Casting Calls

ABC’s Shark Tank announces open casting calls for Season 5

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ABC’s Shark Tank announces open casting calls for Season 5

More entrepreneurs will get a chance to pitch their ideas in front of the “sharks” (Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John and Kevin O’Leary) of ABC’s hit reality series Shark Tank when the show returns for Season 5. Shark Tank begins its open casting calls for Season 5 in select cities starting April 14. Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas and Philadelphia will be the five major cities hosting the nationwide open casting calls, and the first 500 entrepreneurs who show up in each city are guaranteed to be seen and will pitch the Shark Tank casting [...]

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Catfish season finale airs Feb. 18, reunion show Feb. 25

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Catfish season finale airs Feb. 18, reunion show Feb. 25

Catfish, the hit documentary film turned highest-rated new cable show of last year, will air its Season 1 finale this Monday, Feb. 18 at 10pm ET/PT on MTV. Leading up to the Catfish: The TV Show season ender, the network will show the complete first season in a marathon featuring never-before-seen footage, beginning at noon. The series, in which filmmakers Nev Schulman and Max Joseph unite online lovers for the first time — with a wide variety of surprising, emotional and completely engrossing results — was recently thrust into the national spotlight when Schulman weighed in on the Manti T’eo [...]

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Bravo to start nationwide casting calls for Top Chef Season 11

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Bravo to start nationwide casting calls for Top Chef Season 11

Bravo said today that its hit competition series Top Chef will be returning for Season 11, and that it will start open calls for chefs interested in competing in the next season of competition in cities across the country starting Feb. 11. Top Chef Season 11 casting calls will be held in the locations listed below. According to Bravo’s site, chefs should have “a passion for food, ingenuity, a thorough knowledge of cooking techniques and trends and oodles of charisma. … We want talented, experienced chefs with that flare and hunger that puts you over the top.” You can also [...]

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“Code: 9″ amps up the pranks in second season on Disney XD

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“Code: 9″ amps up the pranks in second season on Disney XD

How can I get on Code: 9? That seems to be the million-dollar question with kids and adults alike regarding the wildly-popular prank show, which returns for a second season Monday at 7:30pm ET/PT on Disney XD. There are a lot of hidden-camera programs on television — the barometer will always be Ashton Kutcher’s Punk’d on MTV — but what makes Code: 9 stand apart is its focus on regular people instead of celebrities. And unlike the classic Candid Camera, the folks here are having the wool pulled over their eyes by their own family members. Yes, you read that correctly. [...]

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“America’s Got Talent” Season 8 auditions begin this month

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“America’s Got Talent” Season 8 auditions begin this month

If you watch the contestants on America’s Got Talent on NBC and think you could do a better job, it’s time to put your talent where your mouth is. Beginning on November 14, the hit reality show will hold auditions for people of all ages throughout the country — including California, Texas, Illinois, Louisiana, North Carolina and Virginia. The coveted $1 million prize is still on the line, but there will be a new look to the America’s Got Talent judges table with Sharon Osbourne moving on. There has been a lot of speculation as to who will join Howard Stern [...]

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“American Idol” Season 12 online auditions reopen today

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“American Idol” Season 12 online auditions reopen today

Starting today, Oct. 12, though Sunday, Nov. 4, American Idol hopefuls have one more chance to audition for the show’s upcoming 12th season, which begins in January on FOX (with recently announced judges Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban, along with returning judge Randy Jackson). Online auditions are being taken during these dates, and entrants should submit an audition video online, featuring them performing a song of their choice a cappella. Videos are limited to one submission per person. All auditioners must be between the ages of 15-28 (on June 5, 2012) and a legal U.S. citizen or a [...]

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“Dance Moms” casting announcement: Lifetime, producers seeking studio for spin-off

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“Dance Moms” casting announcement: Lifetime, producers seeking studio for spin-off

Bryan Stinson, executive producer of Dance Moms, announced today via Twitter that he, his co-producers at Collins Avenue and Lifetime are seeking a brand new dance studio to add to the Dance Moms franchise. According to the announcement, the chosen studio — which will get its own series — must be accomplished in the national competition world and have a dynamic, well-respected dance instructor. • RELATED: Channel Guide’s exclusive interview with Abby Lee Miller Interested parties can nominate a studio by e-mailing Lindsay Liles at LindsayLilesCasting@gmail.com with the following information in the body of the e-mail: • Studio name • City and [...]

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Casting call for “The Hero,” TNT and Dwayne Johnson competition series

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A seven-city U.S. casting call for The Hero, TNT’s upcoming competition series, which will be headlined and executive-produced by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was announced. Production crews will visit Los Angeles, Boston, Dallas, Chicago, New York, Nashville and Minneapolis. The producers of The Hero are looking for competitors who display the physical, mental and emotional strength to participate in a battle of brains, brawn and morality, resulting in one winner being named the ultimate hero. The Hero is being produced for TNT by Ben Silverman‘s multimedia entertainment studio Electus and 5×5 Media, with Johnson and his producing partner, Dany Garcia, serving as executive [...]

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“A Real American Haunting” producers put out casting call to families

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Those things in your house that go bump in the night could just be your ticket to TV. The producers of A Real American Haunting have put out a casting call for families who believe they are being haunted by spirits from beyond. Go Go Lucky Entertainment, which also brought us Paranormal State, The Exorcist Files and Brad Meltzer’s Decoded, is letting families share their experiences on its website. The site says the families, in addition to having their ghostly encounters filmed, will be offered help dealing with their paranormal problems.

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Fellas, come on down! “The Price Is Right” is looking for its first male model

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Fellas, come on down! “The Price Is Right” is looking for its first male model

The longest-running game show in TV history will be making some more history as it begins its first-ever search for a male model (as if having Drew Carey as host doesn’t sexify things enough already for the ladies). The Price Is Right will air this search as a five-episode web series competition on PriceIsRight.com and Youtube.com/PriceIsRight in late September. The winner, who will be chosen by viewers, will win a one-week modeling gig on the show, which airs weekdays at 11am ET/10am PT on CBS. The model search begins with an open casting call in Los Angeles on Thursday, Aug. [...]

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