Studio Lambert
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Studio Lambert is a fast-growing independent television production company based in Los Angeles and London.
It specializes in creating and producing entertaining non-scripted programs for the UK, US and international markets. It launched in Soho, London, in March 2008 and six months later opened a US office in Culver City, CA. It is currently producing shows in the US and UK for a wide range of broadcast and cable networks. In the 2011 Broadcast (magazine) survey of independent production companies, Studio Lambert ranked #11 by size of turnover.
Studio Lambert's first major formatted show was Undercover Boss
, which started on Britain's Channel 4 in 2009. The company's American version premiered on CBS in February 2010 immediately after the Super Bowl to a record-breaking audience of nearly 40 million viewers - the largest audience ever for the premiere of a reality series. It went on to become the most popular new show of the 2009-10 television season in any genre with an average audience of 17 million viewers and to earn an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Reality Program. The second season averaged 12.3 million viewers and in March 2011 CBS announced that it has ordered a third season of Undercover Boss from Studio Lambert.
In the UK, the company's returning series include Undercover Boss
, Three in a Bed, Four in a Bed and The Fairy Jobmother all for Channel 4.
In the US, in addition to making 22 episodes a year of Undercover Boss
other shows include Mel B: It's a Scary World
for Style Network and The Fairy Jobmother for Lifetime. The AMC network announced in April 2011 that it had ordered one of its first unscripted shows from Studio Lambert - The Pitch.
Studio Lambert also produces documentary projects such as Seven Days
, a real-time documentary series filmed in Notting Hill
and shown on Channel 4 in the autumn of 2010. Other documentary projects made by the company include Benefit Busters
for Channel 4 and a feature documentary on the financial crash titled The Flaw which was launched at the Sundance Film Festival
in January 2011..
Chief executive Stephen Lambert
is responsible for ground-breaking international hit formats in Britain and America such as Wife Swap
, Faking It
, Secret Millionaire
.
The US team of Studio Lambert is run by Eli Holzman
, the former head and co-founder of Miramax Television. Holzman created the series Project Runway
, and served as the president of Ashton Kutcher
’s Katalyst Films, where he developed and launched Beauty and the Geek
. As well as serving as an executive producer on Undercover Boss
, Mel B: It's a Scary World
and The Fairy Jobmother, Holzman is executive producer of the Studio Lambert/Zoo Productions series Southern Fried Stings
for truTV.
Studio Lambert is backed by All3Media
, a global group of production companies and an international distribution company.
The original 'Studio Lambert' was a very successful television commercials production company in the 1960s, 70s and 80s run by Stephen Lambert's father, Roger Lambert, a director of many well-known ads.
It specializes in creating and producing entertaining non-scripted programs for the UK, US and international markets. It launched in Soho, London, in March 2008 and six months later opened a US office in Culver City, CA. It is currently producing shows in the US and UK for a wide range of broadcast and cable networks. In the 2011 Broadcast (magazine) survey of independent production companies, Studio Lambert ranked #11 by size of turnover.
Studio Lambert's first major formatted show was Undercover Boss
Undercover Boss
Undercover Boss is a television franchise series that has been released in multiple countries, originating in 2009 on the British Channel 4...
, which started on Britain's Channel 4 in 2009. The company's American version premiered on CBS in February 2010 immediately after the Super Bowl to a record-breaking audience of nearly 40 million viewers - the largest audience ever for the premiere of a reality series. It went on to become the most popular new show of the 2009-10 television season in any genre with an average audience of 17 million viewers and to earn an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Reality Program. The second season averaged 12.3 million viewers and in March 2011 CBS announced that it has ordered a third season of Undercover Boss from Studio Lambert.
In the UK, the company's returning series include Undercover Boss
Undercover Boss
Undercover Boss is a television franchise series that has been released in multiple countries, originating in 2009 on the British Channel 4...
, Three in a Bed, Four in a Bed and The Fairy Jobmother all for Channel 4.
In the US, in addition to making 22 episodes a year of Undercover Boss
Undercover Boss
Undercover Boss is a television franchise series that has been released in multiple countries, originating in 2009 on the British Channel 4...
other shows include Mel B: It's a Scary World
Mel B: It's a Scary World
Mel B: It's a Scary World is an American reality television series that debuted on Style Network on September 5, 2010. The show's title is a play on Melanie Brown's nicknames from her days when she was part of the Spice Girls, Mel B and "Scary Spice", the latter because of her hair style.-Series...
for Style Network and The Fairy Jobmother for Lifetime. The AMC network announced in April 2011 that it had ordered one of its first unscripted shows from Studio Lambert - The Pitch.
Studio Lambert also produces documentary projects such as Seven Days
Seven Days
Seven Days is a science fiction television series based on the premise of time travel. It was produced by UPN from 1998 to 2001.The television channel Sleuth started syndicating all of the episodes as of August 2, 2009....
, a real-time documentary series filmed in Notting Hill
Notting Hill
Notting Hill is an area in London, England, close to the north-western corner of Kensington Gardens, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea...
and shown on Channel 4 in the autumn of 2010. Other documentary projects made by the company include Benefit Busters
Benefit Busters
Benefit Busters is a British documentary series, broadcast on Channel 4 during August and September of 2009.-External links:*http://www.channel4.com/programmes/benefit-busters...
for Channel 4 and a feature documentary on the financial crash titled The Flaw which was launched at the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
in January 2011..
Chief executive Stephen Lambert
Stephen Lambert (media executive)
Stephen Lambert is an English television producer and executive. He is best known for creating and launching international hit formats such as the award-winning Wife Swap, Faking It, Secret Millionaire, and Undercover Boss...
is responsible for ground-breaking international hit formats in Britain and America such as Wife Swap
Wife Swap
Wife Swap is a reality television program, originally produced by UK independent television production company RDF Media and created by Stephen Lambert. It was first broadcast in 2003 on the UK's Channel 4. Since 2004, a US version has also been broadcast on the ABC network...
, Faking It
Faking It
Faking It was a television programme originating on Channel 4 which has spawned various international remakes, including a US version which began in 2003 on the TLC network...
, Secret Millionaire
Secret Millionaire
The Secret Millionaire is a reality television show which originated in the UK, in which millionaires go incognito into impoverished communities and agree to give away tens of thousands of pounds . Members of the community are told the cameras are present to film a documentary...
.
The US team of Studio Lambert is run by Eli Holzman
Eli Holzman
Eli Holzman is a creator–developer, writer, and producer best known for creating or serving as Executive Producer on a number of blockbuster reality-based television series, such as Project Runway, Project Greenlight, Beauty and the Geek, Models of the Runway, and Undercover Boss...
, the former head and co-founder of Miramax Television. Holzman created the series Project Runway
Project Runway
Project Runway is an American reality television series on Lifetime Television, previously on the Bravo network, which focuses on fashion design and is hosted by model Heidi Klum. The contestants compete with each other to create the best clothes and are restricted in time, materials and theme...
, and served as the president of Ashton Kutcher
Ashton Kutcher
Christopher Ashton Kutcher , best known as Ashton Kutcher, is an American actor, producer, former fashion model and comedian, best known for his portrayal of Michael Kelso in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show...
’s Katalyst Films, where he developed and launched Beauty and the Geek
Beauty and the Geek
Beauty and the Geek is a reality television series on The CW. It has been advertised as "The Ultimate Social Experiment" and is produced by Ashton Kutcher, Jason Goldberg and Nick Santora....
. As well as serving as an executive producer on Undercover Boss
Undercover Boss
Undercover Boss is a television franchise series that has been released in multiple countries, originating in 2009 on the British Channel 4...
, Mel B: It's a Scary World
Mel B: It's a Scary World
Mel B: It's a Scary World is an American reality television series that debuted on Style Network on September 5, 2010. The show's title is a play on Melanie Brown's nicknames from her days when she was part of the Spice Girls, Mel B and "Scary Spice", the latter because of her hair style.-Series...
and The Fairy Jobmother, Holzman is executive producer of the Studio Lambert/Zoo Productions series Southern Fried Stings
Southern Fried Stings
Southern Fried Stings is an American television series where ex-state trooper Jay Russell and his "Jay Team" portray sting operations throughout the Southern United States. The series consists of scripted "re-enactments" and videotaped in a cinéma vérité style in southern cities...
for truTV.
Studio Lambert is backed by All3Media
All3Media
All3Media is a television production company which makes programmes under several different subsidiaries. The company was formed in 2003 following the acquisition of Chrysalis Group's television arm which was rebranded North One....
, a global group of production companies and an international distribution company.
The original 'Studio Lambert' was a very successful television commercials production company in the 1960s, 70s and 80s run by Stephen Lambert's father, Roger Lambert, a director of many well-known ads.