| Following the huge success of BBQ Pitmasters | | | | of the first season's original competitors, such as |
| season 1, where the show averaged out around | | | | Tuffy Stone and Jamie Geer, who would no doubt |
| 900,000 viewers, with male viewing figures doubling | | | | add their own distinctive style to the show, during |
| at the seasons end, TLC have even grander plans | | | | the events that lie ahead for the competitors who |
| for the series second outing which was announced | | | | are currently being selected for the series. |
| two days ago. | | | | If you would like to be considered for entry into |
| As viewers will already know, the format of season 1 | | | | TLC's BBQ Pitmasters series 2, teams can send |
| was docu-reality style, with each episode following | | | | through their audition tapes/DVDs which must be |
| the trials and tribulations of the 7 competitors. Series | | | | under 5 minutes long. This is your opportunity to sell |
| 2 will be significantly different as it the show willl | | | | TLC on your team, and those who are selected will |
| transform into a competition-based format that will | | | | be included in the new TV series. |
| feature several new competitors, who are currently | | | | Teams may also send in their audition file or ask |
| being selected to appear in the show. | | | | questions by directing communications to |
| There will be a weekly competition held at various | | | | bbqpitmasters AT or via mail to Lindsay Freed c/o |
| venues throughout the country, where the culinary | | | | Original Media, 38 E. 29th St. 8th FL. NY, NY 10016. |
| wizards will be entering their Q into hotly-contested | | | | TLC's BBQ Pitmasters Season 2's shoot schedule runs |
| cooking categories with the weekly winners facing | | | | from April 30 - June 27, and will be aired later in the |
| off against each other in the second season's finale. | | | | year. |
| According to TLC's officials, it may also feature some | | | | |