Plot Synopsis

Hosted by self-described pop culture and entertainment addict Karla Cavalli, PLANET PRIMETIME takes viewers around the world as Cavalli immerses herself in different cultures through their weirdest, wildest, funniest and most popular television programs. Throughout the series, Cavalli must learn several languages on the fly, as she plays parts in many countries' native tongue. She appears as a guest on hit talk shows and finds her competitive spirit on a number of crazy game shows. To gain a true understanding of each stop along the way, Cavalli enlists help from some of the countries' biggest stars who explain their homeland's trends in pop culture entertainment and prep Cavalli for her guest TV appearances. In each half-hour episode, Cavalli travels to a different country, including Japan in the series premiere, where she explores the paradox between Japan's structured society and its fascination with over-the-top physical comedy on TV. Cavalli is invited to the set of "World Rankings," to compete in some crazy challenges against a famous emcee, Imoto, for the title of "World's Best TV Host." Then, she gets a lesson in Japanese humor at the N.S.C School of Comedy, where some of Japan's best comedians are born and bred. All of this prepares Cavalli for the ultimate appearance on "Gaki No Tsukai," an extreme sketch comedy show in which the stars perform disgusting and painful challenges for a laugh. Cavalli is in for quite the contest as she plays "rock, paper, scissors" with a major twist. In subsequent episodes, Cavalli travels to: Mexico, where she visits the set of a hit telenovela series, a news satire show, and a Lucha Libre match; India for its Bollywood comedies; Brazil for the Miss Bum Bum competition; Colombia for beauty pageants; Israel for its political satire shows; Russia for a competition of psychics; and many more countries where she takes on the world -- one TV show at a time. Originally scheduled to debut on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 from 11pm-Midnight ET/PT, PLANET PRIMETIME premiered seven weeks later -- on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 -- from 8-9pm ET/PT on Travel Channel.