TV One's Unsung to spotlight Teddy Pendergrass in the fall
*TV One is in development on eight more episodes of its widely acclaimed bio series “Unsung,” as well as two new reality shows featuring TV villainess Omarosa, and R&B duo K-Ci and Jojo.
Teddy Pendergrass, Tammi Terrell and George Clinton are among the new artists to be highlighted next fall in “Unsung,” a series of one-hour biography specials celebrating the lives and careers of successful music acts who, despite great talent, have been under-recognized or under-appreciated over the years.
Omarosa of "Donald J. Trump Presents the Ultimate Merger"
Premiering in June is “Donald J. Trump Presents The Ultimate Merger,” which reunites the real estate mogul with Omarosa from the first season of his NBC reality series “The Apprentice.”
In this Trump-produced show, Omarosa will put a cadre of 12 hot, successful bachelors through a gauntlet of tests designed to play upon their weaknesses, test their business acumen, measure their seductive strengths, and draw out their true intentions. But these guys will fight back, and Omarosa may just meet her match…and her mate.
“Ki-Ci and Jojo. . .Come Clean,” due this fall, is a half hour reality series that will show the Hailey brothers battling their way back from substance abuse. The siblings “agree to begin a journey of redemption that will require them to face all their demons and sources of the anxiety that have pushed them to self-medicate, including their relationship with each other, and their former partners in the group Jodeci,” notes TV One.
Karrine "Superhead" Steffans of TV One's "Life After"
TV One has also ordered a second season of its “Life After” series, which follows the real, behind-the-scenes story of how some of America’s favorite celebrities have dealt with major turning points in their lives. Coming in July are all-new episodes featuring Malcolm Jamal Warner from “The Cosby Show,” NBA star Ron Artest, comedian Mark Curry, video vixen Karrine Steffans, former R&B star Vanity, actress Elise Neal from “All of Us” and “Hustle and Flow,” “American Idol” Season 2 champion Ruben Studdard and actress Janet Hubert, the first actress to play Will Smith’s aunt on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.”
TV One broke its top-rated original program record four times in the past eight months, first with TV One Night Only: Live From the Essence Music Festival in August, then with an episode of “Life After” in September, followed by an episode of “Unsung” in November, and most recently, with the premiere of “LisaRaye: The Real McCoy” in April, which posted a 1.2 rating with one of its two back-to-back premiere episodes, and a 1.0 rating with the other. The series continues to be the network’s top-rated series.
Guess I don’t really know what “unsung” means because none of the mentioned artists are or were unsung; Teddy P. had a great music career as drummer and lead singer of the Bluenotes in the 70′s and then as a international solo superstar; how is that unsung or underappreciated? Tammi Terrell had a short career because she died an unfortunate early death. George Clinton started his career in the 60′s then launched two funk group superstars with Parliament and Funkadelic that was huge in the 70′s with record sales and concerts second to none – how are these folks “unsung?”
Karrine Steffans – “Life After” What? This trick ain’t changed her game.
TV One is beginning to be BET Jr. I like the documentaries on there, however, I just hope Jonathan Rodgers and Cathy Hughes not let this network go to pot as its competition has already.
You got to be kidding me. “Omarosa” that snake seems to never go away. (lol)
As for “Unsung” I luv the series. They might as well cover Earth, Wind & Fire. Because I never knew the history of this incredible group. Luv the group sense releasing “Last, Days & Time.” I would like to know about Jessica Cleeves. That sister could sing. I wish TV One would get a HD Channel. I can’t watch that analog channel. Or might I say digital channel. Come on TV One step your game up.
muzak TVone has a hd channel on cable.
I love this series “Unsung” so much that I wish they featured more than four artists/bands at a time. I am really looking forward to the Tammi Terrell story since when the series premiered, she came to mind as someone I would like to see featured. There are lots of artists and other groups that were very talented and definitely had the goods but for whatever reason (poor managment, personal demons, in-fighting, etc.) didn’t go as far as it seemed they could. Recently I bought an old-school CD, The Best of New Birth. They didn’t have the same staying power or celebrity as some of the other bands of their era and they were not short on talent. I think “Unsung” could have several episodes about other singers and bands and some of the stories warrant a two hour show.
Gurlfrand, i think what they mean by “unsung” is that the artist’ full potential was not met, i.e., teddy was paralyzed at the penical of his success, george clinton basically lost most the money he made and tammy terrell never reached her potential as a mainstream artist ala diana ross because she died so young while performing at howard u. with marvin.
Teddy’s potential had been fully met long before his car accident that left him paralyzed – he had reached the pinnicle of being an international superstar – he was touring on “for lady’s only” concerts and was a success with that and recordings, so, unsung does not apply to him at all. Same with George Clinton – he was already a full success by the late 70′s then went solo in the 80′s using his name alone on the song “Atomic Dog.” Tammy, maybe, we can label her unsung, and, only because she died so young, so, she wasn’t singing no more, if you get my drift……
Wow, Huey. I never knew Tammi passed away at Howard U. My fourth cousin is a professor there.
I have heard about the Unsung series and I wish I could see it but, my cable company does not and will not provide it, I have asked but to no avail. The only way I can see TVOne is if I get rid of cable and order either Direct Tv or Dish Network. I don’t care about LisaRaye or Omarosa’s shows or K-Ci and JOJO either.
I got Dish Network and they do not carry TV One.