The Will (TV series)

The Will is an American reality television series on CBS that lasted only one episode, shown on Saturday, January 8, 2005. It centered on the "Benefactor", a multi-millionaire from Arizona named Bill Long. Ten of his friends and relatives competed in a series of challenges to win the right to inherit his "prized possession", a huge Kansas ranch.[1]

The Will
GenreReality
Created byMike Fleiss
Presented byTony Noakes
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6 (5 unaired)
Production
Executive producer(s)Mike Fleiss
Producer(s)Martin Hilton
Adam Reed
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseJanuary 8, 2005 (2005-01-08)
External links
Website

The show was created by Mike Fleiss, who produced The Bachelor for ABC. The Will is one of only a handful of series in American history to be pulled after one episode.[2] In the case of The Will, cancellation was due to very low ratings. Despite receiving a heavy promotional push from CBS, the program averaged only 4.2 million viewers during its 8:00-9:30PM ET/PT time slot, which made it CBS's lowest-ranked show of the week. The following Saturday, the network replaced it with a re-run of Cold Case, a crime drama.

The quick cancellation of The Will was lampooned on an episode of the ABC late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! with a montage of clips from the show, and the message "Will Miss You--January 8, 2005 - January 8, 2005."

Although it was initially reported that the five remaining episodes could appear on an American cable network, they eventually did air on the Fox Reality Channel not long afterwards, and all six episodes aired in New Zealand beginning in December 2005. In the final episode, Long's wife Penny (widely seen as the show's villain) became the overall winner.

Episodes
Protected Heir Cut from the Will
Episode 1:
Josh
Mickey
(Bill's Best Friend)
Billy
Kristin
(Ashley's Ex-Girlfriend)
Episode 2:
Penny
Danielle
(Trusted Employee)
Episode 3:
Bette
Crystal - Withdrew
(Close Family Friend)
Episode 4:
Billy,
Josh
Ashley
(Penny's Son)
Episode 5:
Bette
Josh
(Bill's Adoptive Son)
Episode 6:
Penny
Sole Heir
(Bill's Wife)
Scott
(Penny's Brother)
Bette
(Penny's Mother)
Billy
(Bill's Son)
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gollark: I doubt it. *At any time* there are, what, 800 on?
gollark: We could do a discord survey or something.
gollark: Not that many compared to the userbase, I bet.
gollark: Yes.

References
  1. Heffernan, Virginia (January 7, 2005). "One Aging Rich Guy, 10 Heirs, and All Sorts of Plastic Surgery". The New York Times. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  2. "CBS cancels 'The Will' after only one episode broadcast". Reality TV World. January 12, 2005. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
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