June 10, 2004 by Andy Dehnart

Garman: Jeff Probst inspired Joe Schmo host; British hosts inspired new host. As the host on The Joe Schmo Show, Ralph Garman says he modeled himself after Survivor host Jeff Probst, aka Dimples. “It was definitely those eviction ceremonies, the counting of the votes, the way he pauses and drags it out. It’s just great… continue reading

April 12, 2004 by Andy Dehnart

Joe Schmo Show 2 will feature two victims and mock relationship shows. The Joe Schmo Show 2 will take on the form of a reality relationship show. Two victims, a woman and a man, “think they’re competing in a reality show called ‘Last Chance for Love.’ The pair plays among eight faux contestants for the… continue reading

February 11, 2004 by Andy Dehnart

Spike renews The Joe Schmo Show. Spike TV has ordered 10 hours of a second Joe Schmo Show season. There’s no debut date yet nor official word of the format, but according to Variety, “Insiders say season two parodies a different genre of reality TV.” So many possibilities! But wouldn’t it be great if the… continue reading

November 10, 2003 by Andy Dehnart

Matt signs deal with Spike; includes commenting on reruns of Joe Schmo. After being humiliated on The Joe Schmo Show, Matt Kennedy Gould has signed a development deal with the show’s network, Spike TV. He “will appear in at least two projects in the coming weeks,” Zap2it.com reports. One of those projects starts tomorrow night,… continue reading

October 30, 2003 by Andy Dehnart

Joe Schmo finale beats UPN, WB. With 3.4 million viewers, the first hour of The Joe Schmo Show finale “was the highest-rated episode of an original series on the network since September 2000,” Zap2it.com reports. The show also beat The WB and UPN among 18- to 49-year-olds. About a million fewer viewers kept watching for… continue reading

October 29, 2003 by Andy Dehnart

Matt wins $100,000, prizes. Rumors of a twist aside, The Joe Schmo Show turned out to be exactly what it said it was: a real-life version of The Truman Show. After concluding Lap of Luxury with a scripted win for “the asshole,” Hutch, the cast revealed themselves to be actors, and host Ralph told Matt… continue reading

October 28, 2003 by Andy Dehnart

Joe Schmo Show concludes tonight. Last week’s The Joe Schmo Show was preempted by the GQ Awards, but the show officially ends tonight with a two-hour finale that begins at 9 p.m. ET. Spike TV’s teaser for the finale says “Don’t miss the first 15 minutes!” Matt Gould finally talks to the media, telling Entertainment… continue reading

October 21, 2003 by Andy Dehnart

Joe Schmo’s preempted tonight. Although last week’s episode of The Joe Schmo Show concluded right before the winner of the fictitious “Lap of Luxury” show was revealed, tonight’s episode of Joe Schmo doesn’t appear to be the season finale. Instead, a two-hour episode will air next week. That may or may not be when we… continue reading

October 14, 2003 by Andy Dehnart

producers say there will be a Joe Schmo sequel; audience grew by 61 percent. Since the premiere of Spike TV’s The Joe Schmo Show “has grown 61% since the premiere in September, and talks about a second season are underway,” the New York Daily News reports. Producers are looking for a way to create a… continue reading

September 29, 2003 by Andy Dehnart

Joe Schmo is “riveting” because of Matt’s “goodness”; is Matt an actor? Spike TV’s The Joe Schmo Show, which features a cast of actors, producers, and writers faking out a guy Truman Show-style who thinks he’s on a reality TV show but really is not, “is riveting precisely because Matt talks so honestly to the… continue reading

September 2, 2003 by Andy Dehnart

Joe Schmo debuts tonight. Spike TV’s first reality TV show, Joe Schmo, debuts tonight at 9 p.m. ET. The series actually chronicles a “staged reality show” called Lap of Luxury, which features a cast of actors starring as contestants and producers–and one guy who thinks he’s on a real show. Matt Kennedy Gould participates in… continue reading

July 10, 2003 by Andy Dehnart

Joe Schmo will star one guy being faked out by producers, cast of actors. Spike TV’s fall reality TV show Joe Schmo will feature one guy who “believes he’s competing for $100,000. The twist is that his housemates and competitors are actually actors–manipulating him for all the laughs they can muster,” The New York Post… continue reading