1st Look

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1st Look
Genre Travel/Lifestyle
Created by
  • Morgan Hertzan
  • Joseph Varet
Presented by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons13
Production
Executive producers
  • Lemeya Al-Jinabi
  • (2018-present)
  • Beth Gerstenbluth (2011– 2018)
  • Lisa Lucas (2008–2011)
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production company LXTV
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseOctober 4, 2008 (2008-10-04) 
present

1st Look is a weekly American travel and lifestyle television program broadcast on NBC. Produced by LXTV, it highlights top travel destinations around the country, with a focus on cuisine and nightlife. The program has had 11 different hosts to date, beginning with original hosts Gardner Loulan and Angela Sun. Audrina Patridge was a former host of 1st Look, having joined the program in January 2014. [1] On October 6, 2015, Ashley Roberts was named as Patridge's successor as host, taking over the role beginning with the January 9, 2016, episode. [2] [3] On July 12, 2018, it was announced that MTV personality Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio [4] would take over from Roberts as host beginning in September of that year.

Contents

Originally airing exclusively on NBC's owned-and-operated stations, the half-hour program airs in most markets on Saturday late-nights (usually immediately following Saturday Night Live ) as part of NBC's overnight lineup of LXTV-produced programs, with an encore presentation on Friday late-nights; however, its timeslot may vary depending on the market due to commitments by affiliate to air local, syndicated or paid programming, while the program is pre-empted by some NBC affiliates (most notably, those owned by Graham Media Group, as well as WMC-TV in Memphis and WNYT in Albany.)

Format

The program looks at various travel destinations around the United States, with occasional episodes also filmed in international locales. Each episode spotlights trendy and noteworthy restaurants, tourist attractions and nightlife in each location, with some segments featuring the host participating in diverse activities. Illustrations of local cuisine are the most common segments on 1st Look, with certain entire episodes featuring tours of restaurants in one or more regions and accordingly, a look at the making of some of the eatery's signature dishes. The program sometimes deviates from its normal format to feature behind-the-scenes aspects of special events (such as the Golden Globe Awards).

From 2011 to 2012, the program (through a partnership between LXTV and the lifestyle website Daily Candy) showcased special deals for home viewers involving locations featured on that week's episode. [5] [6]

On-air staff

Current host

Former hosts

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