AETN Formats: Tried and Tested Recipes for Success

AETN International distributes a variety of Entertainment, Crime, Reality and Lifestyle formats with cost-effective production models, exciting original concepts and a proven broadcast track record. Since its creation over two years ago, the AETN International format division has established a solid foundation and secured format deals in 51 countries offering international producers and broadcasters a complete and comprehensive service including ratings, marketing and development support and production consultancy.

 Crime

CONFRONTING JUSTICE
Victims Confront Their Offenders In An Emotional Encounter
PrimeTime / 60 Minutes
Increased prime time average by 13% in HHs, 12% in A 25-54, 13% in A18-49!
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What would you do if you had the opportunity to confront someone who had brought a great tragedy to your life? Confronting Justice is an innovative format that lets victims and their families confront the offender, to ask questions, get mad, heal and move on with their lives. In an intimate, personal and compelling style, Confronting Justice is a dramatic real-life exploration into the lives of the people most affected by a serious crime: the victims, their families and the offender. The story of that painful event and its consequences are told first-hand by those directly involved as they prepare for their emotionally-charged face-to-face meeting. The victims and their family members hope to find answers to painful questions, and the offender may find some answers, too -- learning the true consequences of their actions.

 Entertainment

Spying On Myself
Go Undercover and Discover the Truth About Your Life
PrimeTime / 30 Minutes
Increased time slot by 24% for A18-49

Have you ever wondered what people really think about you? Why your mother-in-law cringes when you enter the room, why you were passed over for that great promotion at work or why your best friend can't stand the new man in your life? Hidden camera meets reality meets entertainment, Spying on Myself gives participants the unique chance to infiltrate their own lives and discover the truth to unanswered questions or strained relationships in their life. But how will they react when they finally hear the truth...?

 Reality

Confessions of a Matchmaker
Can a tough love matchmaker find you a mate?
Primetime/30 minutes
Premieres on A&E Network (2007)
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The search for true love is a global obsession and difficult dating environments leave singles in the cold. Enter our tough love matchmaker. She's raw, she's real, she's brutally honest… and she’s very successful. Our host gives singles straight advice with the perfect balance of heart and tough love. Each week, the series introduces two singles desperate for help. The producers follow them from the initial interview, through the date, and finally, to the painfully honest follow-up where our matchmaker assesses their performance and reveals whether or not a match has been made.

God or the Girl
Uncover The Tension, Triumph And Challenges Of One Of Humanity's Most Difficult Decisions
PrimeTime / 60 Minutes
"Whatever your convictions, you have to respect the decision facing these young men... B+"- Entertainment Weekly
"...a surprisingly reverential treatment of a profound life passage."                                   - Catholic News Service

They’re bright, attractive, MTV-generation guys with ambition, buddies to party with, even girls they might want to marry. But beneath the surface they are struggling with the most important decision of their lives: whether or not to enroll in the seminary and become Roman Catholic priests or lead a normal life. God or the Girl is a real life changing 5-part television format that uncovers the tension, triumph and challenges of one of humanity's most difficult decisions. Follow the journey of these young men as they must face challenges leading up their decision. But how can they be sure to have made the right choice?

Intervention
The Gripping Format About Addiction and The Roadmap to Recovery

Prime Time 10 PM / 60 minutes
Three breakout seasons and 45 episodes on A&E: ranking # 2 among all prime time series for 25-54 and # 3 for 18-49!  

This emotional format explores the depths of addiction. From compulsive gamblers to alcoholics and every addiction in between, each episode features real people experiencing a personal crisis as they are confronted by friends and family who have staged a genuine surprise intervention

Random 1
Making the World Better One Random Act at a Time

Prime Time / 60 minutes

This is the feel-good format for the real world. Follow the successes and failures of a team of idealists that scour the country seeking to help random everyday people in need. Their reasoning is based on a simple principle: When you help someone, especially someone you don't know, it makes you feel better about yourself. And when you feel better about yourself, you feel better about the world…

Inked
The Program Format That Taps Into the Tattoo Phenomenon

Prime Time / 30 minutes
2006 premiere on A&E: # 3 show of all time among A 18-34 and # 5 among A 18-49!
 
Inked introduces viewers to an original business and band of tattoo-culture characters were everyone has a story to tell. From names of lovers and loves ones to animals, insects, cobwebs and religious symbols, the designs inked by the shop's artists span the range of human imagination. 

 LifeStyle

Clean This House
Can two families out-clean each other in their own cluttered homes?
Primetime/30 minutes
Premiered January, 2007 on A&E Network!
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Say hello to the new home challenge Clean This House! The series pits two messy families against each other in the ultimate clean-off competition. Viewers will get a certain vicarious pleasure from watching family members mopping, sweeping, painting and scrubbing their homes while they argue over the quality and amount of effort from their siblings and parents. Along the way the host and tidy taskmaster will offer-up expert cleaning tips and pithy observations. And when the disinfectant bottle is empty and the Vacuum bag is full it's up to the host to put the homes to the "white glove test" and declare the winner of Clean This House!

Big Spender
Get Out of Debt With Financial Tough Love
Primetime/30 minutes
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We all know a "big spender" living the good life but unable to afford the lifestyle. This financial rescue format hosted by a tough-talking financial counselor armed with hidden cameras and great advice peers into the lives of families with mountains of debt revealing a step by step recipe to get out of debt fast. But can they make a change and follow the rules?

Makeover Mamas
How Many Mothers-in-law Does It Take To Make Over A Room? Two
Daytime / Prime Access / 30 minutes
44 Episodes on A&E

This format explores the popular "before and after" format of home decoration with a fun family twist. The mothers-in-law of one lucky couple receive a limited budget and two days to completely makeover a room in the children's home. However, it's not all smooth sailing as these Mamas have dramatically different styles making for a very mismatched design team. Disputes are resolved through a game show Q & A and the results are always amazing.  

Designing Blind
Design the Interior of your Dreams – Without Sight!
Daytime/Prime Access/30 minutes
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Relying on his other senses, an interior design professional and his irreverant co-host redesign a living space to the specifications of his clients. But the catch is the deisgner is blind! Each episodes takes a couple who share a living space but not the same design taste. Throughout the show, the designer teaches the clients to trust their other senses when costumizing the space that fits their needs and the process and designs are no less than amazing!

Move This House
The Format That Gives Families a Fresh Start

Daytime / Prime Access / 30 minutes
1 Season on A&E
Premiere telecasts improved over the prior 2005 time slot by 5% among A18-49 and by 20% among A25-54!
 
Families are overcome with emotion and surprise as designers pack up everything, clear the clutter and decorate their new home! 
 

Flip This House
The Lifestyle Format Where Small Business Meets Big Renovation

Prime Time / 60 minutes
#1 lifestyle series of all-time among A18-54 on A&E®
 
This verite lifestyle hour follows the adventures of a small, underdog real estate company as they troll manicured middle class areas to buy the worst, most rundown eyesore of a home that is the bane of the neighborhood. Will they turn a profit or lose money on their gamble? Each episode ends with a reveal of the price for which the property was sold - and the profit won or lost.

Find & Design
The Winning Format that Combines Bargain Hunting and Style
Daytime / Prime Time Access / 30 minutes

This format reveals the fail-safe recipe to redesign rooms in any house on a limited budget. 

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