Lindsay | LOW | OUT | ||||||||
| Bradley | OUT | |||||||||
- (WINNER) Producer was chosen by viewers as the winner of The Fashion Show.
- [(1ST) RUNNER-UP] Producer came in second place in the votes.
- (WIN) Producer was selected by judges as the winner of the challenge.
- (HIGH) Producer had one of the best project determined by the judges.
- (LOW) Producer was called last before the final two.
- (LOW) Producer was in the bottom two.
- (OUT) Producer was eliminated.
- [SAFE] Producer was good enough to move on to the next round.
Episodes
editEpisode 1 (July 18, 2007)
edit- Genre: comedy
- Challenge: produce a 1-minute comedic field piece.
- Judges: David Hill, Matt Roush, and David Freeman (guest judge)
- WINNER: Daniel Hosea
- ELIMINATED: Bradley Gallo
Episode 2 (July 25, 2007)
edit- Genre: reality
- Challenge: produce a 2-minute pitch reel for the next hit reality TV show.
- Judges: David Hill, Matt Roush, and Chris Moore (guest judge)
- WINNER: Sharon Nash
- ELIMINATED: Lindsay Liles
Episode 3 (August 1, 2007)
edit- Genre: comedy
- Challenge: to produce a 3-minute sitcom piece.
- Judges: David Hill, [Matt Roush, and Robin Shorts (guest judge)
- WINNER: Steve Schleinitz aka Schliz
- ELIMINATED: Sharon Nash
Episode 4 (August 8, 2007)
edit- Genre: children's show
- Challenge: create 2 segments for a new children's show
- Judges: David Hill, Matt Roush, Claude Brooks (guest judge), and Gelila Asres (guest judge)
- WINNER: Jessica Iaccarino
- ELIMINATED: Adam Mutterperl
Episode 5 (August 15, 2007)
edit- Genre: public service announcement
- Challenge: produce a 30-second public service announcement
- Judges: David Hill, Matt Roush, and Daniel Hinerfeld (guest judge)
- WINNER: Alphonzo Wesson aka Zo
- ELIMINATED: Steve Schleinitz aka Schliz
Episode 6 (August 22, 2007)
edit- Genre: game show
- Challenge: create a new dating game show
- Judges: David Hill, Matt Roush, and J. D. Roth (guest judge)
- WINNER: none
- ELIMINATED: Evie Shapiro
Episode 7 (August 29, 2007)
edit- Genre: news
- Challenge: produce a feature news story for live broadcast
- Judges: David Hill, Matt Roush, and Lisa Kridos (guest judge)
- WINNER: none
- ELIMINATED: Daniel Hosea
Reception
editVariety magazine comments on the low production value but state that they are sufficient, and criticizes some scenes being rushed through.[5]
References
edit- ^ "TV Guide announces new 'America's Next Producer' reality series". Reality TV World. 2007-02-19. Archived from the original on 2007-02-22. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ Moss, AP, Marilyn; Moss, Marilyn; AP (2007-07-17). "America's Next Producer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ Dame, Marketing Communications: Web | University of Notre. "Gwen Uszuko wins reality show competition | Stories | Notre Dame Magazine | University of Notre Dame". Notre Dame Magazine. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "This Is the Ultimate Guide to the Best Shows and Movies to Watch in April 2022". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ Levine, Stuart (2007-07-17). "America's Next Producer". Variety. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
