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| Extreme Makeover | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality Television |
| Written by | Louis H. Gorfain |
| Directed by | Shanda Sawyer |
| Presented by | Sam Saboura |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production company(s) | Lighthearted Entertainment |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original run | 11 December 2002 – 16 July 2007 |
| Status | Ended |
Extreme Makeover was a television program from ABC in which individuals volunteered to receive an extensive makeover in Hollywood. It began airing in 2002 on Thursday nights at 8pm. A total of 55 episodes were produced. The show's first surgeon was Dr. Garth Fisher of Beverly Hills, California; he was part of the original "Extreme Team" of the first six episodes, along with Dr. Bill Dorfman and Dr. Robert Maloney. Other doctors were selected for the next three years in addition to the above.
Borrowing heavily from the reality television genre, the show depicts ordinary men and women undergoing "extreme makeovers" involving plastic surgery, exercise regimens, hairdressing and wardrobing. Each episode ends with the participants' return to their families and friends, showing the reactions of their loved ones, who have not been allowed to see the incremental changes during the participants' absence.
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, which debuted in 2003, is a spin-off of Extreme Makeover. The Home Edition ended up becoming far more successful than the plastic surgery edition. Extreme Makeover: Wedding Edition was also piloted as a one-time special, but did not achieve sufficient ratings to be made into a series.
In its first season, Extreme Makeover ranked 40th in the yearly ratings and averaged 11.2 million viewers per episode. However, viewership suffered huge drops over the next three seasons.
On May 15, 2007 Extreme Makeover was officially canceled by ABC. The show's final three episodes were burned off on Mondays starting July 2, 2007. [1]
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Deleese Williams
On September 9, 2005, the producers of the show were sued by Deleese Williams, a 30-year-old woman from Conroe, Texas, whose sister Kellie McGee killed herself after Williams was dropped as a contestant. Williams was promised a "Cinderella-like makeover" by the producers of Extreme Makeover. As part of the show's filming process, Deleese's family disparaged her appearance on camera. The night before her scheduled dental surgery, she was dropped from the show because the recovery would take too long to fit in the show's timeframe. Four months later, her sister Kellie McGee committed suicide due, Williams claims, to the guilt McGee felt over her on-tape comments about her sister's appearance. Williams is suing the producers of Extreme Makeover for breach of contract and intentional infliction of emotional distress, among other allegations. Williams's main argument, presented to the court, was that the producers of Extreme Makeover required McGee to say things about her sister's appearance that were both false and cruel. After a year of legal battle, both sides reached a settlement for an undisclosed amount.
The Extreme Team
- Dr. Garth Fisher MD FACS, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Beverly Hills California, Medical Director of the Biomedical Skin Treatment Institute www.garthfisher.com
- Dr. Anthony C. Griffin, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Medical Director, Beverly Hills Cosmetic Surgery Institute Inc.
- Dr. Jon A. Perlman, Plastic Surgeon, FACS, Diplomate American Board of Plastic Surgery, Clinical Asst Prof. of Plastic Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, Beverly Hills, CA. (Recurring)
- Dr. Ava Shamban - Dermatologist (Recurring)
- Dr. Robert Maloney - LASIK Eye Surgeon (Recurring)
- Dr. Bill Dorfman - Dentist (Recurring)
- Michael Thurmond - Nutrition and Personal Training (Recurring)
Nielsen Ratings
In its first season, Extreme Makeover ranked 40th in the yearly ratings and averaged 11.2 million viewers per episode. However, viewership dropped from then on, as the second season fell out of the top 50, dropped to 67th place and averaged 8.7 million viewers per episode, a drop of 22 percent from last season. The third season fared even worse, falling out of the top 100 altogether, as it dropped to 113th place and averaged 5.85 million viewers per episode, a drop of 33 percent from last season. In the fourth and final season, ratings reached an all-time low, falling out of the top 150 altogether, as it dropped to 175th place and averaged 4.85 million viewers per episode, a drop of 17 percent from last season.
Seasonal ratings based on average total viewers per episode of Extreme Makeover on ABC:
| Season | Episodes | Timeslot (EDT) | Season Premiere | Season Finale | TV Season | Rank | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Wednesday 8:00 | December 11, 2002 | May 21, 2003 | 2002-2003 | #40[1] | 11.20[2] |
| 2 | 22 | Thursday 9:00 Wednesday 10:00 |
September 18, 2003 | May 5, 2004 | 2003-2004 | #67[3] | 8.72[4] |
| 3 | 20 | Thursday 8:00 Thursday 9:00 |
September 23, 2004 | July 15, 2005 | 2004-2005 | #113[5] | 5.85[6] |
| 4 | 6 (4 aired) | Friday 8:00 Monday 9:00 |
October 20, 2006 | July 16, 2007 | 2006-2007 | #175[7] | 4.85[8] |
Broadcasting
- Australia: Nine Network
- Belgium: VT4
- Brazil: Sony Entertainment Television
- Bulgaria: On 17 September, Nova Television started airing the first season of the Bulgarian version called Пълна промяна.
- Canada: TVA
- Costa Rica: Teletica Cambio Radical
- Croatia: Nova TV Pod nož
- Estonia: TV3 Totaalne muutumine
- Finland: Nelonen Hurja Muodonmuutos
- France: Teva Relooking Extreme
- Greece: ERT, Mega Channel [9]
- Hungary: Viasat 3 A Nagy Házalakítás
- Italy: SKY Italia
- Latin America: People+Arts Extreme Makeover
- Latvia: LTV Extrēmās Pārvērtības
- Malaysia: 8TV
- México: Sony Entertainment Television
- The Netherlands: RTL 5
- Norway: TV Norge
- The Philippines: Q (From 2005-2007)
- Panama: Telemetro Cambio Radical
- Poland: Polsat, BBC Lifestyle, TVN Turbo Dom nie do poznania
- Portugal: People+Arts Extreme Makeover: Mudança Radical
- Romania: ProTV Extreme Makeover : Transformare extrema
- Russia: TNT Возможности пластической хирургии
- Serbia: Fox Life Ekstremni preobražaj
- Slovenia: Kanal A Popolna preobrazba
- Spain: Antena 3 (Spain) Cambio Radical
- Sweden: Kanal 5
- Turkey: Elmax Beni Baştan Yarat
- UK: LIVING Extreme Makeover
- United States: Style Network (reruns)
See also
References
- ^ http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.tv/browse_thread/thread/ee82c0640bcaeb06/82c78e0fe7710443?lnk=stq=%22practice%22++2002-03+%22primetime%22+friends+survivor&rnum=1&hl=en&pli=1
- ^ http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.tv/browse_thread/thread/ee82c0640bcaeb06/82c78e0fe7710443?lnk=stq=%22practice%22++2002-03+%22primetime%22+friends+survivor&rnum=1&hl=en&pli=1
- ^ "Season Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. 2004-05-25. http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=052504_08. Retrieved 2004-05-25.
- ^ "Season Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. 2004-05-25. http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=052504_08. Retrieved 2004-05-25.
- ^ "Season Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. 2005-05-24. http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=052405_06. Retrieved 2005-05-24.
- ^ "Season Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. 2005-07-26. http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=072605_07. Retrieved 2005-07-26.
- ^ "Season Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. 2007-05-30. http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=053007_08. Retrieved 2007-05-30.
- ^ "Season Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. 2007-07-31. http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=073107_04. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
- ^ MEGA
External links
- Extreme Makeover at the Internet Movie Database
- Extreme Makeover at TV.com
- Harvey Zarem MD - The Dean of Plastic Surgery as seen on Extreme Makeover
- Bulgarian Extreme Makeover
- Spanish Extreme Makeover
- Dr. Robert Tornambe - Board Certified New York Plastic Surgeon on Extreme Makeover
- Dr. Jon A Perlman - Board Certified Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon on Extreme Makeover
- -Nutrition and Body Shaping Expert Michael Thurmond
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