Lifetime television has sent out a press release announcing a “new” and “unscripted” reality show entitled “Celebrity Home Raiders” premiering March 6th, 2014. The trailer for the series reminded me a bit of SyFy’s Hollywood Treasure, which ran for 3 seasons on SyFy and is now running on the Reelz Channel.
The 8 episode series features entertainment host, Catherine “Kitt’ Hoover and auctioneers Darren Julien and Martin Nolan from Julien’s Auctions, who specialize in auctioning personal items of celebrities and entertainers going through celebrities belongings to auction for a charity of the celebrities choice.
DAVID HASSELHOFF, ICE T and COCO, LANCE BASS, FRAN DRESCHER,
DAVID CASSIDY, DEBBIE GIBSON, THE SIMMONS FAMILY and RICK HARRISON
Open Up Their Homes To Auction Off Their Valuables for Charity
LOS ANGELES, CA (January 23, 2014) — Celebrities welcome viewers into their homes for a trip down memory lane and an exclusive look into their lives and prized possessions in Lifetime’s all-new unscripted series Celebrity Home Raiders. The series premieres Thursday, March 6, 2014, at 10pm ET/PT.
In each half-hour episode of Celebrity Home Raiders, host Kit Hoover (Access Hollywood Live) and renowned auctioneers Darren Julien and Martin Nolan from Julien’s Auctions reminisce with celebrities as they search through their belongings for beloved treasures to be auctioned off, with proceeds benefiting a charity of each celebrity’s choice. The stars invite Kit, Darren and Martin into their homes to discuss the history and sentiment of their personal memorabilia while haggling over each item’s value. Potential items up for auction include David Hasselhoff’s replica of KITT from Knight Rider, an Axe guitar owned and used by Gene Simmons from KISS, and many other highly coveted items. Will the objects’ final price meet the celebrities’ expectation and — more importantly — will they reach their charitable donation goals?
The featured celebrities and their charities are:
•David Cassidy benefiting Alzheimer’s Association of America
•David Hasselhoff benefiting Starlight Foundation
•Debbie Gibson benefiting Children International
•Fran Drescher benefiting Cancer Schmancer
•Ice T & Coco benefiting The Long Island Bulldog Rescue Group
•Lance Bass benefiting The Trevor Project
•Rick Harrison benefiting Voice Health Institute
•Simmons Family benefiting Sophie’s Place Center for Abused Children
Celebrity Home Raiders is produced for Lifetime by DiGaVision (Teen Wolf) and Leftfield Pictures (Pawn Stars). Executive Producers are Liz Gateley and Tony DiSanto for DiGa Vision, Brent Montgomery, David George and Matthew J. Braley for Leftfield Pictures, Mary Donahue and Paul Hardy for Lifetime, and Lance Bass, who also is a creator of the project. Augi Jakovac serves as co-executive producer. Eight half hour-long episodes have been ordered.
