Extreme Makeover
| Extreme Makeover | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality Television |
| Created by | Howard Schultz |
| Written by | Louis H. Gorfain |
| Directed by | Shanda Sawyer |
| Presented by | Sam Saboura |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 54 (52 aired, 2 unaired) |
| Production company(s) | Lighthearted Entertainment |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original run | December 11, 2002 – July 16, 2007 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition |
| Related shows | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Extreme Makeover: Wedding Edition |
Extreme Makeover is a television program from ABC in which individuals volunteered to receive an extensive makeover in Hollywood. The show was created by television producer Howard Schultz. It first aired as a television special. 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; after the pilot show the first six shows included Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Jon A. Perlman, M.D. FACS, Dr. Malcolm Lesavoy and Dr. Harvey Zarem as part of the original "Extreme Team," 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 broadcast on Mondays starting July 2, 2007.[1] A later spinoff, Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition, premiered in ABC's 2011 summer season.
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Deleese Williams [edit]
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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, Williams's family disparaged her appearance on camera. The night before her scheduled dental surgery, she was dropped.
The Extreme Team [edit]
- Sam Saboura, Host, Stylist. (Recurring)
- Dr. Garth Fisher MD FACS, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Beverly Hills California, Medical Director of the Biomedical Skin Treatment Institute
- 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)
- Dr. Debra Gray King,[2] - Cosmetic Dentist, Atlanta, Georgia
Nielsen ratings [edit]
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 | #41[3] | 10.80[4] |
| 2 | 22 | Thursday 9:00 Wednesday 10:00 |
September 18, 2003 | May 5, 2004 | 2003-2004 | #56[5] | 9.83[5] |
| 3 | 20 | Thursday 8:00 Thursday 9:00 |
September 23, 2004 | July 15, 2005 | 2004-2005 | #109[6] | 6.19[7] |
| 4 | 6 (2 unaired) | Friday 8:00 Monday 9:00 |
October 20, 2006 | July 16, 2007 | 2006-2007 | #175[8] | 4.85[9] |
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "'Set for Life' Finally Set for Air". Zap2it. 2007-06-06. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ^ Dr. Debra Gray King's practice is the Atlanta Center for Cosmetic Dentistry
- ^ http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,455439,00.html
- ^ http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,455439,00.html
- ^ a b "Season Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. 2004-05-25. Retrieved 2004-05-25.
- ^ "Season Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. 2005-05-24. Retrieved 2005-05-24.
- ^ "Season Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. 2005-07-26. Retrieved 2005-07-26.
- ^ "Season Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. 2007-05-30. Retrieved 2007-05-30.
- ^ "Season Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. 2007-07-31. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
External links [edit]
- American Broadcasting Company network shows
- 2000s American television series
- 2002 American television series debuts
- 2007 American television series endings
- Fashion-themed reality television series
- Makeover reality television series
- Plastic surgery
- Television series by Endemol
- Television series by Buena Vista Television
- English-language television series
