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{{Short description|American live television program}}
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{{redirect-synonym|AOTS|[[Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship]]}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = Attack of the Show! 2021 Logo.png
| alt                  = 
| caption              = 
| creator              = 
| director             = Alan Wu
| starring             = {{plainlist|
* [[Kevin Pereira]]
* [[Kevin Rose]]
* Sarah Lane
* Brendan Moran
* [[Olivia Munn]]
* [[Zachariah Selwyn]]
* [[Layla Kayleigh]]
* [[Alison Haislip]]
* [[Kristin Adams]]
* [[Candace Bailey]]
* [[Sara Jean Underwood]]
* [[Adam Sessler]]
* [[Chris Gore]]
* [[Anna David (journalist)|Anna David]]
* [[Blair Herter]]
* [[Tom Fulp]]
* [[Morgan Webb]]
* [[Chris Hardwick]]
* [[Kassem G]]
* [[Xavier Woods|Austin Creed]]
* Fiona Nova
* Gina Darling
* [[Will Neff]]
}}
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_episodes         = 2,042
| executive_producer   = [[Vincent Rutherford]] (2008–12)
| runtime              = 60–120 minutes
| company              = [[G4 Media (TV company)|G4 Media, LLC]]
| network              = [[G4 (American TV network)|G4]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2005|3|28}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2013|1|23}}
| first_aired2         = {{Start date|2021|11|18}}
| last_aired2          = {{End date|2022|10|21}}
}}
'''''Attack of the Show!''''' ('''''AOTS''''') is<!-- NOTE-remains as "is" per Wikipedia convention; see [[WP:WikiProject Television/Style guidelines#Lead paragraphs]]. --> an American [[live television]] program that aired on [[G4 (American TV network)|G4]]. AOTS features segments on [[pop culture]], [[video games]], and [[movies]]. After an initial run from 2005 to 2013 (which originally aired from 2005 until 2013, weeknights on [[G4 (American TV network)|G4]], [[G4 (Canadian TV channel)|G4 Canada]], [[Fuel TV (Australian TV channel)|Fuel TV]], [[HOW TO Channel]], and [[Maxxx]]), the show was revived in 2021 and canceled again when the network closed in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Xplay Host Frosk Out At G4 A Week After Layoffs [Update: Pereira Departs] |url=https://kotaku.com/g4-tv-frosk-adam-sessler-xplay-layoffs-twitch-youtube-1849559238 |access-date=17 October 2022 |work=Kotaku |date=20 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The second incarnation of the program featured an ensemble cast, including returning original host [[Kevin Pereira]], [[Kassem G]], Fiona Nova, Gina Darling, [[WillNeff|Will Neff]], and [[Xavier Woods|Austin Creed]].

==History==
[[File:AOTS logo 2005.webp|thumb|First logo used from March 28, 2005 to May 4, 2006.]]
 
The show premiered on March 28, 2005, as a replacement for ''[[The Screen Savers]]''.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}} The show originally aired live five days a week; the week of January 2, 2006, the show was truncated to air for only four days a week. Fridays featured a "Mash Up" that compiled segments from the week's four live shows. These segments often include skits, reviews, and general discussions.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bennett-Cohen |first1=Justin |title=G4 Is Back! How to Watch the Relaunched Gaming TV Network |url=https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-watch-g4-gaming-tv-network/ |access-date=December 11, 2021 |work=MUO |date=December 6, 2021}}</ref> The show returned to live shows five days a week in September 2008, but G4 announced as of March 2, 2009, ''Attack of the Show!'' would go to four days a week with a "best of" show running in the Friday time-slot. ''Attack of the Show!'' aired its 1,000th episode in July 2009, which included a skit in which guest of the episode Alan Thicke kissed Olivia Munn.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stelter |first1=Brian |title=Guy Magnet: Giant Pies and Viral Videos |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/arts/television/18stel.html |access-date=December 11, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=October 16, 2009}}</ref> ''Attack of the Show!'' upgraded to [[high-definition television|high-definition]] on April 5, 2010, to coincide with its first-ever "Epic April" event of new premieres and stunts. Along with the addition of [[Candace Bailey]], on January 1, 2011, ''Attack of the Show'' "respawned" with new graphics and a new set.<ref>[http://www.rosscarey.com/2012/03/27/episode-61-featuring-candace-bailey/ Convserations with Ross: Featuring Candace Bailey]</ref>

On October 26, 2012, G4 canceled ''Attack of the Show!'' due to low ratings, five months after [[Kevin Pereira]] canceled his contract. The series taped its final scenes on December 21, 2012.

On January 23, 2013, the final episode from the original run of ''Attack of the Show!'' aired. After a brief montage of clips from ''AOTS'' history and final goodbyes from the show's hosts and staff, the series ended with former ''Screen Savers'' hosts Patrick Norton and [[Leo Laporte]] in a coffee shop, acting as if the entire run of ''AOTS'' had been a dream.  They then don "rocket packs" and fly off to work in a skyscraper adorned with the old [[TechTV]] logo, as the theme song of ''The Screen Savers'' plays. Afterwards, text came up on the screen against a gray background that read, "To our fans, our haters, and the Internet, thanks for seven kick-ass years. TTYL, Attack of the Show," with the ''Attack of the Show!'' theme playing at the end.<ref>{{YouTube|Xz5b7RZ6OOw|A Final Goodbye From "Attack of the Show"}} (uploaded January 24, 2013)</ref>

On February 8, 2013, the first run of ''Attack of the Show!'' aired for the final time as a scheduled program on G4, with the final original episode being re-aired.

On December 29, 2019, [[NBC]]'s [[San Francisco]]-owned station [[KNTV]] aired a 30-minute special titled ''Best of Attack of the Show'' at 2:00am.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1211354550105341952|user=AttackoftheDoc|title=Well, the “best of” aired and here’s what one fan said about it. “It was really bizarre. A slate at the top said ‘T…<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |accessdate=2019-12-30|language=en|date=2019-12-29}}</ref> While a slate at the top of the special said "This program originally aired on May 31, 2012," the special itself did not air on G4 that day, and it contained various clips from episodes past this date.  NBC.com later put this special online, incorrectly citing that the special first aired on December 26, 2019.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1211354550105341952|user=AttackoftheDoc|title=Well, the “best of” aired and here’s what one fan said about it. “It was really bizarre. A slate at the top said ‘T…<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=29 December 2019}}</ref>

On January 28, 2021, a relaunching G4 announced that ''Attack of the Show!'' would be returning as well.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1354882065653780487|user=G4TV|title=[Video]|date=28 January 2021}}</ref> Kevin Pereira was announced to be returning as host in February.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/cIVCLOR62n4 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210213172115/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIVCLOR62n4 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIVCLOR62n4| title = HUGE G4 TALENT ANNOUNCEMENTS! HOSTS CONFIRMED! | website=[[YouTube]]| date = 12 February 2021 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> The new incarnation of ''Attack of the Show!'' premiered on the network on November 18, 2021.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=Attack|first=Kevin|last=Pereira|number=1461546169784487940|title= That was special. I have too many feelings for this character limit, but @aots is officially back.|date=November 18, 2021|access-date=November 18, 2021}}</ref> A long-form-interview-only version called ''Attack of the Show: The Loop'' premiered on November 17, 2021, featuring [[Adam Savage]] as guest.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=17 November 2021 |title=Adam Savage is Here with Kevin Pereira! All Myths Will Be Busted! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD4vsrXMd5k&t=14137s|website=YouTube|author=G4TV|access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref> This version of the show was streamed on Wednesdays. Another version called ''Attack of the Show: Vibe Check'' premiered on November 23, 2021, which featured a rotating selection of hosts sitting at a table discussing various topics and answering viewer questions; this edition was streamed live on Tuesdays.

The revival was canceled with G4's closure less than a year later.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hayes |first1=Dade |title=Comcast Pulls Plug On G4 TV, Ending Comeback Try For Gamer-Focused Network |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/comcast-pulls-plug-on-g4-tv-ending-comeback-try-video-game-network-1235145219/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |work=Deadline |date=16 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

===Personnel===
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[[File:Attack of the Show at Comic Con by Gage Skidmore.jpg|left|thumb|200px|[[Olivia Munn]] and [[Kevin Pereira]] on a panel for ''Attack of the Show!'' at the 2008 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]]]

The original hosts of ''Attack of the Show!'' were Kevin Pereira, Kevin Rose, Sarah Lane, and Brendan Moran, who were carried over from their roles on ''The Screen Savers''. Kevin Rose left G4 and ''AOTS'' on May 27, 2005. The show announced a search for a new host among the show's audience to replace Rose, and for several months various candidates auditioned on the air. In the end none of the candidates were actually selected, although this was never actually announced on the air. Sarah Lane, who had previously been a co-host and segment contributor, gradually took the role previously held by Rose alongside Pereira. She continued in this capacity until April 6, 2006, when she and Moran announced their engagement and stated that they would be leaving the show.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://doorfromhell.com/thelair/?p=1510 |title=Sarah Lane Gettin' Hitched And Leaving AOTS! |work=DFH News |date=3 April 2006 |access-date=July 14, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527174019/http://doorfromhell.com/thelair/?p=1510 |archive-date=27 May 2010 }}</ref> Lane and Moran appeared on the show, via satellite, on July 13, 2006, to talk about their adventures.

[[Olivia Munn]] was hired to replace Lane and began hosting with Pereira on April 10, 2006. [[Zach Selwyn]], the runner up on [[ESPN]]'s ''[[Dream Job]]'', was hired to replace Moran and started his hosting duties a week later on April 17, 2006. In 2006, [[Layla Kayleigh]] also joined the show as a correspondent for ''The Feed'', a daily news segment. At this time, the hosts of ''AOTS'' were Pereira, Munn, Selwyn, and Kayleigh. Kayleigh left ''AOTS'' in 2009. At [[Comic-Con]] 2010, Munn said that she would not be leaving ''AOTS'', though she only occasionally appeared on the show for the rest of that year. She was still featured in the opening credits and other ''AOTS'' set pieces and transitions until December 6, 2010.

[[File:Candace Bailey in AOTS taping.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Candace Bailey]] in the production of an ''Attack of the Show!'' episode in January 2011.]]
[[File:Dual 2.jpg|thumb|upright|Candace Bailey and Sara Jean Underwood with a fan]]
After the departure of Munn, ''AOTS'' featured several guest co-hosts including: Candace Bailey, [[Jessica Chobot]], [[Alison Haislip]], [[Carrie Keagan]], [[Alessandra Torresani]], [[Sara Underwood]], Milynn Sarley, and [[Morgan Webb]]. Bailey became the new co-host with Pereira on January 11, 2011.<ref>[http://blog.newsarama.com/2010/12/06/candace-bailey-is-the-new-permanent-co-host-of-attack-of-the-show Newsarama.com] Candace Baily Is the New Permanent Co-Host of Attack of the Show</ref>

''AOTS'' has also featured [[Chris Hardwick]], [[Chris Gore]], and [[Blair Herter]] in the occasional absence of Pereira. In addition to the interim cohosts, [[Grace Helbig]] has also filled in for Bailey.

On May 9, 2012, Pereira announced on-air that he was officially leaving ''AOTS'' to pursue work in television production. He stated, "I plan to turn my attention to full-time with my production company Super Creative and live touring nerd-carnival leetUP." His last day on ''AOTS'' was May 31.<ref>[http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/723569/kevin-pereira-leaving-attack-of-the-show Kevin's Announcement]</ref> Beginning August 28, 2012, the show debuted a final new opening credit, with no reference to permanent or guest hosts. Kevin Pereira would host the [[game show]] ''[[Let's Ask America]]'', which premiered on September 17, 2012. The final regular hosts of the first run of ''AOTS'' were Candace Bailey and Sara Underwood.

Pereira was announced to be returning to host the second run of ''Attack of the Show!'' on February 12, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/x-plays-adam-sessler-and-attack-of-the-shows-kevin-pereira-are-officially-returning-to-g4|title = X-Play's Adam Sessler and Attack of the Show's Kevin Pereira Are Officially Returning to G4| date=12 February 2021 }}</ref> Kassem G, Fiona Nova, Gina Darling, and [[WillNeff|Will Neff]] were announced as co-hosts on November 11, 2021.<ref>{{cite tweet |author=G4TV |author-link=G4TV |user=G4TV |number=1458842062296535040 |date=November 11, 2021 |title=Attack of the Show will finally be back in all of its chaotic chaos (are we sure we want this on television?) The answer is yes. |language=en |access-date=February 3, 2022 | }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://g4tv.com/shows/attack-of-the-show|title=Attack of the Show!|access-date=2022-02-03|archive-date=2022-01-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123091622/https://g4tv.com/shows/attack-of-the-show|url-status=dead}}</ref> They are regularly joined by [[Austin Creed]], with other network hosts like Ovilee May, Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez, Jirard "The Completionist" Khalil,  and [[AustinShow]] occasionally making appearances.

As ''Attack of the Show'' was a Weekday show in its original incarnation, and thus never split into seasons, the current incarnation's Season 1 ended on August 11, 2022, announced as a Season Finale, with the new season beginning on August 31. Kevin Pereira's last day as a full-time host of Attack of the Show was on September 22, 2022, with an official handoff to new main host, Austin Creed. That run ended October 21, 2022.

===Hosts and Correspondents===
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
First run (2005–2013)
* [[Kristin Adams]], substitute co-host 
* [[Alison Haislip]]
* [[Alex Albrecht]] for video game segments
* [[Blair Butler]] for "Fresh Ink"
* [[Jessica Chobot]]
* [[Chris Gore]], anchor for "DVDuesday"
* [[Anna David (journalist)|Anna David]], host of "In Your Pants"
* [[Blair Herter]]
* [[Grace Helbig]]
* [[Layla Kayleigh]], anchor of "The Feed"
* [[Chris Hardwick]] for "Gadget Pr0n"
* Sarah Lane
* [[Matt Mira]], "Gadget Pr0n"
* Brendan Moran
* [[Olivia Munn]]
* Kevin Pereira 
* Candace Bailey
* [[Kevin Rose]]
* [[Tiffany Smith]]
* [[Sara Underwood]], anchor of "The Feed"
* [[Tina Wood|Tina Wood Summerford]]
* Weston Scott

Second run (2021–2022) 
* [[Austin Creed]] (a.k.a. Xavier Woods)
* Gina Darling
* [[Kassem G]], host of "Fresh Ink"
* [[WillNeff|Will Neff]], host of "What's Will Watching"
* Fiona Nova, anchor of "The Feed"
* Kevin Pereira

{{div col end}}

==Segments==
* "AOTS Classics"
* "AOTS LAN Party"
* "Around the Net"
* "Attack This!"
* "Blog Watch"
* "Damn Good Website"
* "Damn Good Download"
* "Dark Deals"
* "Dark Tips"
* "DVDuesday"
* "EB Games Top 10"
* "Epic Fail"
* "First 50"
* "Free Play Friday"
* "Fresh Ink"
* "Gadget Pr0n"
* "Game Break"
* "Gems of the Internet"
* "In Your Pants"
* "User Created"
* "Web Classics"
* "It Came from eBay"
* "Jimmy the Geek"
* "The Feed"
* "The Loop"
* "The Cooldown" (livestream only)
* "TLDR Theatre"
* "What's Will Watching" 
* "Olivia's Rack"

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{IMDb title|0498878|Attack of the Show}}

{{G4 Original Broadcast Line-up}}

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