My_Kind_of_Town_(TV_series)

<i>My Kind of Town</i> (TV series)

My Kind of Town (TV series)

American TV series or program


My Kind of Town is an American television game show that premiered on August 14, 2005 on ABC.[1] Part variety show, part game show, the series brings 200 people from a small town in the United States to New York City to compete for prizes and participate in games and assorted gags. At the end of the show, one of the 200 who was preselected prior to the show competes in a game called "Name Your Neighbors" where, if the person is successful in identifying the names of six people featured in the program, the entire audience wins a prize.

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The show was hosted by English television and radio presenter Johnny Vaughan.[2] The show's executive producer was Michael Davies of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,[2] and the first project of his new production company Embassy Row.

Stuck between mid-summer reruns of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Desperate Housewives,the premiere episode receiving a 2.9 rating among 18-49 viewers, with about 11.4 million viewers. By the third episode, the show received a 2.1 rating, with about 5.1 million viewers.

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Future towns to have been featured in My Kind of Town included Bordentown, New Jersey,[1] Egg Harbor City, New Jersey[4] and Deep River, Connecticut.[1]


References

  1. Guthrie, Marisa (August 13, 2005). "Small 'Town' Visits NYC Folks play for prizes". Daily News. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
  2. Keveney, Bill (August 11, 2005). "'Town' maps out new game show". USA Today. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
  3. "Locals coming to aid of victims". Times Herald-Record. September 4, 2005. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
  4. Clark, Meggan (September 15, 2005). "The TV Show Probably Won't Go On For Egg Harbor City". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 13 December 2009.

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