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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! is thrilled to announce that Alzo Slade will be our next judge and scorekeeper. Listeners already know Alzo from his frequent appearances as a panelist and occasional guest judge and scorekeeper. On this weekend's show in Austin, Texas, he officially takes on the role full time, succeeding iconic broadcaster Bill Kurtis, who retired at the end of May. Says Slade: "Joining Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me! as co-host, judge and scorekeeper feels equal parts honor and elaborate hoax or clerical error. Every time I've been on the show I'm reminded it somehow makes the news feel intelligent, human and just unhinged enough to survive the week. And much love and respect to Bill Kurtis. This guy is amazing! Stepping into anything connected to that legendary voice is a bit like following a jazz legend at an open mic." Slade is only the third judge and scorekeeper in the 29-year history of the show. NPR legend Carl Kasell created the role in 1998 and was succeeded by Kurtis in 2015. Like his predecessors, Slade is an award-winning journalist (a Peabody and three Emmys) but unlike his predecessors, he's a stand up comic, worked as a concert photographer for Prince, won the Mr. Prairie View A&M pageant, and created Grits and Biscuits, a Southern hip-hop dance party that tours the country. Most importantly, Alzo has a deeply resonant voice that warms up your radio. Wait Wait host Peter Sagal says, "If Bill Kurtis has the voice of the Dad you always wished you had, Alzo's is the voice of the friend you always wanted. He's funny, he's kind, he's ridiculously smart, and knows just how to cut you down to size when you need it — or at least, when I need it." |
posted 6/8/2026 |
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Meet the UK Islanders |
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George Knight, a contestant on Love Island UK Season 13, is opening up about his abrupt exit from the dating series. The Islander came in as a bombshell on Day 1 but left the Mallorca-set villa after only a few days on the show. “Family comes first, always,” Knight wrote on Instagram. “Leaving the @loveisland Villa was a decision made in order to be with my family. Out of respect for them, I’d prefer not to go into any further detail.” He continued, “Thank you to everyone who has reached out with kind messages and support! It genuinely means a lot.” Knight came in as a bombshell alongside Yasmin. They were both greeted by host Maya Jama outside the villa, who explained that they would be part of a twist. Both bombshells would spend the day with the Islanders, and after 24 hours, would pick one of them to dump from the villa. The decision seemed to weigh heavily on both bombshells, but Knight seemed to take it even harder as he delivered the news to his fellow Islanders. ITV, which produces the series, has not commented on the reason Knight left the show, and the Islander preferred not to go into details about his exit. |
posted 6/1/2026 |
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"Mafia" Gets Gamified |
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Have you ever had the desire to see Sam Altman and Palmer Luckey square off over a moderately suspenseful card game? If so, you are in luck. Silicon Valley’s leaders are rushing to embrace the power of media for the purposes of marketing and political capital. Now, in a sign of the times, Founders Fund, the venture capital firm co-founded by Peter Thiel, has launched its own game show. “MAFIA the GAME,” will apparently be an ongoing thing, where prominent tech luminaries get together and face off over a game of cards (the show is named after the party-game favorite). The spectacle is moderated by Pirate Wires editor Mike Solana (who is also the chief marketing officer at Founders Fund). The debut episode includes a who’s who of players — Sam Altman; Palmer Luckey; Bryan Johnson, the famed biohacker who will (according to him) live forever; and Moxie Marlinspike, the founder of encrypted chat app Signal. |
posted 6/8/2026 |
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Monday Lightning Round |
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Back to the Shops! |
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That Thrifting Show with Lara Spencer has been renewed for a second season on Hulu and Freeform. The unscripted competition series, from executive producer and host Spencer, will return in 2027. Season 1, which premiered in March, is currently streaming. In the competition series, vintage design expert Spencer presents two designer duos with identical rooms. With just 48 hours and a strict budget, generally totaling around $2,000, the teams must hunt through vintage and thrift stores to design their way to beautiful, layered, finished rooms. It’s a stylish and sustainable race against the clock. Design experts Robert Hartwell, Preston Konrad and Dani Klarić serve as judges. The series is produced for ABC News Studios by Butternut, a division of Wheelhouse Entertainment, and Envisionary Productions. Lara Spencer serves as executive producer, alongside Courtney White and Cheryl Wayne for Butternut, Jon Rosen for Envisionary Productions, and senior executive producer David Sloan and Melia Patria for ABC News Studios. |
posted 6/5/2026 |
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"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Ted Lasso" star Anthony Stewart Head has died at the age of 72, reports BBC. "He passed away peacefully of complications due to pneumonia, surrounded by his family," his daughters Emily Head and Daisy Head told the publication. The women added: "It has been, and forever will be, an honor and a privilege to be his daughters, and to have witnessed firsthand the impact both he and his work have had on so many." Emily and Daisy also said they knew "how dearly he will be missed by friends, colleagues and fans of the show he was in," adding that he "loved his job very much" and "always considered himself incredibly lucky." Head played Rupert Giles, Buffy Summers' Watcher and father figure for seven seasons of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." The actor reprised the role in Audible's 2023 audio series "Slayers: A Buffyverse Story" alongside his former co-stars James Marsters, Charisma Carpenter, Amber Benson, Juliet Landau, Emma Caulfield Ford, and more. On Apple TV's "Ted Lasso," he played Rupert Mannion, the former owner of AFC Richmond and ex-husband to Rebecca Welton (played by Hannah Waddingham). He recurred and guest-starred for Seasons 1 and 2, and became a series regular by Season 3. From 2019-2022, he played Bill in four episodes of "Motherland" alongside Anna Maxwell Martin and Diane Morgan. His other TV credits include "Bridgerton," "Jack Ryan," "Doctor Who," "Drunk History," "Galavant," "Dominion," and "Warehouse 13." He also narrated Seasons 3 and 4 of the docuseries "Doctor Who Confidential." In game shows, Head appeared on episodes of "Hollywood Squares" and "All Star Mr & Mrs". On the film side of things, Head starred in "The Iron Lady," "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters," and "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance," among others. He also held a lengthy stage resume, including playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter in a 1990 West End production of "The Rocky Horror Show." Other stage credits include "Chess," "Rope," "Six Degrees of Separation," "Julius Caesar," "Henry V," and "The Heiress." |
posted 6/5/2026 |
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The Critics Choice Association got down to its real nitty gritty today, revealing the winners of its eighth annual Real TV Awards. Peacock’s adventures in treachery The Traitors was the top dog, scoring five prizes including Best Competition Series and Best Host for Alan Cumming. The Traitors winner Rob Rausch and contestant Lisa Rinna were named the respective Male and Female Star of the Year, and show’s five triumphs were enough to put Peacock atop the leader board among platforms. Netflix was second with four wins including two for Love on the Spectrum, which was the only other multiple champ, following up last year’s victories for Best Unstructured Series and Best Relationship Show. Other top winners included such stalwart unscripted fare as ABC’s Dancing with the Stars and Shark Tank, MTV’s RuPaul’s Drag Race and the syndicated version of Jeopardy! The awards celebrate excellence in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. Here are the winners of the 2026 Critics Choice Real TV Awards: |
posted 6/4/2026 |
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Talk About Expecting the Unexpected... |
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Bell Media announced today that, following a deal with Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of media and entertainment powerhouse Banijay Entertainment, it will bring future seasons of BIG BROTHER USA to Canadian audiences beginning Summer 2027. With the acquisition of the US series, Bell Media also announced it has ordered a new season of BIG BROTHER CANADA for Crave and CTV. From Entourage, the team behind French-language Québécois series, BIG BROTHER CÉLÉBRITÉS, and produced in association with Crave and CTV, BIG BROTHER CANADA is set to begin production Spring 2027 in Montréal. Canadian TV personality Andrea Bain, co-host of CTV’s THE SOCIAL, is confirmed as the host for the new season, with casting details to be announced at a later date. “BIG BROTHER is one of the most iconic and beloved formats around the world and we are thrilled to have it take up residency at Bell Media,” said Justin Stockman, VP, Global Content, Bell Media. “Further strengthening our alliance with our production partners at Entourage and distribution partner at Banijay Rights, we look forward to delivering Canadian audiences more of the eventful and unforgettable competitive social gameplay they love with a new season of BIG BROTHER CANADA.” “BIG BROTHER is a global phenomenon that continues to embed deep roots with local audiences. Continuing our long-standing partnership with Bell Media, we’re thrilled to bring back this renowned superbrand to Canada which will be a brilliant way to showcase the country’s culture and personality,” added Jane Rimer, SVP Canada, Banijay Rights, who negotiated the agreement. With the order of BIG BROTHER CANADA, Bell Media also acquires the Canadian series’ back catalogue, with 12 seasons to be available to stream on Crave, joining the extensive collection of French-language series, BIG BROTHER CÉLÉBRITÉS. The French-language series has established itself as a fan-favourite since its debut in 2021, following a deal with Banijay Rights, spawning yearly specials and a successful spin-off. Season 6 of BIG BROTHER CÉLÉBRITÉS on Noovo was the #1 original reality series of Winter 2026 and was the most-streamed show in French on Crave in the same period, amassing nearly 4.7 million views on Crave and Noovo.ca combined. |
posted 6/4/2026 |
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Food Network's July |
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The BBQ charcoals will be glowing, engines will be revving, and the drama will be scorching this July on Food Network where new and returning series will combine for the network's hottest summer yet. Guy' Grocery Games features a new Global Games tournament while new series Kitchen Chaos will pull back the curtain on the unpredictable world of food to reveal some of the most outlandish happenings and viral moments that must be seen to be believed. Then, host and judge, Andrew Zimmern will helm an elite panel of judges in Pitmasters, a punishing new around-the-clock BBQ competition where teams will battle to earn up to $50,000 in prize money. Restaurant Impossible: Last Call will follow acclaimed chef Aarón Sánchez and dynamic Canadian restaurateur Jen Agg as they lead the way to help struggling restaurants across North America. Over the road competition, The Great Food Truck Race will return led by host Tyler Florence with a sweet and savory twist that will play out across the Great Smoky Mountains. Then, later in July, the high-stakes, sneak-attack restaurant rescue, Kitchen Undercover led by chef Antonia Lofaso and sous chef Nestor Milian will get to the root of a restaurant's problems and try to turn things around before it's too late. With even more fresh content coming later this summer on linear and YouTube, Food Network will keep its viewers fed all summer long. "Food Network is expanding its summer slate with bold new originals and content designed to drive audience engagement," said Betsy Ayala, President, Food Network. "Paired with fresh takes on proven favorites, the lineup offers something for every viewer." Athletes aren't the only ones competing in epic international games this year. On Wednesday, July 8 at 9 p.m. ET/PT host Guy Fieri invites eight all-star masters of world cuisines to compete in the new five-part tournament, Guy's Grocery Games: Global Games, for a chance to win the trophy and a $50,000 grand prize. Fans can follow all the action and share which games are their favorite using #GroceryGames. Next, Pitmasters premiering Monday, July 13 at 9 p.m. ET/PT is a raw, relentless, real-world BBQ competition unlike anything ever attempted on Food Network. A non-stop week-long battle set deep in the wilderness where teams of the most notable pitmasters will push the boundaries of what BBQ can be as they compete over live fire to prove they are the best of the best. They will be cooking from sunrise to sunset to sunrise again, fighting for survival and their share of up to $50,000 in prize money. Teams must manage fire, fatigue, and challenges within challenges to impress an elite panel of judges. Andrew Zimmern, Jess Pryles, Moe Cason, and Ernest Servantes use their vast BBQ knowledge to crown one team the Pitmasters Champion. Viewers can join the social conversation and share their takes on the hottest barbecue trends using #FNPitmasters. The Great Food Truck Race will kick off a new season premiering Sunday, July 26 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, and this time around, it will be a battle of savory and sweet. With four trucks that specialize in savory dishes and four sweet-themed trucks, the eight competing teams each represent a dynamic mix of flavors, strategies and culinary creativity in their quest for the win. Host Tyler Florence will lead the route starting in Nashville and through the Great Smoky Mountains, stopping in cities with vibrant food scenes - all while adding unexpected twists and turns from the very first mile. Every week, the teams must prove their cooking expertise, marketing savvy and selling skills in themed challenges to beat their rivals - and for the first time, the bottom two teams each week will go head to head in a taste redemption battle to see who earns the right to stay and who heads home. The season will culminate in an action-packed finale from the legendary Churchill Downs in Louisville, where only one truck will be awarded a life-changing $50,000 grand prize. Fans can get to know the competing teams and relive the most dramatic moments of the season using #GreatFoodTruckRace. |
posted 6/4/2026 |
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Thursday Lightning Round |
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An ITV program lauded as the "greatest game show on TV" appears set to make a comeback for a fourth series. Wheel of Fortune, a massive hit throughout the 1980s and 1990s, was revived in 2024 with Graham Norton at the helm, and the reboot has now completed three series. TVZone has revealed that there is plenty more to come, with the show returning on ITV for a fourth series "with even more excitement, laughter, and big money prizes". While no broadcast date has been confirmed, the website states that applications are open for those who fancy their chances at competing for the jackpot on the beloved game show. Wheel of Fortune challenges contestants to solve word puzzles while spinning a giant wheel to determine their cash winnings and prizes, reports the Mirror. |
posted 6/3/2026 |
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FOX today announced additional Summer 2026 premiere dates, including the season premieres of Kitchen Nightmares with Gordon Ramsay and Beat Shazam hosted by Jamie Foxx. The hit musical game show Beat Shazam returns Tuesday, July 28 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Hosted and executive-produced by award-winning actor, singer and comedian Jamie Foxx, who is joined by his daughter, producer and activist Corinne Foxx as co-host and deejay, Beat Shazam is an interactive game show that pits teams of two against the clock and each other, as they attempt to identify the biggest hit songs of all time. In the end, the team with the most money banked will outlast the competition and go against Shazam, the world's most popular song identification app, for the chance to win $1 million dollars. Over the course of its seven previous seasons, the show has given away more than $10 million dollars. In Season Eight, Beat Shazam will celebrate its 100th episode milestone and will feature special themed episodes throughout the season including ladies night, teams of NFL fans, heroes, college students, teachers, best friends and couples - all battling it out to win the prize of a lifetime. Beat Shazam was created by Jeff Apploff and Wes Kauble, and is produced by Apploff Entertainment, MGM Alternative Television and BiggerStage in association with Shazam. Apploff, Mark Burnett, Barry Poznick, Lauren Zalaznick, Pat Kiely, Seán O'Riordan and Jamie Foxx serve as executive producers. As previously announced, the series debut of Nation's Dumbest, a new celebrity competition series that flips the traditional format on its head - because this is the only show where winning is the last thing anyone wants, premieres Wednesday, July 15 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). Taking attendance as host is acclaimed comedian Jack Whitehall, who presides over the chaos as contestants relive the highs and humiliations of school life - from pop quizzes and report cards to recess and parent teacher conferences - all while trying to stay out of last place. Nation's Dumbest channels celebrities' inner school spirit as they head back to summer school, facing a mix of brain-teasing tasks, fast-paced physical challenges, and long-buried classroom knowledge. Each week, the 'smartest' celebrity graduates, narrowing the field until a high-stakes final exam determines who will be left standing with the distinction no one wants - the title of The Nation's Dumbest. Enrolled in this season's all-star class are television personality Hilaria Baldwin, actress and model Carmen Electra, actor Anthony Michael Hall, actor Jon Heder, musician and actor Chase Hudson, rapper and actor Ice-T, singer-songwriter Elle King, former NFL quarterback Matt Leinart, television personality and physician Dr. Drew Pinsky, stunt performer and comedian Steve-O, singer and performer JoJo Siwa, and entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang. Based on a format from Montreaux Films, Nation's Dumbest is executive produced by Ryan O'Dowd, Krystal Whitney and Jenny Groom for BBC Studios. James Breen and Michael O'Sullivan also executive produce, with Breen serving as showrunner. Iconic culinary series MasterChef continues Season 16 with all-new episodes beginning Wednesday, July 15 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), celebrating international cuisine with award-winning chef and executive producer Gordon Ramsay as host and judge, alongside renowned restaurateur Joe Bastianich and acclaimed chef and entrepreneur Tiffany Derry. Additionally, all new episodes of fan favorite games shows The 1% Club (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), hosted by Joel McHale and The Quiz with Balls (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) hosted by Jay Pharoah resume beginning Monday, July 13. |
posted 6/3/2026 |
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Unboxed |
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While unscripted shows have historically performed well on Netflix, there are some that end up going under the radar. One of those is What’s in the Box?, a game show hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. Across six episodes, contestants had the chance to compete in trivia rounds to win prizes. They didn’t know what would be in each of the boxes they opened, with pairs having to face off in games of strategy and alliance-switching. All six episodes dropped on December 17, 2025, and if you feel like you missed it, you’re not alone. Like many Netflix shows, it flew under the radar, and so, it’s not surprising to hear that Netflix has opted to cancel the game show. Rather than make a big announcement about the cancellation, fans learned via Matt’s Inside Line. A reader asked Matt Webb Mitvoch about the chances of a second season, and he did some digging with his contacts. Netflix has confirmed that there are “no plans” to create any more episodes. In other words, it’s been unofficially canceled. |
posted 6/2/2026 |
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Ball Province |
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Banijay Rights has struck its first international deal for buzzy physical comedy gameshow Let’s Play Ball. Heated Rivalry streamer Crave has picked up the format for French Canada and will make a bumper 10 x 60-minute version of the show that sees celebrities push giant balls across various terrains. Produced by Sphere Media, the Canadian version will travel across Montreal, from narrow city streets and open countryside to flowing rivers. Let’s Play Ball, a former Deadline Global Breakout, started life on YouTube before being scaled up by EndemolShine Nederland and local broadcaster SBS6. ITV is developing a version in the UK with Last One Laughing UK producers Initial and Zeppotron, while in the U.S. Bunim/Murray Productions is taking the show to market. Banijay Rights Canada SVP Jane Rimer said: “Let’s Play Ball is a bold, highly visual. format with universal appeal, combining larger-than-life, laugh-out-loud comedy with a healthy dose of competition. Securing our first international deal for Let’s Play Ball with Bell Media here in Quebec is a fantastic milestone, and we cannot wait to partner with Bell Media again to bring this uniquely entertaining format to life for French-Canadian audiences.” |
posted 6/2/2026 |
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Tuesday Lightning Round |
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Jeopardy! Today Arrives on Peacock |
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NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and Lil Snack today announced the launch of Jeopardy! Today on the Peacock mobile app, a new daily interactive game exclusively on to Peacock subscribers. The game brings one of the most beloved and enduring franchises in television history into the daily gaming format — offering fans a fresh, bite-sized Jeopardy! experience every single day, right inside the Peacock app. Jeopardy! Today is the latest addition to Peacock’s growing suite of companion games and interactive experiences, which have become a meaningful driver of daily engagement for Peacock’s subscriber base – 10% of mobile users have played a game on Peacock. Jeopardy! Today gives players a fresh board of nine clues each day, with new content tied to pop culture and NBCUniversal programming on Peacock. Players can win by completing a tic-tac-toe — horizontally, vertically, or diagonally — or, for the die-hard fans, by completing the full board. The distinctly modern yet familiar format is designed to be accessible to casual players while giving superfans a worthy daily challenge that rewards deep knowledge of the Jeopardy! canon and introduces a layer of strategic choice that goes beyond simple trivia recall. All content for Jeopardy! Today is licensed material specifically for the game, ensuring that it carries the same intellectual rigor, wit and authenticity that has made the franchise a cultural institution for over four decades. Whether you’re a first-time player or a Jeopardy! devotee, every clue delivers the unmistakable feel of the show. “These companion games and interactive experiences on Peacock have proven to be a powerful way to give fans more of what they want – expanding the content they love into something they can engage with every day,” said John Jelley, Senior Vice President, Product and User Experience, Peacock. “Games like Jeopardy! Today extend the magic of these iconic franchises by inviting fans to actively participate and deepen their connection to their favorite shows. This also delivers on our broader vision to build Peacock into a destination where entertainment isn’t just watched, but experienced.” “Expanding a franchise as iconic as Jeopardy! into new formats requires thoughtful stewardship of the brand and a deep understanding of what the fans value,” said Sally Umsted, SVP, Brand Partnerships, Licensing, and Experiences, Sony Pictures Television, Game Shows division, in a statement. “With Jeopardy! Today, we saw an opportunity to extend the fandom into a new daily game that feels modern, interactive, and native to how audiences now engage with entertainment, while still preserving the unmistakable Jeopardy! experience. Peacock has an unwavering commitment to innovation and creates meaningful engagement outside of the series, making it the perfect platform for a daily interactive experience.” “At Lil Snack, our mission is to bring play to the world,” said Eric Berman, CEO of Lil Snack, in a statement. “By reimagining iconic franchises like Jeopardy! into something bite-sized, fresh, and worth coming back to every single day. We built Jeopardy! Today to surprise and delight audiences with a reason to come back to Peacock daily —to play the game in the same destination where they already watch the show.” |
posted 6/1/2026 |
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Monday Lightning Round |
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Project Runway unveils its lineup of 22 designers for its biggest season to date. Season 22 debuts in the evening on July 9 on Freeform and will stream shortly after on Hulu and Disney+, followed by weekly airings. For the first time, 22 designers from different backgrounds - the most in "Project Runway" history - will compete for a chance to take their careers to the next level. Heidi Klum, Law Roach and Nina Garcia return as judges, with Christian Siriano returning as mentor. Designers featured in this season include returning designer from Season 21 Joseph McRae, along with Aaron Potts, Andrea Moore, Andriy Volkov, Anna Molinari, Bao Tranchi, Bi Pham, Bryan Barrientos, Chloe Magleby, Dani Bennett, Elizabeth Shevelev, Jeffrey Kelly Abess, Jennifer Daniels, Jude Mikulencak, Omolara "LRÉ the Artist" Odupita, Naheim Muhammad, Octavius Terry, Plane Jane, R'bonney Nola Gabriel, Robert Crone, Varvara "Bobby" Diakonenkova and Yang Yang Xu. "Project Runway" is produced by Spyglass Media Group and Alfred Street Industries. Executive producers include Gary Barber and Sean Hoagland for Spyglass and Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Nan Strait and Dan Volpe for Alfred Street Industries. Michael Rucker serves as showrunner and executive producer, along with San Heng and Nicole Sorrenti, who executive-produce. Klum, Siriano and Garcia are executive producers, with Roach as co-executive producer. |
posted 5/28/2026 |
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Thursday Lightning Round |
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Bed Rot... the Game Show |
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You know how there are days when you just don’t want to get out of bed? Now imagine being paid $100,000 to stay in one. But there’s a catch. The Bed Rot Challenge is a new reality competition web series in which stars from Survivor, The Traitors, Love Island USA, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, The Bachelorette, and Beast Games will attempt to outwit and outlast each other… on a bed. Whoever can stay in bed the longest without coming into contact with the ground — while also surviving elimination challenges — will win $100,000. There will also be contests that enable contestants to win or lose comfort along the way. The Bed Rot Challenge cast includes a trio of former Survivor contestants: Carolyn Wiger (also of The Traitors), Natalie Anderson (also of The Traitors, The Amazing Race, and The Challenge), and Ben Katzman. They will be joined by Love Island star Vanna Einerson, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Chase McWhorter, Beast Games competitor Zadok Esters, and Aaron Kahng from Taylor Frankie Paul’s unaired season of The Bachelorette. Also competing is bodybuilding YouTuber Luke Yates, and two newcomers hoping to score a cool 100 grand. The series is hosted by London Lazerson and being produced by Cozy Earth. It will feature six episodes streaming on Cozy Earth’s YouTube channel, with the first installment dropping June 11. |
posted 5/27/2026 |
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Wednesday Lightning Round |
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Tuesday Lightning Round |
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Jeff Probst is slamming prediction market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket for allowing users to make trades about who won “Survivor” Season 50, saying that the companies are “incentivizing people to lie, cheat and steal to get ahead.” “They have figured out a way to capitalize on [the show],” he tells Variety. “It doesn’t sit well with me as a human. I get it — they built a great business. They don’t care.” Aubry Bracco wasn’t officially crowned as the Sole Survivor of “Survivor 50” until the finale on Wednesday night, but many fans were spoiled on her win in advance due to widely circulated reports about her odds on Kalshi and Polymarket. On both platforms, she was forecast to have above an 80% chance of winning before the season even premiered. By the finale, Kalshi’s “Survivor” market had reached a volume of $32.7 million, with Bracco at 97% odds. Moments before the finale debuted on Wednesday night, Kalshi sent out a push notification that read, “Survivor S50 finale TONIGHT. Aubry’s at 97% — is the island already decided?” Probst learned how much money was in Kalshi’s “Survivor” market, and that they’d sent out the cheeky notification, for the first time while being interviewed by Variety. “I’m not happy about it,” he said. “I am learning this in real time — this is announced before our finale?” As reported by Variety, Hollywood executives are concerned that the growing popularity of prediction markets is leading to insider trading and that widespread spoilers will reduce suspense and hurt their shows’ ratings. But Kalshi is adamant that its ban on insider trading is being enforced effectively and that its “Survivor” market has been thoroughly investigated. Executives at the company believe traders are drawing from public rumors on Reddit and other online communities — and while the anonymous people starting those rumors might be insiders breaking their NDAs, the traders listening to them are still following the law. Therefore, it’s not up to Kalshi to crack down on them. “Survivor” cast and crew members all sign agreements that prohibit the use of insider knowledge for gambling or any monetary gain, and additional reminders — specifically mentioning Kalshi and Polymarket — were sent out during the release of Season 50. CBS is also incorporating language about prediction markets in “Survivor” contracts moving forward. But Probst maintains that it’s unfair to put the onus on networks and studios to manage the spread of these spoilers. “Clearly, if 90% of the people are voting for somebody, there’s a leak. But to look at us, the producers, as though we have a problem, is the mirror pointing in the wrong direction,” he says. “[Prediction market platforms] are the ones with the problem, not us. We went and made our show in a vacuum, and we keep it very tightly contained, but if you are foolish and naive enough to not think that somebody might leak it, that’s your problem.” He continues: “If the idea is that ‘Survivor’ needs to do a better job of managing our spoilers, you just don’t know anything about humans. That’s ridiculous. You’re telling me there’s a way I can make money by sharing information I have, and I might not ever get caught? Of course, people are going to do that. And if I found out somebody on our show bet on this, they’d be fired.” In a new statement, Kalshi spokesperson Elisabeth Diana emphasizes the company’s position that prediction markets can be additive to the reality TV experience, creating excitement rather than stifling viewership. But the company is now taking Probst’s concerns to heart. “If the market volume on ‘Survivor’ is any indication, this isn’t something that’s stopping people from caring about ‘Survivor,'” Diana says. “That being said, we’re looking at adding product features to prevent spoilers.” |
posted 5/23/2026 |
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Happy Friday Lightning Round |
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Meanwhile, in Greece... |
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"Survivor Greece" was forced to end early after a contestant sustained major injuries while spearfishing in the Dominican Republic earlier this month. Following the event, a statement put out by production company AcunMedya revealed that Stavros Floros lost part of his left leg and experienced trauma in his right foot after a boat hit him by accident. The incident took place near Saona Island while Floros was off duty from filming. "The competent port authorities are investigating the causes of the incident in order to fully determine the circumstances. The contestant remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition and is out of danger," read the AcunMedya statement. Meanwhile, SKAI Television, the network that airs "Survivor Greece," issued a statement pledging to "contribute in every possible way to [Floros'] treatment, as well as to any hospitalization and rehabilitation care that may be required." This year's "Survivor Greece" might have ended prematurely, but Stavros Floros has been crowned its undisputed champ. The last episode of the European reality series saw host Giorgos Lianos announce the decision to wrap up the festivities early before praising the injured contestant for his resilience. "Everyone has been amazed by the courage and strength of a true survivor," Lianos said (via tovima.com). "The winner of this year's 'Survivor' and the €250,000 prize is Stavros, because he is a real survivor, because he truly deserves it, and because it is one of the few things we can do for him." Lianos added that the health, safety, and well-being of the show's participants come first, hence the decision to conclude the 2026 installment of "Survivor Greece" early. The next season has yet to be formally announced. |
posted 5/21/2026 |
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Rhythm+Flow Heads to Italy |
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RHYTHM + FLOW ITALY, the rap show produced by Fremantle, is back only on Netflix with its third season, every Monday starting June 22. The new season includes nine episodes, one more than in the previous seasons, and brings an even stronger judging lineup. Joining the now-iconic judges Fabri Fibra, Geolier and Rose Villain is another legend of the scene: Guè officially becomes part of the team to raise the bar even higher and discover the next stars of Italian rap. The first four episodes - available from Monday, June 22 - introduce a completely new structure: the judges come together for the auditions, launching this year's search for the best emerging rappers through original tracks and freestyle battles. To complete the scouting process, Fabri Fibra, Geolier, Rose Villain and Guè will head to Lugano, Bologna and Milan to discover new talents, joined by some of the leading figures of the urban scene. Following the final auditions, selected contestants will compete in the next four episodes - available from Monday, June 29 - across a series of escalating challenges, including cypher, a sample-based format, a major new feature of this edition, music videos and featurings. Only the best will make it through to the final on Monday, July 6, where the artists will face off other one last time and just one will win the €100,000 prize. The third season of RHYTHM + FLOW ITALY, produced by Fremantle Italia, is written by Marco Curti, Matteo Lenardon, Paola Papa and Sonia Soldera, with Alessandra Colombo, Vincenzo Maiorana and Alessandra Tomaselli, and directed by Alessio Muzi. The first two seasons of RHYTHM + FLOW ITALY have truly made their mark: the original tracks by contestants who reached the final stages of the show (music videos and finale) have reached a total of almost one billion streams across all music and social platforms. These numbers confirm that the show has become one of the most popular showcases for Italian rap, capable of discovering new and promising talents. |
posted 5/21/2026 |
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Kyle Busch, a generational talent who rose to become a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and one of the sport’s greatest drivers, died Thursday. He was 41. Busch’s death, which was announced by the Busch family, NASCAR and Richard Childress Racing, marked a sudden, staggering blow to the motorsports community. His team had indicated earlier Thursday that Busch had been hospitalized with a severe illness. Busch was in his 22nd full-time season in NASCAR’s top division, where he won two Cup Series titles (2015, 2019) and 63 races — a figure that ranks ninth on the circuit’s all-time win list. His numbers across the other two national NASCAR series are record-setting, with 102 victories in what is now called the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and 69 wins in the Craftsman Truck Series. The Busch family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR made the following joint statement: “On behalf of the Busch family, everyone at Richard Childress Racing and all of NASCAR, we are devastated to announce the sudden and tragic passing of Kyle Busch. “Our entire NASCAR family is heartbroken by the loss of Kyle Busch. A future Hall of Famer, Kyle was a rare talent, one who comes along once in a generation. He was fierce, he was passionate, he was immensely skilled and he cared deeply about the sport and fans. Throughout a career that spanned more than two decades, Kyle set records in national series wins, won championships at NASCAR’s highest level and fostered the next generation of drivers as an owner in the Truck Series. His sharp wit and competitive spirit sparked a deep emotional connection with race fans of every age, creating the proud and loyal ‘Rowdy Nation.’ Our thoughts are with Samantha, Brexton and Lennix, Kyle and Samantha’s parents, Kurt and all of Kyle’s family, Richard and Judy Childress, everyone at Richard Childress Racing, his teammates, friends and fans. NASCAR lost a giant of the sport today, far too soon. “During this incredibly difficult time, we ask everyone to respect the family’s privacy and continue to keep them in your thoughts and prayers. Further updates will be shared as appropriate.” Busch drove for three Hall of Fame team owners in Cup, getting his start with Hendrick Motorsports as a heralded rookie in stock-car racing’s big leagues in 2005. He joined Joe Gibbs Racing in 2008, establishing a long-running partnership that made him the face of Toyota’s NASCAR endeavors. He spent the final stages of his career with Childress, arriving in 2023 and taking the reins of the No. 8 Chevrolet. In game shows, Busch was featured on episodes of Nashville Squares, The $100,000 Pyramid, Sports Jeopardy! & Jeopardy!. Most recently, he participated on NASCAR Week on Wheel of Fortune back in February. "Ryan, Vanna, and the entire Wheel family is saddened to hear of the passing of Kyle Busch," the show posted on its socials. "We were grateful for the chance to spend time with him during NASCAR Week this year and to witness the kindness and energy he brought to everyone around him. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family, friends and the entire racing community." |
posted 5/21/2026 |
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Thursday Lightning Round |
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The BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing has replaced Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly with not two but three hosts. Love is Blind UK host Emma Willis, professional dancer Johannes Radebe and comedian Josh Widdicombe will take the reins of one of the UK’s biggest entertainment shows. Widdicombe will take over Winkleman’s role in the show’s former “Clauditorium,” while Radebe will act as a roving reporter, the BBC said. Winkleman and Daly exited in 2025 from the hit show, which has had to grapple with several scandals over the past couple of years. The past few months have seen many of the UK’s top talents considered for the hot presenter gig and in the end the BBC has opted for a diverse trio. Willis is a presenter who has presided over the likes of Love is Blind UK and Swiped: The School That Banned Smartphones. Radebe has been on Strictly as a professional dancer for years, first on the South African version and then the UK. In 2021, he was partnered with Great British Bake Off winner John Whaite, who became the show’s first male same-sex couple. Widdicombe is a comedian who presents a number of British TV and radio shows. BBC chief content boss Kate Phillips said the trio’s “chemistry is undeniable.” “There’s been so much speculation and hype, so I’m relieved we can share the news with the public at last. I’d like to thank all the brilliant people we saw before making this tough decision. But the most beloved ballroom in the UK always leads the way, and in a Strictly first we have chosen three outstanding hosts to take up the mantle.” The Strictly host job is hugely coveted. Daly and Winkleman had been hosting Strictly since Bruce Forsyth stepped down in 2013, at which point Winkleman, who had already been helming the results show, took over. Winkleman has been busy since leaving. She hosts two versions of The Traitors per year and has been given her own chatshow by the BBC. The news comes at a difficult time for the 20-year-old show. In 2024 it was was hit with scandal as two professional dancers exited following allegations of misconduct. The BBC attempted to move on last year but was hit with further scandal when it had to launch an investigation into allegations of drug use on the show. Produced by BBC Studios, Strictly has aired on the BBC from September to Christmas since 2004. The U.S. version, Dancing with the Stars, has been on TV for 20 years and multiple other versions air around the world. |
posted 5/20/2026 |
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For the first time since 2008, a network other than CBS can claim the title of the most-watched broadcaster in primetime. NBC will win the 2025-26 season in total viewers — the first time that’s happened since the latter days of Must-See TV. With the September-to-May TV season coming to a close, NBC will finish with an across-the-board win among all viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54. The victory is thanks in no small part to two-plus weeks in February, when the second most-watched Super Bowl ever and a resurgent Winter Olympics put NBC out of reach of its fellow broadcast networks. Through May 17, NBC has averaged 5.83 million viewers in primetime this season, up about 14 percent from 2024-25. CBS — which had won every season since 2008-09 in total viewers — is second with 4.63 million (down 19 percent), a little ahead of ABC‘s 4.33 million (up 1 percent). Fox rounds out the big four networks with 3.41 million viewers (down 11 percent). Unless otherwise noted, all figures in this story are Nielsen linear ratings only and don’t include streaming (which would bump up the averages for all four networks by a significant amount). The total viewer win for the season is NBC’s first since the 2001-02 season, when Friends and ER were two of the top three shows on TV. The network also had the top show this season in Sunday Night Football, which extended its record of consecutive No. 1 finishes to 15 seasons. SNF averaged 21 million viewers on NBC and 23.5 million including streaming on Peacock and other digital platforms. CBS fell the farthest, partly because of some declines in individual shows. But the network also rested most of its scripted series, including strong performers like Tracker, NCIS and Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, in January and most of February, two of the higher-use TV months of the year. ABC edged up, and measuring entertainment programming only (i.e., not sports and news), it’s the only network to grow year to year in total viewers. Fox had some successes with shows like Best Medicine, Doc and Fear Factor: House of Fear; its year-to-year decline is explained mostly by having had the Super Bowl last season and not this season. NBC also led the key ad-sales demographics of adults 18-49 and 25-54. In the 18-49 demo, it scored a 1.01 rating (equivalent to about 1.37 million viewers in that age range) in primetime for NBC’s first win in that measure since the 2021-22 season (also a Super Bowl/Winter Olympics year). Fox came in second with a 0.64 rating/871,000 viewers, followed by ABC (0.57/776,000) and CBS (0.45/613,000). Among adults 25-54, NBC posted a 1.32 rating, equivalent to 1.66 million viewers. Fox (0.83/1.04 million) edged ABC (0.77/968,000) for second place, and CBS was fourth at 0.64/804,000. |
posted 5/20/2026 |
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Alone Goes Global |
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The HISTORY Channel's acclaimed survival series "Alone" returns for season 13 on Wednesday, June 17 at 9/8c and is raising the stakes like never before. On the heels of the World Cup and for the first time in franchise history, ten skilled survivalists from around the globe will compete in "Alone: World Championship". Participants will be dropped inside Canada's Arctic Circle with just ten survival tools, and enough camera gear to self-document their experiences. As winter tightens its grip, survivalists will battle against punishing weather, relentless isolation, and menacing predators local to the region such as grizzly bears, wolves, and moose. Whoever survives the longest takes home the coveted $500,000 grand prize and will be crowned the first-ever Alone world champion. This is survival on an international stage, where reputation, legacy, and national pride are on the line. No camera crews. No gimmicks. ALONE is the ultimate test of human will. This season, survivalists from seven different countries are represented including the United States, Canada, Wales, Australia, Slovenia, Portugal, and New Zealand. Each week, a new episode will stream on The HISTORY(R) Channel app, history.com, and across major TV providers' VOD platforms the day after it airs on The HISTORY(R) Channel. You can also watch it ad-free by downloading to own wherever you purchase your favorite series. Follow along on social using: #AloneOnHistory #AloneWorldChampionship |
posted 5/20/2026 |
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The 1% Club Heads to South Africa |
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kykNET's acquired the rights to British game show The 1% Club - titled Die 1% Klub for South Africa where it's going to be played in Afrikaans. Our edition's being produced by Rapid Blue (Come Dine With Me, SA's Got Talent) and the search is on for contestants who want to be part of it. Quick witted. Creative. Analytical. Puzzle loving. These are the adjectives you'll need to play. Also: You must be 18 or older, be able to speak Afrikaans and, provide your own transport to the studios which are in Johannesburg. |
posted 5/20/2026 |
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More on 100 Cooks |
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Food Network celebrates home cooks this summer with the brand-new series 100 Cooks - the biggest, boldest home cook competition in the network's history. Hosted by actor, television host and former pro football player Terry Crews, the series welcomes 100 of the country's best home cooks to run through an epic seven-week culinary gauntlet where 99 cooks will be eliminated and only one is named America's best home cook and wins as much as $250,000. From firefighters and college students to corporate lawyers and stay-at-home moms and dads, these competitors are from all walks of life and share a passion and talent for food. In each episode, competitors are selected at random by a lottery ball "Cook Mixer" to come to the floor after the "Challenge Mixer" dictates what food-themed battle they will face. Each round is judged by top culinary content creator Nick DiGiovanni and Food Network all-star Alex Guarnaschelli, who will determine who stays in the competition each week and who is sent home. 100 Cooks premieres Sunday, June 7th at 9pm ET/PT on Food Network and streams the next day on HBO Max. The premiere episode will also be available globally on Nick DiGiovanni's YouTube channel. Following the U.S. launch, 100 Cooks will be localized and roll out in around thirty of WBD's international territories, across networks, discovery+ and HBO Max. "This is the kind of competition I live for - big energy, big stakes and 100 talented home cooks bringing everything they've got," said host Terry Crews. "Every challenge was unpredictable, every dish had a story and the passion in that kitchen blew me away. Seeing their creativity up close was an incredible experience - and an absolute blast!" |
posted 5/20/2026 |
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Wednesday Lightning Round |
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The Chasers Is On |
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Tom Brady is going social with his next series. His Shadow Lion production shingle is behind “Chasers,” which it’s dubbing “the world’s first trading-card trivia format.” Brady will appear in the premiere episode, which launches May 20 on YouTube. Kevin Bonner hosts “Chasers,” which will feature celebrity guests as they aim to identify four cards via insightful questions — and then dive deep into how they’re connected. Here’s how the digital series is explained: “In each episode, a different celebrity guest attempts to answer trivia questions to identify cards that are in some way related to their lives. Someone from their hometown, a player they share a record with, or maybe just an unknown obsession or skill. Each card starts a new topic of conversation, and correct answers reveals a card to win a guess in the final round.” This reps Shadow Lion’s first social show. “Chasers” will drop biweekly on YouTube beginning May 20; after its initial premiere, 90-second episode cutdowns will appear on Instagram and TikTok. Brady noted that the series was inspired in part by his life-long collecting hobby, as well as the growth of his “CardVault by Tom Brady” business. “My team at Shadow Lion launching ‘Chasers’ is the perfect way to keep the momentum rolling,” Brady said in a statement. “The hobby has so much to offer, and this show meets people where they are. At the end of the day, I just love seeing all my friends working together in the same orbit.” Brady is an executive producer on “Chasers,” along with Bonner, Gilad Haas and Philip Byron. Ethan Byrne is the director. |
posted 5/19/2026 |
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This Season's Pointless Friends |
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BBC One and BBC iPlayer’s Pointless has unveiled a brand-new line-up of celebrity co-hosts who will be joining host Alexander Armstrong on upcoming episodes of the Remarkable Entertainment produced (a Banijay UK company) show for BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Some of the famous faces set to appear on the show include Susan Wokoma, Gok Wan, Nish Kumar, Lucy Porter, Michael Ball, Ben Miller, Sara Pascoe and Clare Balding. Alexander Armstrong, Host of Pointless, says: “We are back and I am raring to go alongside a raft of absolutely joyous co-hosts to deliver more random and fascinating facts. I've just got to remind myself which sovereign states are members of the UN in their own right.” Comedian and actor, Ben Miller, said: “Armstrong and Miller are BACK... on Pointless!!! Xander finally succumbed to my pleading emails and I am so excited. Not only to work with my old mate again but also to dazzle viewers with my extensive general knowledge (discretely delivered to my screen by the show’s producers). I can't wait to get started and Pointless-the-heck out of this.” Actress and writer, Susan Wokoma, says: “Not being funny but this was the role I was meant to play - sat down, sounding intelligent all whilst basking in the glory of Xander Armstrong? Sign me up! Very, very excited to be keeping warm the Pointless co-pilot seat.” Singer, presenter and actor, Michael Ball, added: “What a joy to get to sit in the hot seat with the pointless team. I love the show, love Xander, love the fact that this time I’ll know all the answers and I promise to try to not be too judgmental if people say daft things…I’ll try, but I can’t promise anything.” Comedian and actress, Sara Pascoe, added: “I’m coming to that co-host seat to learn. I’ll swot up all the facts and then next series I’ll enter as a competitor, win the show and steal Xander’s job. It’s a whole game plan.” Broadcaster Clare Balding said: “I’ve competed on the show many times, and I always walk around asking myself what the pointless answer to any question in life could be. To be sat in the co-host chair where I have all the pointless answers in front of me, is wonderful. It’s such a warm, friendly environment and I’m looking forward to working with the lovely Alexander Armstrong.” Caroline O’Neill, Commissioning Executive for BBC Daytime comments: “Pointless yet again delivers another great cohort of hosts set to join Alexander as they question another group of contestants searching for the Pointless answer. It’s the hottest seat on the telly and we can’t wait for audiences to enjoy.” Laura Turner, Executive Producer, Remarkable Entertainment, says: “It's so exciting to see the Pointless family continue to grow with even more marvellous faces gracing the co-host desk. The questions are polled, the contestants are booked and the trophies are gleaming. We can't wait to get filming.” Pointless broadcasts on BBC One at 5.15pm. |
posted 5/19/2026 |
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Tuesday Lightning Round |
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“Wheel of Fortune” is showing its patriotic side this summer with two weeks of USA-themed episodes in honor of America’s 250th birthday sponsored by Coca-Cola. Titled “Drink In America Presented by Coca-Cola,” the themed episodes of the syndicated “Wheel of Fortune” will air nationwide the week of June 1 and again, “with added elements,” the week of June 29. The special editions of the Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White-hosted game show will invite “viewers to ‘drink in’ the spirit, sights, and stories of America through the lens of one of television’s most beloved shows.” Per “Wheel of Fortune” producer Sony Pictures Television, the episodes will feature custom Coca-Cola integrations, like a branded wheel wedge that offers “iconic trips to beloved American cities,” including Los Angeles for July 4th celebrations, New York City for an exclusive Times Square ball drop, or Seacrest’s hometown (and Coca-Cola headquarters) in Atlanta. At-home viewers can enter the “Drink in America Giveaway” for a chance to win a trip to an American National Park or to Universal Studios. “’Wheel of Fortune’ has long been a staple of American viewing, and collaborating with Coca-Cola, one of the most globally recognizable brands, feels like a natural way to celebrate America250,” Sony Pictures Television game shows president Suzanne Prete. “Both brands have been part of the cultural fabric for generations, creating shared moments of joy and connection, and we’re honored to bring that spirit to life in a way that celebrates what makes this country so special.” “Few brands are as deeply woven into American culture as Coca-Cola and ‘Wheel of Fortune,'” Coca-Cola trademark category vice president Stacy Jackson said. “As a signature partner of America250, we’re proud to celebrate this once in a generation moment by teaming up with ‘Wheel of Fortune’ to invite fans across the country to drink in the stories, places, and spirit that make America special. This collaboration is a celebration of that shared legacy—bringing America250 to life through pop culture, iconic destinations, and moments worth savoring together.” The Coca-Cola and America250 integration for “Wheel of Fortune” was led by Sally Umsted, senior vice president of brand partnerships, licensing and experiences for Sony Pictures Television, game shows division. |
posted 5/18/2026 |
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Tom Kane, the prolific voice actor whose credits include Yoda on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, The Powerpuff Girls, Archer and scores of video games, died today, May 18, in Kansas City after having suffered a stroke more than five years ago. He was 64. His death was announced on social media by Galactic Productions, his talent agency. “Today we say goodbye to Tom Kane — a legendary voice actor whose work shaped the childhoods and imaginations of millions around the world,” the statement reads. “From his unforgettable performances in Star Wars to countless animated series, documentaries, and games, Tom brought wisdom, strength, humor, and heart to every role he touched. His voice became part of our lives, our memories, and the stories we carry with us.” Kane, who retired in 2021, provided voice performances for numerous series and episodes going back to the early 1990s when his early credits included such animated programs as The Legend of Prince Valiant, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Team Knight Rider, The Angry Beavers and many others. In game shows, Kane was a sub-announcer on America's Funniest Home Videos, often substituting for Ernie Anderson. His signature roles were in the Star Wars animated universe, including C-3PO, various soldiers and imperial officers and, most notably, Yoda, a character he first played in a 1999 video game called Star Wars – Yoda’s Challenge. He’d return to the character in various video games as well as the TV series Star Wars: Clone Wars. Born Thomas Kane Roberts on April 15, 1962, in Overland Park, Kansas, Kane would become one of the most prolific voice actors of his generation. In addition to the Star Wars projects, he voiced various characters on Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Kim Possible and The Wild Thornberrys, among many others. For Marvel he voiced the characters Magneto and Ultron. His most recent credits were in the 2023 video game Harry Potter: Magic Awakened and, also that year, the YouTube series Presidents Discord Server. Kane is survived by wife Cindy and nine children.. |
posted 5/18/2026 |
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Monday Lightning Round |
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School's Out for Summer! |
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School’s out for the summer, and that means students have more time on their hands to do fun activities like being on The Price Is Right. The game show is set to host a kick-off-to-summer episode where the entire audience is filled with students. Monday, June 8, although not the first day of Summer, will be the “School’s Out” episode, according to a press release. The students will kick off vacation in style. Host Drew Carey will welcome the high-energy crowd who will compete in iconic pricing games, such as Punch A Bunch, Hole In One, Money Game, Push Over, and more. They will have the chance to win huge cash prizes, dream vacations, and luxury cars during the one-hour episode to mark the end of school. |
posted 5/15/2026 |
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Physical 100 Arrives in Sweden |
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The production of Physical 100: Sweden has just started in Sandviken, Sweden. Today, Netflix unveiled the 100 participants who will go head-to-head in the high-stakes competition. Physical 100: Sweden brings together some of Sweden's most accomplished athletes, as well as firefighters, construction workers, gym rats, military professionals and celebrities. Amongst the 100 competitors fighting for the top spot are global swimming icons Sarah Sjöström and Therese Alshammar, UFC legend Alexander "The Mauler" Gustafsson, Olympic alpine champion André Myhrer, multitalented artist Daniel Adams-Ray, 7-time parkour World Cup winner Miranda Tibbling, boxing star Mikaela Laurén, elite calisthenics athletes Simon Imhäuser and Malin Migdal Flefil, actor Björn Bengtsson, and influencers Hissy Elhissy and Ludwig Blomqvist. During the extensive casting process, more than 1,300 people across Sweden either applied or were contacted, resulting in over 450 casting interviews. The selected participants range in age from 20 to 57 and represent a wide array of disciplines - from different styles of Martial arts to swimming, calisthenics, ice hockey and wrestling. In Physical 100: Sweden, 100 contestants across gender, age, and athletic backgrounds face off in challenges that test strength, endurance, courage, determination, teamwork, focus, and mental resilience. They will push their bodies and minds to the absolute limit to determine who has the most complete physique, with only one winner taking home the grand prize of 1 million SEK ($105,679.09). Physical 100: Sweden is produced by Banijay Nordic label Meter Entertainment and is currently shooting in Sandviken, Sweden. The reality competition series will have a global premiere on Netflix in 2027. Building on the Korean original series, the Swedish adaptation joins the expanding franchise, following recent announcements of Physical 100: Italy, Physical 100: Mexico, Physical: Asia and Physical 100: USA. |
posted 5/15/2026 |
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Try Guys Phone It In (Not Like That) |
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The Try Guys‘ bonkers cooking competition “Phoning It In” has rounded out its slate of judges, cast members and contestants for Season 4. The show premiered its fourth installment on the independent streamer 2nd Try TV on May 6 before it rolls onto YouTube starting May 30. Chris Ying, Justin Pichetrungsi, Elizabeth Falkner, Jordan Myrick, Jimmy Wong, Jen Yee, Nick Schreiber and Rie McClenny have joined the series as judges. Melissa King and Kat Turner are contestants. The competition locks elite chefs out of the kitchen, instead forcing them to coach unqualified comedians from afar, guiding them only via telephone to bring their culinary visions to the plate. Previously announced chefs and judges this season include: Kristen Kish, Josh Scherer, Jonny Manganello, Mitzi Reyes and Monique Chan. The contestants include comedians from the TryCast universe: Ash Perez, Ryan Garcia, Jared Popkin, Kwesi James, Ryann Graham, Joyce Louis-Jean and Rainie Toll. Previously announced contestants include Try Guys Keith Habersberger and Zach Kornfeld, as well as Miles Bonsignore and “Smosh’s” Angela Giarratana. “We’re making the biggest food competition show on YouTube with the biggest chefs in the world, and it’s been awesome to step our game up every season,” said Kornfeld and Habersberger in a statement. |
posted 5/15/2026 |
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Happy Friday Lightning Round |
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Back to the Beach |
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Reports of the demise of "Battle on the Beach" have apparently been exaggerated. HGTV's epic surfside home renovation competition Battle on the Beach will head to the Grand Strand, South Carolina's hot vacation destination, in its latest seven-episode season premiering Monday, June 1, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. During the series, which attracted 15.5 million viewers across linear and streaming to its last run, HGTV stars Sarah Baeumler (Rock the Block), Mika Kleinschmidt (100 Day Dream Home) and Ty Pennington (Rock the Block) will each mentor a two-person team of promising renovators as they vie to transform lackluster beachfront vacation properties - and the biggest homes in Battle on the Beach history - into stunning waterfront escapes that deliver top reviews and top dollar. Armed with $100,000, seven weeks and invaluable advice from their respected mentors, the teams will overhaul the dated digs while navigating unprecedented design challenges, including repurposing discarded roadside finds in their homes and swapping partners for the chance at additional prize money. Husband-and-wife renovation duo Tristyn and Kamohai Kalama (Renovation Aloha) will determine which team increases the rental value of each week's revamped space, with the winner given a critical choice: take home $3,000 now or apply $6,000 to the final grand prize. When the stunning renos are complete, the team who clinches the highest peak season rate for their short-term rental will claim a cash prize of at least $50,000, with their mentor boasting ultimate bragging rights. |
posted 5/14/2026 |
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Thursday Lightning Round |
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John Barbour, whose role in creating, producing and co-hosting the 1979-1984 NBC series Real People is recognized as a pioneering effort in the popularity of reality TV, died from natural causes on Sunday, May 10, at his home in Las Vegas. He was 93. His death was announced by family. Executive produced by Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In creator George Schlatter, Real People featured a panel of co-hosts, including Barbour, who introduced pre-taped segments about people with odd or unusual hobbies – or just odd and unusual people – and then riffed on the short films. The popularity of the show and its pliable format would inspire any number of subsequent series, from That’s Incredible! and America’s Funniest Home Videos to MTV’s long-running Ridiculousness. In addition to Barbour, the panel of hosts included, at one time or another, Sarah Purcell, Byron Allen, Skip Stephenson, Bill Rafferty, Mark Russell, Peter Billingsley, David Ruprecht and Fred Willard. Born April 24, 1933, in Toronto, Canada, Barbour dropped out of high school at age 15 and moved to the U.S. in the 1950s. He began his show business career as a standup comic, which eventually led to appearances on The Dean Martin Show and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. He released two comedy albums, It’s Tough To Be White (1965) and I Met A Man I Didn’t Like (1978). Barbour was the first host of AM Los Angeles, where he won the first of his five Emmy awards. He courted controversy with interviews with anti-Vietnam War guests including Mohammed Ali and Jane Fonda. His additional Emmys came from his years as the critic-at-large on Los Angeles’ KNBC. He was the pilot host for The Gong Show, and, over the years, made appearances on several television shows, such as Get Smart, Sanford and Son, The Liars Club, CSI, and Breaking Bad. Barbour wrote, produced, and narrated the documentary film Ernie Kovacs: Television’s Original Genius, and, in 1992, he won the prize for best documentary at the San Sebastian Film Festival for The JFK Assassination: The Jim Garrison Tapes, which profiled New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison and his investigation of the Kennedy murder. In 2017, Barbour wrote and directed the sequel, The American Media and the Second Assassination of John F. Kennedy. Barbour wrote a 2019 autobiography entitled Your Mother’s Not A Virgin: The Bumpy Life and Times of the Canadian Dropout who Changed the Face of American TV! He is survived by his wife Sarita and their son Christopher. |
posted 5/13/2026 |
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Love... Boston Style |
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Love is wicked blind. The next season of Netflix‘s hit dating experiment is heading to Boston. The streamer announced the Season 11 renewal of “Love Is Blind” during its upfronts presentation in New York, revealing that the new installment would arrive sometime in fall 2026. The series, hosted by married couple Vanessa and Nick Lachey, centers on a crop of singles who get to know each other without ever seeing each other’s faces. They go on truly “blind” dates before agreeing to marry someone without ever actually meeting them. Over several weeks, the engaged couples move in together and plan their weddings, figuring out whether their physical connection lives up to the emotional bond they developed in the “pods.” Per the logline, “When their wedding day arrives, will real-world realities and external factors push them apart, or will they marry the person they fell blindly in love with? … This addictive social experiment will uncover whether looks, race, or age do matter — or if love really is blind." Elsewhere, Love is Blind is coming to Denmark! In this popular social experiment, singles who want to be loved for who they are on the inside will date and get engaged without ever seeing each other - putting the ultimate question to the test: is love truly blind? Love is Blind: Denmark will be produced by Mastiff DK, with production scheduled to begin this year. The casting is now open and Danish singles eager to take part in the dating experiment are encouraged to apply here. Love is Blind premiered in the US in 2020 and has since become a global phenomenon. The original series has been adapted in many countries, including Japan, Brazil, UK, Germany, France and Poland among others. Every episode of the European adaptations featuring the pods are filmed in Strängnäs, Sweden. Up until now over 330 hopeful singles have entered the pods in the search of finding love. The global Netflix premiere of Love is Blind: Denmark is set for 2027. |
posted 5/13/2026 |
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The US Networks at Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) - which boasts more top-performing cable networks, series and freshman hits than any other portfolio - unveiled its robust content lineup during WBD's 2026 New York Upfront presentation. Claiming five of the top 10 cable networks, 208 million average monthly viewers and nearly 30 percent of primetime cable viewing in the first quarter of 2026, WBD's entertainment brands have primed this year's programming pipeline with over 3,000 premiere hours which encompasses 98 new series and fresh episodes of 127 popular returning titles. The WBD portfolio, including Discovery Channel, Food Network, HGTV, Investigation Discovery, TBS, TNT, TLC, Magnolia Network, Adult Swim, OWN and others, also owns seven of the top 10 unscripted freshman/limited series among Adults 25-54 so far in 2026, with TLC's breakout title Suddenly Amish in the #1 spot. "Our brands are unstoppable, delivering the most talked about and must-watch unscripted series on TV today," said Channing Dungey, Chairman and CEO of the Warner Bros. Television Group and WBD US Networks. "We have the best creative team in the business and will continue to produce innovative, genre-defining programming that super serves our fans." CNN announced today that Have I Got News For You has been renewed for a fifth season. The American version of the long-running UK comedy series is hosted by Roy Wood Jr. along with team captains Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black. Produced by Hat Trick Productions for CNN Originals, the fifth season of Have I Got News for You premieres Saturday, September 12 at 9pm ET/PT on CNN, and will be available to stream on the CNN app and at CNN.com/Watch the next day. "We're thrilled to return for season five and continue covering the nation's most important stories, most of which still sound made up," said Wood Jr., Ruffin and Black in a joint statement. Since its debut in 2024, Have I Got News For You has become a staple of CNN's Saturday night lineup, offering audiences a comedic lens on the ever-evolving news cycle. The series blends humor and insight, creating a space where politics, culture and current events collide in unexpected and entertaining ways. "Season four demonstrated just how strongly this series is resonating with audiences, becoming a standout performer across CNN's platforms and a meaningful part of the weekly conversation online," said Amy Entelis, executive vice president of talent, CNN Originals and creative development for CNN Worldwide. "At a time when people are looking for entertaining ways to engage with the nonstop news cycle, Roy, Amber and Michael continue to deliver something that feels timely and culturally relevant - and we will continue building on that success with a fifth season this fall." Notable guests from season four of Have I Got News For You included U.S. Senator Adam Schiff, Hasan Minhaj, Andy Richter, Kara Swisher, Ari Shapiro, Larry Wilmore, Gianmarco Soresi, Bomani Jones, Nimesh Patel and more. All episodes of Have I Got News For You are available to stream now on the CNN app. Companion podcast Have I Got News For Your Ears hosted by Michael Ian Black continues to release new episodes every Wednesday wherever you get your podcasts. Episodes are also available to stream on the @HIGNFYUS official YouTube page. Have I Got News For You is executive produced by Jim Biederman, Jimmy Mulville and Richard Wilson for Hat Trick Productions. Elsewhere, Food Network announced its biggest home cook competition of all time, 100 Cooks, hosted by actor, television host and former pro football player Terry Crews, and an exciting new no-holds-barred tournament Wildcard Kitchen: High Rollers at Sea; |
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ITV Reups with "The 1% Club" |
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ITV has announced a new three-year deal for The 1% Club. The 1% Club remains the biggest original quiz show in more than a decade. It regularly exceeds 5 million viewers an episode and since launching three years ago, it has been streamed over 60 million times and reached over 43 million viewers. The 1% Club has also enjoyed major international success, establishing itself as one of the best-selling original British entertainment formats of recent years. The 1% Club host, Lee Mack says: “I’m delighted that ITV have given us three more series to discover Great British clever clogs. I just told my family how old I would be when these three series are over, but apparently I got it wrong. Which shows you how well I’d do as a contestant.” ITV’s Director of Factual Entertainment, Sue Murphy, said: “We’re thrilled to be renewing The 1% Club for a further three years. The show has become a huge hit with viewers of all ages. With Lee at the helm as always, we can’t wait to bring more series and specials to the viewers. It’s a brilliant entertainment show with a unique format that viewers love to play along with at home, and its broad appeal makes it a hugely valuable part of our slate on ITV.” Executive Producers and creators of The 1% Club, Dean Nabarro and Andy Auerbach, said: “It’s a wonderful vote of confidence that ITV have commissioned three more years of the show and we’re delighted that so many more people will now get the chance to join The 1% Club.” ITV will commission further series and specials of The 1% Club over the next three years, alongside the return of The 1% Club Rollover later this year and The 1% Club Kids Special, due to air later this month. The series is commissioned for ITV by Director of Factual Entertainment, Sue Murphy. The 1% Club was created by Dean Nabarro and Andy Auerbach, and is a Magnum Media production for ITV. |
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Rex Reed, one of the most widely known, influential and biting film critics of the new wave ushered into prominence by Pauline Kael in the 1960s, died today, May 12, at his home in Manhattan following a short illness. He was 87. His death was confirmed by longtime friend William Kapfer, who noted that Reed died “surrounded by his closest loved ones.” Reed, whose stylishly written film reviews, celebrity profiles and interviews with Hollywood and Broadway stars were featured in such publications as The New York Times, GQ, Esquire, Vogue and, most recently, the New York Observer, was a ubiquitous presence on talk shows throughout the 1960s and ’70s, prized by hosts like Johnny Carson and Dick Cavett for his wit and candor. In a telling sample of his quotes collected for his obituary in The New York Times, Reed could be both worshipful and scathing. In 1968 he said the aging Bette Davis was exciting enough “to make the latest youth idols about as interesting as a withered logarithm.” Broadway’s Gwen Verdon was one of those performers “rare as blue butterflies, who carry around their own lightning.” Not all of his subjects got off so easy. “If there is anything more excruciating than sitting through a Michelangelo Antonioni film, it’s sitting through a Michelangelo Antonioni interview,” he wrote in 1967. He called Peter Lawford a Rat Pack “court jester” with limited intelligence, and drew the ire of Frank Sinatra when he said daughter Nancy Sinatra looked like a “pizza waitress.” After he wrote that a drunk Ava Gardner quipped about Sinatra’s marriage to Mia Farrow, “Hah! I always knew Frank would end up in bed with a boy,” Gardner called “a son of a bitch is either at your feet or at your throat.” Reed’s writings were collected in numerous books, including his notoriously titled first, Do You Sleep in the Nude?, the question an example of the kind of query he designed to provoke noteworthy responses from his interview subjects. Even in the latter part of his career, at the weekly newspaper New York Observer, his writings lost none of their sting, and indeed often seemed like an unappetizing leftover from an era when sour personal swipes were more tolerated. In games, Reed appeared on episodes of "Hollywood Squares", "To Tell the Truth", "All Star Secrets", "The Gong Show", "You Don't Say!", and "What's My Line?". He ascribed the Oscar win by deaf Children of a Lesser God actor Marlee Matlin to a “pity vote” and described Melissa McCarthy as “tractor-sized” and a “hippo.” Reed’s victims relished a chance at payback when the writer tried his hand at acting in the atrocious 1970 film adaptation of Gore Vidal’s novel Myra Breckinridge. He would later appear in better films, but it was Breckinridge – a film that routinely lands on Worst Films Ever lists and was disavowed by Vidal himself – that made headlines. Time magazine wrote at the time that “Myra Breckinridge is about as funny as a child molester. It is an insult to intelligence, an affront to sensibility and an abomination to the eye.” Both Reed and costar Raquel Welch were pilloried for their performance as the same character before and after what would now be called gender-affirming surgery. In keeping with his own standards, Reed, too, panned Myra Breckinridge. It was, he wrote, “a train wreck.”
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Dancing with the Stars has added another celebrity contestant to its Season 35 lineup. Jackson Olson, the second baseman for the Savannah Bananas, has joined the competition, Disney announced during its upfront presentation on Tuesday. Olson is the third contestant to be revealed so far. He joins The Traitors and Love Island breakout Maura Higgins and Summer House favorite Ciara Miller, who the network revealed at Disney’s Get Real unscripted TV event last month. Per Disney, the rest of the Season 35 celebrities as well as their professional dance partners will be announced on Wednesday, September 2, exclusively on Good Morning America. There’s no premiere date for Season 35 just yet, but ABC has confirmed the series will return in the fall. It will simulcast live across ABC and Disney+ and stream next-day on Hulu. In addition to being a second baseman for the Savannah Bananas, Olson is a content creator known for his macro baseball insights and captivating storytelling on family, relationships, food, and the journey of coming-of-age. Whether he’s sharing the joys of eating ballpark food or something over-the-top delicious, the triumphs and tribulations of love and family, or the intricacies of life on and off the field, Jackson Olson invites followers into his world with authenticity and warmth, leaving a lasting impression on all who engage with his content. |
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Big Re-Break |
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The hit 90s snooker-themed game show Big Break will return with broadcaster Paddy McGuinness and seven-time world snooker champion Stephen Hendry at the helm. The popular program will return to BBC Two over two decades after it last aired, with the channel saying it will keep the "spirit of the original show" with a "brand new look and feel". The revived series will follow three contestants who will be paired up with professional snooker players, straight off the competition circuit, as they battle it out over three rounds in a bid to win a cash prize in a dramatic finale. McGuinness said: "I am absolutely delighted to be a part of Big Break. "It is one of those shows everyone knows and loves, so to be hosting it alongside legend Stephen Hendry will be something special. Bring it on!" The game show previously aired on BBC screens between 1991 and 2002 and was hosted by Jim Davidson and the late snooker star John Virgo, who died earlier this year aged 79. Hendry, who will take over Virgo's role of performing trick shots, is hoping the series can inspire a new generation of snooker players to get into the sport. He said: "Big Break was a unique mix of trick shots and great entertainment, and I can't wait to be back at the table and bringing this incredible show to a whole new audience - and who knows, we might inspire the next generation of snooker players to get into the sport." Production for the series will begin shortly for the twenty 30-minute-long episodes, with the series set to air on BBC Two and the BBC iPlayer. |
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Wednesday Lightning Round |
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ABC on Tuesday became the fourth broadcast network (following CBS, NBC, and Fox) to unveil its schedule for the Fall TV season. In an unexpected move, "High Potential" is being held for 2027, alongside fellow dramas "The Rookie," newly ordered spin-off "The Rookie: North," and "Will Trent." In its place, "R.J. Decker" will return for Season 2 this fall, airing Tuesdays at 10 p.m. behind Season 35 of "Dancing With the Stars." The "Scrubs" revival is likewise on tap for fall, once again leading out of "Abbott Elementary." As a result, "Shifting Gears" is being held back for 2027. New seasons of "The Bachelor" and "Bachelor in Paradise" are being reserved for next year. ABC FALL 2026-27 SCHEDULE (all times ET/PT) with new shows in caps, & game shows bolded. MONDAY |
posted 5/12/2026 |
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Forget a swivel chair, the newest coach on the "The Voice" is going to need a swivel throne. Queen Latifah is confirmed to be joining the show for Season 30. For her inaugural season of "The Voice," Latifah will be joined by returning coaches Kelly Clarkson and Adam Levine, as well as fellow first-timer Riley Green, who recently wrapped a multi-episode arc on CBS' "Yellowstone" spin-off "Marshals." While most people probably think of Latifah as an actress, she also boasts an impressive career in the music industry. She won a Grammy Award in 1995 for her song "U.N.I.T.Y.," and has amassed six additional Grammy nominations over the years. She was also nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for her performance in the movie-musical "Chicago." Unlike newcomers Latifah and Green, Clarkson and Levine have a long history with "The Voice." Levine was a mainstay for the show's first 16 seasons before taking a nine-year break, eventually returning for Seasons 27, 29, and now 30. Meanwhile, Clarkson's coaching tenure spanned from Seasons 14 to 21; she later returned for Seasons 29 and now 30. New episodes of "The Voice" will air Mondays at 8/7c on NBC, leading into the new Peter Krause-led crime drama "Line of Fire." A premiere date has not yet been announced. Read More: https://www.tvline.com/2170763/queen-latifah-the-voice-season-30-coaches-confirmed/ |
posted 5/12/2026 |
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Going Up |
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ITV is heading back into the gameshow arena with The Golden Elevators, a new high-concept quiz format hosted by Richard Osman — and there’s little doubt the broadcaster will be hoping this one reaches the penthouse rather than stalling between floors. The series, produced by Studio Lambert and Talpa Studios, turns deceptively simple A-or-B questions into a strategic social experiment, with contestants forced to decide not only what answer is right, but who around them can actually be trusted. Set inside a towering skyscraper, ten players begin in the lobby and must choose between two elevators for every question. One lift contains the correct answer and moves contestants closer to the jackpot. The other sends everyone inside crashing back to the lobby and out of the game entirely. The twist is where the format may find its sweet spot. Before each decision, contestants are free to debate, persuade, bluff and manipulate each other — turning what could have been a straightforward trivia contest into something much closer to psychological warfare in a shiny ITV primetime wrapper. It’s also another significant entertainment commission for ITV at a time when the broadcaster is under growing pressure to land a breakout non-scripted hit. Recent attempts to launch fresh event entertainment formats have delivered mixed results at best, with The Neighbourhood — fronted by Graham Norton — struggling badly in the ratings before being quietly shifted out of primetime to burn off its remaining episodes. Against that backdrop, The Golden Elevators feels like a calculated pivot towards something cleaner, simpler and more format-friendly. The premise is instantly understandable, visually strong and deliberately designed for audience play-along — the kind of broad entertainment mechanic ITV executives traditionally love. And if there’s one person who knows how to sell a format built on simplicity, it’s Osman. Already synonymous with modern British quiz television thanks to Pointless and his hugely successful publishing career, Osman brings an affable authority that ITV will hope helps elevate the format above gimmick territory. “I signed up the moment they showed me the game,” Osman said. “It’s so simple, but it takes such skill to win — I’ve never seen a quiz show quite like it.” |
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NBC has greenlit a new game show series based on "Wordle," the globally beloved word game from The New York Times Games. Produced by Universal Television Alternative Studio (UTAS), in partnership with Jimmy Fallon's Electric Hot Dog and The New York Times, the series brings the global phenomenon to television with a fresh, fast-paced format. Originally launched in 2021 and acquired by The New York Times in 2022, Wordle has become a cultural phenomenon, engaging millions of daily players worldwide and inspiring conversation across generations. An avid "Wordle" player, "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie will serve as host of the primetime gameshow. The new format challenges players to solve five-letter word puzzles in a supersized battle of smarts, speed and fun. It builds on the way the puzzle community engages with Wordle every day - solving together, sharing wins, debating strategies and cheering one another on. Now, that style of play comes to life as the most-obsessed and competitive players will team up in squads and go head-to-head in the "Wordle" arena, playing for an incredible cash prize. "I feel very honored to be working with Savannah Guthrie on this show," said Fallon "Savannah has that rare combination of intelligence, charm, and warmth that makes everyone feel instantly welcome. And she obviously knows how to host a show. I am SUPER PROUD and HAPPY and I think we developed a SOLID GAMER for PRIME-time." "Wordle is one of the most successful and culturally resonant games of the past decade," said Sharon Vuong, Executive Vice President, Unscripted Programming, NBC. "This series is a natural extension of NBC's legacy in the game show space, and with the incredible Savannah at the helm and our partners at UTAS, Electric Hot Dog and The New York Times, we're excited to bring a smart, joyful and distinctly NBC take to this global phenomenon." "We're eager, happy, giddy - all of those five-letter words and more - to bring Wordle to life for television," said Toby Gorman, President, Universal Television Alternative Studio. "The New York Times word game has been played billions of times, and our goal is to create an equally addictive show. Savannah brings the perfect blend of warmth and wit to deliver exactly that." "Several years ago, The New York Times began developing a Wordle game show. Teaming up with Jimmy Fallon to develop the game for NBC was a perfect fit," says Caitlin Roper, executive editorial director of film and tv at the Times. "We wanted to honor the specific thrill of Wordle, the way people play and share their scores with each other, but also make something new for TV. Like Jimmy, Savannah is a passionate Wordle player-she even solved on TV in Times Square. No one gets what our contestants will go through like she does." Casting for the season is currently open, interested applicants can visit wordle.castingcrane.com. Production on the show is set to begin later this year and is slated to premiere in 2027. "Wordle" is produced by Universal Television Alternative Studio, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Fallon's production company, Electric Hot Dog and The New York Times. Jimmy Fallon and Jim Juvonen serve as executive producers for Electric Hot Dog with Caitlin Roper and Jonathan Knight serving as executive producers for The New York Times. Wes Kauble will also executive produce and serve as showrunner. The "Wordle" format will be licensed globally by NBCUniversal Formats, a division of Universal Studio Group. |
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FOX today unveils its 2026-2027 programming slate to the national advertising community during its Upfront Presentation at the New York City Center. Followed by a powerful breakout season, FOX delivers a full lineup of hit shows this fall and expands its winning slate with the return of a global sensation, fresh creative voices and compelling new series. The lineup is anchored in accessible, high-energy programming designed for co-viewing audiences across scripted, unscripted and animation. FOX Entertainment Studios continues to play a strategic role in growing a portfolio of owned and produced content. "Our 2026-27 slate reflects what FOX does best - putting creative first with distinctive, returnable series and bold, character-driven storytelling," said Rob Wade, CEO of FOX Entertainment. "With a strong foundation of returning hits and a carefully curated pipeline of new original series, we're building a lineup designed to connect with broad audiences, drive performance in both the U.S. and around the world, and bring the consistency, scale, and momentum that position us strongly for the year ahead." All-new series include new dramas Baywatch and The Interrogator and unscripted series Marriage Market. FOX has renewed the following unscripted series for additional seasons: Beat Shazam (Season Eight), Celebrity Name That Tune (Season Six), Celebrity Weakest Link (Season Two), Crime Scene Kitchen (Season Four), Don't Forget The Lyrics (Season Four), Extracted (Season Three), Fear Factor: House of Fear (Season Two), The Floor (Seasons Six and Seven), Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service (Season Two), Hell's Kitchen (Seasons 25 and 26), Kitchen Nightmares (Season Three), LEGO Masters (Season Six), The Masked Singer (Season 15), Next Level Baker (Seasons Two and Three), Next Level Chef (Season Six), 99 to Beat (Season Two), and Special Forces: World's Toughest Test (Season Five). Additional series renewals to be announced. FOX's new unscripted programming includes: FOX FALL 2026-27 SCHEDULE (All Times ET/PT). New series in all caps, game shows are in bold. MONDAY FOX's midseason slate will include: Additional programming to be announced. |
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The Voice will have some new blood for Season 30. Country singer Riley Green will join Kelly Clarkson and Adam Levine as a coach on the NBC show. Season 29, which just ended, saw Clarkson, Levine and John Legend as the three coaches. Season 30, which returns in the fall, will feature four coaches with one other star joining the trio soon. Green has released three albums and is known for hits including There Was This Girl, I Wish Grandpas Never Died, Half of Me and Different ‘Round Here, which he did with Luke Combs. While the move marks Green’s first role as a judge on a singing competition, he was one of the stars on CMT’s 2012 reality series Redneck Island. He also recently appeared in a four-episode arc on CBS’ Yellowstone spinoff Marshals as one of Kayce Dutton’s former Navy SEAL teammates. Green revealed his new gig on his Instagram page with a voicemail from Kelly Clarkson. Clarkson said, “We have never officially met… I am super stoked to coach alongside you. Welcome to The Voice. I was stoked when I heard you’re going to be a coach because I actually am a super fan of your music, man, you’re so good. You probably know that, because I’ve covered your songs, big fan. But, needless to say, fan and all, it’s a competition. So I, as a future friend, I sent you something, a little gift, while you’re out on the road doing shows to get your head in the game for The Voice coming up, because I think you’re gonna need the practice, because team Kelly’s gonna whoop that ass.” “I guess y’all can start calling me coach… see ya this fall,” Green added. |
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A new platform means new rules for Pop Culture Jeopardy!. Season 2 of the game show premiered on May 11 and gives the winner an opportunity to win more games and money. Instead of the teams winning one game and then advancing to the quarterfinals, they can now win up to five games. “Things are going to be slightly different this time. Here’s how it works,” host Colin Jost said. “The winners of each game will advance to play in the next episode, where they cap at five games maximum. After 15 games, the top nine teams will compete in the semifinals for a chance to win $300,000 and be named the next Pop Culture Jeopardy! champion.” The recently introduced version of the syndicated game show focuses solely on — you guessed it — pop culture questions, ranging from TV to sports to music and more. Jeopardy! has produced many spinoffs, including Tournament of Champions, Masters, Invitational Tournament, Celebrity Jeopardy!, College Tournaments, and more. But they all focus on everyday trivia. Pop Culture Jeopardy! is solely for the fangirls and boys. The Personality Hires (Emily Hogg, Zach Gozlan, and Miranda Onnen) won Season 1 in March and took home the grand prize and the PC Jeopardy! trophy. Hosted by SNL Weekend Update anchor Colin Jost, Pop Culture Jeopardy! is a prudciton of Sony Pictures Television Studios, Michael Davies executive producer and Bari Jean Dorman co-exective producer. |
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Survivor host Jeff Probst's brother Scott has died, their brother Brent announced on Instagram Monday, May 11. "Some sad news, our brother Scott is no longer with us," Brent captioned a photo of Scott. "He was a great brother, son and friend. I will miss him so much. I’m so sad he is gone." A cause of death was not revealed. Scott previously worked alongside his brother on Survivor. While Jeff, 64, has hosted the reality series since May 2000, his brother has been credited on a few episodes as both an art assistant and camera assistant. Scott's death comes nearly two years after the death of their mother, Barb Probst, who died in November 2024. A season 47 episode paid tribute to the family matriarch, with a tribute card reading, “Dedicated to Barb, the biggest Survivor fan of all time. See you on our next adventure.” Brent confirmed the death of their mother on Instagram at the time. “She was the best mom, grandma and just a fantastic person full of love and life," he wrote. "For the last couple years, she had full-time care for dementia and died one week before her 86th birthday." He added, "She had a great life and I am certain that I am a good person because she and my dad raised me with love and humor. I will miss her every single day for the rest of my life.” |
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Monday Lightning Round |
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Today, ABC announced its summer premiere dates, which include a slate of high-stakes, fan-favorite game shows and the brand-new competition series, "Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro." "Celebrity Family Feud" premieres THURSDAY, JULY 9, with host Steve Harvey, followed by new episodes of "Press Your Luck," hosted by Elizabeth Banks. Later in the month, Jimmy Kimmel hosts a new season of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire," starting WEDNESDAY, JULY 22. As previously announced, the latest spinoff series from the hit franchise, "Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro," is set to debut MONDAY, JULY 13, hosted by Robert Irwin. As previously announced, "The Bachelor," "Bachelor in Paradise" and "Dancing with the Stars" have been renewed for new seasons. Premiere dates for these series will be announced at a later date. CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD Hosted by stand-up comedian, actor, author and Emmy(R) Award winner Steve Harvey, the iconic game show features celebrities, along with their family members or their extended TV families, going head-to-head in a contest to name the most popular responses to survey-type questions posed to 100 people for a chance to win $25,000 for a charity of their choice. "Celebrity Family Feud" is produced by Fremantle. Myeshia Mizuno is the showrunner and executive producer. Follow "Celebrity Family Feud" (#CelebrityFamilyFeud) on Instagram, X and Facebook. DANCING WITH THE STARS: THE NEXT PRO Hosted by wildlife conservationist and "Dancing with the Stars" Season 34 Len Goodman Mirrorball Champion Robert Irwin, "Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro" features 12 exceptional up-and-coming dancers who move into one house and compete in a grueling audition process, all vying for a coveted spot as a pro dancer on Season 35 of "Dancing with the Stars." Three-time Mirrorball champion Mark Ballas and his mother, "The Queen of Latin" Shirley Ballas, will serve as judges. They will be joined by a star-studded lineup of returning pros who will serve as rotating mentors/guest judges. Follow "DWTS" (#DWTSNextPro) on Instagram, Facebook, Threads, TikTok, X and YouTube. PRESS YOUR LUCK Hosted by Elizabeth Banks, "Press Your Luck" is a game of wits, strategy and high stakes as contestants compete for a chance at life-changing cash and prizes. During each game of "Press Your Luck," three contestants battle each other, answering questions to earn spins on the Big Board. Contestants then use their spins to win cash and prizes while trying to avoid the WHAMMY, which could take all their winnings and leave them with nothing. The winning contestant then moves on to the bonus round to face the WHAMMY in a final battle for the chance to win $1 million. "Press Your Luck" is produced by Fremantle. The show is executive produced by Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman and John Quinn, who also serves as showrunner. Follow "Press Your Luck" (#PressYourLuck) on Instagram, X and Facebook. WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE Hosted by Emmy Award-winning Jimmy Kimmel, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" features pairs of celebrity contestants playing together in the hopes of winning $1 million for the charity of their choice. "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" is executive produced by Michael Davies and Jimmy Kimmel. The series is produced by Sony Pictures Television's Embassy Row and Kimmelot. Follow "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" (#WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire) on Instagram, X and Facebook. |
posted 5/8/2026 |
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A Record-Shattering Lion's Share |
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The next contestant on The Price is Right is none other than the biggest single-game winner of all time. The longtime CBS game show had a price that was extra right for contestant Vanesa McCaskel from Virginia, who took home more than $240,000 in cash and prizes on the May 8 episode, setting the record for the largest amount won in a single pricing game in the show’s 54-year history. The retired vet tried her luck on the BetMGM sponsored “The Lion’s Share” on the Mother’s Day-themed episode. She started off winning $2,500 then $25,000 before landing on $100,000 twice and even picking up a mother-daughter trip to Morocco, ultimately giving her a $240,150 haul. "From ‘Come on Down’ to playing ‘The Lion’s Share,’ it all felt so surreal,” Vanesa raved in a press release, “a dream moment that only kept getting bigger. I was nervous, excited and everything at once. Winning over $200,000 is life changing.” As for what she plans to do with her winnings? “Invest wisely, enjoy a little and treat my mom to a special surprise.” McCaskel's win of $240,150 surpasses the previous record single game win of $210,000, which was set on a 2016 episode. Since taking over hosting duties from the late Bob Barker in 2007, Drew has constantly found himself amazed by the continued love and adoration for The Price is Right—even if he was slightly overwhelmed by the audiences at first. “I couldn’t believe how loud it was,” he recalled to Variety in 2025. “I thought my hair was gonna blow back. I used to wear an Apple watch. I had to change the settings because all of a sudden, my watch was going off all the time during the show, telling me I was in a loud environment.” And of course, it was important to him to “keep the memory of Bob alive.” “I’m not replacing anybody,” he explained. “I’m just doing a show that he used to do.” |
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"Masked Singer" to Return |
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The Masked Singer is heading into Season 15 with a new production company and likely a new, East Coast location. Fox has renewed the singing competition for a midseason bow in the 2026-27 broadcast season. However, it no longer will be produced by Fox Entertainment Studios after Fremantle-owned Eureka Productions beat a number of rivals for the right to make the show. Masked Singer also is going to stick with one season per year, which it brought in for Season 14. The move is interesting because it puts production of one of Fox’s biggest hits – arguably the show that had the most impact on the unscripted business in the States before The Traitors came along – into the hands of a third party. It’s not the show’s first production change; the first season in 2019 was produced by Endemol Shine North America before it was taken over by the then-named Fox Alternative Entertainment for Season 2. The Masked Singer also is likely to move from Los Angeles, where its most recent season was shot, to the East Coast. Eureka is keen to cement a deal for the production in New Jersey. The Garden State offers production tax incentives of 30% on qualified expenses with up to 40% on certain studio projects. New Jersey, unlike California and many other states, also accepts unscripted in its tax incentive scheme. Fox insiders noted that the move also could benefit the show from a talent perspective; it now will have more access to East Coast stars, including Broadway performers and those working in New York. Eureka Productions, which is owned by Fremantle, is no stranger to big-budget productions. It is producing Netflix’s upcoming Willy Wonka-themed series The Golden Ticket and has produced series including Megan Thee Stallion-starring KPopped for Apple TV and The Mole for Netflix. The company also has worked regularly with Fox; it produces Rob Lowe’s The Floor, Jay Pharoah-hosted game show The Quiz with Balls and dating show Farmer Wants a Wife. |
posted 5/8/2026 |
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Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has commissioned Warner Bros ITVP Spain to create a local adaptation of Talpa Studios’ format The House of Hide & Seek. RTL 4’s original The House of Hide & Seek Locally titled El Escondite the show is based on the classic hide and seek game using a set with more than 120 hiding places, where the audience will follow every move of the contestants in real time. The House of Hide & Seek was created by Talpa Studios and David Grifhorst and developed in collaboration with Fox Entertainment Studios in the US. The project was originally commissioned by RTL 4 in the Netherlands in conjunction with the Videoland platform, which will release its first version this year. The Spanish version will be produced at Talpa Studios’ hub in the Netherlands. Its sale into Spain marks the first international agreement for the format. In each episode, six celebrities compete in a series of rounds that combine riddles, tension and strategy, alternating on-set challenges with intense searches inside the set in front of a live audience. |
posted 5/8/2026 |
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FOX today announced the debut of Nation's Dumbest, a new celebrity competition series that flips the traditional format on its head - because this is the only show where winning is the last thing anyone wants. Taking attendance as host is acclaimed comedian Jack Whitehall, who presides over the chaos as contestants relive the highs and humiliations of school life - from pop quizzes and report cards to recess and parent teacher conferences - all while trying to stay out of last place. The series will debut this summer starting Wednesday, July 15 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Nation's Dumbest, a proven format across multiple international territories, channels celebrities' inner school spirit as they head back to summer school, facing a mix of brain-teasing tasks, fast-paced physical challenges, and long-buried classroom knowledge. Each week, the 'smartest' celebrity graduates, narrowing the field until a high-stakes final exam determines who will be left standing with the distinction no one wants - the title of The Nation's Dumbest. Enrolled in this season's all-star class are television personality Hilaria Baldwin, actress and model Carmen Electra, actor Anthony Michael Hall, actor Jon Heder, musician and actor Chase Hudson, rapper and actor Ice-T, singer-songwriter Elle King, former NFL quarterback Matt Leinart, television personality and physician Dr. Drew Pinsky, stunt performer and comedian Steve-O, singer and performer JoJo Siwa, and entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang. "Nation's Dumbest takes an instantly relatable format and flips it in a way that's 'smart,' unpredictable, and genuinely funny," said Michael Thorn, President of FOX Television Network. "It's a competition where the goal is to avoid winning, and that twist - combined with Jack Whitehall's sharp comedic voice and a great celebrity cast - makes it a bold, high-energy series built for big, co-viewing audiences." "I can confidently say we have the absolute dumbest television format in the world - and for once, that's by design, said Ryan O'Dowd, President of Unscripted, BBC Studios. "Nation's Dumbest celebrates humor, humility and the universal experience of not always getting it right. With Jack Whitehall leading the chaos and a cast fully in on the joke, it's a bold, irreverent series packed with big laughs and real surprises." Based on a format from Montreaux Films, Nation's Dumbest is executive produced by Ryan O'Dowd, Krystal Whitney and Jenny Groom for BBC Studios. James Breen and Michael O'Sullivan also executive produce, with Breen serving as showrunner. Jack Whitehall is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter and writer. He most recently starred in the series, "The 'Burbs" opposite Keke Palmer; and opposite David Duchovny and Carice Van Houton in the thriller, "Malice." He's recently wrapped production on the indie rom-com, "Whodunnit" opposite Lana Condor and Randall Park; and the thriller "Legacy" opposite Anjelica Huston and Lucy Hale. Up next, he'll be back on tour with his Jack Whitehall: Bad Influence UK tour. |
posted 5/8/2026 |
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Happy Friday Lightning Round |
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E!, the go-to destination for high-quality pop culture and entertainment news, is expanding their unscripted slate with the addition of new original mixology competition series Cocktail Wars. Hosted by Lance Bass and Joey Fatone, the 10-episode series will debut this summer. Cocktail Wars pits America's buzziest mixologists against each other in a lively, high-stakes showdown for $10,000 per episode. Hosted by Joey Fatone and Lance Bass, who are joined by a series of celebrities and an expert judge, each episode features a fast, fiery battle of skill, creativity, humor, and flair. From playful flavor combinations to eye-catching technique, the focus is on having a good time, taking risks, and serving up drinks with personality. Each shake, stir, and splash could be the winning touch or the one that sends them home. It's a cocktail competition where the vibes are high, the drinks are strong, and the bragging rights are everything. "We're excited to be part of Cocktail Wars and team up again for something this fun," said Lance Bass and Joey Fatone. "With this much talent, a little competition, a lot of cocktails and just enough chaos to keep things interesting - that's usually where we thrive." "We are beyond thrilled to welcome Lance and Joey to E! with Cocktail Wars," said Val Boreland, President of Entertainment, VERSANT. "Blending competition, creativity and personality, this show will deliver must-watch moments where nostalgia, pop culture, and mixology are in sync." Cocktail Wars is executive produced by Texas Crew Productions and R&D Media. David Karabinas, Rick Cikowski, Chip Rives, James Macnab and Brad Bernstein are executive producers for Texas Crew; Russ McCarroll is showrunner and executive producer for R&D. |
posted 5/7/2026 |
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Wells Adams Goes Golfing |
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Television and entertainment personality Wells Adams - best known for his work on The Bachelor and Bachelor in Paradise and current co-host of The Vanity Index on Golf Channel - will serve as co-host for Big Break x Good Good Presented by Golf Galaxy, as the ground-breaking golf reality competition show returns to Golf Channel this August. A self-admitted golf nut and long-time fan of Big Break, Adams joins Big Break Dominican Republic winner, former LPGA Tour pro and Golf Channel personality Blair O'Neal as co-host for Season 24. "As a self-proclaimed 'golf-sicko,' Wells is the perfect person to pair with Blair to host the return of Big Break," said Tom Knapp, Golf Channel EVP and GM. "His well-documented experience and success in reality television combined with the interviews and "inside golf" conversations he has on The Vanity Index on Golf Channel make him a bit of a Big Break unicorn. I also think he'll be a really good fit for fans of Good Good Golf. We're very happy to have Wells on our Big Break team." Adams initially gained recognition as a contestant on the reality series The Bachelorette and currently serves as the bartender on Bachelor in Paradise. He currently co-hosts and produces The Vanity Index Podcast alongside Full Swing producer Chad Mumm, airing Wednesday mornings at 10 a.m. ET on Golf Channel. He has also hosted the baking reality competition show Sweet Empire and recently appeared on the reality series The Traitors. Taking place at Horseshoe Bay Resort in Horseshoe Bay, Texas, Big Break x Good Good Presented by Golf Galaxy renews Golf Channel's transformative golf reality competition series, in partnership with Good Good Golf. The original series broke ground in television entertainment beginning in the early 2000s and ran for a record-breaking 23 seasons. |
posted 5/7/2026 |
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Netflix Heads Back to the Island |
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A new group of couples are preparing to have their relationships tested after Netflix renewed Temptation Island for a third season. The renewal comes less than a month after the second season dropped on the platform. The dating series has performed well for the streamer, with Season 2 hitting Netflix’s Global Top 10 ratings with 2.5M views in its first week. This was broadly in line with the ratings for the first season, which also made it into the Top 10 when it was released in March 2025, where it averaged 2.7M views in its first week. It’s the latest dating hit for Netflix, which has found success in the genre with Love Is Blind, and more recently, Age of Attraction, which was renewed for a second season after debuting with 3.8M views over its first week. |
posted 5/7/2026 |
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Telemundo is leading the way in unscripted programming, and in their 2026-2027 programming slate, we’ll see more of their leading franchises, including La Casa de los Famosos, Exatlón Estados Unidos, and Top Chef VIP. Joining the slate is the singing competition Operación Triunfo and an adaptation of Peacock’s House of Villains. For Latinos, live content is not just a form of entertainment; it’s how they spend time together and connect across generations, ages, and distance. Telemundo’s reality franchises fuel daily engagement, social conversation, and cross-platform viewing. These formats are designed as multiplatform ecosystems—extending beyond linear to streaming, and from digital to social — to build lasting audience connection and loyalty. Capitalizing on the success of La Casa de los Famosos, Telemundo is upping the stakes with a new competition featuring aspiring singers. Operación Triunfo is set to premiere this summer on the network with Natalia Téllez tapped to host the show. Also joining the lineup is Juego de Villanos (working title), an adaptation of House of Villains, which brings reality stars together under one roof to find out who is the most villanous of them all. “I think we have a very interesting, not only lineup, but a future in terms of the way that we are not only producing these reality shows, but also creating the whole 360 environment around the properties that we are producing, there’s an exciting moment for the content and the TV,” SVP of Unscripted Content, Adrián Santucho, told Deadline previewing Telemundo’s Unscripted slate. “What we are doing now is not only producing the show, but programming our shows, Monday through Friday, Sundays, two, three hours per day. It’s a very strong way to create the fandom that we are creating around the properties.” He continued, “It’s not about a TV show … is more of a community. And I think this is an opportunity for us to keep growing and bring people, not only to our screen, but to our ecosystem.” Santucho, who joined Telemundo earlier this year, said that although the network has produced existing formats, he sees a future where they start setting new trends with new formats, adding, “It’s those shows that we have to start pushing now at some point [as] we are in the position we can create trends now.” Check out Telemundo’s Unscripted slate below. |
posted 5/7/2026 |
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MasterChef Goes 24/7 |
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“MasterChef” is going all-live, all-the-time in Mexico. EndemolShine Boomdog, part of Banijay Americas, announced Thursday that “MasterChef 24/7” — the the first live, 24/7 version of the culinary competition franchise, will launch this spring. “MasterChef 24/7” will feature both a broadcast component via TV Azteca, along with a 24/7 stream via Disney+ and a digital element as well. “MasterChef México 24/7” will premiere May 17 on TV Azteca. Per the logline, “For the first time, contestants will live, train and compete under one roof in a purpose-built environment designed to elevate technique, mentorship and professional development. The format increases transparency around the discipline and craft required to succeed, shifting the focus from observation to skill-based progression.” Along with the live streaming across digital platforms, TV Azteca will air live episodes including 2-hour primetime episodes Monday through Friday, along with a three-hour Sunday episode featuring the show’s “Grand Elimination Challenge.” On digital, audiences will see training sessions, technical instruction, team challenges and judges deliberations in real-time. Weekday elements include a defined culinary test (including the “MasterChef Mystery Box”), technical pressure challenges, team competitions, creativity focused assignments and a “Salvation Challenge.” “MasterChef México” is hosted by Claudia Lizaldi, with judges Chef Adrián Herrera, Chef Zahie Téllez and Chef Poncho Cadena. “MasterChef has sustained global relevance because it evolves without compromising its core,” said EndemolShine Boomdog chief content officer Frank Scheuermann. “This model expands access to the process while protecting the integrity of the competition as viewers gain greater visibility into mentorship, technique, and progression.” |
posted 5/7/2026 |
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Thursday Lightning Round |
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Ted Turner, one of the most impactful media entrepreneurs of the 20th Century through his founding of CNN, the first 24-hour cable news channel, has died. He was 87. Turner’s family said in a statement that he died after a long battle with Lewy body dementia. CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer announced his death on the air Wednesday, reading from a family statement that he passed away peacefully and was surrounded by his family. Nicknamed the “mouth of the south” early in his career, for his brash pronouncements as he capitalized on his ownership of local independent station WTBS-TV in Atlanta, Turner used the asset as the foundation for a media empire. During his tenure, he launched the station's first original game show, "Starcade", capitalizing on the wave of video game & arcade culture. As cable TV was revving up in the late 1970s and 1980s, he launched a wave of channels, including a nationwide reach for his cable station, Turner Network Television and later The Cartoon Network and Turner Classic Movies. But it was his decision to disrupt the news business that will be his most lasting legacy. CNN launched in 1980 with a team of largely unknown on-air personalities, but its starting innovation was its round-the-clock headlines and reporting. Over the next decade, the network built up its resources and launched an international network in 1985. What really put CNN on the map was the first war in Iraq in 1991, as the network placed correspondents on the ground in Baghdad as the U.S. coalition began its bombing campaign. Inside a hotel in the city, anchor Bernard Shaw reported live as airstrikes bombarded the city. The network provided live images of the strikes, a real time account of the start of a war that was largely unheard of in television journalism. On CNN on Wednesday, Tom Johnson, who was president of the network at the time, recalled going to Turner up in the build up to the war and telling him, “In order for us to cover this impending war, you’re going to need to spend perhaps over $30 million more than our budget. And I said, ‘What am I authorized to spend?’ …And he said in the clearest tone, and he was very emphatic, ‘You spend whatever it takes, pal.’ And we did.” Wolf Blitzer, who had just started at the network as its Pentagon correspondent, recalled that “all sorts of networks around the world were dumping their own coverage and just asking CNN, ‘Can we report? Can we have access to your video from Baghdad?’ And CNN was seen on state media from all these countries all over the world. It was just a very, very powerful moment.” Blitzer called the coverage a turning point for the network, because “all of the sudden, people all over the world wanted to watch CNN for good reason. We were reporting the news fairly and accurately and powerfully with unique capabilities.” Later in 1991, Time recognized Turner as its Man of the Year for “influencing the dynamic of events and turning viewers in 150 countries into instant witnesses of history,” as the AP noted at the time. CNN’s rise helped create the news landscape today, as round-the-clock, breaking news is ubiquitous on cable, streaming, online and social media. In 1996, NBC launched a 24-channel with Microsoft, MSNBC, and Rupert Murdoch started Fox News. Four years later, Turner announced the sale of his company to Time Warner, a reflection of the extent to which it had become a prized asset in 1990s, a high point in the cable and media business. At the time, Turner had sought to purchase a broadcast TV network, including CBS, but no deal ever materialized. In announcing the sale, Turner said, per The New York Times, “I’m tired of being little for my whole life. This is a chance to see the world from a different perspective.” Turner then turned his attention to philanthropy, giving away huge amounts of his wealth to support global causes, including $1 billion to the United Nations Foundation and other sums to support the environment and nuclear non-proliferation. He co-chaired the Nuclear Threat Initiative, drawing in lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to focus on the risk of nuclear and biological disaster. “The bottom line is that we’ve got to start acting globally like civilized, educated, decent, kind-hearted human beings, and we have to trust each other,” Turner said at NTI’s 20th anniversary in 2020. We can’t live in a world where nobody trusts anybody because then we’ll never make progress with these weapons or with anything else.” After his sale of his company, he became a Time Warner board member, serving as vice chairman until 2003 and director until 2006. By that point, he had soured on media consolidation, writing in Washington Monthly in 2004 that “without the proper rules, healthy capitalist markets turn into sluggish oligopolies, and that is what’s happening in media today. Large corporations are more profit-focused and risk-averse. They often kill local programming because it’s expensive, and they push national programming because it’s cheap–even if their decisions run counter to local interests and community values.” Well after he departed the company, Turner continued to meet with executives, including future leaders of CNN. Its current CEO, Mark Thompson, said on air on Wednesday that when he started running the network in 2023, he went to visit Turner. Thompson said that he was not in good health, but he “wanted to do my best to keep his vision going, and his spirit of disruption and change and risk-taking.” |
posted 4/15/2026 |
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Wednesday Lightning Round |
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$1.6 Million? Now THAT's a Game Changer! |
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Everyone knows that Sam Reich makes up the scoring system of Game Changer as he goes along, but 1,664,928 (and counting) is a ridiculous number even by his standards. After years of delighting improv nerds and D&D geeks with numerous live-action roleplaying series, the independent comedy streaming service Dropout is finally ready to take over game night with Game Changer: Home Edition, its first-ever party game based on the company’s flagship game show. Dropout announced the Kickstarter campaign that will support the launch of Game Changer: Home Edition earlier today in a teaser video that aptly nodded to predecessors in the comedic party game space like Cards Against Humanity while giving Reich his viewer-recommended dose of physical abuse by his own employees. Within minutes, Dropout reached its modest goal of $40,000 raised – and within hours, the ravenous Dropout fandom broke seven figures with their donations/preorders, suggesting that Reich and his ragtag crew of ethical comedians probably should have started selling board games a long time ago. |
posted 5/5/2026 |
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The Celebrity Traitors Season 2 Names Lineup |
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The Celebrity Traitors, the highest-rated show on British TV last year, is back for a second season. Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the BBC reality series has assembled another impressive cast as filming gets underway at Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands over the summer. The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey, Good Omens actor Michael Sheen, and Oscar-nominated Richard E. Grant will be among the names entering the wink murder-style game. The Celebrity Traitors cast also boasts Industry star Myha’la, Barbie actress Sharon Rooney, Love Island host Maya Jama, Broadchurch’s Julie Hesmondhalgh, and Jerry Hall, the model and actress who was married to Mick Jagger. Below is the full cast: Season 1 of The Celebrity Traitors debuted on BBC iPlayer and BBC One in October 2025 and was watched by an average audience of 14.9M, with a peak of 15.4M for the finale. Comedian Alan Carr emerged victorious in a game that featured Stephen Fry and Celia Imrie. Season 2 will debut later this year. It's expected to stream stateside on Peacock, the home of the US version of The Traitors. The Celebrity Traitors will be produced by Studio Lambert Scotland for BBC One and iPlayer and has been commissioned by Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment Commissioning for the BBC. The Executive Producers for All3Media-backed Studio Lambert are Mike Cotton, Sarah Fay, Lewis Thurlow and Katy Fox with Production Executives, Lynette Woods-Reynolds, Gemma Scholes and Faye Donaldson. The Commissioning Editors for the BBC are Neil McCallum and Michael Jochnowitz. |
posted 5/5/2026 |
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Tuesday Lightning Round |
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SAG-AFTRA, AMPTP Come to Terms |
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SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have nailed down a new contract. Of course, until this is voted on by some 160,000 members of the actors’ guild, everything will remain tentative for the time being. Yet, with AI protections, a four-year agreement and a bumping up of the guild pension fund now semi-written-in-stone, this agreement with undoubtedly follow getting an approval just like the recent WGA one did. In a statement, the guild noted the deal is now heading to its national board for review, which will meet in the coming days to go over terms. Per procedure, specific details will not be revealed in advance of the review. “SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP have reached a tentative agreement on terms for a successor contract to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Contracts covering motion pictures, scripted primetime dramatic television, streaming content and new media,” SAG-AFTRA said in a statement posted to its website. Negotiations began Feb. 9 and recessed March 15 to make way for the WGA’s earlier deal. Talks resumed April 27 and concluded May 2. As Deadline reported earlier, labor sources said that SAG-AFTRA has received a “sizable” contribution to its pension fund from the AMPTP. This follows the WGA, which similarly agreed to an extended-length contract with the studios and streamers last month in its own negotiations, accepting a multi-million contribution to its ailing healthcare plan. As with the WGA, there were a series of AI “guardrail” measures put in place between the SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP parties. The news comes after last week’s resumption of talks between SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, after the guild had previously paused negotiations to make way for the WGA in March. Both guild and union sources had told Deadline that they were not far off from a deal, but a few key issues — including regarding AI measures — still needed to be ironed out. |
posted 5/4/2026 |
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Tubi Asks "Why Are You Single?" |
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Tubi has picked up the first season of Why Are You Single?, a dating game show hosted by comedian Marie Faustin, which she co-created and exec produces alongside Dave Mizzoni, with All Things Comedy as studio partner. In each episode of the show, streaming for free on Tubi later this year, Faustin introduces a hero single dater while seeking to answer the rhetorical question, “why are you single?“. Joining our single are four potential suitors, who each unveil their dating history, as well. As the contestants’ dating past unravels, Faustin and the live audience hand out red flags that force our dater to decide which contestant is worth the baggage. “I can’t wait for the world to see what we’ve created in Brooklyn, with Why Are You Single?…because everyone deserves love but more importantly, they deserve to laugh,” Faustin said in a report. Faustin and Mizzoni have been performing and developing the format for Why Are You Single? on stage since 2023. The first three episodes will be filmed live at The Bell House in Brooklyn on May 21st and 22nd. All Things Comedy produces the series, with Cassie Lambert Scalettar set as showrunner, EP and director for the first season. ATC’s Co-CEOs Billy Rosenberg and Drew Eller are exec producing on behalf of the company, along with Head of Finance and Production Drew Agan, with ATC’s Chance Nichols and Lauren Midler overseeing for the studio. Why Are You Single? marks All Things Comedy’s second unscripted series, produced and co-created with comedians, that we’ve announced recently, following the recent filming of The Bad Game Show with the Bad Friends podcast’s Bobby Lee and Andrew Santino. |
posted 5/4/2026 |
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ITV is reviving iconic gameshow Name That Tune with Great British Bake Off host Alison Hammond taking the reins. The show, which aired on ITV decades ago and has recently been performing well in the U.S. on Fox, sees contestants pitted against each other as their music knowledge is tested in a series of fast-paced rounds, featuring tracks from much-loved artists and bands from across every genre – all building towards a finale. The band who play in the Fox version will join Hammond for ITV. They have played with the likes of Adele and the Spice Girls down the years. Name That Tune has been around for decades and has now aired for five seasons on Fox after being revived in 2020 as both a celebrity and non-celeb version, hosted by Jane Krakowski. Created by Harry Salter in the 1950s, it originally aired on ITV from 1976 to 1987 and was briefly revived by Channel 5 (now 5) in the 1990s. In the U.S., it has aired on-and-off for for 70 years on NBC, CBS, syndication, and now Fox. Hammond is a presenter at the top of her game. She already presents ITV’s This Morning along with Channel 4’s Great British Bake Off, and she just started hosting a new Channel 4 music series, Your Song. ITV Studios’ nascent label Bright Entertainment is behind the Name That Tune reboot alongside BiggerStage. Katie Rawcliffe, ITV’s Director of Entertainment, Reality & Daytime, said: “Name That Tune is such an iconic brand and we are excited to be bringing this refreshed global format to the UK audience. It’s a fun family series that not only sees contestants challenged in the studio, but viewers can play along with all the family, providing an unique playlist that spans generations.” Fox Entertainment Global President Prentiss Fraser added: “With the continued success of the hit Fox series in the U.S, we’re thrilled to see it find a new home on such a fantastic network and excited to be part of bringing the UK version to life.” The series has been commissioned by Rawcliffe and Louise Major, Entertainment Commissioning Editor ITV. Executive producers for Bright are Clara Elliott and Martin Scott. Executive producers for BiggerStage are Pat Kiely and Sean O’Riordan. Name That Tune is owned by Prestige Entertainment Group and is based on the format created by Salter. Fox Entertainment Global facilitated the agreement between Prestige Entertainment Group, BiggerStage and ITV. |
posted 5/4/2026 |
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The Cube Returns.... Sort Of |
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A new entertainment center is set to debut on Michigan Avenue this summer. The Cube, based on the TBS game show, will open at 600 North Michigan Avenue in June, according to a news release. It will feature 21 cubes measuring 13 feet by 13 feet. “Using custom technology, each group of four will face seven specially selected one and two player games, each designed to test their mental and physical abilities,” the press release said. “With spectators observing every move, the pressure is on, and players will need to master their skills of balance, memory, speed and judgement, in an attempt to win points and ultimately, beat The Cube.” Along with the immersive gaming environment, The Cube will also serve food and drinks and include three “mixologist-led bars.” More information at https://bookthecube.com/ Additionally, The Cube is expected to bring an estimated “260 to 300 new jobs to the city,” according to the press release, including construction jobs and permanent employee positions. It will be the U.S. flagship Cube, the first outside the United Kingdom. |
posted 5/4/2026 |
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Monday Lightning Round |
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The Jeopardy! franchise is expanding yet again with new sports spinoff ESPN Jeopardy!, from Sony Pictures Television. Hosted by Emmy winner Joe Buck, the spinoff, which had been rumored and now is confirmed, will stream on Disney+ and Hulu. A premiere date is TBA. ESPN talent will feature as contestants on the series, representing charities of their choice as they compete in a tournament-style event for a $500,000 grand prize and title of ESPN Jeopardy! champion. Billed as Jeopardy! for sports fanatics with material covering the full spectrum of ESPN content, ESPN talent will “face off to experience the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat in a new arena: the Alex Trebek Stage,” per Sony’s description. A previous sports spinoff, Sports Jeopardy!, aired on Crackle for two seasons. ESPN Jeopardy! joins Celebrity Jeopardy!, which is airing on ABC and streaming next day on Hulu; Jeopardy!, the syndicated main daily show hosted by Ken Jennings; Pop Culture Jeopardy!, hosted by Colin Jost, which has moved from Prime Video to Netflix for its second season, premiering May 11; and the recently launched Jeopardy! YouTube Edition digital spinoff, also hosted by Jennings. ESPN Jeopardy! is produced by Sony Pictures Television and executive-produced by Michael Davies. Longtime Fox broadcasters Buck and Troy Aikman moved to ESPN in 2022 with a multiyear deal as play-by-play announcers for Monday Night Football. They began their partnership in 2002 as a three-man booth with analyst Cris Collinsworth before becoming a duo in 2005. Over their 22 seasons together, they have called more than 300 regular-season games, more than 40 playoff matchups, 18 NFC Championships and six Super Bowls. Both have been nominated for Sports Emmy Awards multiple times, with Buck winning a record-tying eight times for play-by-play. In December 2022, Buck was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Working along sideline reporter Lisa Salters, the trio won the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Live Sports Series for the 2023 season. |
posted 5/1/2026 |
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Fox On the Market |
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FOX flips the script on dating with its bold new series Marriage Market, where real singles ready for marriage relinquish total control of their love lives to their closest family members, who marry them off at a market like no other! From FOX Entertainment Studios, Marriage Market is an original FOX-owned unscripted series that is slated for FOX's 2026-27 Season. Hosted by actress, comedian, and podcaster Whitney Cummings, the series welcomes singles - who are officially over swiping, ghosting, and endless first dates - into an actual Marriage Market, where they're up for trying something radical... putting their love lives in the hands of family members that know them best and risking it all for one shot at forever - in an arranged marriage. Filled with humor, heart, heartbreak, and unpredictable outcomes, Marriage Market is a one-of-a-kind, immersive matchmaking experience where families come together with one goal in mind: helping their single family member find a meaningful, lasting match. Inside this vibrant, real-world setting, families meet, connect, and advocate for their loved one as they search for a perfect partner. The rules are simple. When two families believe they've found a match, their singles are introduced and engaged on the spot - with the ultimate goal of making it to the altar. From there, the couples and their families move in together, navigating real-life compatibility, big personalities, and even bigger expectations. At any point, each of the newly matched singles' families can decide they've found them "the one," or send their single loved one back into the Marriage Market for another chance at finding them love. "Marriage Market gives all new meaning to shotgun wedding, turning dating on its head with one of the most extreme marketplace spectacles you've ever seen,'" said Michael Thorn, President of FOX Television Network. "Watching families come together to make these matches is deeply relatable and wildly emotional, giving this distinctive concept all the ingredients of a signature FOX unscripted series." "Marriage Market is a bold new format that reflects our strategy of creating distinctive IP that take the kind of big and culturally relevant risks that viewers love," said Allison Wallach, Head of Unscripted, FOX Entertainment Studios. "We've taken a timeless idea and reimagined it in a modern, high-stakes way with the families in full control and the talented, always funny Whitney Cummings presiding over it all as host." Marriage Market is produced by FOX Entertainment Studios and will be distributed worldwide by FOX Entertainment Global. The series is executive produced by Alycia Rossiter and John Carr, with Rossiter serving as showrunner. |
posted 5/1/2026 |
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"Dancing with the Stars" Renewed and Casting! |
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Dancing with the Stars will return for Season 35, and ABC is already giving viewers a taste of what to expect this fall. The Traitors and Love Island breakout Maura Higgins and Summer House favorite Ciara Miller will both compete on the upcoming season of DWTS, the network revealed at Disney’s Get Real unscripted TV event on Wednesday. Higgins originally broke out of Love Island UK in 2019 but rose to greater celebrity last year as one of the stars of Peacock‘s The Traitors US. As a dedicated Faithful, her allegiance to Love Island USA star Rob Rausch got her to the finale only to leave empty handed when she found out he was, in fact, a Traitor. Miller also previously appeared on The Traitors US, but she is best known for her role for the last five seasons on Bravo‘s Summer House. There’s been some recent drama surrounding Season 10 of the popular unscripted series. Rumors began circulating in recent months as the episodes aired that Miller’s confidante Amanda Batula might have betrayed her by becoming romantically involved with Miller’s ex-boyfriend West Wilson. Batula and Wilson later confirmed the relationship, sending shockwaves through the Bravoverse. It will undoubtedly be a topic of conversation at the upcoming Season 10 reunion, where Batula recently vowed she will “be addressing any and all questions honestly and directly”. Dancing with the Stars exploded in popularity last season, raking in its largest audience in years driven by interest from younger viewers. In November, Season 34 posted the show’s highest-rated finale in nearly a decade. The series is produced by BBC Studios. Conrad Green serves as showrunner and executive producer. Ryan O’Dowd, Krystal Whitney, Alex Cross and Jenny Groom are executive producers. Deena Katz and Quinn Lipton are co-executive producers. |
posted 5/1/2026 |
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Back to the Boardroom? Not Today... |
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Is Prime Video rebooting The Apprentice? Amazon’s Head of Unscripted and Documentary Television Jenn Levy remained quite coy while answering this question at Deadline’s Reality TV Summit on Friday, opting only to confirm that the series “is not in active development” at the moment. Apprentice revival talk began thanks to a Wall Street Journal report late Wednesday. Per the report, executives at the streamer have been toying with the idea of bringing the series back, but it quickly became clear that these discussions were in the early stages. |
posted 5/1/2026 |
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Happy Friday Lightning Round |
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Fox has set the cast and release date for the Fear Factor special titled Fear Factor: 48 Hours of Fear. Hosted by Johnny Knoxville, the two-episode special will feature six contestants competing in five challenges, with the catch that they can’t sleep. The first episode will premiere on Thursday, May 14, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, with the second part premiering on Thursday, May 21, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Both episodes will be available to stream on Hulu the next day after their broadcast on Fox. Fear Factor: 48 Hours of Fear features a cast of six, which includes Adrienne (26 — Sachse, TX), Blake (26 — Delray Beach, FL), Brion (42 — Oxford, MS), Jeff (48 — New Jersey City, NJ), Meg (45 — Murrells Inlet, SC), and Tatum (25 — Scottsdale, AZ). Part 1: Six new players discover that fear never sleeps in this grueling two-part Fear Factor: House of Fear special. Competing for $50,000, they must carry darkling beetles in their mouths, endure a spelling bee while covered by bees and wear shock collars all night to stay awake! The first 24 hours comes to an end with the start of an all-new Pain Auction! Part 2: Five sleep-deprived contestants push through another 24 hours with no sleep – facing tarantulas, needles, electrocution, and a disgusting sushi showdown that pushes one contestant over the edge. The explosive conclusion of the two-part special features a harrowing game of ATV chicken to decide who wins the $50,000 grand prize and the right to say, “Fear is not a factor!” |
posted 4/30/2026 |
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Critics Choice Real TV Awards Faithful to "Traitors" |
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Peacock’s competition series The Traitors scored six nominees to lead the pack for a third year in a row at the Critics Choice Real TV Awards, which revealed its noms list Thursday. Winners of the eighth annual awards recognizing excellence in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming will be revealed June 3. Traitors scored noms this morning for Best Competition Series and Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series, categories it has won the past two years running. Alan Cumming earned a spot in two categories, Best Show Host and Male Star of the Year, where he also has won the past two years. In addition, the show’s Lisa Rinna was nominated for Female Star of the Year and Rob Rausch for Male Star of the Year. ABC’s Dancing With the Stars followed with four nominations, including noms for Robert Irwin for Male Star of the Year and Whitney Leavitt or Female Star of the Year. Netflix led with the most nominations among networks and streamers with 18, followed by Bravo with 12 and ABC with 10. Below is the full list of nominees. Competition Series Competition Series: Talent/Variety Structured Series Culinary Show Game Show Travel/Adventure Show Business Show Relationship Show Lifestyle Show: Home/Garden Lifestyle Show: Fashion/Beauty Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series Show Host Male Star of the Year: Female Star of the Year |
posted 4/30/2026 |
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MasterChef to Return to Asia |
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“MasterChef Asia” is coming back. Banijay Rights has closed a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery and CreAsia Studio – part of Endemol Shine India – to produce a new 10-episode series of the pan-Asian cooking competition, marking the format’s return to the region after a 10-year break. The new run, a 10 x 60-minute series, will be shot in Macao, which holds designation as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy. Rather than casting fresh faces, the series will bring back 10 former “MasterChef” contestants from across the continent, each competing for a second shot at the title. The show will broadcast across TLC, Discovery and the Asian Food Network in India, Southeast Asia, Greater China and Korea, on Lala TV in Japan, and on the Fatafeat channel in the Middle East. The Macao Government Tourism Office is a production partner on the series. |
posted 4/29/2026 |
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Thursday Lightning Round |
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CBS is shaking things up for the next episode of Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans. For the second time this season, CBS has big plans for a new episode of Survivor 50. Survivor 50 episode 10, "A Side Dish of Chaos," will air in its normal time slot on Wednesday, April 28, at 8 p.m. ET. For this special episode, CBS is extending the episode from 90 minutes to two hours, so the episode will actually air from 8 to 10 p.m. ET, not 8 to 9:30 p.m. ET, like most episodes of the season. Obviously, this is big news. So far, the only Survivor 50 episodes to exceed 90 minutes were the season premiere, which resulted in two players getting eliminated from the game, and the Blood Moon twist, which saw three players voted out. Will we see two players sent home in this episode? It's definitely possible. We have 10 players remaining, and we need to get down to five or six players remaining before the season finale, which is only three episodes away. Here's the synopsis for the episode: “A Side Dish of Chaos – One castaway comes clean to the tribe about a previously deceptive move. The crowd favorite SURVIVOR auction returns, with an extra special season 50 spin. Chaos ensues when social media icon MrBeast arrives on the scene, on SURVIVOR 50, Wednesday, April 29 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT)..." Unfortunately, it's hard to say if Survivor is setting up another double elimination for the upcoming episode or if it's just devoting more time to the special guest coming to visit the players in Fiji. |
posted 4/29/2026 |
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Hulu's Latest Is Literally "Designed to Last" |
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American Family Insurance announced the launch of "Designed To Last," a first-of-its-kind branded reality competition series that reimagines how to think about protecting homes and families in an era of increasing climate risk. The four-episode series sponsored by American Family Insurance, premieres May 5 and will stream on Hulu. At the intersection of home protection, innovation and entertainment, "Designed To Last" brings together architects, engineers, and inventors to tackle one of today's most urgent challenges: safeguarding homes against unpredictable and extreme real-world conditions. Each of the four episodes focuses on a specific environmental threat - wind, water, snow/ice, and fire - highlighting vulnerabilities faced by homeowners across the country and exploring practical, forward-thinking ways for proactive structural protection and to prevent costly damage. Hosted by Maria Menounos, the series follows three teams of architects, engineers, and inventors as they compete in 10-hour build challenges, modifying tiny homes to withstand specific environmental hazards. Their work is guided and evaluated by award-winning contractor Eric Eremita and renowned designer Wendell Holland, who judge each design on resilience, craftsmanship, practicality, and creativity under real-world testing conditions. The winning team earns a $100,000 grant to further develop their innovation, helping turn ideas into tangible solutions that can make a lasting impact. The series was executive produced by 3Ball Entertainment's Ross Weintraub, Reinout Oerlemans, and Matthew C. Allyn, alongside Claire Kosloff and Known's Mark Feldstein and Ross Martin. Supporting media plan developed by Infinite Roar, A Publicis Agency. Directed by Anna Moulaison, the series was created in partnership with Disney CreativeWorks, Elite Media and American Family Insurance. |
posted 4/29/2026 |
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Re-Start Your Engines! |
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The guest judges have entered the werk room - and they did not come to play. Brian Tyree Henry, Bronwyn Newport, Christina Ricci, Cooper Koch, Evan Mulrooney, Gina Gershon, Jamal Sims, Janelle James, Juno Temple, Kate Hudson, La Toya Jackson, Law Roach and Reneé Rapp will serve as celebrity guest judges for the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. The star-studded lineup joins Emmy(R) Award-winning host RuPaul alongside fan-favorite panelists Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, Ross Mathews, and Ts Madison. The trailer for the new season is here, teasing fierce competition, shocking twists, and Grammy(R) Award-winning icon LaToya Jackson as the premiere guest judge. The new season premieres exclusively with two all-new episodes on Paramount+ Friday, May 8. In the preliminary round, the queens will be divided into three brackets of six, each competing in their own bracket across three episodes. At the end of each bracket, the top two queens with the highest point totals will advance to the semi-finals and go head-to-head with the top queens from the other groups in another round of fierce competition. The tournament will culminate in an epic Lip Sync Smackdown for the Crown grand finale episode, where the finalists will battle it out for a grand prize of $200,000, an official makeup collaboration with Anastasia Beverly Hills, and a place in the coveted Drag Race Hall of Fame. This season, 18 fierce fan-favorite queens are back with one thing on their minds: dominate! With the return of the high-stakes "Tournament of All Stars" format, the competition reaches new heights across 12-episodes packed with jaw-dropping runway looks, unforgettable performances, and the kind of drama only Drag Race can deliver. The queens will be divided into three groups of six, each competing in their own bracket across three episodes. At the end of each bracket, the top two queens with the highest point totals will advance to the semi-finals and go head-to-head with the top queens from the other groups in another round of fierce competition. The tournament will culminate in an epic Lip Sync Smackdown for the Crown grand finale episode, where the finalists will battle it out for a grand prize of $200,000 and a place in the coveted Drag Race Hall of Fame. Additionally, new episodes of RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE ALL STARS: UNTUCKED - available to stream exclusively on Paramount+ on May 8 - will take viewers behind the scenes to the backstage drama as the queens anxiously await their fate each week. The 18 queens returning to RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE ALL STARS are the following: |
posted 4/29/2026 |
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Idol Rules on Swiftie Night |
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"American Idol" celebrated the music of Taylor Swift live on ABC and Disney+, ranking as the No. 1 entertainment program on the night among Total Viewers (5.34 million) and Adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), as the Top 7 put their own unique spin on some of Swift's iconic hits. With special guest Nikki Glaser joining the all-star judges panel, "American Idol" rose for the sixth consecutive week, notching week-to-week gains in Total Viewers (+5%; vs. 5.08 million) with its best audience in over 2 months - since 2/23/26. The show also grew over its year-ago Monday telecast (+5% - 5.34 million vs. 5.09 million on 4/28/25). "American Idol" was the No. 1 most social entertainment program of the night, earning 1.6 million total social interactions. Coming up next week (Monday, May 4, at 8 p.m. on ABC and Disney+, streaming next day on Hulu), it's a special night marking the "American Idol" 20th high school reunion featuring fan-favorite Idols from the class of 2006, along with special guests and the return of "Dancing with the Stars" pros, who will bring some ballroom flair to the celebration. America will vote live for the Top 3. |
posted 4/29/2026 |
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After winning $882,605 on Jeopardy, contestant Jamie Ding has reacted to his surprise exit from the legendary game show — and dedicated his run to fellow immigrants at a volatile time in American politics. Ding's 31-episode winning streak came to an end on Monday night's edition of the Ken Jennings-hosted series, cementing him at No. 5 on the Jeopardy Leaderboard of Legends ranking of past players. Ding lost to fellow contestant Greg Shahade, a chess player from Philadelphia, in Monday night's episode. Ding knew he wouldn't be able to catch up to Shahade going into the Final Jeopardy round with $16,000, compared to Shahade's $32,600. "I think my last game is unusual, because I was a super champ, but I also lost in a runaway, which I feel like is the first time that ever happened," Ding told PEOPLE. "It almost makes me feel better," Ding said of fellow contestant Shahade's clear dominance over the episode, because "there wasn't really one clue or whatever that everything hinged on" in the end. This, he said, allowed him to go out with a message written on his answer board, as he wrote,"TTFN" (which stands for "ta ta for now") as his official parting phrase. "Part of me is not okay and thinks that it would've been nice to go for more games. But on the other hand, it could have ended much earlier than it did," Ding said. "There were several people who were really strong and played well, and had a couple of things broken differently, I would have been done for weeks ago. So I'm both upset and pleased. Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened kind of thing." Speaking on his place in Jeopardy history, the 33-year-old champion told PEOPLE he wanted to honor his lineage "as an immigrant and a person of color" who "was able to become part of the history of an American institution." Ding's parents emigrated from Beijing, China. He was born in Australia, and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. "Jeopardy really is an institution and America's turning 250 years old and the federal government is going after immigrants in a way unlike anything that we've seen in the recent past," he continued. "So I hope that immigrants can be seen in a positive light too." If Ding had won one more episode, his run would've tied that of James Holzhauer, who won 32 consecutive Jeopardy episodes in 2019. Ding and Holzhauer's respective streaks put them behind Matt Amodio (38), Amy Schneider (40), and current host Jennings (74) on the show's all-time leader board. Ding's $882,605 winnings might be a large sum, but it still trails that of Jennings, who earned $2.5 million in his initial run. With special tournament numbers factored in, Brad Rutter takes the lead with over $5 million in earnings, with Jennings trailing just behind at $4.5 million. The Final Jeopardy! clue in the category of "World Languages": Of South Africa's 12 official languages, these 2 are alphabetically first & last. The correct response: what are Afrikaans & Zulu? |
posted 4/29/2026 |
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Tournament of Champions Wins Sunday |
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Food Network's Tournament of Champions aired its seventh season finale on Sunday, April 19 reaching more than 18 million P2+ cross-platform viewers across Food Network/HBO Max/Discovery+ and became the highest-rated season ever for W25-54. On average the seventh season garnered 1.00 P25-54 / 1.26 W25-54 L3 ratings and remains on track to be Food Network's highest-rated series among P25-54 for the sixth year in a row. Ratings grew 96% among P25-54 and 110% among W25-54 over prior six-week benchmarks and the show currently ranks as Sunday night's #1 non-news/sports ad-supported cable program for M25-54 this year and the #2 non-news/sports for P25-54, and #3 non-news/sports for W25-54. This season also had the highest social engagement to date with related content earning 75 million impressions and 58 million video views, a 32% and 53% increase over year ago levels across Food Network's platforms. "TOC consistently delivers on so many levels with its high-stakes action, big drama and incredible cooking by world-class competitors" said Betsy Ayala, President, Food Network. "The combination of unpredictable culinary challenges and blind judging make each head-to-head battle more compelling than the last, keeping fans cheering until the winner is finally crowned." Throughout the action-packed tournament, host and executive producer Guy Fieri put the culinary skills of 32 of the nation's most celebrated chefs including four surprise food world icons to the test in the bracket-style, single elimination tournament. After weeks of dominating the randomizer and going head-to-head with some of the most talented chefs in the culinary world, Bryan Voltaggio emerged the victor of the win-or-go-home competition. Tournament of Champions VII was produced by Knuckle Sandwich and Lando Entertainment for Food Network. |
posted 4/28/2026 |
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Battle of the Games Down Under |
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It was a battle of the game shows overnight, with Nine The Floor, Tipping Point Australia and Seven’s The Chase Australia coming in top three most watched non-news programs. The Floor is a competitive quiz-style game with contestants facing off on an LED grid floor. Each square represents a different category. Players must go head-to-head in duels, fighting to win territory and take over the board. It blends general knowledge with strategy. As the game progresses, the board starts to shrink, increasing the stakes and the pressure. It boasted a Total TV National Reach of 1,837,000 and a Total TV National Average Audience of 901,000. Tipping Point brought in a National Reach of 1,587,000 and an Average Audience of 837,000. The Chase brough in a National Reach of 1,532,000 and an Average Audience of 777,000. |
posted 4/28/2026 |
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Tuesday Lightning Round |
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Dylan Carter, a country singer from South Carolina who appeared during Season 24 on NBC’s The Voice in 2023, died Saturday, April 25, in a car accident. He was 24. His death occurred in Colleton County, South Carolina, and was announced by the Local Voice, a South Carolina non-profit organization he co-founded to benefit women battling cancer. Details on the accident were not immediately available. “With heavy hearts we share the passing of Dylan Carter, co-founder of The Local Voice, talented musician, and someone who meant so much to our community,” the organization posted on its Facebook page. “Dylan was the heart of what we do. He believed every voice matters and lived that every day. Through his music, his kindness, and his smile, he brought people together and made everyone feel seen. “We are heartbroken, but find comfort knowing he is in heaven with his mother,” the post continues. “We are so grateful for Dylan, for the love he gave this community, and for the impact he leaves behind. We will carry his light forward and continue this mission in his honor." Described by the group as a “proud Lowcountry native,” Carter owned Sunny Days RV & Campground and worked as a realtor. Carter impressed Voice judges in 2023 with his audition performance of Whitney Houston’s “I Look to You.” He chose Reba McEntire to serve as his coach, explaining that he was a longtime fan and that his audition was in honor of his late mother, who had died the year prior. Carter had been scheduled to perform a concert in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, tonight, April 27. Today, the mayor of Moncks Corner, Thomas Hamilton Jr., posted a tribute to Carter on Facebook. “Our family is heartbroken to hear about the passing of Dylan Carter in a car accident,” Hamilton writes. “As a gifted singer, he frequently entertained our community with his performances at Town events. His kindness and charm earned him immense respect, and his absence will be deeply felt. To the loved ones and acquaintances of Dylan, we offer our sincerest condolences during this difficult period. The Town of Moncks Corner, its Council, and entire staff extend their deepest sympathies. He was much more to our family than an entertainer he was our friend and we are deeply saddened.” |
posted 4/27/2026 |
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Matches of the Day |
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ITV have announced a range of gameshow celebrity specials in aid of Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2026. Bullseye for Soccer Aid: Freddie Flintoff hosts a very special episode of Bullseye as he is joined by Olly Murs and Mark Wright, Kym Marsh and Jon Richardson as they show off their darts prowess, all to raise money for UNICEF. Deal or No Deal for Soccer Aid: Jill Scott takes on the banker in this very special star-studded edition of Deal or No Deal for Soccer Aid. Stephen Mulhern and Jill are joined by a host of famous faces including, Seann Walsh, Chris Kamara, Rickie H-Williams and Peter Andre. Celebrity Lingo for Soccer Aid: Toni Duggan, David James and Livi Sheldon take on Celebrity Lingo for Soccer Aid, as they aim to raise funds for UNICEF. Tipping Point for Soccer Aid: Ben Shephard hosts Tipping Point with a twist as he is joined by three famous faces, Suzy Izzard, Bobby Brazier and Kelle Bryan, all hoping to raise money for Soccer Aid for UNICEF. The Chase for Soccer Aid: Maisie Adam, David James, Nitro and Sam Quek take on the mammoth task of facing The Chasers in this special The Chase for Soccer Aid. Transmission details will be announced in due course. |
posted 4/27/2026 |
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FOX Television Network has renewed its iconic reality competition series Fear Factor: House of Fear, hosted by Johnny Knoxville, for a second season, it was announced today by Michael Thorn, President of FOX Television Network. Knoxville returns to lead the high-stakes competition, where one contestant will conquer their fears, claim the grand prize, and earn the right to proclaim, "FEAR IS NOT A FACTOR!" "Fear Factor: House of Fear instantly established itself as a signature unscripted series for FOX, and our audience can't get enough of how it takes them - and our contestants -- to the absolute edge with every episode," said Michael Thorn, President of FOX Television Network. "Johnny Knoxville's fearless, unpredictable energy makes him the perfect ringmaster, as he and our friends at Endemol have redefined this iconic format and elevated it into something fresh, addictive, highly competitive, and cringe-inducing in all the best ways. And believe it or not, they're already plotting new ways to raise the shock-and-awe quotient for Season Two." "Bringing an icon like Fear Factor back to life required a host who could match its legacy, and Johnny Knoxville has been the ultimate catalyst for this evolution. He didn't just host Fear Factor: House of Fear; he became the heart of it," said Sharon Levy, Chief Executive Officer of Endemol Shine North America. "Earning the title of the most-streamed unscripted series this season is a massive win for ESNA and our incredible partners at FOX and shows the Fear format is as strong as ever. For Season Two, we're already plotting how to push the social strategy and physical stunts to even more visceral, stomach-turning heights. We are just getting started." Set in an unforgiving remote location, Fear Factor: House of Fear features a group of strangers who live together under one roof while facing mind-blowing stunts, harrowing challenges, and a twisted game of social strategy where trust is fleeting - and fear is a weapon. In the end, only one contestant will conquer their fears and walk away with the massive grand prize. The series has proven to be a breakout success. Fear Factor: House of Fear's debut episode delivered an impressive 16.5 million multiplatform viewers, ranking in Adults 18-49 as broadcast's #1 debut and the #1 new unscripted series of the season, reinforcing FOX as the dominant force in unscripted. Fear Factor: House of Fear is produced by Endemol Shine North America, a Banijay Americas company. Kevin Lee, Anthony Carbone, and Lindsay Tuggle serve as executive producers, along with Endemol Shine North America's Sharon Levy, Michael Heyerman and Sean Loughlin. The reimagined Banijay Entertainment format builds on the internationally renowned Fear Factor, which has 32 adaptations worldwide. |
posted 4/23/2026 |
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Back to the Tent |
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The Great American Baking Show is back for Season 4, with Tony Award nominee Andrew Rannells and Casey Wilson set as hosts for the new season. This marks the first full season hosting gig for the pair, who previously co-hosted for several themed episodes. T ake a look at new photos and the official trailer for Season 4, which will welcome eight of the nation’s best aspiring bakers to the tent. The new season will stream on The Roku Channel beginning May 11, 2026. Season 4's diverse group take on themed dares that measure their creativity, precision, and bravado. Under the guidance of judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith, they knead, sift, whisk, and frost their way from cookies and cakes to breads and pastries. In the end, only one will rise above the rest and be awarded the coveted cake stand and the title of America’s best amateur baker. Contestants this season are Adam Greathouse, Lisa Sanders, Meeki Lad, Melissa Curmi, Rebecca "Becca" Cary, Ruiqi Chen, Scott Oscher, and Susan "Sue" Taylor. Executive producers are Letty Kavanagh, Kieran Smith, Nicholas Berry, Jeremy Finn, and Adam Cooper. In addition to serving as co-host, Rannells also appeared as a guest baker in The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Summer alongside fellow Broadway alum Jesse Tyler Ferguson. |
posted 4/23/2026 |
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Mob Mentality |
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Parker Posey is swapping a Thai resort for an Italian village as she makes her first move into the treacherous world of reality competition. The White Lotus star is hosting The Mob for Hulu, a Traitors-style competition format. The Mob sends a group of celebrities to a lavish Italian villa where they will shake down, hustle and whack their way to win up to $250,000 in cash prizes. Every episode, they will tackle mob movie-inspired jobs to survive. But every mob family needs a don, and whoever they choose will have absolute power — deciding who makes money, who stays, and who ultimately gets whacked. In a game where power demands absolute loyalty, can the don stay in control, or will the family rise up and overthrow them? It comes from The Traitors producer Studio Lambert and British producer Primal Media, which was behind horror gameshow Release The Hounds. The Mob will feature recognizable reality faces including The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Demi Engemann, Dancing with the Stars’ Bruno Tonioli and, most on-the-nose, The Sopranos star Aida Turturro. Other stars include RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Willam Belli, The Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Joe Gorga, Let’s Marry Harry’s Harry Jowsey, Selling Sunset’s Chelsea Lazkani, Younger’s Debi Mazar, Love Overboard’s Bella Palk, rapper Romeo and Maria Georgas and Shane Parton from Bachelor Nation. The format was created at Primal Media, which is run by Adam Wood and Mat Steiner, with Neil Kirby and Ben Riley helping to develop it. Susan House, who was showrunner on ABC’s The Hustler and worked on The Bachelor, serves as showrunner. Posey will exec produce alongside Studio Lambert’s Tim Harcourt, Jack Burgess, Niall O’Driscoll and Stephen Lambert and Primal Media’s Adam Wood and Mat Steiner, alongside David Mortimer, who runs Primal’s owner STV Studios. Charlie Williams is the Executive in Charge of Production for the series and Justin Medeiros is EVP of Production. |
posted 4/23/2026 |
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... Plus More on "The Next Pro" |
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Dancing with the Stars" expands its hit franchise with a new competition series, "Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro," coming to ABC and Hulu. The series will premiere July 13, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC, with episodes available the next day on Hulu. Hosted by wildlife conservationist and "Dancing with the Stars" Season 34 Len Goodman Mirrorball Champion Robert Irwin, "Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro," features 12 exceptional up-and-coming dancers who move into one house and compete in a grueling audition process, all vying for a coveted spot as a pro dancer on Season 35 of "Dancing with the Stars." Three-time Mirrorball champion Mark Ballas and his mother, Shirley Ballas "The Queen of Latin" will serve as judges. They will be joined by a star-studded lineup of returning pros who will serve as rotating mentors/guest judges. Details about the returning pros, and contestants will be announced at a later date. The series is produced by BBC Studios. Conrad Green serves as showrunner and executive producer. Ryan O'Dowd, Krystal Whitney, Alex Cross and Jenny Groom are executive producers. Deena Katz and Quinn Lipton are co-executive producers. |
posted 4/22/2026 |
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"Project Runway": 22 for 22 |
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Two is the magical number for Project Runway‘s upcoming season, which is set to be its biggest yet. For Season 22 of the reality competition, the second one on Hulu, Disney+ and Freeform, 22 designers will be featured, the most in Project Runway history. The Heidi Klum-hosted show is set to premiere on July 9 with a two-episode drop. Klum will be joined in the judging panel by Law Roach and Nina Garcia, with Christian Siriano returning as mentor. Project Runway will tap into the Hulu and Disney universe, featuring Get Real talent. Dancing with the Stars personalities like Brandon Armstrong, Alan Bersten, Val Chmerkovskiy, Jenna Johnson, Emma Slater, Ezra Sosa, Britt Stewart and Julianne Hough will make an appearance on the catwalk. Other guest stars featuring throughout the season include The Bachelorette’s Charity Lawson, Love Thy Nader’s Sarah Jane Nader, Vanderpump Villa’s Ekin-Su and Project Runway Season 21 winner Veejay Floresca. Project Runway debuted on Bravo in 2004 and revolutionized the reality competition genre. The series ran for five seasons on Bravo before making the jump to Lifetime, where it lived for 11 more seasons. For Season 17, the show returned to Bravo, where it ran for four seasons before landing at Freeform, Hulu and Disney+ for Season 21. Project Runway is produced by Spyglass Media Group and Alfred Street Industries. Executive producers include Gary Barber and Sean Hoagland for Spyglass and Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Nan Strait and Dan Volpe for Alfred Street Industries. Michael Rucker serves as showrunner and executive producer, along with San Heng and Nicole Sorrenti, who executive produce. Klum, Siriano and Garcia are executive producers, with Roach as co-executive producer. |
posted 4/22/2026 |
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BBC Picks Up "Traitors India" |
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The Traitors universe is about to expand on the BBC. The British broadcaster has picked up the rights to stream The Traitors India from All3Media International following the show’s success on Amazon Prime Video. BBC iPlayer will host the Hindi version of IDTV’s hit format, adding to the U.S., Irish, and Australian editions of the show. The BBC is also the home of the UK series, hosted by Claudia Winkleman. Hosted by Karan Johar, The Traitors India features 20 celebrities, including Anshula Kapoor, Apoorva, Ashish Vidyarthi, Elnaaz Nourouzi and Harsh Gujral, participating in a game of trust and deception against the backdrop of a palace in Suryagarh, Rajasthan. A second series is currently in production for Prime Video. The show is executive produced by Neha Khurana and directed by Nishant Nayak. Maartje Horchner, EVP of content at All3Media International, said: “Packed with all The Traitors’ trademark drama, intrigue and deception, Prime Video’s version has been an incredible success in India.” |
posted 4/22/2026 |
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More on "Game Changer" Season 8 |
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Dropout has finally announced the return of one of its most popular shows, as Game Changer will make its return next month. The panel game show will make its long-awaited seasonal return with ten new episodes, which will run bi-weekly starting on May 12, 2026, as each episode will present a new challenge to three (or more) comedian contestants. All of which have been designed to challenge them in unique ways, and occasionally enrage them, all with hilarious results. Last season broke the mold in several ways and created a ton of viral content that is still being shared on social media as we write this up. We have more details about the season below, along with screenshots and the trailer, as we wait for the unpredictable hilarity to arrive in three weeks. Game Changer, the game show where the game changes every show, promises more absurdity with new and unexpected challenges for its contestants. Cast members competing this season include Brennan Lee Mulligan, Vic Michaelis, Jeremy Culhane, Lou Wilson, Anna Garcia, Demi Adejuyigbe, Oscar Montoya, Jacob Wysocki, Zac Oyama, Josh Ruben, and more. Season eight of Game Changer is executive-produced and hosted by Sam Reich and executive-produced by David Kerns. Co-executive producers for the season are Chloe Badner, Elaine Carroll, Ryan Creamer, Sam Geer, Brennan Lee Mulligan, and Paul Robalino. |
posted 4/21/2026 |
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A "Bad Game Show" |
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Comedians Bobby Lee and Andrew Santino have wrapped production on a 10-episode first season of The Bad Game Show, a new unscripted comedy series inspired by the success of their podcast Bad Friends. Created by Santino and Nick Kreiss (Punk’d, The Eric André Show), The Bad Game Show drops celebrities into a chaotic mix of trivia and absurd challenges, where surprise guests crash the game and nothing goes as planned, all unfolding inside Lee’s mom’s basement. Like more and more productions these days, especially in the comedy world, the show is being made for digital distribution across talent-owned channels and platforms. Revenue is being driven largely by brand partnerships through custom integrations, sponsored sketches, and host-read ads. Kreiss also serves as director of The Bad Game Show and exec produces alongside Ray Schmieg (The Eric André Show, Ziwe), who is showrunner. The series is produced and financed by studio partner All Things Comedy, whose co-CEOs Billy Rosenberg and Drew Eller exec produce along with Head of Finance and Production Drew Agan. ATC’s Director of Network Creative and Strategy, Chance Nichols, serves as a producer. In a statement on the project, All Things Comedy’s Rosenberg said, “We are so lucky to work with the iconic comedy duo of Andrew and Bobby, along with Nick and Ray, to create a show that’s 100% for fans and unencumbered by the traditional network process. ATC is betting on talent who want to create something original and directly for their audience, while prioritizing creative freedom and upside for all involved.” A stand-up and actor known for his work on MADtv, Reservation Dogs, Harold & Kumar, the recent hit animated feature GOAT also featuring Santino, and more, Lee appears opposite David Spade and Theo Von in their new comedy Busboys that we announced. His long-awaited debut comedy special, Finally, is set to release on Hulu later this year. He is repped by CAA, Leviton Management, and Schreck Rose Dapello. Known for turns in projects like Dave, Ricky Stanicky and I’m Dying Up Here, along with specials like Hulu’s White Noise, Santino is repped by UTA. Kreiss is known for his work on Punk’d, The Eric André Show, Little Bitches, Jackass Forever, and most recently, Foul Play with Anthony Davis, currently airing on TBS. He is represented by Trevor Engelson at Underground and attorney Ryan Goodell. All Things Comedy recently produced the BriTANicK film Pizza Movie, starring Gaten Matarazzo and Sean Giambrone, which premiered at #1 across Hulu and Disney+. Upcoming is Never Change!, a film from John Reynolds and Marty Schousboe, which is set to premiere at the Tribeca Festival and stream on Hulu later this year. Other productions include stand-up specials from Mo Amer, Jessica Kirson and Steph Tolev, among others. As a podcast network, they work with dozens of shows, including the Monday Morning Podcast hosted by Burr, The Zarna Garg Family Podcast, The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds, TigerBelly with Bobby Lee and Khalyla Kuhn, Rick Glassman’s Take Your Shoes Off, and The Adam Friedland Show. |
posted 4/21/2026 |
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Gladiators star Lize van der Walt has died at the age of 60. The TV star found fame when she joined the hit series in 1997 and was known as Gold whilst on the program. But on Tuesday, it was announced on the social media pages for Gladiators that she had passed away on April 19. An emotional statement read: "We're deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Gladiators' golden girl, Gold. "Chosen from thousands of applicants to become one of the show's new Gladiators, she quickly made her mark. Although injury limited her appearances, she showed incredible resilience and when she did compete, she proved that all that glistens truly was Gold. Originally from South Africa, Lize was a talented athlete long before Gladiators, excelling in the 400m and relay." Tributes have flooded in for the star across social media, with one fan writing: "I was very fortunate to have communicated with Lize years ago. After overcoming her suspicion of why some random guy in the UK wanted to speak to her about Gladiators, she very kindly arranged to have photos from that chapter of her life sent to me, and she answered all my questions. "It's a shame that so much of her life in the last 20 years was spent battling cancer. Still, she did it with the grit and determination of a true Gladiator! And so many beautiful works of art to carry on her memory too." Another said: "Thank you for being such a wonderful person. Your battle, fight and dignity proved that you are a true Gladiator in every way. My thoughts are with your family, friends and all that loved you. On behalf of the fans, thank you for being our Gladiators golden girl. Forever and always. Rest in peace." A third wrote: "I am very sorry to hear of the passing of Lize. Though my watching of the Gladiators had been more intermittent in the late 90s compared to the early 90s, Lize was a proven athlete and a great part of the Gladiator roster. "Cancer is such a horrible disease and this very sad news just shows that nobody is immune. Not even a Gladiator. My thoughts and condolences are with all of Lize's family at this very sad and distressing time." |
posted 4/20/2026 |
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Alan Osmond, oldest brother of the famed singing and dancing sibling group The Osmonds, died Monday, April 20, at his home in Utah following a four-decade struggle with multiple sclerosis. He was 76. Osmond’s brother and band mate Merrill Osmond announced the death in a Facebook post, writing in part, “My brother has now stepped into the presence of our Father in Heaven with honor and peace. His life was not measured in years, but in love, sacrifice, and purpose. His creativity, his vision, and his deep understanding of the Savior’s teachings were simply part of who he was. He lived it. He felt it. He shared it. He wanted me to tell you how much he loved you, and I believe that with all my heart. He gave everything he had to the Lord, to his family, and to all of you. He truly was a missionary. He truly was a saint.” Originally billed as the Osmond Brothers, Alan, Wayne, Merrill, and Jay – four of the nine Osmond children raised by father George Virl Osmond and mother Olive Mayon on an Ogden, Utah, farm as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – launched their singing career as a barbershop quartet in 1958. They sang in competitions, at Disneyland, and other venues before getting their big break on The Andy Williams Show, a popular variety series where the boys proved so popular they were made regular guests from 1962 to 1967. During their time of the show, the four original members were joined by younger brother Donny, whose youthful appeal and older-than-his-years vocal chops did for the Osmonds what Michael Jackson did for his brothers: Before long, the Osmond Brothers, soon known simply as The Osmonds, were international stars, teen idols and maker of hit records including such ’70s bubblegum staples as “One Bad Apple,” “Love Me for a Reason,” “Crazy Horses” and “Down by the Lazy River.” In 1976 and through 1979, the Osmonds had, essentially, become a support group for brother Donny and sister Marie Osmond, with the latter two fronting the group on the popular weekly variety series Donny & Marie. Still, Alan Osmond was crucial to the group’s success, serving, as the eldest brother, as a leader and producer. A singer and guitarist, Alan Osmond also wrote songs with brother Merrill. After being diagnosed with MS 40 years ago, Osmond helped create the Children’s Miracle Network Telethon, which according to ABC4 Utah, has raised over $2 billion for children’s hospitals. He also helped launch the One Heart Foundation to support orphan. In the game show realm, Osmond was featured with his brothers on an episode of "American Idol" in 2009. Osmond is survived by Suzanne, his wife of 51 years; sons Michael, Nathan, Doug, David, Scott, Jon, Alex and Tyler; 30 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, as well as his siblings. Brother Wayne Osmond died January 1, 2025, in Utah after a stroke at age 73. |
posted 4/20/2026 |
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Tuesday Lightning Round |
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In a heartwarming annual tradition, THE PRICE IS RIGHT, daytime’s #1 series and longest-running game show, will host Pet Adoption Week beginning Monday, April 27 through Friday, May 1 on CBS and streaming on Paramount+*. This year, the show proudly partnered with Pasadena Humane, an organization that stepped up during a critical time – rescuing and caring for over 1,000 animals in the aftermath of the Los Angeles Eaton Fire in 2025. Each day during the week, host Drew Carey, announcer George Gray and models Rachel Reynolds, Amber Lancaster and Devon Goda will introduce a pet from Pasadena Humane to promote pet adoption nationwide. Animals featured throughout the week include lovable dogs, a cat and a bunny looking for their “fur-ever” homes, all of whom were available at the time of the taping last fall. Since then, all the pets featured were fortunate to have since found loving homes and viewers looking to adopt rescue animals are encouraged to contact their local shelters. In addition, on Sunday, April 19, THE PRICE IS RIGHT was a proud participant in Pasadena Humane’s Wiggle Waggle Walk & Run in Pasadena, Calif. The Wiggle Waggle Walk & Run is one of Pasadena Humane’s biggest fundraisers each year, with proceeds helping to save the lives of thousands of animals in the community with programs such as foster care, kitten nursery, animal ICU, wildlife and more. Show announcer George Gray served as host of the doggy costume contest at the event, with attendees also getting the chance to “come on down” and spin The Big Wheel for prizes. |
posted 4/20/2026 |
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Actor and producer Patrick Muldoon, known for his roles in the daytime drama Days of Our Lives, primetime soap Melrose Place and movie Starship Troopers, died suddenly this morning, April 19, after a heart attack. He was 57. Born in San Pedro, California, Muldoon graduated from USC where he played on the Trojans football team. He started his acting career while still in college with a two-episode arc on the sitcom Who’s the Boss? Shortly after his 1991 graduation, he landed a three-episode recurring role on Saved By the Bell. Muldoon originated the role of Austin Reed on Days of Our Lives, which he played from 1992-95 and again from 2011-12. He also recurred on Melrose Place as the villainous Richard Hart from Season 3-5 and starred in a slew of TV movies in the late 1990s and 2000s. In game shows, Muldoon was a featured diner on an episode of "Hell's Kitchen". On the big screen, Muldoon played Zander Barcalow in the 1997 film Starship Troopers, directed by Paul Verhoeven. His latest movie, crime thriller Dirty Hands, is slated to be released later this year. Muldoon also executive produced a number of features, including The Tribes of Palos Verdes, Arkansas, Marlowe, The Card Counter, The Dreadful, Riff Raff, and, most recently, Kockroach, starring Chris Hemsworth, Taron Egerton and Zazie Beetz, which is currently filming. Muldoon loved music. Always the life of the party, he could often be seen with his guitar and was lead singer for The Sleeping Masses. Described by those close to him as “endlessly generous — with his poetry, his humor, and his unmistakable presence,” Muldoon “loved animals and people alike, gave unforgettable hugs, and possessed a rare quality of making others feel safe and seen,” his friends said. “Stylish, charismatic, and full of life, he embraced each day with a full-tilt, rock ’n’ roll spirit.” Muldoon, known as “Bobo” to his love ones, is survived by his partner, Miriam Rothbart; his parents, Deanna and Patrick Muldoon Sr.; his sister and brother-in-law, Shana and Ahmet Zappa; and their children, Muldoon’s beloved niece Halo and nephew Arrow Zappa. |
posted 4/20/2026 |
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Global Guts on Display |
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For the first time in franchise history, fourteen Naked and Afraid All-Stars from around the world - including Australia, Brazil, Mexico, and the United States - battle for national pride and the largest cash prize ever awarded when the all-new series NAKED AND AFRAID: GLOBAL SHOWDOWN premieres Sunday, May 17 at 8PM ET/PT on Discovery Channel. Divided into seven pairs representing their homelands, survivalists' skills will be tested by three brutal and unpredictable ecosystems in South Africa's Zululand. From a scorching savannah stalked by leopards and rhinos to a humid marshland ruled by hippos and crocodiles, and into the violent Indian Ocean teeming with Zambezi sharks, teams must battle both the brutal elements and one another. Over the 40-day challenge, they're given no food, no water, and no clothes as their primitive bushcraft skills, resilience, and interpersonal relationships are pushed to the extreme. In another franchise first, the competition introduces an official scoring system where teams will earn points by completing survival tasks and excelling in head-to-head challenges. Winning teams will be safe from elimination and unlock critical tools to acquire food, water and shelter, while the bottom two teams must face off in an elimination challenge to remain in the game. With no shared resources, no trading, and no sabotage, each team must rely solely on its own skill and will to survive. Featuring up-and-coming international survivalists alongside franchise legends and bitter rivals, only one team will emerge victorious. With $200,000 and national pride on the line, the teams competing in the most intense Naked and Afraid competition ever include: · AUSTRALIA, Ky Furneaux and Alexa Towersey In addition to watching NAKED AND AFRAID: GLOBAL SHOWDOWN on Discovery, viewers can join the conversation on social media by using the hashtag #NakedAndAfraid and following Naked and Afraid on Facebook, X, and Instagram. NAKED AND AFRAID: GLOBAL SHOWDOWN is produced for Discovery Channel by Lionsgate Alternative Television |
posted 4/17/2026 |
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Lingo Turkiye Celebrates 400 |
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“Lingo Türkiye,” airing every weekday on TRT, has reached a major milestone with the broadcast of its 400th episode. Distributed globally by All3Media International, the format is licensed and produced in Turkey by Shine Medya, with TRT as broadcaster. The show is hosted by Kemal Uçar. First launched in Turkey on 23 October 2023, “Lingo Türkiye” airs every weekday at 17:45 and has delivered strong and consistent ratings performance, becoming the most-watched game show in its category in the access prime time slot. Adapted in 18 territories worldwide and enjoyed by millions of viewers, “Lingo” continues to demonstrate the strength of a truly global format. In Turkey, the show’s ratings success and loyal audience further underline the format’s ability to resonate with local viewers. Gabriel Andrews, Sales Executive for Balkans, Greece, Turkey and CIS at All3Media International, commented: “We are thrilled with the huge success of Lingo Türkiye. It has been fantastic to see the rise of Lingo’s popularity in Turkey into it becoming a favourite game show for the local audience. We congratulate our valued partners Shine Medya and TRT on producing and broadcasting 400 high-quality episodes. It is a huge milestone, and we hope the show continues for many more episodes on TRT. We are also happy to share that Star Channel in Greece have successfully launched their first season. We are very excited to see their production of this internationally successful game show and are pleased to be partnering with them on another excellent adaptation of the format.” Adil Şentekin, Founder and CEO of Shine Medya, said: “Lingo is a format that has proven its long-running success across many international markets. Reaching 400 episodes in Turkey and becoming the most-watched game show in its category in the access prime time slot clearly demonstrates the format’s universal appeal and the strength of the collaboration between Shine Medya, TRT and All3Media International. Lingo Türkiye is a strong example of how a global format can build a genuine connection with a local audience. Working alongside All3Media International and TRT, we have created a sustainable success. Reaching this milestone with such a strong performance is a testament to the passion, discipline and dedication of the entire team.” TRT 1 stated: “As TRT, we take great pride in further reinforcing our mission to bring family-friendly, educational and entertaining content to our viewers with Lingo Türkiye. On air for 400 episodes, this valuable programme has carried the power of words and the richness of our language into homes every day, proving its success through the strong audience interest it continues to receive. Its consistent leadership within the access prime time slot is a reflection of our effective content strategy. We would like to thank our production partner Shine Medya, our host Kemal Uçar, and our viewers who join us in front of their screens every day for their contribution to this success.” Host Kemal Uçar commented: “It is truly special to see millions of people enjoying wordplay with Lingo Türkiye every day. Reaching 400 episodes is the result of the strong bond we have built, both on and off screen, with our team and our viewers. I would like to sincerely thank our audiences and all the contestants who have joined us since day one and supported us throughout this journey. We hope to continue this journey together for many years to come. Being part of this story is a great source of pride for me.” “Lingo” is an IDTV, an All3Media company, and Talpa Concepts format, distributed by All3Media International. The UK version, produced by Objective Entertainment out of Objective Media Group North’s Manchester base for ITV1, is currently in its fifth season. The format has been adapted in 18 territories including Spain, France, Italy and the United States, in addition to the original Dutch version and adaptations in Turkey, Greece and the UK. |
posted 4/17/2026 |
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CBS Media Ventures announces the upcoming slate, featuring renewals and returns of eight fan-favorite and award-winning shows and three exciting new titles joining the lineup for the 2026-2027 broadcast season. Programming renewals include the #1 entertainment news magazine, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT; the #1 daily news magazine, INSIDE EDITION; the #1 court show still in original production, Emmy-winning HOT BENCH; syndication’s fastest-growing game show, FLIP SIDE; syndication’s #1 new show of the season, THE PERFECT LINE; and the recently announced two-season renewal of THE DREW BARRYMORE SHOW. These join the previously announced renewals of the #1 and #2 shows in syndication, JEOPARDY! and WHEEL OF FORTUNE, which are produced by Sony Pictures Television and distributed domestically by CMV. New programming joining CMV’s slate includes ADAM’S LAW produced by Judge Judy Sheindlin and featuring Judge Adam Levy, family-friendly stalwart AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS and high-energy extreme video programming AMERICAN MAYHEM. “From beloved franchises to breakout new series, this upcoming slate reflects the incredible momentum across our entire portfolio and our continued commitment to deliver top-tier original programming for our stations and partners,” said John Budkins, executive vice president of programming and syndication production for CBS Media Ventures and Stations. “With seven of the top 10 most-watched first-run syndicated titles currently on the air, we’re proud to continue to produce and distribute a wide range of high-quality showsthat deliver for audiences, bringing engaging, proven entertainment to viewers in the season ahead.” FULL SLATE 2026-2027 Sony has today announced its intention to back-run Flip Side and The Perfect Line this fall on Game Show Network. |
posted 4/16/2026 |
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It began with a teaser on a set in Los Angeles. John Michael Higgins sat in a chair and said... "Did you miss me?" Game Show Network did... and they're doing something about it, bringing back America Says for another run. Billed as a new season, America Says hosted by Higgins is one of Game Show Network's most popular shows. It's where contestants try to guess the top answers that America have answered to fill-in-the-blank survey questions "covering every topic under the sun." Teams of four compete, and the team with the most points at the end of regular play, goes on to the bonus for $15,000. Created & produced by Dave Noll & Cleve Keller & originally launched by Game Show Enterprises in 2018 and running for five seasons, America Says will return to the schedule with new episodes in April. |
posted 4/16/2026 |
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Thursday Lightning Round |
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For the first time in its 54-year history on CBS, television’s longest-running game show will air live with The Price Is Right Live, a Christmas primetime special. The Price Is Right is among a string of live specials CBS has lined up for the next several months, including another simulcast of the MTV Video Music Awards and New Year’s Eve: Nashville’s Big Bash coming back. They join previously announced AMAs, Tony Awards and Golden Globes. Hosted by Drew Carey, with announcer George Gray, the Price Is Right special will provide viewers with “unprecedented behind-the-scenes access alongside Carey, Gray, the models and production team as they race to keep the show on track-resetting games, transforming the stage and beating the clock,” according to CBS. Contestants will “Come on down!” to play fan-favorite games Plinko, Cliffhangers and Lucky Seven, before spinning The Big Wheel for a shot at a luxury showcase. The Price Is Right is produced by Fremantle. John Quinn is executive producer. |
posted 4/15/2026 |
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CBS, which is on track to deliver this season’s top three primetime series – #1 TRACKER, #2 MARSHALS, #3 60 MINUTES – along with the top four new primetime series – #1 MARSHALS, #2 SHERIFF COUNTRY, #3 BOSTON BLUE, #4 CIA – the top two comedies – #1 GEORGIE & MANDY’S FIRST MARRIAGE and #2 GHOSTS – and 13 of the top 20 most-watched series – today unveiled its 2026-2027 fall primetime programming lineup. The slate of CBS Originals features new series orders including an action-packed drama from the NCIS universe, a new comedy and 19 returning series, complemented by sports and special event programming. The schedule (subject to change): WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MIDSEASON |
posted 4/15/2026 |
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Wednesday Lightning Round |
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More on "Perfect Match" Season 4 |
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Reality stars from Love Is Blind, Age of Attraction, Love Island and more turn up the heat with more swaps, more sparks, and more drama. This season, the dating competition evolves to allow more singles to enter and stay in the house longer, giving late arrivals a real shot at finding their perfect match. But who will? Season four premieres May 13, only on Netflix. The contestants... Perfect Match returns for its fourth season, bringing together some of the most famously single stars from Netflix's unscripted series, alongside fan favorites from other hit shows, in a tropical paradise where romance and strategy collide. As connections form and relationships evolve, the most compatible couples gain power, stepping into the role of matchmaker by breaking up other pairs and inviting new singles into the house for dates. Will their choices lead to stronger connections or ignite chaos? In this high-stakes dating competition, hosted by Nick Lachey, only one couple will be crowned the Perfect Match. New episodes of Perfect Match will roll out each Wednesday across three weeks: Nick Lachey hosts for this Kinetic Content production. |
posted 4/15/2026 |
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MasterMeghan |
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Meghan Markle is set to appear as a guest judge on the season 18 premiere of MasterChef Australia. The Duchess of Sussex filmed her cameo on the long-running and incredibly popular cooking competition series while on a brief tour of Australia with Prince Harry. Her episode of MasterChef Australia will air on Australia’s Network 10 and 10 Streaming on April 19. “As part of her first Australian visit since 2018, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, featured as a guest judge on the country’s most beloved cooking show,” said a statement from the producers. “Meghan mentored and guided our nation’s top home cooks alongside MasterChef Australia judges, Poh Ling Yeow, Sofia Levin and Jean-Christophe Novelli.” Appearing on a cooking series may not be that much of a surprise given Markle has dabbled with food content and products recently. Her now canceled Netflix lifestyle series With Love, Meghan featured famous chefs David Chang, Roy Choi, Christina Tosi and Jose Andres, and Markle also has a line of food products under the As Ever By Meghan, Duchess of Sussex brand. The Sussexes whirlwind tour of Australia has dominated the news in the country and has seen them visit a children’s hospital, a women’s shelter, a veteran’s museum, war memorial and more. Markle will not be the first royal to appear on MasterChef Australia, with the then Prince Charles making a surprise cameo in 2018, during his Australia tour with his wife Camilla. |
posted 4/15/2026 |
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Joy Harmon, the actress known for her role in Cool Hand Luke who later became a baker, has died. She was 85 years old. Per TMZ, Harmon passed away in hospice care at her Los Angeles home on Tuesday, April 14 after a pneumonia diagnosis weeks ago. The outlet added that she was working at her Burbank bakery, Aunt Joy's Cakes, the day before she went to the hospital. Born in Queens, New York in 1940 and raised in Connecticut, Harmon began as a beauty pageant contestant and model before getting her start in regional theater. It was Groucho Marx's quiz show The Groucho Show, later called You Bet Your Life, that kickstarted her screen career in the early 1960s, as Marx asked her to return as co-host of spin-off show Tell It to Groucho. After making her Broadway debut in 1958 in the play Make a Million, Harmon began making cameo appearances in TV and film until 1973. She played a giant in 1965's Village of the Giants. Opposite Paul Newman, she featured as a character known as Lucille, The Girl, who sensuously washed his car in an iconic scene from 1967's Cool Hand Luke. Harmon was married to filmmaker Jeff Gourson from 1968 to 2001; the pair shared three children. She pivoted from Hollywood to baking after sharing treats she had baked with coworkers on film sets, including Marx. Per the Aunt Joy's Cakes website, the bakery “started in the kitchen of her home in California. The name originated when Joy Harmon began supplying cakes to her niece's coffee shop. Whenever she made a delivery her niece would cheer, ‘Aunt Joy's cakes are here!'” A GoFundMe established to cover Harmon's medical expenses reads, “Those who knew her remember not just her talent, but her kindness—she was known to return money sent by fans, simply out of gratitude. Joy leaves behind her three children, nine grandchildren, and a legacy defined by creativity, compassion, and love.” |
posted 4/15/2026 |
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After The Late Show With Stephen Colbert ends — as in, one day after — CBS will usher in its next era of late night programming. The network will air Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen in the 11:35 p.m. beginning May 22, followed by another Allen-produced series, the comedy game show Funny You Should Ask, at 12:35 a.m. The Late Show will sign off on May 21. Comics Unleashed has been airing in the later spot this season and also aired there during the 2023 writers and actors strikes. Notably — especially for CBS’ bottom line — Allen is buying time from the network to air the two shows, with his company, Allen Media Group, selling the available ad spots in the two hours. The change will likely see CBS turn a profit in late night. “I created and launched Comics Unleashed 20 years ago so my fellow comedians could have a platform to do what we all love — make people laugh,” Allen, founder, chairman and CEO of Allen Media Group, said in a statement. “I truly appreciate CBS’ confidence in me by picking up our two-hour comedy block of Comics Unleashed and Funny You Should Ask, because the world can never have enough laughter.” Allen has publicly expressed his interest in the 11:35 spot. “Let me be clear … if they are looking for a show, my hand is already up,” Allen said in October 2025, two and a half months after CBS announced it was ending The Late Show. “Fifty years I have been waiting for this moment, definitely I am going for it.” Comics Unleashed, hosted by Allen, features a group of comedians doing short sets on topics provided by Allen. The show is something of a hybrid between a talk show and a stand-up showcase. Jon Kelley hosts Funny You Should Ask, a game show in which two contestants answer trivia questions with input from a group of comics. Allen, Carolyn Folks, Jennifer Lucas, Jodi Miller and Peter Steen are executive producers of both shows. Dylan King also exec produces Comics Unleashed, while Bob Boden, Scott Satin and Eric Charbonnel are EPs of Funny You Should Ask. Paramount TV Media chairman George Cheeks says late night is still a work in progress at the network. The Eye did a one-year deal with Byron Allen to air his “Comics Unleashed” at 11:35 p.m. as a time buy, allowing the network “to go into immediate profitability in that in that slot,” which he said “made a lot of sense for us right now. Byron’s been a great partner to us at 1230 so we feel confident he’ll continue to be a great partner for us at 11:30 as well.” |
posted 4/15/2026 |
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Wednesday Lightning Round |
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The latest season of The Bachelorette may or may not be coming to a screen near you one day, but Taylor Frankie Paul isn’t heading to court over two domestic violence claims that saw the ABC reality show yanked from the schedule last month. “After reviewing reports and evidence submitted to the Draper Police Department and West Jordan Police Department, the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office has declined to file charges against Taylor Frankie Paul,” announced DA Sim Gill’s office this afternoon. ABC pulled the plug on The Bachelorette on March 19, just ahead of its planned premiere on March 22, after a new video emerged showing Paul throwing metal stools at ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen and apparently hitting one of her children. A 2023 incident, also caught on film, had already seen Paul enter a guilty plea in 2024 on one count of aggravated assault for the dust-up with Mortensen. More allegations against Paul emerged in late March after the unscripted romance series was shelved, to no small cost to ABC (AKA tens of millions). The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives lead remains under ongoing probation. Paul could have seen that privilege revoked and been hit with up to five-year prison sentence for a third-degree felony if DA Gill had decided to pursue further charges. In letters sent Tuesday to the Draper and West Jordan cop shops, the Utah prosecutor stated: “The complainant in these cases reported several incidents – some of which occurred more than three years ago. Any incidents of misdemeanor offenses which are alleged to have occurred more than two years ago are barred by the statute of limitations. Incidents which are alleged to have occurred within the statute of limitations have also been reviewed.” The DA added: “Several incidents that were submitted do not rise to the level of criminal offenses. The remaining incidents lack sufficient evidence to support filing criminal charges where the State must be able to prove such allegations beyond a reasonable doubt. Such incidents lack specificity as to when and what actually occurred or corroboration.” “Based on the evidence submitted for screening by the Draper Police Department and West Jordan Police Department, the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office declines to file any charges.” ABC parent company Disney declined to comment on today’s lack of charges against Paul. Reps for the much accused Mormon Wives star did not respond to request for comment from Deadline. |
posted 4/14/2026 |
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Taskmaster’s international rollout is continuing apace, with a local version greenlit by Polish broadcaster TVN. Warner Bros. Discovery-owned TVN’s version of the hit comedy-entertainment format will be produced by Avalon and Constantin. The news comes as several new international Taskmaster series have just launched, with more to come through 2026. The format has an all-powerful ‘Taskmaster’ who, with the help of a loyal assistant, tests the wiles of a panel of comedians over the course of each series by setting them weird and wonderful challenges. Alex Horne created the show and is a host on the long-running UK version alongside comedian Greg Davies. “I think this has got a bit out of control, to be honest,” he said as news of the latest international deal dropped. “But I am still thrilled that the people of Poland are finally going to see their top comedians casting dignity to one side as they strive to impress the Polish version of Greg Davies.” |
posted 4/14/2026 |
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Spain "Caught in the Middle" |
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Talpa Studios continues to drive the international rollout of its quiz format Caught in the Middle, as Spanish broadcaster Atresmedia commissions a local version for Antena 3. The show, created by the global content company founded by John de Mol, will be produced by Fremantle Spain in partnership with Talpa Studios and recorded later this year at Talpa’s international production hub in the Netherlands. The new commission strengthens the ongoing collaboration between Talpa Studios and Atresmedia, following previous adaptations such as The Jump and The Quiz with Balls. Carmen Ferreiro, Director of Entertainment Programming at Atresmedia, added: “For Atresmedia, a leading group in Spain, it remains a priority to continue investing in successful international formats in order to stay at the forefront of entertainment in our country. The most-watched game shows on Spanish television are on Atresmedia and, therefore, we are very pleased to have acquired Caught in the Middle, as it perfectly fits our type of entertainment, allowing viewers to play along from home at the same time.” Originally launched on SBS6, Caught in the Middle has emerged as the network’s top-performing new game show of the past six years, achieving an average market share of 18.1% across its first eight episodes—well above the slot average of 12.9%. A second season has already been confirmed in the Netherlands, while the format also secured a paper format deal in Australia ahead of its Dutch debut, with the local version set to premiere later this year. Sebastian van Barneveld, Director Global Distribution at Talpa Studios, said: “Following its strong performance and renewal in the Netherlands, it’s great to see Caught in the Middle continue its international expansion. The format combines a clear, easy-to-follow gameplay with a striking visual identity, brought to life in our international production hub. This makes it instantly engaging and highly adaptable for broadcasters looking for a scalable, high-impact game show.” The format places one duo at the center of a vast LED arena, surrounded by 100 opponents gradually closing in. Across 15 questions, contestants must strategically choose answers that match those given by as many rivals as possible, eliminating them round by round before they reach the center and claim the €50,000 prize. The gameplay combines knowledge with crowd psychology, building tension as the circle tightens and culminating in a final high-stakes Top 10 round. |
posted 4/14/2026 |
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Alan Ritchson is heading into the wilderness for a new unscripted series at Netflix. The star of Netflix’s War Machine and Amazon’s Reacher is leading a survival competition series for the streamer. It marks his first time fronting an unscripted series and comes over twenty years after he appeared on season three of American Idol, where he sang Stevie Wonder’s “You Are the Sunshine of My Life”. The untitled series will see avid survivalist and experienced outdoorsman Ritchson lead a group of high-profile creators and headline-makers in asking whether when all the comforts of modern life are stripped away, can they rise to the challenge to survive or will they give in to the pressure. Competition, alliances, and egos collide as this group puts public reputations on the line, testing players’ self-reliance, problem-solving, and grit, per the logline. Netflix has found success in the survival space with series such as Outlast, which comes from exec producer Jason Bateman. Set in the Alaskan wilderness, it has been renewed for a third season, and Alone, the History channel series that has found a big audience on the streamer and recently launched its eleventh season. The series is produced by Bunim/Murray Productions, which is behind series such as MTV’s The Challenge, Hulu’s Vanderpump Villa and Lifetime’s The Chrisleys: Back To Reality. It previously produced survival series I Survived Bear Grylls, which ran for one season on TBS. Ritchson exec produces alongside Julie Pizzi, Rupert Dobson, Gayani Wanigaratne and Jay Bienstock, who also serves as showrunner. John Faratzis is co-exec producer. |
posted 4/14/2026 |
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Tuesday Lightning Round |
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Fox Nation Misses Another... |
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FOX Nation is back with season two of Greg Gutfeld's What Did I Miss?, announced Lauren Petterson, president of the streaming service. Helmed by Greg Gutfeld, host of the eponymous late night success Gutfeld!, the first episode of this three-episode series is set to release on April 27th. Episode two will follow on May 4th with episode three debuting on May 11th. In making the announcement, Petterson said, "If season one proved anything, it's that real life can be more unbelievable than the wildest of tales. We are thrilled to offer FOX Nation subscribers exclusive access to the second season of What Did I Miss? as our very own king of late-night Greg Gutfeld returns to test the contestants on what they missed in isolation." Gutfeld added, "Against all logic, people volunteered to do this crazy game show again. And the only thing standing between them and victory is me." |
posted 4/13/2026 |
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Fremantle is gambling on Holey Moley. The … Got Talent maker has officially taken global production and distribution rights on the format and forged a hub in Portugal from which it will make versions of the show that aired on ABC in the States. Initial filming is slated for May and June 2026 and Fremantle said global territories adapting the format will be announced in due course. Last month, reports emerged that I’m a Celebrity hosts Ant & Dec were developing a UK version with their own indie Mitre Studios and Fremantle. The hub is in Portimão, Portugal and comes after Fremantle touted Holey Moley at the recent London TV Screenings. In the show, which was created by Fremantle’s Eureka Productions, contestants face off against each other on larger-than-life holes designed to test their precision. Along the way, they brave obstacles. Holey Moley aired on ABC between 2019 and 2022. One series also aired in Australia on Seven Network. Fremantle boss Jennifer Mullin said: “Holey Moley has proven its success in the United States, with its unique blend of comedy, competition, and large‑scale spectacle, attracting a significant broad audience. We are excited to drive the format’s international expansion through our new global production hub in Portugal.” Holey Moley creator Chris Culvenor just lauched a new Fremantle label, Eureka Studios. Fremantle also makes the likes of Got Talent, The X Factor and Too Hot To Handle. |
posted 4/13/2026 |
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SET to Launch Tum Ho Naa April 28 |
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Sony Entertainment Television has confirmed that it will launch its new gameshow ‘Tum Ho Naa’ in the weekday 21:00 slot, replacing ‘Wheel of Fortune’ after a short run. The program, hosted by Rajeev Khandelwal, will make its debut on Tuesday 28th April. The show is positioned as an interactive format designed to engage viewers through a blend of strategy, participation and light‑hearted competition. The channel has recently placed considerable emphasis on non‑fiction programming, with titles such as ‘MasterChef India’, ‘Shark Tank India’, ‘Wheel of Fortune’, and now ‘Tum Ho Naa’ forming a key part of its schedule. Whether this shift towards reality and game‑based content will deliver the ratings boost the broadcaster is aiming for remains to be seen. |
posted 4/13/2026 |
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Monday Lightning Round |
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Collector's Edition |
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If you ever wondered where the The Price Is Right’s little yodeley guy from the Cliff Hangers game ever ended up or whatever happened to the show’s original Plinko chip or Gene Rayburn‘s skinny long microphone from Match Game — really, name any old prop from game show history — you’ll probably see it on the Season 7 premiere episode of Collector’s Call. The seventh season of MeTV’s Collector’s Call (Sundays beginning April 12) promises some fascinating firsts — including the highest-priced collection ever (but it’s not this episode). Host Lisa Whelchel, who is beloved from her younger days starring as privileged prep school student Blair Warner on The Facts of Life, as well as making it to the final three in Survivor (Season 25), returns and couldn’t be more excited about the new season. Whelchel has been traveling the country visiting collectors — in addition to being on Substack — and took a minute to reflect on the variety of collections the show has covered these past seven years. “I really did think when I started how fun this was, but also that surely we’re going to run out of people who have collections,” she shared with ReMIND Magazine. “I can honestly say that each season the collections get even more incredible.” The 26-episode new season begins with a personal favorite of Whelchel’s, and it’s easy to understand why. “Meet Bob Boden — Game Show Memorabilia” (Sunday, April 12 at 6:30/5:30c) will immediately make you smile as Boden takes you through his massive collection of game show memorabilia. “I’m a child of the ’70s,” Whelchel explains. “Coming home from school and watching Match Game — or if I’m staying home from school sick, watching $25,000 Pyramid or watching Wheel of Fortune with my grandmother at night. It’s just a part of the culture and the generations. And it brings back a time. Every one of those things that I just named, being with my grandmother, watching Wheel of Fortune, that connection is connected to my heart. Coming home from school after a full day, and watching Batman and Gilligan’s Island and then Family Feud. These shows and these collections immediately tie in to emotions that we need — there’s a lot of hard stuff going on in the world right now, so to have a simpler, gentler, sweeter time highlighted is just a dose of good medicine.” Boden worked behind the scenes writing, producing, and cocreating game shows like Jeopardy!, Family Feud, Press Your Luck, The $25,000 Pyramid, and more. When a show wrapped production, it was normal for the stage to be ripped apart and the full set trashed. Boden started asking if he could keep some of the more iconic props; fast forward to today, and he’s amassed over 10,000 items. Boden plans to move much of his collection to the National Archives of Game Show History in Rochester’s The Strong National Museum of Play. |
posted 4/10/2026 |
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The Battle for Price Goes to the Movies |
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The story of The Price is Right models and their fight to stand up to Bob Barker, the show’s famous host, is getting the screen treatment. The Gotham Group, the management and production company run by founder Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, has optioned the film and television rights to “The Unsung Warriors of The Price is Right,” an investigative article written by award-winning journalist David Kushner and published in Business Insider in September 2024. Goldsmith-Vein, Eric Robinson and Ross Siegel will produce for The Gotham Group, with Kushner also joining as a producer. Kushner’s piece chronicled the untold story of the women behind Price is Right, America’s longest-running game show, and who, as models, became known as “Barker’s Beauties.” But while life was glamourous on the outside in the show’s heyday of the 1970s and 1980s, behind the scenes the women endured, and battled, years of misogynistic behaviour, sexual harassment, and racial discrimination. And when they turned to CBS executives for help, they were met with a collective silence and a brushing under the carpet. Led by model Holly Hallstrom, the women, in various ways, took on Barker and the most powerful machinery in daytime television, enduring public shaming, nondisclosure agreements, and financial ruin, long before the term #MeToo entered the public lexicon. Hallstrom fought Barker and CBS for nearly a decade and was broke and living out of her car when she finally won a multimillion-dollar settlement without signing a non-disclosure agreement, a fate that some of the other Barker Beauties could not achieve. Hallstrom broke decades of silence to tell her story alongside colleagues Kathleen Bradley and Linda Riegert. “David Kushner’s reporting is exactly the kind of deeply human, culturally resonant story we look for,” said Goldsmith-Vein and Robinson in a statement. “Holly Hallstrom and the women who stood with her are genuine American heroes, and their fight deserves to be told on the largest possible stage.” Stated Kushner, “I’m thrilled to not only have this story, and these extraordinary women, in such good hands, but to be part of bringing it to the screen myself.” |
posted 4/10/2026 |
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Happy Friday Lightning Round |
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The Ultimate Fighter(R) returns with a thrilling new season featuring a pair of UFC Hall of Famers competing head-to-head as coaches, when former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier goes up against former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping. The series will premiere exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., Latin America and Australia on Sunday, June 14, the same day as UFC Freedom 250, with new episodes premiering every Tuesday for the remainder of the 12-episode season. The Ultimate Fighter: Team Cormier vs. Team Bisping will feature 16 men's bantamweight (135 lbs.) and women's strawweight (115 lbs.) prospects competing to pursue their UFC dreams. · Produced by Lionsgate Alternative Television, the iconic reality series has introduced a wide array of fans to UFC and served as a springboard for the career of numerous fighters who went on to be UFC champions and stars, including: Kamaru Usman, Tony Ferguson, T.J. Dillashaw, Rose Namajunas, Nate Diaz, Michael Chiesa, Kelvin Gastelum, Forrest Griffin, Rashad Evans, Uriah Hall and Conor McGregor, who was a coach in TUF 22 and TUF 31. One of four athletes to ever hold two UFC titles simultaneously, Cormier intends to make a statement in his third time coaching on The Ultimate Fighter following his debut on Season 27. He will look to impart the skills and experience that earned him notable victories over Stipe Miocic, Anderson Silva and Alexander Gustaffson. Cormier now has his sights set on shutting out Bisping as a coach in dominant fashion. The Ultimate Fighter season 3 winner, Bisping returns for a third time to coach on the show that helped forge him into a UFC champion and Hall of Famer. Making his coaching debut on Season 14, Bisping now looks to once again impart the trademark grit and high fight IQ that earned him memorable victories over Anderson Silva, Luke Rockhold, and Dan Henderson. He now aims to out coach Cormier and lead his team to victory. Past seasons of The Ultimate Fighter will be available on Paramount+ beginning in late May. Watch UFC on Paramount+. For more information, including how to watch, visit Sneak Peak on Paramountplus.com. Visit UFC.com for additional information and content to support your UFC coverage.
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posted 4/9/2026 |
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Sony Pictures Entertainment is laying off hundreds of employees across its film studio, TV studios and corporate, as CEO Ravi Ahuja refocuses the entertainment company on certain core growth areas while pulling back in other places. A source describes the move as being about strategy, not cost-cutting. SPE, of course, is unique among the major Hollywood studios in that it has focused on creating original film and TV projects and selling them to networks and streamers, rather than trying to own a major streaming platform itself (Sony does own the anime platform Crunchyroll). SPE is said to be doubling down on that strategy, while leaning into its strength in anime and its sister company PlayStation, with video game-based intellectual property still somewhat underutilized. The company plans to expand its game show business (SPE produces Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, among other formats), develop more content on free streaming platforms like YouTube (see the reboot of Reading Rainbow), and develop more owned IP from the likes of Peanuts (which SPE recently acquired) and PlayStation titles. “While the industry around us continues to evolve, we are uniquely well positioned for this moment,” Ahuja told staff in a memo Tuesday morning. “The demonstrated value of our independent television and film studios offers us the flexibility to move with the market — to partner broadly, match projects with the right platforms, and support our creative partners in bringing great stories to life. Furthermore, we are underpinned by strong franchises and brands. And our connectivity to the broader Sony Group ecosystem centers us for accelerated growth in anime and game IP adaptations. “This organizational shift is about reorienting to thrive in a changing industry,” he added. “By aligning our structure and resources more closely with our strategic priorities, we will move forward with greater clarity and momentum and be better equipped for innovation and resilience.” John Zaccario, President of Game Show Network, will transition out of his role later this summer after 18 years at the company. Zaccario’s exit stems from a consolidation move to bring GSN together with the studio’s game show production group under Suzanne Prete, President, Game Shows. Under Zaccario’s leadership, GSN grew into a top 10 cable network and a top five general entertainment network. The entire linear cable business has been steadily declining in the streaming era, which would explain why GSN — wholly owned by SPE since 2019 — is being folded into the studio’s game show portfolio. Zaccario will stay on to help with the transition.
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posted 4/9/2026 |
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Thursday Lightning Round |
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Scott Mills "Celebrity Bake-Off" Episode Shelved |
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Scott Mills’ Celebrity Great British Bake Off episode has been scrapped in the wake of his shock sacking from the BBC. Channel 4 told The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday that an installment featuring the ex-radio host and also reportedly featuring singer Rag n Bone Man, JLS’ band member Aston Merrygold, broadcaster Edith Bowman, and comedian Jon Richardson, will no longer air as planned on April 18. “Having carefully considered the circumstances, we’ve taken the decision not to air the final episode of the 2026 series of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer, featuring Scott Mills,” a spokesperson said. “Acknowledging the seriousness of the accusations that have been made against Scott, we don’t believe it would be appropriate to air the episode at this time.” The representative added that an alternative episode of Celebrity GBBO will air in its place. The British press was sent into a frenzy last week when Mills was fired from his role as host of the most beloved breakfast show in the country on Radio 2. The BBC initially said he was let go over “personal conduct,” but it soon transpired that the now-53-year-old was questioned by police over historical allegations — dating from 1997 to 2000, when Mills was in his 20s — of “serious sexual offences” against a boy who was under the age of 16 at the time. The police opened the investigation into these claims in 2016, and the BBC was made aware in 2017. Mills was probed about the allegations in 2018, but the case was dropped a year later. No charges were brought after prosecutors deemed there was insufficient evidence to proceed. After the corporation said the star was sacked when “new information” came to light, BBC News confirmed this pertained to the fact that the alleged victim was under 16. Mills eventually said: “The recent announcement that I am no longer contracted to the BBC has led to the publication of rumor and speculation. In response to this, the Metropolitan Police has made a statement, which I confirm relates to me.” |
posted 4/8/2026 |
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Jeff Shell Out as President of Paramount |
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For the second time in three years, Jeff Shell has been ousted from a top corporate perch. Back in April 2023, the exec lost his job as NBCUniversal CEO amidst allegations of inappropriate conduct with a female CNBC reporter. Today, after weeks of claims about indiscretion and a multimillion-dollar legal back and forth, Shell is out as as the president of Paramount Skydance. Shell will be resigning his seat on Paramount’s Board ASAP too. Paramount says its board of directors followed “standard practice” in evaluating the conduct of President Jeff Shell before his exit from the company. In a statement Wednesday, Paramount expressed thanks to Shell for serving as a “valued advisor” to the company. He joined RedBird Capital, a key backer of Skydance, in 2023 before the production company’s eventual merger with Paramount Global. Shell, who had been ousted as CEO of NBCUniversal following an inappropriate relationship with a CNBC reporter, was revealed Wednesday to be finalizing his exit from Paramount. As a seasoned media veteran, Shell was relied upon by David Ellison, formerly Skydance’s chief and now CEO of Paramount, to help with the lengthy merger process as well as overall strategy. Paramount subsequently prevailed in a months-long effort to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, with its $110 billion offer edging out a rival bid by Netflix that had initially been accepted by WBD. The massive transaction is expected to close by September.. |
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