Real Access
Teen-focused entertainment news from the makers of Access Hollywood.
Real Access was a teen-focused entertainment news show that lasted a single season. The series came from Access Entertainment News Productions, an NBC-owned company also behind Access Hollywood, and was hosted by Lauren Mayhew. Each episode covered music, actors, and TV- and film-related events. It aired on two MTV Networks channels: Noggin, as part of its nighttime teen block The N, and Nickelodeon. The program included two hour-long specials and thirteen half-hour episodes. The first special debuted on Noggin on August 1, 2003, with a repeat on Nickelodeon on August 24. A second special aired on Noggin on December 31, 2003, and the remaining episodes followed in early 2004.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Entertainment news
- Presenter
- Lauren Mayhew
- Writer
- Mathew Baxt
- Camera
- Videotape; Multi-camera
- Runtime
- 60 minutes (specials), 30 minutes
- Company
- Access Entertainment News (NBC)
- Producer
- Kathy Samuels
- Executive producers
- Rob Silverstein
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History
The show was filmed from Times Square in New York City. According to Noggin's former vice president, Kenny Miller, the producers of Access Hollywood approached him with their idea to make a teen version of their series. In an interview for Variety, Miller said, "They came and found us, and we loved their idea...we're going a little deeper than what you would normally get, even on Access Hollywood." In December 2003, MTV Networks launched a live tour to promote the show, called the "Real Access Mall Tour," in malls across the United States. It featured interactive components like "The Real Access Studio," where visitors could play the role of an on-air host by interviewing celebrity lookalikes in front of a live camera, and then review their performance on The N's website; and "The Pamper Room," where visitors and shoppers could receive a massage, have their hair coifed, or face made up. Shoppers could also answer celebrity trivia questions to win prizes based on Real Access.
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