Talent Contests Not Named American Idol by AlexanderD

Champion(s):

BenjaminJ


Runner(s)-Up:

DoyleE
Oscar Wilde said, "One's real life is so often the life that one does not lead." I should've been the one to get to say that.


Quiz Description

As a tribute to the upcoming series finale of "American Idol", here are 12 questions about the many TV series created to capitalize on the trend, many of which failed to last more than one season.

Full Results:

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1 BenjaminJ 400 94 15
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2 DoyleE 396 83 15
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3 SteveWilliams 341 72 15
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4 PotatoD 292 61 00
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5 quarterrican 260 50 15
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6 MoyseyC 147 38 15
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7 twarner50 140 27 15
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8 VenguswamyK 98 16 00
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9 chrisivision 76 5 15
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Questions:

What TV series, a revival of a 1980s format, aired a "Winner's Circle" champions' format during season 3, the same season when USA Rock Paper Scissors League (yes it's a thing) founder Matti Leshem joined the panel?

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Star Search

What R&B singer lasted just ONE season - the first - on the judging panel of "America's Got Talent"?

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Brandy

The format of "Fame Academy" actually aired on two separate networks in the US. The longer-running of the two, "Objetivo Fama", ran on what is now UniMas. The other version--"The One: Making a Music Star"--ran for two weeks on what network before being canceled?

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ABC

Tommy Lee, Jason Newsted, and Gilby Clarke were the judges/superband in need of a lead singer during season 2 of what CBS series that looked for a lead singer for INXS during season 1?

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Rock Star

Miranda Lambert is perhaps the most celebrated alum of "Nashville Star", but she didn't win her season (the first). Who did?

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Buddy Jewell

Citing "personal scheduling conflicts", what singer--whose seat was replaced by John Legend--had to bow out of ABC's 2012 flop "Duets" one month before its debut?

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Lionel Richie

Give the name of the group missing from this set of "The Sing-Off" winners: Nota, Committed, ?, Home Free, Vanderbilt Melodores.

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Pentatonix

Before finding success on the Freeform series "Pretty Little Liars", what actress was one of the five winners of Fox's Idol spinoff "American Juniors"?

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Lucy Hale

What singing game show featured a tournament format in which performers were judged by 101 experts--singers, musicians, performers, and writers--situated on a giant letter W?

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The Winner Is

What WB series was created by Mike Fleiss as a parody of televised singing competitions and "judged" by comedian Chris Briggs, actor/rapper Tone Loc, and singer Vitamin C? The twist: only bad singers were allowed on the show, and the worst you were, the farther you progressed.

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Superstar USA

The Unknown Comic and Gene Gene the Dancing Machine failed to make an appearance, but Dave Attell did--he inherited a gamelan hammer as the host of Comedy Central's revival of what 70s talent show?

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The Gong Show

Who was supposed to host the US version of "The X Factor" alongside Steve Jones before she was moved to the mentor's table when Cheryl Cole dropped out?

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Nicole Scherzinger