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My Dad is better than your Dad and Amnesia
30 Jan 2008

NBC ANNOUNCES PREMIERES OF HIGH-ENERGY COMPETITION SERIES `MY DAD IS
BETTER THAN YOUR DAD' LAUNCHING ON FEBRUARY 18 AND NEW COMEDY QUIZ
SHOW `AMNE$IA' DEBUTING FEBRUARY 22

BURBANK  January 28, 2008  NBC will premiere the new high-energy
competition series "My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad" on Monday,
February 18 (8-9 p.m. ET) after "American Gladiators" finishes its
winter run, and will debut the comedy quiz show "Amne$ia" on Friday,
February 22 (9-10 p.m. ET) following the season finale of "1 vs 100."
The announcement was made by Craig Plestis, Executive Vice President,
Alternative Programming, Development and Specials, NBC Entertainment.

"Amne$ia" will follow its February 22 premiere by moving into its
regular broadcast day and time on Friday, February 29 at 8-9 p.m.
(ET).

The two new series join NBC's current strong slate of reality
programs, and continue to represent NBC's thriving tradition of
presenting fun, contemporary, high-stakes and comedic game shows that
viewers of all ages can enjoy.

"The Baby Borrowers," originally scheduled to premiere on February
18, will move to a later date to be announced.

"If you love the competitive energy of 'American Gladiators' and the
outrageous challenges of 'Fear Factor,' you'll love 'My Dad Is Better
Than Your Dad,'" said Plestis. "Combined with our hilarious new quiz
show 'Amne$ia,' viewers aren't going to want to miss this great week
of reality premieres."

"My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad" is a high-energy, family-friendly
competition series hosted by Dan Cortese ("MTV Sports," "What I Like
About You"). The show will finally prove the familiar schoolyard
boast -- "My dad is better than your dad!" Dads and their respective
son or daughter will be at the forefront of the action leading them
in exciting larger-than-life challenges testing dad's strength,
smarts and how well he works together with his son or daughter.
Ultimately, the triumphant dad will strut away with money for his
child's future and the all-important bragging rights.

Cortese has a variety of television and film credits to his name. He
first shot to stardom as the creator and host of the Emmy Award-
winning "MTV Sports" and later went on to co-star alongside Sylvester
Stallone and Wesley Snipes in the feature film "Demolition Man."
Cortese has starred in numerous television sitcoms
including "Veronica's Closet," "Rock Me Baby" and "What I Like About
You."

"My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad" was created by Jon Hotchkiss and is
a production of Reveille, Mark Burnett Productions and Hotchkiss
Industries. Mark Burnett ("Survivor," "Are You Smarter Than A Fifth
Grader?," "Celebrity Apprentice"), Mark Koops ("The Biggest Loser"),
Howard T. Owens ("The Biggest Loser"), Mike Nichols ("Victoria
Beckham: Coming to America") and Jon Hotchkiss ("Penn & Teller:
Bullsh*t!") are the executive producers.

"Amne$ia" is a thrilling comedy-game show where contestants are
challenged to answer a variety of questions from their own life for
money. Memories will be tested and blasts-from-the-past will be
revealed as contestants wrack their brains to answer some of the most
challenging questions -- often with hilarious results. Five-time Emmy
Award-winning comedian and popular talk show host Dennis Miller
("Dennis Miller Live") is host of the comedy quiz show from Mark
Burnett Productions, the producers of "Are You Smarter Than a 5th
Grader?" and "Celebrity Apprentice." Mark Burnett, Adam Cohen, Cara
Tapper and Joanna Vernetti serve as executive producers.

Miller can currently be heard on his nationally syndicated radio talk
show, "The Dennis Miller Show," five days a week. He is a five-time
Emmy winner for his critically acclaimed, half-hour live talk
show "Dennis Miller Live," which had a nine-year run on HBO. He also
wrote and starred in the Emmy-nominated cable comedy special "Raw
Feed," his sixth such special. He was also the host and executive
producer of CNBC's "Dennis Miller," a topical interview talk show
featuring reasoned discourse, opinion and humor. Additionally, Miller
has appeared on many politically oriented television talk shows, and
has acted in several feature films including "Disclosure" and "The
Net."

It's been a banner season for NBC's unscripted programs, especially
through the month of January. "American Gladiators," "Deal or No
Deal," "Celebrity Apprentice" and "The Biggest Loser" are all scoring
top-15 ratings in adults 18-49 for the first quarter to date, ranking
#6, tied for #7, tied for #9 and tied for #12 respectively among all
primetime network series for the quarter through January 20. That
impressive lineup has played a key role in lifting NBC to #2 in
adults 18-49 for the quarter to date, and with the strongest year-to-
year comparisons in regular programs for any of the major networks.



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