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World's Toughest Fixes is an American reality series that premiered on the National Geographic Channel on September 28, 2008. It features Sean Riley participating in various "tough fixes"; repairs and renovations done on equipment that is very large or dangerous. Riley is an expert in heavy duty rigging and load bearing, and works with other specialized engineers to tackle these uniquely difficult jobs. A first season aired 8 episodes beginning on September 26, 2008. A second season aired 8 episodes beginning on June 4, 2009. A third season of 7 episodes aired beginning May 6, 2010. A fourth season aired beginning September 30, 2010. The first season DVD contains 10 episodes, 2 of which aired in season 2. The second season DVD contains 11 episodes, 5 of which aired in season 3.

She's Got the Look is a reality series created for and aired on TV Land. Hosted by model Kim Alexis, twenty women compete to become the next great supermodel 35 years or older. Celebrity judges, Robert Verdi, Sean Patterson and Rosumba Williams whittle down the cast of twenty until they find the one who has ‘the look.’ Beverly Johnson was a judge for the first two seasons. The winner receives a lucrative modeling contract with the world famous Wilhelmina Models, Inc and a photo spread for Self. TV Land’s nationwide search, which included months of online submissions, auditions and regional competitions in Los Angeles, Atlanta and New York City resulted in flying twenty contenders to New York. These semi-finalists were put to the test of expressing themselves and their fashion know-how. Ten finalists were then selected to live in a loft and compete in challenges such as photo shoots, runway competitions and tests on their fashion sense. At the conclusion of the competition, one woman is crowned the ultimate winner. The series premiered on June 4, 2008 with six back-to-back episodes. A second season aired in 2009. Season three premiered on August 25, 2010.

The Tony Rock Project is a sketch comedy television series that premiered on October 8, 2008 on MyNetworkTV. The show stars Tony Rock, John Heffron and Whitney Cummings. It served as the lead-in for Flavor Flav's sitcom, Under One Roof.

Pam: Girl on the Loose! is an American documentary series that debuted on E! on August 3, 2008. The program documented the daily life of Canadian-born American actress, producer, model, activist, Playboy Playmate and sex symbol Pamela Anderson, her family, and her friends, as she offers a real raw glimpse into her private life that the public and the tabloids don't get a look at.

Imaginary Bitches is a web series created by Andrew Miller that premiered on May 2, 2008. Season one comprises 13 five to seven-minute webisodes. New episodes were released weekly on Friday nights at 11:00PM EST on the Imaginary Bitches Official Web Site, and on the Imaginary Bitches YouTube Partner Page. The Imaginary Bitches Season 1 DVD was released November 3, 2008.

Host Marsh Mokhtari travels the globe and brings viewers along as he undertakes some of the world's most exciting journeys. Marsh's thrilling and often treacherous routes take him through striking geography and give him an unique opportunity to meet fascinating people and experience an amazing array of cultures and lifestyles.

Cha$e is a reality television show aired on Syfy in the United States around the same time as Estate of Panic. It is based on the successful Japanese show "Run for Money Tosochuu" which began airing on Fuji Television in June 2004. It was a midseason replacement for the show Battlestar Galactica.

Stephen Fry journeys across America, hoping to visit all 50 states of the country which has always fascinated him.

Scouting for Adventure is an original series based on the Boy Scouts of America and their flagship magazine, Boys' Life. This high-adventure show targets young outdoorsmen, teaching wilderness skills with an emphasis on safety and team-building. Episodes feature exciting activities like rock climbing, kayaking, scuba diving, ropes courses, backpacking, horse riding, canoeing, and whitewater rafting; and cover important outdoor Scouting topics, including safety tips, gear reviews, merit badges, conservation, campfire cooking, and knot tying. The show promotes awareness of the Boy Scouts of America and its Scouting values and activities.

Redemption Song is an American reality television show, which aired on Fuse TV. The show, hosted by Chris Jericho was about 11 women who are competing for a recording contract. The series ran from October 29, 2008 to December 19, 2008 on Fuse TV. The first episode was posted online on the Fuse website and on various cable ON DEMAND services 1 week before the premiere. The winner was Mixi, whose real name is Alecia Demner.

When a warehouse employee is retired against his will, his complaints and efforts to reverse the decision fall through. But when his supervisor offers him a bribe to facilitate a smuggling operation, he is lured in to accept.

Healthy meal suggestions from chef-cookbook author Sara Moulton.

Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane is an American reality television series on the Style Network. The series premiered on the Style Network on August 5, 2007. The series ran on syndication on E! but is no longer aired. A spin-off show, Kimora: House of Fab, debuted on January 23, 2013.

Stuff Happens was a 2008 television show starring Bill Nye airing on Planet Green. The show discusses how everyday activities can have a negative impact on the environment and encourages viewers to make choices that are less harmful to the environment.

The N's Student Body is an eight-episode reality television series that first aired on The N on July 11, 2008 that takes twelve students from high schools MacArthur and Eisenhower in Decatur, Illinois. Tagline: Competition is tough. Change is tougher.

The story tells of love and reincarnation, revenge and redemption, set in the contemporary neo-gothic underworld of vampirism and occultism. Chayanne plays the lead character, Gabriel, a modern-day vampire, a tormented being whose only hope for salvation lies in reuniting with his reincarnated soulmate, Eva (Angélica Celaya), who was murdered over 300 years ago by the bloodthirsty conqueror turned nocturnal killer, Pizarro (José Luis Rodriguez). Cursed to wander in eternal darkness after being cursed by an Inca priestess as revenge for destroying her village, Pizarro threatens to once again steal Gabriel's long-lost love.

Drama Queenz is a comedy about three actors and roommates dealing with life, love, and auditioning in New York City. Told over three episodes, the film explores the lives of these three actors as they attempt to achieve their dreams in a kooky and unpredictable world. Each ten-minute episode focuses on Jeremiah, a dreamer with ridiculously poor audition luck, Davis, a perfectionist whose hard work produces uneven results, and Preston, a realist whose inhibitions stir-up delightful "drama" for all to enjoy. Through madcap auditions, burgeoning romances, and heartbreaking realizations, the trio from Queens takes viewers on the zany rollercoaster ride that is the actor's life.

After his reign of terror in The Dark Knight, the criminal mastermind known as the Joker is now locked up in Arkham Asylum where he continues to wreak havoc as he slowly becomes a threat much greater than anyone expected.

Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie is a documentary television program focusing on food, the culture of food, cuisine, and gastronomy. The show is affiliated with Gourmet magazine.

The American Civil War creates a vivid portrait of America's greatest internal crisis, from the first antislavery protests to Lee's surrender at Appomattox. Along the way, this series examines the moral, political, and strategic forces that set brother against brother for more than four years, in what is generally understood to be the first modern war.

Celebracadabra is an American reality television series on VH1 that premiered on April 27, 2008. The series involves celebrities attempting to learn and perform magic. Magician/actor Jonathan Levit serves as the host. On Thursday June 12, 2008 C. Thomas Howell was named Greatest Celebrity Magician.

The spiky-haired British clairvoyant ("Life Among the Dead") returns for a five-episode encore featuring Williams doing one-on-one readings both in a studio and in impromptu meetings with random people to whom she is drawn while walking on the street.

High-profile homicide cases are told through the first-person accounts of detectives and FBI agents detailing their incredible investigation techniques as well as forensic analysts who trace the evidence to help solve these compelling murder cases.

El Rostro de Analía is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the American-based television network Telemundo. It stars Elizabeth Gutiérrez, Martin Karpan, Maritza Rodríguez and Gabriel Porras, with the special appearance of Gaby Espino.

Dodging landslides in Tajikistan. Crossing bridges that could collapse at any moment in Madagascar. Battling mountain monkeys in Guyana. Journeying on icy, mountainous roads in Ladkh. Every day, children, migrants and workers undertake incredible journeys. In this action packed series, we tell their stories.

DEA is a reality television series that ran for fifteen, hour long episodes in two seasons from April 2, 2008 to March 31, 2009 on the Spike television network. DEA follows the jobs of a squad of Drug Enforcement Administration special agents as they track down leads and make narcotics busts on houses suspected of selling, producing, or trafficking drugs. The first season was filmed in Detroit, Michigan and consisted of six episodes aired from April 2, 2008 to May 7, 2008. The second season in the New York/New Jersey area consisted of nine episodes aired from February 10, 2009 to March 31, 2009 and follows a group of DEA agents and Task Force officers operating out of the DEA's northern New Jersey headquarters located in Newark. The show was produced for Spike TV by Al Roker Entertainment, Inc. in association with Size 12 Productions. The first season follows DEA Group 14, while the second season follows a team of agents known as "Group 5-6", based at the DEA Newark Field Division office at 80 Mulberry Street, Newark New Jersey. The series was narrated by Lance Henriksen. A review of show's debut by the New York Times described the series as "an argument that the trend of shows about real people doing their jobs ought to be put out of its misery", while crediting the show as "an extended public service announcement".

An ensemble drama about rookie NYPD cops assigned to patrol the city’s streets.

I Want To Work For Diddy is a VH1 reality show which features contestants competing for a job working for Sean Combs.

Down Home with the Neelys is a Food Network show hosted by Patrick and Gina Neely. The show depicts the Neelys sharing dishes and recipes. Taped in their Memphis home, the show, which has a relaxed demeanor, now airs seven days a week on Food Network.

Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal is a paranormal television series broadcast on the A&E television network. Hosted by Chip Coffey, an American psychic investigator, with Edy Nathan, Chris Fleming, and Kim Russo, the show brings together children who report having psychic abilities with adult psychic/mediums, with the stated purpose of "show[ing] them how to harness their abilities and, ultimately, [showing] them that they're not alone in this world". The series debuted in summer 2008 with a premiere episode entitled "Fear Management." Later episodes feature content in correlation with another A&E paranormal series Coffey has appeared on, Paranormal State, with Ryan Buell. The show has been renewed twice, with its second season premiering on December 15, 2009, and the third season premiering on October 17, 2010, both on A&E. A&E aired an episode of Biographies called "Psychic Children" about children and young people with the same alleged abilities described in the show. Psychic Kids has been criticized for exploiting children.

Behind a bloody veil of mystery, the puppet masters of the Yakuza secretly control Japan. Yet for all their power, the Yakuza are governed by their own codes of loyalty and honor, and there are those who are seen not as criminals, but heroes. Ryuji Ogami, of the Goda-gumi, is one such enigma: torn between the worlds of bullets and bushido, his hidden compassion perfectly balances the brutal force of his lethal iron hand. If your cause is just, it is said, seek out Ryuji. But endanger those he cherishes, like young club hostess Megumi and his junior Kazuki, and he will find you. And when the code of the Yakuza is violated by his own gang, Ryuji's code will leave him no choice. The city will burn as the deadliest man in Yokohama takes on his own!

Transamerican Love Story is an American reality television program in which suitors wooed transgender woman Calpernia Addams. Addams chose a suitor by process of elimination. Logo, a digital cable channel with LGBT content, originally broadcast the series in 2008 from February through March. Alec Mapa hosted each episode. Zach Rosen of the Washington Blade praised the series, describing it as "refreshing for its lack of sensationalism".

Join Stephen Hawking and other renowned thinkers as they explore the revolutionary new ideas that have evolved since the publication of his blockbuster book. Besides interviews, this stimulating documentary uses computer graphics and simple, easy-to-understand demonstrations to explain complex concepts. Topics include black holes, string theory, supersymmetry, dimensions beyond our perception, and the mysterious M force; all potential keys to unlocking the elusive "theory of everything" that seems so tantalizingly close.

Wanna Bet? is an American game show which aired on ABC. It featured four celebrities making wagers on whether ordinary Americans will be able to complete outrageous stunts. An episode of the show began with four celebrities being given $25,000 to wager on the success or failure of ordinary Americans completing outrageous stunts. Show hosts Ant & Dec introduced a stunt performer and the stunt they claim they will be able to complete, and the celebrities then guess whether the performer will successfully complete the stunt or if they will fail to complete the stunt. The celebrities also lock in the amount of money they'd like to wager on performer's ability to complete the stunt, but the exact amount of the wager is not revealed to the viewing audience. The performer then attempts the stunt, and afterward the celebrities' wagers are revealed and the amount of money earned is totalled. The celebrity with the most money totalled at the end of an episode wins that amount for their favorite charity. Due to poor ratings, the show was cancelled after one season.

Match Game is a game show that was in development to air on TBS. It was to be a new version of the classic Match Game. A pilot was filmed with host Andrew Daly and panelists including Scott Thompson, Norm MacDonald and Sarah Silverman, but the series was not picked up by TBS, and the pilot has never been aired.

The World's Funniest Moments is a reality television series produced by Associated Television International. Taped in front of a live audience, the show features humorous video clips taken from the Internet and submitted by viewers. The series results in part from the popularity of YouTube and is described as "capturing life's most outrageous moments caught on tape". But what makes this show different, according to Hall, is that many of the videos produced are short films produced by aspiring Spike Lees. A number of the short films come from shortbrain.tv. The series originally ran on MyNetworkTV, until that network decided to focus on reruns of older shows, the network did not renew The World's Funniest Moments for 2009-2010. The show resumed in syndication for the Fall of 2010 with Erik Estrada and Laura McKenzie hosting.

Where are they now? The jock, the cheerleader, the partier, the bully, the nerd and other classmates all reunite more than twenty years later in a two-week Hawaiian get-away to rekindle past relationships, rivalries and romances.

Blush: The Search For the Next Great Makeup Artist is an American reality television show on Lifetime Television. The show is hosted by actress Vanessa Marcil, best known for her Emmy award-winning role on General Hospital.

Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns is an animated television series that follows the adventures of the brothers Click and Clack from their auto repair shop Car Talk Plaza. The program stars Tom and Ray Magliozzi, also known as the Tappet Brothers, from National Public Radio's Car Talk. The Wednesday night prime-time series debuted on July 9, 2008, and additionally in various time slots depending on local station scheduling. The series aired its ten-episode season in two-episode blocks for five weeks.

A teenage girl who hears inner voices is swept into an ancient vampire conflict.

American contestants with larger-than-life personalities compete in a wacky, over-the-top Japanese-themed game show. Host Rome Kanda, den mother Mama-San and the poker-faced Judge Bob referee the hilarity as the contestants compete for the big cash prize.

My Family's Got Guts is a family game show that aired on Nickelodeon. It was a revival of Guts, and debuted on September 15, 2008. The show was taped in Sound Stages 23 and 24 at Universal Studios Florida, housing the Extreme Arena and the Aggro Crag, respectively. Stage 21, where the original Guts program taped, was most recently occupied by production of Impact Wrestling. This version is hosted by Ben Lyons and officiated by Australian celebrity Asha Kuerten. It was the first Nickelodeon production to be produced at Universal Studios Florida since the closing of Nickelodeon Studios in 2005.

Following workers at the Pennsylvania SPCA, which rescues more than 10,000 animals each year, including domestic pets, and exotic and dangerous creatures.

Sex... with Mom and Dad is MTV's version of the British TV series. The series features teens and their parents working through their sex, dating and love life problems under the guidance of relationship expert Doctor Drew Pinksy.

How'd That Get On My Plate? is a television series on the Food Network, which premiered in July 2008. It is hosted by Sunny Anderson. The program investigates how various foods are produced, from their rawest form to their finished state, and features visits to food production factories throughout the United States.

The series tells the day-to-day life of two brother - Teo and Julia - and their family and friends.

Superstars of Dance was an American reality television show that debuted on January 4, 2009 on NBC. The show featured dance routines from eight different countries from six continents. It was hosted by Michael Flatley, co-creator of Riverdance and creator of Lord of the Dance, and was co-hosted by former Miss USA title holder Susie Castillo. It was created by executive producers Nigel Lythgoe and Simon Fuller, co-producers of So You Think You Can Dance and American Idol. On May 19, 2009, it was announced that NBC would not be ordering a second season of the show.

Cookin' with Coolio is a web-based cooking instruction program starring West Coast rapper Coolio. The show is an offshoot of the now cancelled Coolio's Rules. It appears on the web video network My Damn Channel and is produced by Dead Crow Pictures.

Filmmaker Eric Schaeffer is just a regular guy looking for love and unable to find it... or did he during his book tour from Portland, Oregon to Portland.

Seven celebrities compete to win their very own reality show on Fox Reality Channel.

The IFC Media Project is an American television series which aired on the Independent Film Channel in the United States. The show is a documentary series which examines America's news media and seeks to uncover the truth about the news. In its first two seasons it was hosted by award winning journalist Gideon Yago and featured in-depth reporting on controversial topics facing today's media through its use of interviews and documentary footage. In the third season, the show dropped its "magazine-style" format and focused each episode on telling 22-minute short documentaries under the tagline "4 Nights, 4 Journalists, 4 Stories." The third season follows award-winning journalists Max Blumenthal, Nir Rosen, Charlie LeDuff and Andrew Berends. The series is filmed at various locations and is produced by Meghan O'Hara and Nick McKinney.

Compelling cases, bizarre crime scenes, and criminal minds so conniving they defy understanding. In Solved: Extreme Forensics new, never-before seen forensic techniques are employed to solve the most puzzling of cases. Welcome to the next generation in forensic drama - it's raw, it's unbelievably riveting, and it's real.

Alton Brown goes in search of America's culinary roots and Caribbean flavors in Feasting on Waves. He starts his journey on St. Kitts (aka St. Christopher), named by and for Christopher Columbus on his second journey to the new world. Alton, like Christopher, is traveling North and West through the Leeward Islands and on to the British Virgin Islands. Alton maintains the spirit of Feasting on Asphalt and seeks out the most authentic and traditional foods of the regions and meets the people who created them. Restaurants are the most obvious targets but Feasting is about the unexpected, so Alton also ventures to find roadside stands, street vendors, farmer's markets, farms, spice houses and homes of local cooks who make specialties of the region.

The Michael Showalter Showalter was an internet video series starring by Michael Showalter that was hosted on the website, CollegeHumor. The show lasted for one season of ten episodes that all aired from 2007 to 2008. The series was a chat show hosted by Showalter. Each episode features a guest, usually a comedian or an actor. Showalter typically gives intentionally awkward and humorous interviews, in which he is occasionally seen asking to borrow money from his interviewee.