“The Voice” Season 26 is bringing in two new superstar coaches, with Snoop Dogg and Michael Bublé both set to appear in the next season of the singing competition series.
The announcement was made as part of the NBCUniversal upfront presentation to advertisers on Monday in New York. Snoop took the stage at Radio City Music Hall to announce he was joining the show before introducing Bublé. Bublé (briefly) tried his hand at rapping before launching into a performance of “You’re Nobody ’til Somebody Loves You.”
Snoop and Bublé will join returning coaches Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani in Season 26. This marks McEntire’s third consecutive season on the show and Stefani’s eighth. McEntire is also set to star in the NBC comedy series “Happy’s Place,” which was picked up to series earlier in May.
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“The Voice” is a presentation of MGM Television, Warner Bros.
The announcement was made as part of the NBCUniversal upfront presentation to advertisers on Monday in New York. Snoop took the stage at Radio City Music Hall to announce he was joining the show before introducing Bublé. Bublé (briefly) tried his hand at rapping before launching into a performance of “You’re Nobody ’til Somebody Loves You.”
Snoop and Bublé will join returning coaches Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani in Season 26. This marks McEntire’s third consecutive season on the show and Stefani’s eighth. McEntire is also set to star in the NBC comedy series “Happy’s Place,” which was picked up to series earlier in May.
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“The Voice” is a presentation of MGM Television, Warner Bros.
- 5/13/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Snoop Dogg is heading back to The Voice alongside Michael Bublé.
The rapper and the jazz singer are joining the NBC music competition in Season 26. They will sit alongside Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani for the series, which launches in the fall.
Snoop Dogg was previously a mega mentor on the show in Season 20. Bublé was an advisor to Team Blake in Season 3.
Snoop called Reba the “queen” of The Voice. “I can be the king that brings the style, the funk, the fun,” he added. The Voice is hosted by Carson Daly.
In Season 25, the coaching panel consisted of McEntire, John Legend, Chance The Rapper and Dan+ Shay.
The Voice is produced by MGM Television, Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon, and ITV Studios. The series was created by John de Mol, who serves as an executive producer along with Mark Burnett, Audrey Morrissey, Amanda Zucker,...
The rapper and the jazz singer are joining the NBC music competition in Season 26. They will sit alongside Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani for the series, which launches in the fall.
Snoop Dogg was previously a mega mentor on the show in Season 20. Bublé was an advisor to Team Blake in Season 3.
Snoop called Reba the “queen” of The Voice. “I can be the king that brings the style, the funk, the fun,” he added. The Voice is hosted by Carson Daly.
In Season 25, the coaching panel consisted of McEntire, John Legend, Chance The Rapper and Dan+ Shay.
The Voice is produced by MGM Television, Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon, and ITV Studios. The series was created by John de Mol, who serves as an executive producer along with Mark Burnett, Audrey Morrissey, Amanda Zucker,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox has renewed its hit quiz series The Floor, this season’s #1 game show, hosted and produced by Emmy Award nominee Rob Lowe (9-1-1: Lone Star), for two additional seasons that will air during the upcoming 2024-2025 season, it was announced today by Michael Thorn, President of the Fox Television Network.
Based on the fast-growing global format, The Floor premiered in the U.S. in January. Its debut marked Fox’s most-watched Tuesday unscripted debut in more than 13 years, Fox’s largest total multiplatform audience for an unscripted debut in two years, and the network’s most-streamed gameshow debut ever.
The Floor marks the sixth consecutive season Fox has claimed television’s #1 new unscripted series, following the success of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, Next Level Chef, I Can See Your Voice, Lego Masters, and The Masked Singer.
In Seasons Two and Three of The Floor, created...
Based on the fast-growing global format, The Floor premiered in the U.S. in January. Its debut marked Fox’s most-watched Tuesday unscripted debut in more than 13 years, Fox’s largest total multiplatform audience for an unscripted debut in two years, and the network’s most-streamed gameshow debut ever.
The Floor marks the sixth consecutive season Fox has claimed television’s #1 new unscripted series, following the success of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, Next Level Chef, I Can See Your Voice, Lego Masters, and The Masked Singer.
In Seasons Two and Three of The Floor, created...
- 5/13/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Fox will hit The Floor again — twice — in the 2024-25 season.
The network has renewed its Rob Lowe-hosted game show for two more cycles, both of which are slated to air next season. Addtionally, Fox and Lowe — who’s also a producer of The Floor — have signed a first-look deal to develop unscripted projects.
The renewal comes just ahead of Fox’s upfront presentation to advertisers Monday, but it’s not a big surprise: The Floor was quietly one of the best-performing shows on the network this season. It averaged 3.47 million viewers over seven days of linear viewing, according to Nielsen ratings, and grew to 5.5 million viewers with streaming and other digital platforms included.
“Fans loved the first season of The Floor so much that we’ve ordered two more seasons of this breakthrough game show, with plans already underway to make our epic battle of the brains even bigger and bolder,...
The network has renewed its Rob Lowe-hosted game show for two more cycles, both of which are slated to air next season. Addtionally, Fox and Lowe — who’s also a producer of The Floor — have signed a first-look deal to develop unscripted projects.
The renewal comes just ahead of Fox’s upfront presentation to advertisers Monday, but it’s not a big surprise: The Floor was quietly one of the best-performing shows on the network this season. It averaged 3.47 million viewers over seven days of linear viewing, according to Nielsen ratings, and grew to 5.5 million viewers with streaming and other digital platforms included.
“Fans loved the first season of The Floor so much that we’ve ordered two more seasons of this breakthrough game show, with plans already underway to make our epic battle of the brains even bigger and bolder,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The quiz series “The Floor” has been renewed for Seasons 2 and 3 at Fox, with host Rob Lowe entering into an unscripted first-look deal with the network.
“Fans loved the first season of ‘The Floor’ so much that we’ve ordered two more seasons of this breakthrough game show with plans already underway to make our epic battle of the brains even bigger and bolder,” said Michael Thorn, president of the Fox Television Network. “It’s also been a massive win to have a huge star like Rob Lowe as our host, and both our viewers and competitors can’t wait to see him back in action.”
Under Lowe’s new deal, he will develop new unscripted series for Fox that would be produced by the network’s unscripted studio, Fox Alternative Entertainment. Lowe is also the star of Fox’s hit series “9-1-1: Lone Star,” which will air its fifth season in the fall.
“Fans loved the first season of ‘The Floor’ so much that we’ve ordered two more seasons of this breakthrough game show with plans already underway to make our epic battle of the brains even bigger and bolder,” said Michael Thorn, president of the Fox Television Network. “It’s also been a massive win to have a huge star like Rob Lowe as our host, and both our viewers and competitors can’t wait to see him back in action.”
Under Lowe’s new deal, he will develop new unscripted series for Fox that would be produced by the network’s unscripted studio, Fox Alternative Entertainment. Lowe is also the star of Fox’s hit series “9-1-1: Lone Star,” which will air its fifth season in the fall.
- 5/13/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Fox is tripling down on The Floor.
The network has handed the Rob Lowe-hosted game show a second and third season after its first season performed well for the network and was spoofed on Saturday Night Live.
The news comes ahead of Fox’s Upfront, which is being held in New York tomorrow.
The show, which Deadline revealed had landed at Fox last June, premiered on January 2. It ran for ten episodes through to the end of February.
The network said that the premiere episode amassed 4.4M multi-platform viewers after seven days of viewing, per Nielsen data, which is a 73% boost from the 2.5M that tuned in same-day, making it the network’s most-streamed game show ever and the network’s most-watched Tuesday unscripted debut in more than 13 years, since Masterchef premiered in 2010. It continued to perform well over its season.
The Floor is a physical quiz show...
The network has handed the Rob Lowe-hosted game show a second and third season after its first season performed well for the network and was spoofed on Saturday Night Live.
The news comes ahead of Fox’s Upfront, which is being held in New York tomorrow.
The show, which Deadline revealed had landed at Fox last June, premiered on January 2. It ran for ten episodes through to the end of February.
The network said that the premiere episode amassed 4.4M multi-platform viewers after seven days of viewing, per Nielsen data, which is a 73% boost from the 2.5M that tuned in same-day, making it the network’s most-streamed game show ever and the network’s most-watched Tuesday unscripted debut in more than 13 years, since Masterchef premiered in 2010. It continued to perform well over its season.
The Floor is a physical quiz show...
- 5/13/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Voice is headed to the metaverse. The international format is getting an immersive gaming experience that will accompany the TV singing competition format.
The Voice owner ITV Studios is working with virtual gaming world The Sandbox on ‘The Voice Coach Battle’, which will allow players to act as celebrity coaches and sit in the show’s famous red chairs. The Sandbox, part of Animoca Brands, has partnered with metaverse company Virtual Brand Group to launch the Web3 game.
Developed off the back of the 155 adaptations of The Voice from around the world, Coach Battle will offer players a similar journey to real-life celebrity coaches on The Voice, starting with a blind audition. As the three contestants perform — a tiger faced pop singer, a rebellious young female rocker and an intense, moody alien balladeer — players hit the red button to select their artist. They then progress through the process,...
The Voice owner ITV Studios is working with virtual gaming world The Sandbox on ‘The Voice Coach Battle’, which will allow players to act as celebrity coaches and sit in the show’s famous red chairs. The Sandbox, part of Animoca Brands, has partnered with metaverse company Virtual Brand Group to launch the Web3 game.
Developed off the back of the 155 adaptations of The Voice from around the world, Coach Battle will offer players a similar journey to real-life celebrity coaches on The Voice, starting with a blind audition. As the three contestants perform — a tiger faced pop singer, a rebellious young female rocker and an intense, moody alien balladeer — players hit the red button to select their artist. They then progress through the process,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Talpa Studios, the company founded by “The Voice” and “Big Brother” creator John de Mol, has closed further territory sales for quiz-show format “The Floor.” Variety can also reveal that the show has been named by research organization K7 Media as the “Format to Watch” in its “Tracking the Giants” format sales report, which was released Saturday at MipFormats. The recognition is based on the show’s territory sales.
K7 said: “’The Floor’ is the best-selling format in 2023 and early 2024 among all the unscripted formats that were newly created in 2023. Therefore, it’s crowned as ‘The Format to Watch.'” The “Tracking the Giants” report spotlights the top 100 travelling unscripted TV formats of the past year.
The show made its debut in the U.S. on Fox in January, hosted by Rob Lowe, and even spawned a parody on “Saturday Night Live.” It debuted with 3.9 million multiplatform viewers in Live + 3 ratings,...
K7 said: “’The Floor’ is the best-selling format in 2023 and early 2024 among all the unscripted formats that were newly created in 2023. Therefore, it’s crowned as ‘The Format to Watch.'” The “Tracking the Giants” report spotlights the top 100 travelling unscripted TV formats of the past year.
The show made its debut in the U.S. on Fox in January, hosted by Rob Lowe, and even spawned a parody on “Saturday Night Live.” It debuted with 3.9 million multiplatform viewers in Live + 3 ratings,...
- 4/6/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The Traitors continued on its path of global domination with 11 territory launches in 2023, unseating The Masked Singer as analysis firm K7’s Format of the Year after four years of domination.
The number of Traitors premieres around the world rose by 57%, with the likes of Spain on HBO Max, Germany and Finland launching new versions, according to K7’s latest Tracking the Giants report, which will be presented at Mip TV today in Cannes.
It is the first time in four years that The Masked Singer hasn’t been the most launched format around the world, with a quieter 2023 for the smash Korean series that is now more established in major territories.
And The Traitors “looks set to further consolidate its rapid ascent up the global format charts” with nine launches coming in 2024, which will bring its total around the world to 30, added K7.
The series of high drama,...
The number of Traitors premieres around the world rose by 57%, with the likes of Spain on HBO Max, Germany and Finland launching new versions, according to K7’s latest Tracking the Giants report, which will be presented at Mip TV today in Cannes.
It is the first time in four years that The Masked Singer hasn’t been the most launched format around the world, with a quieter 2023 for the smash Korean series that is now more established in major territories.
And The Traitors “looks set to further consolidate its rapid ascent up the global format charts” with nine launches coming in 2024, which will bring its total around the world to 30, added K7.
The series of high drama,...
- 4/6/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC Studios Launches First Kids Streamer In Korea
BBC Studios has launched a streamer for children’s TV in Korea for the first time. The BBC Kids platform will feature the likes of Hey Duggee, Andy’s Global Adventures and Go Jetters. It will be available as a monthly subscription service on Genie TV Kids Land, a Korean Iptv service for young children, in collaboration with KT. The service will feature a mix of content in English language as well as a variety of popular titles dubbed into Korean for the very first time. It comes as the BBC places more stress on exploiting commercial outside of the UK. BBC Studios recently bought out BritBox International from ITV. It already operates kids streamers in Australia, Taiwan, South Africa and India, along with a U.S. Fast channel. “The BBC has been educating, informing and entertaining the world for over 100 years...
BBC Studios has launched a streamer for children’s TV in Korea for the first time. The BBC Kids platform will feature the likes of Hey Duggee, Andy’s Global Adventures and Go Jetters. It will be available as a monthly subscription service on Genie TV Kids Land, a Korean Iptv service for young children, in collaboration with KT. The service will feature a mix of content in English language as well as a variety of popular titles dubbed into Korean for the very first time. It comes as the BBC places more stress on exploiting commercial outside of the UK. BBC Studios recently bought out BritBox International from ITV. It already operates kids streamers in Australia, Taiwan, South Africa and India, along with a U.S. Fast channel. “The BBC has been educating, informing and entertaining the world for over 100 years...
- 4/2/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Keith Urban will serve as the mega mentor on Season 25 of “The Voice” on NBC.
The season, which premiered on Feb. 26, is led by coaches Chance the Rapper, Dan + Shay, John Legend and Reba McEntire. Beginning with the April 8 episode, Urban will mentor the remaining artists who have made it through the battle rounds as each team prepares for the knockouts, where artists are paired with a teammate but must select their own songs to perform individually. Coaches will choose the winner from their team to advance to the playoffs, the last round before live shows. Each coach has the opportunity to steal one singer from another coach during knockouts.
Urban is set to release his 12th studio album later in 2024. The project, for which a title has yet to be announced, will include the already released singles “Straight Line” and “Messed Up As Me.” Throughout his career, Urban has won four Grammys,...
The season, which premiered on Feb. 26, is led by coaches Chance the Rapper, Dan + Shay, John Legend and Reba McEntire. Beginning with the April 8 episode, Urban will mentor the remaining artists who have made it through the battle rounds as each team prepares for the knockouts, where artists are paired with a teammate but must select their own songs to perform individually. Coaches will choose the winner from their team to advance to the playoffs, the last round before live shows. Each coach has the opportunity to steal one singer from another coach during knockouts.
Urban is set to release his 12th studio album later in 2024. The project, for which a title has yet to be announced, will include the already released singles “Straight Line” and “Messed Up As Me.” Throughout his career, Urban has won four Grammys,...
- 3/25/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Keith Urban is joining the U.S. version of The Voice.
The Ripcord star, who has previously starred as a coach and a judge on the Australian version of the singing format, will become a “mega mentor” on Season 25 of the NBC series.
Urban will join coaches Chance the Rapper, Dan + Shay, John Legend and Reba McEntire to mentor the remaining artists on the show, which kicked off its latest season in February.
The teams are now preparing for the knock out rounds, having got through the battle rounds.
It comes ahead of Urban’s latest record, which is coming out later this year.
Urban was a coach on the first season of The Voice Australia in 2011, alongside Seal, Joel Madden and Delta Goodrem but left ahead of season two and was replaced by Ricky Martin. He returned for season 10, replacing Boy George, alongside Jessica Mauboy, Guy Sebastian and Rita Ora,...
The Ripcord star, who has previously starred as a coach and a judge on the Australian version of the singing format, will become a “mega mentor” on Season 25 of the NBC series.
Urban will join coaches Chance the Rapper, Dan + Shay, John Legend and Reba McEntire to mentor the remaining artists on the show, which kicked off its latest season in February.
The teams are now preparing for the knock out rounds, having got through the battle rounds.
It comes ahead of Urban’s latest record, which is coming out later this year.
Urban was a coach on the first season of The Voice Australia in 2011, alongside Seal, Joel Madden and Delta Goodrem but left ahead of season two and was replaced by Ricky Martin. He returned for season 10, replacing Boy George, alongside Jessica Mauboy, Guy Sebastian and Rita Ora,...
- 3/25/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: John De Mol’s Talpa has been on a run in the U.S. recently with The Floor and The Quiz With Balls both landing at Fox.
Talpa Studios is now taking its latest European format No Way Back to buyers and has teamed up with survival expert Bear Grylls, his Banijay-backed production company The Natural Studios and The Challenge: USA producer Bunim/Murray Productions.
No Way Back, which launched in the Netherlands in January on SBS6, follows a group of adventurers embarking on a grueling trail through Norway’s rugged nature. Along the trail, they pass four camps, each worth a certain amount of money, but reaching the finish is worth more. The adventurers are pushed beyond their limits by experienced commandos.
In the U.S. version, former British Sas trooper Bear Grylls will lead the group of 16 contestants as they navigate through the challenges.
It is the latest U.
Talpa Studios is now taking its latest European format No Way Back to buyers and has teamed up with survival expert Bear Grylls, his Banijay-backed production company The Natural Studios and The Challenge: USA producer Bunim/Murray Productions.
No Way Back, which launched in the Netherlands in January on SBS6, follows a group of adventurers embarking on a grueling trail through Norway’s rugged nature. Along the trail, they pass four camps, each worth a certain amount of money, but reaching the finish is worth more. The adventurers are pushed beyond their limits by experienced commandos.
In the U.S. version, former British Sas trooper Bear Grylls will lead the group of 16 contestants as they navigate through the challenges.
It is the latest U.
- 3/12/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Busan Names Asian Contents & Film Market Director
Busan’s Asian Contents and Film Market (Acfm) has named experienced programmer and indie arthouse producer Ellen Y.D. Kim has its new Director. She has been officially approved at the Busan International Film Festival (Biff)’s general assembly and will commence a four-year term this Friday (March 8). She was previously Program Director of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival. Kim is well known to Acfm, having played a key role in establishing the event in the 2006s, and co-produced arthouse films such as Cry Woman in 2002 and Sewing Sisters 18 years later. She also held several key roles at Acfm’s parent, the Biff, which has now passed this year’s business plan and budget at the general assembly, as it bids to return to normalcy after a string of resignations last year. Biff has also approved of 18 board members and an auditor,...
Busan’s Asian Contents and Film Market (Acfm) has named experienced programmer and indie arthouse producer Ellen Y.D. Kim has its new Director. She has been officially approved at the Busan International Film Festival (Biff)’s general assembly and will commence a four-year term this Friday (March 8). She was previously Program Director of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival. Kim is well known to Acfm, having played a key role in establishing the event in the 2006s, and co-produced arthouse films such as Cry Woman in 2002 and Sewing Sisters 18 years later. She also held several key roles at Acfm’s parent, the Biff, which has now passed this year’s business plan and budget at the general assembly, as it bids to return to normalcy after a string of resignations last year. Biff has also approved of 18 board members and an auditor,...
- 3/4/2024
- by Jesse Whittock, Zac Ntim and Stewart Clarke
- Deadline Film + TV
Jay Pharoah, known for “Saturday Night Live” and “The Blackening,” will host “The Quiz with Balls,” a new Fox game show.
Each episode will feature two families competing for $100,000 in a “battle of the balls,” combining a high-stakes quiz show with a large-scale physical competition.
“When I got hit up about hosting an epic face-off between big brains and even bigger balls, I was like … ’I got this,’” Pharoah said in a statement. “Then I found out it was a game show series on Fox and thought … even better!”
The contestants stand on a high platform over a pool, where they must work together during a multiple choice quiz. Each answer is allocated to a spot with a giant ball positioned behind it. If the answer is chosen correctly, the ball will roll down and stop just before hitting the player. However, if the answer is wrong, the ball will...
Each episode will feature two families competing for $100,000 in a “battle of the balls,” combining a high-stakes quiz show with a large-scale physical competition.
“When I got hit up about hosting an epic face-off between big brains and even bigger balls, I was like … ’I got this,’” Pharoah said in a statement. “Then I found out it was a game show series on Fox and thought … even better!”
The contestants stand on a high platform over a pool, where they must work together during a multiple choice quiz. Each answer is allocated to a spot with a giant ball positioned behind it. If the answer is chosen correctly, the ball will roll down and stop just before hitting the player. However, if the answer is wrong, the ball will...
- 2/21/2024
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
Jay Pharoah has been set as the host of Fox’s new game The Quiz with Balls. The series is set to premiere this summer.
As Deadline exclusively revealed earlier this month, the quiz show pits brains against balls combining a high-stakes quiz show with a large-scale physical competition. Each episode features two families competing for $100k in a “battle of the balls.”
The project hails from Big Brother and The Voice creator John de Mol’s Talpa Studios and Fremantle’s Eureka Productions, marking de Mol and Eureka’s latest project with Fox. They are also behind The Floor, the Rob Lowe-hosted game show that launched in early January.
The network teases contestants must work together while standing on a high platform over a pool as they face a multiple-choice quiz where each answer is allocated to a spot with a giant ball positioned up behind it.
As Deadline exclusively revealed earlier this month, the quiz show pits brains against balls combining a high-stakes quiz show with a large-scale physical competition. Each episode features two families competing for $100k in a “battle of the balls.”
The project hails from Big Brother and The Voice creator John de Mol’s Talpa Studios and Fremantle’s Eureka Productions, marking de Mol and Eureka’s latest project with Fox. They are also behind The Floor, the Rob Lowe-hosted game show that launched in early January.
The network teases contestants must work together while standing on a high platform over a pool as they face a multiple-choice quiz where each answer is allocated to a spot with a giant ball positioned up behind it.
- 2/21/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Fox is going back to the John De Mol well.
The network has ordered Quiz With Balls, which comes from the Big Brother and The Voice creator’s Talpa Studios and Fremantle’s Eureka Productions.
It marks the latest De Mol project with Fox; he and Eureka are also behind The Floor, the Rob Lowe-hosted game show that launched in early January.
Quiz with Balls pits brains against balls combining a high-stakes quiz show with a large-scale physical competition. Each episode features two families competing for $100,000 in a “battle of the balls”.
Standing on a high platform over a pool, they must all work together as they face a multiple-choice quiz where each answer is allocated to a spot with a giant ball positioned way up behind it. If the correct answer is chosen, the ball rolls down and stops just before colliding with the player. If there’s a wrong answer,...
The network has ordered Quiz With Balls, which comes from the Big Brother and The Voice creator’s Talpa Studios and Fremantle’s Eureka Productions.
It marks the latest De Mol project with Fox; he and Eureka are also behind The Floor, the Rob Lowe-hosted game show that launched in early January.
Quiz with Balls pits brains against balls combining a high-stakes quiz show with a large-scale physical competition. Each episode features two families competing for $100,000 in a “battle of the balls”.
Standing on a high platform over a pool, they must all work together as they face a multiple-choice quiz where each answer is allocated to a spot with a giant ball positioned way up behind it. If the correct answer is chosen, the ball rolls down and stops just before colliding with the player. If there’s a wrong answer,...
- 2/7/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
It's a new year and a whole new game show that is bound to be a family favorite.
Fox rings in the new year with The Floor, a new hit in the making -- executive produced and hosted by Fox icon, and 9-1-1: Lone Star heartthrob Rob Lowe.
And TV Fanatic was fortunate enough to get an exclusive sneak peek of the series!
But first, let's unpack the concept behind Fox's The Floor, brought to us by Big Brother and The Voice creator John de Mol .
In the latest addition to the network's roster of game shows that the whole family can play along with, contestants compete for a grand prize of $250,000.
The series has 81 contestants competing on a massive grid of squares making up the floor, and all the squares are representative of everyone's area of expertise.
The 81 contestants will face off in duels on the floor grid,...
Fox rings in the new year with The Floor, a new hit in the making -- executive produced and hosted by Fox icon, and 9-1-1: Lone Star heartthrob Rob Lowe.
And TV Fanatic was fortunate enough to get an exclusive sneak peek of the series!
But first, let's unpack the concept behind Fox's The Floor, brought to us by Big Brother and The Voice creator John de Mol .
In the latest addition to the network's roster of game shows that the whole family can play along with, contestants compete for a grand prize of $250,000.
The series has 81 contestants competing on a massive grid of squares making up the floor, and all the squares are representative of everyone's area of expertise.
The 81 contestants will face off in duels on the floor grid,...
- 1/1/2024
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
Rtl Group has reached a deal to sell Rtl Nederland, the leading Dutch commercial TV group and owner of the local streaming service Videoland, to Dpg Media, a multimedia company active in Benelux and Denmark.
The sale of Rtl Nederland is subject to regulatory approvals and a consultation with labor unions. The all-cash pact, which values Rtl Nederland for $1.2 billion, is expected to close around mid-2024. The capital gain from the transaction will be largely tax exempt and will amount to approximately $877 million.
Under the deal, Rtl Group and Dpg Media will work together on advertising and streaming technology, international advertising sales and joint content development.
For three years after closing, Rtl Group’s broadcasters in Germany, France and Hungary will receive first-look rights for all new programs developed by Rtl Nederland. Dpg Media, which also spans leading TV brands Vtm and Rtl Belgium, will also continue to use the...
The sale of Rtl Nederland is subject to regulatory approvals and a consultation with labor unions. The all-cash pact, which values Rtl Nederland for $1.2 billion, is expected to close around mid-2024. The capital gain from the transaction will be largely tax exempt and will amount to approximately $877 million.
Under the deal, Rtl Group and Dpg Media will work together on advertising and streaming technology, international advertising sales and joint content development.
For three years after closing, Rtl Group’s broadcasters in Germany, France and Hungary will receive first-look rights for all new programs developed by Rtl Nederland. Dpg Media, which also spans leading TV brands Vtm and Rtl Belgium, will also continue to use the...
- 12/15/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Rtl Group has signed a deal valued at $1.2 billion (1.1 billion euros) to sell its Dutch television operation Rtl Nederland to European group Dpg Media.
The deal comes after Dutch authorities blocked Rtl’s original plans to merge its Dutch TV operations with Talpa Networks, the TV group controlled by TV mogul and The Voice creator John de Mol.
As part of the sale, Rtl Group and Dpg Media will enter into a strategic partnership sharing technology and collaborating on ad sales and content. For the three years after closing of the deal Rtl Group’s
broadcasters in Germany, France and Hungary will have first-look rights for all new programs developed by Rtl Nederland. Dpg Media will continue to use the Rtl brand name in the Netherlands until December 2034.
Rtl Group CEO Thomas Rabe said the sale was part of the company’s overall strategy to consolidate its European operations to...
The deal comes after Dutch authorities blocked Rtl’s original plans to merge its Dutch TV operations with Talpa Networks, the TV group controlled by TV mogul and The Voice creator John de Mol.
As part of the sale, Rtl Group and Dpg Media will enter into a strategic partnership sharing technology and collaborating on ad sales and content. For the three years after closing of the deal Rtl Group’s
broadcasters in Germany, France and Hungary will have first-look rights for all new programs developed by Rtl Nederland. Dpg Media will continue to use the Rtl brand name in the Netherlands until December 2034.
Rtl Group CEO Thomas Rabe said the sale was part of the company’s overall strategy to consolidate its European operations to...
- 12/15/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rtl Group is selling its Dutch business Rtl Nederland for €1.1B ($1.2B) in cash.
Dpg Media, a European operation with bases in Benelux and Denmark, has reached an agreement with Rtl to acquire the business, which comprises a family of free-tv and pay-tv networks and popular streaming service Videoland.
The all-cash transaction is expected to close in mid-2024, subject to regulatory approvals.
Rtl had previously attempted to merge its Dutch assets with John de Mol’s Talpa Network, but this was stopped by regulators on competition grounds. Today’s deals ties into the European giant’s belief that major networks on the continent need to either merge or strategically partner to compete with global streamers.
As such, part of the agreement sees Rtl and Dpg enter into a strategic partnership that spans technology, ad sales and content.
Rtl networks in Germany, France and Hungary will receive first-look rights for all new Rtl Nederland programs,...
Dpg Media, a European operation with bases in Benelux and Denmark, has reached an agreement with Rtl to acquire the business, which comprises a family of free-tv and pay-tv networks and popular streaming service Videoland.
The all-cash transaction is expected to close in mid-2024, subject to regulatory approvals.
Rtl had previously attempted to merge its Dutch assets with John de Mol’s Talpa Network, but this was stopped by regulators on competition grounds. Today’s deals ties into the European giant’s belief that major networks on the continent need to either merge or strategically partner to compete with global streamers.
As such, part of the agreement sees Rtl and Dpg enter into a strategic partnership that spans technology, ad sales and content.
Rtl networks in Germany, France and Hungary will receive first-look rights for all new Rtl Nederland programs,...
- 12/15/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
In Fox’s forthcoming game show, 81 contestants will battle it out to win a grand prize of a whopping $250,000. But who will be able to conquer The Floor?
Hosted and produced by Rob Lowe (9-1-1: Lone Star), The Floor (which premieres Tuesday, Jan. 2 at 9/8c) will pit players against each other in an ultimate trivia competition. Each player will have his or her own unique category and when selected by the randomizer, must choose another competitor to duel. The winner of the 1-on-1 trivia battle will take over his or her opponent’s portion of the floor, while the loser goes home empty-handed.
Hosted and produced by Rob Lowe (9-1-1: Lone Star), The Floor (which premieres Tuesday, Jan. 2 at 9/8c) will pit players against each other in an ultimate trivia competition. Each player will have his or her own unique category and when selected by the randomizer, must choose another competitor to duel. The winner of the 1-on-1 trivia battle will take over his or her opponent’s portion of the floor, while the loser goes home empty-handed.
- 11/6/2023
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Rob Lowe’s new Fox competition show, “The Floor,” has set a January premiere date, the network announced Monday.
The new series from reality producer John de Mol, who is behind unscripted broadcast hits CBS’ “Big Brother” and NBC’s “The Voice,” will launch Jan. 2 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. The “9-1-1: Lone Star” actor serves as a host and producer on the physical quiz show, which puts 81 game players on the line for a grand prize.
The official logline is as follows: “‘The Floor’ is a spectacular battle of the brains in which 81 contestants stand on 81 squares on a massive game show floor, competing for a whopping $250,000 prize.”
After the first challenger is chosen at random, the contestant picks an opponent from their neighboring contestants; they then go head-to-head with in a quiz duel. The winner of the quiz absorbs their opponent’s square, prompting the loser to exit the game.
The new series from reality producer John de Mol, who is behind unscripted broadcast hits CBS’ “Big Brother” and NBC’s “The Voice,” will launch Jan. 2 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. The “9-1-1: Lone Star” actor serves as a host and producer on the physical quiz show, which puts 81 game players on the line for a grand prize.
The official logline is as follows: “‘The Floor’ is a spectacular battle of the brains in which 81 contestants stand on 81 squares on a massive game show floor, competing for a whopping $250,000 prize.”
After the first challenger is chosen at random, the contestant picks an opponent from their neighboring contestants; they then go head-to-head with in a quiz duel. The winner of the quiz absorbs their opponent’s square, prompting the loser to exit the game.
- 11/6/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Fox has set an early 2024 premiere date for its new game show The Floor, hosted and produced by Rob Lowe. The Floor, from Big Brother and The Voice creator John de Mol, will launch Tuesday, Jan. 2 at 9 Pm on Fox.
The Floor is a physical, trivia quiz show that sees 81 contestants face off in quiz duels on a giant LED floor divided into a hundred equal squares, each representing its own field of knowledge.
The first challenger, selected at random, must choose one of his or her neighboring opponents to go head-to-head in an epic quiz duel in the opponent’s category. The winner takes over the loser’s square, gaining valuable ground as they expand their territory, while the loser exits the game. The winner must then choose – do they continue on and attempt to secure another square? Or do they let The Floor choose a new challenger? The...
The Floor is a physical, trivia quiz show that sees 81 contestants face off in quiz duels on a giant LED floor divided into a hundred equal squares, each representing its own field of knowledge.
The first challenger, selected at random, must choose one of his or her neighboring opponents to go head-to-head in an epic quiz duel in the opponent’s category. The winner takes over the loser’s square, gaining valuable ground as they expand their territory, while the loser exits the game. The winner must then choose – do they continue on and attempt to secure another square? Or do they let The Floor choose a new challenger? The...
- 11/6/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Wynonna Judd (Photo Credit: Jim Wright)
Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Wynonna Judd has signed on to serve as Mega Mentor on NBC’s The Voice season 24. Judd will help prepare the artists fortunate enough to make it through season 24’s battle rounds.
Judd joins coaches Niall Horan, John Legend, Reba McEntire, and Gwen Stefani in getting the remaining competitors ready for the three-way knockouts set to kick off on November 6, 2023. The current season of The Voice is pulling in 8.6 million viewers each episode, making it the most-watched show on NBC.
In August, Judd announced her 15-city tour “Back to Wy” which kicked off on October 26th in Indianapolis and will finish up on December 1st in Knoxville. Commenting on the tour, Judd said, “Getting to share this tour with the fans who have been with me for 40 years means the world to me. Deep diving into my first two solo albums,...
Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Wynonna Judd has signed on to serve as Mega Mentor on NBC’s The Voice season 24. Judd will help prepare the artists fortunate enough to make it through season 24’s battle rounds.
Judd joins coaches Niall Horan, John Legend, Reba McEntire, and Gwen Stefani in getting the remaining competitors ready for the three-way knockouts set to kick off on November 6, 2023. The current season of The Voice is pulling in 8.6 million viewers each episode, making it the most-watched show on NBC.
In August, Judd announced her 15-city tour “Back to Wy” which kicked off on October 26th in Indianapolis and will finish up on December 1st in Knoxville. Commenting on the tour, Judd said, “Getting to share this tour with the fans who have been with me for 40 years means the world to me. Deep diving into my first two solo albums,...
- 10/31/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Country legend Wynonna Judd is joining “The Voice” Season 24 as the NBC show’s newest mega mentor, the studio announced Tuesday.
The Grammy Award-winning artist and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee will begin her duties as mega mentor starting Monday, Nov. 6, alongside coaches Niall Horan, John Legend, Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani. Following the Battle Rounds, Judd will guide the remaining artists as each team prepares for the three-way knockouts.
Judd, who recently received the Country Champion Award at the inaugural “People’s Choice Country Awards” in September, will follow in the footsteps of McEntire, who served as a mega mentor for Season 23 before serving as a coach for the NBC show’s current installment.
First releasing her solo self-titled debut album in 1992, Judd has risen to a country staple, earning five Grammys and an induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. She is best known for hit...
The Grammy Award-winning artist and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee will begin her duties as mega mentor starting Monday, Nov. 6, alongside coaches Niall Horan, John Legend, Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani. Following the Battle Rounds, Judd will guide the remaining artists as each team prepares for the three-way knockouts.
Judd, who recently received the Country Champion Award at the inaugural “People’s Choice Country Awards” in September, will follow in the footsteps of McEntire, who served as a mega mentor for Season 23 before serving as a coach for the NBC show’s current installment.
First releasing her solo self-titled debut album in 1992, Judd has risen to a country staple, earning five Grammys and an induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. She is best known for hit...
- 10/31/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Wynonna Judd will join The Voice as a mega mentor for Season 24, NBC announced today.
Judd joins coaches Niall Horan, John Legend, Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani on the four-time Emmy-winning musical competition series,
Judd is the latest country music superstar to join the show following last season’s exit of Blake Shelton. Fellow country music star Reba McEntire served as a mega mentor for Season 23 and was promoted to judge for the current Season 24.
Judd will mentor the artists who have made it through the Battle Rounds as teams prepare for the three-way Knockouts beginning Nov. 6.
Judd became a musical force with the release of her 1992 self-titled 5-time platinum solo debut album. She went on to win five Grammy awards and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame with her late mother Naomi. Her hits include “No One Else on Earth,” the nearly 3x-platinum “Tell Me Why,...
Judd joins coaches Niall Horan, John Legend, Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani on the four-time Emmy-winning musical competition series,
Judd is the latest country music superstar to join the show following last season’s exit of Blake Shelton. Fellow country music star Reba McEntire served as a mega mentor for Season 23 and was promoted to judge for the current Season 24.
Judd will mentor the artists who have made it through the Battle Rounds as teams prepare for the three-way Knockouts beginning Nov. 6.
Judd became a musical force with the release of her 1992 self-titled 5-time platinum solo debut album. She went on to win five Grammy awards and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame with her late mother Naomi. Her hits include “No One Else on Earth,” the nearly 3x-platinum “Tell Me Why,...
- 10/31/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Atlas Literary, part of Oppenheimer co-producer Atlas Entertainment is headed to Mipcom Cannes this month to launch a docuseries about ordinary people living through extraordinary circumstances.
Atlas is debuting Seen & Heard alongside global sustainable development consulting firm Chemonics International. Each planned season will spotlight overlooked narratives from people around the world, with season one featuring a group of Ukrainian women.
Atlas and Chemonics say the show will highlight what drives people to “persevere and protect their way of life, work to bring peace, and protect their country’s communities.” They have already collaborated to produce a series pilot shot in Kyiv, Lviv and other locations in Ukraine this past summer.
Seen & Heard‘s launch marks a Mipcom market debut for Atlas Literary, which is the literary management and specialty production division within Atlas Entertainment, and comes on the back of a monster year for Charles Roven’s company. Oppenheimer,...
Atlas is debuting Seen & Heard alongside global sustainable development consulting firm Chemonics International. Each planned season will spotlight overlooked narratives from people around the world, with season one featuring a group of Ukrainian women.
Atlas and Chemonics say the show will highlight what drives people to “persevere and protect their way of life, work to bring peace, and protect their country’s communities.” They have already collaborated to produce a series pilot shot in Kyiv, Lviv and other locations in Ukraine this past summer.
Seen & Heard‘s launch marks a Mipcom market debut for Atlas Literary, which is the literary management and specialty production division within Atlas Entertainment, and comes on the back of a monster year for Charles Roven’s company. Oppenheimer,...
- 10/6/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Talpa Studios entertainment format The Floor is in production for a remake in Ukraine, as a response to the devastating war that continues to cripple the Eastern European country.
Novy Channel and Netherlands-based Talpa are co-producing the remake of the shiny floor show as part of a relief effort designed to “offer a form of distraction from the news and contribute to the positive well-being of Ukrainian viewers,” they say.
The Floor Ukraine is set to air in spring 2024, with a quick turnaround production kicking off in the safety of the Netherlands at Talpa’s production hub yesterday. Olena Anotova, Head of Production at Novy stablemate Starlight Production, told Deadline it was currently “not safe to set up a steady and continuous production of this scale” in her home country.
“The production of The Floor in the Netherlands offers a safe environment for both contestants and the Ukrainian production team.
Novy Channel and Netherlands-based Talpa are co-producing the remake of the shiny floor show as part of a relief effort designed to “offer a form of distraction from the news and contribute to the positive well-being of Ukrainian viewers,” they say.
The Floor Ukraine is set to air in spring 2024, with a quick turnaround production kicking off in the safety of the Netherlands at Talpa’s production hub yesterday. Olena Anotova, Head of Production at Novy stablemate Starlight Production, told Deadline it was currently “not safe to set up a steady and continuous production of this scale” in her home country.
“The production of The Floor in the Netherlands offers a safe environment for both contestants and the Ukrainian production team.
- 10/6/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC Taps Dragonfly For Commissioner
The BBC has hired Tom Pullen from Then Barbara Met Alan producer Dragonfly. Pullen will become a commissioning editor on Clare Sillery’s documentaries team. He was previously Head of Documentaries at Banijay UK-owned Dragonfly and has spent the at Gold Rush producer Raw and was Head of Factual Development at Sex Education maker Eleven. Recently, Pullen was executive producer on Jack Thorne’s BBC and Netflix factual-drama Then Barbara Met Alan, which is about two UK trailblazers whose campaigning led to the passing of the Disability Discrimination Act. He also EPed Sky feature doc Forced Out and lined up true crime series Anni for Discovery+ and worked on major Dragonfly shows such as BBC One‘s Life and Death and Channel 4’s What Makes a Murderer. He starts at UK pubcaster the BBC on November 6.
ITV Buys Aussie Drama & Confirms ‘Big Brother’ Launch...
The BBC has hired Tom Pullen from Then Barbara Met Alan producer Dragonfly. Pullen will become a commissioning editor on Clare Sillery’s documentaries team. He was previously Head of Documentaries at Banijay UK-owned Dragonfly and has spent the at Gold Rush producer Raw and was Head of Factual Development at Sex Education maker Eleven. Recently, Pullen was executive producer on Jack Thorne’s BBC and Netflix factual-drama Then Barbara Met Alan, which is about two UK trailblazers whose campaigning led to the passing of the Disability Discrimination Act. He also EPed Sky feature doc Forced Out and lined up true crime series Anni for Discovery+ and worked on major Dragonfly shows such as BBC One‘s Life and Death and Channel 4’s What Makes a Murderer. He starts at UK pubcaster the BBC on November 6.
ITV Buys Aussie Drama & Confirms ‘Big Brother’ Launch...
- 9/25/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Rob Lowe is doubling down on his Fox projects.
The 9-1-1: Lone Star actor is to host physical quiz show The Floor, which is set to launch in midseason on the network.
It marks Lowe’s latest unscripted series for the network – he hosted two seasons of Mental Samurai between 2019 and 2022.
Deadline revealed in June that Fox had landed the series, which comes from Big Brother and The Voice creator John De Mol.
The Floor is a physical quiz show that sees 81 contestants face off in quiz duels on a giant LED floor divided into a hundred equal squares, each representing its own field of knowledge.
The first challenger, selected at random, must choose one of his or her neighboring opponents to go head-to-head in an epic quiz duel in the opponent’s category. The winner takes over the loser’s square, gaining valuable ground as they expand their territory,...
The 9-1-1: Lone Star actor is to host physical quiz show The Floor, which is set to launch in midseason on the network.
It marks Lowe’s latest unscripted series for the network – he hosted two seasons of Mental Samurai between 2019 and 2022.
Deadline revealed in June that Fox had landed the series, which comes from Big Brother and The Voice creator John De Mol.
The Floor is a physical quiz show that sees 81 contestants face off in quiz duels on a giant LED floor divided into a hundred equal squares, each representing its own field of knowledge.
The first challenger, selected at random, must choose one of his or her neighboring opponents to go head-to-head in an epic quiz duel in the opponent’s category. The winner takes over the loser’s square, gaining valuable ground as they expand their territory,...
- 9/13/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Masked Singer, the return of Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, Lego Masters and David Spade-hosted game show Snake Oil are among the slew of unscripted titles leading Fox’s fall schedule as the writers and actors strikes take a bite out of the scripted broadcast season.
There’s plenty more where that came from, according to recently installed President of Unscripted Programming Allison Wallach. But, don’t expect a reality boom for the sake of it, she adds.
Wallach is overseeing her first fall schedule in her new role; the former boss of Fox Alternative Entertainment took over in December, replacing Rob Wade, who was named CEO of the company.
She has got off to a good start. The Masked Singer returned for Season 10 with an opener that featured old faces and a surprise performance by Demi Lovato before bringing in the new crop of secret celebrities.
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There’s plenty more where that came from, according to recently installed President of Unscripted Programming Allison Wallach. But, don’t expect a reality boom for the sake of it, she adds.
Wallach is overseeing her first fall schedule in her new role; the former boss of Fox Alternative Entertainment took over in December, replacing Rob Wade, who was named CEO of the company.
She has got off to a good start. The Masked Singer returned for Season 10 with an opener that featured old faces and a surprise performance by Demi Lovato before bringing in the new crop of secret celebrities.
Related:...
- 9/13/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Eureka Productions, the company behind ABC’s Holey Moley and Netflix’s The Mole, and John De Mol’s Talpa recently landed a U.S. version of Dutch format The Floor with Fox.
The two companies have now teamed up again on another entertainment show from The Netherlands – The Quiz With Balls.
The show is the latest format from Big Brother and The Voice creator De Mol and has already been a hit in its home country.
The Quiz With Balls pits brains against balls combining a high-stakes quiz show with a large-scale physical competition. Each episode features teams of friends, colleagues or family members competing for a big cash prize in a “battle of the balls”. Standing on a high platform over a pool, they must all work together as they face a multiple-choice quiz where each answer is allocated to a spot with a giant ball positioned way up behind it.
The two companies have now teamed up again on another entertainment show from The Netherlands – The Quiz With Balls.
The show is the latest format from Big Brother and The Voice creator De Mol and has already been a hit in its home country.
The Quiz With Balls pits brains against balls combining a high-stakes quiz show with a large-scale physical competition. Each episode features teams of friends, colleagues or family members competing for a big cash prize in a “battle of the balls”. Standing on a high platform over a pool, they must all work together as they face a multiple-choice quiz where each answer is allocated to a spot with a giant ball positioned way up behind it.
- 9/12/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: There’s a change at the top of Eureka Productions, the company behind unscripted series such as Fox’s Farmer Wants a Wife and Netflix’s The Mole.
Eden Gaha, who joined the company in May 2022, is leaving the business to “return to his roots” in independent production.
It comes as the former Endemol Shine unscripted chief helped the Fremantle-backed company launch seven original series including recent Fox order The Floor.
Gaha said he wanted to return to being a creator and showrunner, a role he was in before he joined the Chris Culvenor- and Paul Franklin-founded firm. He previously served as showrunner on Frogger, Eureka’s series based on the classic video game, for Peacock.
In addition to The Mole, which launched on Netflix in October, Farmer Wants a Wife, which was renewed for a second season in May, and The Floor, which is based...
Eden Gaha, who joined the company in May 2022, is leaving the business to “return to his roots” in independent production.
It comes as the former Endemol Shine unscripted chief helped the Fremantle-backed company launch seven original series including recent Fox order The Floor.
Gaha said he wanted to return to being a creator and showrunner, a role he was in before he joined the Chris Culvenor- and Paul Franklin-founded firm. He previously served as showrunner on Frogger, Eureka’s series based on the classic video game, for Peacock.
In addition to The Mole, which launched on Netflix in October, Farmer Wants a Wife, which was renewed for a second season in May, and The Floor, which is based...
- 8/1/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Julie Chen Moonves starts our interview with a prayer.
“Heavenly Father, thank you for this beautiful day, and thank you for providing peace and patience,” she begins, after asking if I’d like to contribute or simply listen.
I choose the latter and admit that this is a first in the decade I’ve been a journalist.
Faith has become an important part of Chen Moonves’ life, especially in the past five years — following the ousting of husband Leslie Moonves, the former CBS Corp. CEO who disappeared from the limelight after he was fired over sexual misconduct allegations in 2018. While Chen Moonves chose to leave “The Talk” in the wake of her husband’s exit from CBS, she remained at the forefront of one of the network’s biggest shows, “Big Brother,” which premieres its 25th season on Aug. 2.
Now, she and her husband watch the reality show together, along with their 13-year-old son.
“Heavenly Father, thank you for this beautiful day, and thank you for providing peace and patience,” she begins, after asking if I’d like to contribute or simply listen.
I choose the latter and admit that this is a first in the decade I’ve been a journalist.
Faith has become an important part of Chen Moonves’ life, especially in the past five years — following the ousting of husband Leslie Moonves, the former CBS Corp. CEO who disappeared from the limelight after he was fired over sexual misconduct allegations in 2018. While Chen Moonves chose to leave “The Talk” in the wake of her husband’s exit from CBS, she remained at the forefront of one of the network’s biggest shows, “Big Brother,” which premieres its 25th season on Aug. 2.
Now, she and her husband watch the reality show together, along with their 13-year-old son.
- 7/26/2023
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Fox is set to adapt Dutch physical quiz show The Floor.
The network has acquired the U.S. rights to the show, which comes from The Voice and Big Brother creator John De Mol and Eureka Productions, the company behind ABC’s Holey Moley.
The deal is a rare bright spot for the unscripted TV community, which has seen a lack of major purchases during the past six months. Fox, along with CBS, whose CEO George Cheeks told Deadline that it is working on four or five unscripted series as part of its writers strike contingencies, now are bucking this trend, a boon for reality producers.
The Floor is a physical quiz show that sees 100 contestants face off in quiz duels on a giant LED floor divided into a hundred equal squares, each representing its own field of knowledge.
The first challenger, selected at random, must choose one of...
The network has acquired the U.S. rights to the show, which comes from The Voice and Big Brother creator John De Mol and Eureka Productions, the company behind ABC’s Holey Moley.
The deal is a rare bright spot for the unscripted TV community, which has seen a lack of major purchases during the past six months. Fox, along with CBS, whose CEO George Cheeks told Deadline that it is working on four or five unscripted series as part of its writers strike contingencies, now are bucking this trend, a boon for reality producers.
The Floor is a physical quiz show that sees 100 contestants face off in quiz duels on a giant LED floor divided into a hundred equal squares, each representing its own field of knowledge.
The first challenger, selected at random, must choose one of...
- 6/29/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney of Dan + Shay (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/NBC)
Season 25 of NBC’s The Voice is breaking new ground with the first coaching duo in the series’ history. Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney – Dan + Shay – will be taking up two red rotating chairs while representing one of four teams on the spring 2024 edition of the singing competition.
Three-time Grammy Award winners Dan + Shay are making their return to the show after serving as Battle Advisors for now-retired The Voice coach Blake Shelton on season 20. Egot winner John Legend and Reba McEntire are on board for season 24, airing this fall, and will return for season 25. Plus, three-time Grammy Award winner Chance the Rapper is back after coaching season 23.
In addition to Legend and McEntire, the season 24 panel will include Gwen Stefani and Niall Horan.
The Voice was created by John de Mol and is executive produced by de Mol,...
Season 25 of NBC’s The Voice is breaking new ground with the first coaching duo in the series’ history. Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney – Dan + Shay – will be taking up two red rotating chairs while representing one of four teams on the spring 2024 edition of the singing competition.
Three-time Grammy Award winners Dan + Shay are making their return to the show after serving as Battle Advisors for now-retired The Voice coach Blake Shelton on season 20. Egot winner John Legend and Reba McEntire are on board for season 24, airing this fall, and will return for season 25. Plus, three-time Grammy Award winner Chance the Rapper is back after coaching season 23.
In addition to Legend and McEntire, the season 24 panel will include Gwen Stefani and Niall Horan.
The Voice was created by John de Mol and is executive produced by de Mol,...
- 6/22/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Country singers Dan + Shay have joined “The Voice” for Season 25 as the singing competition show’s first coaching duo.
The three-time Grammy Award winners served as Blake Shelton’s “battle advisers” in Season 20. But they will coach this next season, which airs in 2024, alongside Reba McEntire and John Legend, who will return for back-to-back seasons.
Three-time Grammy winner Chance the Rapper will round out the red chairs following his debut on the show in Season 23.
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Dan + Shay has been performing for 10 years, setting a record for winning the Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance three times in 2021. Known for hit songs like “Tequila,” “Speechless” and “All to Myself,” Dan + Shay most recently released their fourth studio album, “Good Things,” which includes their single “10,000 Hours” featuring Justin Bieber.
The three-time Grammy Award winners served as Blake Shelton’s “battle advisers” in Season 20. But they will coach this next season, which airs in 2024, alongside Reba McEntire and John Legend, who will return for back-to-back seasons.
Three-time Grammy winner Chance the Rapper will round out the red chairs following his debut on the show in Season 23.
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Dan + Shay has been performing for 10 years, setting a record for winning the Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance three times in 2021. Known for hit songs like “Tequila,” “Speechless” and “All to Myself,” Dan + Shay most recently released their fourth studio album, “Good Things,” which includes their single “10,000 Hours” featuring Justin Bieber.
- 6/22/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
NBC’s musical competition series The Voice revealed Grammy winners Dan + Shay will be the show’s first-coaching duo for Season 25. The show is set to air in Spring 2024.
Dan + Shay served as Blake Shelton’s Battle Advisors in Season 20.
The Grammy winners will have their red double chair alongside Reba McEntire and John Legend who return for back-to-back cycles. Additionally, Chance the Rapper returns following his season 23 debut.
NBC previously confirmed the coaching panel for season 24, airing fall 2023 includes Niall Horan, John Legend, Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani.
“The Voice” was the #1 alternative series in total viewers for the fourth consecutive season, according to the network.
The series is a presentation of MGM Television, Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon, and ITV Studios The Voice USA, Inc. It was created by John de Mol, who serves as an executive producer along with Mark Burnett, Audrey Morrissey,...
Dan + Shay served as Blake Shelton’s Battle Advisors in Season 20.
The Grammy winners will have their red double chair alongside Reba McEntire and John Legend who return for back-to-back cycles. Additionally, Chance the Rapper returns following his season 23 debut.
NBC previously confirmed the coaching panel for season 24, airing fall 2023 includes Niall Horan, John Legend, Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani.
“The Voice” was the #1 alternative series in total viewers for the fourth consecutive season, according to the network.
The series is a presentation of MGM Television, Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon, and ITV Studios The Voice USA, Inc. It was created by John de Mol, who serves as an executive producer along with Mark Burnett, Audrey Morrissey,...
- 6/22/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Reba McEntire will take a seat in one of the red chairs as a coach for Season 24 of NBC’s Emmy Award- winning musical competition series “The Voice” airing this fall.
The country superstar, multimedia entertainment mogul and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, who served as a mentor in Season 23, will join returning coaches John Legend, Niall Horan and Gwen Stefani.
The announcement was made during NBC’s upfront presentation to advertisers on Monday.
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“The Voice” is a presentation of MGM Television, Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon, and ITV Studios The Voice USA, Inc. The series was created by John de Mol, who serves as an executive producer along with Mark Burnett, Audrey Morrissey, Amanda Zucker, Kyra Thompson and Adam Sher.
Season 23’s live shows...
The country superstar, multimedia entertainment mogul and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, who served as a mentor in Season 23, will join returning coaches John Legend, Niall Horan and Gwen Stefani.
The announcement was made during NBC’s upfront presentation to advertisers on Monday.
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“The Voice” is a presentation of MGM Television, Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon, and ITV Studios The Voice USA, Inc. The series was created by John de Mol, who serves as an executive producer along with Mark Burnett, Audrey Morrissey, Amanda Zucker, Kyra Thompson and Adam Sher.
Season 23’s live shows...
- 5/15/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
After serving as Season 23’s mega mentor on “The Voice,” Reba McEntire is officially returning to Season 24 as a coach. The announcement was confirmed at NBCU’s upfront presentation on Monday.
The Country Music Hall of Fame inductee joins veteran coach John Legend and returning coaches Niall Horan and Gwen Stefani.
Season 23 returns on Monday, May 15 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt with a two-hour semi-final. The top 8 artists will face off live for the first time in front of coaches for their chance at a spot in the finale. Viewers will vote for their favorite artist in real time, and the results will be revealed at the end of the show.
Adam Levine and Maroon 5 are slated to appear for the Season 23 two-part finale, which will arrive on May 23. The group will be performing their new single, “Middle Ground,” which serves as the group’s first new song in two years.
The Country Music Hall of Fame inductee joins veteran coach John Legend and returning coaches Niall Horan and Gwen Stefani.
Season 23 returns on Monday, May 15 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt with a two-hour semi-final. The top 8 artists will face off live for the first time in front of coaches for their chance at a spot in the finale. Viewers will vote for their favorite artist in real time, and the results will be revealed at the end of the show.
Adam Levine and Maroon 5 are slated to appear for the Season 23 two-part finale, which will arrive on May 23. The group will be performing their new single, “Middle Ground,” which serves as the group’s first new song in two years.
- 5/15/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Reba McEntire joins ‘The Voice’ for season 24 (Photo by: Tyler Golden/NBC)
After season 23, Blake Shelton, the final remaining original coach on The Voice, will be leaving his red swivel chair. However, Country music contestants need not worry as they will have a new coach who is well-versed in the genre. Reba McEntire, a Country Music Hall of Famer, will be taking over as a coach for season 24 of NBC’s The Voice.
Reba McEntire will join returning coaches John Legend, Niall Horan, and Gwen Stefani when the musical competition returns to the network’s primetime lineup this fall. The Country music superstar participated in season 23 as a mega mentor.
The first live shows of season 23 begin tonight at 8pm Et/Pt with a two-hour semi-final. The remaining top eight contestants will perform live in front of coaches Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, Chance the Rapper, and Niall Horan for a shot...
After season 23, Blake Shelton, the final remaining original coach on The Voice, will be leaving his red swivel chair. However, Country music contestants need not worry as they will have a new coach who is well-versed in the genre. Reba McEntire, a Country Music Hall of Famer, will be taking over as a coach for season 24 of NBC’s The Voice.
Reba McEntire will join returning coaches John Legend, Niall Horan, and Gwen Stefani when the musical competition returns to the network’s primetime lineup this fall. The Country music superstar participated in season 23 as a mega mentor.
The first live shows of season 23 begin tonight at 8pm Et/Pt with a two-hour semi-final. The remaining top eight contestants will perform live in front of coaches Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, Chance the Rapper, and Niall Horan for a shot...
- 5/15/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Country music star Reba McEntire, who’s coming off a role as mega mentor on Season 23 of NBC’s The Voice, has been promoted to judge for Season 24, taking over Blake Shelton’s red chair. She joins veteran coach John Legend and returning coaches Niall Horan and Gwen Stefani. This will be the first season without Shelton, who announced in October 2022 that Season 23 would be his last.
McEntire previously served as Battle Advisor to Team Blake during the show’s inaugural season.
Season 23 live shows kick off tonight at 8 p.m. Et/Pt with a two-hour semi-final. The top 8 artists will perform live for the first time in front of coaches for their chance at a spot in the finale. Viewers will vote for their favorite artist in real time, and the results will be revealed at the end of the show.
This season of The Voice is the #1 alternative...
McEntire previously served as Battle Advisor to Team Blake during the show’s inaugural season.
Season 23 live shows kick off tonight at 8 p.m. Et/Pt with a two-hour semi-final. The top 8 artists will perform live for the first time in front of coaches for their chance at a spot in the finale. Viewers will vote for their favorite artist in real time, and the results will be revealed at the end of the show.
This season of The Voice is the #1 alternative...
- 5/15/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Mbc Readies Arab ‘Million Dollar Island’
Saudi Arabi-based broadcaster Mbc is launched Ard Al-Million (Million Dollar Land), am Arab remake of Dutch format Million Dollar Island. Mbc Group will produce the show from Neom, the Saudi smart city, in partnership with Blue Engine Studios. The “high-stakes social experiment” will see 100 Arab contestants compete for $1M through a series of mental and physical challenges. Each is given a bracelet worth $10,000, which can be won or lost on various tasks. Actor and host Mohamed El Shehri will present and the show will go out on MBC1 and Mbc Iraq. A U.S. version of the show was shelved last year ahead of production for budgetary reasons. The format comes from John de Mol’s Talpa.
ITV Reapplies For Psb Channel License
Uk network ITV has applied to renew its channel licenses following the publication of the UK’s draft Media Bill. The...
Saudi Arabi-based broadcaster Mbc is launched Ard Al-Million (Million Dollar Land), am Arab remake of Dutch format Million Dollar Island. Mbc Group will produce the show from Neom, the Saudi smart city, in partnership with Blue Engine Studios. The “high-stakes social experiment” will see 100 Arab contestants compete for $1M through a series of mental and physical challenges. Each is given a bracelet worth $10,000, which can be won or lost on various tasks. Actor and host Mohamed El Shehri will present and the show will go out on MBC1 and Mbc Iraq. A U.S. version of the show was shelved last year ahead of production for budgetary reasons. The format comes from John de Mol’s Talpa.
ITV Reapplies For Psb Channel License
Uk network ITV has applied to renew its channel licenses following the publication of the UK’s draft Media Bill. The...
- 5/4/2023
- by Jesse Whittock and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Fremantle’s revenues rose 21% to €2.3B ($2.44B) and profits were up 15% last year as the super-indie inches toward its target to hit €3B ($3.2B) turnover by 2025.
Significant investment – both organically and via acquisitions – is to come across all genres this year, according to owner Rtl Group, following a year in which Fremantle’s adjusted Ebitda increased by nearly 15% to €162M.
Fremantle’s growth helped German-headquartered Rtl’s turnover to rise by 8.8%, although overall adjusted Ebitda for the group fell 6%.
American Gods and Planet Sex producer Fremantle was set the ambitious revenue target last year and went on a major buying spree in 2022, acquiring the likes of Normal People producer Element Pictures, Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story indie 72 Films and Italian producer Lux Vide. It also struck talent deals with big names including Angelina Jolie, All Quiet on the Western Front’s Edward Berger and, most recently, The Case Against Adnan Syed director Amy Berg.
Significant investment – both organically and via acquisitions – is to come across all genres this year, according to owner Rtl Group, following a year in which Fremantle’s adjusted Ebitda increased by nearly 15% to €162M.
Fremantle’s growth helped German-headquartered Rtl’s turnover to rise by 8.8%, although overall adjusted Ebitda for the group fell 6%.
American Gods and Planet Sex producer Fremantle was set the ambitious revenue target last year and went on a major buying spree in 2022, acquiring the likes of Normal People producer Element Pictures, Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story indie 72 Films and Italian producer Lux Vide. It also struck talent deals with big names including Angelina Jolie, All Quiet on the Western Front’s Edward Berger and, most recently, The Case Against Adnan Syed director Amy Berg.
- 3/16/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Authorities in the Netherlands have brought charges against two prominent Dutch celebrities in connection with a sexual abuse scandal at hit talent show The Voice of Holland.
Jeroen Rietbergen, the ex-husband of Dutch actress and TV personality Linda de Mol, sister to The Voice creator John de Mol, has been charged with sexual assault of a woman “in or around the recording studio” in 2018 during the taping of the show when he was the on-air bandleader. Ali B, a Dutch rapper and former celebrity coach on The Voice, has been changed with three counts of sexual assault, one in connection to the show. Both men deny all allegations.
Police also investigated a third man, Marco Borsato, another celebrity judge, in connection with The Voice sexual misconduct case but have decided not to pursue charges against him due to a lack of evidence.
In a statement issued by his lawyer, Rietbergen...
Jeroen Rietbergen, the ex-husband of Dutch actress and TV personality Linda de Mol, sister to The Voice creator John de Mol, has been charged with sexual assault of a woman “in or around the recording studio” in 2018 during the taping of the show when he was the on-air bandleader. Ali B, a Dutch rapper and former celebrity coach on The Voice, has been changed with three counts of sexual assault, one in connection to the show. Both men deny all allegations.
Police also investigated a third man, Marco Borsato, another celebrity judge, in connection with The Voice sexual misconduct case but have decided not to pursue charges against him due to a lack of evidence.
In a statement issued by his lawyer, Rietbergen...
- 3/15/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Appointments
Sweden-based Embracer Group, the new owners of Middle Earth Enterprises – the holding company that owns “The Lord of the Rings” among other J.R.R. Tolkien titles – has appointed Careen Yapp to the newly created position of chief strategic partnerships officer. Yapp will serve as part of the group executive management team that also includes Lars Wingefors, CEO, Johan Ekström, CFO and deputy CEO and Ian Gulam, chief of staff, legal and governance.
Yapp will be responsible for aligning strategic group partnership objectives with each operative group to drive group-wide results and work together with the executive management team and the operative groups to shape group partnerships, lead business development at group level as well as drive business synergies and collaborations across the group.
Yapp joins Embracer Group from Google Stadia where she led the strategic direction and pursuit of global content partnerships for Stadia and entry point partnerships for Immersive Stream for Games.
Sweden-based Embracer Group, the new owners of Middle Earth Enterprises – the holding company that owns “The Lord of the Rings” among other J.R.R. Tolkien titles – has appointed Careen Yapp to the newly created position of chief strategic partnerships officer. Yapp will serve as part of the group executive management team that also includes Lars Wingefors, CEO, Johan Ekström, CFO and deputy CEO and Ian Gulam, chief of staff, legal and governance.
Yapp will be responsible for aligning strategic group partnership objectives with each operative group to drive group-wide results and work together with the executive management team and the operative groups to shape group partnerships, lead business development at group level as well as drive business synergies and collaborations across the group.
Yapp joins Embracer Group from Google Stadia where she led the strategic direction and pursuit of global content partnerships for Stadia and entry point partnerships for Immersive Stream for Games.
- 1/31/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Last year, Rtl’s merger plans in France were halted by regulators and it has now suffered the same fate in the Netherlands.
Dutch competition authority ACM has informed Rtl Group and John de Mol’s Talpa Network that it won’t approve their planned merger of their channels.
Rtl Nederland and Talpa Network had entered into an agreement to merge their operations in June 2021 in a bid to better battle local streamers.
The official decision won’t come for a few weeks but the deal is already off.
A statement from Rtl noted both sides had “fully cooperated” to address the ACM’s concerns of the merged business’ likely domination of the TV ad market, with a proposal to “completely outsource” the advertising sales of Talpa Network’s TV channels to Mediahuis Nederland.
However, this had not satisfied the concerns.
“Rtl Group and Talpa Network regret that ACM did...
Dutch competition authority ACM has informed Rtl Group and John de Mol’s Talpa Network that it won’t approve their planned merger of their channels.
Rtl Nederland and Talpa Network had entered into an agreement to merge their operations in June 2021 in a bid to better battle local streamers.
The official decision won’t come for a few weeks but the deal is already off.
A statement from Rtl noted both sides had “fully cooperated” to address the ACM’s concerns of the merged business’ likely domination of the TV ad market, with a proposal to “completely outsource” the advertising sales of Talpa Network’s TV channels to Mediahuis Nederland.
However, this had not satisfied the concerns.
“Rtl Group and Talpa Network regret that ACM did...
- 1/30/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
European media giant Rtl Group has dropped plans to merge its Dutch TV operations, Rtl Nederland, with Talpa Networks, the TV group controlled by TV mogul and The Voice creator John de Mol.
Rtl Group on Monday said the Dutch competition authority ACM had informed them it planned to block the deal, first announced in 2021, which would have created a regional TV giant.
It’s the second time in less than a year that Rtl has seen its expansion plans stymied by regional competition authorities. Last September, Rtl walked away from an agreement to merge its French commercial network M6 with French broadcaster TF1 after French anti-trust authorities opposed the move.
Rtl’s strategy, in France and the Netherlands, was to create “local language champions” with sufficient scale in their individual markets to take on Netflix and other global streamers. The success of streaming platforms poses a threat for traditional free-tv networks in Europe,...
Rtl Group on Monday said the Dutch competition authority ACM had informed them it planned to block the deal, first announced in 2021, which would have created a regional TV giant.
It’s the second time in less than a year that Rtl has seen its expansion plans stymied by regional competition authorities. Last September, Rtl walked away from an agreement to merge its French commercial network M6 with French broadcaster TF1 after French anti-trust authorities opposed the move.
Rtl’s strategy, in France and the Netherlands, was to create “local language champions” with sufficient scale in their individual markets to take on Netflix and other global streamers. The success of streaming platforms poses a threat for traditional free-tv networks in Europe,...
- 1/30/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
‘Remarkable Places To Eat’ Moves From BBC To Channel 4
Fred Sirieix-hosted Remarkable Places to Eat has moved from the BBC to Channel 4. In a move that has become more commonplace in recent years, Channel 4 has commissioned the third season of Outline Productions’ format, which has been partly funded by Italian beer brand Birrificio Angelo Poretti. In Remarkable Places to Eat, British chefs and restaurateurs take First Dates host Sirieix to a city in the UK or abroad that is home to three of the restaurants where they most love to eat. The likes of Michel Roux Jr, Nisha Katona, Rachel Khoo, Angela Hartnett and Nadiya Hussein have all featured in the past, for the show that has been running on BBC Two and iPlayer since 2019. Past series have now been removed from BBC iPlayer and All3Media International is distributor. “I am delighted that this brilliant show will find...
Fred Sirieix-hosted Remarkable Places to Eat has moved from the BBC to Channel 4. In a move that has become more commonplace in recent years, Channel 4 has commissioned the third season of Outline Productions’ format, which has been partly funded by Italian beer brand Birrificio Angelo Poretti. In Remarkable Places to Eat, British chefs and restaurateurs take First Dates host Sirieix to a city in the UK or abroad that is home to three of the restaurants where they most love to eat. The likes of Michel Roux Jr, Nisha Katona, Rachel Khoo, Angela Hartnett and Nadiya Hussein have all featured in the past, for the show that has been running on BBC Two and iPlayer since 2019. Past series have now been removed from BBC iPlayer and All3Media International is distributor. “I am delighted that this brilliant show will find...
- 1/18/2023
- by Max Goldbart and Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
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