Ambush Makeover

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Ambush Makeover
Genre Reality TV
Created byBenjamin Ringe
Chris Deaux
Written byJohn Bertholon
Michelle Pollino
StarringWilliam Whatley
Nicole Williams
Mary Alice Haney
Anthony Perinelli (season 2)
Gigi Berry
Nancy Brensson
Rob Talty (season 1)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes130
Production
Executive producersSusan Cohen Dickler
Jan Dickler
Ray Murray
Julie G. Rose
ProducerMichael Newport
Production location Atlanta, Georgia
EditorsJeff Kohr
Eddie Machado
Tim Johnson
Camera setupChris Selvard
Ian Saladyga
Dan Crapfl
Doug Snowden
Running time30 minutes
Production companies Banyan Productions
20th Television
Original release
Network Syndication
Discovery Channel
ReleaseSeptember 1, 2004 (2004-09-01) 
September 9, 2005 (2005-09-09)

Ambush Makeover is an American reality television series which aired in syndication and the Discovery Channel from 2004 to 2005. The show aired on Fox-owned stations during its first season, and then went into national syndication for the second season before being cancelled by Discovery. Reruns aired on Ion Life.

Premise and format

Each episode follows a regular outline:

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