Making the Band is an ABC/MTV reality television series that exists in separate iterations, each focusing on a specific music act. It spawned musical acts O-Town, Da Band, Danity Kane, Day26, and Donnie Klang. Except for the first iteration of the series featuring O-Town, all seasons of Making the Band have been overseen by Diddy, acting as the man of the house who makes the final decision on who will be in the band. On July 15, 2019, it was announced by MTV that the series was revived and will premiere in 2020. But due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, it has been postponed to 2021.
| Created by | Lou Pearlman, Mary-Ellis Bunim, Jonathan Murray, Andrew Marek |
| No. of seasons | 12 (four iterations with three seasons each) |
| No. of episodes | 142 total, 43 (Making the Band), 33 (Making the Band 2), 28 (Making the Band 3), 38 (Making the Band 4) |
| Executive producer(s) | Lou Pearlman (ABC version), Sean Combs (MTV version), Jonathan Murray, Mary-Ellis Bunim |
| Running time | 60 min |
| Production company(s) | Bunim/Murray Productions |
| Original network | ABC (2000-2001), MTV (2002-2009) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
About Making the Band
Music-based reality series overseen by Sean Combs for all seasons of the show with exception to the first iteration featuring O-Town. Numerous bands had their journey chronicled on the series.
Achievement of Making the Band
The series ran for 12 seasons and featured 4 iterations consisting of 3 seasons each. It was broadcast on ABC for 2000-2001, and was taken over by MTV for 2002-2009.
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Latest information about Making the Band updated on July 28 2021.
