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Episode 1:
Original Air Date: January 13, 2003
The It Factor journeys to Los Angeles with celebrated casting director Mali Finn. The chance to be seen by the legend that cast Titanic draws hundreds of excited actors to the cattle call. The invitational auditions are just as tense. 3,600 actors, including KRYStAL, are shaved down to the few dozen that Mali calls back. Who will she decide has what "It" takes?

Episode 2:
Original Air Date: January 13, 2003
Jeremy began his acting career on a high note when he was cast in National Lampoon's Senior Trip. Since then he's been stuck acting in commercials, cast as stoners and monsters. He's hopeful that his starring role in the upcoming independent film Dahmer will make him an "A-list" actor.
Maria juggles plans for her wedding and one-woman show with an audition for a role on Cedric the Entertainer's new TV series. The part would showcase Maria's talents as a comedienne and be her first big television project since she was a series regular on Dangerous Minds. Maria is fabulous in the audition, but will she land the part?
Jennifer's a model and aspiring actress by day and a single mom by night. She cheerfully endures embarrassing auditions, hoping for her big break. That break looks a little closer when she gets a meeting with a high profile manager. Will he sign her?

Episode 3:
Original Air Date: January 20, 2003
Since arriving in Los Angeles a few months ago Josh has appeared in two studio films: Van Wilder and Carolina. He's "living the dream." His lifelong ambition is to land a sitcom. Those in the know say it will happen for him this pilot season. He's one step closer to his dream when he auditions for Prep. Will he land the part?
It's been four years since LisaRaye's starring role in Ice Cube's The Player's Club. She auditions for the mainstream film Ride or Die but doesn't get the part. Later, when she takes her daughter to The African-American Hoodie Awards, LisaRaye's fans cheer her and it becomes obvious what a huge star she is in the "Black Hollywood."
Jennifer's new manager has sent her on more auditions in the past week than she's been on since she moved to Los Angeles. She's nervous about how she's doing and why he hasn't returned her calls. When she finally hears from him we find out that she's been dumped. He calls her a "baby" with lots of time to hone her craft. He doesn't know about her son.

Episode 5:
Original Air Date: February 3, 2003
KRYStAL's burning the candle at both ends in Toronto. By day she's playing the role of "Diggy" in the pilot of Save the Last Dance, and by night she's in the studio recording her new album. At the wrap party for Save the Last Dance she wonders, along with the rest of the cast, if the pilot will be picked up by Fox.
Getting the role in Prep was the easy part. Now Josh has to prove himself to the cast, the director, and the crew. Overly anxious, he fumbles his lines and makes trouble for wardrobe, all the while worrying whether his role will become a recurring one and if the WB will even put Prep on their fall schedule.
Danny and Sara Rivas are siblings and best friends. They live in Hollywood with their director aunt and producer uncle. Sara drives Danny everywhere and they help each other prepare for auditions. What will happen when Danny leaves Sara behind and goes to South Africa to star in the film Adrenaline?

Episode 6:
Original Air Date: February 10, 2003
Sara's called in on audition after audition, never quite landing the part. In South Africa, Danny's dreams rewarding acting work are coming true--plus he's met the love of his life, his costar. Sara is looking forward to Danny's return to Los Angeles so that they can find an apartment together, but Danny doesn't want to go home.
Josh is at home with his family in small-town Georgia. He's a bundle of nerves as he waits to hear if Prep will be picked up by The WB.
Jeremy plays a slacker suffering from brain freeze in a 7-Eleven commercial. As if drinking seven slurpees wasn't enough, the director keeps mixing Jeremy up with his co-star, a dog. Later Jeremy bides the time until Dahmer opens doing grassroots publicity, handing out flyers and putting up posters around town.

Episode 7:
Original Air Date: February 17, 2003
It's finally the day of the Dahmer premiere and Jeremy is feisty and excited. The tension builds as he arrives at NBC for an interview with Access Hollywood and is nearly turned away by security. At the premiere, we see Jeremy's friends and family--along with his potential new big shot agents from William Morris. The credits roll, the audience is engrossed (and grossed out). Will Dahmer bring Jeremy big agents, big parts, and big breaks?
After she loses a role to rapper Eve, LisaRaye travels to her hometown, Chicago, where she is recognized by everyone she meets: kids in a pizza parlor, Big Daddy Kane, and MC Lyte. We learn that her father's death and her mother's support motivate her career. Back in Los Angeles, LisaRaye decides that since she's "everybody's home girl" she might as well take advantage of it. She records a song. Will it help to enhance her marketability as an actress?
Maria is deep in preparations for her one-woman show. She goes with her fiancé, Francisco, to a Cuban-American festival to do grassroots publicity. When Maria arrives at the theater to begin rehearsals she finds that the stage is covered with giant pink and silver stars. Francisco promises to work something out, but she and Francisco keep fighting. Will the show be ready for opening night?

Episode 8:
Original Air Date: February 24, 2003
It's the day of Maria's one-woman show, Macho Men and the Women That Love Them. Maria's in control and she's getting a massage while Francisco runs around Los Angeles tending to last minute details. At the theater there are some near-crises, but the show goes up without a hitch. Later, while they're striking the set, Maria indicates that now that the show is done it's time to focus on her wedding and her macho man.
Jennifer's bouncing back from her disappointment over losing her manager and getting new headshots so she can start taking meetings again. When Jennifer loops for a KFC commercial we get to see her as a professional and an actress with comedic gifts. Jennifer rushes from the looping to pick up her son and take him to a T-ball game.
De'Angelo has decided to give The It Factor another chance. He heads to an audition for Disneyland. It's pretty degrading, so after the audition he stops and gets some sage advice from a bartender.

Episode 9:
Original Air Date: March 3, 2003
De'Angelo's waiting for the premiere of 8 Mile. A co-starring role doesn't mean he doesn't have to worry about money, so he's auditioning for a film called The Girl Next Door. Will he get the part and ease his financial woes?
Krystal's still waiting to hear if Save the Last Dance got picked up. When she's the guest of honor at a party at a music industry honcho's house she seems pretty confident--she's gotten her character's name tattooed on her shoulder. Will the show become part of the Fox lineup? Whatever happens, Krystal's faith will see her through.
Josh is broke. The acting jobs aren't coming as fast as they once did so he's applying for a job at the mall. He doesn't get the part, but he does get auditions for Birds of Prey and his mom's favorite show, Friends. Maybe his big break isn't so far away.

Episode 10:
Original Air Date: March 10, 2003
He's hopeful when he drives to the Friends audition. He doesn't get the part and he hasn't heard about Birds of Prey. Josh drives a teen actor to auditions to make extra money. To save money, he moves into the teen actor's house. Then, out of the blue, his manager calls with some surprising news...
Even as Sara picks Danny up at the airport there's a tension that wasn't there before he went to South Africa. An audition and apartment hunting lead to bickering between the siblings. Will he keep his promise to Sara to share an apartment?
LisaRaye's working every angle she can. She's the spokesperson for Hennessey and she's shooting a sexy low-budget film. When she meets with her new agents they tell her that she's got to clean up her image; after all, she's a mom.

Episode 10:
Original Air Date: March 10, 2003
On the set of Guns and Roses, a hip-hop western, LisaRaye faces numerous challenges--learning to shoot a gun, stunts on horseback, and a tight schedule--in the hopes that this film will give her the kind of exposure she craves.
Jeremy's stressed. He's landed a big William Morris agent and now he has to choose between two A-List movie roles: Big Bounce, co-starring with Owen Wilson or S.W.A.T., co-starring with Morgan Freeman and Colin Farrell. If that weren't enough, he's got an audition for a big-budget version of Dracula and he's broke. What movie will he choose? Will his lawyer be able to negotiate a contract that will take away Jeremy's money blues for a long, long time?
De'Angelo meets some potential managers and tells them he's going to Dayton, Ohio to be presented with the key to the city for overcoming his adverse childhood and acting in 8 Mile and The Antwone Fisher Story. In Dayton, he finds out that there are some old outstanding warrants standing between him and the key to the city.