America's Next Producer

America's Next Producer was 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.

America's Next Producer
GenreReality Television;
Game Show
StarringAnanda Lewis
(TV host)
David Hill
(Judge)
Matt Roush
(Judge)
Country of originUS
(broadcast);
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 (Season 1)
Production
Production location(s)Los Angeles, CA
Running timeapprox. 60 min.
Release
Original networkTV Guide Channel
Original releaseJuly 18 
September 12, 2007

Candidates

The candidates were:

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.

Elimination Table
Episode12345678910
Gwen LOWSAFEHIGHLOWSAFESAFESAFEWINSAFEWINNER
Jessica SAFESAFESAFEWINHIGHSAFELOWSAFESAFERUNNER-UP
Zo HIGHSAFESAFEHIGHWINSAFESAFESAFEOUT
Daniel WINLOWSAFELOWSAFESAFEOUT
Evie SAFESAFESAFESAFELOWOUT
Schliz SAFESAFEWINSAFEOUT
Adam SAFESAFELOWOUT
Sharon LOWWINOUT
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

Episode 1 (July 18, 2007)

  • 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)

  • 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)

  • 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)

  • 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)

  • 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)

  • 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)

  • 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
    gollark: I finally finished watching it (very long even at 1.5x speed) and, while it is somewhat interesting, the video also does seem to presuppose that their preferred set of beliefs and/or organizations are obviously right and good™.
    gollark: https://osmarks.tk/polcomp-visualizer.html
    gollark: According to the political compass data I gathered, which is admittedly rather small sample size and entirely self-selected, we skew vaguely left/libertarian.
    gollark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vo2dVyzoYA
    gollark: Who is this "person" who is "streaming"?
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