The Will

The Will

Infobox Television
show_name = The Will


caption =
genre = Reality
creator = Mike Fleiss
presenter = Tony Noakes
country = United States
language = English
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 6 (5 unaired)
list_episodes =
executive_producer = Mike Fleiss
producer = Martin Hilton
Adam Reed
sup_producer = Tracy Mazeur
asst_producer = Jennifer Herschko
Stacey Kitter
co-producer = Tom Brunelle
Dean Ward
runtime = 60 mins.
network = CBS
first_aired = January 8, 2005
last_aired = January 8, 2005
website = http://www.cbs.com/primetime/the_will/

"The Will" is an American reality television series on CBS that lasted only one episode, shown on Saturday, January 8, 2005. It centered on the 'Benefactor', a multi-millionaire from Arizona named Bill Long. Ten of his friends and relatives competed in a series of challenges to win the right to inherit his "prized possession", a huge Kansas ranch. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/07/arts/television/07will.html?ex=1189915200&en=af6c8a56ff5a7c34&ei=5070 One Aging Rich Guy, 10 Heirs, and All Sorts of Plastic Surgery] ]

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The show was created by Mike Fleiss, who produced "The Bachelor" for ABC. "The Will" is one of only a handful of series in American history to be pulled after one episode. [ [http://www.realitytvworld.com/index/modules.php?file=index&name=News&op=modload&topic=155 CBS cancels 'The Will' after only one episode broadcast] ]

In the case of "The Will", cancellation was due to very low ratings. Despite receiving a heavy promotional push from CBS, the program averaged only 4.2 million viewers during its 8:00-9:30PM ET/PT time slot, which made it CBS's lowest-ranked show of the week. The following Saturday, the network replaced it with a re-run of "Cold Case", a crime drama.

The quick cancellation of "The Will" was lampooned on an episode of the ABC late night talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live" with a montage of clips from the show, and the message "Will Miss You--January 8, 2005 - January 8, 2005."

It has been reported that the remaining five episodes may appear on a US cable network in the future, but as of spring 2008 there has been no official announcement to this effect. It was formerly seen on the In2TV website. The series aired in New Zealand from December 2005 in an evening slot. New Zealand audiences were able to witness the show's contestants being whittled down to Penny, Billy, Bette and Scott in the final week, with Long's wife, Penny - largely considered the villainess of the series - winning the final round.

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*List of television series canceled after one episode

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