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* AudienceParticipation: The audience took part in three rounds of voting. First, they judged which acts should be eliminated while they were performing. Second, they voted for the best three of the survivors. After each act gave an encore, they voted for the winner of the $25,000 prize.

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* AudienceParticipation: The audience Audience members took part in three rounds of voting. First, they judged voting:
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which acts should be eliminated while they were performing. Second, performing.
** After the last performance,
they voted for the best three of the survivors. survivors.
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After each act gave an encore, they voted for the winner of the $25,000 prize.
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24 acts were presented, broken down into halves in each segment. Any audience member who didn't like a performance can press a keypad to vote it off, bringing up the "Eliminator" graphic. Once its needle reaches the red zone, that act is history and will end early. After the last performance, the audience voted for their favorite act. The best three got to perform for 30 seconds one last time. After one final round of audience voting, the winning performance received $25,000.

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24 acts were presented, broken down into halves in each segment. Any audience member who didn't like a performance can press a keypad to vote it off, bringing up the "Eliminator" graphic. Once its needle reaches the red zone, that act is history and will end early. After the last performance, the audience members voted for their favorite act. The best three got to perform for 30 seconds one last time. After one final round of audience voting, the winning performance received $25,000.
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!!GameShowTropes in use:
* AllOrNothing: Only one act took home the $25,000 prize on each episode.



** LosingHorns: A one-note synth horn meant elimination.



* ThingOMeter: The "Eliminator" graphic at the bottom of the screen which came up if the audience started getting tired of an act. The needle would teeter towards the red section the more fed up the audience got. Once it hit red, the graphic turned into the word "eliminated" which disqualified the act.
* {{Whammy}}: Getting eliminated which happened if enough audience members hated a performance.

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* ThingOMeter: The "Eliminator" graphic at the bottom of the screen which came up if the audience started getting tired of an act. The needle would teeter towards the red section the more fed up the audience got. Once it hit red, the graphic turned into the word "eliminated" which disqualified the act.
* {{Whammy}}: Getting eliminated which happened if enough audience members hated a performance.
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* AllOrNothing: Only one act took home the $25,000 prize on each episode.



* LosingHorns: A one-note synth horn meant elimination.



* SelfDeprecation: One bumbling stand-up comedy duo was well-aware that the audience hated them. Before they got the horn, they both shouted "We're ''both'' bad actors!"

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* SelfDeprecation: One bumbling stand-up comedy duo was well-aware that the audience hated them. Before they got the horn, they both shouted "We're ''both'' bad actors!"actors!"
* ThingOMeter: The "Eliminator" graphic at the bottom of the screen which came up if the audience started getting tired of an act. The needle would teeter towards the red section the more fed up the audience got. Once it hit red, the graphic turned into the word "eliminated" which disqualified the act.
* {{Whammy}}: Getting eliminated which happened if enough audience members hated a performance.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: One episode had a troupe of costume-changing magicians as one of the finalists. At the end of their second 30-second performance, Jackson went onstage to interview them. The sole female in the group made fun of one of the eliminated acts (specifically a drum band). The audience took note and denied them the $25,000.


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* PointAndLaughShow: The acts that were unintentionally bad fell into this, usually with the in-studio audience pointing and booing.
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* {{Whammy}}: Getting eliminated which happened if enough audience members hated the performance.

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* {{Whammy}}: Getting eliminated which happened if enough audience members hated the a performance.
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24 acts were presented, broken down into halves in each segment. If the studio audience didn't like a performance, the members can press a keypad to vote it off which would bring up the "Eliminator". Once the needle reaches the red zone, that act is history and will end early. After the last performance, the audience voted for their favorite act. The best three got to perform for 30 seconds one last time. After one final round of audience voting, the winning performance received $25,000.

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24 acts were presented, broken down into halves in each segment. If the studio Any audience member who didn't like a performance, the members performance can press a keypad to vote it off which would bring off, bringing up the "Eliminator". "Eliminator" graphic. Once the its needle reaches the red zone, that act is history and will end early. After the last performance, the audience voted for their favorite act. The best three got to perform for 30 seconds one last time. After one final round of audience voting, the winning performance received $25,000.

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* {{Whammy}}: Getting eliminated which happened if enough audience members hated your performance.

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* ThingOMeter: The "Eliminator" graphic at the bottom of the screen which came up if the audience started getting tired of an act. The needle would teeter towards the red section the more fed up the audience got. Once it hit red, the graphic turned into the word "eliminated" which disqualified the act.
* {{Whammy}}: Getting eliminated which happened if enough audience members hated your the performance.



* CurtainCall: The three finalists of each episode got to perform one more time for $25,000. The winning act came on stage a third time to close each show.



* SelfDeprecation: One bumbling comedy duo was well-aware that the audience hated them. Before they got the horn, they both shouted "We're ''both'' bad actors!"

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* HoldTheLine: All acts had 30 seconds to keep the audience impressed, or else they risked elimination.
* IneptTalentShowContestant: Keeping an audience entertained for 30 seconds is much harder than it looks, as some performers found out the hard way.
* NeverTrustATrailer: More often than not, acts featured in promos turned out to be eliminated.
* SelfDeprecation: One bumbling stand-up comedy duo was well-aware that the audience hated them. Before they got the horn, they both shouted "We're ''both'' bad actors!"
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* AllOrNothing: Only one act took home the $25,000 prize.

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* AllOrNothing: Only one act took home the $25,000 prize.prize on each episode.
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Unlike ''Series/TheGongShow'' and ''Series/AmericanIdol'', ''30 Seconds to Fame'' had no celebrity judges. Each act was entirely judged by the audience with Jackson overseeing how they reacted to the undesirable acts.

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Unlike ''Series/TheGongShow'' and ''Series/AmericanIdol'', ''30 Seconds to Fame'' had no celebrity judges. Each act act's fate was decided entirely judged by the audience with Jackson overseeing how they reacted to the undesirable acts.
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''30 Seconds to Fame'' was a talent search show where auditionees were given 30 seconds to impress the audience. Hosted by Craig J. Jackson, it ran on Creator/{{FOX}} as a summer replacement for two seasons in 2002-2003. After the demise of ''Series/RunningWilde'', the series reran in the early 2010s as a stop-gap measure on late Saturday nights.

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''30 Seconds to Fame'' was a talent search show where auditionees were given 30 seconds to impress the audience. Hosted by Craig J. Jackson, it ran on Creator/{{FOX}} as a summer replacement for two seasons in 2002-2003. After the demise of ''Series/RunningWilde'', the series reran in the early 2010s repeats aired on late Saturday nights as a stop-gap measure on late Saturday nights.
in the early 2010s.
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''30 Seconds to Fame'' was a talent search show where auditionees were given 30 seconds to impress the audience. Hosted by Craig J. Jackson, it ran on Creator/{{FOX}} as a summer replacement for two seasons. After the demise of ''Series/RunningWilde'', the series reran in the early 2010s as a stop-gap measure on late Saturday nights.

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''30 Seconds to Fame'' was a talent search show where auditionees were given 30 seconds to impress the audience. Hosted by Craig J. Jackson, it ran on Creator/{{FOX}} as a summer replacement for two seasons.seasons in 2002-2003. After the demise of ''Series/RunningWilde'', the series reran in the early 2010s as a stop-gap measure on late Saturday nights.
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''30 Seconds to Fame'' was a talent search show where auditionees were given 30 seconds to impress the audience. Hosted by Craig J. Jackson, it ran on Creator/{{FOX}} as a summer replacement for two seasons. After the demise of ''Series/RunningWilde'', the series reran in the early 2010s as a stop-gap measure on late Saturday nights.

24 acts were presented, broken down into halves in each segment. If the studio audience didn't like a performance, the members can press a keypad to vote it off which would bring up the "Eliminator". Once the needle reaches the red zone, that act is history and will end early. After the last performance, the audience voted for their favorite act. The best three got to perform for 30 seconds one last time. After one final round of audience voting, the winning performance received $25,000.

Unlike ''Series/TheGongShow'' and ''Series/AmericanIdol'', ''30 Seconds to Fame'' had no celebrity judges. Each act was entirely judged by the audience with Jackson overseeing how they reacted to the undesirable acts.

!!GameShowTropes in use:
* AllOrNothing: Only one act took home the $25,000 prize.
* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer: Jonathan Magnum.
** GameShowHost: Craig J. Jackson who would also introduce the acts and provide commentary after each.
** LosingHorns: A one-note synth horn meant elimination.
** StudioAudience: Responsible for overseeing which acts sucked and who would win $25,000 at the end of the show.
* {{Whammy}}: Getting eliminated which happened if enough audience members hated your performance.

!!This show provides examples of:
* AudienceParticipation: The audience took part in three rounds of voting. First, they judged which acts should be eliminated while they were performing. Second, they voted for the best three of the survivors. After each act gave an encore, they voted for the winner of the $25,000 prize.
* DownerEnding: Any time an act got eliminated with one second on the clock.
* HopelessAuditionees: The acts were mainly subject to the mercy of the audience.
* SelfDeprecation: One bumbling comedy duo was well-aware that the audience hated them. Before they got the horn, they both shouted "We're ''both'' bad actors!"

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