« 'Idol' drops; State of the Union TBA | Main | Obama's State of the Union slips from last year »


January 28, 2010

VH1 announces four new shows

VH1 has ordered several new projects for spring, including a couple that extend the network into more transformational reality territory.

Undateable Makeover series "Transform Me" and dating advice limited series "Undateable" will both focus on giving viewers ways to improve their lives. The network is also ordering "Famous Crime Scene," which chronicles pop culture's most shocking deaths, and picked up a Canadian docusoap, “Peak Season: Vancouver."

In "Transform," eight, 30-minute episodes will premiere March 15. Laverne Cox (VH1’s “I Want to Work for Diddy”) will lead a makeover team giving women an "inside and out" transformation.

"Undateable" is an advice show based on the upcoming book "Undateable: 311 Things Guys Do That Guarantee They Won’t be Dating or Having Sex." The show will have a five-night run starting April 19.

"Famous Crime Scene" is a seven-episode half-hour series looking at the deaths of celebrities like Tupac Shakur, John Lennon and Michael Jackson. The show debuts Feb. 12.

“Peak Season: Vancouver” originally aired on MTV Canada follows the lives and loves of a group of young people at a ski resort. The 10-episode series will air starting Feb. 14.

TrackBack

TrackBack URL for this entry:
https://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00d83451d69069e20120a81e66ab970b

Listed below are links to weblogs that reference VH1 announces four new shows:










Sign up for The Live Feed daily email newsletter:

If you wish to only receive the morning ratings, get the Hollywood Reporter's ratings alert.
Follow us on Twitter;
Subscribe using RSS.
New: The Live Feed mobile-friendly version.
Get headlines delivered to your Google or Yahoo homepage:
 Add to Google Reader or Homepage





Ain't It Cool News - Coaxial
Deadline Hollywood Daily
Drudge Report
Fancast
Fark: Showbiz
Gawker
Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Wiretap
Huffington Post
Just Jared
Lisa de Moraes
Michael Ausiello
NielsenWire
NY Post: Vulture
Perez Hilton
Pop Candy
Reality Blurred
Television Without Pity
Televisionary
The Futon Critic
The Wrap
THR BLOGS: Heat Vision Blog
THR BLOGS: Hollywood Reporter Pilot Log
THR BLOGS: Risky Business
THR BLOGS: Buzz
THR BLOGS: THR, Esq.
Tim Goodman: The Bastard Machine
Time's Tuned In
TV Barn
TV by the Numbers
TV Decoder
TV Squad
TV Tattle
TV Tracker
Warming Glow

The Hollywood Reporter is Your Complete Film Resource

The columnists and bloggers who write for The Hollywood Reporter have their collective finger on the pulse of the boxoffice. From Martin Grove and the rest, THR columnists deliver their thoughts on the film industry in an uncompromised style. Subscribe to THR today and get the latest views from these film experts and get the latest movie reviews as well.