Tony Robbins To Star in “New Reality TV Show” to complement ‘Biggest Loser’
NBC has picked up eight episodes of a new reality series starring famed life strategist Tony Robbins.
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“NBC has picked up eight episodes of a new reality series starring famed life strategist Tony Robbins.
The as-yet untitled show (tentative title: “Breakthrough with Tony Robbins”) will follow Robbins as he takes participants and helps them face personal challenges; the pilot, for example, focused on someone who was a lifelong stutterer — and who, by the end of the episode, was speaking in front of a public audience.
For each segment, Robbins will create a 30-day program for the individual to get their life back on track. Cameras will capture that evolution throughout the month, documentary-style.
“My goal is to not make this the Tony show, but to put the focus on the people who are transforming,” Robbins said.
Segments will also feature some of Robbins’ friends, such as Quincy Jones and Donna Karan, as they spend time mentoring people.
Robbins said he had been pitched several TV ideas through the years, but most were of the daytime TV talk variety. When Reveille came calling, the company’s success with “Biggest Loser” gave him hope that there was an audience for something more life-affirming.
“I want to do something that has impact, something real and raw,” he said.
Robbins noted that some auds know him because of his infomericals — and that “you’re known by the company you keep, and I’m next to the spray-on tan guy.” As a result, Reveille and NBC are making sure that the primetime show will look “radically different,” Telegdy added.
“This is not an infomercial for any of Tony’s methodologies,” Telegdy said. “But the reason why Tony makes a lot of money is the tools he sells are good, and he’s going to be unpacking a lot of those skills in broadcast TV for free.”
Robbins will exec produce along with Reveille’s Howard T. Owens, and Mark Koops. Bruce Beresford-Redman is also an EP. Meanwhile, Robbins said his regular business and foundation work will continue.
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(source: PR Log)
I can’t wait to watch Tony in action again. I attended his seminar back in 1992 and did not know that after 5 hours we were expected to do the fire walk.
I did not believe I could do it because years ago I had suffered 3rd degree burns on my feet. I was a baton twirler in high school and was rehearsing with the band during the summer. I had flip flops on and one of them busted while marching on the boiling hot pavement.
This is the kind of pain you NEVER forget.
There were approximately 1000 of us at the Hilton Hotel @ LAX and he told us to take off our shoes & socks and walk up to the roof of the Hotel where 12 lines of fire coals were waiting. I went through the motions fearing I would quit just before walking over the red hot coals and just hoped for a miracle.
I was one of the lucky ones. Tony was at the front of my line and when it was my turn to walk, he asked me: “Are you ready?” (how can you tell Tony no?). He said “Just repeat: COOL MOSS…COOL MOSS”.
Well, the drumbeats synchronized with my heart and I looked up to the starry sky and DID IT!!
After they threw cold water at my feet, I ran to the back of the line again to do it again because I didn’t believe I had done it.
Tony said: “Always remember that if were able to walk on fire today, you can achieve anything you set your heart out to do.”
He was RIGHT!! Thank you Tony.
Tony listener since 1990- Wow! What a great testimonial! I can’t believe you were able to muster enough courage to walk through those hot coals especially after having suffered burns on your feet in years past. Sounds like it was a life changing experience. I like Tony and hope his show does well. Thanks for stopping by to leave a comment and share your story.