Howie Do It is a comedy television series, co-commissioned by Global and NBC, that stars Howie Mandel and DJ Ravidrums. The series features practical jokes in the vein of earlier shows like Just for Laughs: Gags, Punk'd or Candid Camera – the supposed twist being that the cameras are in the open, not hidden as in the other series. Mandel appears, often incognito, in several of the jokes. After the big reveal, either Howie or one of his assistants then delivers the line "This is Howie Do It!" The theme song to the show is a remix of "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan, remixed by DJ Ravidrums.[1] The show premiered on NBC and Global TV on January 9, 2009.[2]
| Howie Do It | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Starring | Howie Mandel DJ Ravidrums |
| Opening theme | "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan (Remixed by DJ Ravidrums) |
| Country of origin | Canada United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Howie Mandel Morgan Elliott Scott Hallock Kevin Healey |
| Production locations | Caesars Windsor Windsor, Ontario |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Global NBC |
| Release | January 9 – May 1, 2009 |
Mandel also served as an executive producer of the series, along with Scott Hallock and Kevin Healy of Spy TV, and Morgan Elliot and Michael Rotenberg. Six episodes were ordered. The studio segments were filmed at Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario on August 24, 25, and 26, 2008. Tickets to the tapings were given out to new members of Harrah's Total Rewards program at the casino. The head of NBC's unscripted department, Craig Plestis, said that NBC's choice to share the costs of the series with Global was part of "trying to figure out new ways to do business as shows become more expensive."
U.S. Nielsen ratings edit
| Episode number | Episode | Rating | Share | Rating/Share (18-49) |
Viewers (millions) |
Rank (Overall) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot/102" | 4.7 | 7 | 2.1/7 | 7.68 | 66 |
| 2 | "103/104" | 3.5 | 6 | 1.8/6 | 6.06 | 115 |
| 3 | "105/106" | 3.4 | 6 | 1.6/6 | 5.54 | 132 |
| 4 | "107/108" | 3.3 | 5 | 1.5/5 | 5.24 | 141 |
| 5 | "109" | 3.0 | 4 | 1.3/4 | 4.69 | 190 |
| 6 | "110" | 2.5 | 4 | 1.2/4 | 4.08 | 267 |
| 7 | "111" | 2.6 | 5 | 1.1/4 | 3.97 | 289 |
| 8 | "112" | 2.7 | 5 | 1.3/5 | 4.56 | 199 |
| 9 | "113" | 2.4 | 5 | TBA | 4.03 | 277 |
| 10 | "114" | 2.5 | 5 | 1.3/5 | 3.89 | 318 |
| 11 | "115" | 2.5 | 4 | 1.0/4 | 3.20 | 408 |
| 12 | "116" | 2.1 | 4 | 1.0/4 | 3.11 | 700 |
| 13 | "117" | 2.1 | 4 | 1.1/4 | 3.06 | 509 |
| 14 | "118" | 1.9 | 3 | 1.0/3 | 2.47 | 831 |
| 15 | "119" | 2.0 | 4 | 0.9/3 | 3.34 | TBA |
| 16 | "Finale" | 2.2 | 4 | 1.7/4 | 3.29 | 832 |
References edit
- ^ NBC press description of "Howie Do It"[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Global TV Howie Do It website". Global Television Network. Archived from the original on 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
External links edit
- Official Website
- Josef Adalian, "NBC asks Howie Mandel to 'Do It'." Variety. April 17, 2008.
- "Global and NBC Say 'Deal' to New Howie Mandel Series." Broadcaster Magazine. April 18, 2008.