Stars in der Manege
NBC announced the first season of "Celebrity Circus" on January 18, 2008 on the same day ABC announced it was in negotiations on a revival of "Circus of the Stars". On March 8, 2008 NBC announced the network's 2008 summer schedule with a two-hour premiere on June 11, 2008. Shortly after, on April 16, 2008 ABC announced the network decided to pass on a revival of "Circus of the Stars" due to NBC premiering "Celebrity Circus".