Making the Band is an ABC/MTV reality television series that exists in separate iterations, each iteration focusing on a specific music act. It spawned musical acts O-Town, Da Band, Danity Kane, Day26, and Donnie Klang. Overseeing Making the Band is Diddy, acting as the man of the house who makes the final decision on who will be in the band.

Making the Band: O-Town (2000-2002)

The first iteration of Making the Band started on March 25, 2000, and aired for three seasons, finishing on March 30, 2002.

Season one

In 1999, Lou Pearlman, the man responsible for the formation of the Backstreet Boys and the early management of *NSYNC, embarked on a nationwide talent search, cutting auditions in eight cities down to 25 young men, and eventually eight finalists. These eight young men would, as the premise for a new ABC reality show, compete for five spots in Pearlman's newest boy band creation, to be signed to his record label, Transcontinental Records.