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Prime Video and Amazon Freevee are keeping subscribers entertained with the addition of new originals and old favorites to their streaming libraries this August. Get ready for some rom-com fun as Prime’s adaptation of Red, White & Royal Blue lands on August 11, and don’t miss Lucy Hale and Grant Gustin in Freevee’s Puppy Love beginning August 18. Meanwhile, Sigourney Weaver stars in The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, which streams beginning August 4. Additional titles to enjoy include various Jurassic Park and Pink Panther films among others. Scroll down for a full look at what’s available this August on Prime Video and Freevee. Available for Streaming on Prime Video: August 1 L.A. Law Matlock Minuto para Ganar (Minute to Win It) Season 1 Primate Season 2 3 Idiotas A Short in the Dark Amadeus American Gigolo Behind the Sun Braddock: Missing in Action III Cahill: U.S. Marshall Cantinflas Charlie St.

August is here, and a bounty of noteworthy new movies and TV shows are coming to Amazon Prime Video this month. If it’s new release films you’re looking for, Paramount’s excellent (and very funny) “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” arrives on the streaming service on Aug. 25 after first streaming on Paramount+, while the Elizabeth Banks-directed action-comedy “Cocaine Bear” will be streaming on Aug. 15.

There’s also a Prime Video original film hitting this month in the form of “Red, White & Royal Blue” on Aug. 11, based on the book of the same name by author Casey McQuiston. The LGBTQ romantic comedy stars Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine in the story of a prince who falls in love with the son of the president of the United States.

And Thursday Night Football comes to Prime Video starting Aug. 24.

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With its list of new releases for August 2023, Prime Video is relying on a heaping dose of fun library movies.

The first of the month brings a big influx of worthwhile flicks, including Galaxy Quest, Saw, F9: The Fast Saga, and Jurassic Park (the last two via Amazon’s Freevee free streaming option). Then some other recents hits arrive later on like the appropriately titled Cocaine Bear on Aug. 15 and the Chris Pine-starring Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves on Aug. 25.

August also sees the arrival of a major Amazon Original movie in the form of Red, White & Royal Blue. Based on a New York Times bestselling book, this LGBTQ romance follows a U.S. president’s son and a British prince. Over on the TV side of things, Prime Video subscribers can check out the Sigourney Weaver project The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart on Aug. 4 and Harlan Coben’s Shelter on Aug.

Keshet Studios has appointed Rebecca Mayer and Benjamin Long to head the company’s unscripted division as it continues to expand its US footprint. Mayer will serve as executive vice president with Long reporting to her as vice president.

In their new roles, the duo’s focus will be examining Keshet International’s catalog of international IP to build a non-scripted slate of entertainment formats specifically for the US broadcast, cable and streaming markets, alongside developing original IP with the potential to be distributed internationally by Ki. Mayer will report to Peter Traugott, president of Keshet Studios, and will be based in Los Angeles.

“We are thrilled to be welcoming Rebecca and Benjamin into the Keshet Studios’ fold. As individuals, their extensive development and production experience is impressive, but together as a team, their combined creativity and passion make them a dream hire as we look to expand our remit into unscripted,...

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Apolo Ohno is skating over to Buchwald.

The eight-time Olympic medalist has inked with the agency for entertainment representation. Ohno, the most decorated U.S. Winter Olympic athlete of all time, scored eight Olympic medals in short-track speed skating while competing in three Winter Olympics. A record holder with the most Olympic medals by a U.S. Winter Olympian, Ohno is a member of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame.

Following his success on the rink, Ohno competed in the fourth season of Dancing with the Stars, coming out on top in first place. He returned for the 15th all-star season. Ohno has hosted and appeared in TV shows like Minute to Win It, I Get That A lot, Hawaii 5-0, Hollywood Game Night and The Biggest Loser.

He served as an NBC sports analyst for the 2012 London Olympic Games, 2014 Sochi Olympic...

Caroline Flack, the former host of the U.K. reality competition, “Love Island,” has died. She was 40.

“Everybody at ‘Love Island’ and ITV is shocked and saddened by this desperately sad news. Caroline was a much loved member of the ‘Love Island’ team and our sincere thoughts and condolences are with her family and friends,” an ITV spokesperson told Variety in a statement.

Saturday night’s episode of “Love Island,” which airs daily in primetime, has been pulled in the wake of Flack’s death.

The British star first began her career as an actress on the 2002 sketch comedy show “Bo’ Selecta!” and then joined the ITV network to host shows like “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here Now!,” “The Xtra Factor,” “Minute to Win It” and “Viral Tap.” In 2014, she won the 12th season of the British dancing show “Strictly Come Dancing” with her dance partner Pasha Kovalev.

Exclusive: 50 Central producer Back Roads Entertainment has hired former MGM exec Bret Calvert to oversee development and moved its HQ to Austin, Texas.

The company, which recently struck a scripted and non-scripted development deal with Shaquille O’Neal, has appointed Calvert as Vice President of Development.

Reporting to founder Colby Gaines, Calvert will be charged with overseeing development and creating original formats for broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. He was previously Vice President of Television at MGM under Mark Burnett and Barry Poznick where he worked on programming including Fox’s Beat Shazam, CBS’ The World’s Best and forthcoming ABC series Generation Gap. He has also worked on shows including The Biggest Loser, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader, Winsanity, Steve Harvey’s Funderdome, Minute to Win It and American Bible Challenge.

Gaines said, “Bret has a reputation and track record for developing and producing formats for a worldwide audience.

Former Paradigm agents Julie Choi and Sean Zeid have moved to Apa as Vice Presidents in the agency’s Alternative & Factual Programming division. The announcement was made today by Apa Executive Vice President, Partner and Department Head, Hayden K. Meyer, to whom they report.

“Apa and our division are proud to have Julie and Sean join our team,” said Meyer in making the announcement. “Their individual and collective passion, creativity, experience and relationships make them must-hires. They fit perfectly into Apa’s team-oriented culture, and together we’ll continue to accomplish great things for all our clients.”

A seasoned entertainment executive who built her agency career on her background as a producer and network executive, Choi’s clients include tWitch (The Ellen DeGeneres Show), Ross Mathews, Kimberly Goodman, Jen Morton, and Michael Levitt.

Before pivoting to agent, Choi was Executive Director of Development and Programming at Gsn where she served as point person on hit series such as Skin Wars, Fresh Paint, Minute to Win It, Window Warriors, and Divided. Prior to Gsn, Choi was a producer on numerous unscripted series, including Dancing with the Stars, Big Brother, The Biggest Loser and Parental Control, and served as a creative development consultant for FremantleMedia, Bet and CW. She holds a Juris Doctor and a BA in Political Science from UCLA.

Zeid, an alum of Variety’s Reality Television Impact Report, most recently served as Senior Agent, Alternative Television at Paradigm. His clients include Gayle Gawlowski (Nailed It!), Will Spjut (Stay Here), Tamra Simmons (Surviving R. Kelly), Leslie Garvin (Secret Millionaire), Andrea Richter (Ink Master) and Melissa Haizlip, and Painless Productions (The Holzer Files). Zeid also has packaged numerous projects for his clients, including Believer, the HBO documentary from Imagine Dragons lead singer Dan Reynolds.

Prior to Paradigm, Zeid spent seven years leading the reality division at Kaplan Stahler Agency, and began his agency career at Endeavor.

MGM Television has extended its overall deal with Sean Kelly and Steve Hughes and their Shaggy Entertainment through 2020. It renews the pact they inked in 2017. Since then they created and executive produced CBS’ competition series Tko: Total Knock Out with Kevin Hart and have set up projects at both Epix and Discovery.

The pair have worked together since both were at Fox TV Studios, then spent two years as a team under an overall deal at Wilshire Studios, where they sold over several projects and consulted at Lifetime, Syfy, USA, E!, TLC and Food Network. Their past credits include Minute to Win It, Big Brother, Biggest Loser, Wipeout, Red Neck Island, American Bible Challenge, Idiot Test and It Takes A Church.

“Sean and Steve are two incredible, creative and hardworking executives with a keen eye for what works in today’s market place and we look forward to a long future together,...

Fox is going all in for reality.

The network has ordered “The Masked Singer,” a new celebrity competition series, which will be hosted by Nick Cannon and is set to bow in January 2019.

The series, based on a South Korean format, features celebrities facing off against one another with one major twist: each singer is shrouded from head to toe in an elaborate costume, complete with a mask to conceal his or her identity. The host, panelists, audience, viewers and the other contestants are all left guessing who is singing. One singer will be eliminated each week, revealing his or her true identity.

Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger and Robin Thicke will serve as panelists on the show.

“This is truly one of the most unique, genre-defining formats I’ve ever seen,” said Rob Wade, Fox’s president of alternative entertainment and specials. “It’s a massive international hit,...

Fox is developing a remake of Asian singing competition The Masked Singer – its latest shiny-floor entertainment format. I have learned that the network is developing and casting a U.S version of the format with Smart Dog Media, the production company run by former NBC reality chief Craig Plestis, who has produced long-running game show Minute to Win It with Guy Fieri and Syfy's Robot Combat League. The Masked Singer is a celebrity singing gameshow with a twist…...

Exclusive: Under a deal with Small World Ift, Minute To Win It maker Smart Dog Media is developing interactive primetime stunt-battle format, Super Combat Teams, for the U.S. market. Originally a Chinese format, it’s handled internationally by Los Angeles- and London-based Small World which recently acquired rights outside Germany and China (see trailer below). China's Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation first produced the series for Jiangsu Satellite Channel, gaining over…...

Buzzr just got a whole lot more goofy and awkward. The YouTube channel, owned by FremantleMedia North America and run by Fremantle’s digital studio Tiny Riot, just launched its newest game show web series called Beat the Clock, hosted by Mashable’s Elliott Morgan.

In the premiere episode of Beat the Clock, Morgan sets up two teams of two YouTube stars each with humiliating but comical challenges they must complete before the timer runs out. Team Wisecrack, consisting of that titular channel’s Greg Edwards and Mark Schroeder, competes against team Trisha Hershberger, consisting of Hershberger and YouTube cover artist Bianca Gisselle. To start things off, Edwards and Hershberger have to try knocking over bowling pins with a dangling pantyhose filled with two tennis balls attached to their waists (yes, this looks about like what you’d expect it to).

Beat the Clock is only one of several classic...

Paul Franklin is re-joining Shine Australia early next year in the newly-created role of director of content.

Starting in February, he will oversee part of Shine.s unscripted and scripted programming, working alongside director of programming Peter Newman.

Shine Australia has not yet specified how Franklin and Newman will divide responsibility for the company.s burgeoning slate. But it.s considered likely that Franklin will take charge of The Voice and The Voice: Kids, which had been overseen by Julie Ward, who confirmed in August she was departing as director of entertainment.

For the past two and a half years Franklin has served as executive VP, programming, for Shine America, where he helped launch the unscripted programming department.

As executive producer he oversaw a raft of shows including MasterChef and MasterChef Junior (Fox), The Biggest Loser (NBC), The Face (Oxygen), Tabatha Takes Over (Bravo), Minute To Win It (Gsn...

UK omnibus 50 Kisses is entering the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest roster of co-writers on a feature film. The 51 scribes will gather today at BAFTA headquarters in London for a special screening of the film that beat the previous record holder, 1943’s Forever And A Day. That film had 21 writers including an uncredited Alfred Hitchcock. The British 50 Kisses was produced by the London Screenwriters’ Festival. Two years ago, it invited writers to submit two-page scripts featuring at least one kiss and set on Valentine’s Day. The 50 best scripts were released online with an open invitation for filmmakers to produce them. Ultimately, 127 shorts were made and those were edited down to produce 50 Kisses. The finished product was released on February 13 this year, earning a per-screen average of nearly £9,500. The end credits run for 17 minutes. Shine‘s Scandinavian production group, Metronome, has named Marika Makaroff as Managing Director...

High Noon Entertainment is making a push into the game and competition arena, signing a first-look partnership with Celebrity Apprentice and Big Brother producer Michael Dietz and his Lucky Butterfly Prods. Under the deal, Dietz will focus on creating new, unscripted game and competition formats to be co-produced with High Noon in the U.S. Dietz and his Lucky Butterfly team will relocate to High Noon’s Sherman Oaks office, and work closely with Patrick Jager, Svp Development and Production, and Scott Feeley, Svp Current Programming. This marks the first co–production deal for ITV Studios’ High Noon. Dietz most recently helped the company develop the game format The Line for Gsn. His other producing credits include Stars Earn Stripes, Killer Karaoke, Scream If You Know The Answer, and Minute To Win It.

Either this guy must really like Guy's American Kitchen and Bar or he wanted some tips on Minute to Win It. A hedge fund billionaire plunked down $100,000 to be Guy Fieri's "friend for a day," per revelations published in a new book which surfaced in a report by the New York Post's Page Six. Allen Salkin's From Scratch: Inside the Food Network claims hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen ponied up the dough to the doughy celebrity restaurateur and game show host because he was a big fan and the two got so chummy they actually became good friends afterward. Not only that but Cohen's favorite Fairfield, Conn. hot dog joint, Super Duper Weenie, was featured on an episode of Fieri's...

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Whew. Both NBC and CNN have given up on their Hillary Clinton-focused projects. Both projects looked fairly likely to be awful, so I’m relieved.

USA couldn’t get people to watch Hillary Clinton fanfic so good move NBC.

IFC has ordered a series centered on comedy singing duo Garfunkel and Oates. IFC likens the concept to HBO’s Flight of the Conchords.

Vulture interviews the prop master of Showtimes Masters of Sex who had to go about creating retro sex toys, finding vintage condoms and generally trying to recreate sexual tools from a time when people tried not to talk about sex.

CNN has ordered a third season of Anthony Bourdain: Places Unknown. Now if only they would start promoting it so that I know a new season has begun before I start seeing articles about how ratings are down.

No, the internet isn’t done talking about Breaking Bad,...

There aren’t really any rules when it comes to celebrating Labor Day. Some people like to enjoy their last days of summer with a beach trip, and others like to use their Monday off to never change out of their pajamas. We’re not here to judge. But what we are here to do is give you your all-day TV marathon options, just in case you like to celebrate in front of the TV.

We’ve rounded up the marathons that will keep you busy from morning till night (none of this five-episodes-and-done stuff):

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Showrunner and director Robin Feinberg has joined Shine America as VP, Programming and Rachel Dax, a veteran production executive, has been named VP, Production at Shine America. Feinberg will oversee current unscripted programming initiatives for Shine. Her producing credits include Legally Blonde, Unan1mous, The Biggest Loser, Ultimate Cake Off, For Love or Money and Sorority Life, Series under Feinberg’s per view include The Face on Oxygen, Minute To Win It on Gsn and the upcoming series Going Wild on Nat Geo Wild. Dax, who was formerly Head of Production for High Noon Entertainment’s West Coast operations, will help oversee all day-to-day production across Shine America’s unscripted current and development slates, as well as the company’s digital programming initiatives. She’s previously worked on such series as America’s Got Talent, Guiness World Records Gone Wild, Tough Love, and Road Rules.

Zap2it: On Tuesday, June 25, you make your official debut as the new host of "Minute to Win It," now on Gsn, shooting today on a soundstage north of Los Angeles. What made you want to make the switch from athlete to game show host?

Apolo Anton Ohno: I had watched the show before on NBC. I had seen Guy Fieri host it. Guy was good, and the show was strangely addictive to watch. The games are so simple and fun. We like watching people make money. But it's not easy. We're here almost 12 hours a day, and we do two to three shows a day. So it's pretty intense.

Zap2it: But isn't training for, and competing in, speed skating in the Olympics intense?

Apolo Anton Ohno: Yeah, but I'm not used to standing on my feet the whole time and smiling. I don't have super high energy.

Olympic speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno hosts Gsn’s new incarnation of Minute to Win It, the game show that ran on NBC from 2010-11. Olympic speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno hosts Gsn’s new incarnation of Minute to Win It (premiering Tuesday, June 25, at 8pm Et/Pt), the game show that ran on NBC from 2010-11. In each one-hour episode, competitors face 10 challenges that escalate in level of difficulty using everyday household items. Contestants are eliminated if they fail to finish the task within one minute. At various points throughout the game, competitors can walk away with the money they’ve [...]

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We’re only starting to watch them on Teen Wolf but Charlie and Max Carver have joined the cast of HBO’s pilot The Leftovers, according to Deadline. Based on the novel by Tom Perrotta, the drama follows people left on earth after the Rapture with the Carvers playing a pair of happy-go-lucky identical twins.

Since it’s HBO, we can feel safe this won’t be going to waste.

In a surprising turn, TVLine broke the news that Paul Giamatti will appear in the fourth season of Downton Abbey as Cora‘s brother.

For a while there was a lot of worry about how TV networks and cable channels would deal with loss of ad revenue driven by declining viewership and DVR use (advertisers don’t usually pay for people who watch shows on their DVR) but Vulture breaks down the new ways networks pay for programming, using...

Premiering tomorrow, June 25th, on Gsn, Minute To Win It is back, and this time you’ll be following along with Apolo Anton Ohno.

I have to admit that I wasn’t always this show’s biggest fan, but I did like it, and I thought it disappeared a little too quick. Apparently Gsn agrees, because it’s back and it looks like it might just be better than ever.

There are new events, a somewhat new format, and having a new home dedicated to game shows probably isn’t going to hurt either.

There’s a quick sizzle reel below, and I’ve got an exclusive clip of the action for you as well.

Check it out, and mark your calendars.

Also, don’t forget that you can head over to the show’s website - http://gsntv.com/shows/minute-to-win-it/ and find more info, and blueprint videos for all of the challenges.

The Gsn original series The Chase is a one-hour quiz show show adapted from the British original that pits a team of four contestants against a resident genius — in this case Mark Labbett, one of the original “Chasers” in the UK version. The network has set the premiere date for August 6 at 9 Pm. Brooke Burns will host the series, from ITV Studios America and executive producer Bob Boden. Its lead-in will be the Apolo Anton Ohno-hosted Minute To Win It.

If you’re a fan of gross-out humor, especially when it comes in competition form, tonight is your night on Syfy. Total Blackout is returning with host Jaleel White, to be accompanied by new series Exit, which is perfect programming as you will see in these TV spots:

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TV Spot: Exit

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Total Blackout (All-new Episodes)

Returns Tuesday, June 4 at 9Pm – Hosted by Jaleel White (Family Matters), the half hour, extreme game show Total Blackout returns with “Parental Blackout” – a special parent-child episode where three mother-daughter teams and one mother-son team square off to conquer challenges in pitch black. After contestants guess the weight of several objects, they must then reach in and identify whatever lurks in the mystery tanks. The remaining teams then attempt to identify a range of innocent – and not...

It’s not easy to snag Wheel of Fortune’s top prize. In order to even be eligible for a $1 million payday, contestants must be lucky enough to spin the big wheel and land on the million dollar prize slot — a 1-in-72 chance. They must then solve the main puzzle and win entry to the show’s bonus round — in which they spin yet another wheel, which gives them another 1-in-24 chance of landing on the big money — without ever hitting the dreaded “bankrupt” wedge.But luck and skill collided last night for Autumn Erhard, an animal pharmaceuticals sales rep...

Tonight at 10 p.m. Et, Gsn will offer a sneak peek at its new version of the game show Minute to Win It, now hosted by Olympic speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno, following the season finale of the cable net’s top-rated original series, The American Bible Challenge (the more you know!). Check out the Minute to Win It promo, fittingly touting Ohno’s “body of a god,” below.

Each one-hour episode features competitors facing up to 10 one-minute challenges that escalate in level of difficulty using everyday household items. At various points, contestants can walk away with the money they...

Gsn announced today that it will be airing a Sneak Peek of its all new version of Minute to Win It with host Apolo Anton Ohno, one of the most decorated Americanathletes of all time. The Minute to win It sneak peek will air onThursday, May 23rd at 10:00pm Et, only on Gsn. This will follow the highly anticipated season finale of Season Two of Gsn.s number one original series The American Bible Challenge. From Gsn Minute To Win It premieres Tuesday, June 25th at 8:00pm Et/Pt with newepisodes airing back-to-back every Tuesday night from 8:00pm Et/Pt to10:00pm Et/Pt. The Sneak Peek features Team .Mr. and Mrs. Smith,. afun, enthusiastic and loving married couple who dream of being able...

Summer used to be the time that we’d see Warehouse 13, Haven, and – sigh – Eureka return with new seasons, but that’s all changed. Warehouse 13 returns for the second half of its giant 20-episode season on Monday, Haven is now a fall series, and Eureka… well, you know.

But chin up! We have Season 2 of Continuum and standalone seasons of Sinbad and Primeval: New World coming our way, along with the return of Face Off, Ghost Hunters, and many other competition and nonscripted series, not to mention a Twilight Zone marathon, a Roger Corman marathon, and more Original Movies with excellent titles. Check em all out below; series broadcast info will be updated on the SciFiMafia.com Spring and Summer Primetime TV Schedule.

Syfy Launches A Summer Of Imagination And Adventure Premieres Of Reality Series Joe Rogan Questions Everything, Cosworld, Notorious Hauntings And Exit All-new Episodes Of Face Off,...

Gsn enjoyed a robust year of growth in 2012 anchored by hits Family Feud and faith-based show The American Bible Challenge. Season to date, Gsn is up 31% among adults 25-54. Today at its New York upfront the network announced an eight-episode order for new quiz show The Chase, based on the UK show of the same name, and a June 25 premiere date for the Apolo Anton Ohno-hosted Minute To Win It. Gsn also unveiled six new series in development including a Utah-set dance competition show and family-oriented and dating game shows: Greenlit Original Series Minute To Win It This all new, Gsn original version of the classic show will be hosted by Speed Skating Champion Apolo Anton Ohno. Each one-hour episode of Minute To Win It features competitors facing 10 challenges that escalate in level of difficulty using everyday household items. Each game has a one-minute time limit and failure to...

Syfy is expanding its reality competition slate with Exit, based on the Nippon Television Network’s Japanese series Dero! The six-episode series hosted by Curt Doussett is set to premiere on Tuesday, June 4 at 10 Pm. In each episode, four teams of two contestants will battle to escape a series of four mind-bending and seemingly diabolical rooms, each more challenging than the last. The winning team must beat the clock while solving rapid-fire brain games and navigating a bevy of terrifyingly entertaining puzzles in order to be the only team to truly exit and win the $10,000 prize. Exit is produced by Smart Dog Media in association with Zig Zag Productions. Craig Plestis (Minute to Win It, America’s Got Talent), Michael Binkow (1 vs. 100, Who Wants to Be A Millionaire), Danny Fenton (Scam City, Cheryl Cole: Where Did It All Go Right… and Wrong) and Scott St. John (Total Blackout, America...

Decorated Olympic athlete/TV personality/Dancing With The Stars champion Apolo Anton Ohno will be the host of Gsn’s version of Minute To Win It. The cable network is producing 40 original episodes of the the reality game show, which originated on NBC with host Guy Fieri. It is slated to premiere in summer 2013. In each one-hour episode of Minute To Win It, competitors face 10 challenges that escalate in level of difficulty using everyday household items for a $250,000 prize.

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<div>Kicking off movie news, the director of Secretary (and you’ve tuned out, or way, way in already) adds <a class=”zem_slink” href=”http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0829576/” title=”Kristen Stewart” rel=”imdb” target=”_blank”>Kristen Stewart</a> and Elizabeth Banks to “The Big Shoe,” a film that supposedly mixes eroticism and comedy. What more could you want really?</div>

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NBC has found a star for its Ironside remake, adding Blair Underwood to the cast. I have to admit that makes me a lot more interested in Ironside.

MTV has ordered a semi-scripted comedy pilot about a Kardashian-style family, according to Deadline. I have a feeling this purchase was heavily influenced by the success of another partially-improvised reality TV parody, The Real Husbands of Hollywood.

In what sounds like a nightmarish combination, CBS has ordered a pilot starring Robin Williams created by David E. Kelley. Crazy Ones would follow a father/daughter advertising team. It's got crazy in the title, so you know this will feature Williams and Kelley at their least restrained.

Unsurprisingly, Thailand's culture minister is upset with Saturday Night Live for a fake ad making fun of the country's sex tourism.

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Gsn has decided to revive Minute to Win It, the cancelled NBC game show. The peacock network ran it for two seasons and a total of 66 episodes, between March 2010 and September 2011. Gsn acquired rights to air the reruns back in July 2012.

There's no word on if Guy Fieri will return as host but Gsn has ordered 40 new hour episodes which will premiere in late 2013.

Here's the press release:

Gsn Orders 40 Original Episodes Of Popular Game Show "Minute To Win It"

Produced by Shine America, Series is Slated to Premiere in Late 2013

February 04, 2013 (Santa Monica, CA) Gsn has ordered 40 one-hour original episodes of the successful game show Minute To Win It - marking the first time the series has been developed by a U.S. cable network.

Gsn will bring back the one-hour game show Minute to Win It. The cable network has given a 40-episode order for Minute to Win It, with production beginning in March for a late 2013 launch. Episodes will be produced by Shine America, based on the format owned by sister company Friday TV. “Minute to Win It is a buzzy, addictive and social media-friendly show, and we are excited to be producing 40 new hourlong episodes,” said Amy Introcaso-Davis, Gsn's executive vp programming. “Minute to Win It has become a global phenomenon, and we are thrilled

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Gsn announced today that it has put in a 40-show order for the game show Minute To Win It. The new one-hours are produced by Shine America, based on the format owned by Shine’s sister company Friday TV. “Minute To Win It has become a global phenomenon and we are thrilled to be bringing it to Gsn’s avid fan base. With original games and some timeless classics, our goal is to make this new season a family favorite,” said Eden Gaha, President of Shine America in a statement today. Gsn picked up off-network rights to the competitive game with household items last July. The latest order marks the first time the series has been developed by a U.S. cable network.

Former Hannah Montana and High School Musical chief Rich Ross – now CEO of Shine America – will be the keynote speaker at the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Conference in March.

Rich Ross, CEO of Shine America will deliver the keynote address at the upcoming Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (Astra) 2013 Conference on 14 March. In his first Australian appearance since stepping in to the Shine role this month, Rich will take a timely look at the impact and importance of quality content that engages with and enhances the experience of TV viewers.

As the CEO of Shine America, Rich spearheads the company behind popular and award-winning original series including The Biggest Loser, adaptations of other Shine Group owned series such as MasterChef, Minute to Win It, and The Office. Through Shine Group’s distribution arm, Shine International, Shine America distributes its library of programming and formats to more than 150 countries.

This holiday season, we’re presenting you with the gift that keeps on giving… a guide to Christmas Eve TV marathons. From TBS’ annual 24-hour A Christmas Story marathon (this year marks the marathon’s 15th anniversary) to Bravo’s 11 hours of The Real Housewives of Orange County (from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.), there’s something out there for holiday purists and holiday Grinches alike.

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In addition to TBS’ 24-hour Christmas Story fest, starting at 8 p.m., AMC has lined up a full day of holiday programming from 9:15 a.m. to tomorrow at 2 a.m. With...

The host of a pair of popular Food Network Series — Guy’s Big Bite and Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (affectionately known as Triple D by its host and legion of fans) — the bleach-blond car fanatic and restaurateur first won viewers’ hearts when he won Season 2 of The Next Food Network Star. Since then, the Ohio native, born Guy Ramsay Ferry, has branched out even further with successful books and cookware lines and as the host of the NBC game show Minute to Win It. Guy’s Big Bite airs Sunday mornings at 10:30/9:30Ct Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives airs Monday nights at [...]...

‘MasterChef’ Renewed In China, ‘Minute To Win It’ Goes Local Elisabeth Murdoch’s Shine Group and the Shanghai Media Group have pacted for the second series of cooking reality competition show MasterChef China and for a local take on the beat-the-clock themed Minute To Win It. Both will go out on Smg’s Dragon TV. The first series of MasterChef China ends next week after so far reaching an audience of 118M. Pre-production is to start immediately on the new season and on Minute To Win It with both to air next year. HBO Asia’s ‘Serangoon Road’ Adds ‘Dark Knight’ Actor HBO Asia’s first primetime drama, Serangoon Road, has added Chin Han to the cast that’s already led by Joan Chen. Han has had roles in Hollywood films that include The Dark Knight, 2012 and Contagion. HBO Asia is teaming with Australia’s ABC TV for the 10-episode...

Last year Syfy dipped a toe – well, really, stuck a whole hand – in the type of competition show that does not require the specialized skill set of Face Off when it added gross-out screamfest hit Total Blackout to its lineup. Today it announced an addition to its competition roster with Opposite Worlds:

Syfy To Bring Smash Hit Reality Series Opposite Worlds To America With Acquisition Of Exclusive U.S. Format Rights From Canal 13 And Banijay International

New York – October 8, 2012 – Following its success with international hit Total Blackout, Syfy today announced it will bring the mega-sensation reality series Opposite Worlds – which transfixes half of Chile’s television audience each week with its battle of the Past versus the Future – to the United States. Syfy acquired the exclusive U.S. format rights from Canal 13 and distributor Banijay International.

Opposite Worlds will consist of 12 episodes over six weeks, marking the first...

SyFy has announced the new reality series "Opposite Worlds," which features contestants competing in a simulated past and future. As imagined by the show, the past is a place of constant struggle, and the future a world of total convenience. The show is a hit on Chilean television, and SyFy acquired the exclusive U.S. format rights from Canal 13 and distributor Banijay International. It will air 12 episodes over six weeks, with two episodes airing per week. Craig Plestis ("Minute to Win It") will executive produce. "Opposite Worlds has become an absolute phenomenon,"...

Exclusive: Syfy has picked up Opposite Worlds, a 12-episode unscripted series based on a hit Chilean reality format. It will be executive produced by former NBC reality chief-turned-producer Craig Plestis. Syfy has acquired the U.S. format rights from Canal 13 and distributor Banijay International, and plans to air Opposite Worlds‘ 12 episodes over six weeks, marking the first time Syfy has aired an original series twice a week. In Opposite Worlds, 20 people from all walks of life are mixed together in two opposing teams that live in two distinctly different worlds — the Past and the Future. The Future is a Utopia where every wish can be granted with a push of a button; the Past is a constant struggle for survival. Each week, players compete in a series of challenges to determine who lives in the Past and who lives in the Future. “This groundbreaking, edgy program is a remarkable...

Shine America, the production company behind "The Biggest Loser," "The Office" and other shows, has beefed up its development team with two executives, adding Chris Culvenor as senior vice president, development and Christie McConnell as vice president, development, the company said Monday. Culvenor (pictured) joins Shine America from Shine Australia, where he launched the Australian formats of "MasterChef," "The Biggest Loser," "The Voice," "Minute to Win It" and others. Culvenor, whose tenure at Shine Australia was preceded by a stint at FremantleMedia Australia, will oversee day-to-day unscripted development for Los Angeles-based...

Chris Culvenor has been named senior VP development at Shine America, and Christie McConnell has joined the company as VP development, CEO Carl Fennessy announced today. Culvenor joins Shine America from sibling Shine Australia and will oversee day-to-day unscripted development for the Los Angeles-based company. Culvenor, who sinced 2010 has overseen Shine Australia’s development and sale of TV programs and formats, will report to president Eden Gaha. McConnell will report to Culvenor. During Culvenor’s time at Shine Australia, the company successfully launched Australian formats of such series as MasterChef, The Biggest Loser, The Voice Australia, Wag Nation, The Shire, Australia’s Next Top Model, Minute to Win It, The Renovators and Dating in the Dark. Prior to Shine Australia, Culvenor worked at FremantleMedia Australia. McConnell joins Shine America from Stephen David Entertainment, where she served as VP development since 2010. She developed concepts for a variety of cable networks and brands including Bravo,...

Santa Monica, CA – July 17, 2012 – Gsn announced it has acquired off-network rights to 68 one-hour episodes of the hit game show Minute To Win It from NBCUniversal Cable & New Media Distribution. Hosted by All-American chef and television personality Guy Fieri (“Diners, Drive-ins and Dives”), the game features competitors participating in a series of simple, yet nerve-wracking, games that can lead to a $1 million prize. Minute To Win It will air in four-hour blocks on Tuesday nights from 7 pm to 11 pm (Et) on Gsn beginning on Tuesday, July 24 at 7 pm (Et). Related: Gsn Sets Premiere Date For ‘The American Bible Challenge’...

NBC has signed overall deals with five established producers: Jason Ehrlich (ABC’s The Bachelor), David A. Hurwitz (NBC’s Fear Factor), Alex Katz (NBC’s The Biggest Loser) and Lee Metzger (NBC’s The Voice). They join America’s Got Talent judge Howie Mandel and his Alvey Production Company (Mobbed), Tom Shelly (NBC’s Love In The Wild), former NBC reality head-turned-producer Craig Plestis (NBC’s Minute To Win It) and Jason Raff (NBC’s America’s Got Talent), who also have development pacts with the network. “We have stacked the deck and look forward to continuing to work with all of these incredibly talented individuals,” said Paul Telegdy, President, NBC’s president of Alternative and Late Night Programming. Ehrlich, co-executive producer for numerous seasons of The Bachelor as well as The Bachelorette and Bachelor Pad, will be an executive producer alongside Katz and Eva Longoria on NBC’s...

Darren McMullen will be the new host of revamped BBC One show Magicians when it returns in the New Year. The first series of the show, which was fronted by Lenny Henry, launched on BBC One in January, picking up over six million viewers. The new series has an extended six-episode, 75-minute run and will air live on Saturday nights. Scottish-born star McMullen will make his UK primetime debut following huge success in Australia and the Us with shows such as Love In The Wild and The Lair. He also recently hosted ITV2 gameshow Minute To Win It alongside Caroline Flack and Joe Swash. "It's all happened rather quickly," McMullen told Digital Spy. "I'm still a bit shocked and daunted about going out live to the British public to see what they think. "I met with [BBC One controller] Danny Cohen and we chatted (more)...