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...your parents own VH1...
Saturation? Not in the eyes of viewers--many of the programs pull down their network's highest ratings--or of the new competitors and big names jumping on the bandwagon. This fall VH1 adds The Road to Fame, on rising bands; CNBC is preparing the as yet unscheduled In Profile with Bob Costas, on sports, entertainment and (especially) business luminaries; and MSNBC launches Headliners & Legends with Matt Lauer (one hour every weeknight) on Sept. 27. "I can't honestly say there will be huge differences" between Headliners and existing shows, concedes executive producer Tim Uehlinger. "It's taking what Biography...
...When VH1 programming chief Jeff Gaspin came up with the idea for a documentary series that would help resurrect his then flagging network, he didn't anticipate that the show would also help resurrect his musician subjects' careers. But with its addictive human-interest stories of adversity (bankruptcies, addictions, arsons!) and redemption (rehab, comebacks, band reunions!), Behind the Music has done both...
...story kicked off the series in August 1997) to Heart to Shania Twain--talk candidly about, well, pretty much everything. Mothers and fathers and siblings and lovers spill too. Because artists often own the rights to their songs--and BTM relies on them for permission to use that music--VH1 won't do the show without their cooperation...
...hadn't killed anyone, and I wasn't broke or on heroin, so I wondered what they'd focus on." The show detailed his divorce from actress Lisa Bonet and the death of his mother. Still, Kravitz, like most BTM subjects, was pleased. Says Rosenthal: "Everyone benefits." Especially VH1. A half-hour BTM spin-off for newer bands, The Road to Fame, will air this fall...