| The One: Making a Music Star | |
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| Genre | Reality music competition |
| Starring | George Stroumboulopoulos |
| Judges | Kara DioGuardi, Mark Hudson, Andre Harrell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Matt Kunitz |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | July 18 – July 27, 2006 |
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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 one of the most expensive summer series in the history of the ABC network,[1] its first episode, on July 18, 2006, scored the lowest audience for a premiere episode on a major American television network at that time. Subsequent episodes had even fewer viewers. The series was cancelled after two weeks (four episodes) with the final results undecided on July 27, 2006. The show's website proclaimed "there are no plans for additional episodes".[2]
- ^ Canadian version of The One still possible: CBC executive, CBC.ca, July 28, 2006
- ^ Official website, accessed July 27, 2006 (Defunct)