"Fire Me... Please" Premieres
Tuesday, June 7 at 9:00 PM With the First of Four Broadcasts
"The Cut" Premieres Thursday, June
9 at 8:00 PM
"Big Brother 6" Will Be Broadcast
Three Times Weekly on Tuesday, 9:00 PM,
the Live Elimination Show on Thursday, 8:00 PM and Saturday, 8:00 PM,
Beginning July 7
Mark Burnett's "Rock Star: INXS" Debuts
Monday, July 11 at 9:00 PM and
Will Also Be Broadcast on Tuesdays
and Wednesdays
CBS
announced the rollout of its summer reality
programming schedule, which includes
FIRE ME...PLEASE, THE CUT, BIG BROTHER
6 and ROCK STAR: INXS.
FIRE ME... PLEASE, a new
four-episode reality series that follows
two people starting new jobs on
the same day with the goal of
intentionally getting fired by 3:00
PM, premieres on Tuesday, June 7 (9:00-10:00
PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. To
most people, getting fired seems like
it would be the end of the world, but,
what if getting fired meant you could
win $25,000? The
person that gets fired closest to,
but does not go past the 3:00 PM deadline,
wins the cash prize. Hidden
cameras capture the action as the participants
drive their managers and co-workers
crazy with outrageous behavior.
Eric Schotz
("Kids Say the Darndest Things")
and Bill Paolantonio ("Kids Say the
Darndest Things") are the executive
producers for LMNO Productions and
Magic Molehill Productions in association
with BBC Worldwide. Colin
Davis and Robin Meltzer are executive
producers for BBC Worldwide.
THE CUT, hosted
by fashion icon Tommy Hilfiger, premieres Thursday,
June 9 (8:00-9:30 PM,
ET/PT) with a special 90-minute episode,
the first of four Thursday broadcasts
before it relocates to a new time period,
which will be announced at a later
date.
THE CUT pits 16 style-savvy contestants
against each other in a competition
to find America's fashion trendsetter of tomorrow. The winner will be awarded the opportunity
to design his or her own collection
under the Tommy Hilfiger label with
an eye on becoming the next great
American designer.
THE CUT is produced by Lions
Gate Television in association with
Pilgrim Films and Television. Craig Piligian is executive producer
along with co-executive producer
Darren Maddern, who created the series
with Piligian. Also
executive producing is Peter Connolly,
President of Worldwide Marketing
for Hilfiger. Eli Frankel will also serve as co-executive
producer.
BIG BROTHER, the hit summer
reality series, returns for its sixth
edition beginning Thursday, July
7 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), with the first of BIG BROTHER's
three weekly broadcasts. BIG
BROTHER 6 will be broadcast on Tuesdays (9:00-10:00 PM,
ET/PT), Thursdays (8:00-9:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) and Saturdays (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT). The Thursday broadcast, hosted by Julie
Chen, will feature the live eviction
of one of the houseguests.
BIG BROTHER 6 follows a group of strangers
living together in a house outfitted
with dozens of cameras and microphones
recording their every move 24 hours
a day. One
by one, the houseguests will vote
each other out of the house. At the end of three months, the last
remaining houseguest will receive
the grand prize of $500,000.
BIG BROTHER 6, created by John de Mol, is
an Arnold Shapiro ("Scared Straight," "Rescue
911") and Allison Grodner ("Rescue
911") Production, in association
with Endemol U.S.A.
ROCK STAR: INXS,
from "Survivor" executive producer
Mark Burnett, combines the world
of rock music with relationship-style
unscripted drama, performance competition
and a weekly contestant elimination.
The last singer standing will become
the lead singer of the internationally
renowned band INXS and embark on
a worldwide concert tour with the
band and be part of the group's new
album.
ROCK STAR: INXS will
be broadcast three times weekly beginning
with a special one-hour premiere
on Monday, July 11 (9:00-10:00
PM, ET/PT), followed by a one-hour
broadcast on Tuesday, July 12 (10:00-11:00
PM, ET/PT) and a half-hour edition
on Wednesday, July 13 (9:30-10:00
PM, ET/PT).
Beginning the following
week, ROCK STAR: INXS will be seen
regularly on Mondays (9:30-10:00
PM, ET/PT), Tuesdays (10:00-11:00
PM, ET/PT) and Wednesdays (9:30-10:00
PM, ET/PT).
Those that make the
casting cut will be housed together
in a Hollywood Hills home. Each week will feature taped reality
segments focusing on the competitors'
relationships and activities (Monday
episodes), along with a performance
competition (Tuesday) and weekly
results (Wednesday).
The series is produced
by Mark Burnett Productions. Mark
Burnett, David Goffin ("American
Idol") and INXS managers David Edwards
and Michael Murchison are executive
producers. Conrad Riggs is co-executive producer.
CBS's Summer Reality
Broadcast Premieres:
Tuesday, June 7
9:00-10:00 PM,
ET/PT FIRE
ME...PLEASE (Premiere)
Thursday, June 9
8:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT THE
CUT (90-Minute Premiere)
Thursday, July 7
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT BIG
BROTHER 6 (Premiere)
Monday,
July 11
9:00-10:00 PM,
ET/PT ROCK
STAR: INXS (Premiere)
Tuesday, July 12
9:00-10:00 PM,
ET/PT BIG
BROTHER 6
10:00-11:00 PM,
ET/PT ROCK
STAR: INXS
Wednesday, July 13
9:30-10:00 PM,
ET/PT ROCK
STAR: INXS
Thursday, July 14
8:00-9:00 PM, BIG
BROTHER 6
Live ET/delayed
PT
Saturday, July 16
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT BIG
BROTHER 6
Monday,
July 18
9:30-10:00 PM,
ET/PT ROCK
STAR: INXS
Tuesday, July 19
10:00-11:00 PM,
ET/PT ROCK
STAR: INXS
Wednesday, July 20
9:30-10:00 PM,
ET/PT ROCK
STAR: INXS
