Plot Synopsis

IT TAKES A CHOIR is a one-hour reality series that follows British sensation Gareth Malone as he travels across the United States to prepare an unexpected mix of characters to perform as a choir in front of their family, friends and community. Malone finds himself in the craziest situations, but this fish out of water uses his unique teaching style to cultivate distinct voices of true American people -- both experienced singers and those who haven't sung a note before. In each 60-minute program, Gareth immerses himself in the community to help a different group, including: unlikely friends in Fort Riley, KS; students in Brashear, PA, who are forced to attend a new school after their original one closes; a semiprofessional hockey team that is in the middle of a losing streak; a group of senior citizens in West Covina, CA; a group of firefighters in Windsor, CO; a community choir in the crabbing town of Crisfield, MD; residents of Berwick, a sleepy Pennsylvania town that has been hit hard by the recession; and employees at the United States Playing Card Company in Erlanger, KY. USA Network postponed the series premiere of IT TAKES A CHOIR multiple times. Originally scheduled for summer 2013, the cable channel moved the show's debut date to Friday, November 1, 2013 at 10pm ET/PT. After moving the premiere date again -- this time one day later to November 2 at 11pm ET/PT -- USA Network pulled the show from its schedule at the last minute, announcing a non-specific early 2014 premiere. Eight months later, USA scheduled the premiere date for Friday, October 24, 2014 at 11pm ET/PT, but again quietly pulled the show from its schedule just days before this October debut. IT TAKES A CHOIR finally bowed on Monday, December 29, 2014, as USA Network debuted eight back-to-back episodes from Noon-8pm ET/PT.