The Tony Danza Show

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The Tony Danza Show
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The Tony Danza Show title shot.
Format Talk show
Starring Tony Danza
Country of origin USA
No. of episodes 330
Production
Running time 1 hour
Broadcast
Original channel Syndication
Original run September 13, 2004 – September 15, 2006

The Tony Danza Show was a daytime talk show hosted by Tony Danza. It debuted to mixed reviews in 2004. The workday show, syndicated by Buena Vista Television, was produced live from New York City at 10 a.m. ET. Many East Coast markets carried the live feed.

Tony's sidekick, Ereka Vetrini (from The Apprentice), did not have her contract renewed for the show's second season; in addition, two of the show's producers were fired.

On May 9, 2005, during a go-kart race with NASCAR star Rusty Wallace, who was a guest on the show, Danza's kart flipped after Wallace accidentally bumped him. Danza got a concussion; neither he nor Wallace were wearing a helmet.

In March 2006, the show was put on a two-week hiatus with Danza stating he "didn't know" if or when the show would return. However, fears that the show was already canceled were put to rest when the show returned after the scheduled two weeks. However, during the March 24, 2006, broadcast, Tony said that the show was "unlikely" to be picked up for a third season.

The show was often criticized.[citation needed] In particular, E!'s The Soup would regularly mock it but would soon grow fond of it. The Soup host Joel McHale even appeared as a guest on one of the final episodes, the two joking about the mocking; at the end of the show, Danza and surprise guest John McEnroe took turns putting McHale in a dunk tank.

The most viewed episode of the Tony Danza show was the episode where the metal band the Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza was featured in a viewer email. A viewer asked if he was aware of the band because his daughter listened to them. It had the most ratings of any episode on the show.[1]

The last live broadcast of the program was on May 26, 2006. The show aired in repeats for the remainder of the summer. VH1's The Best Week Ever started an online petition to save the show.

[edit] 1997 series

The Tony Danza Show was previously the name of another short-lived TV program, a 1997 sitcom on NBC starring Danza, Majandra Delfino, Dean Stockwell, Ashley Malinger, Maria Canals, and Shaun Weiss.

[edit] Extravadanza

Extravadanza was a game used in a Plinko-style type where the chip would land on a dollar amount he/she played for. Unlike Plinko, even if the chip gets stuck, it still counts once it lands on a dollar amount. Then, the caller would answer a question. He/she had 10 seconds and only one guess. The question-time is similar to Live's Travel Trivia on Live With Regis and Kelly. If she/he answers the question correctly, she/he wins the dollar amount the chip landed on.

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