CBS' latest game show doesn't ask its contestants to have any skills - no need to sing, dance, cook or pull a rabbit out of a hat. All it asks from its competitors is adoration - lots of it.
“Superfan,” which premieres Wednesday, gathers one musical act and their fans each week into a studio and gradually whittles the contestants down to two, giving viewers the final say on who will be crowned the ultimate superfan.
The contestants are winnowed down over the course of an hour through a series of competitions: Recognizing a snippet of the star’s song, identifying one of their iconic images and getting inside their head for a multiple-choice question, like picking their singer’s favorite Jennifer Lopez rom-com. In addition to the title, winners can get all sorts of perks, like tickets to upcoming concerts, plenty of merch, a private listen to an upcoming album, a signed guitar or a backstage VIP meet-and-greet.
Knight has spent the better part of a decade trying to get “Superfan” to TV screens, surviving skeptical executives, industry employment churn, health scares, scheduling changes and sexism.To fill a studio audience each week, she and her team approached artist fan clubs for volunteers, enlisted the singers to recruit contestants on their social accounts and posted on social media, including Reddit and the platform formerly known as Twitter, where the final public voting takes place.
Since the first season’s taping, Knight says many of the contestants - those picked to be contestants and even those not - have remained connected on text chains, meeting up for concerts and events starring their favorite celebrity.
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