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- 04/23/08 3:34 PM
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List of semicelebs participating in NBC's three-ring reality show includes a former supermodel and a Brady.
NBC's Celebrity Circus--at least they got part of the name right.
The network released the names of the performers who will participate in the debut season of its new circus-themed reality competition show, and the list may leave a few people looking up the word "celebrity" just to make sure they've got it right.
Hosting the new program, which premieres on June 11 with a 90-minute bonanza, will be former NSYNC-er Joey Fatone, who will serve as ringmaster. The roles of Iguana Boy, the Bearded Lady, and the rest of the oddities will be served by half a dozen sort-of-famous people.
The six contestants are: former supermodel Rachel Hunter, R&B singer Blu Cantrell, actor Christopher Knight (Peter Brady from The Brady Bunch), former heartthrob Antonio Sabato Jr., former Olympic swimmer Janet Evans, and Jackass' Jason "Wee Man" Acuna.
The celebrities will compete in a variety of circus stunts, including the high wire, the trapeze, and...The Wheel of Death! Each week, viewers at home (if there are any) will vote for the best act and eliminate the worst.
Last week, ABC opted to scrap its celebrity-circus-themed show Circus of the Stars because of the similarity to Celebrity Circus and--more likely--because it had trouble finding enough quality stars to participate. Hmmm... NBC didn't seem to have a problem.
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COMMENTS
its going to be awesome!! premiere on wednesay at 9:30 right?? i think its NBC
06/08/2008 14:23:37They need better ideas
04/25/2008 21:14:29What happen to NBC? This is the network I grew up on. As a kid I used go around singing their slogans. It used to be the number one network and now it's in fourth place. Gee I wonder why?
04/25/2008 11:32:33It will last as long as the secret talents of the stars...
04/24/2008 22:57:14Circus? Yuck! Where are the celebrities?
04/24/2008 17:38:49yawn another reality show lol
04/24/2008 14:03:07Reality TV is upsetting the balance of never having to see washed up celebrities again.
04/24/2008 13:35:12Why is NBC doing this to us?
04/24/2008 12:13:11Sometimes I just have to laugh... until I cry
04/24/2008 06:16:52This is just sad.
04/24/2008 05:53:38what if only 2 people watch and they vote for different people?? how are they gonna break the tie lmao
04/24/2008 04:43:53Wow, NBC has officially run out of creative ideas. Why am I not surprised to see Christopher Knights name as one of the contestants. These people seem to have come straight from Hollywooods F list.
04/24/2008 03:29:14Well, that sums up NBC quite nicely......CIRCUS
04/24/2008 03:24:44AHHHHHHHHHHHHH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
04/23/2008 21:23:59well i can tell you what i wont be watching
04/23/2008 20:40:33Why is it that these days on TV everything is basically a rip off and nothing is original anymore? It's either a crime drama, a medical drama, or a stupid reality show.
04/23/2008 18:10:29Circus of the Stars used to have real talented, relevent stars, not Celebrity Apprentice wanna-bes.
04/23/2008 17:18:13why cant they come up with somthing creative
04/23/2008 17:12:39Yuck!
04/23/2008 17:04:58now the shows are really getting stupid..... good going WRITER's STRIKE.... the strike might be over , but the aftermath of crappy reality tv is coming in waves..... they paid those people to participate they have to show it somehow now .....BLAH!!!!!
04/23/2008 16:25:32oh man i hope the name Wheel of Death is literal
04/23/2008 16:20:29