Opening Act

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Opening Act

Genre	Talent show
Presented by	Olivia Lee
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producer(s)	Kary McHoul Nigel Lythgoe Simon Lythgoe Steve Schnur
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	43 minutes (excluding commercials)
Production company(s)	Nigel Lythgoe Productions
Broadcast
Original channel	E!
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original run	July 9, 2012 (2012-07-09) – September 4, 2012 (2012-09-04)
External links
Website

Opening Act is an American reality talent show on E! that debuted on July 9, 2012.^[1]^[2]

Premise

The series gives contestants, who are singers found via the internet, five days to prepare an opening act for a popular musical performer.^[3]

Cast

Episodes

Season		Episodes	Season Premiere	Season Finale
	1	8	July 9, 2012 (2012-07-09)	September 4, 2012 (2012-09-04)

Season 1 (2013)

No.	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (million)
1	"Arielle & Rod Stewart"	July 9, 2012 (2012-07-09)	0.62^[5]
2	"TwentyForSeven & Gym Class Heroes"	July 16, 2012 (2012-07-16)	0.31^[6]
3	"Kylie & Jason Aldean"	July 23, 2012 (2012-07-23)	0.35^[7]
4	"Jono & Jason Mraz"	July 30, 2012 (2012-07-30)	0.27^[8]
5	"Joy Island and LMFAO"	August 13, 2012 (2012-08-13)	0.20^[9]
6	"Tanner & Brad Paisley"	August 20, 2012 (2012-08-20)	0.23^[10]
7	"Gotham Citi & Nicki Minaj"	August 27, 2012 (2012-08-27)	0.29^[11]
8	"Von & Lady Gaga"	September 4, 2012 (2012-09-04)	0.38^[12]

References

↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (June 21, 2012). "E's 'Opening Act' Premieres Monday July 9th at 10PM". TV by the Numbers.
↑ "E!'s "Opening Act" Premieres Monday, July 9 at 10:00PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. June 21, 2012.
↑ "Nigel Lythgoe Brings His "Opening Act" to E!". The Futon Critic. April 29, 2012.
↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 "Opening Act: Cast". Zap2it.
↑ "Monday's Cable Ratings: ESPN Triumphs With "Home Run Derby"". The Futon Critic. July 10, 2012.
↑ "Monday's Cable Ratings: "WWE Raw" Wins Demo Crown, "The Closer" Tops Viewers". The Futon Critic. July 17, 2012.
↑ "Monday's Cable Ratings: "WWE Raw" Takes Top Three Spots in Adults 18-49". The Futon Critic. July 24, 2012.
↑ "Monday's Cable Ratings: VH1 Claims Demo Crown With "Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta"". The Futon Critic. July 31, 2012.
↑ "Monday's Cable Ratings: Dramas on TNT, NFL Preseason on ESPN Top Charts". The Futon Critic. August 14, 2012.
↑ "Monday's Cable Ratings: TNT's "Major Crimes" Tops Viewers, VH1's "Love & Hip-Hop" Wins Demos". The Futon Critic. August 21, 2012.
↑ "Monday's Cable Ratings: "Major Crimes" Tops Viewers, "Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta Reunion" Wins Demos". The Futon Critic. August 28, 2012.
↑ "Tuesday's Cable Ratings: MSNBC Tops Viewers with DNC; "Counting Cars" Wins Demos for History". The Futon Critic. September 6, 2012.

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