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Making the Band 1 derived its primary viewing audience from teenage females; thus, the decision was made to leave ABC and run the series at its new home at MTV. This started MTVs version of Making the Band 1, which enjoyed two more seasons on the cable network. Both seasons followed the five-member boy band as they cut their second CD, went on tour, signed to Clive Davis record label, and went through the struggle to remain viable in a market that was tiring of the boy band formula. The series was reinvigorated by former rap artist and current entrepreneur Sean P Diddy Combs, who transitioned the show into a search for a rap group. The show followed the same formula of auditions, eliminations and selections until the final five remained, calling themselves Da Band. However the road was not to be smooth for Da Band, even as they entered their second season of filming on MTV. Group tensions and lack of responsibility amongst the members threatened to derail the success of the group, even though the show enjoyed a steady viewing audience. In the end, P. Diddy disbanded the group on television, letting several of the members go and choosing to keep three artists (Babs, Ness and Chopper) for further negotiations at Bad Boy. However, none of these artists have released any material since the end of the season. The third installation of the series has been, by far, the most successful. In Making the Band 3, P Diddy opted to create a girl band, modeling them after superstar all-female groups such as Destinys Child and The Spice Girls. Making the Band 3 Season 1 began with auditions and selections, but Season 2 and Season 3 have focused on the 5 selected members (Aubrey ODay, Aundrea Fimbres, Shannon Bex, Dawn Richards and D. Woods). This group released their first video, Showstopper, in July of 2006 and is poised for a first record release on August 22, 2006. |
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