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America's Next Producer
Genre	Reality Television;; Game Show
Starring	Ananda Lewis; (TV host); David Hill; (Judge); Matt Roush; (Judge)
Country of origin	USA; (broadcast);;
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10 (Season 1)
Production
Location(s)	Los Angeles, CA
Running time	approx. 60 min.
Broadcast
Original channel	TV Guide Channel
Original airing	July 18, 2007

America's Next Producer is a reality show where ten contestants compete for a TV Guide Network deal, office space in Hollywood, 17" MacBook Pro, 23" monitor, Final Cut Studio video editing software, $100,000, and the right to call themselves America's Next Producer. They are challenged to produce a certain genre within a certain amount of time with what they are given. Whoever can impress the judges will move on; those who fail to impress could be cut. The last player standing wins the prizes.

[edit] Contestants

Contestant	Occupation	Finish
Bradley Gallo 29, Astoria, NY	Freelance Producer	1^st eliminated 10^th Place
Lindsay Liles 24, Houston, TX	Producer, Style Network	2^nd eliminated 9^th Place
Sharon Nash 46, Los Angeles, CA	Freelance Producer	3^rd eliminated 8^th Place
Adam Mutterperl 32, Barrington, RI	Comedy Writer/ Producer	4^th eliminated 7^th Place
Steve "Schlitz" Schleinitz 32, Los Angeles, CA	Reality TV Producer	5^th eliminated 6^th Place
Evie Shapiro 37, Potomac, MD	Freelance Producer	6^th eliminated 5^th Place
Daniel Hosea 33, Cedar Falls, IA	TV News Writer/ Producer	7^th eliminated 4^th Place
Jessica Iaccarino 32, Huntington, NY	Freelance Producer, Speed Channel
Gwen Uszuko 22, Albuquerque, NM	Web Producer
Alphonzo "Zo" Wesson 46, Chicago, IL	TV Director/ Producer

The contestant is a female.

The contestant is a male.

[edit] Episode progress

#	Contestants	Episodes
#	Contestants	1		2			3			4			5		6			7
1	Gwen	Bradley & Gwen	S	N	Sharon's team	S	N	Schliz's team	S	N	Together	S	Gwen & Daniel	S	N	Together	S	Gwen & Zo	S
2	Jessica	Adam & Jessica	S	N	Sharon's team	S	N	Schliz's team	S	N	Together	S	Jessica & Zo	S	N	Together	S	Daniel & Jessica	S
3	Zo	Daniel & Zo	S	N	Daniel's team	S	N	Sharon's team	S	N	Together	S	Jessica & Zo	S	N	Together	S	Gwen & Zo	S
4	Daniel	Daniel & Zo	S	C	Daniel's team	S	N	Schliz's team	S	C	Together	S	Gwen & Daniel	S	N	Together	S	Daniel & Jessica	E
5	Evie	Evie & Schliz	S	N	Daniel's team	S	N	Sharon's team	S	N	Together	S	Evie & Schliz	S	C	Together	E
6	Schliz	Evie & Schliz	S	N	Lindsay's team	S	C	Schliz's team	S	N	Together	S	Evie & Schliz	E
7	Adam	Adam & Jessica	S	N	Lindsay's team	S	N	Sharon's team	S	N	Together	E
8	Sharon	Sharon & Lindsay	S	C	Sharon's team	S	C	Sharon's team	E
9	Lindsay	Sharon & Lindsay	S	C	Lindsay's team	E
10	Bradley	Bradley & Gwen	E

Teams: The contestants were paired up for that episode.; The contestants were paired up for that episode.; The contestants were paired up for that episode.; The contestants were paired up for that episode.; The contestants were paired up for that episode.; The contestants all worked together for that episode.

Results: The contestant was the winner for that episode and is safe.; The contestant is safe.; The contestant was eliminated.; The contestant is the team captain for that episode.; The contestant is not a team captain.

Symbols: "name" - Represents which team they are on.; S - Safe from elimination.; E - Was eliminated.; C - Team captain.; N - Not a team captain.; Together - Everyone is working together.

Notes:

In Episode 1, 5 & 7, there were no team captains.
In Episode 6 & 7, there were no winner.

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Episode 1 (July 18, 2007)

The ten contestants arrive in Los Angeles, CA. After a few minutes to get to know each other, the host, Ananda Lewis, sends them off to the NBC lot to watch the Carson Daly Show. After the show the contestants got to meet Carson Daly and David Freeman. They announced to the ten producers that their challenge is to produce a 1 minute comedic field piece. The contestants then went to the America's Next Producer Studios only to be split up into teams of two with the person that is to their left. Each team will have 3 hours to shoot their film at Hollywood and Highland and then 5 hours to edit at the studio. The next day the contestants head off to elimination. The people that will be judging their films are David Hill, Matt Roush, and guest judge David Freeman. Evie's and Schliz's piece is called My Own Idiot which gives people their very own idiot, played by Schliz, so they can do whatever they want with it. The judges liked their piece. They were then asked, by the host, on who should win. Evie said that she should since it was her idea and that she did most of the editing. Schliz said that he should win and said that he wanted a edit-off against Evie. The next film is Adam's and Jessica's, which is called Brief Encounters where a person would try to guess what type of underwear someone else was wearing. The judges liked that they actually showed what kind of underwear the person was wearing, but thought that it lacked laughs. They were then asked, if one of them had to leave who would it be. Jessica did not pick who should go home, but Adam said that he should since he is a comedy writer. The next piece was Daniel's and Zo's which was called Britney Falls Off the Wagon. It is about a drunk Britney Spears. The judges liked their work and were impressed by it. They were then asked, who should win? Daniel picked himself since it was his idea and that he did the editing. Zo also picked Daniel. Lindsay's and Sharon's piece was called Why Do.... They would ask people a question, and they would then give their opinions. The judges did not like the type of topics that they asked and thought that they lacked in laughs. They were asked, if one of them had to go who would it be. Lindsay picked Sharon because she lacked the technical stuff. Sharon picked herself because she is a veteran producer and should have thought about it first. Gwen's and Bradley's piece was called Walk Of Relief where people would cheer about going to the restroom. The judges did not find any humor in it. They were asked, if one of them had to go home who should it be. Bradley picked himself since he thought it was funny. Gwen also picked Bradley since she did most of the editing. Sharon then picked up her hand to say something. She told Lindsay that she was disappointed in her because she sold her out. The contestants were then asked to leave the room while the judges deliberated on who should leave. Sharon told Gwen that she was trying to mentor Lindsay. Gwen was trying to defend Lindsay since they are both new producers, but Sharon started to get mad at Gwen too. After the judges decided on who should leave, they called the contestants back into the room. The piece that was the best was Daniel's and Zo's, but only one of them can be the winner. Daniel was the winner, but Zo will also advance onto the next round too. Evie's and Schliz's piece was the second best and was good enough to advance them onto the next round. Jessica's and Adam's piece was the third best, but it is still good enough to advance them onto the next round. The judges then saved Lindsay and next Gwen. Sharon and Bradley are the last two contestants left, but only one will advance to the top nine. The last contestant saved was Sharon which means that Bradley will be leaving.
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

[edit] Episode 2 (July 25, 2007)

The remaining nine contestants head over to the studio to receive their next challenge. Their challenge is to produce a 2 minute pitch reel for the next hit reality tv show which will star their unknown celebrity. Daniel will be the team captain since he won the last challenge, and he gets to pick the other team captains for the other two teams. Daniel picked Sharon and Lindsay to be the other two team captains. The three captains then took turns on picking teams. Each team then received a address to their secret celebrity. Each team will be given 6 hours to shoot and 6 hours to edit their project. Daniel's, Zo's, and Evie's celebrity was Michelle Stafford from The Young and the Restless. Lindsay's, Schliz's, and Adam's celebrity was Santino Rice from Project Runway Season 2. Sharon's, Jessica's, and Gwen's celebrity was Lorenzo Lamas, but he bailed out because his back had gone out. The team had two options. They could go to another team or they could come up with their own reality show concept. If they chose the second option then they would be given 2 extra hours. Sharon decided that they should go with the second option. Gwen decided that they should make the show on Sharon. The following day the contestants prepare themselves for elimination. The people judging their work are David Hill, Matt Roush, and guest judge Chris Moore who is the producer of Project Greenlight, Goodwill Hunting, and American Pie. Lindsay's, Schliz's, and Adam's piece was called The Santino Collection. It follows a typical day of a fashion designer named Santino Rice. The judges did not feel like it would be something that people wanted to watch and thought that it was lacking drama. Sharon's, Jessica's, and Gwen's piece was called Beat My Clock One Woman's Mission. It is about a lady's guest to get a man and have a baby before her eggs get too old. The judges thought that it would make a interesting show. Daniel's, Zo's, and Evie's piece was called Diva days. It follows Michelle Stafford's life when she is not on camera. The judges did not get it and it left them asking questions at the end of it. The contestants were sent out, while the judges talked about who should be eliminated. The contestants were called back in to receive the news. The judges felt that this challenge should be judged on leadership, so they saved everyone except Daniel, Sharon, and Lindsay. The judges picked Sharon to be the winner of this challenge. The judges then saved Daniel, which means that Lindsay is eliminated.
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

[edit] Episode 3 (August 1, 2007)

The eight contestants receive a phone call from Ananda Lewis. She announces that the next challenge has something to do with comedy and that she is sending them to a comedy club to see two comedians. The two comedians that they watched were Brian Dunkleman and Natasha Leggero. The next day they head over to the studio. The host tells them that their challenge is to produce a 3 minute sitcom piece for one of the comedians. The contestants are going to be split into two teams for this challenge. One of the teams will have Brian and the other one will have Natasha. Sharon is going to be a team captain since she won last week, and she gets to pick the other team captain. Schliz was picked to be the other team captain. Sharon's team will be working with Natasha, and Schliz's team will be working Brian. They will have 4 hours to shoot and 6 hours to edit. Each team will be provided with two supporting comedians, a professional set, a production crew, a camera man, and a audio guy. The teams wrote their script for tomorrow's project. The following day, the teams headed to DC Studios to shoot their projects. The two supporting actors for Schliz's team was Iliza Shlesinger and Jay Larson. Sharon's supporting actors were Melinda Hill and Howard Kremer. Both teams went to the studio to edit their films. Evie and Adam were having problems with Sharon, who was bossing them around all day. They decided that they would let her hang herself instead. The next day, the remaining eight contestants headed off to elimination. Schliz's team produced a show about Brian, who gave up working for American Idol. He is now a unlucky person, who keeps on losing to Ryan Seacrest. The judges thought that is was very good. Ananda asked Robin if it would be a show that they would be interested in. Robin said that it would be a show that they would consider. Sharon's team produced a show where Natasha was rich, but lost everything. She tries to get back to the lifestyle that she was use to. The judges thought that they tried to hard to produce laughs. The teams were then sent into another room, while the judges went to work on who should go home. The teams were brought back in to receive the news. Schliz's team won and was safe. Schliz was picked as the winner. Evie and Zo was saved, which left Sharon and Adam to be eliminated. Sharon was eliminated, since her job as the captain was to make everyone work together as a whole.
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

[edit] Episode 4 (August 8, 2007)

The final seven head to the studio to receive their next challenge. For the first time, the contestants will all work together. Their challenge is to produce two segments for a new children's show. One of the two segments must be a musical. The contestants have to pick a team leader. They all decided that Daniel will be their leader. Daniel divided the team in half. Zo, Schliz, and Gwen will work on the musical segment. Jessica, Evie, and Adam will work on the scripted segment. The next day, the remaining seven headed off to elimination. The musical segment was about making friends. The judges thought that they executed it. They liked the scene and how it led up to the song. They also liked the turtle's name Shellby and the lyrics to the song. The other segment was about protecting the environment and recycling. They liked this segment too. Daniel was asked if he got hired and had a budget to take six people, who would he not take. Daniel picked Gwen since she did not help him on the pitch. Schliz was asked the same question, and he picked Gwen as well. Gwen had to pick a person as well, and she chose Daniel. Zo picked Evie since he has had problems with her. Jessica picked Daniel. Unexpectedly, Evie picked Zo to go home. Adam refused to answer the question, but when he was forced to pick someone, he chose everyone to go instead of him to go home (that was his way to avoid the question). The contestants were then excused from the room, while the judges picked which one should go home. The seven remaining contestants were brought back into the room. Jessica was the winner, since it was her idea for the scripted segment and for the name she gave the turtle. Zo was saved for writing the song. Evie and Schliz were also saved. Daniel was saved, which left Gwen or Adam to be eliminated. Adam was eliminate since he could not deliver a answer right away. And because the judges could only see him as a writer and not a producer.
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

[edit] Episode 5 (August 15, 2007)

The final six received a phone call from Ananda to meet her at a unknown location. They arrived at the Natural Resources Defense Council. Daniel Hinerfeld presented them their challenge, which is to produce a 30 second public service announcement. The winners project will be used at a natural outreach campaign. They will each be working in teams of two for this project. Each team has 3 hours to film and 5 hours to edit. The next day the remaining six headed to elimination. Daniel's and Gwen's video was about global warming. The judges liked it and thought it was all right. Jessica's and Zo's video dealt with recycling. The judges thought that is was terrific. Evie's and Schliz's project was about saving the oceans. The judges found it boring and did not like the filming. The contestants then left the room, while the judges went to work. The contestants came back into the room to receive the news. Zo is safe and he is the winner. Jessica is also safe. Their piece is going to be used on the NRDC website. Gwen and Daniel were also saved. Schliz was eliminated since he messed up on filming, which meant that Evie will be moving on.
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

[edit] Episode 6 (August 22, 2007)

The final five contestants head out to the studio to receive their challenge, which is to create a new dating game show. Lauren Michelle Hill is the host for the game show. Once again, the contestants will all work together. Zo picked Evie to be the team captain. The contestants headed off to elimination the following day. The show that the team produces is about a girl finding chemistry and compatibility with a guy. The judges do not like their project. Evie and Zo started arguing that Anandaa had to tell them to stop. The judges send them all out and deliberate on who to send home. Zo and Evie continue their argument outside of the room. The contestants enter the room to receive the news. For the first time, the judges did not pick a winner for this episode. Evie was eliminated for creating a bad piece and for letting the director change the work she had done.
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

[edit] Episode 7 (August 29, 2007)

The remaining four received a phone call early in the morning from Ananda. They arrived at the Fox 11 News studio. Lisa Kridos, told the contestants that their challenge is to produce a feature news story for live broadcast. The contestants will be split into teams of two for this challenge. Zo and Gwen will work with Jean Martinez, a reporter for Good Day LA. Daniel and Jessica will work with Tony McEwing, another reporter from Good Day LA. The final four headed to elimination. Daniel's and Jessica's project was about how celebrities, Paris hilton, are treated different from everyday people. The judges thought that it was basic and that it switched to another story, instead of what their topic was about. Gwen's and Zo's topic was about emotions in the workplace. Again, the judges thought that it was pretty basic and that they did not address the topic. After the judges deliberated, the contestants were called back into the room to receive the news. Again, the judges did not pick winner for this project. Gwen and Zo were saved. Jessica was saved, which meant that Daniel is eliminated.
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

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