July 20 (2008-07-20) – September 8, 2008 (2008-09-08)
High School Musical: Get in the Picture is a reality-based TV series, which debuted July 20, 2008 on the television channel ABC. Stan Carrizosa was named the winner on September 8, 2008. Tierney Chamberlain was the runner-up.[1]
The series is a spin-off of the popular DisneyHigh School Musical franchise. Nick Lachey is the series host. The Faculty were Jen Malenke, Regina Williams, Tiana Brown, Rob Adler, Chris Prinzo, and Montre Burton. Guest appearances and finale judging by Kenny Ortega. The show conducted a nationwide talent hunt followed by a group of contestants undergoing training to hone their skills.[2]
Grand Prize
A record contract with Disney, and a music video to an original song, "Just Gettin' Started" to be shown during the credits of High School Musical 3: Senior Year. The contestants who did not advance were forced to go into the Chorus. However, the Chorus stayed on the show and were allowed to be backup singers/dancers in the music video.
While the franchise may have had a built-in audience, the Nielsen ratings were surprisingly low, and the show was considered a major disappointment for the summer 2008 season by the entertainment media.[6] Besides being topped by reruns of sitcoms on CBS and Deal or No Deal encores along with the 2008 Summer Olympics on NBC, and many weeks by various repeats from Fox, the series was also constantly outrated in the 18-49 demo by the Spanish languagetelenovelaAl Diablo con los Guapos on Univision; the telenovela beat HSM: Get in the Picture on five consecutive Mondays (August 11 through September 8) in the overall ratings those weeks.
Additionally in August, in markets where a pre-season edition of NFLMonday Night Football on ESPN aired over a broadcast station, the show was either pre-empted or delayed until a later time or date on the local ABC affiliate (which is usually the default station which takes ESPN simulcasts). The finale also suffered the same fate on September 8 within the Twin Cities of Minnesota, Green Bay & Milwaukee markets for the early portion of the Monday Night Football regular season premiere doubleheader.
Tony, John, Jessalyn, Ciara, Sean, Britney, Madison, and Lauren Diaz*
Unknown
OUT
*Tony, John, Jessalyn, Ciara, Sean, Britney, Madison and Lauren were eliminated in the semi-finals, so no further information on them was released, including their last names and their hometown. Also, since they were eliminated in the semi-finals, unlike the other eliminated contestants, were not sent to the chorus, instead just sent home.
James, Christina, Tierney, Isaiah, TJ, Stan, Shayna, and Bailey
Send to chorus : Shayna and Bailey Best Performer: Tierney
Top 6
Song
TV Themes Medley: "One Day at a Time" / "Mary Tyler Moore" / "Greatest American Hero" / "Cheers"
Artist
Various
Performers
James, Christina, Tierney, Isaiah, TJ, and Stan
Send to chorus : TJ Best Performer: Christina
Top 5
Song
Songs from the 1980s Medley: "Holding Out for a Hero" / "We Belong" / "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" / "It Must Be Love" / "Jessie's Girl" / "Never Gonna Give You Up"
