Opening Act

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Opening Act
Opening Act E.jpg
Genre Talent show
Presented by Olivia Lee
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Kary McHoul
  • Nigel Lythgoe
  • Simon Lythgoe
  • Steve Schnur
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time43 minutes
(excluding commercials)
Production companyNigel Lythgoe Productions
Release
Original network E!
Original releaseJuly 9 (2012-07-09) 
September 4, 2012 (2012-09-04)

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

Contents

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

No.TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
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]

Broadcast

In Australia, the series premiered on September 25, 2012 on E! Australia. [13]

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References

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