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Television series directed by Lance Bangs and Adam Scott
The Greatest Event in Television History
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Genre
| Mockumentary
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Created by
| Adam Scott
Naomi Scott
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Directed by
| Lance Bangs
Adam Scott
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Presented by
| Jeff Probst
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Starring
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Narrated by
| Amanda Anka
(Opening)
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Country of origin
| United States
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Original language
| English
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No.
of episodes
| 4
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Executive producers
| - Adam Scott
- Naomi Scott
- Paul Scheer
- Hend Baghdady
(Ep. 1 only)
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Cinematography
| Lance Bangs
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Editors
| - Jeff Buchanan
(Eps. 1?2 & 4)
- Daniel Gray Longino
(Eps, 2?3)
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Running time
| 11?18 minutes
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Production companies
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Network
| Adult Swim
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Release
| October 12, 2012
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2012-10-12
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January 23, 2014
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2014-01-23
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The Greatest Event in Television History
is a
mockumentary
TV special
series created by
Adam Scott
and Naomi Scott. The series premiered on
Cartoon Network
's late night programming block
Adult Swim
on October 12, 2012, and ended on January 23, 2014, with a total of four episodes. Each episode originally aired independently as a "special presentation", several months apart.
Format
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The format of each special is a brief
mockumentary
about the shot-for-shot remake of a 1980s TV series
opening credits sequence
, followed by the remake itself. Series co-creator Adam Scott says the specials are at least in part motivated by his own memories of watching 1980s TV as a kid.
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Each episode is hosted by
Jeff Probst
with actors portraying fictional versions of themselves or others. After each episode, the original opening credit scene is shown.
Production
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Four episodes were produced during the show's run; the
series finale
aired on January 23, 2014. In an interview with
Splitsider
, Scott explained the conclusion of the series: "It's a lot of work for such a short, stupid thing... they're really fun and they're fun to make, but we're ready to move on."
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Cast
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Episodes
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References
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Evans, Bradford.
"Talking to Adam Scott About 'The Greatest Event in Television History' and Other Stuff"
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Splitsider
. Retrieved
8 November
2013
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Evans, Bradford.
"Talking to Adam Scott About 'A.C.O.D.', 'Parks and Rec', and 'The Greatest Event in TV History'
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Splitsider
. Retrieved
8 November
2013
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Zakarin, Jordan (October 11, 2012).
"
'The Greatest Event in Television History': Adam Scott and Jon Hamm are 'Simon & Simon' (Video)"
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The Hollywood Reporter
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Prometheus Global Media
. Retrieved
January 30,
2014
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"Adult Swim ratings (October 8-14, 2012)"
. South of the Bronx
. Retrieved
19 October
2014
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Kondolojy, Amanda (2013-06-07).
"Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Pawn Stars' Wins Night + 'Burn Notice', 'Swamp People', 'Graceland', 'Men at Work', NHL Hockey & More"
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TV by the Numbers
. Archived from
the original
on 2013-06-09
. Retrieved
19 October
2014
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Friedlander, Whitney (November 8, 2013).
"Adam Scott's 'Greatest Event in Television History' Takes on 'Too Close for Comfort'
"
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Variety
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Penske Media Corporation
. Retrieved
January 30,
2014
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Kondolojy, Amanda.
"Thursday Cable Ratings: Thursday Night Football Tops Night + NBA Basketball, 'Pawn Stars', 'Beyond Scared Straight' & More"
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TV by the Numbers
. Archived from
the original
on 8 November 2013
. Retrieved
19 October
2014
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Busis, Hillary (January 24, 2014).
"The latest 'Greatest Event in Television History': Adam Scott and Paul Rudd in 'Bosom Buddies' -- VIDEO"
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Entertainment Weekly
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CNN
. Retrieved
January 30,
2014
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Bibel, Sara (2014-01-24).
"Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Pawn Stars' Wins Night, 'Appalachian Outlaws', 'White Collar', 'Mob Wives' & More"
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TV by the Numbers
. Archived from
the original
on 2014-01-27
. Retrieved
19 October
2014
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External links
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Current
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Former
| 2000s debuts
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2010s debuts
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2020s debuts
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Upcoming
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