Hit Me, Baby, One More Time(2005)

Hit Me, Baby, One More Time is a 2005 entertainment series that premiered on ITV in Britain before NBC adapted it for American audiences, both hosted by Vernon Kay. Each episode features five former pop stars performing their signature hit alongside a cover of a current chart song. Viewers and studio audiences vote weekly to crown a winner, who advances toward a grand finale where the overall victor can either release a single combining both performances or donate $20,000 to charity. The show's title references Britney Spears' "...Baby One More Time." NBC's version became an instant summer ratings success, though some critics felt the premise faltered when certain acts performed without their original members.