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Prime Video Goes Beast Mode
MrBeast to Offer $5 Million to 1000 Contestants
From the Futon Critic |
Today, Prime Video announced that Beast Games, from MrBeast, has been ordered to series. Based on his already successful YouTube show, Beast Games is set to become the biggest reality competition series ever with 1000 contestants competing for a $5 million dollar cash prize which will be the biggest single prize in the history of television and streaming. MrBeast, nee Jimmy Donaldson, will serve as host and will executive produce. Beast Games will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
"MrBeast has captured the attention and imagination of fans of all ages, from all walks of life, and all over the world," said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon MGM Studios. "We are excited to work with Jimmy and his talented team to bring his brilliant, high production, and stakes-raising concepts to Beast Games for our global customers to experience."
"When MrBeast first told us about his concept for the show, we were blown away by his ambition to make Beast Games the biggest reality competition series ever," said Vernon Sanders, head of television, Amazon MGM Studios. "We'd like to thank Aaron DeBevoise, Nic Paul, and the Spotter team for the introduction and kickstarting this journey for us."
"My goal is to make the greatest show possible and prove YouTubers and creators can succeed on other platforms," said MrBeast, "Amazon gave me the creative control I need to try and make it happen. I hope to make the YouTube community proud."
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Sony Pictures TV
Jeopardy! Celebrates 60
Year of Celebration Begins March 30
From Media Play News |
Ahead of the 60th anniversary of the debut of quiz show "Jeopardy!" on March 30, 1964, show creator Sony Pictures Television is launching the "60th Diamond Celebration," a marketing campaign featuring limited edition merchandise and a nationwide road tour.
The campaign kicks off on March 30, with the launch of the "Why Not You? Campaign," a new game show recruitment initiative intended to inspire more possible contestants to take the Jeopardy! Anytime Test. On this day, the best and brightest hopefuls will be invited to take the test for a chance to compete on the show.
A series of nationwide live events and activations curated for the show will take place from April through December, beginning in New York and then rolling out then in various cities across the U.S. The inaugural fan experience will take place on April 12, at Edge at Hudson Yards, and will feature a live taping of the "Inside Jeopardy!" podcast, and a live play-along game. The in-person, ticketed event will feature appearances by show host Ken Jennings and super-champs Matt Amodio, Mattea Roach, and Austin Rogers.
There will also be the rollout of a new Jeopardy! bar trivia game that will bow in major cities later this fall, among other initiatives that will be announced at a later date.
"For 60 years, 'Jeopardy!' has been America's favorite sport of the mind, defying time and continuing to attract viewers of all generations," Suzanne Prete, president, game shows, Sony Pictures Television, said in a statement.
The game show, which was created by Merv Griffin and his wife, Julann, aired in the daytime on NBC through 1979, hosted by Art Fleming. The show returned in 1984 as a five-day weekly first-run syndication program, hosted by the late Alex Trebek.
The show has produced international editions, books, video games, as well as a "Classroom Jeopardy!" version for schools. "It is only fitting to honor their creation, and the show's enduring legacy, with a meaningful celebration that pays tribute to the show's past and to its future," said Michael Davies, executive producer of "Jeopardy!".
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posted 3/18/2024 |
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NBC
NBC This Summer
Olympics to Highlight, But Game Shows Will Return Too...
From the Futon Critic |
NBC is the summer home for both the Paris Olympic Games and high-stakes competition with a robust lineup of returning powerhouse favorites, including "America's Got Talent," "American Ninja Warrior," "Password," "The Wall" and "Weakest Link." With all-new programming alongside the Summer Games, NBC looks to extend its summer dominance for 13 consecutive years.
Leading into summer, "Weakest Link" will air new episodes beginning Tuesday, April 2 at 9 p.m. ET/PT and will move to Mondays starting May 20. "American Ninja Warrior" will also air two specials, including a women's championship on May 12 at 9 p.m. and a couples' championship on May 27 at 8 p.m. "
America's Got Talent" takes the stage May 28 followed by new episodes of "Password." The competition continues June 3 with a new season of "American Ninja Warrior" while "The Wall" returns to the schedule July 1.
All programs will stream on Peacock the day following their NBC telecast.
The 2024 Olympic Games will take place July 26-Aug.11 in Paris. NBC will provide Olympic fans with at least nine hours of daily coverage from each day's most exciting events. In a Summer Games first, Peacock will stream every sport and event, including all 329 medal events, providing fans with the most-comprehensive Olympic destination in U.S. media history. The 2024 Paris Olympics will be NBC's 19th Olympic games. NBCUniversal owns the U.S. media rights to the Olympic Games through 2032.
- WEAKEST LINK (May 20) Hosted by Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch, the iconic British import and international game show phenomenon returns with a new batch of episodes, including a special veteran-themed show saluting the troops. In each episode of the lightning-fast quick-witted series, eight contestants enter the studio as total strangers but must work together to bank the maximum amount of prize money available in each round. The contestants take turns answering general knowledge questions to build chains of correct answers. Consecutive correct answers greatly increase the value of the chain while incorrect answers break the chain and force the contestants to start over from the bottom of the money ladder. The top prize increases with each round but contestants must first vote to eliminate the fellow competitor they consider to be the "Weakest Link" in the chain. The contestant who receives the highest number of votes leaves the game as the host declares the iconic phrase, "You are the Weakest Link. Goodbye."
- AMERICA'S GOT TALENT (May 28) The 19th season of "America's Got Talent" returns with a new set of aspiring performers looking to compete for the ultimate $1 million prize. Executive producer Simon Cowell returns to the star-studded judging panel with global fashion icon Heidi Klum, fan-favorite comedian Howie Mandel and acclaimed actress and international superstar Sofia Vergara. The dynamic Terry Crews returns as host. This season promises to deliver some of the wildest acts to ever grace the "AGT" stage. "America's Got Talent" will kick off the live shows at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium beginning Tuesday, Aug. 13 (8-10 p.m. ET/PT) on NBC. Results shows will air Wednesday nights (8-9 p.m. ET/PT).
- PASSWORD (ongoing) New episodes of the iconic game show "Password" will continue throughout the summer with Emmy Award-winning host Keke Palmer and Jimmy Fallon. The hour-long episodes will include two back-to-back games with recurring player Fallon paired with a contestant competing against a celebrity guest/contestant duo for cash prizes by guessing a secret password using only one-word clues. Celebrity guests include Lauren Graham, Howie Mandel, Wiz Khalifa, Johnny Knoxville, Joel McHale, Meghan Trainor, Lindsey Vonn and Roy Wood Jr. Palmer, who made Emmy history this year by becoming the first Black woman to win for Outstanding Host for a Game Show, commands the podium while contestants from all walks of life partner with Fallon and other celebrities to face off in the ultimate game of words.
- AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR (June 3): Season 16 of "American Ninja Warrior" returns with the most elite athletes in the country competing on the world's most difficult obstacle courses. Hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila, along with co-host Zuri Hall, are back to call the action as the ninjas make their way through the qualifying and semifinal rounds in Los Angeles before moving to the national finals in Las Vegas. Continuing with the major changes from last season, the semis will challenge the ninjas to race side-by-side and head-to-head across a high-stakes course with a spot in the national finals on the line. All four stages in Vegas return, including the Stage 4 rope climb for $1 Million.
- THE WALL (July 1) Hosted by Emmy Award winner Chris Hardwick, "The Wall" is an action-packed game with more than $12 million on the line each night and up to $3 million on a single heart-stopping drop, as teammates work together to answer questions to build a huge cash prize. The rules are simple: Get a question correct and a green ball will fall down the four-story wall and add the value of the slot to the players' winning total. Miss a question and an ominous red ball will fall and deduct the value from the team's total. Contestants compete in pairs and must blindly trust their loved ones to make the right decisions during the game to accumulate their earnings. "The Wall" continues to change lives through its cash prizes, giving away over $25 million to date. In the new episodes debuting this summer, the remarkable people competing for a lifechanging prize include a heroic baseball coach who saved the life of his player by donating his kidney and a community hero who was exonerated from a wrongfully convicted crime and now runs a nonprofit helping those impacted by incarceration.
Meanwhile, "Hot Wheels Ultimate Challenge" has been canceled.
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ITV
If You Guessed David Tennant... Congratulations, You're a Genius
Tenth/Fourteenth "Doctor Who" Named Host of "Genius Game"
From Digital Spy |
David Tennant has confirmed his next TV role. The Doctor Who star will front new ITV game show Genius Game, which will see "the country's most brilliant minds" take part in challenges in order to win a cash prize.
Contestants, chosen due to their "high intellectual prowess" and "social IQ" will take part in unique, never-before-seen games to test these skills head-to-head in the show which originated in Korea.
BAFTA (Doctor Who, The Escape Artist) and Emmy (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Des) Award-winning actor Tennant will take on the role of The Creator in the eight-part series, guiding players through each challenge.
Katie Rawcliffe, Head of Entertainment at ITV, said the show will be nerve-racking not just for the players, but also those watching at home.
"This exciting reality format is designed to keep not just the players but the audience on the edge of their seats with each episode containing compelling gameplay and thrilling twists," she said.
Rawcliffe went on to praise Tennant's casting on the show, adding: "David Tennant is the perfect ringmaster to preside over this battle of brainpower, teamwork and deception. We're delighted to be bringing Genius Game to the ITV audience."
Tamara Gilder, joint MD of Remarkable added: "We are so thrilled that David will be guiding the players through the twists and turns of the show. There's nothing quite like Genius Game, it's smart and funny – just like he is – he's the perfect frontman."
A release date for the show has not yet been announced.
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FRIDAY: Prelude to Madness
CBS, Fox Split the Night
From TV Line |
In the latest TV ratings, CBS' Blue Bloods was Friday's most-watched show, while Fox's Friday Night SmackDown coverage dominated the night in the coveted 18-49 demo.
With the start of Luca/original cast member Kenny Johnson's two-part sendoff, CBS' S.W.A.T. (with 4.7 million total viewers and a 0.4 demo rating) ticked up in audience week-to-week. Fire Country (5.1 million total viewers, 0.4 demo rating) and Blue Bloods (5.5 million viewers, 0.4 demo rating) in turn were pretty steady, and easily delivered Friday night's two largest audiences.
The three CBS dramas, following some March Madness preemptions, will resume their seasons on Friday, April 5.
Elsewhere:
- Friday Night SmackDown (2.34 mil/0.7) was steady.
- ABC's Shark Tank (3 mil/0.3) was steady.
- The CW's Penn & Teller: Fool Us (572K/0.1) was steady, while Totally Funny Animals (323K/0.0) and Totally Funny Kids (285K/0.0) — which each appear to have budgets in the dozens of dollars — both lost viewers.
Cable numbers (totals/A18-49) are forthcoming.
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More on "OMG Fashun"
Judges Announced
From The Futon Critic |
Trailblazing style icon Julia Fox and renowned image architect Law Roach host the new eccentric fashion design competition series "OMG Fashun," premiering with two back-to-back half-hour episodes on Monday, May 6 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Back-to-back episode premieres to follow weekly.
Handcrafted is the new haute couture on "OMG Fashun" as Julia inspires pioneering fashion disruptors to upend traditional style convention, break the rules and redefine cool. Each episode challenges three disruptors to create a boundary-breaking look born of Fox's beautifully bold brain. Using materials and techniques that would make fashion's so-called gatekeepers squirm, the contestants must race against the clock to compose and style their unconventional ensembles for the judging panel, consisting of Fox, Roach and a rotating expert guest judge. The disruptor with the most eye-catching, unexpected and cutting-edge look is crowned the winner of the competition.
Fashion forward and extraordinary guest judges include "The Traitors" and "Married to Medicine" star Phaedra Parks; comedian Pretty Vee; drag legend Violet Chachki; actress Tommy Dorfman; fashion model and social media sensation Wisdom Kaye; editor-in-chief of Nylon magazine, Lauren McCarthy; theater producer Jordan Roth; and Julia Fox's stylist Briana Andalore.
Each episode will follow three disruptors as they craft a themed design for their ultimate muse, Julia Fox. Each week's winner is awarded a $10,000 cash prize and gets their garment modeled by Fox.
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posted 3/18/2024 |
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IATSE Concludes First Week of Negotiations
Talks to Resume March 18
From Variety |
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and Hollywood's major studios have concluded their first week of talks Thursday evening, with both parties planning to resume negotiations for a new union contract on March 18.
The IATSE Basic Agreement Negotiating Committee, which represents IATSE, Teamsters 399 and the Hollywood Basic Crafts, proposed the new agreement to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on Monday. The AMPTP and IATSE's committee trading proposed amendments on the Hollywood Basic Agreement on Tuesday.
Next week, beginning March 11, is planned as a caucus week, where both parties will only meet amongst themselves before making a formal return to general negotiations on March 18. Each of the 13 West Coast Studio Locals (including IATSE Local 44, 80, 600, 695, 700, 705, 706, 728, 729, 800, 871, 884, and 892) are expected to meet with the AMPTP to discuss "craft-specific issues." The union covers roughly 50,000 members.
IATSE, the Teamsters and the Hollywood Basic Crafts are jointly bargaining health and pension benefits. The three then plan to negotiate separate agreements.
"In the coming weeks, we will continue to discuss the specifics of these proposals and provide periodic updates on our exchanges," IATSE international vice president Mike Miller said in a statement. "In the meantime, our work continues." IATSE's primary focuses in the Hollywood Basic Agreement include wage increases, enhanced contract enforcement and "quality of life" aspects to on-set working conditions. On Thursday, the union's committee also honed in on proposals to add protections against emerging technologies, including AI.
IATSE's current contract with the AMPTP expires July 31, meaning the entertainment industry could face another strike if the two groups cannot agree on an agreement in the coming months. Production has yet to return to full strength after the conclusion of last year's Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA strikes, which impacted many below-the-line crew members now being covered by this round of negotiations.
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Monday Lightning Round
... or "Jimmy's Your Bud" |
- Jimmy Kimmel to produce reality series centered around weed, launching .... when else, 4/20 (Deadline)
- Melissa Peterman to reunite with Reba McEntire on her pilot (Deadline)
- Shangela accused to multiple cases of SA (The Hollywood Reporter)
- #ICYMI: Alyssa Raghu returns to American Idol. Because of course she did (Reality Titbit)
- YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP!: Why would 9-1-1 pair with "The Bachelor"? (Deadline)
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THURSDAY: 9-1-1 Is No Joke
Series Rises with New ABC Home
From TV Line |
In the latest TV ratings, CBS' Young Sheldon was Thursday's most-watched show, while ABC's 9-1-1 and Grey's Anatomy led the night in the demo.
9-1-1 christened its new network with 4.93 million total viewers and a 0.6 demo rating (per Nielsen finals), improving on its average Season 6 audience while rock-steady in the demo. (In fact, it looks to be 9-1-1's biggest audience since 6×10.) The first responders drama also improved 26% and 20% on what Station 19 did in the Thursday leadoff spot last season, giving the ABC time slot its largest audience in a little over two years (since Feb. 24, 2022).
Enjoying a beefier lead-in, Grey's Anatomy (3.6 mil/0.6) improved on its previous averages (3.3 mil/0.4), while Station 19 (2.8 mil/0.4) — now closing out Thursday nights, with its farewell run — hit and matched series lows.
Facing stiffer competition, CBS' Young Sheldon (6.5 mil/0.5), Ghosts (5.5 mil/0.5) and So Help Me Todd (4.2 mil/0.4) each dropped a handful of eyeballs, though Todd rose in the demo.
NBC's Law & Order (4.2 mil/0.4) dropped some eyeballs, SVU (4.7 mil/0.5) was steady and Organized Crime (3.4 mil/0.3) dipped in the demo.
Fox's Next Level Chef (1.8 mil/0.3) ticked down, Farmer Wants a Wife (1.8 mil/0.2) held steady.
The CW's Son of a Critch (349K/0.1) and the Children Ruin Everything season finale (239K/0.1) each added some eyeballs.
Cable numbers (totals/A18-49)...
- Beat Bobby Flay (Food): 585k/0.08
- Wheel of Fortune - 9:30p (R/GSN): 368k/0.02
- Wheel of Fortune - 9p (R/GSN): 344k/0.03
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posted 3/15/2024 |
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GLAAD Media Awards: And the Winners Were...
Drag Race, Niecy Nash-Betts Among Award Winners
From the Wrap |
"Ted Lasso," "RuPaul's Drag Race," "Yellowjackets" and "Bottoms" were among the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards' list of winners.
On Thursday, TV personality and comedian Wayne Brady hosted the awards show for LGBTQ-friendly media, complete with performances from Chlöe and Kate Hudson debuting their songs "FYS" and "Talk About Love," respectively.
Talk show icon Oprah Winfrey received the Vanguard Award, while Emmy-winning actress Niecy Nash-Betts was honored with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award for her work toward eliminating homophobia.
As far as the other winners go, the list included "Ted Lasso," "RuPaul's Drag Race," "Bottoms," "Yellowjackets" and many more. Singer-songwriter Reneé Rapp was given the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Music Artist, presented by Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong.
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posted 3/15/2024 |
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FREEZE!
Fremantle Acquires Global Rights to Japanese Format
From Variety |
Fremantle has acquired global production rights to the Japanese format "Freeze."
The high-energy comedic game show, which has aired for two seasons in Japan, was developed and produced by FANY Studio and Yoshimoto Kogyo for Amazon Prime Video. It is FANY Studio's first global deal since it was set up in May 2023.
In "Freeze," contestants battle it out for a grand prize. The rules are simple: Players enter a closed room and simply must "freeze" until the presenter releases them. With traps and tricks along the way that provoke reaction from the players, such as flying mannequins and giant popping balloons, only those who remain still, will survive to battle it out for a place in the grand finale. Those who move, laugh or react the most will be eliminated. The player who remains still for the longest time throughout the game is crowned the winner and will receive a prize.
Vasha Wallace, exec VP global acquisitions and development at Fremantle, said: "When the team at FANY Studio first showed us a clip of 'Freeze,' we all thought it was hilarious and we knew this would resonate with audiences everywhere." Wallace added: "'Freeze' is all about having nerves of steel and a fun and unique mechanism that is bound to keep viewers of all ages entertained."
Mari Kawamura, head of global business at FANY Studio, said: "Many Japanese children grew up playing games 'Freeze (Do Not Move)' with their friends, and we believe this simple rule is universal which can make audiences laugh."
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posted 3/15/2024 |
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Happy Friday Lightning Round
... or "Shall We Dance Soon?" |
- Derek Hough hopes Hayley Erbert will rejoin "Symphony of Dance" (Deadline)
- BRUTALLY HONEST REVIEW: "Deal or No Deal Island" (Collider)
- #ICYMI: Everything that went down in the "Love Is Blind" reunion (Variety)
- Q diagnosed with HIV (Deadline)
- Family Dollar needs saving.... to win (ABC News)
- Game show advertiser Larry H. Parker dies (TMZ)
- Trishelle Cannatella wants an unconscious bias coach (Entertainment Weekly)
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WEDNESDAY: GO!
CBS Takes Night with Survivor, Amazing Race
From TV Line |
In the latest TV ratings, CBS' Survivor was Wednesday's most-watched and highest-rated show, with NBC's #OneChicago still in rerun mode.
Survivor (with 4.6 million total viewers and a 0.7 demo rating) ticked up in both measures. The Amazing Race's Season 36 premiere (2.8 mil/0.4) was up 7% in audience from its previous premiere and steady in the demo.
Fox's The Masked Singer (3.3 mil/0.4) was steady, Animal Control (1.7 mil/0.2) added some viewers, and Family Guy (810K/0.2) dropped some eyeballs vs. its Wednesday debut.
ABC's The Conners (3.4 mil/0.4) and Not Dead Yet (2.2 mil/0.3) were steady, Abbott Elementary (2.4 mil/0.4) grew in both measures, and Judge Steve Harvey (1.5 mil/0.1) dipped in the demo with an Abbott rerun as a lead-in this week.
Cable numbers (totals/A18-49)...
- Guy's Grocery Games (Food): 529k/0.12
- Wheel of Fortune - 9p (R/GSN): 322k/0.02
- Wheel of Fortune - 9:30p (R/GSN): 301k/0.02
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posted 3/14/2024 |
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Holly Willoughby Goes on a Bear Hunt
Veteran Host Joined by Bear Grylls
From Yahoo! |
Holly Willoughby will host a brand new British game show for Netflix.
The Dancing on Ice star is joining forces with naturalist Bear Grylls for Bear Hunt, a new reality format taking place in a Central American jungle.
Bear Hunt will involve a crop of brave celebrities being hunted by Bear in the jungle and eliminated one by one until only the strongest survive.
The streaming service has teased on Twitter / X: "Bear Hunt – a new action-packed competition show where a group of unlikely British celebrities are dropped into the Central American jungle as prey for one of the world's most fearsome predators... Bear Grylls."
The series will premiere on the streaming service next year, with more information on the celebrity cast to follow.
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More on "Lovers and Liars"
Meet the Three "FBoy Island" Players Returning
From EW |
Nice gals and FGirls, it's time for a rebrand: you will henceforth be known as Lovers and Liars!
EW can exclusively report the three leads of the FBoy Island spinoff formerly known as FGirl Island — and they're all familiar faces. FBoy Island season 1's Casey Johnson, season 2's Benedict Polizzi, and season 3's CJ Weathers will be tasked with deciding who of the 24 women that join them are looking for love, and who are just in it for the chance to win $100,000.
If you're caught up on the title switch from FGirl Island to Lovers and Liars, don't worry. In the exclusive video below, host Nikki Glaser is a little bit, too: "One might think this show is called FGirl Island, but it's not, you silly goose. You wish!"
"All of us are immensely proud to present Lovers and Liars, a show that is definitely not FGirl Island," executive producer Elan Gale tells EW. "Honestly, we have no idea where that rumor came from. We've never even heard of her. She doesn't even go here."
The men are looking forward to flipping the script on the FBoy Island format. "It feels a whole lot better when 24 girls are dating YOU," Benedict — who made it to the finale of season 2 as a Nice Guy and made a second appearance in season 3 as an FBoy — tells EW, adding that "it's a relief knowing I'm not gonna get eliminated just [because] of my resting FBoy face."
CJ calls Lovers and Liars a "full 360" from his experience on FBoy Island. "I was in control of my destiny and could make a decision," he tells EW. Casey adds that while it was nice not to be worried about being sent home, there was now "a fear or picking the wrong girl, which is equally worrisome."
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posted 3/14/2024 |
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France Has the Power
W9 Preps Version of Series
From TBI |
France's W9 is preparing to launch a new gameshow from European prodco Dreamspark and RTL Group-owned Studio 89.
The Power is set in an isolated house and features 13 celebrities who must live together while facing a series of challenges.
However, each week one of the contestants gains control over the house – with power over what they eat, when they sleep and who faces which challenges.
The contestant will also pick out a single player for elimination, whose only chance of survival is to guess who the player with the power is. It will debut on RTL-owned W9 at the start of April.
Moe Bennani, CEO of Dreamspark & executive producer on The Power, said the show "is born from a simple yet profound question that resonates through the corridors of our society: Who really holds the power?"
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posted 3/14/2024 |
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Meet the Jeopardy! Invitational Players!
Catch It Upon the Conclusion of the TOC
From Entertainment Weekly |
Jeopardy! is hosting its first-ever invitational tournament, and the field of contestants is set.
The new tournament, casually dubbed JIT, will debut the day after the current Tournament of Champions concludes. It will feature a cadre of champions and fan-favorite trivia masters battling for a $100,000 prize and an invitation to compete in the 2024 Jeopardy Masters primetime event.
The list of competitors includes the internet's favorite Jeopardy competitor (all apologies to Buzzy), Austin Rogers, as well as the players who finished fourth, fifth, and sixth in the 2023 Jeopardy Masters tournament, Andrew He, Amy Schneider, and Sam Buttrey.
The JIT will take place across nine quarterfinal games, three semifinals, and a "best of four" format finale, where the first to win two games takes the JIT crown and scepter (real crown and scepter not included).
Other players who got the elusive invitational invitation include Brandon Blackwell (who is currently on The Chase), Colby Burnett, Lily Chin, Arthur Chu, Leonard Cooper, Celeste DiNucci, Chuck Forrest, Dhruv Gaur, Victoria Groce (also on The Chase right now), Ben Ingram, Matt Jackson, Alex Jacob, Mackenzie Jones, Sam Kavanaugh, Larissa Kelly, Alan Lin, David Madden, Pam Mueller, Terry O'Shea, Dan Pawson, Jennifer Quail, Amy Schneider, Monica Thieu, and Jason Zuffranieri.
The new tournament could start as early as Mar. 14 or as late as Mar. 20, depending on when the Tournament of Champions wraps up.
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posted 3/13/2024 |
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NAACP Image Awards: And the Winners Were...
DC Young Fly, Wild'n Out Receive Top Honors
From Deadline |
HBO's A Black Lady Sketch Show was named Outstanding Variety Show, DC Young Fly of Celebrity Squares was named Outstanding Host and Issa Rae of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse won for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance on Night 2 of the NAACP Image Awards.
The winners in the mostly TV categories were announced Tuesday during a virtual awards ceremony as part of a weeklong rollout of winners across various events. That all comes ahead of Saturday's main 55th NAACP Image Awards, hosted by Queen Latifah and airing live on BET and CBS.
Other winners today included VH1's Wild 'N Out, named Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show; Leslie Jones, for Outstanding Performance in a Short Form Series for The Daily Show After The Cut; and Kyla Pratt, for her voice-over work on Disney+'s The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.
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posted 3/13/2024 |
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TUESDAY: It's (FINALLY) Time to Play... PASSWORD!
CBS Wins with FBI
From USA Today |
Keke Palmer may be a game show host, but she's not playing when it comes to how seriously she takes games.
The host of NBC's "Password," who made Emmy history this year for her role by becoming the first Black woman to win for outstanding game show host, isn't messing around with games of any kind − especially her childhood favorite board game: "Monopoly will have people cussing you out; it's worse than Spades!"
"Monopoly I still play on my phone," Palmer says. "My family had stopped playing with me because I was always taking up their property and putting them in bankruptcy. But I absolutely love that game to this day."
Executive producer and star Jimmy Fallon, who pairs with contestants to compete against another celebrity-civilian duo for a chance at $25,000, says viewers "are going to fall in love with these contestants this year."
This season's celebrity guests are an A-list lineup of talent, including Wiz Khalifa, Jimmy Kimmel, Johnny Knoxville, Chance the Rapper, Meghan Trainor and Lindsey Vonn.
Who's best? Comedian and former "Daily Show" correspondent Roy Wood Jr. was "amazing at the game," Palmer says. "Down to the wire, he was getting everything."
Joe Manganiello, who appears in the season premiere − "a stud, and everyone just goes crazy, the audience loves him," Fallon says − was also a favorite. "I think by the end of the game he thought that he might be a psychic," Fallon says.
In the latest TV ratings, CBS' FBI was Tuesday's most-watched program, and it also tied for the nightly demo win. With ABC's Tuesday dramas in rerun mode….
FBI (with 7 million viewers and a 0.4 rating) was up 11% in audience though down a tick in the demo. FBI: International (5.3 mil/0.4) and FBI: Most Wanted (4.9 mil/0.3) were both up in audience and steady in the demo.
NBC's Night Court (3 mil/0.3), Extended Family (2.5 mil/0.2) and The Voice (4.3 mil/0.3) all were up in audience, though Extended Family dipped in the demo. Password opened Season 2 with 3.1 mil and a 0.3 — on par with its Christmas special, but down from its summer 2022 averages (4 mil/0.4).
Fox's The Cleaning Lady (1.4 mil/0.2) and Alert: MPU (1.2 mil/0.2) both lost veiwers but were steady in the demo.
Cable numbers (totals/A18-49)...
- Wildcard Kitchen (P/Food): 555k/0.10
- Chopped (Food): 554k/0.08
- Wheel of Fortune - 9:30p (R/GSN): 378k/0.04
- Wheel of Fortune - 9p (R/GSN): 354k/0.04
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posted 3/13/2024 |
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It's Happening Again
Frank Nicotero's "Wait, What Happened" Returns to Very Local
From Broadcasting & Cable |
Season two of Wait, What Happened?, a trivia game show hosted by Frank Nicotero that streams on Hearst Television's Very Local app, debuts March 13. The first six of the 10 episodes are set in Cincinnati, while the remaining four are set in New Orleans.
Season one saw Nicotero in Orlando and Pittsburgh.
Nicotero quizzes people on the street about the news, including some pretty out-there stories. Correct answers build up a jackpot. He said the Cincinnati shows have some real pop. Growing up in Pittsburgh, Nicotero said Cincy was a five-hour drive, and he performed frequently at the Cincy comedy club Funny Bone.
"I've always loved Cincinnati," he said. Wait, What Happened? shot both in Cincy and across the river and border in Kentucky.
"These are our best shows," Nicotero said. "We had the best contestants. We had great shots. They were just the funniest people we had, even more than the first season."
Broadcasting & Cable
WDSU New Orleans
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posted 3/13/2024 |
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ROBYN BERNARD: 1959-2024
"General Hospital" Actress & Sister of Crystal Appeared on Game Shows
From the Hollywood Reporter |
Robyn Bernard, who starred on General Hospital for several years in the 1980s, has died. She was 64.
According to the Riverside County Coroner's Office, the actress' body was found in a field behind a business in San Jacinto, California, early Tuesday morning. The cause of death was not immediately available, and the Riverside County Sheriff's Office is continuing to investigate.
Bernard, the older sister of Wings actress Crystal Bernard, was born on May 26, 1959, in Gladewater, Texas. She landed her first acting role in Diva in 1981. But she didn't score her big break until 1984, when she was cast as Terry Brock on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. She played the daughter of David Groh's villainous D.L. Brock for 145 episodes until her exit in 1990. On the show, Terry developed a drinking problem, which ultimately impacted her character's music career.
Bernard's other acting credits included appearances on such TV shows as Simon & Simon, Whiz Kids, The Facts of Life, Tour of Duty and Maigret and in movies including Betty Blue (1986), Roselyne and the Lions (1989) and Kings for a Day (1997).
In game shows, Bernard appeared on episodes of Hollywood Squares and Win, Lose or Draw.
Her last onscreen appearance was in Voices From the High School (2002), where she played a psychologist.
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TV Insider
Variety
TV Line
Deadline
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posted 3/13/2024 |
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DJ Nurre Fired
EndemolShine North America Executive Accused of Misconduct
From Deadline |
Details have emerged about the circumstances surrounding DJ Nurre's rather abrupt exit from Endemol Shine North America. As Deadline reported exclusively Monday, Nurre, one of the company's top unscripted executives, has left after six years.
According to sources, Nurre was let go for violating company policy following an investigation into alleged misconduct. Deadline reports an outside firm was hired to examine claims of alleged sexual harassment related to an incident during production and its aftermath.
"As per our policy, we do not share specifics about employees leaving the company," a spokesperson for Endemol Shine North America said in a statement to Deadline, declining further comment.
Nurre's attorney, Michael Weinsten, issued a statement to Deadline about the firing.
"My client was terminated for allegedly violating company policy," he said. "To be 100% clear, he vehemently denies having engaged in harassment of anyone in any form at any time in his career."
Nurre, who was EVP Unscripted Series at the Banijay-owned production company, has exec produced such series as Fox's MasterChef, Lego Masters and MasterChef Junior; CBS' Come Dance with Me; TBS' Wipeout, ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition; and NBC's recent Deal or No Deal reboot Deal or No Deal Island.
Deadline
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posted 3/13/2024 |
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MONDAY: Louder!
The Voice, The Bachelor Wins Night for NBC, ABC
From TV Line |
In the latest TV ratings, NBC's The Voice was Monday's most-watched program (with CBS' NCIS in rerun mode), while ABC's The Bachelor led the night in the demo.
The Voice (with 5.9 million total viewers and a 0.5 demo rating) was steady week-to-week. Deal or No Deal Island (2.9 mil/0.3) added some eyeballs.
The Bachelor (3.7 mil/0.6) dipped in the demo.
Fox's MasterChef Junior (1.5 mil/0.2) ticked down in both measures. So You Think You Can Dance (1.2 mil/0.1) added some eyeballs but slipped to a new all-time demo low.
CBS's The Neighborhood (4.7 mil/0.4) dropped a few eyeballs, while Bob Hearts Abishola (4.2 mil/0.3) dipped in both measures to match series lows.
Cable numbers (totals/A18-49)...
- Rock the Block (HGTV): 1.089m/0.13
- Spring Baking Championship (Food): 757k/0.14
- Stupid Pet Tricks (TBS): 544k/0.13
- Wheel of Fortune - 9:30p (R/GSN): 354k/0.03
- Wheel of Fortune - 9p (R/GSN): 306k/0.03
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posted 3/13/2024 |
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SUNDAY: Doing Just... Kenough
ABC Wins with Four-year High for Oscars
From The Hollywood Reporter |
The 2024 Oscars were the most watched in four years. The Jimmy Kimmel-hosted telecast on ABC averaged 19.5 million viewers, according to time zone-adjusted fast national ratings from Nielsen. That's a 4 percent increase from a year ago.
The 96th Academy Awards scored the biggest audience for any awards show since 2020, when that year's Oscars — held a month before the U.S. went into lockdown in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic — drew 23.64 million viewers. Last year's ceremony drew 18.76 million viewers.
The Oscar telecast has slowly built back its audience after bottoming out with the pandemic-affected 2021 awards, which drew only 10.4 million viewers for a vastly scaled-down telecast (which also aired in late April, not its usual March spot).
Cable numbers (totals/A18-49)...
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Tournament of Champions (Food): 1.035m/0.19
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Wednesday Lightning Round
... or "Her Fight" |
- Olivia Munn fights breast cancer for over a year (TV Line)
- Joe Manganiello didn't like the way "True Blood" ended (Entertainment Weekly)
- ITV's "Genius Game" drops a cypher... and fans of "Doctor Who" may have already solved it... (Radio Times) while Mark Labbett was going "Why not me" (Wales Live)
- Tyler Cameron heads home for Amazon (Deadline)
- Nickelodeon responds to Drake Bell's allegations (Deadline)
- Jedward gives Louis Walsh the business about... well, read on (Deadline)
- Family Dollar needs saving.... to win (ABC News)
- CASTING COUCH: Deal or No Deal Island (Casting Crane) and Hell's Kitchen (Facebook)
- "The Masked Singer" costumes head to the Paley Center (Paley Center)
- #ICYMI: There's a perfectly plausible reason why you're seeing this "Wheel" watcher again (Decider)
- YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS BLEEP UP!: You are on the run from the law. So what do you do? Appear on a game show, of course! (The Daily Beast)
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NATAS
Daytime Emmys to Play June
CBS to Broadcast Awards
From GoldDerby |
CBS and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences have announced the details for the 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. The event will take place on Friday, June 7, at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles and air live on CBS from 8:00pm to 10:00pm Eastern (tape delayed on the west coast). You'll also be able to stream the program live on Paramount+. The Lifetime Achievement recipient, nominations, host, and additional information will be announced in the coming weeks.
Adam Sharp, president and CEO of the NATAS, said in a statement, "We eagerly anticipate our return in June as we once again partner with CBS to recognize the exceptional and talented individuals who make daytime television great. We're thrilled to kick off our second half-century of the Daytime Emmys."
These Daytime Emmys come just a few months after the 50th anniversary show. That 2023 event was originally scheduled for June 16, 2023, but was delayed until December 15 due to the Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA strikes that shut down productions across the entertainment industry. But to be clear, those awards honored the best achievements from the calendar year 2022, while these awards will focus on the calendar year 2023.
These awards celebrate the best achievements in daytime television, including soap operas like "General Hospital" and "The Young and the Restless" and daytime talk shows like "The Kelly Clarkson Show" and "Live with Kelly and Mark." They also celebrate lifestyle shows, culinary shows, and legal/courtroom programs. Game shows used to be celebrated here, but those prizes have been moved to the Primetime Emmys, while animated and children's shows were spun off to their own Children's and Family Emmys ceremony.
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The Wrap
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posted 3/12/2024 |
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Chef-fle Up and Deal
"Wildcard Kitchen" Premieres Tuesday on Food Network
From AM New York |
Are you feeling lucky? A new Food Network competition show is bringing elements of poker into the kitchen.
"Wildcard Kitchen" is a first-of-its-kind competition show that blends poker with a fast-paced cooking competition. The show is hosted by New York City chef Eric Adjepong.
"I'm a food nut. I love food, cooking it, the science of it, the nutrition, the service of it all. I've dedicated my life to food and everything that revolves around it," said Adjepong. "I fell in love with food at a really, really young age watching TV, ironically cooking shows. It's so ironic but really cool for me and surreal to be in this position to actually be hosting a show that hopefully kids young enough to be influenced, can be influenced by it as well."
Adjepong says that "Wildcard Kitchen" brings a cool, speakeasy vibe to the competition, with similar elements to what you'd have on a night out playing poker. The chefs who will be competing this season include Maneet Chauhan, Brian Malarkey and Marc Murphy; Gabriele Bertaccini, Rocco Dispirito and Antonia Lofaso; Jet Tila, Eddie Jackson and Viet Pham; and Stephanie Izard, Joe Sasto and Justin Sutherland. Anne Burrell, Esther Choi and Scott Conant will be judging the fierce competition.
In each episode, the contestants are up against three rounds of competition. As the host, Adjepong acts as the house and deals cards to the competitors, which can range from ingredients they must use, a style they have to cook in, and more, and each person is given a wild card. They are tasked to create unpredictable dishes based on the cards they are dealt, which can throw the chefs into a loop.
"There's Community Cards where everyone has to pretty much adhere to. Let's say everyone has to make fish and chips in 20 minutes, but you have to use anchovies. But then let's say I give you a wild card where you have the exclusive use of all the salt in the kitchen, and another wild card is that someone else has an extra 20 minutes to cook. The chefs bid depending on their hand and also knowing their opponent as well, it's competitive," said Adjepong. "It's fun, it's competitive. kind of see the true competitive nature of the chefs."
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posted 3/12/2024 |
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Michael Davies Teases Change to Jeopardy!
EP Wants to Bring Celebrity Wrinkle to Main Game
From Monsters & Critics |
Changes could be afoot for the syndicated iteration of Jeopardy!
Michael Davies, the iconic game show's executive producer, has some ideas about how to make it easier for viewers to play along at home.
In the latest edition of the Inside Jeopardy! Podcast, he revealed his belief that some audience members "get very lost in our gameplay."
"Now, with all of the Daily Double hunting, people jump all over. They go to the deeper dollar value first and jump all over the board," he added. "I don't think it would ever be natural to dictate players to play in a certain order."
Celebrity Jeopardy! previously tried to remedy this by using clues displayed on a split screen instead of a whole screen.
Changing anything regarding the show usually comes with caveats because fans have watched the show for many years, so they expect most things to remain the same. The change on Celebrity Jeopardy! didn't cause as much controversy as he anticipated, which could mean he will implement it in the daily iteration of the show in the near future.
"One change we made in Celebrity [Jeopardy!] that I still find remarkable is that we didn't get more people commenting on was that we left the three contestants on the right side of the screen," Davies explained. "So you could see the full game board when people choose the categories, and we also highlighted where people chose them so you had a real geographical sense of where the clue was coming from," he added.
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posted 3/12/2024 |
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FRIDAY: Cops and Jobbers
CBS, Fox Split Night
From TV Line |
In the latest TV ratings, the first of S.W.A.T.'s two episodes on CBS delivered 4.6 million total viewers, easily marking Friday night's largest audience.
The second S.W.A.T. episode — which wrote out original cast member Alex Russell's Jim Street — retained 4.3 million total viewers. (Closing out CBS' night, a Blue Bloods rerun drew 2.8 million.)
Next week, CBS returns to a line-up of all-new S.W.A.T., Fire Country and Blue Bloods episodes.
Dominating Friday in the demo this week, like most every week, was Fox's Friday Night SmackDown, which was up 11% and scored a 0.6 rating. In total audience, SmackDown was up 6% to deliver a three-week high of 2.37 million viewers.
Cable numbers (totals/A18-49)...
- RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV): 562k/0.23
- Wheel of Fortune - 9:30p (R/GSN): 328k/0.03
- Wheel of Fortune - 9p (R/GSN): 290k/0.03
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posted 3/12/2024 |
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Bear Grylls Finds No Way Back
Talpa Studios, Bunim/Murray to Produce for US
From Worldscreen |
Talpa Studios has teamed up with Bunim/Murray Productions and The Natural Studios to bring the new adventure reality show No Way Back to the U.S., led by Bear Grylls.
The adventure reality show originally premiered on SBS6 in the Netherlands, with a market share peak of 17.3 percent among the key demographic of 25 to 59. In the U.S. treatment, former British SAS trooper Grylls takes on the leading role and encourages the 16 diverse contestants to grow and surpass their own expectations as they navigate unique challenges.
Grylls said: "No Way Back is a proven phenomenon, and it's easy to see why. You mix adventure, hard cash and even harder decision-making under pressure, and you have the ingredients for drama. I'm excited and proud to be bringing this show to new territories and reminding global audiences that the wild takes away, but it also rewards…Get ready for the adventure!"
Julie Pizzi, president of Bunim/ Murray, added: "We are thrilled to be teaming up with John and the team at Talpa Studios on No Way Back, which clearly resonated with Dutch viewers right out of the gate, and we expect it to do likewise here in the U.S., especially with someone as experienced in adventure as Bear Grylls onboard."
John de Mol, owner of Talpa Studios, said: "Following the introduction of two successful quiz show formats in the U.S., we are excited to now bring No Way Back, our new adventure reality format, to the world's most significant TV market. With No Way Back, we are introducing a pioneering format to the global stage, underscored by our collaboration with Bear Grylls, an international phenomenon in the world of survival. Bear's involvement, given his vast experience and the groundbreaking shows he has led, elevates this format to new heights, promising an unparalleled adventure for both participants and viewers."
Bunim/Murray Productions and The Natural Studios recently produced I Survived Bear Grylls for TBS.
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posted 3/12/2024 |
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Celebrity Big Brother UK: Sharon Osbourne Exits
Catch It on ITV
From Deadline |
Sharon Osbourne exited Celebrity Big Brother after spending eight days in the most famous house in the UK.
Osbourne was a "lodger" and wasn't an official housemate, having agreed to appear in the reality competition for only one week. The former The Talk co-host was not evicted from the house and didn't face the public vote.
"It's been a great party. I have loved it," Osbourne said after Big Brother announced her time had ended.
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posted 3/12/2024 |
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Tuesday Lightning Round
... or "Going Full Real Housewives" |
- Claudia Jordan embraces everything about "Deal or No Deal Island", from returning to her franchise to being called... a word that we can't print here (Entertainment Weekly)
- WHY THE BLEEP IS THIS NEWS? Joey runs the same game on two different people. Seriously, who does that? (Reality Titbit) PLUS Rachel rushed to the hospital after her date (Reality Titbit)
- Michael Higgins invites Hoda & Jenna to a game of "Split Second" (Today)
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Michelle Visage Takes Over "Down Under"
"Drag Race" Season 4 to Be Hosted by Ru's Bestie
From Variety |
For the first time in "Drag Race" history, Emmy-award winner Michelle Visage, who has been a judge on "RuPaul's Drag Race" and "RuPaul's Drag Race: U.K.," will step onto the main stage and host the fourth season of "RuPaul's Drag Race: Down Under."
As he hands the hosting baton to Visage, RuPaul will remain on the series as an executive producer. He said, "It has been my great honor to bring Drag Race to Australasia. I can't wait to see the franchise continue to flourish under the leadership of the incredible Michelle Visage."
In a statement to Variety, Visage said, "As the 'RuPaul's Drag Race' universe continues to expand, I am thrilled and honored to host 'Drag Race Down Under' Season 4. From my early days in the Harlem ballroom scene to the past 13 years as RuPaul's head judge, I've loved and lived for drag queens. I'd do anything to help these extraordinaire queer artists share their charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent with the world."
Visage is no stranger to hosting. She gave audiences a taste of what she could do last year when she had to fill in for RuPaul on "RuPaul's Drag Race: U.K." She joined the show as a regular back on Season 3 of "RuPaul's Drag Race" and has been a staple ever since.
Visage also hosts "Whatcha Packing," an exit interview style series where she sits down with the eliminated queen from the show to talk about their journey and experience.
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posted 3/11/2024 |
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The United States of K-Pop
Gurin Company Teams with Nikki Semin Han for Talent Search
From Deadline |
America's undiscovered K-pop stars are getting their shot at fame.
LA producer-distributor The Gurin Company and Titan Content, the U.S.-based K-pop company launched by former SM Entertainment CEO Nikki Semin Han, have teamed to created TV talent search format K-Pop Dreams (working title). UTA packaged the deal.
K-Pop Dreams is being billed as a "ten-episode non-conventional talent search format aimed at making "American K-pop dreams come true." It will look to open doors for undiscovered K-pop talent in cities across the U.S.
The Gurin Company will produce the series and sell it through its distribution subsidiary, TGC Global Entertainment. Gurin, who switched representation from CAA to UTA last September, has finished tape and format rights.
Viewers will follow an immersive journey that goes from initial talent discovery and planning sessions to the meticulous development and shaping of K-pop spectacles. The producers say it will offer "unparalleled insights from discovery to the debut show of the new group."
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posted 3/11/2024 |
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ZDF Races Around the World
German Network Buys Studio Lambert Format
From Deadline |
A six-part series based on Studio Lambert's Race Across the World is set to air on German pubcaster ZDF in spring 2025. Planning is underway for casting and filming is set for the fall, with All3Media's German producer, Tower, attached to make the show. Kirstin Benthaus-Gebauer will be the producer with Friederike Haedecke, Johannes Geiger, Thorsten Haas and Daniel Nemetschek the editors.
The original BBC show has run to strong ratings in the UK for three seasons and one celebrity series. New seasons of both versions have been commissioned after the the first ep of the celebrity run drew 6.2 million viewers, consolidating the format's position among the BBC's top factual programs.
The German deal, struck with distributor All3Media International, marks the fifth international version of the show, coming after three seasons on TV2 in Denmark, an upcoming production on MTV Katsomo and MTV3 in Finland, and a trio of seasons in the Netherlands on RTL, where IDTV, the company behind The Traitors, produces.
The format follows competing teams of two tasked with finding quick and inexpensive ways through countries and climates without smartphones, internet access or credit cards.
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posted 3/11/2024 |
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Monday Lightning Round
... or "Oscar Gold" |
- John Cena bared his all for his Oscar presentation (The Wrap)
- Jimmy Kimmel's wife, who was producing the Oscars, told him NOT to read a live review of his hosting. He was told he had to fill a few moments. Guess what he did... (TV Line)
- It was an LA mall shooting that sent Cat Deeley packing for the UK (Deadline)
- Joel McHale accidentally dislocated Chevy Chase's shoulder during their "Community" days (Variety)
- RuPaul's bookstore reverses course, removes harmful books (National Review)
- A FEW GOOD MINUTES with Keke Palmer (The Hollywood Reporter) and Andy Cohen re: the reunion (Deadline)
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posted 3/11/2024 |
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THURSDAY: The State of the Union
Season Premiere on Fox
From TV Line |
More than 32.2 million total people tuned in on Thursday night for President Joe Biden's 2024 State of the Union address followed by the Republican response (provided by Alabama Sen. Katie Britt), according to updated tallies from Nielsen. That marks an 18% gain over last year's SOTU.
Nielsen notes that 5% of viewers were aged 18-34,19% were 35-54, and 74% of viewers were aged 55 and older.
Fox News Channel once again led the TV pack with an average SOTU audience of 5.64 million viewers (from 9:15-10:45pm ET, up 20% from the cabler's coverage of Biden's 2023 address), followed by ABC (5 million, up 16% YOY), NBC (4.3 million), MSNBC (4.2 million), CBS (3.9 million), CNN (2.6 million, including CNN.com), Fox (1.7 million), Fox News Business (210K) and CNBC (112K).
Elsewhere...
- CBS opened the night with new episodes of Young Sheldon (6.818m/0.5) and Ghosts (5.640m/0.48).
- ABC came in second with a rerun of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (3.921m/0.37).
- NBC took the bronze with Law & Order (2.253m/0.22).
- Fox ended the night with Next Level Chef (1.862m/0.36).
Cable numbers (totals/A18-49)...
- Beat Bobby Flay (Food): 596k/0.11
- Wheel of Fortune - 9p (R/GSN): 309k/0.04
- Wheel of Fortune - 9:30p (R/GSN): 300k/0.04
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posted 3/8/2024 |
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WEDNESDAY: Rita Ora Takes Her Seat at "The Masked Singer"
Season Premiere on Fox
From Variety |
"The Masked Singer" didn't have to look far to find a fill-in for panelist Nicole Scherzinger, who spent the fall starring in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard on London's West End. Singer/songwriter Rita Ora has served as a panelist on "The Masked Singer UK" for several seasons — making it an easy trip across the pond to take Scherzinger's chair alongside Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg and Robin Thicke.
U.S. audiences will get their first look at Ora behind the panelists' table as "The Masked Singer" returns on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.
The show opens with Ora singing The Who's "Who Are You?" (one of the signature "Masked Singer" themes).
In arriving on these shores, Ora said she was immediately blown away by the level of celebrity talent that signed up for the Fox series. "I think here in the U.S. it's just definitely bigger," Ora said of the comparison between the two countries' "Masked Singer" editions. "I've been doing it in the UK for five seasons and it's such a joy doing it back home. I've obviously seen the level of talent on the US version and I just had to be a part of the madness. It feels very similar, but it's nice because I think there's a lot more leeway here in the States. Especially this season. There's so many surprises that I'm like, 'Oh, is this allowed?'"
The Masked Singer (3.3 mil/0.4) returned down from its fall season averages. Animal Control (1.6 mil/0.2) returned to a bigger audience than its freshman average (1.3 mil), now that it has something actually resembling a lead-in. Family Guy christened its brand-new night with 919,000 viewers and a 0.2 rating, which is up a bit in audience vs. last season's post-football average (893K) but down a tick in the demo.
CBS' Survivor was Wednesday's most-watched and highest-rated show, with NBC's #OneChicago in rerun mode for a few weeks. Survivor (with 4.4 million total viewers and a 0.6 demo rating per Nielsen finals) was down week-to-week.
Leading out of two hours' worth of reruns on ABC, Judge Steve Harvey (1.5 mil/0.2) was down in audience yet up in the demo.
The CW'sild Cards (605K) swelled to a season high in audience; Family Law (457K) was also up sharply.
Cable numbers (totals/A18-49)...
- Celebrity Squares (BET): 634k/0.11
- Guy's Grocery Games (Food): 465k/0.11
- Wheel of Fortune - 9:30p (R/GSN): 353k/0.04
- Wheel of Fortune - 9p (R/GSN): 330k/0.04
- The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion Reunion (S/MTV): 274k/0.12
Variety
TV Line
The Programming Insider
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posted 3/8/2024 |
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TUESDAY: When the FBI's Away...
ABC Wins Night on New Episodes
From TV Line |
In the latest TV ratings, with #TheFBIs in rerun mode: ABC's Will Trent was Tuesday's most-watched show and landed in a five-way tie for the nightly demo win.
Will Trent (with 4.7 million total viewers and a 0.3 demo rating) was up in eyeballs (possibly hitting a series high) but down a tick in the demo. The Rookie (3.3 mil/0.3) was steady in audience and also down in the demo.
NBC's Night Court (2.9 mil/0.3) and Extended Family (2.3 mil/0.2) returned steady, while The Voice (3.7 mil/0.3) was down week-to-week.
Fox's The Cleaning Lady (1.8 mil/0.2) posted its second-smallest audience ever and tied its demo low with its Season 3 opener. Alert: MPU matched series lows with its Season 2 premiere.
Cable numbers (totals/A18-49)...
- Chopped (Food): 613k/0.13
- Wheel of Fortune - 9p (R/GSN): 330k/0.03
- Wheel of Fortune - 9:30p (R/GSN): 295k/0.02
TV Line
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posted 3/8/2024 |
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Happy Friday Lightning Round
... or "Closure" |
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posted 3/8/2024 |
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ABC News
STEVE LAWRENCE: 1935-2024
Singer with Eydie Gorme, Appeared on Game Shows
From ABC News |
Steve Lawrence, the entertainer who spent decades as one half of the iconic singing duo Steve & Eydie with wife Eydie Gorme, has died at 88.
A rep for the Emmy and Grammy winner tells ABC News Lawrence died on Thursday from complications due to Alzheimer's disease.
Born Sidney Liebowitz, the Brooklyn, New York, native began his entertainment career at just 16-years-old after winning a talent competition. He met his wife and singing partner-to-be when they both appeared on Steve Allen's "Tonight Show." The pair were married in Las Vegas in 1957. They gigged regularly in Vegas throughout the '60s, also playing New York, Chicago and Miami, and were mainstays on TV during the variety show heyday, appearing on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and others.
Lawrence and Gorme also appeared on Broadway in productions like "Golden Rainbow," and Lawrence was nominated for a Tony for his solo turn in 1954's "What Makes Sammy Run?"
He also had 33 songs on the Billboard chart between 1952 and 1966, with five reaching the top 10.
The performer was also a regular guest on "The Carol Burnett Show" in the '70s; in the '80s, he and his fellow New Yorker Gorme played a series of sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall.
Lawrence appeared on dozens of TV shows over the years, from "Two and a Half Men" to "C.S.I.," and he made one appearance as Morty Fine, the mysterious dad of Fran Drescher's character in "The Nanny."
In game shows, Lawrence featured on episodes of Juke Box Jury, I've Got a Secret, Password, What's My Line?, and Tattletales.
On the big screen, he logged appearances in films including 1980's "The Blues Brothers" opposite John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, and its sequel in 2000 with Aykroyd and John Goodman.
Gorme passed away in 2013, and the eldest of their sons, Michael, died in 1986.
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DEBRA BYRD: 1951-2024
Vocal Coach on "American Idol", "Canadian Idol", "The Voice"
From Deadline |
Debra Byrd, a vocal coach for such shows as American Idol, The Voice and others, died March 5 in Los Angeles. She was 72 and no cause or location was given.
Byrd's students included Grammy winners, recording artists, actors, musicians and Broadway stars. She worked closely with Kelly Clarkson, Fantasia, Jennifer Hudson, Bob Dylan, Barry Manilow and many others.
Hailing from Cleveland, Ohio, Byrd attended Kent State University and studied at the Karamu and Dobama Theaters. She went on to perform with Barry Manilow for many years, touring around the world as part of Ladyflash, the featured backup group for Manilow.
They released one hit of their own in 1976, "Street Singin'." The tune, which was written and arranged by Manilow, reached No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
"This is one of the saddest days of my life," Manilow wrote on X/Twitter. "I just can't wrap around the fact that Debra Byrd is no longer with me. She was one of the most wonderful friends I've ever had. I will miss you forever, my love."
"I don't think it would be an exaggeration to say that no one was a better mentor, coach, teacher, or champion to us Idol contestants than Byrd was," said Clay Aiken. "No one spent more time with us. I'll never forget her drilling into us how we needed to look right into the camera and connect with the audience at home. She was a light in so many lives. I am so lucky that I got to call her a friend."
Jennifer Hudson took to social media and wrote that she was "heartbroken" at the news of Byrd's passing. "She encouraged and supported us from the very beginning ! I am so grateful for everything she taught us," wrote the Season 3 standout. "She will be dearly missed, but her legacy lives on through the music of countless artists she influenced during her lifetime."
Byrd collaborated with Bob Dylan in Australia on his tour, "Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert," where he played with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Byrd worked with Dylan again on "Band of the Hand" with Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks. She also gave voice lessons to Dylan.
As an actor-performer, Byrd garnered acclaim for her starring role as Da Singer in the national touring company of Broadway's Bring In 'Da Noise, Bring In 'Da Funk. She was nominated for a 2001 Black Theatre Alliance Award for Could It Be Magic. Her theatrical credits on Broadway productions included The Human Comedy, Barry Manilow on Broadway, Haarlem Nocturne," and her contributions to the Broadway and national tour renditions of Ain't Misbehavin'."
Byrd also lent her vocal talents to film soundtracks, including The Lion King, 2 1/2, and Sister Act II. Byrd was the vocal coach on American Idol from the first episode through Season 10, when she was also a coach on the show's Canadian counterpart. She was then tapped to be a vocal coach on The Voice.
She sang in the choir of the performance of Mighty River at the 2018 Oscars and served as a vocal coach on the 2014 Oscars.
Additionally, Byrd was hired by NBC to oversee vocal production for their 2019 Super Bowl tribute to Prince, directed by Spike Lee.
In the academic world, Byrd was chair of the vocal department at the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles. She also served as an artist in residence at the prestigious Berklee College of Music.
No information on survivors or memorial plans was immediately available,
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1% Club... TWO More Seasons
ITV Reups Series for Two Additional Seasons
From the Sun |
It might come as no surprise to fans that The 1% Club will be back for more, but it was a bit of a shock for its host Lee Mack.
The ITV series took the Quiz Game Show gong at the National Television Awards in 2023, the same year it successfully launched a live play-along app, which topped the download charts.
Now running for its third series on Saturday nights, The Sun reports it has already been locked in for two more seasons.
An insider said: "The show has well and truly proved its popularity with viewers, and so it's only natural to bring it back for not one, but two more rounds. "This will also include two Christmas specials, which will air on ITV after the main series have run."
The fourth and fifth series will follow the usual format, which sees 100 contestants battle it out to win a top prize of £100,000 ($127,320) by answering logic-based questions.
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posted 3/7/2024 |
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We Know You're Sorry... NOW APOLOGIZE!
Conservative at Center of "University Challenge" Skirmish Force to Pay Restitution
From Deadline |
A Conservative Party peer in the UK has been forced to apologize and pay damages to a University Challenge contestant who she accused of making a coded antisemitic attack via an octopus mascot and jacket supposedly emblazoned with the colors of the Palestinian flag.
Baroness Jacqueline Foster took to X today to apologize "for my part in posts made about" Melika Gorgianeh in the aftermath of the episode, which had caused a furore on social media as people believed the mascot and colors to be coded.
"I wrongly alleged that Ms Gorgianeh chose one of the most disgusting antisemitic symbols, a blue octopus as her team's mascot which I held her responsible for," said Foster. "I accept that these allegations were completely false and unfounded. I made a grave mistake in making those posts and I should not have done so."
Foster added that she has "agreed to pay substantial damages and costs" to Gorgianeh, and the pair have reached an "amicable resolution."
In statement issued through her solicitors, Gorgianeh said the impact of Baroness Foster's comments had made her afraid to leave her house.
She said: "The false allegation of antisemitism has had a profound and deeply damaging impact on my life.
"I was a student appearing on my favourite TV quiz show. All of a sudden, lies told about me, and only me, led to me receiving death threats and to my mental health deteriorating."
Gorgianeh's solicitor, Zillur Rahman of Rahman Lowe Solicitors, said the Baroness's comments had been "deeply disturbing".
He added: "Baroness Foster's apology, and her payment of substantial damages, goes some way to healing the damage that she has caused to our client.""
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posted 3/7/2024 |
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