ABC to hold casting call for new weight-loss reality show

Tennessean November 13, 2009 A casting call for a new ABC television reality program with a working title Extreme Weight Loss Show is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Buffalo Billiards, 154 Second Ave. N. in Nashville. The program is seeking men with at least 200-plus pounds or women with at least 150 pounds to lose. They must be at least 18 years old. The show concept is to send an expert trainer to the home of participants selected in order to take weight off and follow that process for a year, said casting director Brandon Nickens. Show contestants should bring a non-returnable photo to the casting call. Contestants are asked not to line up before 8 a.m.