While the contestants' performances were critiqued by the show's judging panel of Debbie Reynolds, Brian McKnight, and Gavin Polone, home viewers were to vote online during each episode to determine which two celebrities stayed in the competition and which two were sent home. Voting was open only during the initial live broadcast to the Eastern and Central time zones as the results were to be announced at the end of each episode. Secret Talents of the Stars was to follow a seven-week, tournament-style broadcast format. Four acts were to each perform during both the show's live April 8 and April 15 broadcasts, with home viewer votes determining two semifinalists from each of those episodes. Those four semifinalists would then have performed during a live April 22 broadcast, after which home viewer votes will determine the show's first two finalists. Four acts would then each have performed during both the show's live April 29 and May 6 broadcasts, with home viewer votes determining two semifinalists from each of those episodes. Those four semifinalists would then perform during a live May 13 broadcast, after which home viewer votes would determine the show's second two finalists. The live finale broadcast would have aired May 22, with the four finalists competing one last time for home viewers -- who would have been able to vote during the broadcast. The winner would then be revealed at the finale's conclusion. CBS ordered Secret Talents of the Stars in January. The show was produced by Magic Molehill Productions, Inc., in association with Robyn Nash Productions and Don Weiner Productions. Robyn Nash and Don Weiner served as executive producers. | 
