US EditionLong-Time Portland Comedian Appears on Netflix’s ‘Star Search’ Reboot
Netflix’s live Star Search reboot features real-time viewer voting from 160 countries and offers a $500,000 grand prize to performers across music, dance, comedy, and variety.
- On Tuesday night, Netflix launched its first broadcast-style reality competition, the live Star Search reboot, staged worldwide from CBS Radford in Studio City with the second episode airing tonight.
- Producers sought to modernize the classic Star Search format with a fresh twist, while Jeff Gaspin treated the reboot as a major gamble for Netflix.
- Using an on-screen overlay, audiences can vote in under a minute; viewers in 160 countries cast ballots, judges share results with the TV audience , and the February 17 finale is public-only with a $500,000 grand prize.
- On Monday, January 21, judges and viewers elevated several acts, including singer Eric Adrien Williams, dancers Movement 55, magician TJ Salto, and Australian girl group H3RIZON, while contestant Bear Bailey earned the highest score so far with 4.6 stars.
- Uncertainty remains about what counts as success given disputed viewership figures; a warm-up man touted 30 viewers, but Netflix hasn't confirmed it.
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