On the Lot Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - Auditions #1

First aired: May/22/2007
Guest star: Brett Ratner (Himself (Guest Judge))

The show will premiere with a one hour audition episode.

2 :01x02 - Auditions #2

First aired: May/24/2007
Guest star: Jon Avnet (Himself (Guest Judge))

3 :01x03 - 18 Directors Compete

First aired: May/28/2007
Director: Michael Simon
Guest star: D. J. Caruso (Himself (Guest Judge))

4 :01x04 - 3 Directors Voted Off

First aired: May/29/2007
Director: Michael Simon
Guest star: D. J. Caruso (Himself (Guest Judge))

5 :01x05 - 15 Directors Compete

First aired: Jun/05/2007
Guest star: Michael Bay (Himself (Guest Judge))

Five of the remaining directors–Sam Friedlander, Hilary Graham, Trever James, Shalini Kantayya, and Adam Stein–screen their films; one director is sent home.

6 :01x06 - 15 Cut to 14 & 14 Directors Compete

First aired: Jun/12/2007
Guest star: David Frankel (Himself (Guest Judge))

One director is eliminated as five directors–Andrew Hunt, Kenny Luby, Marty Martin, David May, and Shira-Lee Shalit–premiere their personal submission films.

7 :01x07 - 14 Cut to 13 & 13 Directors Compete

First aired: Jun/19/2007
Guest star: Wes Craven (Himself (Guest Judge))

One director is sent home as the third and final group of directors–Will Bigham, Jessica Brillhart, Jason Epperson, Mateen Kemet, and Zach Lipovsky–premiere their personal submission films.

8 :01x08 - 13 Cut to 12 & 12 Directors Compete

First aired: Jun/26/2007
Guest star: Mark Waters (Himself (Guest Judge))

One director is eliminated, and the 12 remaining finalists screen the films they've made in a genre not of their own choosing.

9 :01x09 - 12 Cut to 11 & 11 Directors Compete

First aired: Jul/03/2007
Guest star: Eli Roth (Himself (Guest Judge))

One director is eliminated, and the 11 remaining finalists screen the films they made in an appointed genre.

10 :01x10 - 11 Cut to 10 & 10 Directors Compete

First aired: Jul/09/2007
Guest star: Luke Greenfield (Himself (Guest Judge))

One director is eliminated, and the 10 remaining finalists screen the films they made in an appointed genre.

11 :01x11 - 10 Cut to 8 & 8 Directors Compete

First aired: Jul/17/2007
Guest star: Antoine Fuqua (Himself (Guest Judge)), Tim Halpin (Flower Vendor - 'Sweet')

12 :01x12 - 8 Cut to 6 & 6 Directors Compete

First aired: Jul/24/2007
Guest star: Brad Silberling (Himself (Guest Judge))

Six directors remain after two are eliminated, and the surviving finalists screen their films made in the romance genre. Brad Silberling is the guest judge.

13 :01x13 - 6 Cut to 5 & 5 Directors Compete

First aired: Jul/31/2007
Guest star: Gary Ross (Himself (Guest Judge)), Penny Marshall (Herself (Guest Judge))

Five directors remain after one is eliminated, and the surviving finalists screen the films they made in an appointed genre. Gary Ross (“Seabiscuit”) is the guest judge.

14 :01x14 - 5 Cut to 4 & 4 Directors Compete

First aired: Aug/07/2007
Guest star: F. Gary Gray (Himself (Guest Judge))

Four directors remain after one is eliminated, and the surviving finalists screen the films they made in an appointed genre.

15 :01x15 - 4 Cut to 3 & 3 Directors Compete

First aired: Aug/14/2007

16 :01x16 - 3 Cut to Winner

First aired: Aug/21/2007

The season ends with the announcement of a winner, who receives a $1 million studio contract.