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Howie Do It

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{{Infobox television

| image = Howiedoitlogo.png

| caption =

| runtime = 30 minutes

| creator =

| starring = Howie Mandel
DJ Ravidrums

| opentheme = "This Is How We Do It" by
Montell Jordan (Remixed by DJ Ravidrums)

| executive_producer = Howie Mandel
Morgan Elliott
Scott Hallock
Kevin Healey

| country = Canada
United States

| location = Caesars Windsor
Windsor, Ontario

| language = English

| network = Global
NBC

| company = 3 Arts Entertainment
Alevy Productions
Hallock-Healey Entertainment
Suddenly Seemore Productions
CanWest Media
HDI Productions

| first_aired = {{Start date|2009|01|09}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2009|05|01}}

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 20

}}

Howie Do It is a comedy television series, co-commissioned by Global and NBC, that stars Howie Mandel and DJ Ravidrums. The series features practical jokes in the vein of earlier shows like Just for Laughs Gags, Punk'd or Candid Camera – the supposed twist being that the cameras are in the open, not hidden as in the other series. Mandel appears, often incognito, in several of the jokes. After the big reveal, either Howie or one of his assistants then delivers the line "This is Howie Do It!" The theme song to the show is a remix of "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan, remixed by DJ Ravidrums.[http://nbcumv.com/entertainment/program_detail.nbc/howiedoit.html NBC press description of "Howie Do It"]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The show premiered on NBC and Global TV on January 9, 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.globaltv.com/globaltv/globalshows/howiedoit/index.html|title=Global TV Howie Do It website|accessdate=2008-12-28|publisher=Global Television Network |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228122200/http://www.globaltv.com/globaltv/globalshows/howiedoit/index.html |archivedate=2008-12-28}}

Mandel also served as an executive producer of the series, along with Scott Hallock and Kevin Healy of Spy TV, and Morgan Elliot and Michael Rotenberg. Six episodes were ordered. The studio segments were filmed at Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario on August 24, 25, and 26, 2008. Tickets to the tapings were given out to new members of Harrah's Total Rewards program at the casino. The head of NBC's unscripted department, Craig Plestis, said that NBC's choice to share the costs of the series with Global was part of "trying to figure out new ways to do business as shows become more expensive."

U.S. Nielsen ratings

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class="wikitable sortable"
width=10%| Episode number

! Episode

! Rating

! Share

! Rating/Share
(18-49)

! Viewers
(millions)

! Rank
(Overall)

style="text-align:center"| 1

| "Pilot/102"

! style="text-align:center" | 4.7

! style="text-align:center" | 7

! style="text-align:center" | 2.1/7

! style="text-align:center" | 7.68

! style="text-align:center" | 66

style="text-align:center"| 2

| "103/104"

! style="text-align:center" | 3.5

! style="text-align:center" | 6

! style="text-align:center" | 1.8/6

! style="text-align:center" | 6.06

! style="text-align:center" | 115

style="text-align:center"| 3

| "105/106"

! style="text-align:center" | 3.4

! style="text-align:center" | 6

! style="text-align:center" | 1.6/6

! style="text-align:center" | 5.54

! style="text-align:center" | 132

style="text-align:center"| 4

| "107/108"

! style="text-align:center" | 3.3

! style="text-align:center" | 5

! style="text-align:center" | 1.5/5

! style="text-align:center" | 5.24

! style="text-align:center" | 141

style="text-align:center"| 5

| "109"

! style="text-align:center" | 3.0

! style="text-align:center" | 4

! style="text-align:center" | 1.3/4

! style="text-align:center" | 4.69

! style="text-align:center" | 190

style="text-align:center"| 6

| "110"

! style="text-align:center" | 2.5

! style="text-align:center" | 4

! style="text-align:center" | 1.2/4

! style="text-align:center" | 4.08

! style="text-align:center" | 267

style="text-align:center"| 7

| "111"

! style="text-align:center" | 2.6

! style="text-align:center" | 5

! style="text-align:center" | 1.1/4

! style="text-align:center" | 3.97

! style="text-align:center" | 289

style="text-align:center"| 8

| "112"

! style="text-align:center" | 2.7

! style="text-align:center" | 5

! style="text-align:center" | 1.3/5

! style="text-align:center" | 4.56

! style="text-align:center" | 199

style="text-align:center"| 9

| "113"

! style="text-align:center" | 2.4

! style="text-align:center" | 5

! style="text-align:center" | TBA

! style="text-align:center" | 4.03

! style="text-align:center" | 277

style="text-align:center"| 10

| "114"

! style="text-align:center" | 2.5

! style="text-align:center" | 5

! style="text-align:center" | 1.3/5

! style="text-align:center" | 3.89

! style="text-align:center" | 318

style="text-align:center"| 11

| "115"

! style="text-align:center" | 2.5

! style="text-align:center" | 4

! style="text-align:center" | 1.0/4

! style="text-align:center" | 3.20

! style="text-align:center" | 408

style="text-align:center"| 12

| "116"

! style="text-align:center" | 2.1

! style="text-align:center" | 4

! style="text-align:center" | 1.0/4

! style="text-align:center" | 3.11

! style="text-align:center" | 700

style="text-align:center"| 13

| "117"

! style="text-align:center" | 2.1

! style="text-align:center" | 4

! style="text-align:center" | 1.1/4

! style="text-align:center" | 3.06

! style="text-align:center" | 509

style="text-align:center"| 14

| "118"

! style="text-align:center" | 1.9

! style="text-align:center" | 3

! style="text-align:center" | 1.0/3

! style="text-align:center" | 2.47

! style="text-align:center" | 831

style="text-align:center"| 15

| "119"

! style="text-align:center" | 2.0

! style="text-align:center" | 4

! style="text-align:center" | 0.9/3

! style="text-align:center" | 3.34

! style="text-align:center" | TBA

style="text-align:center"| 16

| "Finale"

! style="text-align:center" | 2.2

! style="text-align:center" | 4

! style="text-align:center" | 1.7/4

! style="text-align:center" | 3.29

! style="text-align:center" | 832

References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090126060729/https://www.nbc.com/howie-do-it/ Official Website]
  • Josef Adalian, "[https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117984216.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 NBC asks Howie Mandel to 'Do It']." Variety. April 17, 2008.
  • "[https://archive.today/20130118165018/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/issues/ISArticle.asp?id=83127&issue=04182008 Global and NBC Say 'Deal' to New Howie Mandel Series]." Broadcaster Magazine. April 18, 2008.

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