Opening Act

Opening Act

Genre	Talent show
Presented by	Olivia Lee
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producer(s)	Kary McHoul Nigel Lythgoe Simon Lythgoe Steve Schnur
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	43 minutes (excluding commercials)
Production company(s)	Nigel Lythgoe Productions
Release
Original network	E!
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	July 9 (2012-07-09) – September 4, 2012 (2012-09-04)
External links
Website

Opening Act is an American reality talent show on E! that debuted on July 9, 2012.^[1]^[2]

Premise

The series gives contestants, who are singers found via the internet, five days to prepare an opening act for a popular musical performer.^[3]

Cast

Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (million)
1	"Arielle & Rod Stewart"	July 9, 2012 (2012-07-09)	0.62^[5]
2	"TwentyForSeven & Gym Class Heroes"	July 16, 2012 (2012-07-16)	0.31^[6]
3	"Kylie & Jason Aldean"	July 23, 2012 (2012-07-23)	0.35^[7]
4	"Jono & Jason Mraz"	July 30, 2012 (2012-07-30)	0.27^[8]
5	"Joy Island and LMFAO"	August 13, 2012 (2012-08-13)	0.20^[9]
6	"Tanner & Brad Paisley"	August 20, 2012 (2012-08-20)	0.23^[10]
7	"Gotham Citi & Nicki Minaj"	August 27, 2012 (2012-08-27)	0.29^[11]
8	"Von & Lady Gaga"	September 4, 2012 (2012-09-04)	0.38^[12]

Broadcast

In Australia, the series premiered on September 25, 2012 on E! Australia.^[13]

References

↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (June 21, 2012). "E's 'Opening Act' Premieres Monday July 9th at 10PM". TV by the Numbers.
↑ "E!'s "Opening Act" Premieres Monday, July 9 at 10:00PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. June 21, 2012.
↑ "Nigel Lythgoe Brings His "Opening Act" to E!". The Futon Critic. April 29, 2012.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Opening Act: Cast". Zap2it.
↑ "Monday's Cable Ratings: ESPN Triumphs With "Home Run Derby"". The Futon Critic. July 10, 2012.
↑ "Monday's Cable Ratings: "WWE Raw" Wins Demo Crown, "The Closer" Tops Viewers". The Futon Critic. July 17, 2012.
↑ "Monday's Cable Ratings: "WWE Raw" Takes Top Three Spots in Adults 18-49". The Futon Critic. July 24, 2012.
↑ "Monday's Cable Ratings: VH1 Claims Demo Crown With "Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta"". The Futon Critic. July 31, 2012.
↑ "Monday's Cable Ratings: Dramas on TNT, NFL Preseason on ESPN Top Charts". The Futon Critic. August 14, 2012.
↑ "Monday's Cable Ratings: TNT's "Major Crimes" Tops Viewers, VH1's "Love & Hip-Hop" Wins Demos". The Futon Critic. August 21, 2012.
↑ "Monday's Cable Ratings: "Major Crimes" Tops Viewers, "Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta Reunion" Wins Demos". The Futon Critic. August 28, 2012.
↑ "Tuesday's Cable Ratings: MSNBC Tops Viewers with DNC; "Counting Cars" Wins Demos for History". The Futon Critic. September 6, 2012.
↑ Knox, David (5 September 2012). "Airdate: Opening Act". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 July 2015.

E! original programming

Former

1990s debuts	The Dick Tracy Show (1990) TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes (1990) Talk Soup (1991–2002) E! Behind the Scenes (1991) Coming Attractions (1991) Melrose Place (1992) Howard Stern (1994–2005) Models Inc. (1994–95) Night Stand with Dick Dietrick (1995–97) The Michael Essany Show (1997–2004) Wild On! (1997–2003) Mysteries and Scandals (1998–2001) Search Party (1999)

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