letterten 2008-09 fall preview | abc

ABC Tuesday 8pm

debuts Tuesday, September 23, 8pm

concept from	Opportunity Knocks is a new show that breaks the mold of typical game and reality shows. We will be showing up on America's doorstep and testing how well they know their family. Our mobile team will arrive at "Anywhere, America" in a semi-truck that is full of flat screen TVs, new furniture and big cash prizes that the family can win right there. We will take the action of a game show directly into our contestants' homes, setting up shop on a family's front lawn. The instant our host, J.D. Roth, knocks on the front door, the game will begin. Hollywood will invade a suburban neighborhood, and each week one lucky family will play the game of a lifetime in front of all their friends and neighbors.
host	J.D. Roth
producers	Ashton Kutcher, J.D. Roth, Jason Goldberg, Karey Burke, Todd A. Nelson
studio	3 Ball Productions, Katalyst Films

my take

Invasion meets every game show, ever. This is a little scary: a game show shows up on your lawn. Sounds a bit like a horror movie to me. It's got the backing of host Roth, Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg which gives Opportunity Knocks a fighting shot. NCIS and The Biggest Loser are legit slot competitors, but if Howie can make a hit out of opening briefcases, J.D. Roth shouldn't have much a problem here...oh, yeah, it's also really cheap programming.