Casting agent Marki Costello stars as co-host and secondary judge.
The team that wins the final competition is awarded $50,000 and a one-year contract for the child with a Hollywood agent.
An Australian version, titled My Kid's a Star and also featuring Bonaduce as a judge, with Cameron Daddo as host, aired nearly concurrently, from April 9 to May 31, 2008.
By the end of the episode, Danny believes that Jonathan and Austin are too unprepared for Hollywood.
Danny takes the parents on a bus tour of famous child stars' serious, sometimes tragic, missteps.
The teams are given a limited time to prepare, and each parent is asked to film their child's rehearsal.
Cheyenne performs very well and wins the voice-over challenge, giving her immunity for this elimination.
At the elimination ceremony, Kevin and Devon Goocher are sent home because they seem to lack enthusiasm for Hollywood.
Once again all the judges unanimously decide that Cheyenne is the winner of this challenge, and she is therefore given immunity for the second time in a row.
Danny gives the parents the next challenge of styling their child for a stage audition of Oliver Twist.
While the parents shop, Danny gives the children their scripts to prepare for the audition.
A dialect coach demonstrates a Cockney accent and gives the children a cheat sheet to help them study.
Danny hugs Hayley, and she and Lisia skip out of the house, happy to be going home.
Before the screen test, all of the parents except Helene get together and decide not to give immunity to Cheyenne since she's won so many challenges.
Alai and Mary Jo interrupt each other loudly, vying for air time; Cheyenne talks and sings.
Later, back at the house, the children undergo another challenge—making an audition tape for the role of a TV show host.
Mary Jo is spunky and engaging, showing her real self, which pleases Danny and Marki.
Helene coaches Cheyenne to use a conversational tone, which the judges find too low-key for a TV host.
After the TV host challenge, Gigi is angry at Pam, and they once again begin fighting.
That night at elimination, Danny asks Pam how the tension is in the house, and she responds honestly.
Marki tells Helene that it was the parents' responsibility to make the outfits work.
The remaining two teams are told there is one final challenge: a talent showcase in front of a live audience.
Helene is upset and says that it isn't fair because Cheyenne had been promised that song over a month ago by the producers.
McKenzie tries to smooth things over with the other team, but Shannon refuses to change the song.
The girls' parents are brought on stage, and Danny and Marki give their final judgments in front of the audience.
Danny and Marki tell them that they were chosen not just because of McKenzie's talent, but because they worked well together and had the right attitude to succeed in Hollywood.