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The One: Making a Music Star

2006 · 1 season

A corny, low-stakes singing contest that feels like a cheap Idol knockoff with forced drama and awkward moments.

Genres
Reality
Overview
The One: Making a Music Star is an American reality television series that aired in July 2006 on ABC in the United States, and CBC Television in Canada. The show was hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos, the host of CBC's The Hour. It was advertised as being superior to American Idol and Rock Star with the twist that contestants "live together in a fully functioning music academy", with their actions documented similar to the Big Brother format. Reportedly the most expensive summer series in the history of the ABC network, its first episode, on July 18, 2006, scored the lowest audience ever for a premiere episode on a major U.S. broadcast network, with an estimated 3.08 million viewers. Subsequent episodes had even fewer viewers. The series was cancelled after two weeks with the final results undecided on July 27, 2006. The show's website proclaimed "there are no plans for additional episodes".
How it feels
Light, campy and satirical. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Ambition, celebrity, music, work
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity1
Emotional weight2

Cast

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Details

Genres
reality
Starring
Mark Hudson, Kara DioGuardi, George Stroumboulopoulos
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 60 min each
Network
ABC
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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