Greatest American Dog: Season 1

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CBS | Season Premiere Date: July 10, 2008

Starring: Michael Piper, Jarod Miller, Allan Reznik

Summary: Dogs and their owners compete in different competitions to win the title of "Greatest American Dog" and $250,000.

Genre(s): Reality, Health & Lifestyle, Game Show

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. The Greatest American Dog
Air Date: September 10, 2008
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S1:E9. Dog Swap
Air Date: September 3, 2008
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S1:E8. My Dog Can Fly!
Air Date: August 27, 2008

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Linda Stasi

If you are a dog person, have I got a show for you. It's like dog camp but done as a reality show, Greatest American Dog. Read full review

Ken Tucker

As a reality-show virtue, good manners are refreshing, if--like Dog--rather unexciting. [1 Aug 2008, p.47]

Matthew Gilbert

The dog-and-owner interplay ranges from the awesome and comic to the cringe-worthy. Read full review

Ray Richmond

This series turns out to be far less than the sum of its parts, with the human egos far surpassing the stupid pet tricks in terms of relevance and screen time. And that’s wholly unfortunate. Read full review

Heather Havrilesky

The main problem here is that the show's producers aren't sure what the dogs and the people should really do together, so they have them put on dorky little skits that even dog people can't appreciate, or they make them participate in obedience challenges like "jump over this" or "sit here very quickly," which many dog lovers would regard with the disdain reserved for toddlers who blurt out random phrases in French. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

This series could still do some reasonable ratings by summer standards, though those viewers that do sit will have very little reason to stay; still, the shame is that the producers took what could have been an amusing lark and initially sucked most of the life out of it by following the same-old unscripted-competition script so closely. Read full review

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Renee

Jul 24, 2008

I had to put my dog down at the end of May. I am enjoying this show and I am learning some things I could have done better with my pet. This is the only reality show I have ever watched. Just DO NOT do survivor type shows with dogs.