Celebrity Circus by Chris Haston/NBC
Jeers to Celebrity Circus for being far from the greatest show on Earth. I was impressed by some of the feats performed by Antonio Sabato, Jr., Stacey Dash and Christopher Knight. But turning it into a standard-issue competition with a grinning host (the omnipresent Joey Fatone), viewer voting and a weekly elimination brings NBC's new reality show crashing to Earth. Worst of all is the obligatory trio of judges: trapeze artist Aurelia Cats (whose most coherent comment was meowing at Sabato, Jr.), Olympic gymnast Mitch Gaylord (hey, anyone remember American Anthem?) and flamboyant choreographer Louie Spence (a Bruno Tonioli wannabe). CBS' Circus of the Stars didn't need this kind of gimmickry—or a weekly time slot.• Share your own raves and rants about other shows on the Reader Cheers & Jeers discussion board.• We may feature your Cheer or Jeer on TVGuide.com or in TV Guide magazine!
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Joey Fatone by Theo Wargo/ WireImage.com
Sir, please move away from the copier. It's time to sing!The Singing Office, premiering later this year on TLC, will showcase the nation's best singers plucked right out of everyday offices. Hosts Melanie Brown and Joey Fatone will each barge into an office and select the five best singers. Each quintet will be trained by pros to do a song-and-dance number and perform in front of a studio audience."It's not like American Idol or Dancing with the Stars," Brown said. "It's not a serious competition. It gives people a break from their everyday lives to have some fun with their coworkers." — J.R. Whalen
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Joey Fatone vamps it up for The Singing Bee
With its colorful themes, shouting contestants and big prizes, you'd think NBC's Singing Bee had it all. But on Tuesday, Oct. 30 (8 pm/ET), host Joey Fatone and the rest of the Bee crew — plus audience — will be dressed up for Halloween, and we don't doubt it'll be a spooky and exciting night of singing. TVGuide.com caught up with Fatone about his latest tricks and favorite treats, plus who he's rooting for on Dancing with the Stars!
TVGuide.com: So what did you do at M&M World in New York recently?Joey Fatone: I tap-danced, did backflips, it was amazing. [Laughs] Actually, I was there because M&Ms is doing a huge campaign to kick off the Halloween season — and I love Halloween because I love to go trick-or-treating
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Masi Oka and David Anders in Heroes by Paul Drinkwater/NBC Photo
Already playing catch-up on only the second day of the official TV season. Geez, how will we ever survive Wednesdays and Thursdays? (Pause here for a silent prayer to the powers that protect my DVRs.)Anyway, the biggest news on Monday was how Heroes would bounce back from a first-season finale that disappointed many (I was not among them, but then, my expectations for this uneven show haven’t always been all that high). I was mostly enthralled, once I got over yet another tedious Mohinder speech to kick off the season with more blah-blah about destiny and the plague that threatens to eradicate these evolutionary wonder-heroes as “the fate of humanity itself hangs in the balance.” Seriously, they talk that way all the time on Heroes, and don’t I wish Mohinder would just put a sock in it.But then the story kicks in, and by the end, I’m even in awe of Mohinder, who’s in league with Noah Bennet (formerly HRG) to infiltrate The Company and bring them down. O...
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Joey Fatone by Theo Wargo/WireImage.com
Now that Joey Fatone has been announced as Lisa Rinna's cohost/cohort for TV Guide Network's awards-show red-carpet coverage starting with this year's Primetime Emmys, the cabler's complete plan for pre- and post-show coverage can be revealed:Sept. 8, at 8 pm/ETEmmy Awards Preview with Joey Fatone, including one-on-one interviews with nomineesSept. 16, 3 pmCountdown to the Emmy Awards, a three-hour special cohosted by Kimberly Caldwell and Rosanna TavarezSept. 16, 6 pmLive at the Emmy Awards, where Lisa and Joey invite you to join them on the red carpet as the stars arriveSept. 17, 8 pmEmmy Awards Fashion Wrap with Lisa Rinna, a highlight reel of the good, the bad and the overuse of body glitter
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Joey Fatone and Lisa Rinna courtesy TV Guide Network
Joey Fatone is getting in sync with the TV Guide Network. The Singing Bee host will join fellow Dancing with the Stars alum Lisa Rinna on the red carpet for the upcoming awards season. Though the two are replacing Joan and Melissa Rivers, whose contract ended this year, viewers shouldn't expect them to be anything like the mother-daughter duo. "You can't fill anybody's shoes," says Rinna. "Joan Rivers is a genius. They made the pathway; we're the next generation."While Rinna brings her fashion expertise to the job, Fatone takes an Average Joe approach to his hosting duties. "You want to see real people and you want to see their personalities," says Fatone. "I think that's what America likes."Viewers will get their first chance to see the pair in action Sept. 16 when they hit the red carpet for the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. — Reporting by Carita Rizzo
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Joey Fatone, The Singing Bee
Folks like me "love" music, we just don't make a study of, you know, the actual lyrics. Perhaps the most famous example is "Excuse me while I kiss this guy," one misunderstanding of the words to "Purple Haze." Not one but two — two! — game shows debuting this week were inspired by the fact that people with a song in their heart don't always have the correct lyrics in their head. The first one out of the gate is NBC's The Singing Bee, premiering tonight at 9:30 pm/ET and hosted by Joey Fatone, known both for his singing (as part of 'N Sync) and his dancing (on this past season of Dancing with the Stars). TVGuide.com invited Fatone to explain why his "complete
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Joey Fatone by Lester Cohen/WireImage.com
Dancing with the Stars alum Joey Fatone will be hosting NBC's new summer reality show, The Singing Bee, the network announced today. The show debuts July 10.Bee contestants face the challenge of accurately singing the lyrics to well-known songs in karaoke-style games. Episodes will feature sing-alongs for the audience and encourage viewers at home to join in. The show will include live music by the house band Ray Chew and the Buzz and dancing accompaniment by The Honeybees. — Reporting by Dani Dornfeld
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Apolo Anton Ohno with Julianne Hough, Dancing with the Stars
There's something delicious about a show where nerves are on end and no one is a sure thing. "I have no idea who's going to win this," says dance pro Jonathan Roberts, who stopped by to chat just moments before this Monday night's competition began. He was seated in the audience with his former celebrity partner, Heather Mills. All 11 competing couples will return tomorrow night to dance in the grand finale. But for now, they were just there to watch the toughest, most important dances of the season alongside a number of famous former contestants: Harry Hamlin, Jerry Springer, and Mario Lopez, seated with his girlfriend and f
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Ian Ziering and Cheryl Burke, Dancing with the Stars
We started with 11 couples. Now there are three. And the head judge is jazzed about the finals. "It's going to be magic," Len Goodman said immediately after Tuesday night's results show, which sent Ian Ziering packing. Ziering gave the competition everything he had and wanted to stay in the worst way. But, says Ziering, "It really wasn't so unexpected. There are better dancers out there."
Goodman agrees. It may have been a tight, four-way race to the finish, but Goodman thinks the right three couples made it into the finals. "As much as I loved Ian's performances last night, I think it was justified that he was the one sent home as the weakest dancer. If he had been in Season 1, 2 or 3, he would've been in the finals. But he's come up against three incredible couples."
Goodman has presided over four seasons of
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