Rob Mariano Has Announced a New $10 Million Reality TV Show
According to this announcement on RealityTVWorld.com, Rob Mariano, one of the most famous and successful reality TV stars to date, has announced a new $10 million “Tontine” reality show competition. here’s an excerpt of the announcement:
Although it doesn’t appear to have a broadcast network yet, Rob Mariano has pulled the wraps off the “huge” new reality project he first began teasing in March. Mariano has announced he will serve as the host of Tontine, a new reality competition show that will award one contestant with “the biggest cash prize in the history of reality television — $10 million.”
Tontine will follow 15 contestants, each of which is given “a special key” that unlocks a portion of the $10 million grand prize. Over the course of 100 days, the cast will be put through a series of mental and physical challenges with the possession of the keys constantly up for grabs. The series will conclude when only one contestant remains with all 15 keys in his or her possession, allowing them to unlock the $10 million prize.
“I can’t tell you everything, but I can tell you certain things about it,” Mariano told the Buck County Courier Times during a May interview that proceeded today’s formal Tontine announcement. “It’s a competition reality show that will last over 100 days on all seven continents of the world,” Mariano boasted to the Times. “[It’s going to be] bigger than Survivor, bigger than The Amazing Race.”
Casting for Tontine will begin Saturday, June 30 in Dallas and continue throughout the summer with stops in Nashville, New York, Boston, St. Louis, Minneapolis, San Diego and Los Angeles. The casting calls will be lead by Mariano and Tad Frank, a casting director whose previous credits include Survivor, The Amazing Race and The Bachelor.
According to its casting information, Tontine is scheduled to begin filming in September 2007 and premiere in Spring 2008.
I’ll post updates as they are released. Be sure to check back!
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8 opinions for Rob Mariano Has Announced a New $10 Million Reality TV Show
Jeanne
Jun 20, 2007 at 7:22 am
ooooh - I love Rob…a lot! I would watch just to see him!
Lynn
Jun 20, 2007 at 8:23 am
I know! I’ll bet this will be a fun one…and $10 million? Wow!
585er
Jun 21, 2007 at 4:14 pm
are you serious? you like rob? I can’t stand the guy, but the show sounds pretty cool.
ROB-Hater
Aug 10, 2007 at 9:43 am
People giving up there hard earned money for the 1/15 chance of winning 10 million. Rob Maraino is going to get his stupid ass sued in the end.
Steele
Aug 17, 2007 at 9:16 pm
A lawsuit may be forthcoming after this incident at the San Diego audition.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5HjLJ-qUNvU
Luke
Aug 19, 2007 at 7:54 am
Steele, I disagree with you on the video, I’ve watched it multiple times and Rob clearly is in the right. Plus, check out the comments on YouTube from the guy who broke it up (and also a guy in line) - the heckler looked to have an axe to grind.
Jeanne
Aug 19, 2007 at 11:17 am
Boston Rob forever-ever-ever, eh eh eh (okay, I should stop listening to Rihanna’s “Umbrella” song).
Rob was right, that heckler was wrong and the organizers should have done more about it.
A guy who was in the video posted, on YouTube, that some of the participants felt threatened by the freak who had been lurking all day and were grateful to Rob for defending them.
R.E.B.E.L.
Jul 9, 2008 at 8:13 pm
I have an opinion . I am the auditioner from Texas that will kick ass all over the globe . If my feet touch down in L.A. this game will already be over and Rob will bow down to the new reality t.v. king….R.E.B.E.L. !
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