The new CBS Comedy Reality TV offering, Fire Me...Please is set to debut Tuesday night, June 7th at 9/c.
This is a four episode - one hour show that will feature people doing everything they possibly can to get fired. But they need to be fired as close to 3pm as possible. The person getting fired the closest to the deadline wins $25,000. Not bad for a day's non-work.
The show is hosted by MTV VJ Dave Holmes which gives us an idea of how CBS is targeting the show.
This has the potential to be a lot of fun. We'll see how CBS does with it. It's up against Trading Spouse and Blow Out. Presumably if the first four episodes do well, CBS will go for more.
Here is what CBS is saying about the show:
FIRE ME...PLEASE is a new four-episode, one-hour reality series that follows two people starting new jobs on the same day, with the goal of intentionally being fired as close to 3:00 PM as possible. The hidden camera series will premiere Tuesday, June 7 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Dave Holmes ("Total Request Live") will host.
To most people, getting fired seems like it would be the end of the world but, what if getting fired meant winning $25,000? On FIRE ME...PLEASE, participants begin jobs at the same time in the morning with the goal of getting fired as close to 3:00 PM as possible. The one getting fired closest to 3:00 PM without going over wins the cash prize. Contestants are not allowed to ask to be fired, break the law or say they are on a game show. As participants push the envelope to earn their pink slip, hidden cameras capture the action as they drive their managers and co-workers crazy with outrageous behavior.
Dave Holmes is a writer/actor/comic who started out on the comedy circuit and became a VJ on MTV in 1998. While at MTV, he hosted "Total Request Live," "Say What Karaoke" and "120 Minutes," among others. Currently, Holmes has a recurring role on "Reno 911," and a guest starring role on "Mad TV."
Eric Schotz ("Kids Say the Darndest Things") and Bill Paolantonio ("Kids Say the Darndest Things") are the executive producers for LMNO Productions and Magic Molehill Productions in association with BBC Worldwide. Colin Davis and Robin Meltzer are executive producers for BBC Worldwide.
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