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The Circle, the social experiment format that ran for seven seasons on Netflix, has a surprising new home. Hulu has ordered a new version of the show, which comes from The Traitors producer Studio Lambert and previously streamed on Netflix. It marks a surprising move by the Disney streamer. Hulu scored the rights to the show after Netflix hadn’t renewed it since the seventh season concluded in October 2024. The Circle was one of Netflix’s first hits in the reality competition space and spawned versions in France and Brazil. The move comes after Rob Mills, who is EVP, Unscripted and Alternative Entertainment at Walt Disney Television, told Deadline in April that it was making a ““concentrated” push into serialized competition with Parker Posey-fronted series The Mob. Unlike the Netflix version, which featured civilians, the Hulu version will also feature celebrity contestants. It will also introduce audience voting for the first time in the U.S. and is being “reimagined” as a “fast-turnaround” social experiment. It will bring everyday players and celebrities to compete side by side in a game of popularity where identity is ever-changing, and anyone can be anyone. Essentially, contestants move into separate apartments in the same building but are kept isolated from each other. They are only allowed to communicate via a specific app using text and photos but they can decide to play the game as themselves or anyone else they like. The original was described as Catfish-meets-Black Mirror. The Hulu version will be filmed in real time, giving viewers access as twists and player ratings unfold, with audience votes shaping the game. The format first launched on Channel 4 in the UK and ran for three seasons between 2018 and 2021. Netflix launched a U.S. version in 2020 with four versions through to 2022. The streamer then launched seasons six and seven in 2024. The Hulu series is produced by Studio Lambert and WPP’s Motion Entertainment, which produced the original, with Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions also on board. Susan House, who exec produced the Netflix series and has also worked on ABC’s The Bachelor and The Hustler, will serve as showrunner. It will be exec produced by Studio Lambert’s Tim Harcourt, Jack Burgess, Niall O’Driscoll and Stephen Lambert, Motion Entertainment’s Martin Oxley and Chet Fenster and Omaha’s Peyton Manning, Jamie Horowitz and Colin Campbell. All3Media International handles format and tape sales. |
posted 6/10/2026 |
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More on "Destination X" Season 2 |
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NBC's travel competition series "Destination X" returns for a sophomore season with an all-new lineup of contestants boarding the bus. The roster is inclusive of fan-favorite Bravolebs, Bombshells and reality competition superstars. The contestants participating in Season 2 are: "Destination X" was the #1 new show of Summer 2025 and reached more than 20 million viewers across all platforms. It also stands as NBC's top alternative series launch on Peacock. Based on the award-winning Belgian format, the series was created by Geronimo and is distributed globally by Be-Entertainment. "Destination X" for NBC is produced by Twofour, part of ITV Studios, and Universal Television Alternative Studio, a division of Universal Studio Group. Andy Cadman, Sophie Alcock, Darren Brown, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Emanuel Vanderjeudg executive produce alongside Twofour's Dan Adamson and Shireen Abbott. |
posted 6/10/2026 |
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Spicks & Specks & a Renewal |
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Spicks and Specks is coming back. The ABC has today (June 10th) confirmed a brand-new season of the beloved music quiz show will premiere on July 8th. Returning to its familiar Wednesday night slot, the latest run reunites longtime hosts Adam Hills, Myf Warhurst, and Alan Brough, who will once again put Australia’s music knowledge to the test while tackling a fresh round of absurd challenges and musical mysteries. Viewers can expect the trio to investigate questions ranging from whether music can be made using hospital equipment to imagining what the classic aria “Nessun Dorma” might sound like if it were inspired by a butt-scooting dog. The new season will also delve into the story behind what exactly happened when Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber spent time together in Japan. Helping navigate the chaos is a stacked lineup of Australian music talent, including Amy Shark, Ruel, Rhonda Burchmore, Casey Donovan, Dami Im, Chris Cheney, Kate Miller-Heidke, Katie Noonan, and Caleb Harper. The series will also welcome comedians and entertainers including Zoë Coombs Marr, Tommy Little, Denise Scott, Noah Szto, and Frank Woodley. |
posted 6/10/2026 |
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The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority has launched a formal Phase 1 investigation into the $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. Per a notice posted on its website on Tuesday, the CMA’s investigation will begin on Wednesday. It will decide whether to refer the merger to a Phase 2 investigation by Aug. 7. The move comes after the CMA launched a public comment period for interested parties to express their views on the impact the merger could have on competition in the UK, which concluded on April 27. Under a Phase 1 review, the CMA would have 40 working days to decide whether the merger needs a more in-depth review. If it finds concerns with the merger, it will give the merging businesses five days to propose remedies to address its concerns. The CMA would then have up to 5 more working days to consider the remedies. If none are offered or it does not accept them, the merger would be referred to a Phase 2 review. If if decides to accept remedies provisionally, it would publicly consult on them and consider any responses, with a deadline of 50 working days to make a decision. If the review moves to Phase 2, an independent “inquiry group,” which consists of 3 to 5 people with a range of business, finance, economic and legal experience, would lead the investigation and makes the final decision within 24 weeks. In special circumstances, a Phase 2 investigation can be extended by up to eight additional weeks. The inquiry group would then either clear the merger, consider remedies such as asset divestitures or a legal commitment from the merging businesses to behave in a certain way, or block the merger. In addition, Paramount has slammed rival Netflix in a letter to the Department of Justice for campaigning against the Warner Bros. Discovery merger amid regulatory review of the deal with the David Ellison company. “As Paramount pushes forward with its ‘content-first’ growth strategy, firms like Netflix, Amazon MGM, Disney, Universal, Sony, Lionsgate, A24, Apple, and many others will need to respond in kind, presumably by enhancing their own content creation strategies. (Indeed, Netflix’s panic level response and scorched-earth campaign to try and poison regulators and other stakeholders against the Transaction shows just how seriously Netflix takes Paramount as a scaled competitor.),” Makan Delrahim, Par’s Chief Legal Officer, wrote in a letter to the DOJ’s Antitrust Division. The letter didn’t detail specific actions by Netflix or others. In a statement to Deadline, a Netflix spokesperson disputed the characterization. “These claims from Paramount Skydance are absurd. We walked away from this deal months ago and remain focused on our own business, not theirs. Ultimately, it’s up to the regulators to approve this deal and determine if it is in the best interest of the industry and all concerned,” the streamer said. Paramount said today that competition authorities in Australia and New Zealand, as well as Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Serbia and North Macedonia have approved its pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Foreign direct investment authorities in Germany, Slovenia, Belgium, Czechia, New Zealand, Italy, France and Romania are also on board, the David Ellison-run company said in an SEC filing.. |
posted 6/10/2026 |
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Wednesday Lightning Round |
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Survey says… this season of Celebrity Family Feud contestants is stacked! Season 12 will feature American Idol alums, Olympic athletes, and more stars. Contestants for the new season, with the tagline "Laugh your X off" in key art, include... The new season will premiere on July 9 at 8p.m. on ABC. It will then air on Thursdays through the rest of the season. Press Your Luck will air immediately after. |
posted 6/9/2026 |
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NBC Tuesday Is THE Night of the Summer |
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“America’s Got Talent” and “Password” kicked off to strong ratings starts on NBC and Peacock, with both unscripted shows seeing double-digit ratings gains. The “America’s Got Talent” Season 21 premiere, which saw Howie Mandel, Mel B, Sofía Vergara and Simon Cowell return as judges, scored 6.2 million total viewers across NBC and Peacock, according to live-plus-three-day Nielsen figures. Viewership in the 18-49 demo was up 20% as compared to the season premiere, with the episode ranking as No. 1 season premiere for the series in the 18-49 demo in 3 years. Likewise, the season premiere of “Password,” which returned for its third installment with host Keke Palmer and resident player Jimmy Fallon at the helm, scored 3.5 million total viewers across NBC and Peacock. The season premiere soared 15% in the 18-49 demo over the Season 2 summer premiere in 2024. On Peacock alone, the “America’s Got Talent” Season 21 premiere ranks as the show’s No. 1 episode to date, per live-plus-three-day numbers, as does the “Password” Season 3 premiere compared to the show’s past episodes. Additionally, as “America’s Got Talent” and “Password” debuted their new seasons on Tuesday, June 2, the series ranked as the No. 1 and No. 2 entertainment programs of the night on linear, respectively. |
posted 6/9/2026 |
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Anil Kapoor Joins "The 1% Club" |
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India Today has exclusively learnt that actor Anil Kapoor is all set to return to the small screen as the host of Star Plus' upcoming reality show. The game show is the Indian adaptation of the globally successful British format The 1% Club. Produced by Endemol Shine India, the show is expected to be one of the broadcaster's biggest reality launches in recent years. Sources close to the development reveal that Kapoor is currently shooting for the first promotional campaign, which is expected to be unveiled soon. "The team wanted a host who could bring both class and mass appeal to the format. Since The 1% Club is a quiz-based game show that also requires a fun and engaging personality, they explored multiple options before deciding on Anil Kapoor," a source shared. |
posted 6/9/2026 |
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Tuesday Lightning Round |
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Love Island USA has gotten off to a fast start with Peacock viewers. The NBCUniversal-owned streamer says the first three days of season eight have pulled in 824 million viewing minutes, a record for any Peacock original series over that length of time. That figure is up by a robust 74 percent compared to the first three days of last year’s season. Peacock also says that 23 percent of Love Island viewing so far this week came from mobile devices, based on its internal data. That equates to about 190 million minutes of watch time, with the other 634 million or so minutes coming from TV screens. At that pace, Love Island USA is set to blow past its first-week totals from last season. Per Nielsen, viewers spent 772 million minutes watching the series in its premiere week in 2025. Nielsen’s streaming ratings only cover TV-set viewing, and its methodology differs from Peacock’s internal data. Still, if the two measurements are anywhere near each other, the start of season eight will easily surpass season seven’s opening. Season seven of Love Island USA was one of the biggest original streaming series of 2025. Nielsen figures put the show at 13.46 billion minutes of viewing for the year (including time spent on prior seasons), while NBCUniversal’s first-party data showed more than 18 billion minutes of viewing including all mobile devices. |
posted 6/8/2026 |
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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! is thrilled to announce that Alzo Slade will be our next judge and scorekeeper. Listeners already know Alzo from his frequent appearances as a panelist and occasional guest judge and scorekeeper. On this weekend's show in Austin, Texas, he officially takes on the role full time, succeeding iconic broadcaster Bill Kurtis, who retired at the end of May. Says Slade: "Joining Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me! as co-host, judge and scorekeeper feels equal parts honor and elaborate hoax or clerical error. Every time I've been on the show I'm reminded it somehow makes the news feel intelligent, human and just unhinged enough to survive the week. And much love and respect to Bill Kurtis. This guy is amazing! Stepping into anything connected to that legendary voice is a bit like following a jazz legend at an open mic." Slade is only the third judge and scorekeeper in the 29-year history of the show. NPR legend Carl Kasell created the role in 1998 and was succeeded by Kurtis in 2015. Like his predecessors, Slade is an award-winning journalist (a Peabody and three Emmys) but unlike his predecessors, he's a stand up comic, worked as a concert photographer for Prince, won the Mr. Prairie View A&M pageant, and created Grits and Biscuits, a Southern hip-hop dance party that tours the country. Most importantly, Alzo has a deeply resonant voice that warms up your radio. Wait Wait host Peter Sagal says, "If Bill Kurtis has the voice of the Dad you always wished you had, Alzo's is the voice of the friend you always wanted. He's funny, he's kind, he's ridiculously smart, and knows just how to cut you down to size when you need it — or at least, when I need it." |
posted 6/8/2026 |
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Meet the UK Islanders |
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George Knight, a contestant on Love Island UK Season 13, is opening up about his abrupt exit from the dating series. The Islander came in as a bombshell on Day 1 but left the Mallorca-set villa after only a few days on the show. “Family comes first, always,” Knight wrote on Instagram. “Leaving the @loveisland Villa was a decision made in order to be with my family. Out of respect for them, I’d prefer not to go into any further detail.” He continued, “Thank you to everyone who has reached out with kind messages and support! It genuinely means a lot.” Knight came in as a bombshell alongside Yasmin. They were both greeted by host Maya Jama outside the villa, who explained that they would be part of a twist. Both bombshells would spend the day with the Islanders, and after 24 hours, would pick one of them to dump from the villa. The decision seemed to weigh heavily on both bombshells, but Knight seemed to take it even harder as he delivered the news to his fellow Islanders. ITV, which produces the series, has not commented on the reason Knight left the show, and the Islander preferred not to go into details about his exit. |
posted 6/1/2026 |
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"Mafia" Gets Gamified |
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Have you ever had the desire to see Sam Altman and Palmer Luckey square off over a moderately suspenseful card game? If so, you are in luck. Silicon Valley’s leaders are rushing to embrace the power of media for the purposes of marketing and political capital. Now, in a sign of the times, Founders Fund, the venture capital firm co-founded by Peter Thiel, has launched its own game show. “MAFIA the GAME,” will apparently be an ongoing thing, where prominent tech luminaries get together and face off over a game of cards (the show is named after the party-game favorite). The spectacle is moderated by Pirate Wires editor Mike Solana (who is also the chief marketing officer at Founders Fund). The debut episode includes a who’s who of players — Sam Altman; Palmer Luckey; Bryan Johnson, the famed biohacker who will (according to him) live forever; and Moxie Marlinspike, the founder of encrypted chat app Signal. |
posted 6/8/2026 |
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Monday Lightning Round |
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Back to the Shops! |
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That Thrifting Show with Lara Spencer has been renewed for a second season on Hulu and Freeform. The unscripted competition series, from executive producer and host Spencer, will return in 2027. Season 1, which premiered in March, is currently streaming. In the competition series, vintage design expert Spencer presents two designer duos with identical rooms. With just 48 hours and a strict budget, generally totaling around $2,000, the teams must hunt through vintage and thrift stores to design their way to beautiful, layered, finished rooms. It’s a stylish and sustainable race against the clock. Design experts Robert Hartwell, Preston Konrad and Dani Klarić serve as judges. The series is produced for ABC News Studios by Butternut, a division of Wheelhouse Entertainment, and Envisionary Productions. Lara Spencer serves as executive producer, alongside Courtney White and Cheryl Wayne for Butternut, Jon Rosen for Envisionary Productions, and senior executive producer David Sloan and Melia Patria for ABC News Studios. |
posted 6/5/2026 |
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"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Ted Lasso" star Anthony Stewart Head has died at the age of 72, reports BBC. "He passed away peacefully of complications due to pneumonia, surrounded by his family," his daughters Emily Head and Daisy Head told the publication. The women added: "It has been, and forever will be, an honor and a privilege to be his daughters, and to have witnessed firsthand the impact both he and his work have had on so many." Emily and Daisy also said they knew "how dearly he will be missed by friends, colleagues and fans of the show he was in," adding that he "loved his job very much" and "always considered himself incredibly lucky." Head played Rupert Giles, Buffy Summers' Watcher and father figure for seven seasons of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." The actor reprised the role in Audible's 2023 audio series "Slayers: A Buffyverse Story" alongside his former co-stars James Marsters, Charisma Carpenter, Amber Benson, Juliet Landau, Emma Caulfield Ford, and more. On Apple TV's "Ted Lasso," he played Rupert Mannion, the former owner of AFC Richmond and ex-husband to Rebecca Welton (played by Hannah Waddingham). He recurred and guest-starred for Seasons 1 and 2, and became a series regular by Season 3. From 2019-2022, he played Bill in four episodes of "Motherland" alongside Anna Maxwell Martin and Diane Morgan. His other TV credits include "Bridgerton," "Jack Ryan," "Doctor Who," "Drunk History," "Galavant," "Dominion," and "Warehouse 13." He also narrated Seasons 3 and 4 of the docuseries "Doctor Who Confidential." In game shows, Head appeared on episodes of "Hollywood Squares" and "All Star Mr & Mrs". On the film side of things, Head starred in "The Iron Lady," "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters," and "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance," among others. He also held a lengthy stage resume, including playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter in a 1990 West End production of "The Rocky Horror Show." Other stage credits include "Chess," "Rope," "Six Degrees of Separation," "Julius Caesar," "Henry V," and "The Heiress." |
posted 6/5/2026 |
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