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03-28-2007, 09:51 AM
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PUNK'D OUT: Ashton Kutcher says the latest season of Punk'd - featuring pranks on Evangeline Lily and Nelly Furtado - will be the last.
LOS ANGELES: MTV's celebrity prank show Punk'd will end after its upcoming season, during which unsuspecting victims will include Hilary Swank, Magic Johnson, Evangeline Lilly and Nelly Furtado, the network said.
This isn't the first time such an announcement has been made. In December 2003, following the show's second cycle, executive producer Ashton Kutcher said he was pulling the plug.
Speculation immediately arose that it was a ploy to lower the guard of celebrity targets; indeed, Punk'd returned in April 2004.
However, MTV Networks Music Group entertainment president Brian Graden said Monday that the show is officially finished this time, but that there might be future collaborations with Kutcher on other projects.
MTV plans to debut the entire final season - all eight episodes - back-to-back in America in a a Sneak Peek Marathon starting on April 7.
Graden said it was unlikely that most viewers would watch the entire Punk'd marathon, but he hoped it would generate buzz for the show.
As a tribute to the final season, Kutcher will host a special Punk'd Awards honoring all eight seasons.
Kutcher created Punk'd with fellow executive producer Jason Goldberg.
Reuters
PUNK'D OUT: Ashton Kutcher says the latest season of Punk'd - featuring pranks on Evangeline Lily and Nelly Furtado - will be the last.
LOS ANGELES: MTV's celebrity prank show Punk'd will end after its upcoming season, during which unsuspecting victims will include Hilary Swank, Magic Johnson, Evangeline Lilly and Nelly Furtado, the network said.
This isn't the first time such an announcement has been made. In December 2003, following the show's second cycle, executive producer Ashton Kutcher said he was pulling the plug.
Speculation immediately arose that it was a ploy to lower the guard of celebrity targets; indeed, Punk'd returned in April 2004.
However, MTV Networks Music Group entertainment president Brian Graden said Monday that the show is officially finished this time, but that there might be future collaborations with Kutcher on other projects.
MTV plans to debut the entire final season - all eight episodes - back-to-back in America in a a Sneak Peek Marathon starting on April 7.
Graden said it was unlikely that most viewers would watch the entire Punk'd marathon, but he hoped it would generate buzz for the show.
As a tribute to the final season, Kutcher will host a special Punk'd Awards honoring all eight seasons.
Kutcher created Punk'd with fellow executive producer Jason Goldberg.
Reuters