America's Next Producer Explained

Genre:Reality Television
Game Show
Presenter:Ananda Lewis
Judges:David Hill
Matt Roush
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:10
Location:Los Angeles
Runtime:approx. 60 min.
Network:TV Guide Channel

America's Next Producer is a 2007 reality show 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. 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.[1]

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.[2]

Candidates

The candidates were:[3]

Name Age * Occupation
Gwen Uszuko22Web Producer
Jessica Laccarino32Producer, Speed Channel
Alphonzo "Zo" Wesson46TV Director/Producer
Daniel Hosea33TV News Writer/Producer
Evie Shapiro37Freelance Producer
Steve "Schliz" Schleinitz32Reality TV Producer
Adam Mutterperl32Comedy Writer/Producer
Sharon Nash46Freelance Producer
Lindsay Liles24Producer, Style Network
Bradley Gallo29Freelance Producer
* as of the date of the programme.
Elimination Table
Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
GwenLOW HIGH LOWWIN WINNER
JessicaWINHIGHLOW
ZoHIGHHIGH WIN style="background:tomato;"OUT
DanielWINLOWLOW OUT
EvieLOWOUT
SchlizWINOUT
AdamLOWOUT
SharonLOWWINOUT
LindsayLOW OUT
BradleyOUT

(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

Episode 1 (July 18, 2007)

Episode 2 (July 25, 2007)

Episode 3 (August 1, 2007)

Episode 4 (August 8, 2007)

Episode 5 (August 15, 2007)

Episode 6 (August 22, 2007)

Episode 7 (August 29, 2007)

Reception

Variety magazine comments on the low production value but state that they are sufficient, and criticizes some scenes being rushed through.[4]

References/External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Moss, AP . Marilyn . Moss . Marilyn . AP . 2007-07-17 . America's Next Producer . 2022-05-02 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  2. Web site: Dame . Marketing Communications: Web University of Notre . Gwen Uszuko wins reality show competition Stories Notre Dame Magazine University of Notre Dame . 2022-05-02 . Notre Dame Magazine . en.
  3. Web site: This Is the Ultimate Guide to the Best Shows and Movies to Watch in April 2022 . 2022-05-02 . TVGuide.com . en.
  4. Web site: Levine . Stuart . 2007-07-17 . America's Next Producer . 2022-05-02 . Variety . en-US.