Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris
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| Also known as | 'Best Time Ever' |
| Genre | Entertainment |
| Presented by | Neil Patrick Harris |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 44 minutes |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | September 15 – November 3, 2015 |
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| Related shows | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway |
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Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris (or Best Time Ever) was an American live television variety series adaptation of the British variety series Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway. The one-hour show is hosted and executive-produced by Neil Patrick Harris featuring Nicole Scherzinger as a co-host. The series aired on NBC from September 15, to November 3, 2015. On December 15, 2015, it was announced that the show had been cancelled after one season.
The plan to bring the series to television was announced on October 27, 2014, and was followed by a teaser promo during the 2015 Super Bowl. On May 10, 2015, NBC officially added the program to its lineup. The show is broadcast from Studio K of Kaufman Astoria Studios in New York. It was later announced in early September that Nicole Scherzinger would be joining the team.
Episodes 1-5
As the show's main intro plays, the episode's guest announcer reviews what will happen in this week's episode. After the intro finishes, the camera focuses on the guest announcer, who introduces themselves and usually gives a little information about themselves. Then, the announcer introduces Neil as he goes through a sign titled "Best Suit Ever", which dresses him up in his suit, before coming out. Neil then has a brief talk, which includes re-introducing himself, re-introducing the announcer, and information about the current week's happenings.
Episodes 6-8
The intro stopped playing at the beginning of each episode after episode 5, and the opening now just begins with the guest announcer welcoming the audience, then plays scenes of what will happen in the episode as the announcer reviews the events. After the scenes, the camera returns to the announcer as they introduce themselves, and then introduce Neil as he goes through the "Best Suit Ever" sign before coming out and having the brief talk.
Following the brief talk, Neil will surprise an audience member. This segment has received many different names but typically revolves around a close friend or relative sending in personal information to the producers and participating in parodies of popular media. In the end, Neil awards the audience member with a trip or prize.
Get Lucky is a trivia gameshow in which one audience member is asked a series of 50-50 trivia questions from the current week's events. With every correct answer in 60 seconds, the player chooses a number which corresponds with a variety of prizes. Prizes range from novelty items such as candy all the way to a car or Jeep. At the end, the player is given a choice to keep the prizes already won or answer a final "Make or Break" question for a chance to win all 16 prizes or walk away with nothing.
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