Your OWN Show: Oprah's Search for the Next TV Star

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Your OWN Show: Oprah's Search for the Next TV Star
Created by Oprah Winfrey
Starring Nancy O'Dell
Carson Kressley
Oprah Winfrey (on occasion)
Judges Nancy O'Dell
Carson Kressley
Various guest judges
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers Mark Burnett, Lee Metzger
Running time60 minutes
Original release
Network OWN
ReleaseJanuary 7 (2011-01-07) 
February 25, 2011 (2011-02-25)

Your OWN Show: Oprah's Search for the Next TV Star is a reality competition show, created by Oprah Winfrey. The show aired from January 7, 2011 to February 25, 2011 on the Oprah Winfrey Network.

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Hosted by Nancy O'Dell and Carson Kressley, it featured ten prospective television hosts competing to earn their own television show on the OWN network. Each week, the contestants competed in a themed-television show challenge, where they were watched and judged by O'Dell, Kressley, and a guest judge and mentor, whose expertise is in the theme that week. After the production and filming, one contestant was eliminated, until the best host remained. Zach Anner and Kristina Kuzmic-Crocco were both chosen as the winners. Besides winning their television show, the champions also received $100,000 and a 2011 Chevrolet Equinox.

The executive producer was Mark Burnett, who has produced many reality competitions, such as The Apprentice , Survivor , and Design Star .

Contestants

Out of the thousands who applied, ten contestants were chosen to compete.

ContestantAgeHometownStyle of showResult
Leigh Koechner44 Valley Village, California Celebrity-driven traditional talk showEliminated 1st
Episode 1
Eric Warren57 Los Angeles, California Healthy cooking and weight loss showEliminated 2nd
Episode 2
Aunt Flora60 Cincinnati, Ohio Cooking showEliminated 3rd
Episode 3
Tony Roach61 Abilene, Texas Self-love talk showWithdrew
Episode 4
Elizabeth Espinosa36 Lawndale, California Traditional talk showEliminated 5th
Episode 5
Ryan O'Connor29 West Hollywood, California Variety-style talk showEliminated 6th/7th
Episode 6
Alicia Taylor39 Las Vegas, Nevada Financial advice showEliminated 6th/7th
Episode 6
Terey Summers46 Goodyear, Arizona Comedic traditional talk showEliminated 8th
Episode 7
Zach Anner 25 Buffalo, New York Wheelchair travel showWINNER
Kristina Kuzmic-Crocco31 Alhambra, California Cooking showWINNER

Contestant Progress

PlaceHostsEpisodes
12345678
1KristinaLOWWININHIGHLOW*HIGHHIGHWINNER
ZachHIGHINHIGHIN*HIGHINHIGHWINNER
3TereyINHIGHLOW*HIGHINWINOUT
4-5AliciaWININHIGHINWINOUT
RyanHIGHLOW*HIGHLOWHIGHOUT*
6ElizabethLOW*HIGHINWINOUT
7TonyHIGHINWINWD
8Aunt FloraINHIGHOUT
9EricHIGHOUT
10LeighOUT
  (WINNER) The host won the series and received their own show.
  (WIN) The host was the executive producer of the winning team.
  (HIGH) The host was on the winning team. (Episode 7 had individual interviews)
  (IN) The host was on the losing team, but was safe.
  (LOW) The host was mentioned as one of the worst, and was a candidate for elimination, while ultimately not being chosen.
  (LOW) The host was in the bottom two, took part in the elimination interview, and was saved.
  (OUT) The host was eliminated.
  (WD) The host voluntarily withdrew from the competition.
(*) The host was the losing team's executive producer.

Episodes

Episode 1: "It Takes A Village"

Episode 2: "Let the Transformations Begin"

Episode 3: "Who Gets the Last Laugh?"

Episode 4: "Get the Salmon in the Pan"

Episode 5: "Do It With Style"

Episode 6: "Dollars and Sense"

Episode 7: "I Have Some Questions for You"

Episode 8: "And the Winner Is..."

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