VH1 adds new series "To Catch a Beautician" to its blockbuster Monday night line-up

Host Tamar Braxton partners with celebrity hairstylist Johnny Wright in back-to-back episodes, premiering May 25th at 9:00pm ET/PT

New York, NY (April 20, 2020) - VH1 today announced its new series, "To Catch a Beautician," hosted by Grammy(R) award-nominated singer-songwriter, Tamar Braxton will premiere Monday, May 25th at 9:00pm ET/PT with back-to-back episodes. First Lady Michelle Obama's former hair stylist, Johnny Wright will also appear on the show. The series will be joining the #1 non-sports Monday night line-up on cable.

In the twenty-episode series, Braxton and Wright come to the rescue of clients whose hair has been botched by a beautician from their past. In a strategic sting operation, Braxton and Wright will help disgruntled customers confront the stylists who damaged their tresses. Wright will then put the beautician through a rigorous hair boot camp. Armed with new skills and techniques, the beauticians will now have a chance to redeem themselves by redoing their client's hair.

Tamar Braxton

Singer-songwriter Tamar Braxton began her professional singing career at age 11 with "The Braxtons" featuring her older sisters Toni, Traci, Trina, and Towanda when the group was signed to Arista Records. Braxton later embarked on her solo career and released the hit single "If You Don't Want To Love Me" in 2000. In 2012, Braxton released her No. 1 album Love and War (Epic) featuring the No. 1 single of the same name and chart-topping singles "All The Way Home" and "Hot Sugar." The critically-acclaimed album earned three Grammy(R) nominations, two Soul Train awards, and a BET Award.

Johnny Wright

Born and raised in Chicago, IL, Johnny Wright established his own hair business at the young age of 12. Wright became First Lady Michelle Obama's personal hairstylist and helped to establish her as a global beauty and style icon. Wright's client list includes Maxine Waters, Queen Latifah, Kerry Washington, Regina King, Tamron Hall, Karrueche Tran, Reese Witherspoon, Lauren London, Janelle Monae among many others. Committed to education and encouraging young talent, Wright served as a mentor for stylists nationwide in the first ever mentorship initiative, "Make Me A Master Stylist" and continues to work with budding beauty industry professionals.

*Source: Nielsen; Cal 2019; P18-34/L3 unless noted; competitive pgm ranks based on 000s, excludes sports/news/kids; total day rank excludes sports/partial day nets.

"To Catch a Beautician" is produced by Scout Productions with David Collins, Michael Williams, Rob Eric, and Kim McCoy serving as Executive Producers. Sitarah Pendelton-Eaglin and Rachel Tung serve as Executive Producers for VH1.

About VH1:

VH1 is a dominant pop culture brand focused on reality content that explores the personal stories of today's popular artists and celebrities including the Emmy(R) award-winning RuPaul's Drag Race and powerhouse franchises, Love & Hip Hop and Black Ink Crew.

About Scout:

Scout Productions is the independent Emmy and Academy Award-winning premium content creation company behind some of today's most talked about multimedia non-fiction programming, including the critically acclaimed pop culture phenomenon Queer Eye on Netflix, now streaming in 190 countries around the world.

With a focus on telling transformative purpose-driven stories from real people across all formats and genres, Scout's narrative approach has gained the attention of the entertainment industry's leading content providers eager to attract a new generation of viewers looking for stories that reflect their rapidly evolving omnicultural and socially-connected lives. Scout's current production and development slate, spearheaded by co-founders David Collins and Michael Williams, along with Chief Creative Officer Rob Eric, includes HBO Max's four-part docuseries Equal, and competition reality-series Legendary and The Greatest Space, along with Disney+ The Quest, truTV's docuseries Tirdy Works, and Mailchimp's work-related unscripted online show Werrrk!