Confessions of a Teen Idol: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Confessions of a Teen Idol, is an exciting new show branching out from the recent success of Scott Baio is 45... and Single and Scott Baio 46...and Pregnant. Now that Baio's career has been resurrected, it's time to see if he can rehabilitate other teen celebrities from yesteryear. In Confessions of a Teen Idol, seven former teen idols will live together under one roof, and Scott Baio will take on the challenge of remaking their careers. Baio, currently experiencing his own career revitalization, will coach and mentor these once hot celebrities with help from his good friend, actor turned producer Jason Hervey, a therapist specializing in fame, and a team of Hollywood insiders. Over the course of eight one-hour episodes, viewers will see the former teen idols analyze their past successes and failures to find out where it all went wrong, then take what they've learned and reinvent themselves in an effort to reclaim their careers. Each week, the former idols will explore a different aspect of being famous, uncovering some dark truths about being famous that will shock the audience. Each former teen idol will get out of the experience what they put into it, and in the end, they will be rewarded for their efforts with a golden opportunity that will help them reclaim their fame, and change their lives forever.

Series details

• Title: Confessions of a Teen Idol
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2009-01-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-02-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: VH1
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 33895
• TVDB ID: 154261

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-01-04; final listed air date 2009-02-22.

Source and licence

Adapted from Confessions of a Teen Idol on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.