On The Bench

On The Bench

infobox television
show_name = On The Bench!


runtime = 30 Minutes
creator = Tegan Summer
starring = Sabra Williams
country = United States
network = Setanta Sports
picture_format = 1080i
first_aired = March 14, 2008 | last_aired = April 18, 2008
imdb_id = 1190418|

Hosted by Sabra Williams, "On The Bench!" [http://imdb.com/title/tt1190418/] is a talk show that features candid and unpredictable interviews with the world’s soccer stars, and the Hollywood celebrities that love the sport.

It is distributed by Setanta Sports [http://www.setantanorthamerica.com/] in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Setanta Broadband.

Produced by Tegan Summer Productions, "On The Bench!" is the first of Setanta Sports’ original programming in the United States.

Guests from the first season included Skeet Ulrich the star of the CBS drama, Jericho (TV series) , Jimmy Jean-Louis of NBC’s Heroes (TV series) and USA soccer legend, Cobi Jones [http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZKMiwhovzS0]

=Signature Segments=

Opening MonologueThe show opens with a comedic event and/or sketch designed to prevent the host from successfully completing her opening monologue. Much like The Howard Stern show and the late night television talk format, "On The Bench!" uses its crew as regular cast members.Main InterviewThe first segment consists of the main interview with the scheduled celebrity guest. Williams talks about their career, history, and their love of the sport of soccer.

On The Spot!Williams challenges the scheduled celebrity guest with a series of provocative either / or questions based on pop culture that must be answered.

Sabra's Deadly SevenIn the third segment, the scheduled celebrity guest has to answer seven questions about themselves based on the seven deadly sins….

Closing MonologueThe show ends with Williams involved in a comedic event or sketch that’s usually the conclusion of the mishap at the opening monologue. It’s designed to prevent Williams from successfully closing the show.

External links

* [http://pro.imdb.com/title/tt1190418/] IMDB Profile
* [http://www.setantanorthamerica.com/home.aspx] Setanta Sports
* [http://theoffsiderules.blogspot.com/2008/03/on-bench-debuts-friday-14th.html] The Offside Rules


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