Australian long-line tuna fishermen are at the heart of the action-packed observational documentary series, Hardliners. The high seas adventure focuses on a unique breed of men who risk their lives every day chasing lucrative, high-grade wild tuna off the east coast of Australia.
When Women Rule the World is an announced reality television series originally announced to premiere on Fox Broadcasting in spring 2007, then pushed to June 2, 2008, then delayed again in April 2008. However, the show never aired in the United States.
The show consisted of 12 women and 12 men sent to a "primitive location" where the men were forced to be subservient to the women. The women voted off one man per week. The final man left was awarded $250,000. Cast members include Carla Turco, Jacky Reres, Mike Babassi, Robbie Kaller. Hosted by Judi Shekoni.
The show was broadcast in Finland on MTV3 and in Belgium on PLUG RTL.
The United Kingdom's Channel 4 negotiated with Fox for a license to make a British version of the show, which aired for eight weeks starting on 4 September 2008. The UK version was filmed in the Dominican Republic and hosted by Steve Jones.
The show consisted of eight women and ten men. Oliver Banks won the competition, beating G-Range in the final. His prize was £30,000.
Buried Treasure is an American reality television Appraisal series that debuted on the Fox network on August 24, 2011. The show is hosted by two professional appraisers, Leigh and Leslie Keno of Antiques Roadshow notability, who travel to people's houses in search of valuable items to appraise and sell for their owners. The show often features home owners who are in need of money, due to illness or other financial difficulties, that would evoke emotion in the audience. The premiere of the show attracted only 3.6 million viewers, while a competing show, Pawn Stars, typically receives twice as many viewers each week. It was not renewed for a second season.
Klutter is a segment that ran on Eek! Stravaganza's fourth season from 1995 to 1996 on the Fox Kids block. It was created by David Silverman and Savage Steve Holland. The segment was animated by the same people who used to work for Fox's The Critic, which was canceled that year. The executive producers were David Silverman, Savage Steve Holland, and Phil Roman. Unlike the Eek and Thunderlizard segments, this was a Fox Children's Productions and Savage Studios co-production in association with Film Roman for animation. It lasted a year with only 8 episodes.
The segment follows Ryan and Wade Heap, who can't have a pet because their father is allergic to pets. So they decide to make a pet on their own, out of a pile of junk by static electricity. There are other characters in the show, like Sandee Heap, who was lonely at first, before Klutter came into their lives. They went on mysteries, a la Scooby Doo like to save animals and solve crimes.
Vor-Tech: Undercover Conversion Squad was an animated television series produced by Universal Animation which aired in first run syndication as part of The Power Block. This show also had a toy line.
A courtroom reality show where plaintiffs and defendants share their stories before Cristina Pérez in hopes of resolving disputes. Cristina is bilingual and seeks to counsel as well as rule on cases before her in the courtroom.
What do you get when you combine American Idol with the type of singing talent you usually only hear in the shower? This dress-up sing-along show from Fox, in which average folks make themselves over as their favorite celebrity and give a performance.
Motown Live was an American television series showcasing live performances by music artists in the areas of rhythm & blues, hip hop, and popular music. The show ran had 13 episodes from during 1998-1999.
The show was hosted by Robert Townsend and Montel Jordan. The format featured several dancers to open and close the show and backup artists. The show included some comedy sketches between artist appearances.
Ricky Minor was music and house band director.
Motown Live Dancers included Lisa Joann Thompson, Faune Chambers, Carmit Bachar, Vergi Rodriguez, Kevin Stea, Havic Gregory, Dante Henderson, Vanessa Tarazona, Kim Cottom, Nadine Ellis, Donyelle Artiz, Carolina Lancaster, Sharon Ferguson, and Donielle Artese.
The show had 13 episodes from 1998 to 1998.
The show was in syndication until 2000 and was distributed by Universal Worldwide Television.
Celebrity Boxing was a FOX television show, in which celebrities whose careers and/or notoriety had diminished were pitted against each other in exhibition boxing matches. The contestants wore headgear during the fights, which were scheduled for three rounds apiece. Two episodes of the show were aired.
In 2002, TV Guide ranked it number 6 on its TV Guide's 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time list.
Best of the Worst is a show aired by Fox Broadcasting Company as a part of its 1991-92 schedule.
Best of the Worst, hosted by Greg Kinnear, was a lighthearted celebration of the worst elements of life — the worst movies, the worst places to get married, the worst museums, the worst airline food, and the worst Elvis impersonators being only a few of the "worst" examples. There was even a special correspondent reporting from Japan, David Spector, apparently to prove that North America had no monopoly on life's worst things.
Apparently one of the worst aspects of this program was its Nielsen ratings as it was cancelled at midseason. It finished dead last out of 98 shows and only averaged a 4.42 rating.
The X Factor Digital Experience is an award-winning live digital pre-show produced by SYCOtv, FOX, Sony and FremantleMedia North America. In addition to watching the program live on television, the audience was now able to participate on multiple platforms in real-time.
Participants could start online with the streaming Pepsi-sponsored digital pre-show one hour prior to each live televised broadcast. Hosts Taryn Southern, Jim Cantiello and Dan Levy along with special guests, vlogger, and participants from around the country discussed everything from their favorite performances to contestant’s fashion and song choices. Participants could tweet questions live to the hosts and their guests and some fans were selected to join the live-stream via Skype.
As the pre-show ended, participants continued the discussion via content available through the Xtra-Factor App. They could read contestants’ and judges’ live tweets, tweet back their support and opinions, get access to backstage cameras, read song lyr