TV Article Reality TV Regurgitation Reality TV Regurgitation -- ''The Next Great American Band'' is just the latest in a long line of TV music competitions By Tanner Stransky Tanner Stransky Tanner Stransky is a former staff editor at Entertainment Weekly. He left EW in 2013. EW's editorial guidelines Published on October 19, 2007 04:00AM EDT It was only a matter of time before Fox lifted a few bars from American Idol and created a spin-off. The Next Great American Band premieres Oct. 19, and it’s just the latest in a long line of reality TV riffs. Take a look. 1983 STAR SEARCHEd McMahon’s long-running syndication staple previewed future stars Beyoncé, Justin, and Britney. Oh, and lotsa spokesmodels. We loooved the models. 2000 MAKING THE BANDHotties of questionable talent are brought together to form a singing group. Et voilà O-Town and Danity Kane are born. 2001 POPSTARSForged the unmemorable tart-pop groups Eden’s Crush and Scene 23. The best part: a pre-Pussycat-era Nicole Scherzinger. 2001 BANDS ON THE RUNIngeniously named anthem rockers Flickerstick nabbed a record deal on this VH1 series, which managed to fade away just as quickly as they did. 2005 ROCK STAR: INXSConstantly shirtless weirdo Dave Navarro preens while wannabes compete to be lead singer of the new-wave Aussie group. 2007 THE NEXT GREAT AMERICAN BANDGenre-spanning groups — from hip-hop to hair metal — face off for Idol-style glory. Because five karaoke stars are better than one!