Maximum Exposure

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Maximum Exposure
Maxex.jpg
Genre Reality television
Clip show
Written by
  • Aaron Kass
  • Steve Lavapies
  • Sean Abley
  • Andrew Robbins
  • Michael Bailey
Narrated by Cam Brainard
Theme music composerMike Greene
Opening theme"Maximum Exposure"
Ending theme"Maximum Exposure"
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52
Production
Executive producersMack Anderson
Bradley Anderson
Running time40–42 minutes
Production companiesFirst Television
RTV News Inc.
Original release
Network Syndicated
ReleaseOctober 7, 2000 (2000-10-07) 
May 25, 2002 (2002-05-25)

Maximum Exposure (also known as Max X) is an American reality television series showcasing video clips on a variety of subjects. It ran from October 7, 2000 until May 25, 2002. As its various slogans attest, the show was targeted at teens and young adults. The program also showed videos from other reality shows, especially its predecessor Real TV , and was noted both for its fast-paced action and its analysis of slow-motion replays.

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Outline

The executive producers were brothers Mack and Bradley Anderson of First Television. Cam Brainard (better known as the narrator of This Week in Baseball and the announcer for Disney Channel) narrated the show, while credited as the "Smart-Aleck Announcer Dude." Each episode was an hour long and aired in syndication from 2000 to 2002, with reruns until 2004. The show was produced by Paramount Domestic Television and RTV News.

Syndication

At one point, it was re-aired on Spike TV from 2005 to 2008, and the Fox Reality Channel from 2005 to 2008. Also, reruns aired on WGN America and in some syndication markets. In India, Maximum Exposure is currently being aired on Spark Big CBS Channel. In Estonia Meeletu Maailm (Maximum Exposure) is currently being aired on TV6. In Australia, the program aired on FOX8 from 2006 to 2007, and reruns are still aired from time to time. While in Malaysia, the show had previously been aired on TV2 from 2002 to 2003. In 2006 the show aired on ABC-5 (now The 5 Network) in the Philippines that was given the own local name titled Todo Max and was hosted by Gladys Guevarra with the narrators/co-hosts Nicole Hyala and Chris Tsuper of Love Radio. On AXN Asia, where the series was formerly aired, only 13 episodes in both Seasons 1 and 2 were broadcast, while the remaining episodes from both seasons was not aired due to censorship on immature content which was not suitable for young viewers.

Running gags

Max X had a series of running gags throughout the duration of the show.

Episodes

Each episode of the 52 produced for the series had a particular theme: [1]

Season 1 (2000–2001)

No.TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
1"That's Gotta Hurt!"October 7, 2000 (2000-10-07)001
2"Extreme Sports Psychos"October 14, 2000 (2000-10-14)005
3"Nasty, Nasty Critters"October 21, 2000 (2000-10-21)007
4"I Fought The Law"October 28, 2000 (2000-10-28)008
5"Earth: The World's Most Dangerous Planet! [a] "November 4, 2000 (2000-11-04)003
6"Extremely Lucky Dudes [a] "November 11, 2000 (2000-11-11)004
7"Animals Strike Back [a] "November 18, 2000 (2000-11-18)002
8"It Coulda Been Worse!"November 25, 2000 (2000-11-25)006
9"Wipeouts!"December 2, 2000 (2000-12-02)009
10"Rescue Me!"December 23, 2000 (2000-12-23)011
11"Greatest Hits"December 30, 2000 (2000-12-30)012
12"Comin' to Getcha!"January 20, 2001 (2001-01-20)013
13"Bizarro World [a] "January 27, 2001 (2001-01-27)015
14"When People Attack [a] "February 3, 2001 (2001-02-03)014
15"The Coolest Animals Alive"February 10, 2001 (2001-02-10)017
16"Believe It... Or Don't"February 17, 2001 (2001-02-17)010
17"The World's Most Dumbest Guys [a] "February 24, 2001 (2001-02-24)016
18"Goin For It!"March 3, 2001 (2001-03-03)018
19"So You Think Your Job Sucks?!"March 24, 2001 (2001-03-24)023
20"Max X Awards"April 14, 2001 (2001-04-14)025
21"Max X Guide to Life"April 21, 2001 (2001-04-21)024
22"Real Fight Club"April 28, 2001 (2001-04-28)019
23"International Edition"May 5, 2001 (2001-05-05)020
24"Awesome Explosions [a] "May 12, 2001 (2001-05-12)044
25"Like, Totally Over-Exposed"May 19, 2001 (2001-05-19)022
26"Twisted TV!"May 26, 2001 (2001-05-26)026

Season 2 (2001–2002)

Note: 15 out of 26 episodes of the series' second season was aired between January and May 2002, however the copyright year is written as 2001 instead of 2002. This is maybe due to its production year.

No.TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
27"Really, Really Bad Days"October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05)027
28"On the Edge"October 12, 2001 (2001-10-12)028
29"Talent Show"October 19, 2001 (2001-10-19)021
30"Holy Matrimony: The World's Weirdest Wedding Videos [a] "October 27, 2001 (2001-10-27)040
31"Stupid Morons: A Celebration of Life"November 2, 2001 (2001-11-02)029
32"Guns and Hoses: Shocking Stories from the Street"November 9, 2001 (2001-11-09)033
33"Too Drunk For TV"November 16, 2001 (2001-11-16)032
34"Critter 911"November 23, 2001 (2001-11-23)034
35"Wonderful World"November 30, 2001 (2001-11-30)030
36"The Max X Commandments"December 21, 2001 (2001-12-21)047
37"Born To Lose"December 28, 2001 (2001-12-28)041
38"Super Heroes"January 12, 2002 (2002-01-12)031
39"Pain Fest [a] "January 26, 2002 (2002-01-26)035
40"Bad Dudes With 'Tudes"February 2, 2002 (2002-02-02)048
41"Hell on Earth"February 9, 2002 (2002-02-09)049
42"The Beat Goes On: Shocking Police Action [a] "February 16, 2002 (2002-02-16)051
43"3,147,568,279 Women Can't Be Wrong... Men Are Stupid"February 23, 2002 (2002-02-23)038
44"Max X How To Show"March 2, 2002 (2002-03-02)050
45"Special Moments, Special People"March 23, 2002 (2002-03-23)036
46"Recipe for Disaster"April 6, 2002 (2002-04-06)043
47"The Future of America"April 20, 2002 (2002-04-20)037
48"Wild in the Streets"April 27, 2002 (2002-04-27)039
49"Crash! Bam! Boom!"May 4, 2002 (2002-05-04)042
50"Them Friggin' Critters [a] "May 11, 2002 (2002-05-11)045
51"Dudes in Uniform [a] "May 18, 2002 (2002-05-18)046
52"Max X Coolest, Most Awesom-est Videos!
You're Ever Gonna See in the 21st Century [a] "
May 25, 2002 (2002-05-25)052
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Episodes which have different background music in the ending credits.

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