The Next Best Superstar

The Next Best Superstar is a British television music talent show, now produced by Just Productions.

It is judged by Melanie Chisholm, Marcus Pearson and James Miller, the show is presented by Thomas Starr.

The show hosts in different sections. The first is national auditions, where the amounts of people audition and pass onto the next stage or they are rejected. There is then a stage of the judges deciding who should go through to the next rounds, this is then the time where the public become involved and the show is added with live performances. Many artists are solo, but there is a minority that enter as a band. The live show does sometimes feature artists with a piano or gitaur, but there is always a backing track covered.

Format of show
There are several stages of the competition, these are
 * Auditions
 * Judge's Decision
 * Judge's Training
 * Live Show (Finals)

Entrants are split into categories of solo performers, groups and duets, although there is only one winner of the entire competition.

Auditions
In the first few weeks of the competition, auditions are held at various placed around the country (including Seven studios) If the majority of the judges say yes, then the person is through to the next round.

Judge's Decision
The judges then decide who they are going to keep for the competition through the amount that went through to the next round, the people the judges choose are then put into the next round, or sent home.

Judge's Training
The judges then train their groups for the finals, this includes vocal training of different types and also publicity for the entrant, allowing them to get more popularity for the final.

Live Show
During the live show, the finalists preform live and the judges give their decision, the public then call or text in, voting for who they want to keep, the finalist with the least votes is pushed out of the competition, this continues each week until there is only one winner.

The Next Best Insider
The Next Best Insider is a spin off show aimed at teens giving an inside look at what's going on at TNBS, this includes backstage looks, and following the finalists around.

A Second Series
In 2006, the previous producer of the show, Seven Productions announced they had intentions to produce another series. However, in early December 2006, Seven ceased broadcasting, the production companies however, were bought by jMedia, who currently carry on some of the series, this meant a move of studio.

Just Productions hopes to introduce a new series into Network Six in the autumn.