CMT rallies around new "Cheerleader"

By Kimberly Nordyke

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - CMT is giving 10 women a chance to regain their youth in a new makeover series titled "I Want to Look Like a High School Cheerleader Again."

The eight-episode series, set to premiere on the country music cable channel in October, is in production in Los Angeles.

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders trainer Jay Johnson (CMT's "Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team") will whip 10 former high school cheerleaders into shape with the help of his wife, Lin, and his "army-style" fitness regimen. Contestants will be physically and emotionally challenged during a 10-week period as they compete for a $50,000 prize and the chance to perform again in front of a live audience.

"We're giving some lucky women a chance to change their health, their attitude, their lives and relive those cheerleading glory days all over again," CMT head of development Bob Kusbit said.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter