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NBC has announced open casting call dates and locations for Losing It With Jillian, a new reality series in which The Biggest Loser trainer Jillian Michaels will temporarily move in with families and attempt to get them living healthier lifestyles.
Casting for the new reality series began on Sunday in Los Angeles and will continue into January with stops in Dallas, Nashville, Detroit, Chicago, Boston and Washington, D.C..
Losing It With Jillian is "looking for families who want to get off the couch, step up and take their lives back, " according to NBC. Additional information as available via the network's website.
NBC ordered eight episodes of Losing It With Jillian last month. In addition to Michaels, the series will also feature celebrity chef Curtis Stone, who will rid each family's kitchen of unhealthy food while also educating them on proper nutrition.
Losing It With Jillian is currently slated to premiere next year and is produced by The Biggest Loser's Reveille production company in association with Empowered Media.
Upcoming casting call dates and locations for Losing it with Jillian are:
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Posted by: Christopher Rocchio on Monday, November 09, 2009 - 12:37 PM EST
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NBC has announced open casting call dates and locations for America's Got Talent's fifth season.
America's Got Talent fifth-season casting tour will kick-off on October 17 in Chicago, IL and continue in Philadelphia, PA and New York City over the next two weekends. Additional stops on the tour will be announced soon.
The fifth-season casting tour is being billed by NBC as "bigger and more extensive than ever with the largest audition events in the show's history."
America's Got Talent concluded its fourth season last month when Kevin Skinner, a singer, guitarist and former chicken farmer from Mayfield, KY, won the grand prize of $1 million and a headlining Las Vegas show, which began its 10-week run last week.
America's Got Talent's upcoming fifth-season casting tour dates and locations are:
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Posted by: Christopher Rocchio on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 - 11:15 AM EST
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The CW has announced open casting call dates and locations for America's Next Top Model's fourteenth cycle.
Similar to its first 12 installments, Top Model's fourteenth edition will have a minimum height requirement of 5'7" tall.
The reality series' thirteenth cycle -- which premieres September 9 -- features a cast of aspiring models who are 5'7" or under.
In addition to the height requirement, those interested in applying for Top Model's fourteenth season must be ages 18 to 27 of "diverse backgrounds, shapes and sizes." Additional information is available via The CW's website.
The CW and Top Model creator Tyra Banks are presumably hoping upcoming auditions run smoother than those held in March, where pandemonium erupted outside Manhattan's Park Central New York Hotel during a thirteenth-season casting call.
After a car began smoking in the street near the crowd of waiting auditioners that were tightly packed onto the sidewalk, hundreds of people began stampeding from the scene, according to eyewitnesses, after false rumors that the vehicle contained a bomb began circulating through the crowd.
Two people were sent to the hospital while four other declined treatment for injuries. In addition, two other women and a man were arrested for disorderly conduct.
Police shut down the audition following the melee, and later blamed Top Model's producers for the incident, saying they had not properly notified the authorities of the size of the crowd they were expecting for the auditions.
Dates and location for Top Model's upcoming casting tour are:
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Posted by: Christopher Rocchio on Monday, August 17, 2009 - 10:43 AM EST
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Bravo has announced open casting call dates and locations for Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker's new Project Runway-like reality competition series for aspiring artists.
Previously ordered under the working title American Artists, the now untitled series will follow 13 aspiring artists as they compete in art-themed challenges from a range of disciplines -- including sculpture, painting, photography and industrial design.
In addition, the contestant will complete works of art that will be appraised by a panel of top figures in the art world, including artists, gallerists, collectors, curators and critics.
The eventual winner will receive a cash prize, gallery show and a sponsored national tour showcasing his or her work.
The network first announced it was developing the show -- which Parker's Pretty Matches production company had already previously begun developing with Project Runway's former Magical Elves production company and former Miramax Television executive Eli Holzman over a year ago -- last July.
The series is produced by Magical Elves and Pretty Matches, with Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Parker, Alison Benson and Eli Holzman all serving as executive producers.
Casting call dates and locations for the series are:
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Posted by: Christopher Rocchio on Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 08:25 AM EST
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Food Network announced it has renewed The Next Food Network Star for a sixth season and will begin casting for the culinary competition series next month.
The Next Food Network Star's sixth-season casting tour will being on July 8 in Phoenix, AZ and end August 24 in Atlanta, GA -- with additional stops in Chicago, IL; Austin, TX; San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; and San Diego, CA.
Interested candidates attending one of the casting calls should bring an application, photograph and resume, which will allow them to meet with network casting directors.
Anyone unable to attend an open casting call may submit a three-minute audition video explaining why they should be Food Network's newest star. Applications, contest rules and submission instructions are available on Food Network's website.
The Next Food Network Star's fifth season premiered earlier this month and is currently airing in the Sundays at 9PM ET/PT timeslot.
Dates and locations on The Next Food Network Star's sixth-season casting tour are:
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Posted by: Christopher Rocchio on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 09:01 AM EST
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NBC has announced open casting call dates and locations for The Biggest Loser's ninth season, which is currently slated to air early next year.
The 15-city cross-country tour will begin June 27 in Chicago and end August 1 in Los Angeles -- with additional stops in Detroit, San Jose, Tampa, Atlanta, Mobile, New York City, San Antonio, Dallas, Kansas City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Oklahoma City and Des Moines.
Similar to The Biggest Loser's Fall 2008 sixth season, the ninth season will be a The Biggest Loser: Families edition which will feature pairs of family members such as parent and child, couples and siblings teams.
In addition, candidates must be at least 18 years of age and legal residents of the United States.
NBC announced in January that it had renewed The Biggest Loser for two more editions, with the show's eighth installment slated to premiere in September.
Open casting calls for The Biggest Loser eighth-season contestants -- as well as certified trainers interested in participating in the series -- were held earlier this year.
The Biggest Loser ninth-season casting call dates and locations are as follows. All auditions will be held from 10AM to 6PM except where otherwise noted.
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Posted by: Christopher Rocchio on Monday, June 15, 2009 - 05:39 PM EST
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Posted by: Steve Rogers on Monday, June 15, 2009 - 02:09 AM EST
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Fox has announced that American Idol's ninth-season auditions will kick-off on Sunday, June 14 at Gillette Stadium in the Boston, MA area.
In addition to Boston, auditions will also take place in six other locations: Atlanta, GA; Los Angeles, CA; Orlando, FL; Denver, CO; Chicago, IL; and Dallas, TX.
American Idol's ninth season will use the same 16 to 28 years old age range that the reality competition has used since its fourth season. (Prior to Idol's fourth season, age 26 had been the maximum age.)
More specifically, all contestants must be between 16 and 28 years old as of June 12, 2009 -- meaning that all applicants must be born on or between July 13, 1980 and June 12, 1993 in order to be eligible to participate.
Besides meeting the competition's age requirements, applicants must also be eligible to work in the United States.
The full details for American Idol's ninth-season audition locations are:
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Posted by: Reality TV World staff on Tuesday, June 02, 2009 - 06:25 PM EST
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The CW has rescheduled the New York America's Next Top Model casting call that was shut down after a nearby car breakdown resulted in a wild scene in which hundreds of wannabe models stampeded through the streets of Manhattan after false rumors that the smoking vehicle was actually a bomb spread through the crowd.
The network has announced that the casting call has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 11. Registration for the casting call will begin at 7AM ET at an as-yet-undisclosed location that will be posted on The CW's website later this week.
Similar to the new rules Top Model adopted beginning with its next casting call in Dallas, TX, anyone attending the rescheduled New York casting call will have adhere to a new set of guidelines that were developed in response to the Manhattan casting call incident.
Two people were sent to the hospital while four other declined treatment for injuries. In addition, three people -- two women and a man -- were arrested for disorderly conduct by police, who shut down the casting call.
For the April 11 auditions, auditioners will only be allowed to begin lining up at the the site at 6AM. Instead of remaining in line all day until their audition turn arrives, the casting call organizers will hand out color-coded wristbands and encourage the auditioners to leave the casting call site, with the color of the wristband they receive indicating the specific time that they should return for their audition opportunity.
In addition, only women will be allowed to stand in line and any under-18 auditioners will be allowed only one guardian to stand with them. Anyone standing in line will also only be allowed to carry one bag that "can fit comfortably on your lap inside the venue," according to the network.
The unusually large crowd that came with the first New York City auditions are believed to be have been due to America's Next Top Model's thirteenth season audition requirement, which in a complete turnaround of the casting requirements of its first 12 seasons, is requiring all contestants to be 5'7" or under.
The reason for the previous 5'7" minimum height requirement was to match "industry standards," according to The CW.
"There have been top supermodels in the past that weren't as tall as the industry demands, like fashion icon Kate Moss," Top Model host Tyra Banks had said in the season's original casting announcement. "So we are changing up Top Model for Cycle 13 and making it a year for the shorter model!"
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Posted by: John Bracchitta on Monday, April 06, 2009 - 03:29 PM EST
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After 12 seasons, Tyra Banks has decided to break the mold when it comes to casting for America's Next Top Model. Or at least shorten it.
The CW has announced open casting calls for Top Model's thirteenth cycle, and -- in a complete turnaround from the casting requirements of its first 12 seasons-- the reality series is requiring contestants be 5'7" or under.
The reason for the previous 5'7" minimum height requirement was to match "industry standards," according to The CW.
"There have been top supermodels in the past that weren't as tall as the industry demands, like fashion icon Kate Moss," said Banks. "So we are changing up Top Model for cycle 13 and making it a year for the shorter model!"
In addition to the height requirement, those interested in applying for Top Model's thirteenth season must be ages 18 to 27 of "diverse backgrounds, shapes and sizes." Additional information is available via The CW's website.
Dates and location for Top Model's upcoming casting tour are:
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Posted by: Christopher Rocchio on Monday, February 23, 2009 - 01:47 PM EST
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NBC has announced open casting calls for The Biggest Loser's eighth season, however the contestants who end up competing on the season may apparently find themselves working with unfamiliar trainers.
In addition to announcing the 14-city casting tour, NBC also revealed it is looking for "certified trainers with strong personalities who have a solid track record of taking the weight off of overweight clients."
NBC is casting new trainers "to keep creative options open for the new season," according to the network's casting tour press release.
When contacted for clarification by Reality TV World, the show's NBC spokesperson was unable to confirm whether current The Biggest Loser trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels will be part of the show's eighth season and declined to comment beyond the release.
Harper and Michaels served as The Biggest Loser's trainers for the show's first two seasons before Kim Lyons replaced Michaels prior to the show's third season. All three served as trainers for The Biggest Loser's Fall 2007 fourth season, however Lyons did not return for last winter's fifth season.
Harper and Michaels then subsequently served as trainers for both last fall's The Biggest Loser: Families edition and this winter's The Biggest Loser: Couples edition.
Both individuals and teams of two who are interested in competing in the reality weight-loss series are encouraged to attend one of the upcoming auditions. Candidates must be at least 18 years of age and legal residents of the United States.
NBC announced that it had renewed The Biggest Loser for two more editions that will air during the 2009-2010 television season last month.
The Biggest Loser eighth-season casting call dates and locations are as follows. All auditions will be held from 10AM to 5PM.
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Posted by: Christopher Rocchio on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - 08:48 AM EST
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Although it's yet to formally announce the show's renewal, Bravo has announced open casting call dates and locations for Top Chef's sixth season.
Top Chef: New York -- the reality cooking series' fifth edition -- premiered in November and will air its finale on Wednesday, February 25 at 10PM ET/PT.
Now that it has lost Project Runway, Top Chef ranks as Bravo's highest-rated series. Top Chef: New York is currently on pace to be the series' highest-rated season ever and is up 18% among total viewers and the Adults 18-49 demographic versus Top Chef: Chicago, the series' fourth season.
Top Chef's sixth-season opening casting calls begin in San Francisco on Sunday and will continue through March with stops in Seattle, Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Chicago. Additional information is available via Bravo's website.
Open casting call dates and locations for Top Chef's sixth season are:
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Posted by: John Bracchitta on Wednesday, February 04, 2009 - 07:04 AM EST
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Fox has announced five more audition dates for this summer's fifth season of So You Think You Can Dance.
So You Think You Can Dance began its fifth-season audition tour with open tryouts in New York City on November 13. The new audition dates add stops in Miami, FL; Los Angeles, CA; Denver, CO; Memphis, TN; and Seattle, WA.
Anyone that makes it through So You Think You Can Dance's local tour stops will advance to the show's Las Vegas callbacks round, where they will work with the choreographers and judges will determine the season's Top 20 semifinalists.
The auditions are open to anyone who is between 18 and 30 at the time of their tryout and is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident, or has a visa allowing them to seek employment in the U.S. without restriction.
Additional audition information is available via Fox's website.
So You Think You Can Dance's fifth-season audition locations and dates are:
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Posted by: Christopher Rocchio on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 05:39 PM EST
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The CW has announced casting call dates and locations for America's Next Top Model twelfth-season.
Top Model twelfth-season casting calls will commence August 4 in Albuquerque, NM and continue into mid-September.
Females between 18- and 27-years-old with "diverse backgrounds, shapes, sizes" are encouraged to attend. Applicants must meet a minimum height requirement of 5-feet, 7-inches tall. Additional information ins available via The CW's website.
Top Model's eleventh season is currently slated to premiere with a special two-hour episode on Wednesday, September 3 at 8PM ET/PT.
Top Model twelfth-season casting call dates and locations are as follows.
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Posted by: Christopher Rocchio on Monday, July 28, 2008 - 06:52 AM EST
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Bravo has announced open casting call dates and locations for Make Me a Supermodel's second season.
Casting calls are scheduled to kick off July 26 in New York City and will continue into early August.
Since the America's Next Top Model-like reality competition series features co-ed contestants, casting is open to both "beautiful and talented men and women," according to Bravo.
Bravo renewed Make Me a Supermodel for a second season earlier this week and it is currently slated to premiere in 2009. It is produced by Tiger Aspect Productions -- a division of IMG Media -- with Andrew Zein, Jamie Munro and Jym Buss serving as executive producers.
Make Me a Supermodel second-season casting call dates and locations are as follows. Additional information is available via Bravo's website.
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Posted by: Christopher Rocchio on Friday, July 25, 2008 - 12:26 AM EST
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