| 30 Seconds To Fame | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Talent competition series |
| Created by | Joe Revello Michael Binkow |
| Directed by | Don Weiner |
| Presented by | Craig J. Jackson |
| Narrated by | Jonathan Mangum |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Joe Revello Michael Binkow |
| Camera setup | Videotape; Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Wild Jams Productions 20th Century Fox Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Fox |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original run | July 17, 2002 – June 26, 2003 |
30 Seconds To Fame is an American television series that was shown on the Fox Network from July 17, 2002 to June 26, 2003, featuring a talent show where acts could only last up to 30 seconds each, regardless of any resolution to the act. The series was hosted by Craig Jackson.
Many different talents were exhibited, such as contortionism, juggling, magic tricks, stand-up comedy, and beatboxing, in addition to singing and dancing acts. Much of the charm of the show was derived from the fact that each act lasted only 30 seconds, leading to a variety of different acts being displayed. The live audience acted as the judges. During the performances, if the audience found an act undesirable to watch, they booed and used electronic devices to put in a vote for elimination, complete with an on-screen "Eliminator" scale graphic (colored in green, yellow, and red). If enough people did so (i.e. the "Eliminator" scale needle hit any part of the red area), the act was to be cut short, regardless of how much time was left on the clock.
At the end of the show, every member of the audience voted for his or her favorite act, and the top three acts got a chance to do another 30-second performance. After this, a final round of voting occurred, and the winner earned a cash prize of US$25,000.
The network began to rerun the series on their Saturday late night block in January 2011 in order to fill the half-hour after Fringe which was vacated by the canceled Running Wilde, likely due to the lack of a current half-hour program the network wants to highlight in that time period (the late night timeslot is currently used for repurposed reruns of recent Fox series due to Fox temporarily ending original late night programming in September 2011).[1]
| Country | Name | Host | Network | Date premiered | Prize |
| Brazil | Se vira nos 30 | Faustao | Rede Globo | 2008 | R$15.000 |
| Indonesia | 30 Detik Menjadi Bintang | Global TV | 2005 |