Opening Act

American reality talent show

Kary McHoul
Nigel Lythgoe
Simon Lythgoe
Steve Schnur

Camera setupMulti-cameraRunning time43 minutes
(excluding commercials)Production companyNigel Lythgoe ProductionsOriginal releaseNetworkE!ReleaseJuly 9 (2012-07-09) –
September 4, 2012 (2012-09-04)

Opening Act is an American reality talent show on E! that debuted on July 9, 2012.^[1]^[2]

Premise

The series gives contestants, who are singers found via the internet, five days to prepare an opening act for a popular musical performer.^[3]

Cast

Nigel Lythgoe^[4]
Antonina Armato^[4]
Martina McBride^[4]
Pete Wentz^[4]
Nick Cooper^[4]
Jason Derülo^[4]
Olivia Lee^[4]

Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Arielle & Rod Stewart"	July 9, 2012 (2012-07-09)	0.62^[5]
2	"TwentyForSeven & Gym Class Heroes"	July 16, 2012 (2012-07-16)	0.31^[6]
3	"Kylie & Jason Aldean"	July 23, 2012 (2012-07-23)	0.35^[7]
4	"Jono & Jason Mraz"	July 30, 2012 (2012-07-30)	0.27^[8]
5	"Joy Island and LMFAO"	August 13, 2012 (2012-08-13)	0.20^[9]
6	"Tanner & Brad Paisley"	August 20, 2012 (2012-08-20)	0.23^[10]
7	"Gotham Citi & Nicki Minaj"	August 27, 2012 (2012-08-27)	0.29^[11]
8	"Von & Lady Gaga"	September 4, 2012 (2012-09-04)	0.38^[12]

Broadcast

In Australia, the series premiered on September 25, 2012 on E! Australia.^[13]

References

^ Kondolojy, Amanda (June 21, 2012). "E's 'Opening Act' Premieres Monday July 9th at 10PM". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 27, 2012.
^ "E!'s "Opening Act" Premieres Monday, July 9 at 10:00PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. June 21, 2012.
^ "Nigel Lythgoe Brings His "Opening Act" to E!". The Futon Critic. April 29, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Opening Act: Cast". Zap2it.
^ "Monday's Cable Ratings: ESPN Triumphs With "Home Run Derby"". The Futon Critic. July 10, 2012.
^ "Monday's Cable Ratings: "WWE Raw" Wins Demo Crown, "The Closer" Tops Viewers". The Futon Critic. July 17, 2012.
^ "Monday's Cable Ratings: "WWE Raw" Takes Top Three Spots in Adults 18-49". The Futon Critic. July 24, 2012.
^ "Monday's Cable Ratings: VH1 Claims Demo Crown With "Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta"". The Futon Critic. July 31, 2012.
^ "Monday's Cable Ratings: Dramas on TNT, NFL Preseason on ESPN Top Charts". The Futon Critic. August 14, 2012.
^ "Monday's Cable Ratings: TNT's "Major Crimes" Tops Viewers, VH1's "Love & Hip-Hop" Wins Demos". The Futon Critic. August 21, 2012.
^ "Monday's Cable Ratings: "Major Crimes" Tops Viewers, "Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta Reunion" Wins Demos". The Futon Critic. August 28, 2012.
^ "Tuesday's Cable Ratings: MSNBC Tops Viewers with DNC; "Counting Cars" Wins Demos for History". The Futon Critic. September 6, 2012.
^ Knox, David (5 September 2012). "Airdate: Opening Act". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 July 2015.

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