On the Lot

On the Lot is a short-lived reality show competition produced by Steven Spielberg and Mark Burnett. The show, which aired on Fox, featured filmmakers competing in weekly elimination competitions, with the ultimate prize of a million dollar development deal at DreamWorks. On the Lot premiered May 22, 2007, and aired Tuesdays. The show was initially hosted by Chelsea Handler but she quit early on – as she later said "I quit because I smelled the disaster happening before it did." She was replaced by Adrianna Costa. The structure of the show involved the initial episodes narrowing 50 semi-finalists down to 18 finalists. After the audition stage, the program was a one-hour show where movies were screened ("Film Premiere") followed the next...