About this season
Scream Queens is an American reality series on VH1 produced by Joke Productions and Lionsgate Television that premiered in October 2008. The show chronicles a group of unknown actresses competing for a role in the Saw franchise. Tanedra Howard won the first season and gained a role in Saw VI. The second season began airing on August 2, 2010 and the winner, Gabby West, won a role in Saw 3D.
Episodes (8)
1. Episode 1
8.0Aired 20 October 2008 • 60 min
Ten actresses begin their quest to become the next Scream Queen and win a breakout role in SAW VI. In the series premiere, the girls must take on the role of being in a bathtub and going from sexy to scared, when a snake enters the bathtub. (This scene is taken from the movie 'Slither'.)
2. Episode 2
8.0Aired 27 October 2008 • 60 min
The girls are evaluated on their first impressions by casting director Kelly Wagner. Two of the girls get a much-needed makeover. For the director's challenge, the girls pose for a movie poster photo shoot.
3. Episode 3
8.0Aired 3 November 2008 • 60 min
The eight remaining actresses must learn to jump out of a three-story window. The girls are rewarded with a night on the town, but soon the fun turns ugly.
4. Episode 4
Aired 10 November 2008 • 60 min
The remaining girls learn to work with even the worst scripts and co-stars when they play a character with no body based off the 1962 movie The Brain That Wouldn't Die. For the director's challenge, the girls are cast in roles for a horror movie trailer directed by James Gunn. One of the girls makes a fateful decision.
5. Episode 5
Aired 17 November 2008 • 60 min
The six remaining actresses must dive into a pool of blood, climb into a morgue drawer, and cover themselves in cockroaches in the hopes of not being eliminated this week.
6. Episode 6
Aired 24 November 2008 • 60 min
The remaining girls must act possessed. There is a misunderstanding in John Homa's acting class that leads to a fight between two of the girls. The judges drop a bombshell on the girls during elimination.
7. Episode 7
Aired 1 December 2008 • 60 min
The girls have their most difficult acting partner to date: themselves!
8. Episode 8 (Finale)
Aired 8 December 2008 • 60 min
Three actresses remain in the competition. The winner is decided.