Bravo

Showdog Moms & Dads
Premieres Wed, March 30 @ 10/9c
Bravo turns its behind-the-scenes eye on the competitive, quirky world of show dogs in the new, original docu-series Showdog Moms & Dads, a follow-up to last year's engrossing hit series Showbiz Moms & Dads.
For millions of dog owners nationwide, competing in dog shows is a labor of love... love of a particular dog, love of building a better breed and love of beating the competition. "Showdog Moms & Dads" reveals the struggles, the sacrifices, the thrills of victory and disappointment of defeat the owners and their dogs face each weekend as they compete in shows across the country. With dogged determination, owners juggle careers, family and bank accounts to see their pooch crowned top dog.

--I don't really want to watch Showdog but it will probably suck me in, like a bad accident

Forty Deuce
Premieres Thu, April 7 @ 11/10c
For those in the know, there is a walk-on-the-wild side burlesque club tucked away in Hollywood called Forty Deuce: its name and style pay homage to the glamour days of New York's 42nd Street. The women are sexy, empowered, and their energy is impossible to resist. These are not the performers of modern-day clubs, but trained, professional dancers from a bygone era. In a four-part original series is directed by Zalman King ("Nine 1/2 Weeks," "Red Shoe Diaries"), enter the exclusive world of Ivan Kane and the private lives of this nightlife visionary, his wife and business partner Champagne Suzy, and his dancers — including popular headliner Carolina Cerisola — as Kane aspires to open a new club in Las Vegas' celebrated Mandalay Bay. Watch what happens as we delve into the private lives of Kane and Champagne Suzy as they recruit their new crop of talented dancers and prepare for the opening of Forty Deuce Las Vegas, as well as set the stage for additional nightclubs nationwide. Through revealing interviews viewers will learn what drives Kane, his wife, and the dancers, and how it is they've created a family for themselves that's in stark contrast to what one would expect from a Hollywood nightclub proprietor and his talent. And in the end, the series will explore the artistic freedom inherent in burlesque and why these women are compelled to give it their all and come alive on stage each night under the lights and to the accompaniment of the three piece band.


Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Premieres 2005
"D-List" darling Kathy Griffin will be featured in this unscripted series that will document the comic's life and efforts to keep her career afloat. Each episode will include a portion of Griffin's stand-up act or public appearance, as well as the behind-the-scenes negotiations and preparations that go into each performance. It's an insider's look at the indignities and encounters that can only happen when one is a well-known and under-appreciated comic doing what it takes to make a living.
The series will also feature Griffin's "peeps," who include: her husband, Matt; her assistant, Jessica; her live-in decorator, Mike; her "gays" Dennis and Tony; her overworked public relations team; her parents; her out-of-town in-laws; and a host of others who manage to both help and hinder Griffin's quest for fame.

--Dan, your fave, Kathy Griffin!!!!!


Million Dollar Recipe
Bravo Original 2-Hour Documentary
Premieres Monday, May 2
This spring, Bravo will follow seven individuals as they prepare and participate in America's favorite cooking contest, the Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest. In the world of competitive cooking, the Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest, with its million dollar grand prize, is as big as the Oscars... in the eyes of its competitors. So it's only fitting that the 41st contest heats up in Hollywood, CA. One hundred mini-kitchens transform a giant ballroom into a kitchen arena, where one hundred finalists cook side-by-side competing for the one million dollar prize. "The Million Dollar Recipe" follows seven hopeful contestants all the way from their home kitchens to the dramatic Bake-Off Contest in Hollywood. Each contestant rides the emotional roller coaster of the event and tests themselves in the heat of battle.
The contestants profiled in "The Million Dollar Recipe" range from a woman who is a Yale graduate and former Wall Street banker, to a nearly seven-feet-tall man who is a master of Kentucky clog dancing. A dedicated housewife sees the Bake-Off Contest as the ideal way to engage in the competition she loves, however, a struggling single mom enters on a whim with the hope that winning the grand prize can change her life.

--did that really say seven foot tall guy who clog dances?


Sports Kids Moms & Dads
Premieres 2005
Sports Kids Moms & Dads will focus on children who are born competitors and the families that make incredible — and sometimes even shocking — sacrifices to support them. Whether it's for the love of their child or the love of the sport, Bravo's Sports Kids Moms & Dads will follow its families' daily struggles as their child athletes go through the physically and emotionally exhausting job of training, competing, winning and losing. Witness the price these children and their families pay in blood, sweat and tears as this groundbreaking documentary series unfolds.


Situation: Comedy
Premieres 2005
From Sean Hayes ("Will & Grace") and producing partner Todd Milliner comes Situation: Comedy. For writers, producers, and television executives it's a nerve-racking time where ideas are passionately pitched, made, and the next big hits must be found. Yet outside the industry, the painstaking process that goes into making a "Friends" is relatively unknown – until now. Situation: Comedy, a ten episode series, will bring viewers into the world of television production as the search for the hottest undiscovered writing talent begins. To compete, each candidate must submit a script for a pilot/presentation reel. The pool will be narrowed to five semi-finalists who will be flown to Los Angeles to pitch their ideas to established sitcom producers. From there, two will be chosen to each create pilots based on the script, and both will be followed through casting, set design, rewrites, rehearsals, taping and post-production. As an added bonus, the completed pilots will be screened during the final episode and the viewers will make the executive decision on which, if either, merits attention from a network for a series order or "re-piloting."