Nick Lachey poses for a picture in New York, Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. Lachey serves as host of NBC's 'The Sing-Off.'
Monday, December 6, 2010
Nick Lachey poses for picture in New York
Nick Lachey poses for a picture in New York, Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. Lachey serves as host of NBC's 'The Sing-Off.'
JEFF AND JORDAN old concert clip
WOW!! Thanks to whomever uploaded this, Very rare Footage of Jeff & Jordan when they toured a few years back!!!
News ratings down to wire-The Sing Off
SOURCE
December 5, 2010
For local TV newsrooms, it could be a November to remember.
Less than one ratings point separates first from fourth at 6-7 a.m. in household ratings based on 375 Nielsen meters here. WKRC-TV (Channel 12) wins, followed by WCPO-TV (Channel 9), WLWT-T (Channel 5) and WXIX-TV (Channel 19).
But the demographic breakouts from 1,110 diaries may tell a different story, based on October breakouts for viewers ages 25-54 used to sell commercials.
In October, Channel 12 was fourth 6-7 a.m. in the money demographic. Channels 19 and 9 tied for first.
"If the same trend follows in November, it's going to be a big story... when the demos are released," says Bill Fee, Channel 9 general manager.
In household ratings, Channel 12 wins at noon, 5 and 11 p.m. But Channel 9 reclaimed the top spot for the 5:30 and 6 p.m. news, which Channel 12 won in May sweeps. "Oprah Winfrey," in her final season, bounced back to first place.
Ratings for Channel 19 - which just dropped anchor Dan Carroll - fell 16 percent from 10 p.m. last November, and 48 percent at 6 p.m.
Kettering kids on Lachey's show
Nick Lachey might look like an impartial host on NBC's "The Sing-Off," but deep down he may be rooting for Kettering Fairmont High School's Eleventh Hour choir. Nick's father, John Lachey, went to that school.
"It's exciting to see the state of Ohio represented in this competition," says Lachey, who hosts the second season premiere Monday (8-10 p.m., Channel 5).
The contemporary a capella choir competes with nine other groups for $100,000. The first four shows were taped earlier this year - which is why Lachey can be at the Cincinnati Zoo Monday honoring Boys & Girls Club scholars.
Celebrity judges Nicole Scherzinger ("Dancing with the Stars" and Pussycat Dolls), Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five) and Shawn Stockman (Boyz II Men) will critique the singers for four shows through Dec. 15, and eliminate seven groups. Viewers will choose a winner from the three finalists on the Dec. 20 finale.
Lachey, a 1992 School for Creative & Performing Arts graduate, hinted during an NBC conference call that he may sing on the show.
But he has no plans to reunite his 98° group, like the Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block have done. "We remain in contact with each other... (but) there's no imminent plan to go out on tour or do anything together," he says.
Host/singer Nick Lachey gets on with 'The Sing-Off'
By Olivia Barker, USA TODAY
Nick Lachey isn't worried that the glut of talent competition shows might turn viewers off from tuning in to his NBC show, The Sing-Off (Season 2 premieres Monday, 8 ET/PT).
"For years I've been saying that I thought we'd have reality-show fatigue," says the star of one of the genre's early successes, Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica. "I thought, 'Man, this is going to wear out its welcome.'
"But there's something knowing it's real people that makes it really intriguing for people to watch. These people have real stories. They're going through real challenges and are trying to make their dreams come true."
In the case of The Sing-Off, these people are 10 of the USA's top a cappella groups, who face off using only one instrument: their collective voice. Featuring high-schoolers, Yalies and 66-year-old veteran Jerry Lawson, "this cast is just exponentially more talented than even the first," says Lachey, 37, who hosts the show.
But a cappella hasn't exactly registered on the cool meter like, say, rock 'n' roll. Credit the Glee phenomenon for changing that. "Music and performing and glee clubs and all that in general is going through a wave of coolness, which is nice," says Lachey, a former member of the boy band 98 Degrees. "It's not the geeky thing to do like it used to be."
Indeed, The Sing-Off set has inspired Lachey when it comes to his own music.
"It's a very contagious atmosphere," he says. He's working on a new album literally solo — without the help of a label. "I'm stepping out on my own. I'm going into business for myself, so to speak."
He has been writing for the past couple of months — the material is "a little more mature, a little more adult" than his past work — and hopes to be done with the project in the spring. (But don't fret, fans: The balladeer, who is betrothed to longtime love Vanessa Minnillo, hasn't abandoned his signature love songs, "of course.") Going at it alone, as other artists are doing these days, is "liberating and exciting and a little bit scary all at the same time."
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Nick Lachey Hosts The Sing-Off Season Premiere and Live Performance
The Paley Center for Media (Beverly Hills, CA)
Join host Nick Lachey and celebrity judges at a premiere screening of The Sing-Off, the NBC series that pits top a capella groups against each other with the winner earning a Sony Music recording contract. In addition to the season premiere screening, there will also be a special musical performance by season two contestant, Backbeat.
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