IT'S BEAUTIES VS. GEEKS WHEN THE NEW SEASON OF "BEAUTY AND THE GEEK" RETURNS TO THE CW ON MARCH 11
THE CW'S HIT SOCIAL EXPERIMENT RETURNS WITH NINE NEW GEEKS AND NINE NEW BEAUTIES COMPETING TO WIN $250,000
February 20, 2008 (Burbank, CA) - From the producing team of Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg ("Punk'd"), The CW's hit reality show "Beauty and the Geek" returns with an outrageously competitive fifth season, where the new contestants learn they will be competing not as beauty/geek pairs but beauties vs. geeks. The season premieres Tuesday, March 11 (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET).
The contestants include nine gorgeous but academically impaired women and nine brilliant but socially challenged men. The challenges will test intellect and social skills to give contestants a chance to win the $250,000 grand prize.
Among the new challenges, the geeks will be in-studio guests with Dr. Drew on the nationally syndicated radio program "Loveline" and will learn if they have an eye for fashion when providing make-unders to the beauties. The beauties go where they have never gone before when they get all dolled up in their best plumbing outfits and learn to clean clogged pipes. They also join the geeks for a cameo on the #1 daytime drama "The Young and the Restless." Each of the previous seasons resulted in an unlikely romantic connection between a beauty and a geek. Don't miss what happens in the first week of the new season!
Meet the Geeks:
Name: Chris ("M.I.T. Oceanographer")
Hometown: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Age: 23
Occupation: Student
Name: Greg ("Self Proclaimed 'Gaysian'")
Hometown: Azusa, California
Age: 23
Occupation: Clothing Designer/Pastry Chef
Name: Jonathan ("Mama's Boy")
Hometown: Colfax, California
Age: 26
Occupation: System Administrator/Technical Consultant
Name: Jim ("Videogame Programmer")
Hometown: Bedford, Massachusetts
Age: 21
Occupation: Computer Programmer/Student
Name: Joe ("Cowboy")
Hometown: Nipomo, California
Age: 24
Occupation: TV Assignment Editor
Name: John E. ("Recovering Microsoft Addict")
Hometown: Tempe, Arizona
Age: 25
Name: Jason ("One Buff Geek")
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Age: 23
Occupation: Internet Marketer
Name: Matt ("The Poet")
Hometown: Little Elm, Texas (currently Dallas, Texas)
Age: 21
Occupation: Student/Writer
Name: Tommy ("Sweater Vest Enthusiast")
Hometown: Somerville, Massachusetts
Age: 24
Occupation: Law Student
Meet the Beauties:
Name: Amanda ("Runway Model")
Hometown: West Warwick, Rhode Island (currently Queen Creek, Arizona)
Age: 23
Occupation: Model
Name: Amber ("Hawaiian Tropic Model")
Hometown: Houston, Texas (currently Los Angeles, California)
Age: 25
Occupation: Model
Name: Cara ("Aspiring Soap Star")
Hometown: Leawood, Kansas (currently Temecula, California)
Age: 21
Occupation: Cocktail Waitress
Name: Jillian ("Playboy Bunny")
Hometown: Northfield, New Hampshire (currently Miami, Florida)
Age: 22
Occupation: Model
Name: Kristina ("Daddy's Girl")
Hometown: Wheaton, Illinois
Age: 21
Occupation: Student
Name: Leticia ("Extreme Sports Model")
Hometown: Cave City, Kentucky (currently Orlando, Florida)
Age: 29
Occupation: Action Sports Announcer
Name: Randi ("The Navy Diva")
Hometown: Missouri City, Texas (currently Houston, Texas)
Age: 26
Occupation: Stylist
Name: Tara ("Hooters Hostess")
Hometown: Davie, Florida
Age: 24
Occupation: Model
Name: Tiffany ("One Tough Mama")
Hometown: Mclean, Virginia (currently Nashville, Tennessee)
Age: 21
Occupation: Student
"Beauty and the Geek" is from fox21 and is produced by Katalyst Films and 3 Ball Productions with executive producers Ashton Kutcher & Jason Goldberg ("Guess Who," "Punk'd"), Nick Santora ("Prison Break," "The Sopranos"), J.D. Roth ("The Biggest Loser," "For Love or Money") and Todd A. Nelson ("The Biggest Loser," "For Love or Money").
