Jamie Kennedy will help to host Oh Sit!, the CW’s summer show that’s described as a high-stakes, high-octane musical chairs competition. Kennedy will join Tanika Ray and Jessi Cruikshank as emcees on the show, which pits 12 contestants in a race through five physically demanding, obstacle course-style eliminations as they each compete to claim a [...]
TV Academy Hall Of Fame
BEVERLY HILLS (CBS) — The creators of MTV’s “The Real World,” super sitcom creator/producer Chuck Lorre and the actors who played the Mertzes — perhaps TV’s all-time favorite neighbors and sidekicks — where inducted into the Television Hall of Fame Thursday evening in Beverly Hills. The event was produced by The Gurin Company. http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/03/01/luminaries-legends-added-to-television-hall-of-fame/
Gurin appoints production chief
The Gurin Company has hired the exec in charge of production on Simon Fuller’s new Jennifer Lopez-fronted series ¡Q’Viva as head of production. Javier Winnik joins the US maker of Shark Tank in the newly created role. He worked on a number of earlier Gurin shows including The Singing Bee and in between times was [...]
CMT Renews ‘Singing Bee’ For Season 4
CMT has picked up one of its highest-rated series, The Singing Bee, for a fourth season on the cable network and fifth overall as the reality shows started off on NBC before moving to CMT. The karaoke singing competition, from Juma Entertainment and the Gurin Co., is hosted by Melissa Peterman. Local versions of The Singing Bee have been [...]
CW Orders Competition Show ‘Oh Sit!’
The reality series will join “L.A. Complex” as the youth-skewing network continues to bulk up on original summer programming. The CW continues to bulk up its summer offerings, adding competition series Oh Sit! Dubbed “musical chairs for adults,” the 10-episode series will debut later this season and feature 20 contestants as they race through an [...]
The Singing Bee casting call
The Singing Bee is currently casting a new season on CMT. We will be planing audition stops in Dallas (Feb 11th) , Atlanta (Feb 4th) , Nashville, Los Angeles and possibly Chicago. If you are interested in auditioning please send out your name, phone number, and city/state to casting@thesingingbee.com
Gurin takes Irish kids’ format
MIPCOM NEWS: The Gurin Company of LA and Vision Independent Productions (VIP) have closed a deal for children’s format Who Are You Kidding? The series, which has run for two seasons on Ireland’s RTÉ, features kids who nominate friends and relatives to sing, dance and act on their behalf. “Who Are You Kidding? is about [...]
Cartoon Network orders two pilots for live-action gameshows
Gurin gamers to Cartoon Cartoon Network has ordered two pilots from Phil Gurin. Both are live-action gameshows based on international formats. “Stuck!,” a reworking of French series “The Hand,” is co-created by Gurin and Coyote Conseil, while Gurin will team with Fuji Creative Corp. on a Stateside version of Japanese series “NEP League.” “Stuck!” [...]
The Gurin Company hits the Bullseye
Andrew Wood, creator and owner of the iconic family entertainment television game show, Bullseye has signed an agreement with, The Gurin Company, a major independent television production company based in Studio City, Los Angeles, California. The President of The Gurin Company, Phil Gurin who was behind the NBC version of the Weakest Link, met with [...]
