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Serious reality show gives 10 everyday people a voting chance.
Byline: Aaron Barnhart
LOS ANGELES _ Somehow, this election cycle wouldn't be complete without its own reality TV show. Enter "The American Candidate."
This summer 10 ordinary Americans were chosen to take part in the first-ever presidential campaign simulated for television. They organized rallies, did meet-and-greets, got advice from campaign consultants and held debates.
In the early episodes of the show, which has its premiere at 9 EDT tonight on Showtime, the contestants will vote one another off, one a week. When the race is down to three candidates, it's the viewers who will cast the deciding ballots. The last candidate standing will take home $200,000 as winner of "The American Candidate."
The series is the brainchild of documentary filmmaker R.J. Cutler, who shadowed Oliver North during his 1994 losing bid for the U.S. Senate in "A Perfect Candidate."
He first talked about the idea about two years ago when it was slated for FX. FX later changed its mind. Kevin Reilly, the FX executive Cutler says came up with the idea, is now at NBC.
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