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The Greatest Event in Television History

Genre	Mockumentary
Created by	Adam Scott Naomi Scott
Directed by	Lance Bangs Adam Scott
Presented by	Jeff Probst
Starring	Adam Scott Paul Scheer Jon Schroeder
Narrated by	Amanda Anka (Opening)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producers	Adam Scott Naomi Scott Paul Scheer Hend Baghdady (Ep. 1 only)
Cinematography	Lance Bangs
Editors	Jeff Buchanan (Eps. 1–2 & 4) Daniel Gray Longino (Eps, 2–3)
Running time	11–18 minutes
Production companies	Electric Soup Productions (Episodes 2–4) Gettin' Rad Williams Street
Original release
Network	Adult Swim
Release	October 12, 2012 (2012-10-12) – January 23, 2014 (2014-01-23)

The Greatest Event in Television History is a mockumentary TV special series created by Adam Scott and Naomi Scott. The series premiered on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim on October 12, 2012, and ended on January 23, 2014, with a total of four episodes. Each episode originally aired independently as a "special presentation", several months apart.

Format

The format of each special is a brief mockumentary about the shot-for-shot remake of a 1980s TV series opening credits sequence, followed by the remake itself. Series co-creator Adam Scott says the specials are at least in part motivated by his own memories of watching 1980s TV as a kid.^[1] Each episode is hosted by Jeff Probst with actors portraying fictional versions of themselves or others. After each episode, the original opening credit scene is shown.

Production

Four episodes were produced during the show's run; the series finale aired on January 23, 2014. In an interview with Splitsider, Scott explained the conclusion of the series: "It's a lot of work for such a short, stupid thing... they're really fun and they're fun to make, but we're ready to move on."^[2]

Cast

Amanda Anka as voiceover (voice)
Jeff Probst as himself
Jon Hamm as Rick Simon
Adam Scott as A.J. Simon / Jonathan Hart / Monroe Ficus / Henry Desmond
Paul Rudd as Director / Kip Wilson
Gus Van Sant as himself
Joe Schroeder as Tallest Doctor
Kathryn Hahn as Gretta Strauss / Sara Rush
Paul Scheer as Protester
Megan Mullally as Cecilia Simon
Bailey as Marlowe
Amy Poehler as Jennifer Hart
Paul Rust as Director
Horatio Sanz as Max
Maya Ferrara as Basecamp PA
David Wain as Bell Taint
Nick Kroll as Jeremy Bay
Catherine O'Hara as Muriel Rush
Jon Glaser as Henry Rush
Chelsea Peretti as Jackie Rush
Jason Mantzoukas as Director
Seth Morris as Channon Flowers
Damian Lang as Emergency Medic
Gillian Jacobs as Sonny Lumet
Mo Collins as Ruth Dunbar
Aisha Muharrar as Isabelle Hammond
Helen Slayton-Hughes as Lilly Sinclair
Aidy Bryant as Amy Cassidy

Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Simon & Simon"	October 12, 2012 (2012-10-12)	1.673^[4]
Adam Scott and Jon Hamm reenact the opening sequence from Simon & Simon.^[3]
2	"Hart to Hart"	June 6, 2013 (2013-06-06)	1.43^[6]
Adam Scott, Amy Poehler, and Horatio Sanz reenact the opening sequence from Hart to Hart.^[5]
3	"Too Close for Comfort"	November 7, 2013 (2013-11-07)	1.420^[8]
Adam Scott, Catherine O'Hara, Chelsea Peretti, Kathryn Hahn, Jon Glaser and Jason Mantzoukas reenact the opening sequence from Too Close for Comfort.^[7]
4	"Bosom Buddies"	January 23, 2014 (2014-01-23)	1.546^[10]
Adam Scott, Paul Rudd, Gillian Jacobs, Mo Collins, Aisha Muharrar, Helen Slayton-Hughes, and Aidy Bryant reenact the opening sequence from Bosom Buddies. Cameos by Peter Scolari, Tom Hanks, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Billy Joel, who actually performed "My Life", which he wrote and originally recorded but was covered by another artist for the original series. June Diane Raphael plays Adam's fictional wife Emily Scott.^[9]

References

^ Evans, Bradford. "Talking to Adam Scott About 'The Greatest Event in Television History' and Other Stuff". Splitsider. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
^ Evans, Bradford. "Talking to Adam Scott About 'A.C.O.D.', 'Parks and Rec', and 'The Greatest Event in TV History'". Splitsider. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
^ Zakarin, Jordan (October 11, 2012). "'The Greatest Event in Television History': Adam Scott and Jon Hamm are 'Simon & Simon' (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
^ "Adult Swim ratings (October 8-14, 2012)". South of the Bronx. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
^ Sellers, John; Sarah Frank (June 6, 2013). "Watch Adam Scott and Amy Poehler's Hart to Hart Remake Side by Side With the Original Opening Credits". Vulture. New York Media, LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
^ Kondolojy, Amanda (2013-06-07). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Pawn Stars' Wins Night + 'Burn Notice', 'Swamp People', 'Graceland', 'Men at Work', NHL Hockey & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on 2013-06-09. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
^ Friedlander, Whitney (November 8, 2013). "Adam Scott's 'Greatest Event in Television History' Takes on 'Too Close for Comfort'". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
^ Kondolojy, Amanda. "Thursday Cable Ratings: Thursday Night Football Tops Night + NBA Basketball, 'Pawn Stars', 'Beyond Scared Straight' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on 8 November 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
^ Busis, Hillary (January 24, 2014). "The latest 'Greatest Event in Television History': Adam Scott and Paul Rudd in 'Bosom Buddies' -- VIDEO". Entertainment Weekly. CNN. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
^ Bibel, Sara (2014-01-24). "Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Pawn Stars' Wins Night, 'Appalachian Outlaws', 'White Collar', 'Mob Wives' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on 2014-01-27. Retrieved 19 October 2014.

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