The Search for the Next Doll
THE CW, February, 9 p.m.
They boast five hit singles, album sales of more than 2 million, and the bodies of Bratz. Nonetheless, the Pussycat Dolls are looking for yet another member (their seventh), and they're putting nine wannabes through everything from choreography sessions to costume-design challenges. The winning vamp is chosen by three judges — exec producer/Dolls founder Robin Antin, Geffen Records chairman Ron Fair, and, fresh from a stay at the Philadelphia Detention Center (drumroll, please!), Lil' Kim. ''It's about finding your inner Doll,'' says Antin. And that means what, exactly? ''Finding your confidence [and] sexiness, and being comfortable in your everyday life as opposed to just on stage.'' Still betcha they had to know how to work a stripper pole. —Tim Stack
