Join or Sign In

Continue with Facebook Continue with email

By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy.

Fire Me... Please

Name: Fire Me... Please
Released: 2005

Watchlist

2005-2005
1 Season
CBS
Reality

Watchlist

Loading. Please wait...

Content not available in your region? ExpressVPN can help you stay connected wherever you are. Get 4 extra months FREE with TV Guide's exclusive offer.

Cast & Crew See All

Dave Holmes

Host

Brandon Gibson

Self

Kurt Basa

Self

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

There's Gonna Be a War

Tue, Jun 7, 2005

Kurt Basa and Katie Wise were the first to battle it out. Kurt Basa was hilariously working in a coffee shop, Katie Wise was working in a boutique. Kurt Basa won round one of episode one. In round two, Rachel Stolte and Charisse Bangs competed against each other. Rachel Stolte was crowned the winner of round two and took home $25,000.

Where to Watch

Latest News See All

Please Don't Fire Dave Holmes

It's hard not to feel jealous of the contestants on Fire Me... Please. The CBS hidden-camera show (Tuesdays, 9 pm/ET) features freshly hired employees trying to get themselves fired for a $25,000 prize. These baristas and salesclerks let loose and loony at work, acting out many a low-wage toiler's revenge fantasy, while host Dave Holmes secretly watches all the dramedy go down from a nearby van. The former MTV personality — himself a runner-up in the music channel's reality experiment Wanna Be a VJ — tells TVGuide.com why his new gig is worth holding on to. TVGuide.com: Had you been looking to do reality TV before you landed Fire Me?Dave Holmes: Sure. For a while, it just seemed like every [reality show] was [about] having your face put back together or doing something really mean to somebody. This is funny and smart and not mean. TVG: Do you really spend the whole day in the van while the contestants are

Tue, Jun 14, 2005

Summer Reality-TV Preview

From the sublime to the ridiculous, we've got the goods on the latest crop of new reality shows. Trailer makeovers? Check. Will & Grace's "Just Jack" slumming it on Bravo in the dead of August? Check. Pauly Shore's resurrection from the dead... on TBS?! Check, mates. You've gotta get a load of this!Fire Me... Please (CBS, premieres tomorrow, 9 pm/ET)"The Bizarro Apprentice": Each week contestants do their damnedest to get fired. The Cut (CBS, premieres Thursday, 8pm/ET)Aspiring designers compete to work for picky, pint-size fashion mogul Tommy Hilfiger. Minding the Store (TBS, premieres July 17, 10 pm/ET)Pauly Shore takes over his mother's legendary laugh house, the Comedy Store. Situation: Comedy (Bravo, premieres August 2, 8 pm/ET)Sean Hayes and producer Todd Milliner turn the pilot-season pitching ritual into a reality competition.

Mon, Jun 6, 2005

Popular Shows See all shows

Gold Rush

16 Seasons

A reality TV show that follows crews mining the gold placer deposits of the Yukon Territory.

58 Metascore

2010 Reality

Watchlist

Where to Watch

The Curse of Oak Island

13 Seasons

Rick and Marty Lagina, two brothers from Michigan with a life-long interest in the mystery of Oak Island, renew efforts to discover the legendary treasure with sophisticated machinery.

2014 Documentary, Reality

Watchlist

Where to Watch

The Voice

29 Seasons

The four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series "The Voice" returns with the strongest vocalists from across the country invited to compete in the show's newest season.

61 Metascore

2011 Game Show, Music, Reality

Watchlist

Where to Watch

Samantha Brown's Places to Love

9 Seasons

Places to Love takes viewers on a discovery of the emotional heart of travel by highlighting the people who are changing, challenging and strengthening a destination to deliver a decidedly refreshing and enriching travel experience. The series encourages viewers to experience the passion of people and the soul of a place in a way that only traveling can do.

2018 Documentary, Action & Adventure, Reality

Watchlist

Where to Watch