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''The Singing Bee'' is a karaoke game show that originally aired on NBC and then CMT. Combining karaoke singing with a spelling bee-style competition, this show features contestants trying to remember the lyrics to popular songs. Originally slated to begin with a six episode season during the fall of 2007, it launched early in reaction to FOX's competing ''Don't Forget the Lyrics!''.〔(Karaoke Wars: NBC Rushes 'Singing Bee' - Show moved up to beat FOX's 'Lyrics' to air. ) Retrieved on 24 June 2007.〕 ==Broadcast history== ''The Singing Bee'' premiered with a half-hour episode on July 10 at 9:30pm Eastern/8:30pm Central, beating ''Don't Forget the Lyrics!'' to the air by one day. The premiere episode was repeated the following night, July 11, 2007, at 8:30pm Eastern/7:30pm Central. On NBC, it was hosted by Joey Fatone. The house band, The Groove, was led by Ray Chew and features: Deanna Johnston, Paula MacNeill, Wes Quave, Tom Sartori, Storm Lee, Kelli Sae, Jeschelle Magbitang, Carmen Carter, Kara Shaw, Leah Shaffer, Karen Ashe, Christopher "C.J." Emmons, Vann Johnson and Chris "Breeze" Barczynski. The back-up singers were Toni Scruggs and Tanya Diona. Dancing to the band are the house dancers, The Honeybees: Ferly Prado Dunn, Monique Cash, Holly Cruikshank, and Lisa Byrne. Melissa Peterman hosts the CMT version. The house band, Steve Dorff and the Bee Hive, also features: Roger Cain, Scotty Kormos, Tony Love, and Jeff Vincent.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=THE SINGING BEE/MUSICIANS )〕 The singers are Jared Johnson, Baylie Brown, Beau Davidson, Paula MacNeill, Kim Parent, and Bobby Tomberlin.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=THE SINGING BEE/SINGERS )〕 In each episode, six contestants (four contestants in season two) will be selected from the audience to play a series of games that test their knowledge of song lyrics. If a contestant makes an error, he or she will forfeit her chance to get into the "musical chairs". If a contestant is not in a musical chair when the round is over, he or she is eliminated. In a promo for the show's launch, NBC revived their original 1983 slogan "Be There" as "Bee There". Due to low ratings, and to make room for ''The Biggest Loser'', NBC put ''The Singing Bee'' on hiatus for November sweeps. ''The Singing Bee'' returned on December 21, 2007,〔(NBC.com -The Singing Bee )〕 and aired two new episodes each Friday, before being placed on hiatus again. On April 2, 2008, NBC announced its schedule for the 2008-2009 television season. ''The Singing Bee'' was left off this list, and is officially canceled. A spin-off of the show, ''The Singing Office'', debuted on June 29, 2008, hosted by Fatone and Mel B and airing on TLC.〔(The Singing Office )〕 On April 29, 2009, CMT confirmed that it would revive the series in the summer of 2009 with Melissa Peterman as host.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CMT revives 'Singing Bee' )〕 ''The Singing Bee'' premiered on CMT on June 20 and will now air every Saturday at 9pm. Melissa Peterman confirmed the show was renewed for another season on August 24, 2009. In November, 2010 CMT reportedly picked up the show for a third season.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CMT Renews 'Singing Bee' For Season 3; Co-Creator Phil Gurin Signs With CAA )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Singing Bee (U.S. game show)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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