The Next Best Thing (TV series)

The Next Best Thing
Created byPeter Engel Productions
Presented byMichele Merkin
Judges
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
  • New Wave Entertainment
  • Peter Engel Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseMay 30 (2007-05-30) –
July 25, 2007 (2007-07-25)
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The Next Best Thing is an American Reality television series competition of celebrity impersonators with a grand prize of US$100,000 (equivalent to $146,943 in 2023). It was hosted by Michele Merkin. The judges were Jeffrey Ross, Elon Gold and Lisa Ann Walter; ultimately, the winner was chosen by viewer voting. The eight-episode series debuted May 30, 2007 on ABC and ended the same year.