Post by Hawkeye on Jul 7, 2008 13:23:38 GMT -5
I feel barfy now.
Osbournes' New Variety Show to Fox
Series Starring Family Bows in ¹09
By Josef Adalian
The Osbournes are headed to Fox.
The network has won the rights to a new-style variety show that will star
Ozzy Osbourne and his brood, to will be produced by FremantleMedia North
America (³American Idol²). The project, first reported by TVWeek.com last
month, attracted strong interest from all four major networks.
Fox will produce at least six episodes of the show, which likely will
premiere in late winter or spring 2009 and could be paired with ³American
Idol.²
ABC, CBS and NBC also offered a six-episode commitment to the project, the
first time that has happened since Mark Burnett¹s ³The Contender² and
possibly the 2000 sale of ³Big Brother,² according to a person familiar with
the offers.
The show¹s working title is ³The Osbournes: Loud and Dangerous.² James
Sunderland, a veteran of British variety shows, will executive produce.
Mr. Osbourne, wife Sharon and offspring Jack and Kelly will participate in
the show, which will resemble modern-day European variety shows that mix
elements of competition, stunts and performance. One person familiar with
the pitch compared it to a combination of the popular Spanish-language
series ³Sabado Gigante² and the German game-show format ³Wetten, dass?²
(Wanna Bet?).
Neither FMNA nor Fox would discuss financial specifics of the deal. However,
FMNA was asking in the vicinity of $225,000 to $275,000 per episode for the
services of the Osbournes, according to executives who heard the pitch for
the show.
Mrs. Osbourne remains in first position to NBC for the FMNA-produced
competition series ³America¹s Got Talent.² That means Fox will have to
schedule its Osbournes show around Mrs. Osbourne¹s ³Talent² production
schedule.
That shouldn¹t be a problem, however, since Fox likely will want to air the
Osbournes project in the winter, when it can use its ³Idol² platform to
promote the new show.
FMNA Chief Creative Officer Eugene Young has been spearheading the Osbournes
variety show, building on his relationship with Mrs. Osbourne on ³Talent.²
Mr. Young worked closely with the William Morris Agency¹s Mark Itkin and
John Ferriter, whose company represents FMNA and just recently began
representing the Osbournes.
Osbournes' New Variety Show to Fox
Series Starring Family Bows in ¹09
By Josef Adalian
The Osbournes are headed to Fox.
The network has won the rights to a new-style variety show that will star
Ozzy Osbourne and his brood, to will be produced by FremantleMedia North
America (³American Idol²). The project, first reported by TVWeek.com last
month, attracted strong interest from all four major networks.
Fox will produce at least six episodes of the show, which likely will
premiere in late winter or spring 2009 and could be paired with ³American
Idol.²
ABC, CBS and NBC also offered a six-episode commitment to the project, the
first time that has happened since Mark Burnett¹s ³The Contender² and
possibly the 2000 sale of ³Big Brother,² according to a person familiar with
the offers.
The show¹s working title is ³The Osbournes: Loud and Dangerous.² James
Sunderland, a veteran of British variety shows, will executive produce.
Mr. Osbourne, wife Sharon and offspring Jack and Kelly will participate in
the show, which will resemble modern-day European variety shows that mix
elements of competition, stunts and performance. One person familiar with
the pitch compared it to a combination of the popular Spanish-language
series ³Sabado Gigante² and the German game-show format ³Wetten, dass?²
(Wanna Bet?).
Neither FMNA nor Fox would discuss financial specifics of the deal. However,
FMNA was asking in the vicinity of $225,000 to $275,000 per episode for the
services of the Osbournes, according to executives who heard the pitch for
the show.
Mrs. Osbourne remains in first position to NBC for the FMNA-produced
competition series ³America¹s Got Talent.² That means Fox will have to
schedule its Osbournes show around Mrs. Osbourne¹s ³Talent² production
schedule.
That shouldn¹t be a problem, however, since Fox likely will want to air the
Osbournes project in the winter, when it can use its ³Idol² platform to
promote the new show.
FMNA Chief Creative Officer Eugene Young has been spearheading the Osbournes
variety show, building on his relationship with Mrs. Osbourne on ³Talent.²
Mr. Young worked closely with the William Morris Agency¹s Mark Itkin and
John Ferriter, whose company represents FMNA and just recently began
representing the Osbournes.