Don't Forget the Lyrics! (U.S. game show)
| Don't Forget the Lyrics! | |
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| Created by | Jeff Apploff |
| Directed by | Ron de Moraes |
| Presented by |
Wayne Brady (Fox) Mark McGrath (Syndicated) |
| Narrated by | Mark Thompson (Fox) |
| Theme music composer | The Doobie Brothers (Fox) |
| Opening theme | "China Grove" by Rickey Minor (Fox) |
| Composer(s) | David Vanacore |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | Fox: 2 Syndicated: 1 |
| No. of episodes | Fox: 57 Syndicated: 160 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Jeff Apploff Chris Coelen Greg Goldman Brad Lachman Tony Yates |
| Production company(s) |
RDF USA Apploff Entertainment |
| Distributor | 20th Television |
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| Original network |
Fox (2007-2009) Syndicated (2010-2011) |
| Picture format |
480i SD 720p HD |
| Original release | July 11, 2007 – May 27, 2011 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Don't Forget the Lyrics! is a game show that originally aired on Fox from July 11, 2007 to June 19, 2009, hosted by Wayne Brady and produced by RDF USA, part of RDF Media. The launch of this show prompted NBC to move up the launch of their similar game show The Singing Bee. The show's contestants compete to win $1,000,000 by correctly recalling song lyrics from a variety of genres.
After a year off the air, on January 25, 2010, 20th Television announced the debut of a new syndicated version with Sugar Ray lead singer Mark McGrath as host in September 2010. Taping of the show's third overall season, and first as a syndicated show, began on June 15, 2010. The show premiered in daytime syndication and in primetime on VH1 on Monday, September 20, 2010. It premiered in primetime on MyNetworkTV on October 5, 2010. On March 24, 2011, the show was canceled along with Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? due to low ratings.
In this show, a single contestant is prompted to complete song lyrics for increasing amounts of money. After each correct answer, the contestant can continue playing, risking what has already been earned, or quit the game and take home all the money he or she has already earned. If the contestant continues playing and correctly completes nine song lyrics, he or she will be given a lyric from a number 1 hit to complete. If the contestant completes the final lyric correctly, he or she wins the grand prize, which was $1,000,000 on the Brady version, and is set to be $50,000 on the McGrath version.
The primary difference between Don't Forget the Lyrics and other music-based game shows is that artistic talent (such as the ability to sing or dance in an aesthetically pleasing way) is irrelevant to the contestants' chances of winning. In the words of one of their commercials prior to the first airing, "You don't have to sing it well; you just have to sing it right."
The producers of the show are RDF USA, Apploff Entertainment, and Brad Lachman Productions.
The structure of the show is similar to another FOX game show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, Lyrics's cousin game show. Contestants are given nine categories (such as "pop", "The Rolling Stones", or "divas"). Contestants pick one of the categories. They are then given a choice of two different songs. The contestant then chooses one of the songs and are told how many missing words they will have to provide. The band starts to play the song and the lyrics are displayed on large monitors in front of the contestant, who sings karaoke style. At some point, the lyrics are shown as blank spaces and the music stops. The contestant then fills in those blank spaces. They can then decide to "lock in" the lyrics (which is the same effect as saying "Final Answer" on Millionaire), choose one of the "backups", which are answer-assistance options that are similar to lifelines, or choose to walk away with the money they have won so far.
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