On Air with Ryan Seacrest (TV series)

This article is about the 2004 TV series. For the radio show, see On Air with Ryan Seacrest (radio).

On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Format	Entertainment/Talk
Created by	Ryan Seacrest
Developed by	Bob McKinnon John Stewart
Starring	Ryan Seacrest
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	First-run syndication
Original run	02011-01-12 January 12 – September 17, 2004 (2004-09-17)

On Air with Ryan Seacrest is an American syndicated television talk show, which ran from January 12, 2004, through September 17, 2004. It was distributed in the United States and Canada by Twentieth Television.

Series background

The show was broadcast live from a studio in the Hollywood and Highland complex in Hollywood and featured a background view of the street scene below. The title came from his morning radio show of the same name, which also debuted in 2004 and later went nationwide as a daily syndicated radio series in 2008.

On Air struggled in the ratings throughout its short run. It featured well-known guests, and capitalized upon the fact that host Ryan Seacrest concurrently hosted American Idol by featuring contestants who had been eliminated from the popular talent program the night before. It was mainly crippled by the fact that it was launched in midseason, a rare occurrence for a syndicated program. During the Summer of 2004, On Air with Ryan Seacrest launched a mass advertising campaign to attract viewers, but it had little effect. By August 2004, 65% of television broadcasters that had purchased On Air had removed the show from their schedules, and production of the series ended on September 17, 2004.

External links

• On Air with Ryan Seacrest at the Internet Movie Database
• On Air with Ryan Seacrest at TV.com