American Inventor Season Finale Thursday May 18th  5/12/06

SEASON FINALE

AMERICA VOTED AND THE WINNER WILL BE REVEALED AND RECEIVE THE ONE MILLION DOLLAR PRIZE -- LIVE -- ON ABC'S "AMERICAN INVENTOR"

"The Finale Results Show" - After weeks of working hard, turning their ideas and inventions into finalized products, our last four inventors will learn who will become the next "American Inventor." The inventor who received the most votes nationwide will be revealed -- LIVE -- and will receive the one million dollar prize. "American Inventor," the embodiment of the ultimate American dream from Simon Cowell and the producers of "American Idol," airs THURSDAY, MAY 18 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

"American Inventor's" panel of expert judges includes show co-creator Peter Jones, one of the UK's most successful entrepreneurs, who has created a $500 Million Business empire; Doug Hall, an inventor, bestselling author and radio host, and also the founder and CEO of Eureka! Ranch, an inventing, training and research firm; Ed Evangelista, an executive creative director at the New York headquarters of JWT; and Mary Lou Quinlan, founder and CEO of Just Ask a Woman, one of the premiere women's marketing companies in the U.S. Matt Gallant (host of Animal Planet's "The Planet's Funniest Animals") hosts.

"American Inventor" is produced by Simon Cowell's Syco Television LLC and FremantleMedia North America, Inc in association with Peter Jones TV. The executive producers are Simon Cowell, Liz Bronstein, Siobhan Greene, Nigel Hall, Cecile Frot-Coutaz and Peter Jones. Co-executive producer is Daniel Soiseth.

"American Inventor" is broadcast with Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. This program carries a TV-PG,L parental guideline.

Source: ABC Press Release