Kenny vs. Spenny [SEP] original network
aired on MTV, but MTV's broadcasters rejected the pilot (after purchasing it for $8,000). USA Network paid $40,000 for the production of a pilot as well, but pulled the plug during principal photography. The show first aired on CBC Television. CBC cancelled the show after the first season, and Showcase Television picked up the series in late 2005. The show has switched broadcasters and been cancelled many times, including by Showcase, and again by CBC, when one of its commercials aired by accident during the
Award for Best Documentary at the Brooklyn International Film Festival.
Career "Kenny vs. Spenny".
"Kenny vs. Spenny" was first aired on CBC Television in 2003 and went on to be nominated for 8 Gemini awards. The original pilot had been commissioned by USA Network, but never aired before the show was picked up by the CBC for 26 episodes. The series centered on Hotz and friend Spencer Rice as they competed against each other in competitions, the loser of which would perform a "humiliation". The show was