| WHAT TO WATCH

'Popstars' Unveiled

Thursday, November 29, 2001

10:00 PM PT

The WB unveiled its newest "Popstars" Thursday (Nov. 29). The six members, who have yet to choose a name for the group, are Monika Christian, Laurie Gidosh, Donovan Green, Josh Henderson, Moi Juarez and Dorothy Szamborska.

Chosen from thousands in a nationwide search, the six finalists will be whisked into the recording studios pronto to start work on their debut album, which is set to hit stores on Dec. 11. The enhanced CD will include the group?s first single "I Really Don?t Think So" along with interactive components and several songs from the auditions.

The episode drew the highest for the series this season, with a 3.7 rating/5 share in households, according to Nielsen's metered-market data.

In the next few episodes, the sextet (which includes both girls and boys this time) will move into a house together in Los Angeles and discover that living and working with virtual strangers is tougher than any of them could have imagined. The experience becomes too much for one of the members and just as the group begins to come together, a crisis hits and someone is forced to leave.

Like Eden's Crush from the first version of the show, the six members must quickly get their moves down, since they are set to perform a live concert in front of fans and the media in Hollywood that will air as the show's season finale on Thursday, Jan. 3.