Scream Queens is an American reality series on VH1 produced by Joke Productions and Lionsgate Television that premiered in October 2008.

[3] Season 1 ended on December 8, 2008, and Tanedra Howard was crowned Scream Queen and won the "breakout role" in Saw VI.

Episode 2 Acting Challenge- The girls must introduce themselves to casting director Kelly Wagner and make a good first impression in both their appearance and their interactions.

Lindsay's new makeover boosts her confidence, allowing her to get her snap reaction in one take, while Kylah struggles to show any emotion.

Tanedra wins the week's callback both for her outstanding acting and her creative fall, while Jessica is unable to get over her fear of heights and make the jump.

Jessica is criticized for her ability to play the homicidal killer, but not the heroine, and Sarah and Michelle are both called out for letting the emotion get the best of them and overacting.

In the end, Lina's solid, sexy-yet-scared performance is deemed worthy of Leading Lady status, while Marissa is given the axe.

The ladies struggle to strike a balance between comedy and horror in their scenes, especially cast opposite male leads that cannot act.

Episode 5 Acting Challenge- Shawnee has each girl confront their "worst enemy" in a pool of blood and gore.

Tanedra's outstanding realness does not win her a guaranteed callback, but instead a chance to pick her partner for the director's challenge.

The pairs are as follows: Acting Class- Homa brings the girls to an abandoned morgue, and has each of them spend 2 minutes in a body drawer confronting death.

Jessica's unconventional approach confuses the girls yet again, and Michelle wins the challenge for having the best emotional connection, believability, and variety.

Director's Challenge- Actor Michael Rooker shows up to star opposite the girls in a vampiric scene.

Angela's choice to include a Transylvanian accent is applauded, but she does not win leading lady, which absolutely infuriates her.

Acting Class- Each girl must confront a ventriloquy doll who has supposedly kidnapped her family, and she will get cut off by Homa the minute she is not believable.

Episode 8 Acting Challenge- The three finalists face the "Scream Queen Gauntlet", where they must use everything they have learned during the competition to show the judges that they belong in the final two.

Director's Challenge- The girls film their scenes, but instead of confronting a person, Jigsaw's voice is heard through a speaker, so as to not distract from each scream queen.

Christine Haeberman, who took third place in Scream Queens 2, appeared on the Food Network's Cupcake Wars as a model of Carmen Miranda.