2009 Winter Preview: DietTribe

Show Name: DietTribe

When and Where Does It Air?: Mondays at 10/9c on Lifetime (premieres January 5, 2009)

Genre: Reality, Weight-Loss

What’s It About?: Five friends who got fat together work together to shed their unwanted pounds. Of course they have help in the form of professional fitness trainer Jessie Pavelka and psychotherapist Stacy Kaiser. With their help, the five will change their diet and exercise habits and confront the issues that led to them gaining weight in the first place.

Who’s In It?:

• Anna Lloyd as Herself
• Lydia Moody as Herself
• Megan Stewart as Herself
• Morgan Lancaster as Herself
• Shawna McClellan as Herself
• Jessie Pavelka (”Friday Night Lights”) as Trainer
• Stacy Kaiser (”Celebrity Fit Club”) as Psychotherapist

Who’s Behind It?:

• No Information Available

Why Should I Watch It?:

• The weight-loss genre is pretty full already but “DietTribe” puts a new twist on it. There is no competition (and thus no backstabbers like Vicky on “The Biggest Loser”), just friendship. If you are more interested in camaraderie than gameplay, I’m guessing this is a show for you.

Why Should I Skip It?:

• “DietTribe” is part of an already full nitch and since its on Lifetime (a network geared completely towards women), the show has already cut its possible audience in half. The only people that will likely enjoy it are women who are really into weight-loss shows.

Conclusion: This show is definitely not for me, I’m not a woman and “The Biggest Loser” is the only show in the weight-loss niche that I care to watch. With the success of the similar “Ruby” on Style, I’m guessing the show will probably get a large enough audience to stick.

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You can find more “DietTribe” videos on MyLifetime.com.