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RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars is back, back, back again — with a mega-sized cast of 18 queens. All Stars Season 10 will see a slew of performers from RuPaul’s Drag Race past return for another shot at the crown, including a few queens who have already competed on All Stars in previous years and one contestant from season 17. Those battling it out for a shot at $200,000 and a spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame include Acid Betty (season 8), Aja (season 9, All Stars 3), Alyssa Hunter (season 14), Bosco (season 14), Cynthia Lee Fontaine (season 8 and 9), Daya Betty (season 14), Deja Skye (season 14), Denali (season 13), Ginger Minj (season 7, All Stars 2 and 6), Irene the Alien (season 15), Jorgeous (season 14 and All Stars 9), Kerri Colby (season 14), Lydia B. Kollins (season 17), Mistress Isabelle Brooks (season 15), Nicole Paige Brooks (season 2), Olivia Lux (season 13), Phoenix (season 3) and Tina Burner (season 13). Notably, Ginger returns for her fourth time competing on the show, while newbie Lydia returns to compete fresh off her run on the recently wrapped 17th season of Drag Race. Jorgeous, too, immediately came back to the All Stars stage after competing on season 9. The competition will sport a first-of-its-kind format that will see the queens divided into three groups of six. There, they will compete to earn points across three episodes in their own brackets. Then, the top three competitors from each bracket will advance into the semi-finals, where they will battle against one another over two episodes. The final queens standing will battle one another in a Lip Sync Smackdown for the Crown, where a winner will be named. RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars season 10 will debut via Paramount+ on May 9 with new episodes. Additional episodes of All Stars Untucked will also be available to stream.. |
posted 4/23/2025 |
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Fan-favorite game shows return WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, to ABC and next day on Hulu, kicking off with new episodes of Pat Sajak's "Final Spin" as host of "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune" (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT), followed by the 2025 "Jeopardy! Masters" tournament featuring an expanded lineup of contestants (9:00-10:01 p.m. EDT). Hosted by pop-culture legends Pat Sajak and Vanna White, "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune" welcomes celebrity contestants to spin the world's most famous Wheel and solve puzzles for a chance to win $1 million for the charity of their choice. The all-star lineup for Sajak's "Final Spin" as host includes Cameron Brink, Josh Gad, Tiffany Haddish, Regina Hall, Rachael Harris, Ellie Kemper, Justin Long, Joe Manganiello, Katharine McPhee, Oscar Nuñez, Randall Park, Andrew Rannells, Sam Richardson, Matt Walsh and Rainn Wilson. "Wheel of Fortune," produced by Sony Pictures Television and executive produced by Bellamie Blackstone, is one of the most successful syndicated programs in the history of television. Hosted by "Jeopardy!" G.O.A.T. Ken Jennings, the third annual "Jeopardy! Masters" 2025 tournament will feature an expanded lineup of the top-ranked current "Jeopardy!" contestants, each competing in two action-packed games per hourlong episode for the grand prize of $500,000. Contestants will include reigning champion Victoria Groce, returning finalist Yogesh Raut, 2025 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions winner Neilesh Vinjamuri, TOC finalists Adriana Harmeyer and Isaac Hirsch, 2025 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament champion Matt Amodio, and JIT finalists Roger Craig and Juveria Zaheer. Additionally, this tournament marks the return of Brad Rutter, one of the biggest winners in "Jeopardy!" history, who will step back onto the Alex Trebek Stage for the first time since 2020's "Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time" event. Produced by Sony Pictures Television, this is the largest "Jeopardy! Masters" event to date. "Jeopardy! Masters" is executive produced by Michael Davies. |
posted 4/23/2025 |
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Snoop Dogg DEals with NBCUniversal |
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Snoop Dogg is returning to The Voice Season 28 and reclaiming his spot as coach for the NBC talent competition this fall. The rapper joined the reality TV singing competition in Season 26 alongside Michael Bublé, Gwen Stefani, and Reba McEntire. In his first year as coach, Snoop helped Jeremy Beloate reach the finale, where he ended up in fifth place overall. Following his first year as coach on The Voice, Snoop stepped down for Season 27. The season, which is currently airing on NBC, features John Legend, Michael Bublé, Kelsea Ballerini, and Adam Levine as coaches. The Voice rotates its coaches to keep the reality TV competition hosted by Carson Daly fresh, airing two times a year. Snoop is the first coach confirmed for Season 28, which is set to air this fall on NBC. NBCUniversal Entertainment & Studios entered a new multi-year creative partnership with Snoop Dogg, and his Death Row Pictures production company. The deal reps a major expansion between the entertainment conglom and the Hip Hop branded artist across film, television, sports entertainment, and streaming. Death Row Records is now expanding with Death Row Pictures with a new era of innovative onscreen storytelling in the works. Death Row Picture’s upcoming slate of projects includes the Snoop Dogg biopic about his rise to fame. That pic will be written by Joe Robert Cole and produced by Snoop, Brian Grazer and Death Row Pictures President Sara Ramaker. |
posted 4/23/2025 |
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Boulet Brothers Deal with Shudder |
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Shudder has renewed Emmy-nominated “The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula” for a seventh season. The renewal is part of drag stars Dracmorda and Swanthula Boulet’s new multi-project deal with the streaming service. Shudder also announced that the reality competition series’ all-star spinoff, “The Boulet Brothers Dragula: Titans,” has been renewed for Season 2 while it has also greenlit a new holiday special, “The Boulet Brothers’ Holiday of Horrors,” featuring “Late Night with the Devil” star David Dastmalchian as co-host. Production began this week on “Titans” Season 2, which will be the first to premiere later this year on Shudder and AMC+. No premiere dates have been announced for “Dragula” or “Holiday of Horrors.” “We’re positively enthralled to extend our unholy alliance with Shudder and AMC+ through this multi-season pact,” the Boulet Brothers said in a joint statement Wednesday morning. “It ensures the underworld stays wide open for many years to come — welcoming fresh souls, darker tales, and even more monstrous mayhem. We’re especially excited to be writing and directing the ‘Holiday of Horrors’ anthology special alongside some of our dearest friends and fresh new blood of the horror genre. Together, we’re summoning something truly diabolical — and this is only the beginning of the nightmares to come.” AMC Networks’ EVP of linear and streaming products, Courtney Thomasma, said, “We’re thrilled to expand our partnership with The Boulet Brothers, who bring their iconic and passionate flair to every project they’ve ever touched and continue to push boundaries in the reality competition space. We can’t wait to see where Drac and Swan’s vision takes the audience next.” “The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula” and “The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans” are executive produced and directed by the Boulets. David Sigurani serves as executive producer of both series. |
posted 4/23/2025 |
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A Long Time Ago in a Brick Far Far Away |
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3 The Force will be with LEGO Masters, thrillifyingly, when Season 5 unspools on Fox. Ahead of the bricktacular competition series’ return on Monday, May 19 at 8/7c, TVLine has secured an exclusive first look at a promo, above, which features host and executive producer Will Arnett’s Season 5 ‘stache… Brickmasters Amy Corbett and Jamie Berard not once containing their surprise or amazement… and first looks at three, big, IP-themed challenges. Season 5, as Rebel-spied in the video above, will feature challenges themed to Star Wars (it appears the teams must design a planet that later gets exploded, Alderaan-style #TooSoon), the blockbuster movie Wicked, and your favorite Caped Crusader and mine, Batman (whom Arnett is more than a bit familiar with). Accompanying each of those challenges will be surprise guest appearances by characters from the franchises. |
posted 4/23/2025 |
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Wheel of Fortune Goes Live |
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Sony Pictures Television and Right Angle Entertainment have announced that Wheel of Fortune LIVE!® will be hitting the Vegas Strip with an extended engagement at the Paris Las Vegas starting July 11. Hosted by actor, television personality and game show host Mark L. Walberg, everyone’s favorite TV game show will come to life LIVE on stage giving fans the chance to spin the famous Wheel, solve puzzles and win fantastic prizes! Fans of Wheel of Fortune® will also be able to audition on-site for the chance to appear as a contestant on a future episode of the TV show alongside hosts Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White! Tickets for Wheel of Fortune LIVE! Las Vegas will go on sale Friday, April 25 and will be available by calling the box office at 855-234-7469, visiting the box office in person, or through Ticketmaster. VIP Packages will also be available to give fans early access, premier seats, pre-show lounge access and photo opportunities to spin the wheel. At Wheel of Fortune LIVE!, audience members will be randomly selected to come up on stage to solve puzzles just like they do on the hit TV show by spinning the Wheel, buying vowels and choosing consonants, and ultimately vying for great prizes including dream vacations or cash prizes up to $10,000. As part of the 2025 Wheel of Fortune LIVE! tour, everyone who attends will be able to submit an application and audition video directly to the television show’s producers. "We’ve been looking for ways to expand the Wheel of Fortune brand and create opportunities for our fans to engage in new and exciting ways," said Suzanne Prete, President, Game Shows for Sony Pictures Television. "This live show is a fun, interactive first for enthusiasts to play a version of their favorite game show in their hometown. Our collaboration with Paris Las Vegas will give Wheel Watchers and Las Vegas tourists a chance to spin, win and solve puzzles, just like they see on TV." Las Vegas will be the first stop on a planned 60-city U.S. tour throughout the fall of 2025. Tour dates, cities and local ticket information will be announced in May and available on the tour’s website, www.wheeloffortunelive.com. "We are thrilled to bring Wheel of Fortune LIVE! to Paris Las Vegas this summer," said Ken Ostempowski, Senior Vice President & General Manager of Paris Las Vegas. "A game as energetic and fun as Wheel of Fortune LIVE! is perfectly suited for the Las Vegas Strip, and we know our guests are going to love experiencing this iconic show from the beautiful Paris Theater." |
posted 4/23/2025 |
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Celebrities Try to Beat the BRidge |
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Ross Kemp presents the high-stakes quiz where the celebrities all face the Bridge, choosing who faces each crossing, depending on the question category. Each Bridge crossing has 32 potential steps, including 22 truths and ten lies. They must cross the Bridge by stepping on the truths and avoiding the lies, earning money for each correct answer. Step on a lie, and the Bridge will halve their money. Step on three lies, and they are out of the game. There is always a safe path across the Bridge. They just have to find it. Once they have each faced the Bridge on their own, those who have been successful will join forces to face the final crossing for a chance to take home the cash for their chosen charities. Appearing throughout the new series will be Gladiators Apollo, Dynamite, Sabre and Nitro, Mark Chapman, Jeannette Kwakye, Beth Tweddle, JJ Chalmers, Gordon Smart, Tyler West, Sara Davies, Nikki Fox, Jay McGuiness, Cheryl Baker, Snoochie Shy, Faye Tozer, Les Dennis and Fiona O'Carroll. Plus Jordan Banjo, Rachel Riley, Simon Rimmer Desiree Burch, Angela Rippon, Craig Doyle, Kola Bokinni, Kerry Godliman, Greg McHugh Rina Lina, Jason Mohammad, Sunetra Sarker, Steve Backshall, Natasha Raskin Sharp, Charlotte Hawkins, Kaye Adams, Ade Adepitan and Matt Allwright. Celebrity Bridge Of Lies returns Saturday 3rd May on BBC One.. |
posted 4/23/2025 |
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Silence! |
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A new game show is making its way to TV screens, and there's just one thing you can't do: laugh. Hosted by Dermot O'Leary, Silence Is Golden sees £250,000 up for grabs for a studio audience to share between themselves - but they have to ensure they remain silent. Sounds easy, right? Well, they have to try all that while a group of comedians do everything they can to make them laugh. The hilarious new series is coming to U and U&Dave on Monday 5th May at 9pm. Throughout the series, O'Leary will be joined by three returning comedy captains, Katherine Ryan, Seann Walsh and Fatiha El-Ghorri. Dermot O'Leary said of the show: "I'm so looking forward to Silence Is Golden. When a show like this falls into your lap, you can’t quite believe your luck. "Looking forward to having lots of fun with the audience, our comedians and assorted cast of regulars, all trying to make the audience laugh, gasp and giggle." |
posted 4/23/2025 |
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Meet the New "Golden Bachelor" |
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After a historic first season, "The Golden Bachelor" is set to return to ABC and Hulu. Mel Owens, the 66-year-old former NFL veteran-turned-lawyer, is gearing up to make his next big play as the second Golden Bachelor. Born and raised in a close-knit Midwestern family in Detroit, Owens' athleticism shone through from an early age. After graduating from the University of Michigan, he was selected as the ninth overall pick in the 1981 NFL Draft by the LA Rams. Following his retirement from football, Owens transitioned into a career in law and moved to Orange County, California, dedicating himself to helping others - particularly those seeking justice for sports-related injuries. It was during this time that he met his first love, and together they had two sons. While life took an unexpected turn with the passing of his father and the end of his marriage, Owens channeled his energy into being the best father he could be, focusing on raising his sons and coaching their extracurricular sports teams. Now, after several years as a devoted dad, Owens is ready to rediscover a love rooted in the simple joys of companionship - sharing life's everyday moments, making plans for the future, and growing stronger together as a couple. As the Golden Bachelor, he's eager to meet someone who shares this vision and finally find that perfect teammate he's been waiting for in his golden years. The inaugural season of "The Golden Bachelor" averaged 10.4 million viewers after the first 35 days across platforms, making it the strongest average for any season of an ABC unscripted series since "The Bachelor" during the 2019-2020 season (P2+, MP35). It also hit a 2.88 rating among P18-49, the highest-rated ABC unscripted series since "The Bachelorette" in fall 2020. "The Golden Bachelor" is produced by Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon. A premiere date will be announced at a later date. |
posted 4/23/2025 |
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More on "Celebrity Traitors UK" |
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Faithfuls and traitors, listen up - a celebrity version of The Traitors is coming and we couldn't be more excited about all the details we know so far, including who is in the official final line up. After the rumor mill went wild with speculation, the BBC officially confirmed a celebrity version of the multi-award-winning psychological game show had been commissioned, with a working title of Celebrity Traitors. The biggest questions people had since the announcement were all around who's going to be on the show. Until now, however, we'd only heard about who won't be joining the castle including ITV's Lorraine Kelly who turned down a slot due to schedule conflicts with the filming timetable, according to The Independent. Just like the original smash hit series, the celeb spin off will be hosted by the inimitable Claudia Winkleman, and will surely make for unmissable TV. The full list of contestants for the the celebrity version of the show has now been announced, according to multiple news websites, following intense speculation. Some stars which were rumored to be taking part - like Tom Daly and Alan Carr - have now been confirmed, while other names were a surprise inclusion. The full cast list includes: Although no official air date has been announced yet, filming is due to start in the coming months, with a release date expected in the second half of 2025. |
posted 4/22/2025 |
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Japanese actor Takashi Yamaguchi, best known as the host of Quiz Time Shock, has died. Yamaguchi passed away of lung cancer at an elderly care facility on Friday, his management agency announced, according to The Sankei Shimbun. He was 88. For nearly a decade, Yamaguchi appeared on TV screens across Japan as the host of Quiz Time Shock. The hit Japanese game show premiered in 1969 and tasked contestants, who were raised to the top of an on-set clock set piece, to answer a series of questions in 60 seconds. Their winnings increased with each correct answer. Yamaguchi joined the show in 1978, taking over hosting duties from original Quiz Time Shock host Jiro Tamiya. He hosted the series for eight years through 1986. Outside of his storied career as a game show host Yamaguchi was also an actor. Originally from Hyogo Prefecture, the star embarked on his acting career after dropping out of the Faculty of Education at Waseda University. He attended the NHK Actor Training School and went on to become an in-demand actor for dramas and movies as “traditional handsome man,” according to Sponichi Annex. He is well-remembered for his role as Tokugawa Yoshimune in the TBS period drama Ooka Echizen, a role he held for more than 30 years beginning in 1970. It was while he was starring in NHK’s historical drama Berabou that he was diagnosed with cancer. The actor was urged by family and friends to see a doctor after he developed a hoarse voice, Yamaguchi reportedly initially saying, “Maybe I have a cold.” He was later diagnosed with lung cancer. Yamaguchi entered a nursing home earlier in April and was said to have been in good spirits. A source from his agency said the actor told them, “I’ve still got a lot of life left,” while visiting him. However, Yamaguchi’s health deteriorated in the days proceeding his death, and he passed away with his oldest son Taro by his side. A wake for the late actor is scheduled to be held Friday, with a funeral set to take place in Tokyo the following day. |
posted 4/23/2025 |
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Wednesday Lightning Round |
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Jimmy Kimmel will be back in the hot seat after ABC renewed Who Wants To Be A Millionaire for a new season. The show has been renewed for a fourth season since its return in 2020, some 18 years after it previously aired on the Disney-owned network. It marks the second time that Kimmel will be hosting the show in front of a live studio audience after the first two seasons of the reboot were produced under Covid protocols. The series will once again feature pairs of celebrity contestants playing together in the hopes of winning $1 million for the charity of their choice. Last season, celebrities included Reggie Watts & Ron Funches, Gillian Jacobs & Danny Pudi, Ray Romano & Brad Garrett, Jason Ritter & Natasha Leggero, Zach Braff & Donald Faison, Ike Barinholtz & Alan Barinholtz, Dave Burd & GaTa, Kelly Osbourne & Jack Osbourne, Sophia Bush & Alex Edelman, Jeff Ross & Kimmel’s Cousin Sal, Nicole Byer & Sasheer Zamata, John Stamos & Dave Coulier, Rosie O’Donnell & Lisa Ann Walter, Sebastian Maniscalco & Omar J. Dorsey, John Mulaney & Nick Kroll and Kenan Thompson & Kel Mitchell. It’s not clear when the fourth season of the show will premiere but season three premiered in July and the eight-part series ran through to the end of August. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire is produced by Sony Pictures Television’s Embassy Row and Kimmelot with Kimmel and Michael Davies serving as exec producers. |
posted 4/22/2025 |
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Crikey, Dancing With the Stars is about to get wild. The long-running ABC dance competition is officially returning for season 34 this fall, and they've already announced their first celebrity contestant. On Tuesday, the network announced that Robert Irwin, the son of beloved Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, will join the hunt for the Mirrorball Trophy. Robert follows in the fancy footsteps of his sister, Bindi, who was crowned the champion of season 21 alongside professional partner Derek Hough (now a judge on DWTS) in 2015. Irwin's professional partner and the additional contestants won't be announced until closer to the season 34 premiere. The 21-year-old, much like his father, is a conservationist and TV personality. He currently is the co-host of Australia's version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here. From 2018 to 2022, he starred on reality series Crikey! It's the Irwins alongside sister Bindi and mom Terri. The premiere date and more information for season 34 will be announced in due course. The show will air simultaneously on ABC and Disney+. |
posted 4/22/2025 |
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Another Snake Slithers Into the Game Show Realm |
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FOX has ordered all-new, wholly owned "social survival of the fittest" competition series, The Snake, and has tapped comedian Jim Jefferies to host the show, it was announced today by Michael Thorn, President of FOX Television Network. For this unmatched battle of plotting, scheming and strategy, The Snake assembles 15 masters of manipulation from various persuasive professions with unique skill sets to compete in an outrageous array of challenges and twists - all of which help contestants move toward becoming that week's Snake, the most powerful position in the game and ultimate decider of who stays and who goes. The Snake is set to premiere this summer on FOX and will stream next day on Hulu. The Snake is social survival of the fittest, where each contestant must leverage their unique skills, training and powers of persuasion as they face a multitude of challenges designed to showcase the traits needed to be successful in the game. The winner of each challenge becomes The Snake, earning control of The Saving Ceremony, an explosive, chain reaction elimination where it's not about who wants you gone, but who is willing to save you. The Snake doesn't just hinge on winning challenges - it's about winning people over. The social aspect of the game never stops - connections are everything whether you're making friends, faking friends, or sparking romantic connections. Promises are put to the test during the Saving Ceremony as players do everything in their power to avoid being picked last by The Snake, hoping to escape elimination. Every week is a fresh start with a new gauntlet and a new Snake. In the end, only one contestant will get within striking distance of the $100,000 grand prize. Befriend, Betray, or Be Gone. "SallyAnn brings her uniquely original voice to FOX with this fresh take on the strategy competition series and a universally appealing concept that will captivate audiences," said Thorn. "Trust Me ... The Snake lives up to its name." "I'm thrilled to be hosting The Snake! A show about making friends and faking friends," said Jefferies. "I've been training for this job my whole life. Growing up In Australia, and now living in Hollywood, I've been around plenty of snakes. " The Snake is wholly owned by FOX Entertainment and produced by 495 Productions. SallyAnn Salsano (Jersey Shore, Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer) serves as executive producer and showrunner. Frank Miccolis and Kim Green also serve as executive producers. |
posted 4/22/2025 |
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CBS Razes "The Summit" |
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CBS has canceled Poppa’s House and The Summit after just one season apiece. Poppa’s House brought Damon Wayans (My Wife and Kids, The Last Boy Scout) and his son Damon Wayans Jr. (New Girl, The Other Guys) together. The senior Wayans played talk-radio host “Poppa” who “has his point of view challenged at work when a new female co-host is hired, and at home where he finds himself still parenting his adult son, a brilliant dreamer who is trying to pursue his passion while being a responsible father and husband,” as the logline reads. Wayans Jr. played Junior, Essence Atkins played Ivy, Poppa’s new co-host, and Tetona Jackson played Nina, Junior’s wife; Poppa’s House was produced by CBS Studios. Reality competition The Summit set 16 strangers on a journey through the New Zealand Alps in an attempt to reach the peak of a distant, giant mountain within just two weeks. There was danger at every turn and an equal share of $1 million in everyone’s backpacks — the full prize went to the winner. The Summit was hosted by Manu Bannett and produced by Endemol Shine North America. Executive producers were Kevin Lee, Tina Nicotera and Endemol Shine North America’s Sharon Levy and Michael Heyerman. The series is based on a format by Endemol Shine Australia and Nine. We will get a full picture of CBS' fall plans come May 7. We know for certain that Survivor, Amazing Race, and Hollywood Squares are set to return. |
posted 4/22/2025 |
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Kanopy Lines Up "America's Next Great Author" |
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Time to find America’s next bestselling author! A new literary competition series hosted by No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander (C-Note: No relation) is in the works. America’s Next Great Author comes from Libby and Kanopy and will follow six amateur writers as they compete for a book deal with a cash advance. "The world is divided. Stories connect us," Alexander tells PEOPLE in an exclusive statement. "We all have a story to tell. In fact, 81% of Americans say they want to write a book! America’s Next Great Author is here to tap into the massive audience of people – from BookTokers to Boomers – who love books and authors." He adds that the streaming series "is a show about making dreams come true as we inspire and develop storytellers who are not typically given a seat at the table." Alexander speaks highly of the impact books — and by association, authors — can have on readers. "Libraries are temples of imagination, and librarians are the gatekeepers. Writers, when they are doing their job, have the capacity to open up a world of possibilities. That is sacred work, in my opinion," he says. Co-created by literary agent Arielle Eckstut and author David Henry Sterry, the show will see the writers move into a "House of Dreams" for 30 days. There, the writers will be tasked with writing 50,000 words while participating in a variety of challenges and critiques from judges. Some of the quirky challenges will include performing in front of middle schoolers and doing an elevator pitch in an actual elevator. "It’s not your typical elimination show — contestants are encouraged to push through roadblocks and grow as writers, with one winner getting a coveted book deal and cash advance," Alexander says. America’s Next Great Author is set to go into production later this year. It will premiere in 2026. The show will be Kanopy’s first original television series. Eckstut and Sterry are also known for creating Pitchapalooza under their Book Doctors company, which has been dubbed "the American Idol for books." |
posted 4/22/2025 |
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More on "The Devil's Plan: Death Room" |
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The highly anticipated second installment of the Korean mental strategy competition returns on May 6 with The Devil's Plan: Death Room, featuring even more sophisticated strategies and deadlier alliances. Directed by Jeong Jong-yeon, this series gathers players from diverse professional backgrounds for seven intense days of competition to determine the brightest mind. The main trailer showcases a complex web of alliances, betrayals, and the fierce drive to win that characterizes the competitors' journeys. Among the players, legendary Go master Lee Se-dol stands out, renowned for his strategic skill in high-stakes scenarios. Meanwhile, Seoul National University graduate Jeong Hyun-gyu, known for his exceptional intellect, emerges as a key figure in the unfolding drama. As alliances form and dynamics shift, the gameplay becomes increasingly unpredictable. Competitors, including Super Junior's Kyuhyun and news presenter Kang Ji-yeong, navigate a landscape rife with loyalty and deception. Actress and KAIST graduate Yoon So-hui faces potential betrayal, while others like Justin H. Min from The Umbrella Academy and Beef, and poker player 7high, are determined to outmaneuver their rivals and claim victory. With secrets unraveling and tensions rising, players respond with shock and determination, revealing a world where nothing is as it seems. Catch The Devil's Plan: Death Room premiering May 6, exclusively on Netflix, with episodes 1-4 available to stream in the first week, episodes 5-9 in the second week, and episodes 10-12 in the third week. |
posted 4/22/2025 |
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Wink Martindale, one of TV’s most beloved game show hosts whose name became virtually synonymous with the profession, died Tuesday in Rancho Mirage, CA. He was 91. The initial statement said the host of such classic game shows as Tic-Tac-Dough, High Rollers and Gambit as part of a 74-year career in radio and television was “surrounded by family and his beloved wife of 49 years, Sandra Martindale." Winston Conrad “Wink” Martindale was born on December 4, 1933, in Jackson, TN. He launched his career as a disc jockey in Jackson at the age of 17, then rising through the ranks at Memphis’ WHBQ, where, according to his family, on the evening of July 10, 1954, fellow DJ Dewey Phillips played Elvis Presley’s debut record, “That’s All Right,” on the radio for the very first time — playing the tune repeatedly while Martindale phoned Presley’s mother and asked if Elvis could come down to the radio station. “Elvis soon arrived at WHBQ for his first interview, and music was changed forever,” the family statement reads. Martindale also found his own success as a recording artist, performing the spoken-word song “Deck of Cards” in 1959, a track that went to No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart and sold over 1 million copies. Later that year, Martindale moved to Los Angeles as the morning host of pre-“Boss Jock” KHJ-AM. The following year he joined the morning crew at archrival KRLA and moved to KFWB in 1962, replacing future Laugh-In announcer Gary Owens. He also had stints at KGIL-AM from 1968-71, KKGO-FM/KJQI and Gene Autry’s KMPC from 1971-79 and 1983-87, KABC in 1989 and KJQI from 1993-94. His additional radio credits include Hit Parade Radio and the syndicated programs Music of Your Life, 100 Greatest Christmas Hits of All Time, The History of Rock ‘n’ Roll, the three-hour Those Were the Days and recent recurring appearances on The Howard Stern Show. Among his most popular radio specials was The Elvis Presley Story in 1975. While he first found success in radio, the handsome Martindale found wider, national fame on television. Earlier in Memphis, he’d hosted a science fiction-themed kids series called Mars Patrol and then hosted Teenage Dance Party, where his new friend Presley made an appearance on June 16, 1956. But it wasn’t until 1964, when he landed his first game-show hosting job on NBC’s What’s This Song?, that Martindale found his niche. He followed the musical-contest show with NBC’s Words and Music, CBS’ Gambit and his biggest success Tic-Tac-Dough. Martindale hosted the popular and long-running Tic-Tac-Dough for its first seven seasons, leaving in 1985 to host Headline Chasers, which was the first show he produced and created, in association with Merv Griffin and syndication giant King World. Martindale also went on to host such popular game shows as High Rollers, The Last Word, The Great Getaway Game, Trivial Pursuit, Debt, Instant Recall and more. With his wide grin and bubbly air, Martindale rather personified the game hosts – and became a frequent target of The Tonight Show host Johnny Carson, who enjoyed skewering the genre and its famous faces. “A good host is a person who loves people,” Martindale said in a 2017 interview with the Television Academy Foundation. “If you’re a people person, you’re naturally going to be attracted to contestants, and it’s easy for you to be able to interact with those people.” In recent years, Martindale made appearances on such programs as Most Outrageous Game Show Moments, The Chase, and The Bold and the Beautiful, and appeared in commercials for Orbitz, KFC (alongside Rob Lowe) and more. Martindale also worked in local Los Angeles TV, hosting KTLA’s American Bandstand-influenced P.O.P. Dance Party on Saturdays from the old Pacific Ocean Park pier during the early 1960s. He also hosted dance shows for KCOP and KHJ-TV. By 1970, Martindale was so recognizable as a DJ and game show host that he merited a Cheech & Chong parody on the duo’s debut comedy album. Cheech Marin took on the role of “Wink Dickerson,” a smooth-talking but nerdy DJ at AM radio station KRUT. Tommy Chong played the stoner emcee of a multi-act concert who is tasked with introducing him – but can’t quite get the name right, saying, “I’m really not into AM, man.” When Chong’s character hits the stage, he calls him “Dink Winkerson from KRUD radio.” “Dink” proceeds to drop a bunch of period slang in an effort to ingratiate himself to the booing young crowd as he brings on the next act, Blind Melon Chitlin’. The LP reached the Top 30 and went gold, launching Cheech & Chong’s long career and cementing Martindale as one of the quintessential, best-known game show hosts of his generation. Martindale also supported numerous causes and produced and hosted annual telethons for Cerebral Palsy and St. Jude Children’s Hospital, among other charities. In 2006, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 2024 he was honored with a Beale Street Note on Memphis’ Beale Street Walk of Fame – not far from where, in 2015, he was presented with the Distinguished Alumni Award by his alma mater, the University of Memphis. He also was one of the first inductees into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame and received the 1972 Gavin Radio Programming Award. In addition to his wife, Martindale is survived by sister Geraldine; daughters Lisa, Lyn and Laura; a large extended family of grandchildren and great grandchildren; and his “honorary son” Eric. |
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For the first time ever, fourteen elite survivalists will brave the treacherous Australian Outback, combating the harsh environment, venomous snakes and slithering rivals, when the toughest and most shocking season yet of NAKED AND AFRAID: LAST ONE STANDING premieres on Sunday, May 18 at 8:00PM ET/PT on Discovery Channel. Fan-favorite legends return to take on new challengers in an all-out battle of skill, innovation, and grit. The competitor who demonstrates the best bushcraft, ingenuity and stamina to outlast their opponents in head-to-head, multiphase challenges will earn the crown, a coveted perfect 10.0 Primitive Survival Rating and a $100,000 cash prize. This season, survivalists will face heartbreaking medical tap outs, legacy-defining moments, and the most shocking elimination ever seen in the franchise. The unforgiving Australian Outback was intentionally chosen to push these battle-tested survivalists - each of whom have completed at least two previous Naked and Afraid challenges - to their absolute limits. Competitors will enter the uninhabited Outback completely naked and without any food or water, facing the blistering heat during the day and freezing temperatures that threaten hypothermia at night. The brutal environment presents both deadly threats and game-changing opportunities - from the highly lethal taipan snake, whose bite has enough venom to take down 100 humans, to 250-pound wild boars that could provide an ample food source to skilled hunters. The survivalists fighting to become the next champion of NAKED AND AFRAID: LAST ONE STANDING include: |
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A California appeals court has paused a preliminary injunction issued by a lower court last week that gave Sony Pictures Television clearance to seek out better distribution deals for its game shows “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune.” The injunction is part of a lawsuit filed by Sony against Paramount Global and CBS Media Ventures last October, which argued the broadcaster breached its distribution contract by improperly licensing the shows to third parties, among other things. For years, CBS Media Ventures — which previously operated as CBS Television Distribution and King World, among other names — have licensed the two game shows to local television stations in the United States since the late 1990s as part of its broadcast syndication business. Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune attract some of the highest TV ratings among syndicated programs, with more than 8 million households tuning in to watch one or both game shows. In its lawsuit, Sony says CBS violated its contract by inking long-term syndication deals with broadcasters in Australia and New Zealand. Foreign syndication deals are limited to two years under its current contract, Sony affirmed, but CBS went beyond that term and refused to hand over its licensing commissions. The lawsuit comes at a time when Sony is hoping to explore additional distribution deals with other platforms, including streaming services, for both shows. |
posted 4/17/2025 |
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Padma Lakshmi Returns to the Kitchen |
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CBS announced today the new cooking competition series AMERICA'S CULINARY CUP (working title) from acclaimed Emmy(R) Award-nominated food expert Padma Lakshmi ("Top Chef," "Taste the Nation") has been ordered to series for the 2025-2026 broadcast season. Lakshmi serves as creator and host and will executive produce alongside Susan Rovner. CBS' new culinary showdown will feature an invitation-only cast of the nation's most decorated chefs as they embark on a one-of-a-kind competition designed to challenge their creativity, endurance, presentation, leadership and more. "We're inviting elite chefs from across the country to represent their unique culinary style and battle it out," said Lakshmi. "This competition echoes the thrill of sports and the American spirit as we cheer on our favorite chefs. I'm very excited to work with CBS and partner with Susan on AMERICA'S CULINARY CUP." AMERICA'S CULINARY CUP is produced by Padma Lakshmi for Delicious Entertainment and Susan Rovner for Aha Studios. |
posted 4/17/2025 |
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Love Island Goes "Beyond the Villa" |
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Peacock has announced LOVE ISLAND: BEYOND THE VILLA (WT), a first of its kind spinoff series from the original pop culture phenomenon, LOVE ISLAND USA. The new series, set to premiere in Summer 2025, follows everyone's favorite Season 6 Islanders around Los Angeles as they navigate new careers, evolving friendships, newfound fame and complex relationships outside of the Love Island villa. The cast of LOVE ISLAND: BEYOND THE VILLA (WT) will include JaNa Craig, Aaron Evans, Miguel Harichi, Leah Kateb, Kaylor Martin, Connor Newsum, Serena Page, Kenny Rodriguez, Olivia Walker and Kendall Washington, with appearances from other former Islanders. Season 6 of LOVE ISLAND USA was Summer 2024's #1 reality series in the US and was Peacock's most-watched original reality competition series in the platform's history. All episodes are currently available to stream on Peacock. LOVE ISLAND: BEYOND THE VILLA is executive produced by David George, Adam Sher, Sarah Howell, and Richard Bye for ITV America & Richard Foster and Chet Fenster for GroupM Motion Entertainment.. |
posted 4/17/2025 |
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Back to the (Other) Island |
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“Temptation Island” has been renewed for Season 2 at Netflix. The reality series debuted its first season on the streaming giant (and ninth season overall) on March 12. The show made the Global Top 10 list for one week and spent three weeks on the U.S. Top 10 TV list. The show originally aired on Fox from 2001-2003, and was then revived at USA Network in 2019 for five more seasons before it moved to Netflix. Season 2 of “Temptation Island” at Netflix is now casting. Mark L. Walberg will return as the host. The official series synopsis states: “In this brand new season of ‘Temptation Island,’ emotions will run high when four couples, each at a crossroads in their relationship, head to Temptation Island to put their love to the ultimate test as they agree to live separately with a group of singles of the opposite sex. Will the choices they make push the couples closer together or farther apart into the arms of a new lover?” David Goldberg and David Friedman serve as executive producers on the show, which is produced by Banijay Studios North America. |
posted 4/17/2025 |
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ITVBe Quizzing |
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The new ITV Quiz channel will take over the broadcast slots of ITVBe on Freeview, Freesat, Freely, Sky, EE TV and Virgin Media A reshuffle of ITV’s linear digital channels will see the line blurring between streaming and traditional broadcast services this summer. ITV Quiz will arrive on all major TV platforms replacing ITVBe during June, building on the development of ITV’s quiz-themed streaming channels on ITVX. ITVBe’s reality shows will migrate to ITV2. It means The Only Way is Essex will return to its original home of ITV2, alongside other ITV reality shows including The Real Housewives of Cheshire. ITV2 favourites including Family Guy, Love Island and G’Wed will continue to feature on ITV2 as well as streaming on ITVX. ITVBe was set up back in 2014 to offer more scheduling opportunities for reality shows, which couldn’t all fit on ITV2’s schedule. That in turn allowed ITV2 to introduce other types of programmes. Until last spring, ITVBe also carried a strand of pre-school children’s programmes, which was quietly axed and moved online to ITVX. ITV2 has in recent years also experimented with showing re-runs of quiz and game shows, including Ant and Dec’s Limitless Win and Family Fortunes. They’ll now have a permanent new home on the new ITV Quiz channel. |
posted 4/17/2025 |
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You Know This Show's a Snake... |
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Channel 4 has ordered six episodes of The Snake for Channel 4.0. The new format from Strong Watch Studios combines competitive quiz with strategic gameplay as some of the players only win by getting the answers wrong. In each episode six creators start with a collective prize pot of £5000. Together they must navigate through a series of tricky multiple-choice questions in order to retain as much of the prize money as possible. What the group don’t immediately realise is that two of the creators are secretly ‘Snakes’, saboteurs whose goal is to manipulate, influence and mislead the group into submitting the wrong answers. Any money lost from the pot by getting the wrong answer can be won by the snakes instead. As the quiz unfolds ‘investigators’ work to identify and eliminate the Snakes. If both Snakes are caught the prize money is split between the honest players and the investigators, leaving the Snakes with nothing. Creators taking part in the first series include: Adeola Patronne, Chloe Burrows, Danny Aarons, Harry Pinero, Mariam Musa, Zeze Millz, Ava Hirons, Darkest Man, Eman SV2, Max Fosh, PK Humble, Whitney Adebayo, Expressions, Konan, & Tyrique Hyde. Evie Buckley, Digital Commissioning Editor & Channel 4.0 Lead, said, “As 4.0 celebrates 1 billion views we are incredibly excited to introduce Strong Watch Studio’s new and innovative quiz format to Channel 4.0. Channel 4.0 continues to grow and evolve, and 'The Snake' is a perfect example of how we are dedicated to creating fresh and engaging entertainment from British creatives in a way that is resonating with young audiences.” Executive Producer and co-founder of Strong Watch Studios, Ben Powell-Jones said, “We loved working with 4.0 to push the limits of what is possible in digital and continue to blur the line between TV quality production and formatting and digital efficiency and reach.” |
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