The T.O. Show
Encyclopedia
The T.O. Show is an American
reality television
show
starring American football
player Terrell Owens
. It began airing on VH1
July 20, 2009.
It follows Owens and his "best friends (Monique Jackson) and publicists (Kita Williams)" as they re-evaluate Owens' personal life, while battling the two sides of his personality and also trying to find romance for him.
Season 1 averaged 1.5 million viewers and on September 9, 2009, VH1 announced that the show has been picked up for a second season. Season Two premiered on VH1 on July 11, 2010.
After season 2 aired a year later it was confirmed that the show was returning to Vh1
for a season 3 which aired August 22, 2011.
United States
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reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
show
Television program
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starring American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player Terrell Owens
Terrell Owens
Terrell Owens is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. A six-time Pro Bowl selection, Owens has been one of the dominant receivers of his era...
. It began airing on VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
July 20, 2009.
It follows Owens and his "best friends (Monique Jackson) and publicists (Kita Williams)" as they re-evaluate Owens' personal life, while battling the two sides of his personality and also trying to find romance for him.
Season 1 averaged 1.5 million viewers and on September 9, 2009, VH1 announced that the show has been picked up for a second season. Season Two premiered on VH1 on July 11, 2010.
After season 2 aired a year later it was confirmed that the show was returning to Vh1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
for a season 3 which aired August 22, 2011.
Main cast
- Terrell OwensTerrell OwensTerrell Owens is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. A six-time Pro Bowl selection, Owens has been one of the dominant receivers of his era...
is a free agentFree agentIn professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
wide receiver in the National Football LeagueNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He is a six-time Pro-Bowl selection.
- Kita Williams, one of Terrell's best friends to help him match his NFL achievements with similar success off the field. The public relations company she founded with partner Monique Jackson, Kita functions as matchmakerMatchmakingMatchmaking is any process of matching two people for the purpose of marriage or a sporting contest.-Practice:In some cultures, the role of the matchmaker was and is quite professionalized...
, therapist, and best friend while managing the Terrell Owens Brand. Kita is single and is a member of the National Association of Black Female Executives in Music and Entertainment. She is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and also holds an MBA from the University of Phoenix.
- Monique Jackson, one of Terrell's best friends. Jackson founded a public relations company with her business partner Kita Williams. Servicing superstar client Terrell Owens, Jackson and Williams manage all aspects of the Owens brand, including marketingMarketingMarketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
, promotions, and public relationsPublic relationsPublic relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
. She's Known as "Momma Mo" for her ability to nurture and encourage clients to be their best, Mo attributes her career vector to her childhood dreams of becoming "a minister, a nurse and an entertainer."
Secondary cast
- Kari Klinkenborg, is Terrell's famous who?. She's a porn model, swinger and professional club dancer. (season 1-present)
- Felisha Terrell, is Terrell's ex-fiancée. (season 1-present)
- Pablo Cosby, is Terrell's former Body Guard. (season 1)
Guest Appearances
- Andy RoddickAndy RoddickAndrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
, a professional tennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. - Chad Ochocinco, an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots.
- Donovan McNabbDonovan McNabbDonovan Jamal McNabb is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was the Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback from 1999 to 2009 and spent the 2010 season with the Washington Redskins and a portion of the 2011 season with the Minnesota Vikings. In college, McNabb played...
, an American football Quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings. - Jessica WhiteJessica WhiteJessica White is an American model and occasional actress and DJ.-Career:At the age of 16, White was scouted in her hometown of Buffalo, New York, and had gone to Personal Best modeling school at age sixteen...
, a model and occasional actress. - Matthew HatchetteMatthew HatchetteMatthew Hatchette is a professional American football player who played wide receiver for six regular seasons for the Minnesota Vikings, the New York Jets, and the Jacksonville Jaguars. During his career, he caught 60 passes for 887 yards and six touchdowns, averaging 14.8 yards per catch...
, an American football player. - Tatyana AliTatyana AliTatyana Marisol Ali is an American actress and R&B singer, best known for her childhood role as Ashley Banks on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air...
, an singer and actresss
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Season Premiere | Season Finale | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | July 20, 2009 | August 31, 2009 | 1.5 | |
| 2 | 10 | July 11, 2010 | September 5, 2010 | TBA | |
| 3 | - | August 22, 2011 | - | - | |