Brian McFadden (clip voice)

Brian McFadden here in Hollywood, home to the WB superstar USA. You remember this guy, Brian McFadden? Yeah, he's so familiar.

most anticipated show of the year. You know, people said we couldn't do it. People said we shouldn't do it.

A hoax so ambitious you won't believe your eyes or ears. Thousands of singers auditioned, all believing that we were searching for America's best singer. But we're not. We're actually searching for America's worst. But we're not. We're fucking with them all. But we're not.

And to pull it off, we enlisted dozens of crew members, teams of dancers, and hundreds of screaming fans, all to create the illusion of a real talent show. Now, why did we do this? Because we were bored by all the cookie-cutter pop idols being crammed down our throats.

Forget vocal ability. We're looking for a true entertainer. Someone who is fun to watch. So do yourself a favor, America. Get ready. Our search for America's worst singer starts right now.

All right, now before we get to the audition process, let me break it down for you one more time. We're out to find a new kind of singing superstar. The kind that can't make an album. Other talent shows are looking for this.

We're looking for this.

Or this. But on our show, it's not enough for singers to be bad. They have to believe they're great.

Why? Because we're out to find America's unlikeliest singing sensation and make them a star. We scouted the country and auditioned thousands of singers in hopes for their big break. In cities like Orlando, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, and Minneapolis...

The superstar wannabes showed up in force for their chance to fly to Hollywood and battled out for superstardom, never realizing that on this show, only the bad survive.

To help us find our superstar, we assembled a distinguished panel of experts. A distinguished panel of experts. Let's see.

First up, you know her from her hits Graduation and Smile. Platinum-selling recording artist, Vitamin C. One hit wonder, Vitamin C. I don't even remember Vitamin C. Hey, listen, Chrissy.

Grammy-nominated rap pioneer, the wild thing himself, Mr. Tone Logue. Tone Logue was a part of it? Tone Logue, Funky Cold Medina?

And finally, our resident straight shooter, Superstar USA producer, Briggs.

Ooh, tough guy. He's the Simon Cowell of the group.

Number one, how to look unimpressed and completely bored by all the good singers.

And challenge number two, how to heap praise on bad singers while keeping a straight face.

Oh, my God.

And once the audition process is completed, the 12 worst singers will face off in Hollywood for their shot at fame and fortune. And the hoax gets even bigger when they're given the superstar treatment. They'll receive image enhancement.

Learn dance moves. Face the media. And shop for expensive cars and multi-million dollar homes. Why? Why? What?

voice will determine their fate when they hit the stage to sing until we reach our finale where the last singer standing will be crowned the wb superstar usa and walk away with a recording contract and an advance of 100 000 cash and that's when we finally reveal our hoax

You were a great singer. And how will the superstar react? How could they react? You're on national television. Yes. So now that you're in on our hoax, don't go anywhere. The search for America's newest unlikely. Now that you're in on our hoax, don't go anywhere.

Right after this. Up next, our auditions kick off in Las Vegas, and only the bad survive.

Then our panel falls head over heels for the sexy Jamie.

Plus, later, a heavy metal heartthrob rocks our world. Fire! Fire! That was sick, man. Which of tonight's singers will be plucked from obscurity and flown to Hollywood to fight for fame and fortune? It's a band of gold. Whose impossible dream will come true? And will anyone figure out it's all just a giant practical joke?

Find out when the WWE Superstar USA. The first stop on our search for the WWE Superstar USA was Las Vegas.

Where we hope to find an entertainer with such an unconditional belief in their talent, they wouldn't let anything stop them. Not even a bad singing voice. One of these superstars waited in line for hours, all believing that this was a real talent show. And as they prepared to face the panel,

I don't want to go first. But Robert's confidence was unshakable. Well, Robert, tell us, why are you a superstar?

You can hit notes that I've... I couldn't even imagine dogs hitting.

What did they say to you?

You don't want to jinx yourself.

It was a tough act to follow, but Lance came prepared to pull out.

Lance's praise from the panel had him jumping for joy. Clearly, our hoax was working. And with Omar, we kept it going strong.

Hearing bad singer after bad singer. We've finally found one who stood out from the rest.

And what's the key to being a superstar in Jamie's book? Apparently, writing your lyrics on your hand.

Up next on our show, it pays to be bad.

... Jackson, how's this for a wardrobe malfunction?

Kind of.

Will they be ready for a life of superstar luxury? And how will they react when they discover it's all a giant hoax? Find out when the WWE Superstar USA... In order to find the nation's worst singer, our hoax had to be airtight from the moment our hopefuls walked through the door. And this is where it all begins. The line to get into the WB Superstar USA. Come follow me real quick.

Come over here. Grab a clipboard, piece of paper. You write your name, number down, your high date of birth, weight. Of course, you're going to lie about that. And then you're off over here. Kind of a holding area until you finish filling them out. Are you nervous? Barely. You should be. Anyway, you fill this all out, and then they go. And then someone comes in here and says, okay, follow me.

You get up, you walk through these doors, and this is where the nerves start to build up.

Turn in your clipboard and your piece of paper.

Put it on your chest so you can see it. Stand back here and smile.

As one by one, hopefuls enter the audition room. If they were bad, our panel showered them with praise.

Fine. One of the best singers the panel encountered was Doreen, who traveled all the way from Canada for her shot at fame.

Briggs.

Next up was Teresa. Unfortunately, she was far too talented for us and had to be disposed of quickly.

Todd quickly annoyed the panel with his boy band good looks and exceptional.