Same Name

Same Name is an American reality television series in which an average person swaps lives with a celebrity of the same first and last name. It premiered on July 24, 2011 on CBS. The series received low ratings, and CBS pulled it after four-episodes from its Sunday night lineup.^[1]

Same Name
Genre	Reality television
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producers	Adam Small Cris Abrego Eugene Young Fax Bahr
Camera setup	Multiple
Running time	44 minutes
Production company	51 Minds Entertainment
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	July 24 (2011-07-24) – August 14, 2011 (2011-08-14)

Premise

On the series, two people with the same name switch lives. One person is a well-known celebrity, while the other person is an ordinary individual who simply shares the first and last name of the celebrity.

By the end of the episode, they resume their original lives, and comment how they enjoyed the experience and how they did not.

Promotions

In an episode of CBS' Big Brother 13 (which aired just prior to the show's premiere), the show was promoted during a luxury competition using both the celebrity David Hasselhoff, and the regular-guy David Hasselhoff. The celebrity Hasselhoff later entered the Big Brother house for a cameo appearance.

Episode list

No.	Title	Original air-date
1	"David Hasselhoff"	July 24, 2011 (2011-07-24)
2	"Kathy Griffin"	July 31, 2011 (2011-07-31)
3	"Mike Tyson"	August 7, 2011 (2011-08-07)
4	"Reggie Bush"	August 14, 2011 (2011-08-14)

References

1. "Same Name Cancelled After Four Episodes".