Opening Act

Opening Act
Genre	Talent show
Presented by	Olivia Lee
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Kary McHoul Nigel Lythgoe Simon Lythgoe Steve Schnur
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	43 minutes (excluding commercials)
Production company	Nigel Lythgoe Productions
Original release
Network	E!
Release	July 9 (2012-07-09) – September 4, 2012 (2012-9-4)

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

• Nigel Lythgoe ^[4]
• Antonina Armato ^[4]
• Martina McBride ^[4]
• Pete Wentz ^[4]
• Nick Cooper ^[4]
• Jason Derülo ^[4]
• Olivia Lee ^[4]

Episodes

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

Broadcast

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

References

1. Kondolojy, Amanda (June 21, 2012). "E's 'Opening Act' Premieres Monday July 9th at 10PM". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 27, 2012.
2. "E!'s "Opening Act" Premieres Monday, July 9 at 10:00PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. June 21, 2012.
3. "Nigel Lythgoe Brings His "Opening Act" to E!". The Futon Critic. April 29, 2012.
4. "Opening Act: Cast". Zap2it. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013.
5. "Monday's Cable Ratings: ESPN Triumphs With "Home Run Derby"". The Futon Critic. July 10, 2012.
6. "Monday's Cable Ratings: "WWE Raw" Wins Demo Crown, "The Closer" Tops Viewers". The Futon Critic. July 17, 2012.
7. "Monday's Cable Ratings: "WWE Raw" Takes Top Three Spots in Adults 18-49". The Futon Critic. July 24, 2012.
8. "Monday's Cable Ratings: VH1 Claims Demo Crown With "Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta"". The Futon Critic. July 31, 2012.
9. "Monday's Cable Ratings: Dramas on TNT, NFL Preseason on ESPN Top Charts". The Futon Critic. August 14, 2012.
10. "Monday's Cable Ratings: TNT's "Major Crimes" Tops Viewers, VH1's "Love & Hip-Hop" Wins Demos". The Futon Critic. August 21, 2012.
11. "Monday's Cable Ratings: "Major Crimes" Tops Viewers, "Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta Reunion" Wins Demos". The Futon Critic. August 28, 2012.
12. "Tuesday's Cable Ratings: MSNBC Tops Viewers with DNC; "Counting Cars" Wins Demos for History". The Futon Critic. September 6, 2012.
13. Knox, David (September 5, 2012). "Airdate: Opening Act". TV Tonight . Retrieved July 17, 2015.