Shear Genius
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| Shear Genius | |
|---|---|
| Format | Reality, competition |
| Starring | Jaclyn Smith |
| Judges | Jaclyn Smith Sally Hershberger Michael Carl |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 9 (as of May 30, 2007) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Bravo |
| Original run | April 11, 2007 – May 30, 2007 |
Shear Genius is an American reality television series on the Bravo network that focuses on hair styling. Contestants engage in weekly elimination competitions until a winner was determined.[1] The show is hosted by Jaclyn Smith. First season's judges included Smith, Sally Hershberger and Michael Carl along with a fourth guest judge each week. The second season judges are Kelly Atterton and Kim Vo. Rene Fris acts as the mentor to the stylist, in a similar role that Tim Gunn performs on Project Runway, but otherwise does not participate in judging. The show premiered on April 11, 2007 at 11 PM, and took the 10 PM slot on Wednesday, following the season finale of Top Design.
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[edit] Format
Shear Genius uses a combination of rules from Project Runway and Top Chef, two other Bravo network shows.
There are two challenges in each episode. The first challenge, the Shortcut Challenge, is usually not for elimination, but in Episode 3 one competitor was cut after the Shortcut Challenge. The Shortcut Challenge ranks the contestants based on a judging factor, usually technical skills. The first three challenges uses mannequin heads instead of real clients. The winning contestant(s) may receive some benefit in the second challenge.
The second challenge is the Elimination Challenge, which has each contestant style the hair on a real model or client given certain requirements or goals. After completing the hair, the model is dressed appropriately and a runway show, similar to Project Runway, is held for the four judges. After the show, the judges may ask questions of the contestants about their styling choices. The judges then confer among themselves and decide on the top and bottom styles. The top stylists are credited and a single winning stylist is selected; their picture is displayed on the Allure Wall of Fame for the remainder of the competition. The bottom stylists are then identified, and the worst stylist is sent home with the show's tagline "This is your final cut."
Both challenges were timed, and if additional materials were necessary, the contestants are given a limited budget for those supplies.
[edit] Season 1
Main Article: Shear Genius (Season 1)
The first season first aired in April 2007. 12 Stylists competed in various challenges to win the title of Shear Genius. Anthony was the winner of Season 1.
[edit] Season 2
Main Article: Shear Genius (Season 2)
The second season of Shear Genius has currently finished taping and will soon be airing on Bravo. Sally Hershberger and Michael Carl were replaced by Kelly Atterton and Kim Vo.
