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Maximum Exposure
Genre	Reality television Clip show
Written by	Aaron Kass Steve Lavapies Sean Abley Andrew Robbins Michael Bailey
Narrated by	Cam Brainard
Theme music composer	Mike Greene
Opening theme	"Maximum Exposure"
Ending theme	"Maximum Exposure"
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	52
Production
Executive producers	Mack Anderson Bradley Anderson
Running time	40–42 minutes
Production companies	First Television RTV News Inc.
Original release
Network	Syndicated
Release	October 7, 2000 (2000-10-7) – May 25, 2002 (2002-5-25)

Maximum Exposure (also known asMax X) is an Americanreality television series showcasing video clips on a variety of subjects. It ran from October 7, 2000 until May 25, 2002. As its various slogans attest, the show was targeted at teens and young adults. The program also showed videos from other reality shows, especially its predecessorReal TV, and was noted both for its fast-paced action and its analysis of slow-motion replays.

The executive producers were brothers Mack and Bradley Anderson of First Television.Cam Brainard (better known as the narrator ofThis Week in Baseball and the announcer forDisney Channel) narrated the show, while credited as the "Smart-AleckAnnouncer Dude." Each episode was an hour long and aired insyndication from 2000 to 2002, with reruns until 2004. The show was produced byParamount Domestic Television and RTV News.

At one point, it was re-aired onSpike TV from 2005 to 2008, and theFox Reality Channel from 2005 to 2008. Also, reruns aired onWGN America and in some syndication markets. In India,Maximum Exposure is currently being aired on Spark Big CBS Channel. In EstoniaMeeletu Maailm (Maximum Exposure) is currently being aired onTV6. In Australia, the program aired onFOX8 from 2006 to 2007, and reruns are still aired from time to time. While inMalaysia, the show had previously been aired onTV2 from 2002 to 2003. In 2006 the show aired on ABC-5 (nowThe 5 Network) in the Philippines that was given the own local name titledTodo Max and was hosted byGladys Guevarra with the narrators/co-hosts Nicole Hyala andChris Tsuper ofLove Radio. OnAXN Asia, where the series was formerly aired, only 13 episodes in both Seasons 1 and 2 were broadcast, while the remaining episodes from both seasons was not aired due to censorship on immature content which was not suitable for young viewers.

Max X had a series of running gags throughout the duration of the show.

• Dudes: Most males on the show's videos are referred to as "dudes."
• The La-dies: Brainard is usually heard ogling at attractive women which he refers to as "la-dies."
• "Sweet"mullets: Brainard takes the time in videos to point out and make fun of people with mullets.
• "Oh yeah!": One of Brainard's favorite sayings.
• Use ofTelestrator: Brainard often uses a yellow colored telestrator to highlight certain parts of videos. He often uses this to point out sweet mullets.
• "Good eatin'": Usually used in conjunction with animal videos. As in, "Remember, themmonkeys is good eatin'" or "Hyenas saydik-dik is good eatin'."
• Double negatives: Quite common on the show and used for comedic effect, such as, "In Bizarro world, cops don't shoot nobody."
• Cigarettes: Brainard usually points out people's inability to let go of their cigarette when either they or someone else is in grave danger.
• Stereotypes: Max X routinely makes fun of foreigners, including theFrench, theRussians, and theCanadians, especially those who areintoxicated. Running gags include how "dirty" France is and how "boring" Canada is.
• Variable Speed: When a clip is replayed, a menu comes up on the left hand side of the screen with the Variable Speed controls. Brainard usually says something like, "Let's see that again," prompting the menu. The choices include Slo-Mo, Frame by Frame, Super Slo-Mo, High Speed, and Replay.
• Image Enhancement: similar to the "Variable Speed" menu, but with features to detail the replay of a clip. The choices are Zoom, Enlarge, Extreme Close-Up, Highlight (Isolation), Night Vision, Thermal Vision, Color Enhancement, and Resolution.
• Camera Angle: similar to the "Variable Speed" menu, but with different angles of the replay of the clip if it was filmed on multiple cameras.
• Max X List: The top clips (usually three to five) for each episode are counted down at the end of the episode as the Max X List.
• Yellow Arrows: Yellows arrows appear suddenly around limbs that are broken in multiple places. Each arrow appearance is accompanied with a very quick cow bell sound effect.

Each episode of the 52 produced for the series had a particular theme:^[1]

Note: 15 out of 26 episodes of the series' second season was aired between January and May 2002, however the copyright year is written as 2001 instead of 2002. This is maybe due to its production year.

• Real TV

• Maximum Exposure atIMDb

• 2000 American television series debuts
• 2002 American television series endings
• 2000s American reality television series
• 2000s American video clip television series
• Television series by CBS Studios
• First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
• American English-language television shows

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