AfterBuzz TV

AfterBuzz TV is an online broadcast network that specializes in after-show podcasts for several television series including Game of Thrones, Big Brother, The Flash, Real Housewives, and Grey's Anatomy.[1]

AfterBuzz TV
Presentation
GenreTV/Talk show
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesDaily
LengthApprox. 1 Hour
Production
Production
  • Stephen Lemieux – Executive Producer
  • Jonathan Moulton – Producer
  • Ryan Nilsen - Producer
  • Steph Sabraw – Producer
  • Briana Phipps - Scheduling Coordinator
  • Jeff Graham - Event and Guest Coordinator
Publication
Original releaseCreated by Keven Undergaro & Maria Menounos – present

AfterBuzz TV is an online broadcast network created by Maria Menounos and producer Keven Undergaro. Nicknamed the "ESPN of TV Talk", the podcasts are often intended for TV viewers to listen to after an episode airs. On each AfterBuzz TV after-show, a mix of celebrities, personalities, and industry professionals break down that night's episode, take calls from fans, and interview guests. The network produces over 100 hours of content per week. The network also produces "Spotlight On", an in depth, long-form interview series with stars and show runners.

As of July 10, 2020, the network has apparently ceased production of further podcasts due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There has been no announcement on its website or social media about when or if podcasts will resume.

Inception

Producer Keven Undergaro and Maria Menounos created the AfterBuzz TV network for the purpose of discussing their favorite show, AMC's Breaking Bad. Another inspiration stemmed from the creators seeing countless discussions on the web regarding the infamous Lost finale, with no place for fans to congregate, discuss, and interact in an intimate way. Menounos states, "We were really fascinated by what happened when Lost went off air in the series finale when people were flooding message boards, and the internet actually crashed because of all the volume."[2]

Undergaro states, "For decades, sports fans have been treated to 'post-game' wrap up shows after watching their games. There was a void out there for TV fans and AfterBuzz TV filled that gap." AfterBuzz TV notable hosts include VH1's Jackie Miranne, Clevver TV's Deidre Behar, Black Hollywood Live's Derrial Christon, Fox Movie Channel's Stephanie Bauer, AMC Movie News' Krisily Kennedy, Fox Sports' Adrienne Vairo, and PopStop TV's Gabrielle Loren.[3]

In November 2013, AfterBuzzTV celebrated their 5,000th episode milestone. Joining them was actor Seth Green.[4]

AfterBuzzTV was featured in the January 6, 2014 issue of Variety, which further chronicled Menounos and Undergaro as trailblazers of digital broadcasting.[5]

The success of Afterbuzz TV has naturally in turn translated to success for a growing number of hosts. Some examples include Stephanie Bauer (Access Hollywood), AJ Gibson (Good Day L.A.), Eboni K. Williams (CBS), Derrial Christon (event coverage for BET), Jackie Miranne (VH1's Morning Buzz), Jesse Janedy (Netflix) Chloe West (Moviefone), Alex Wehrley (E! News), Adrienne Vairo (Fox Sports), Suri Serano (ESPN), Katherine Bailess (VH1's Hit the Floor), Cathy Kelley (WWE), Daria Berenato (WWE), Christy St.Cloud (WWE) and Matt Lieberman (SourceFed).

Afterbuzz TV is one of the first adopters to have their content available directly through SoundCloud.[6]

Reception

AfterBuzzTV produced over 100 hours of content per week and is seen and heard in over 150 countries around the globe. Among other accolades, their Big Brother podcast was the No. 1 rated podcast on iTunes for that series.[7]

Staff infrastructure

The roster of hosts includes over 400 and can be viewed on their website.[8] Notable hosts include WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia, Dancing with the Stars professional dancer Anna Trebunskaya, Access Hollywood's Scott "Movie" Mantz, WWE Divas Torrie Wilson, Candice Michelle, and Maria Kanellis, actress Kat Bailess, Extra's Ben Lyons, Big Brother winner and runner-up Rachel Reilly and Porsche Briggs, Survivor's Jerri Manthey, Real World's Mark Long, The Huffington Post's Eboni Williams, Zap2it's Jenna Busch, Fanhattan's Roth Cornet, Black Hollywood Live's Derrial Christon, The Bachelor's Krisily Kennedy, wrestling coach Ric Drasin, Expedition Impossible's Ryan Allen Carrillo and AJ Gibson, Capture's James Wallington, GameStop's Simone Boyce, FX Movie Channel's Stephanie Bauer, and Celebified's Cathy Kelley.

Guests

AfterBuzzTV has had guests in studio that include First Lady Melania Trump, as well as cast members from such shows as Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Dexter, The Newsroom, The Walking Dead, Homeland, Big Brother, Survivor, Hemlock Grove, The Fosters, The Bachelor, Teen Wolf, Awkward, Once Upon a Time, Orange Is the New Black, Game of Thrones, Defiance, Dancing with the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, Pretty Little Liars, and more.

Notable guests on the network include: Aaron Paul and Michelle Stafford; Alan Cumming; hosts Ali Landry, Sherri Shepherd, and Mario Lopez; Dancing with the Stars's Chelsie Hightower, Derek Hough, Karina Smirnoff, Kym Johnson, Lindsay Arnold, Maks and Val Chmerkovskiy; So You Think You Can Dance Canada contestant Tara Jean Popowich; WWE Divas Melina Perez and Trish Stratus; actors Michael Jai White, Sam Witwer, Sarah Carter, Sarah Drew, Tim Matheson, Malin Akerman, Beth Behrs, Charlene Tilton, Clark Duke, Janel Parrish, Jason Ritter, Colin Ferguson, Constance Zimmer, Famke Janssen, Grant Bowler, Jay Ellis, Lea Thompson, and Leslie David Baker; voice actor John Kassir; former NBA superstar John Salley; wrestlers Mick Foley, Chris Jericho, Diamond Dallas Page, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and Kevin Nash; boxer Victor Ortiz; three-time Survivor contestant Russell Hantz; Bar Rescue's bar consultant Jon Taffer; The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Phaedra Parks; The Real Housewives of New York City’s Aviva Drescher; The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’s Camille Grammar and Dana Wilkey; Teen Mom’s Farrah Abraham; The Celebrity Apprentice contestant and singer Aubrey O'Day; The Pussycat Dolls's Robin Antin; Mark Ballas; and Heather Thomson.

References
  1. Wallenstein, Andrew (March 5, 2012). "'Extra' host launches social TV venture". Variety. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  2. Busch, Jenna (March 6, 2012). "Maria Menounos on 'Dancing With the Stars,' AfterBuzz TV". Zap2it. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  3. Friel, Courtney. "Menounos Talks After Buzz". YouTube. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  4. "Video! AfterBuzz TV Celebrates 5,000th Episode, with Seth Green". ExtraTV. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  5. Graser, Marc. "'Extra' Host Maria Menounos' YouTube Channel Gives TV Fans an Online Forum". Variety. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  6. "AfterBuzz TV". Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  7. Svitek, Phil. "CBS's Big Brother's Season 13 Winner & Runner Up Host AfterBuzz TV's Big Brother AfterShow". PRWeb. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  8. "The AfterShow Network : Hosts". AfterBuzz TV. 2014. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.

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