October 20, 2008
ABC has closed its doors on Opportunity Knocks, making it the network's first show to be swept under the rug and the second new series to be pulled from the fall schedule following the FOX comedy Do Not Disturb.
The traveling game show was a bit of a disappointment during its run, averaging only a 1.9 rating and a 5 share among its target audience, adults 18-49. It's also only averaged 6.3 million viewers, which may seem like a lot, but serving as a lead in to the results show of Dancing with the Stars, which is presently one of TV's most popular programs, it's simply lackluster.
September 23, 2008
Ashton Kutcher fans get ready for yet another production from the Punk’d master himself, as ABC brings us Opportunity Knocks tonight at 8pm. The show is the nation’s first traveling game show in which host JD Roth, along with his production crew, head to different suburbs across America and unexpectedly peek into our homes. They also give the families an opportunity to win some prizes, if they are able to answer a few questions regarding their other family members.
August 18, 2008
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Network: ABC
Premiere: Tuesday, September 23, 8pm
Host: JD Roth
Premise: From actor Ashton Kutcher, Opportunity Knocks is America's first traveling game show. Each week, host JD Roth and a TV production crew head to a different suburb across America and surprise one lucky family with the chance to win big on a national stage. Taped in their hometown, families have to prove that they do indeed know each other inside and out.
July 29, 2008
Reality show producer Ashton Kutcher has something up his sleeve yet again! The 30-year-old actor recently came up with Opportunity Knocks, a reality series which challenges family members on how well they know each other. The series was picked up by ABC and will be airing on Tuesdays at 8pm.
In preparation for the show, Kutcher tried the same principle on his wife and stepchildren. In fact, he recently told OK! Magazine at the TCA Conference, "I got into the process of how well do you know your family. If somebody came and asked me what kind of perfume my wife wears every single day, could I tell you that answer? I could tell you."
May 28, 2008
BuddyTV is looking at the 17 new shows the major networks will premiere this Fall to see which ones are worth getting excited about and which ones we have low expectations for.
Show Description: From producer Ashton Kutcher, Opportunity Knocks seeks to reinvent the game show as we know it. Host J.D. Roth travels in a semi-truck to "Anywhere, America," searching for regular families to compete for various prizes. Hollywood invades suburbia, and once the game begins, competing families will be asks trivia questions that relate directly to their own lives.