The Moment (American TV series)

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The Moment
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Genre Reality
Presented by Kurt Warner
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
Executive producersCharlie Ebersol
Justin Hochberg
Running time45 minutes
Production companyThe Hochberg Ebersol Company
Original release
Network USA
ReleaseApril 11 (2013-04-11) 
May 31, 2013 (2013-05-31)

The Moment is an American reality television series that debuted on USA Network on April 11, 2013, and last aired on May 31, 2013. [1] [2] [3] Casting for a potential second season took place prior to the series debut. [4] The series debuted with 1.129 million viewers, [5] with the second episode dropping to 963,000 viewers [6] and its third airing capturing only 950,000 viewers [7]  — which led to USA shifting the series to Fridays at 11 pm. [8]

Contents

Premise

The Moment chronicles the lives of nine men and women who are nominated by a close friend or family member and surprised by Kurt Warner who gives them the chance to reclaim the career dreams they put on hold when their lives took an unexpected turn. They will endure extensive training by an expert mentor who will prepare them for an audition of the career they've chosen. In the end, they are left with the decision to accept their new job and change their lives forever or keep the career they currently hold and go back to their normal life. [9] [10] [11]

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"America's Cup Sailor"February 20, 2013 (2013-02-20)
Note: This episode aired as sneak preview. [12]
2"Sports Illustrated Photographer"April 11, 2013 (2013-04-11)
3"NASCAR Driver"April 18, 2013 (2013-04-18)
4"White House Chef"April 25, 2013 (2013-04-25)
5"Notre Dame Football Coach"May 3, 2013 (2013-05-03)
Note: This is the first episode to air in the series' new time slot.
6"Toy Designer"May 10, 2013 (2013-05-10)
7"Choreographer"May 17, 2013 (2013-05-17)
8"Broadway Costume Designer"May 24, 2013 (2013-05-24)
9"Cincinnati Pops Conductor"May 31, 2013 (2013-05-31)

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