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American viewers might be surprised to learn that many of the glitziest prime-time game shows they watch every week aren't shot anywhere near Hollywood. They're not even in the United States. But as major entertainment formats decamp to the UK, Ireland, and Canada to escape California's skyrocketing costs, an unexpected city keeps popping up in industry conversations — Budapest.And it didn't take a producer or economist to say it out loud. It took Rob Lowe. During a recent episode of his podcast Literally!, Lowe described filming Fox's The Floor at Ardmore Studios in Bray, Ireland — and the math behind why American shows are fleeing the U.S.: "It's cheaper to bring 100 Americans to Ireland than to walk across the lot at Fox," Lowe told his guest, former Parks & Rec co-star Adam Scott. Then Scott asked the question every line producer has been thinking for the past three years: "Do you think if we shot Parks right now it would be in Budapest?" Lowe didn't even pause: "100 percent we would be. We'd be in Budapest." What was meant as an aside has become, unintentionally, one of the most honest assessments of the global production economy today. Because when you look at the numbers, Budapest isn't just a punchline. It's the next logical destination. |
posted 11/26/2025 |
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Pivot! PIVOT!!! |
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Guy Fieri is currently recovering from an accident that has forced the production team of his Food Network series Flavor Town Food Fight to get creative. In a new interview, the TV personality recounted tripping on a stair, which has limited his mobility as he recovers. "[I] slipped down a set of steps, and one foot went forward and the other foot got caught on the threshold. So, you know, it extended me out," Fieri said in an interview with Fox News Digital. "I looked like I was probably doing the splits, but when my right leg compressed into itself the giveaway point and the doctor said he's never seen — you know, in 20 years — he hasn't seen a tear in the biggest, thickest part of your quad in half. Yeah, it sucked." Fieri noted that he was rushed to the hospital so his muscles didn't "recede" and said his whole quad muscle "exploded." The incident occurred while he was also filming his Food Network show, which forced production to get creative and "pivot." "So, right in the middle of filming that, and we've got everybody in town and all the chefs there and 125 people on set – and everybody's ready to go – and I'm in surgery," he explained. "So, we figured out how to pivot through it and to have some creative filming techniques. But it's been a run, and now I'm up here at the ranch, where it's always about hiking and outdoors, and you know, beautiful." Fieri says his injury will keep him off his feet for about eight weeks, and he is using a wheelchair and crutches as he recovers. |
posted 11/26/2025 |
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Beat My Guest Goes to Greece |
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Lineup Industries' "Beat My Guest", a classic gameshow format featuring five singers, five days, five homes, five of their favourite songs but only one winning singer, has been commissioned in Greece. National broadcaster Skai, and its Greek Cypriot channel partner Sigma TV, have commissioned 120 episodes, to be produced by FOSS Productions. Ed Louwerse, co-founder of Lineup Industries, said: "'Beat my Guest' is light-hearted, but has competition at its very core which makes it utterly compelling, heart-warming entertainment featuring real people and their passions that never goes out of fashion. Alkistis Marangoudaki and the team at Skai saw the huge potential of the format and we worked together with FOSS to realise a refreshed version for its family audience." "Beat my Guest" was originally created by Mark van Berkel and co-developed by Reservoir Prod. The family entertainment, access primetime format sees five singers performing a song based on a daily musical theme, such as pop divas, soul and R&B or summer hits with the studio bought into the comfort of their own homes. Each contestant hosts an evening giving them the opportunity to transform their living rooms into the stage and they get to choose the theme. Alkistis Marangoudaki, Chief Content Officer at Skai said: "We are delighted to bring 'Beat My Guest' to Greek TV. It's a highly entertaining format that celebrates music, personality and the joy of meeting real people into their real homes. We feel that the energy, light-hearted fun and originality of this concept are a perfect match for Skai's audience. We are excited to collaborate with Lineup Industries and FOSS Productions to deliver a vibrant, feel-good show that will quickly become a daily favorite." |
posted 11/26/2025 |
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Balls Deep in the UK |
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Could famous comedians be about to play some ball on ITV? Deadline reports that ITV has put in early development a version of Dutch format Let's Play Ball, in which rival teams of comedians go head-to-head in a race to transport a gigantic ball across various terrains. Facing physical puzzles along the way, each episode of the Ninja Warrior-esque format will see the teams navigate varied landscapes. The show can be tailored to each territory by taking advantage of that territory's landmarks, so expect to see the giant ball making its way across Tower Bridge, or maybe rolling up Arthur's Seat. Produced by Banijay-backed Last One Laughing UK makers Initial and Zeppotron, Let's Play Ball is in early development in the UK and there is no guarantee it will make it to screen. In the U.S., it was taken out to buyers last month by Banijay's Bunim/Murray. Let's Play Ball is one of the biggest shows to come out of the formats hub of the Netherlands in recent months. That version from Talpa started out on YouTube, where it was hosted by popular YouTubers StukTV and landed more than 1.2 million views. It then broke out on Dutch broadcaster SBS6. Banijay exec James Townley recently told us the distributor is in talks with multiple buyers over international versions of Let's Play Ball. If Let's Play Ball gets greenlit, it will be the latest in a line of recent shows in which celebrities battle it out in fun settings. ITV is also making The Box, hosted by Gary Lineker, which sees celebs packed in yellow boxes and sent to different locations, where they face physical and mental challenges. Prime Video, meanwhile, is onto its second season of the hit Last One Laughing UK, which also comes from Initial and Zeppotron. |
posted 11/26/2025 |
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Wednesday Lightning Round |
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The “Dancing With the Stars” Season 34 semifinals episode, which was themed around Prince, hit another season high with 7.22 million total viewers, according to the network, and a 1.5 rating among adults 18-49. The Nov. 18 episode became the highest-watched semifinals episode in ratings in seven years (November 2018) and is up 28% in viewers compared to last season’s penultimate. Among adults, it nearly doubled its rating, with last year’s episode earning a 0.79; this year’s episode is the show’s best penultimate telecast in nine years (November 2016). The interest has also grown immensely with younger viewers, with a 1.68 rating among adults 18-34, the best delivery in the younger demo in 10 years and the strongest for a penultimate episode in 14 years. Additionally, fan voting rose to a new high of 55.9 million votes. |
posted 11/25/2025 |
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Barry Poznick Exiting Amazon MGM Unscripted |
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Barry Poznick, who oversees unscripted television for Amazon MGM Studios, which produces series including The Voice and Survivor, is exiting the company. Poznick is departing after nearly 10 years at MGM, which was acquired by tech giant Amazon in 2022. Poznick, who was General Manager of Unscripted Television at Amazon MGM Studios, has signed a three-year deal to remain as executive producer on a number of projects. He has a first-look production deal meaning he will continue to work on The Voice, Shark Tank, Vanderpump Rules and American Gladiators as well as The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, The Real Housewives of Rhode Island and The Real Housewives of Orange County. |
posted 11/25/2025 |
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Get ready for a whole week of Wheel of Fortune like you’ve never seen before. The game show will introduce a new Toss-Up Bonus Round, worth up to $500,000, but it will only last for one week. In collaboration with DraftKings Casino, Wheel of Fortune is hosting the DraftKings Casino Multiplier Tournament, airing from November 24 to 28. This tournament-style week of shows will have the Bonus Round played in the style of Toss-Ups, where the contestant has the chance to win up to $500,000, according to a press release. Throughout the week of shows, there will be two special DraftKings Casino multiplier wedges on the wheel, offering more opportunities to win big. If a contestant lands on one of the wedges, they’ll get $1,000 per consonant called that’s in the puzzle, then the total will be multiplied by whatever number is on the other side of the wedge, up to 5X. Monday through Friday, the Bonus Round will be played as usual. But on Friday, November 28, the top three winners of that week return for the championship game. The winner of that game will advance to the Bonus Round, where they will play a Toss-Up-style one. The winner will have to try to solve five rapid-fire toss-up puzzles, all in the same category, worth $10,000 each in 45 seconds. The bonus wheel envelopes will be replaced with 2x, 3x, and 4x multipliers. The contestant still gets to choose from a list of categories. The puzzle will start with “RSTLNE,” then begin to populate. If the contestant gives an incorrect solve, they move on, but the clock never stops. After the round, the amount of money earned will be multiplied by the number revealed by host Ryan Seacrest to be in the bonus wheel envelope (up to 4X), bringing the prize up to $200,000. Additionally, during the final episode of the week, a special-edition DraftKings Casino 10X Multiplier Wild Wedge will be added to the wheel during regular gameplay. The contestant who picks up the wedge can choose to use it like a normal wild card, or, if they are the night’s winner, they can take the 10x multiplier to the bonus round to add a 10X envelope to the bonus wheel for a chance to win $500,000. Fans can also participate in the DraftsKing week by entering the giveaway at wheeloffortune.com. Take note of the Bonus Round puzzles. “The introduction of this new bonus round format for the tournament is just one of the many ways our collaboration with DraftKings demonstrates how Wheel of Fortune integrations set the industry standard,” Suzanne Prete, President, Game Shows, Sony Pictures Television, said. “Working closely with our sponsors, our partnership team and producers continue to create fresh, entertainment-driven content that elevates the brands while staying true to the game fans love.” |
posted 11/24/2025 |
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More on "Simon Cowell: The Next Act" |
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Simon Cowell, best known in the U.S. for starring in American Idol and America’s Got Talent, has been instrumental in the success of bands such as Westlife, One Direction and Little Mix. He’s now looking for his next boy band in Netflix docuseries Simon Cowell: The Next Act. The cameras are following him in this journey, starting with raw open casting calls to the release of a debut single by bringing together 16 boys in Miami. “As much as I love my job on TV, I miss where I started, signing artists and working with bands. There is a massive opportunity: I am going to find a new boy band,” he says in the trailer (above). “If this goes wrong, it will be Simon Cowell has lost it.” The series, which will premiere on December 10, is produced by Cowell’s Syco Entertainment and Drive to Survive producer Box to Box Films. Cowell exec produces alongside James Gay Rees, Paul Martin, Warren Smith and Cassie Bennet. Simon Cowell: The Next Act is a departure for the music mogul; on the television side, he has largely been involved with major entertainment franchises such as AGT, Idol and The X Factor rather than documentary series such as this. He was, however, involved in BBC documentary series Boybands Forever, which was produced by Louis Theroux’s Mindhouse Productions and aired last year. He also recently featured as a judge on a proof-of-concept taping of Who’s In The Band, a music competition series in development at ABC. The series, which comes from Richard Bacon’s Yes Yes Media, also featured Joe Jonas, Mel B and Savan Kotecha as judges with KPop Demon Hunters’ Rei Ami as host. However, if the project does move forward at the Disney-owned network, Cowell will be unlikely able to be involved on screen given his NBC contract. |
posted 11/24/2025 |
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Monday Lightning Round |
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Beast Games is back. Amazon has set the premiere for Season 2 of MrBeast’s competition series, launching the sophomore run on January 7, 2026. The series, which became the streamer’s most-watched unscripted show ever, will launch with three episodes before moving to a weekly rollout. The prize money is $5M – although the first season was also meant to be $5M but the winner, Jeffrey Randall Allen actually won $10M with Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast actually handing out a total of $25M across the first season. This comes after Amazon handed MrBeast a two-season order earlier this year. The streamer said that the show will return with its “fiercest competitors yet” with what it is calling a “Strong vs. Smart” narrative across the season, which is thought to have shot some of its second season in Saudi Arabia. The show saw 1,000 contestants compete in a series of physical, mental and social challenges to win the grand prize. It premiered in December and ran through February. Donaldson returns as host and will executive produce. Sean Klitzner, Tyler Conklin, and Mack Hopkins also serve as co-creators. Klitzner and Matt Apps serve as showrunners, as well as executive producers alongside Michael Cruz, Jeff Housenbold, Conklin, Michael Miller, Josh Kulic, and Chris Keiper. Tyler Conklin is Series Director. |
posted 11/21/2025 |
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An Icon Returns to the Stage |
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A two-time Survivor winner is headed back to a reality competition series about being stuck out in the elements, but this time, she won’t be the one suffering. The Queen herself, Sandra Diaz-Twine, will be starring on season 2 of Extracted, which premieres Jan. 26 on Fox. And she won’t be alone. Sandra and daughter Nina Twine — who competed twice on Australian Survivor (including once with her mother), and won the USA channel’s The Anonymous — will be stationed in Headquarters while Nina’s boyfriend, Eric Rivera, is stuck trying to survive out in the Canadian wilderness. Will Sandra and Nina — who will watch Eric’s exploits on a 24-hour live feed — show mercy on their loved one and push the Extract button to put an end to his misery, or will they push him instead to stick it out and claim the $250,000 prize? |
posted 11/21/2025 |
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Your Faithfulness Is Rewarded, UK... |
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The Celebrity Traitors UK are coming to the U.S., and Peacock will be their home with Season 1 premiering all nine episodes on Thursday, November 20. Claudia Winkleman hosts the celebrity version of The Traitors UK, opening up Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands for celebrities playing for charity. The cast of the first season includes Alan Carr, Cat Burns, Celia Imrie, Charlotte Church, Clare Balding, David Olusoga, Joe Marler, Joe Wilkinson, and Jonathan Ross. The BBC reality series will return to Ardross Castle next year after becoming the most-watched show on British television in 2025. The BBC said episode one of the ratings phenomenon was the biggest single event on TV so far this year with 14.8M viewers, according to 28-day Barb figures. The UK broadcaster added that The Celebrity Traitors has also become the biggest unscripted title in the UK since 2021. The finale screened on BBC One last week, with watchalong parties being held by super fans. The show reached a dramatic conclusion, with Alan Carr, a TV presenter turned traitor, duping his fellow players and taking home the cash for his chosen charity. Kalpna Patel-Knight, head of entertainment at the BBC, said: “In 2026, the doors of the castle will be opened again to welcome celebrity players to the game to see who can charm, who can scheme and ultimately who can survive in series two which promises to be just as unmissable as the first.” The renewal was announced as the BBC published an economic impact report, revealing that The Traitors format — including the U.S. series — has generated an estimated £21.8M boost in gross value added to Scotland’s economy since filming began in 2022. The Traitors is produced by All3Media-owned Studio Lambert. Created in the Netherlands by IDTV, an All3Media company, The Traitors format was further developed with the RTL Creative Unit and originally produced by IDTV for RTL4. All3Media International is global partner for The Traitors and handles format and tape sales worldwide. |
posted 11/21/2025 |
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Happy Friday Lightning Round |
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Prelude to the Last Dance |
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The Dancing with the Stars Season 34 finale is right around the corner, and you know what that means. It’s finally freestyle time! After ten weeks of assigned dance styles, the five couples vying to become the next mirrorball champions will get to show off their growth in whatever way they choose with this dance, and ABC has just unveiled what songs they’ll be performing to via Joey Graziadei’s official DWTS podcast. There are three dance rounds during this intense three-hour finale, and the details on the other two rounds are still to come. |
posted 11/20/2025 |
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Bill Brady, a London radio icon and long time London Free Press columnist has passed away Sunday Evening. He started at 980 CFPL. He was born in Windsor, Ontario and moved to London, Ontario, and he moved to London in the 50’s. Brady's daily radio program was on the air in the Southwestern Ontario region for more than 20 years. He also hosted a game show called Act Fast on the local television station CFPL-TV. He did work as well for Blackburn media, he received the Order of Canada. Mike Drabick, who worked with Brady for years explains what he thinks about his life. “He was a great Canadian, a great human being. He worked as a volunteer for many, many years, and was very, very well liked”. “He was always a champion of the people, and he was the go-to person for the coordination of charities and things all over London. He was Mr. London, I guess we can call him.” Drabick talks about what he wants people to remember Brady for, “I remember Bill from his caring. He always cared.” Brady was 93 at the time of his passing. |
posted 11/20/2025 |
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The CW Network today announced the midseason premiere dates for the returning hit series WILD CARDS, second seasons of the fan-favorite game shows SCRABBLE and TRIVIAL PURSUIT, and new episodes of the adrenaline-packed POLICE 24/7. Thursday night is game night on The CW this January with the returns of fan-favorite game shows SCRABBLE on Thursday, January 22, 2026 (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT) and TRIVIAL PURSUIT (9:00-10:00pm ET/PT), based on Hasbro's iconic board games of the same titles. Multiple Grammy-nominated, Peabody, and Emmy(R) Award winning actor, writer, producer, director and comedian Craig Ferguson ("The Late Late Show," "Celebrity Name Game") joins SCRABBLE as the show's new host while Emmy(R) Award-winning actor, director, producer and podcaster LeVar Burton ("Roots," "Star Trek: The Next Generation," "Reading Rainbow") returns as host and executive producer of TRIVIAL PURSUIT. THURSDAY, JANUARY 22 |
posted 11/20/2025 |
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Thursday Lightning Round |
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Boomshakalaka |
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“Inside the NBA” has migrated over to ESPN, but TNT still has a few other jobs for some of that popular studio show’s hosts. Shaquille O’Neal will serve as a judge along with other NBA greats including Vince Carter, Dwight Howard, Nate Robinson and Mac McClung, and Chris Webber on “Dunkman,” a six-episode reality competition program set to air across Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT, truTV and HBO Max in December. In “Dunkman,” 40 amateur dunkers from around the globe will compete for a $200,000 grand prize. And while the premise may not prove shocking, what’s interesting is that Warner’s TNT Sports is continuing to find ancillary roles for O’Neal and others even as the company’s flagship sports program becomes a property that will be more associated with Disney’s ESPN. |
posted 11/19/2025 |
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The sun was a few hours from setting when doors opened at the Netflix on Vine studio space as the streamer hosted an official Netflix Game Night for press, partners and guests on Wednesday afternoon. The digital showcase gave attendees an exclusive opportunity to play recently released Netflix Games made for smart TVs while getting a sneak peek at upcoming launches as the streamer continues its push into becoming a one-stop shop for all things entertainment. “Our vision is simple,” Netflix Games president Alain Tascan said in kicking off the presentation in front of a standing room only crowd. “Can we make playing a game as simple as streaming a movie on a Friday using the same innovative mindset that led Netflix to transform itself from a company shipping DVDs to streaming, movies, shows and now games. I tell my team almost every day we have a golden ticket, the opportunity to reinvent the way people play games, but also engage and reengage with IP and worlds they are familiar with. So hopefully today you’ll see the potential of what can be games on Netflix and on the TV, where the majority of our audience is.” The event, and Tascan’s comments, come a little more than a month after Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters announced to Lucas Shaw at Bloomberg Screentime that the streamer was making a move with its games division from offering a suite of mobile apps to games that can be played on TVs for the first time using smartphones as controllers. Group games dominated the first rollout with currently available titles like Boggle Party, LEGO Party, Party Crashers: Fool Your Friends, Pictionary: Game Night and Tetris Time Warp. Up next: Dead Man’s Party: A Knives Out Game that features detective Benoit Blanc (played in the franchise by Daniel Craig) and allows users to solve a mystery in which everyone playing is a suspect. Courtesy of Netflix Games The games range from existing IP like the LEGO franchise to Netflix originals and beyond. Tascan, who joined the streamer last summer from Epic Games, explained why they’re doubling down in his division. “At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world but entertainment isn’t just about shows and movies. Right now, more than three billion people around the world are playing games. It’s the biggest entertainment shift in the last 30 years. Games tell a story and we are home of the best storytellers on the planet. It’s why I’m so excited about what we’re creating At Netflix. Our strategy is to give people something familiar, whether it’s a game they know or a world they love, but we also want to take advantage of the rich and innovations at Netflix to push games in new and unexpected directions.” It was Netflix Games vp Jeet Shroff who said that one of those directions won’t require any movement as they want subscribers to simply keep the Netflix app open on on their TVs all night. “Let’s say it’s Friday night, dinner’s done and you’re looking for something to do. Forget fumbling through that board game closet. Just open up Netflix,” said Shroff, who explained that scanning a QR code allows smartphones to become game controllers. “You’re going to have a blast with your family and friends. You can go straight from watching KPop Demon Hunters to playing a party game without ever leaving Netflix.” That’s not to say that Netflix is abandoning its mobile games. Far from it. There are 80 mobile options and more on the way, including high profile launches. The “coming soon” lineup includes PAW Patrol Academy, the wrestling sim WWE 2K25: Netflix Edition starring superstars like Roman Reigns, Trish Stratus, Undertaker and Rhea Ripley, the daily game Netflix Puzzled featuring hot titles like Stranger Things, Squid Game, KPop Demon Hunters, Bridgerton and Emily in Paris, and Red Dead Redemption. To tease another launch, Tascan and his Netflix Game Night team then allowed attendees to be among the first to play Best Guess Live hosted by TV and media personality Hunter March (Sugar Rush, Nightly Pop) and Howie Mandel in what was presented as a live stream from another location. Reminiscent of the wildly popular Trivia HQ, the mobile game show is sure to be a weekday phenomenon that allows users to compete in real time against real players for cash prizes. Best Guess Live offers up five clues, which last 20 seconds each, allowing users to drop their answers as quickly as they can to beat the competition. Speaking of, one reputable journalist in attendance beat the competition by guessing that March and Mandel were just down the hall, and they were. After the game had ended, the two raced over to surprise the crowd and join Tascan for some final comments. “You can see why games on Netflix are going to be different. And let me be clear, we are not here to compete with consoles. We’re creating a completely new way to play games,” Tascan concluded. “One that’s as easy as streaming a show on a Friday night. On the TV and film side, we’ve gone from sending DVDs through snail mail to streaming films and movies to an audience of more than 700 million people around the world. It’s in Netflix’s DNA to innovate and push boundaries. In the history of gaming, some of the biggest successes have come from taking big swings and now we’re going to apply that same innovation to games. We’re going to keep experimenting and entertaining the world. This is just the beginning.” |
posted 11/19/2025 |
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Keller/Noll Get Bit |
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Cleve Keller and Dave Noll have partnered with Goliath and Perfect Game to launch “Shark Bite,” a new game show based on the global brand. The family board game was first released in 2017. “Shark Bite” centers around five 20-foot animatronic sharks, each with their own unique personality and name. Five pairs of contestants will battle for the opportunity to receive $100,000, with the chance of going into the shark’s mouth if they get one question wrong. “’Shark Bite’ is enormously popular around the world,” said Keller. “And obviously sharks are always in the zeitgeist in just about every country across the globe. The ‘Shark Bite’ brand is the greatest IP we’ve seen in a long time.” |
posted 11/19/2025 |
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Wednesday Lightning Round |
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CBS today announced its 2025-2026 midseason primetime programming lineup, featuring a new true-crime series, a milestone 50th SURVIVOR season and special encore episodes event, two new powerful dramas and a new culinary cooking competition, along with returning hit series and special event programming. - AMERICA'S CULINARY CUP, from executive producer and host Padma Lakshmi, debuts Wednesday, March 4 (9:30-10:30 PM). Wednesday, Jan. 7 Wednesday, Feb. 25 Wednesday, March 4 |
posted 11/18/2025 |
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Emmys 2026 Slotted |
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We now have the date and time for the 2026 Emmy Awards. NBC and the Television Academy announced Tuesday that the 78th Emmy Awards will air live coast-to-coast on NBC and stream live on Peacock Monday, Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT from the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live. As usual, NBC moves the ceremony to Monday when it is its turn to air the awards to avoid a conflict with the network’s broadcast of Sunday Night Football. This has happened in previous years, 2014, 2018 and 2022. The date of Emmy Award nominations will be announced in the coming months. Nominees are usually announced in July, and shows that run between June 1, 2025 and May 31, 2026 eligible for consideration. The 2026 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, will precede the primetime Emmys over two consecutive nights on Saturday, Sept. 5 and Sunday, Sept. 6. The host and producers also will be announced at a later date. When NBC last hosted the awards shindig in 2022, Kenan Thompson hosted and Done & Dusted and Hudlin Entertainment produced the live broadcast. The 2025 Emmy Awards, which aired on CBS, hosted by Nate Bargatze, was the most-watched ceremony in years. The telecast drew 7.42M viewers across CBS and Paramount+, marking a four-year viewership high, according to Nielsen, up 8% from the 76th iteration on ABC in 2024. |
posted 11/18/2025 |
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Fremantle Buzzed by Loss of AGT Fantasy League |
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Fremantle’s financials for the first nine months of this year were hit by the loss of America’s Got Talent spin-off Fantasy League, according to the just-published RTL results. Revenue at the RTL-owned America’s Got Talent and Poor Things maker was down 5.1% to €1.3B ($1.5B), which RTL put down to “lower revenue from the U.S.,” mainly because the same period in 2024 benefitted from the NBC spin-off of the long-running hit. The spin-off, which aired for one eight-episode season at the start of 2024, saw past winners, finalists, and fan favorites from across the franchise compete for the Fantasy League title. It was similar in scope to other spin-offs such as The Champions and All Stars. The show was not made in 2025. |
posted 11/18/2025 |
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Sphere Goes Zone |
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Here’s a big production merger in Canada: Wayward producer Sphere Media is joining forces with Zone 3, the maker of the local Family Feud remake. The deal will create a production entity that’s strong in both English- and French-language program making. Financial terms of the deal weren’t revealed. Sphere is known for Canadian English-language shows such as Cardinal, 19-2, Small Achievable Goals and Wayward, which was made with several co-production partners and launched this year on Netflix, along with NBC and Bell Media co-production Transplant and CBC and HBO Max comedy Sort of. On the French-speaking Canadian side, it has made Aller Simple, L’indétectable, Mea Culpa, LA Question and Belle et Bum among others. |
posted 11/18/2025 |
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Tuesday Lightning Round |
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Jeopardy! has announced the postseason players and schedules. Executive producers Sarah Whitcomb-Foss and Michael Davies announced the news on the Inside Jeopardy! podcast on Monday, November 17. Current champion Harrison Whitaker will not be in the 2026 Tournament of Champions as his run came too late into the season. However, he will participate in the 2027 ToC. Although the EPs announced the premiere date for Celebrity Jeopardy!: All-Stars — February 27 — they told fans to “stay tuned” and “use their imaginations” for the cast, which can’t be announced just yet. Pop Culture Jeopardy! Season 2 is still auditioning, and Davies shared that celebrities as well as Jeopardy! champions and former contestants are interested. Find out who will be in the postseason tournaments below as Ken Jennings returns to host. Second Chance Tournament — played for three weeks starting December 15, the winners in each week will advance to the Champions Wildcard for a chance to play in the 2026 Tournament of Champions Tournament of Champions — kicking off January 19, the ToC is the marquee event of the Jeopardy! season. The ToC features the players who won the most games during the eligibility period, plus the winner of Champions Wildcard, and Celebrity Jep! champions. |
posted 11/17/2025 |
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Shop 'til You Drop |
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Do you think shopping should be considered an Olympic sport? Bargain hunt like it's a full-time job? Is retail therapy your form of ... actual therapy? Then get ready for the shopping spree of a lifetime, because the new series Win the Mall (W/T) is the ultimate fantasy retail experience. This high-stakes competition transforms a classic American shopping mall into a thrilling game of strategy and unexpected twists. Over eight episodes, 10 teams of expert shoppers face off against each other as they attempt to gain control of storefronts, increase their spending power, and outmaneuver their rivals. "This show is for anyone who ever dreamed of what it would be like to call a shopping mall your home. The deal seekers, the fashionistas, the savvy shoppers who can spot a knock-off from a mile away," says Jimmy Fox, executive producer and EVP, Head of Unscripted Development & and Sales at Fremantle, which produces the series. "You go to a mall for two reasons: to shop and to socialize. You'll have to excel at both in order to Win the Mall." The series is the latest addition to Netflix's growing slate of competition series, including Million Dollar Secret, Squid Game: The Challenge, and Next Gen Chef, as well as upcoming projects like Physical: 100 USA, Star Search, The Golden Ticket, and the recently announced Clue. |
posted 11/17/2025 |
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Peacock released a first look at Season 4 of the Emmy Award(R)-winning competition reality series The Traitors. This season, fate takes the spotlight as contestants tempt destiny inside the castle - where every move, alliance, and betrayal could change the game. Season 4 debuts with the first three supersized episodes on Thursday, Jan. 8 at 6pm PT/9pm ET, followed by two new episodes on Thursday, Jan. 15, and one new episode weekly through the finale and reunion event on February 26. All new episodes drop Thursdays at 6pm PT/9pm ET, exclusively on Peacock. Hosted by the impossibly stylish and devastatingly witty Emmy Award(R) winner Alan Cumming, the Season 4 contestants are: The Traitors continues to reign as one of television's most honored reality competition series, most recently earning five Primetime Emmy(R) Awards for Season 3, including Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program for Alan Cumming, Outstanding Reality Competition Program, Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program, Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program, and Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Competition Program. Also, The Traitors won the TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Reality, and led this year's Critics Choice Real TV Awards, earning three awards: Best Competition Series, Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series, and Best Show Host for Alan Cumming. As previously announced, The Traitors has been renewed for a fifth season on Peacock. All episodes of Seasons 1-3 are now available to stream, only on Peacock. |
posted 11/15/2025 |
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YouTube TV, Disney Come to Terms |
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ESPN, ABC and other Disney TV networks are coming back to YouTube TV. Google and Disney finally ended their standoff, announcing a multiyear agreement Friday on pricing and terms for a renewed carriage deal for YouTube TV. Disney’s nets went dark on the internet TV service just before midnight ET on Thursday, Oct. 30, after the two sides remained far apart on a deal before the expiration of the previous contract. Under the new agreement, ESPN’s full lineup of sports — including content from ESPN Unlimited — will be made available on YouTube TV to base-plan subscribers at no additional cost by the end of 2026. In addition, access to a selection of live and on-demand programming from ESPN Unlimited will be available inside YouTube TV. |
posted 11/14/2025 |
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TelevisaUnivision Bets on It |
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TelevisaUnivision is going all in and placing a big bet on ¿Apostarías por Mí?, its new 24/7 reality TV competition that will roll out globally on all its platforms. Despierta América’s Alan Tacher and Nuestra Belleza Latina’s Alejandra Espinoza are set to host the competition, which is set to premiere in January. ¿Apostarías por Mí?, which roughly translates in English to Would You Bet On Me?, will challenge 12 celebrity couples who give up their privacy to live completely surveilled under cameras and microphones as they face tests, bets, and temptations on their way to one goal: proving how far they’re willing to go for each other. The couple that earns the audience’s votes and proves they can overcome it all will win up to $300,000. Univision will premiere the reality show simultaneously with the streaming platform ViX, featuring eight feeds to monitor the couples 24/7, daily live shows that determine their fate, and audience voting to save their favorite contestants each week. |
posted 11/14/2025 |
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Happy Friday Lightning Round |
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Vernon Kay Gets New Quiz Show on BBC |
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BBC Daytime is getting a shake-up for 2026, with Vernon Kay and Ronan Keating fronting two new commissions, while Roman Kemp’s hit quiz The Finish Line returns for a fourth series — and a festive celebrity edition. The announcements were made by Rob Unsworth, Head of BBC Daytime and Early Peak Commissioning, at the Belfast Media Festival, as part of the broadcaster’s ongoing commitment to developing shows in Northern Ireland. Joining the schedule is Do You Know Your Place?, a brand-new celebrity quiz show hosted by Vernon Kay, with The Traitors alumnus Paul Gorton serving as his mischievous sidekick. Produced by Stellify Media in Northern Ireland, the 20-part BBC Two series will test celebrity contestants’ knowledge of British towns and cities. Each episode sees Gorton out on the road, feeding facts — and plenty of fiction — back to Kay and his guests in the studio. “I’m absolutely thrilled to be fronting Do You Know Your Place?,” said former Family Fortunes host Kay. “It’s a cracking new quiz that’s all about the people and places we know best. It’s got great banter, brilliant guests and that classic British competitive streak.” Also announced was a fourth series of The Finish Line, the fast-paced quiz hosted by Roman Kemp and Sarah Greene. Filmed once again in Northern Ireland, the show will return with new episodes — plus a week of Christmas celebrity specials. |
posted 11/13/2025 |
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Thursday Lightning Round |
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NBC, the #1 network this season for both all programming and entertainment-only programming, has set premiere dates for both its new Tina Fey-produced comedy "The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins" as well as the return of the buzzy procedural drama "The Hunting Party." "The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins" from creators Robert Carlock and Sam Means will debut with a one-hour premiere on Monday, Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. ET/PT before moving to its regular timeslot the following week on Monday, March 2 at 8:30 p.m. Following the series premiere of "The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins" on Feb. 23 at 9 p.m., "The Voice" will begin its 29th season in what will be dubbed "The Voice: Battle of Champions," marking a major revamp to the longstanding format and nodding to the powerhouse coaches who form the only panel in the show's history comprised entirely of "Voice" winners. For its first week of the new season, "The Voice" will air three two-hour telecasts on Feb. 23 (9 p.m.), 25 (8 p.m.) and 26 (8 p.m.). Beginning March 2 (and after a March 4 telecast), "The Voice" will air in its normal 9 p.m. timeslot and be followed by "Brilliant Minds" at 10 p.m. An iconic coaching panel will be featured as fan-favorites Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Adam Levine reclaim their red chairs. The landmark season will be infused with fast-paced, competitive elements, delivering a fresh twist on the format that raises the stakes for coaches and artists alike. In its current season, "The Voice" has reached more than 27 million total viewers so far this season across all platforms. Back for its highly anticipated sophomore season, the riveting drama "The Hunting Party" returns to NBC on Thursday, Jan. 8 at 10 p.m. In its first season, "The Hunting Party" reached more than 30 million total viewers across all platforms. Also returning on Jan. 5 is "The Wall," hosted by Emmy Award winner Chris Hardwick. The series continues to change lives through its cash prizes, giving away more than $35 million to date. New episodes debuting this January feature extraordinary contestants including a national hero who helped evacuate the Pentagon on 9/11, a courageous bystander who rescued a snowboarder buried headfirst beneath six feet of snow and a compassionate firefighter who adopted a newborn left in the station's safe haven. In addition, the network is revving up for "Legendary February" - three of the biggest events in sports all taking place within days of each other in February 2026 only on NBC and Peacock. The Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games begin with the Opening Ceremony on Feb. 6 and conclude with the Closing Ceremony on Feb. 22. Within that 17-day window, NBC Sports will also present Super Bowl LX from Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Feb. 8 and the NBA All-Star Game at the state-of-the-art Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., on Feb. 15. |
posted 11/12/2025 |
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CBS and The Price is Right are paying tribute to American vets and active-duty service members. On Tuesday, Nov. 11, TPIR will have a special Veteran's Day episode, saluting and honoring enlisted and retired military members in the audience, who will compete for prizes. Contestants will face off to win new cars, luxury trips, and a chance to win up to $20,000 and more. Actors Austin Stowell and Mariel Molino from NCIS: Origins will make an appearance during a specially-themed showcase based on their show, where contestants compete for a tech package, a Jeep Compass Sport 4x4, and a visit to the show's set. Later, during CBS's primetime lineup, viewers will be treated to a special NCIS and NCIS: Origins crossover event. It all starts at 8 PM EST, with NCIS: Origins airing first, followed by NCIS. |
posted 11/11/2025 |
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Five years after his exit from Dancing with the Stars, original host Tom Bergeron is returning as a guest judge for the show’s 20th anniversary special on Tuesday, Nov. 11. “It feels really good,” Bergeron said Tuesday on Good Morning America about his return. “I’m really looking forward to it.” After hosting DWTS since its launch in 2005, Bergeron exited in 2020 after being publicly critical of the show’s choice to cast then-President Donald Trump’s White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer in Season 28. He told DWTS alum Cheryl Burke on her podcast at the time that he sat down with showrunners in 2019 and discussed potential contestants for the upcoming 28th season. At that time, he and showrunners agreed that the show would be a “wonderful escape from that divisiveness” of the 2020 election cycle. “In the summer of 2019, I had two lunches—one with that showrunner person and another one with his boss,” Bergeron recalled. “I said, ‘Well look, 2019 is the threshold to an election year in America, we are a very divided country. Just nobody, of any party, don’t go there—just make us the wonderful escape from all that divisiveness for two hours a week.” “And then a few weeks later, I get a phone call,” he continued. “And they run down the list of who is going to be on the show, and this former showrunner says to me, ‘You might want to sit down for this last one.’ And then they told me who it was, the former press guy for Trump. I said, ‘Guys, this is exactly what we said we wouldn’t do. Don’t go there. This is not the right time, play to our strengths, be the show that gives people a break from all this bulls–t.” “And that really pissed me off,” Bergeron noted, saying it was this move that led him to releasing his 2019 statement criticizing Spicer’s casting. “So I wrote the statement that I wrote, that did not name anybody, that did not name a political party,” he said. “It merely said, ‘I was told certain things when I was asked my opinion, they agreed, and now they’ve thrown a curveball.’ I even went so far as to say it’s their right to do that. They’re the producers of the show, if that’s what they want to do they are entitled to do that. We will have to agree to disagree.” “So at that moment, I knew this is probably my last season, because of that one betrayal.” Bergeron offered to “take the season off”. Producers responded by offering to let him out of his contract. Co-host Erin Andrews also departed the show after that season, and Tyra Banks followed as the next host. |
posted 11/11/2025 |
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FOX today announced its Winter 2026 premiere dates, unleashing an ambitious lineup that blends powerfully gripping new dramas, extreme unscripted adventures, and comedies bursting with high-stakes hilarity. From heart and humor to heart-pounding storytelling in all-new series Best Medicine and Memory of a Killer, to the daring, reimagined Fear Factor: House of Fear, FOX delivers a bold mix of tension, comicality, and humanity. Returning favorites Doc, Animal Control, Going Dutch, The Masked Singer, Extracted, Next Level Chef, Family Guy and American Dad! round out a schedule packed with energy, emotion and attitude across every genre. The Winter schedule begins Tuesday, Jan. 6 with the series premiere of FOX's new wholly owned series Best Medicine (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), starring Josh Charles, Abigail Spencer, Josh Segarra and Annie Potts followed by all new episodes of hit medical drama Doc (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) starring Molly Parker and Felicity Huffman and featuring the return of fan favorite Scott Wolf. The following night, Wednesday, Jan. 7 marks the much-anticipated return of The Masked Singer in a special two-hour Season 14 premiere featuring a double unmasking (8:00-10:00PM ET/PT). One week later on Wednesday, Jan. 14, The Masked Singer will move to its regular time-period (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) ahead of the series premiere of Fear Factor: House of Fear (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) hosted by Johnny Knoxville. Following a new episode of Hell's Kitchen (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), live-action comedies return starting Thursday, Jan. 15 with the Season 4 premiere of Animal Control, starring Joel McHale (9:00-9:30PM ET/PT) and the Season 2 premiere of Going Dutch, starring Denis Leary (9:30-10:00PM ET/PT). Hell's Kitchen will have its season 24 finale on Thursday, Jan. 22 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Beginning Thursday, Jan. 29, Next Level Chef will have its season 5 premiere (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Extreme survival series Extracted launches Monday, Jan. 26, (8:00-9:00PM ET/PT) leading into the series premiere of powerful new dramatic thriller Memory of a Killer (9:00-10:00PM ET/PT), featuring Patrick Dempsey's return to broadcast television alongside Michael Imperioli and Gina Torres. The Simpsons will celebrate its landmark 800th episode on Sunday, Feb. 15 (8:00-8:30PM ET/PT), followed by its season finale episode (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) and Family Guy will have its Season 24 premiere and 450th episode airing later that evening (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT). Beginning Sunday, Feb. 22, Family Guy will air new episodes (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT and 9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Seth MacFarlane's American Dad! returns to FOX and the iconic "Animation Domination" lineup with its Season 20 premiere (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT). |
posted 11/11/2025 |
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Tuesday Lightning Round |
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CBS and Sony Pictures Television have settled their differences when it comes to Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune. The two companies, who have spent the last year in a battle over the syndicated distribution rights to the two daytime game shows, have reached an agreement. In February, Sony informed CBS Media Ventures that it was taking over global distribution to the two shows, a move that the Paramount-owned company claimed was “false”. This came after Sony filed a breach of contract suit last year. Sony had accused CBS of licensing the shows at “below market” rates, “failed to maximize advertising revenue” and “undercut” the shows through “self-preferencing.” In April, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge granted a preliminary injunction to Sony Pictures Television in the case, effectively denying CBS’ bid to block the former from distributing the high-profile shows. In May, CBS gained the rights back until the case was over. In June, Sony struck a number of multi-year streaming deals for the shows with Peacock and Hulu that allows both shows to stream the day after their linear airing. Keith LeGoy, Chairman, Sony Pictures Television, said that these streaming rights were “completely separate” to its syndicated deals. Now, the two companies have come to an “amicable resolution” and agreed that CBS will remain the exclusive domestic distributor of the shows in syndication and continue to deliver the shows through the 2027/2028 season. After this, Sony Pictures Television will become the exclusive domestic distributor of the shows. CBS will also expand its role and exclusively lead all advertising sales through the 2029/2030 season. However, the marketing, promotions and affiliate relations for the shows will transition to Sony at the end of the 2025/2026 season and Sony will continue to manage brand integrations with international distribution rights to the shows moving to Sony from December 1, 2025. In a joint statement, Sony Pictures Television and CBS Media Ventures added, “We have reached an amicable resolution regarding the syndicated distribution of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune. We look forward to working together to continue bringing these beloved shows to audiences and stations around the world.” |
posted 11/10/2025 |
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Just Your Average Game Show... |
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Nate Bargatze is getting into the game show business. The stand-up comedian and recent Emmy host, who was the highest-grossing stand-up comic in 2024, with over a million tickets sold, is to host The Greatest Average American for ABC. Bargatze had previously teased his interest in game shows to Deadline and now will have the chance to show his studio wares with the series launching midseason. It will debut on at 9 p.m. Wednesday, February 25. The Greatest Average American, which shares a name with one of his stand-up specials, “celebrates the power of being perfectly average.” Each round features challenges and trivia as contestants try to guess how everyday Americans think and live. In the end, one player will be crowned the Greatest Average American and get the chance to win the ultimate grand prize: the average American salary of $67,920. The series was created by Bargatze and The Price Is Right showrunner John Quinn, who also exec produces Press Your Luck for ABC. It is produced by Walt Disney Television Alternative in association with Nateland and Da Da Production. Bargatze has been growing his Nateland Entertainment media company. He told Deadline that he intends to build “a world” of his own. It comes as Bargatze is set to star in feature film The Breadwinner, which he co-wrote with Dan Lagana. The family comedy for TriStar will be released in March. Bargatze is best known for his stand-up work; he broke through on Netflix’s The Standups before releasing The Tennessee Kid in 2019. He launched The Nateland Podcast in 2020 and put out The Greatest Average American in 2021 and Hello World in 2023. Greatest Average American is ABC’s latest game show; the network is also behind The $100,000 Pyramid, Celebrity Family Feud, Celebrity Jeopardy!, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, Match Game, Press Your Luck and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. |
posted 11/10/2025 |
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Back Beyond the Villa |
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Peacock’s “Love Island: Beyond the Villa” spinoff will be back for another season, but now the spotlight is on the flagship’s Season 7 cast — with some notable exceptions. Season 2 of “Love Island: Beyond the Villa” includes winners (and now exes) Bryan Arenales and Amaya Espinal, Iris Kendall and TJ Palma, Gracyn Blackmore, Jeremiah Brown, Clarke Carraway, Hannah Fields, Pepe Garcia, Andreina Santos, Chris Seeley, Belle-A Walker and Coco Watson. Two of the couples who have lasted in the real world, Nic and Olandria and Chelley and Ace, are not listed on the cast of for the Peacock spinoff set to premiere in early 2026. Huda, who found herself in hot water last week after laughing off the use of a racial slur against Olandria, is also not involved. Season 1 of “Love Island: Beyond the Villa” was Peacock’s No. 1 highest-reaching unscripted original debut season ever on the platform, according to the platform. It starred the entire Season 6 cast of “Love Island USA,” sans Rob. Season 7 of “Love Island USA” garnered 18.4 billion minutes viewed during its six-week run, making it Peacock’s most-watched original season of all time. The second season of “Beyond the Villa” starts shooting next week. Jeremiah Brown, Amaya Espinal and Iris Kendall will appear at BravoCon on Nov. 16 for a panel on the main stage to discuss their time in and outside the villa. “Love Island: Beyond the Villa” is produced by ITV America in association with GroupM Motion Entertainment. David George, Adam Sher, Jordana Hochman, Sarah Howell, Brian Appel, Tom Ciaccio and Blake Garrett executive produce the series, alongside Chet Fenster. |
posted 11/10/2025 |
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That's Amore.... and It's Blind |
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The trailer for "Love Is Blind: Italy", the Italian adaptation of the hit series Love Is Blind, produced by Banijay Italia, is now available. The show will be available only on Netflix starting December 1. The trailer reveals the first images of the protagonists taking part in the experiment, teasing emotions, encounters and the first sparks that will light up the dating show. Hosting "Love Is Blind: Italy" are Benedetta Parodi and Fabio Caressa, ready to lead this emotional journey in search of true love, guiding the participants as they choose someone to marry without ever having met in person. The series will be divided into three parts for a total of 10 episodes: - Monday, December 1: the first four episodes will be available, where participants begin to get to know each other inside the pods, leading up to the marriage proposals. - Monday, December 8: episodes 5-8 will be released, following the couples as they experience daily life together up to the altar. - Monday, December 15: episode 9 will be released, and on Friday, December 19, the reunion episode will reveal what happened to the couples months later. Love Is Blind: Italy represents a true social experiment, a less conventional approach to modern dating, in which a group of singles, eager to be loved for who they truly are, will have the chance to find their soulmate without the distractions of the outside world and choose someone to marry without ever seeing them. After meeting and getting engaged, the couples will explore their relationships in everyday life: work, friends, and family. Will reality and outside influences pull them apart or when the wedding day arrives, will they marry the person they fell in love with blindly? The Italian adaptation, directed by Angelo Poli, is written by Magda Geronimo, Valentina Massouda, and Antonio Vicaretti. |
posted 11/10/2025 |
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Golf Channel Games Gets Title Sponsorship |
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Golf Channel has announced the full team rosters for the upcoming Optum Golf Channel Games, the new, rapid-fire golf competition featuring Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler airing live in primetime on Golf Channel and USA Network on Wednesday, December 17, at Trump National Golf Club Jupiter, in Jupiter, Fla. Team Rory will include 2019 Open Champion Shane Lowry, two-time European Ryder Cup winning captain and former World No. 1 Luke Donald, and DP World Tour winner Haotong Li. Team Scottie will feature 2011 PGA Champion and 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley, five-time PGA TOUR winner Sam Burns, and former World No. 1 amateur and PGA TOUR rising rookie Luke Clanton. McIlroy and Scheffler will compete head-to-head and captain two teams of world-class players at the Optum Golf Channel Games in timed and strategy-focused challenges under the pressure of the clock and the primetime lights. |
posted 11/10/2025 |
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More from the Inside |
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The MD of Sidemen Entertainment, Victor Bengtsson, has teased a new season of the UK version reality competition Inside. The show is the brainchild of the hugely popular creator collective the Sidemen and recently switched from YouTube, with UK and U.S. versions rolling out instead on Netflix. “My hope is that we’re releasing the next season in the UK in early to late spring next year,” Bengtsson said at the Digital Content Forum in London today. “We are in conversations, let’s say that we’re in a good place. We also want it to feel fresh and new, so there are things that we want to do to it.” The Big Brother-esque series Inside corralls a group of influencers into a locked house for seven days as they battle it out in ludicrous challenges while a £1M ($1.34M) prize fund dissipates. Sidemen Entertainment handles the business side of the creative’s prolific outfit and Bengtsson talked about the move from creating for YouTube to producing for Netflix. We analyzed the ratings earlier this year. |
posted 11/6/2025 |
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More on "Canada's Drag Race" Season 6 |
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WOW Presents Plus and Crave have unveiled the guest judge lineup for Canada’s Drag Race Season 6. Joining Brooke Lynn Hates and Traci Melchor on the judging panel throughout the season are Paula Abdul, Carson Kressley, Hollywood Jade, and Sarain Fox. Other guest judges include RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars winner Alyssa Edwards, Canada’s Drag Race Season 2 winner Icesis Couture, and fashion designer Erdem. Content creator Glamzilla, recording artist Kiesza, Grammy winner Allison Russell, and artist Rufus Wainwright will also serve as guest judges. “While we’ll miss Brad’s passion for drag and fashion, and the joy he brought, we are thrilled to have special resident guest judges Carson, Hollywood, and Sarain who will rotate through on the panel,” said Trevor Boris, showrunner for Canada’s Drag Race. “They are beloved members of the Drag Race family, and each bring a unique perspective alongside Brooke Lynn and Traci.” The nine-episode season features 12 new queens and is set to premiere in Canada on Crave and the U.S. on the WOW Presents Plus streaming service starting Thursday, November 20. |
posted 11/6/2025 |
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Slammed for 3 |
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Alan Carr's Picture Slam is back for a third season on BBC One, kicking things off in just a couple of weeks. Following his fan-favourite turn on The Celebrity Traitors, Alan Carr has been all anyone can talk about – especially whether or not he can walk away from the game as a winning Traitor. With just a few days to go before his Celebrity Traitors fate is revealed, fans have plenty more to look forward to, as his addictive quiz show is returning. Alan Carr's Picture Slam will be back on Saturday 15th November at 5:40pm on BBC One and iPlayer. The series was renewed for a third outing earlier this year, and sees host Carr test contestants' knowledge in a number of fast-paced rounds as they try to identify as many pictures as they can to be in with a chance of winning the £100,000 jackpot. |
posted 11/6/2025 |
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Netflix Gets Overcooked |
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The popular video game Overcooked is eying a move to television as a competition reality series. A24 has acquired the rights to the cooking simulation game and has teamed up with Netflix to develop an unscripted series adaptation, Deadline has learned. Said to be in the vein of such established Netflix reality shows with family appeal as Nailed It! and Floor Is Lava, Overcooked aims to serve up high-stakes kitchen challenges and the signature chaos that made the video game a hit with fans. Executive producing the TV version, believed to be in early stages of development, are Gemma Langford, Oli De-Vine, and Phil Duncan from Overcooked game developer Ghost Town Games and A24, in the independent film and TV studio’s first foray into reality competition series. |
posted 11/5/2025 |
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Wednesday Lightning Round |
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ABC is sleighing this holiday season with festive programming during the most wonderful time of the year. Highlights include joyful episodes of "Abbott Elementary," "America's Funniest Home Videos," "Celebrity Family Feud," "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune," "Shark Tank," "Shifting Gears" and "What Would You Do?: Holiday Edition," alongside a new season of "The Great Christmas Light Fight." "Dancing with the Holidays" will dazzle viewers in a brand-new program joining ABC's annual holiday specials, which include "CMA Country Christmas" from Nashville, "The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular," "The Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade," "iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2025," ratings juggernaut "New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest" and the "2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony." Also joining the festivities is "Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas," which shares the journey of the birth of Jesus. Holiday favorites including The Wonderful World of Disney presents "The Sound of Music," "Home Alone" and "The Santa Clause" will air alongside the broadcast debut of "Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol," a brand-new Christmas special. The holidays are a time for family co-viewing and ABC leads the way. "New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest" was the most co-viewed entertainment special on broadcast television last year. In addition, since its debut as part of ABC's holiday programming in 2022, "Home Alone" has annually been the highest-rated movie on any network among Adults 18-49 across the entire year and stood as last year's most co-viewed movie of the holiday season on broadcast television. ABC will also nationally broadcast a day full of star-studded NBA action on Christmas Day. Additionally, a special edition of "Inside the NBA" will air from 7:30-8:00 p.m. All five games will also be available to watch on ESPN. |
posted 11/4/2025 |
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Fox Works with "Nation's Dumbest" |
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Fox is searching for the nation’s dumbest people for its latest unscripted effort. The network is developing a U.S. adaptation of Nation’s Dumbest, a Scandinavian format that is being sold around the world by BBC Studios. Created by Norway’s Montreux Film and Fjernsyn for TV2, the series is the first television show where the loser is the winner. Celebrities fight it out to be eliminated from the competition as quickly as possible to avoid being crowned the nation’s dumbest. From influencers to wrestlers, comedians to politicians, the contestants are put to the test in a series of physical and mental rounds about all the things you really should know. Fox is calling its version a celebrity competition series that “flips the genre on its head because for the first time, the goal isn’t to win — it’s to get eliminated”. The U.S. version is produced by BBC Studios, which is behind Fox’s Celebrity Weakest Link, ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, and Netflix’s Outlast. It will be exec produced by Ryan O’Dowd, Krystal Whitney and Jenny Groom. |
posted 11/4/2025 |
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Ben Duncan, a socialite, reality star and university classmate of Kate Middleton and Prince William, died last week after falling from a rooftop bar in London. A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police tells PEOPLE: “Officers responded to concerns for a man on the roof of a building in Cockspur Street, Westminster at 23:02 hours on Thursday, 30 October. The man sadly fell from height." Duncan reportedly fell from the roof of the trendy, seven-story Trafalgar St. James Hotel. "Despite the best efforts from the London Ambulance Service, he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene," the MPD spokesperson continues. “His death is being treated as unexpected but non-suspicious.” Duncan attended the University of St, Andrews in Scotland at the same time as William and Kate, which is where the future royal couple's budding romance began. According to the Daily Mail, Duncan gave an interview in November 2010 in which she spoke about the prince and future princess as their relationship blossomed throughout college. "Because we'd had Will and Kate in our midst we had royal protection officers swarming the place. We knew that they had hit it off and we knew that something was happening, but they were just left alone to get on with it," he said. Duncan was also present at the now-famous campus fashion show, where Kate is said to have captured William's attention with her revealing outfit. "It was the end of their first year. I was there, and in person there were a lot of attractive girls," he recounted. "She was in a very daring dress, in a sheer stocking-like dress. He was sitting front row and his eyes were like stalks." "She brushed by him on the way to the catwalk and things were never the same again - the whole history of the monarchy had been altered," Duncan added. After graduating, Duncan went on to appear on series 11 of the U.K.'s version of Big Brother, the final season to air on Channel 4. He was the sixth housemate evicted from the season, which was ultimately won by Josie Gibson. Duncan also appeared on shows like Come Dine With Me, Ladette to Lady and Celebrity Coach Tri. |
posted 11/3/2025 |
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The Chase Is On... in New Zealand |
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The four-part TV special of The Chase New Zealand screens with the first episode on Monday night. The Chase UK star Anne Hegerty, aka “The Governess”, and Australia’s chaser Issa Schultz, known as the Supernerd, will take on 16 Kiwis in the show presented by controversial broadcaster Paul Henry. The Kiwi version of the show was shot in Australia. Issa Schultz, Anne Hegarty and Paul Henry on The Chase New Zealand. The Chase New Zealand screens on Monday, November 3 at 7.30pm on TVNZ1 and after that streams on TVNZ+. |
posted 11/4/2025 |
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Sera Film Unlocks "The Key" |
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Sera has secured the international format distribution rights for "The Key", a new high suspense game-show which combines luck with knowledge. In this prime-time gameshow, contestants can pick one of the 10 keys for each right answer. However, only 1 of these keys unlock the prize money! "The Key is a very simple concept for viewers to understand and gets them captivated until the end with its many twists and suspenseful finale" says Idil Belli, CEO of Sera Film. "I believed there were something special in this format as soon as I saw it. We are excited to bring it to market and find the first lucky partner to produce it with!" Elliott Usifo, Executive Producer and Format Creator at RTL Studios adds "I wanted to develop a format that combines familiar quiz and game show elements but at the same time feels fresh, modern and exciting. During the initial game tests, the test candidates had so much fun that we can hardly wait to see this show on screen" "The Key" is created by RTL Studios and distributed by Sera Film Services. It is currently in talks with multiple broadcasters. (First producer would have priviliges, open to discussion.) |
posted 11/4/2025 |
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American Idol host Ryan Seacrest memorialized his late father, Gary Lee Seacrest, shortly after he died. Ryan, 50, has been receiving an abundance of condolences after he revealed on Friday that his dad had passed away. The beloved TV personality shared that Gary was surrounded by his family when he went on to glory at the age of 79 last week. During an episode of On Air with Ryan Seacrest, Ryan discussed his last moments with his dad, Gary. "He was in Atlanta, where we grew up. I was by his bedside over the last several days. I was by his bedside as he left us. My mother was by his bedside. My sister, we held his hand. We kissed his forehead," Ryan stated. "We watched every last moment with our father. It was the most difficult dichotomy and strange combination of feelings I've ever felt because of the difficulty and the toughness in seeing this happen," he added. Although the Wheel of Fortune host has experienced loss in his life, it didn't nearly compare to losing a parent. "So my father, in his last hours, as we just sat there, he weakly mumbled that he loved us. And I remember him saying, I can see him laying in the bed," Ryan recalled. "I can see his mouth slowly moving to the words, I love this family." Ryan noted that his mom, Constance Marie Zullinger, his sister Meredith Seacrest, his brother-in-law Jimmy Leach, and niece Flora were with Gary in his final moments. The television notable divulged his dad's last words to his family before his death. "But as [Gary] said, without much strength or energy, that he loved us and that he was going to miss us. Oh, my God. He looked over at me and he... the power in the contact of eyes and his eyes were barely open, but he looked over at me and he said 'take care of your mom,'" he recalled. "Oh, and he said to my sister and to Jimmy, 'take care of Flora, my granddaughter,' and then literally a few seconds later, he closed his eyes and he said, 'I've got to go, oh my gosh I've got to go,'" Ryan added. "He knew. He was at peace. He said everything he wanted to say to us. He left at peace," he further shared. |
posted 11/3/2025 |
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Willie Revillame Returns to Games |
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Months after his failed senatorial bid, Willie Revillame hinted at his TV comeback by sharing a teaser of what seemed to be his new game show on social media. The official Facebook page of “Wowowin” — based on his game show that aired on GMA and AllTV — hinted that a new game show called “Wilyonaryo” will be released soon in a series of posts on Sunday, November 2. “Sa bawat letra at kulay, may swerteng magpapabago ng buhay! Araw-araw may magiging milyonaryo sa Wilyonaryo! Abangan!!!” one of the posts read. “ARAW-ARAW may magiging milyonaryo sa WILYONARYO! Abangan!!!” another post read. (In every letter and color, something lucky will change your life. Get ready to be a millionaire everyday with “Wilyonaryo!” Coming soon! You can be a millionaire every day with “Wilyonaryo.” Coming soon!) Details about the game show, including the lineup of hosts, segments, premiere date, and platform where it will be aired are yet to be announced, as of this writing. Revillame, who ran for senator in the 2025 midterm elections and lost, was previously the mainstay host of “Wil To Win,” a game show that aired on TV5. The show was put on hold during his senatorial bid. Notable for his “bigyan ng jacket” remark, he was also the TV host of game shows “Wowowin,” “Wowowillie,” and “Wowowee.” |
posted 11/3/2025 |
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