Celebrity Circus (American TV series) explained

Country:United States
Runtime:90 minutes (premiere, ep 2)
60 minutes (episodes 3-6)
Presenter:Joey Fatone
Judges:Mitch Gaylord
Aurelia Cats
Louie Spence
Channel:NBC
Num Series:1
Num Episodes:6
Executive Producer:Matt Kunitz
Related:Celebrity Circus (Australia)
Cirque de Celebrité

Celebrity Circus is an American version of the Celebrity Circus reality television show based on the Portuguese television series of Circo das Celebridades, not to be confused with Australian TV series of the same name that aired in 2005. The show is produced by Endemol USA with Matt Kunitz as executive producer and Rick Ringbakk, as co-executive producer.[1]

On March 13, 2009, it was confirmed that the series had been canceled and would not be returning for a second season.[2]

Format

The show is hosted by Joey Fatone. The judges for the series are Olympic gymnast Mitch Gaylord, contortionist Aurelia Cats and choreographer Louie Spence[3] who is also a judge on the British version.

The celebrities are trained to perform various circus acts, and compete with each other for points from the judges and phone votes from the public on premium rated lines or by online voting via the official website. The acts are interspersed with banter and video from the training sessions and interviews. The two scores are combined, 50% judges vote and 50% phone votes, and the celebrity with the lowest combined score is eliminated.[4]

Season 1

NBC announced the first season of Celebrity Circus on January 18, 2008,[5] on the same day ABC announced it was in negotiations on a revival of Circus of the Stars.[6] [7] On March 8, 2008, NBC announced the network's 2008 summer schedule with a two-hour premiere on June 11, 2008. Shortly after, on April 16, 2008, ABC announced that the network decided to pass on a revival of Circus of the Stars due to NBC premiering Celebrity Circus.[8]

NBC later announced that Celebrity Circus would have a ninety-minute premiere on June 11, 2008, instead of a two-hour premiere. Beginning on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, Celebrity Circus will air one-hour episodes at 9:00 PM ET/PT. NBC announced on April 23, 2008 the host for the show would be former

member Joey Fatone with originally Antonio Sabato, Jr., Blu Cantrell, Christopher Knight, Janet Evans, Jason "Wee Man" Acuña and Rachel Hunter taking part. A seventh celebrity, Stacey Dash was revealed on June 9, 2008.[9]

In Week 3, Stacey Dash earned the first 10. In Week 4, Wee Man earned the first average of 10.

Blu Cantrell was the first contestant eliminated from the Celebrity Circus on June 18, 2008. Janet Evans was the second contestant eliminated from the show on June 25, 2008. Christopher Knight was not eliminated on July 2, 2008, but was forced to withdraw after breaking his arm again during rehearsal (he had fractured it in Week 1).

Celebrities

Celebrities taking part in Celebrity Circus are:

CelebrityFamous forWeek of departure
Antonio Sabato Jr.General Hospital actor & model
Blu CantrellSinger-songwriter
Christopher KnightThe Brady Bunch actor
Janet EvansOlympic freestyle swimmer
Jason "Wee Man" AcuñaJackass cast member
Rachel HunterSupermodel
Stacey DashFilm & television actress

Elimination

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CelebrityResult
Antonio Sabato, Jr.bgcolor=cornflowerblue align="center"bgcolor=aqua align="center"bgcolor=cornflowerblue align="center"Winner
Stacey Dashbgcolor=cornflowerblue align="center"bgcolor=aqua align="center"Runner-Up
bgcolor=aqua align="center"bgcolor=aqua align="center"bgcolor=aqua align="center"3rd Place
Rachel Hunterbgcolor=cornflowerblue align="center"bgcolor=cornflowerblue align="center"Eliminated
Christopher Knightbgcolor=aqua align="center"Withdrew
Janet EvansEliminated
Blu CantrellEliminated

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NBC'S "CELEBRITY CIRCUS" HITS THE HIGH WIRE WITH ALL-STAR CAST TO COMPETE IN DEATH DEFYING CIRCUS ACTS HOSTED BY JOEY FATONE TO PREMIERE ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11 (9:30-11 P.M. ET). April 23, 2008 . 2008-06-12 . NBC/The Futon Critic.
  2. Web site: 2008 - 2009 Cancelled Shows: NBC Cancels 10 Television Series . 2009-03-14 . https://archive.today/20090317073710/http://tvseriesfinale.com/articles/2008-2009-cancelled-shows-nbc-cancels-10-television-series/ . 2009-03-17 . dead .
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2008-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080614045726/http://www.nbc.com/Celebrity_Circus/about/judges/ . 2008-06-14 . dead .
  4. http://www.nbc.com/Celebrity_Circus/vote/rules.shtml Voting Rules
  5. Web site: NBC INVITES VIEWERS TO RUN OFF AND JOIN THE CIRCUS THIS SUMMER AS NETWORK PICKS UP INTERNATIONAL HIT SERIES 'CELEBRITY CIRCUS' FROM THE PRODUCERS OF 'DEAL OR NO DEAL'. January 18, 2008 . 2008-06-12 . NBC/The Futon Critic.
  6. Web site: NBC Runs Off to the 'Circus'. January 18, 2008. 2008-06-12. [Zap2It.com]. 2008-06-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20080617235245/http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-nbccelebritycircus%2C0%2C1336265.story. dead.
  7. Web site: DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: WEEK OF JANUARY 14-18. January 18, 2008 . 2008-06-12 . [Zap2It.com].
  8. Web site: DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16. April 16, 2008 . 2008-06-12 . [The Futon Critic].
  9. Web site: Celebrities jump through hoops to star on 'Circus'. June 9, 2008 . 2008-06-12 . Strauss . Gary . USA Today.