How to be a member of a
live studio audience
One way just about ANYONE can have a chance to appear on TV is to be a member of the studio audience during a taping or live show. Here are some easy ways to get tickets... some right here online! |
 Free TV Tickets
A "print your own TV ticket" site.
FREE TV Show Studio Audience Tickets Being part of a TV Audience can occasionally lead to being part of the tv show itself. How to get free tickets to see live tapings of your favorite TV shows. Plus, a guide to on-location filming around Southern California.
Print FREE TV Show Tickets Online for LA-taped Shows
Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, etc. are some of the LA-taped shows you can get tickets to online.
NYTix.com Free TV Show tickets to a wide variety of shows
ABC-TV
NBC-TV
Oprah
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New York Based TV Shows
While some tickets must be obtained in four to six weeks (or more!) advance, many others offer same-day standby seats. Written advance requests should be made by postcard (or letter where specified) and should include full name, address, daytime phone number, first and second selection of show dates, show time preferred and number of tickets.
ABC Shows (taped in NY and LA)
NBC Shows
Also see 1iota.com and click on the banner for the show for ticket information.
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Montel Williams Show Tickets
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Late Night Talk Shows
Late Night with David Letterman Official Site with ticket information. Audience members must be 16 or older; proper identification required.
Tonight Show with Jay Leno Get tickets here. Send e-mail here.
Newsgroup: alt.fan.jay-leno
Tickets to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno are available by U.S. mail. To order, send a self-addressed stamped envelope with a brief letter listing the desired date of taping and three alternate dates to:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Tickets
3000 W. Alameda Ave.
Burbank, CA 91523
Official Conan Site: Ticket Information. Tapings are Tuesdays-Fridays at 5:30 p.m. Ticket holders should arrive at 4 p.m. Audience members must be 16 or older; proper identification is required. For tickets, send a postcard to the address below. After all regular tickets have been issued, a limited number of standby tickets will be distributed on taping days at 9 a.m. at the lobby. Distribution is limited to one per person and does not guarantee admission.
NBC Tickets/Late Night
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112
212/664-4000, press 1 information
212/664-3056/7 groups of 20 or less |
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How to Get Tickets to Ellen and Reservations for Oprah
Ellen
Oprah Winfrey Reservations
312-591-9222, M-F 11-5 CST.
Audience reservations for The Oprah Winfrey Show are available almost exclusively by phone. Demand far exceeds supply, so you may receive a lot of busy phone signals before getting through to one of our Audience Department members. Periodically, you may be able to request last minute reservations via e-mail. Check the above link for availability.
Please note: You must speak with a member of the Audience Department in order to obtain reservations. Reservations are not guaranteed due to schedule changes at any time. Promises of reservations through other sources are not valid. Do not pay anyone money for The Oprah Winfrey Show reservations.
CLICK HERE for topics of upcoming Oprah shows. Oprah is constantly looking for show ideas as well.Oprah is also looking for contributions and feedback for "O", her magazine. CLICK HERE
How to Get Booked as a Guest on Oprah
Oprah's producers are always looking for appropriate guests for their upcoming shows so they publish a continually updated page listing their forthcoming topics together with their regular features like Weight Loss Success Stories, "What Matters to You?", "Ask Organization Expert Peter Walsh Anything", "Want Nate to visit your home?", "Ask Dr. Oz", "Ask Bob Greene". Oprah also asks for viewers funniest home video.
Here's what their Be On The Show page says:
Here's a sneak peek behind the scenes of The Oprah Winfrey Show and what topics we're working on.
Just click on the show subject below to read more about it. If the topic pertains to you, fill out the form on that page and tell us your story.
Give YOUR creative idea for a Oprah Show to Her Producers
Do you have a creative idea for a show? Do you have a personal story you think would be part of an interesting topic? Please email us your idea! CLICK HERE FOR EMAIL FORM.
TIP: We recommend before you approach the producers of Oprah with your story or an idea for a show that you read or listen to expert Joan Stewart tell you how to to optimize your chances for success. See below.
Before You Try to Get Booked on Oprah, We Highly Recommend You Read or Listen to Expert Susan Harrow Tell How.
Below are two excellent resources. One is a taped interview with Joan Stewart, and the other is a book.
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Listen to Susan Harrow in an exclusive interview with Joan Stewart, a.k.a. The Publicity Hound as she reveals the secrets to getting booked on Oprah. You’ll also get a front row seat as seven business owners present their Oprah pitches for Susan to critique. You’ll gain invaluable insight into what to do, and what not to do when pitching Oprah’s producers. This is material you won’t find anywhere else!
"How to Get Booked on Oprah" Joan Stewart, a.k.a. The Publicity Hound, interviews Susan about her top tips to getting booked on Oprah.
You will learn:
*What you must do to become familiar with the show.
*Why you must NEVER pitch yourself, your business, your book, your product or your cause.
*The four hot-button topics that Oprah producers want.
*Ways to prove that you are an expert.
*How to determine the best way to pitch your idea.
*How to create a winning press package.
*Why less is more when it comes to providing information to producers.
*Where to find everything you need to know about Oprah's show.
*How to find the name of the producer who is the best fit with your topic.
*The biggest mistake guests make when they're live on the show.
*The 3 secrets to creating a hot hook.
*Tips to handling the producer's call so you make the cut.
*The secrets to create irresistible pitches in print, on the phone and by e-mail.
*Media coaching secrets of the pros to get more air time and make your appearance count.
*How to find out topics for upcoming shows where you might be a good fit.
*The little "extras" you can give producers to make them more interested in you.
*Why you should suggest other guests who can be on the show, in addition to yourself.
*What to expect when you make the cut.
*The one thing authors should NEVER do on the air.
*Why getting onto Oprah can propel you to stardom-and why it might not.
Listen to an exclusive interview, and learn from successful business people just like you.
Susan Harrow is a top marketing strategist & media coach who works extensively with Fortune 500 CEOs, executives, successful entrepreneurs, and best-selling authors. Her clients include iVillage, PlanetRx, Pacific Bell Directory/The Yellow Pages (SBC), Bill Graham Presents, Gillette/Oral B, Yoga Journal, Design Within Reach (DWR) (AS SEEN ON QUEER EYE), the North Face, Studer Group, Central Asia Institute, HarperCollins, and Random House.
She's author of, "Sell Yourself Without Selling Your Soul: A Woman's Guide to Promoting Herself, Her Business, or Her Cause with Integrity & Spirit" (HarperCollins). She's also author of "The Ultimate Guide to Getting Booked on Oprah," and the upcoming "How You Can Get a 6-Figure Book Advance."
Her clients have been on Oprah, 60 Minutes, Good Morning America, The Today Show, Extra!, Dateline, Donny & Marie, Larry King Live, Maury Povich, CNN, CSPAN, and have appeared in all the top publications including Parade, Time magazine, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, People magazine, O Magazine, Forbes, Vogue, Bazaar, and many others.
Susan has been featured, profiled or quoted in The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, Women's Day, Ladies' Home Journal, Entrepreneur, Salon Magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today online, and Investor's Business Daily. |
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Editors of Oprah Magazine want to know your thoughts and opinions on ideas that they're working on:
* Do you want to be featured in one of our Real Women shoots?
* Got a money question? Ask Suze Orman!
* Do you have a question for Dr. Phil?
* Questions about nutrition, food, and weight?
* Ask Val -- (O's Beauty Director)
* Ask Cindy Chupack about sex and romance!
* What's your biggest ethical dilemma?
* Ask Adam: Got a question for a Fashion Expert?
* How can you change the world for the better?
* What's the One Question You'd Ask an Expert?
* What's the best beauty advice you've heard?
* Ask Val: Are you concerned about cosmetic safety?
* Do you have a question for life coach Martha Beck?
CLICK HERE to contribute |
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See also:
How to Be On RealityTV for the latest information on new shows, auditions, casting calls, etc.
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Serious About Getting on TV?
Get on TV is a MUST READ!
"Jordan Demystifies the Process of Getting on TV Jacquie Jordan is that rare guru who is both a PR insider and a TV insider. This book is short on theory and long on the exact and precise steps you need to take to get on TV, and, more important, get invited back repeatedly. Jordan demystifies the process for beginning TV experts by showing them how to succeed without mortgaging their homes for high-powered publicists. And yet 'Get on TV' also contains enough advanced tips and insider nuance to make the most grizzled media mavens feel like they've learned something new. "Get on TV" is an important part of my media and PR library. " TJ Walker, Author, Presentation Training A-Z, Media Training A-Z
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An Invaluable Guide for Beginners and Pro's! I loved Get on TV! It's entertaining, yet practical, detailed and has so much heart. Diana Kirschner, author of Opening Love's Door: The Seven Lessons |
| Works on Multiple Levels "In 'Get on TV' veteran TV producer and insider Jacquie Jordan (who has worked with folks like Donny Osmond and Maury Povich) reveals valuable information on what it takes to get on television. The books gives detailed information on topics such as how to assemble a press kit, how to speak the language of TV producers and how to set realistic expectations on appearing on your favorite (and not so favorite) news and talk shows." Emanuel Carpenter Author of "Where is the Love?" |
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TV Talk Show News |
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Jodi Lipper and Cerina Vincent: Five People Reality TV Shows Hurt The Most (HuffingtonPost)
Answer: Everyone In the name of full disclosure, we will admit that we enjoy watching trashy reality shows as much as the next girls. We'd... Reality TV goes to the dogs (Jam! Showbiz)
It's official: We finally have run out of quasi-interesting people to appear on reality TV shows. Reality bites of glossy TV shows (Hindustan Times)
Until a few days ago, Dhoom Macha Le Dhoom was one of many dance contests aired on every television channel, paying obeisance to reality shows as the mantra to TRP nirvana. Reality bites - through the gloss of TV shows (New Kerala)
By Chitra Padmanabhan: Until a few days ago, "Dhoom Macha Le Dhoom" was one of many dance contests aired on every television channel, paying obeisance to reality shows as the mantra to TRP nirvana. Expect variety in bark and breed in TV's 'American Dog' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
So far, reality shows might have tested every vital skill. We've seen people sing, dance, act, fight and cook. We've seen them design clothes and hair and rooms. We've seen them model clothes, eat bugs, lose weight, merely survive.
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TalkTV News
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is actively seeking your videos in a wide variety of areas of interest:
"Don't Try This at Home", "Does This Impress Ed Asner?", "Teenage Wasteland", "Human Interest Stories", "Real Heroes", "Talented Kids", "Animals with Inventors", "Kid Inventors", Record Holders", "Freaks of Nature", "Remarkable Seniors", Web Videos", "Bizarre Musicians"
CLICK HERE
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Do You Have a Stupid Pet
or Stupid Human Trick?
THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN is looking for contestants for upcoming Stupid Pet and Human Trick segments.
You can apply by calling us (see info below) or attending one of our regional auditions.
If you have something that is funny, safe and original, we want to hear about it!
Call 1-888-PET-TRIK (1-888-738-8745) to qualify for an audition, a trick must be fun, unique and safe. Animals must perform voluntarily and be treated humanely. All types of animals are welcome.
This is your chance! Don't hesitate! Tell your friends and family, and you or someone you know may be on their way to New York to meet Dave. Selected participants will receive a free trip to New York, a payment for their appearance on the show, and a chance to perform their trick on the stage of the Ed Sullivan Theater in front of millions of LATE SHOW viewers. Don't miss your chance! Call today!
You may also e-mail Stupid Trick Coordinator Brian Teta. (see site for form).
ABC TV Shows Casting
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Future Talent Showcase "...We're looking for new and unknown singers, comics, dancers, rappers, magicians, ninjas, etc. Please send a VHS audition tape with your name, talent and phone number on the spine of the tape...."
Also, seeking videos for
America's Funniest Video
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