"The Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the next Pussycat Doll" is a new reality competition show on The CW. Out of thousands of girls, at auditions across the country, a core group of 18 girls were chosen to move on to the semi-final round.

The competition is hosted by Mark McGrath and held at Los Angeles’ Warner Grand Theater. Robin Anton, creator of the Pussycat Dolls, serves as mentor to the girls. To narrow down the group of 18 to the main nine finalists that will live together and train each week until one remains, the 18 girls were divided into three groups of six to work on a song and dance routine together. They were coached by Mikey Menden, choreographer, John Beasley, music director, and Eric Dawkins as an extra singing coach.

After being treated to a concert by the current Pussycat Dolls and the opportunity to meet them afterwards, the lead singer Nicole Scherzinger joined the panel to judge the final performances. This reality show has the typical drama that goes along with groups of women in close quarters competing against each other for something they find so important. The only thing I didn’t care for is while they made such a big deal about making the girls perform, despite a stomach virus passing around the group, they only chose one of the then-sick girls to move on.