29Mar2013
Fox Commissions “Challenge Me” Pilot from Talpa
Dutch production company Talpa is digging its heels deeper into American soil. Fox has ordered a pilot for the Talpa game show Challenge Me. The Talpa Media USA format is a studio based game that sees contestants who have unusual skills or talents try to break records for a cash prize. Beyond Fox, Challenge Me has been sold to the Netherlands and the Ukraine. Interested to see what you may have to look forward to with Challenge Me? Click here to take a look and let us know what you think.
Read MoreView Comments (1)11Feb2013
Mark Walberg to Host Fox Pilot “Don’t Lose the Money”
Mark Walberg has signed on to host the new Fox game show pilot tentatively titled Don't Lose the Money. The Shine-produced pilot will be taping in Germany in February. The format sees two teams of contestants compete in physical challenges which will, inevitably, force them to drop bundles of money held through the round. Click here to learn more about the format. Let us know what you think of it.
Read MoreView Comments (13)25Sep2012
Second Couple Sues “Million Dollar Money Drop” for Faulty Question
Fox's Million Dollar Money Drop is a long forgotten colossal disaster of a quiz show from from Winter 2010. The show was critically panned for its horrific pace, bizarre production decisions, and (most of all) poor question setting. People who followed the show remember the faulty question on the first episode regarding the debut date of a Post-It note. It looks like another team thinks they have a case with a bad question and TMZ is reporting the losing couple taking the show to court. Click here to read about the incident and to hear what the couple has to say. Let us know what you think by commenting.
Read MoreView Comments (12)16Jul2012
An Interview With “Minuto Para Ganar” Host Marco Antonio Regil
Coming August 13th at 7:00PM is Minuto Para Ganar, the new Spanish-language revival of the former NBC game show Minute to Win It. This is the second American version of the show. Hosting the show is internationally popular television presenter Marco Antonio Regil. Marco has had a game show resume people kill for. He's hosted The Price is Right, Family Feud, Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?, Dancing With the Stars, and many others. Talent like Marco doesn't come around that often. It's why we leaped at the opportunity to talk to him. We discussed his career, what it's like to break into America, and what it's like on the set of Minuto Para Ganar. Click here to read our interview with Marco Antonio Regil.
Read MoreView Comments (6)06Jul2012
Fox Takes “Take Me Out” Back to Thursdays
Just as quickly as things change in the TV business, they can just as quickly go back to the way it was. We accurately reported yesterday that after slumping ratings, the George Lopez-hosted dating show Take Me Out was being moved to Saturday nights from its original Thursday night spot by Fox. After a surprising bump this week, the network is giving it a second chance and putting it back in its original time slot. The episodes of Mobbed that were to take its place will now air starting on Saturday, July 14th. This, of course, is always possible to change so keep with BuzzerBlog for the latest in knee-jerk network moves.
Read MoreView Comments (12)05Jul2012
Fox Pushes “Take Me Out” to Saturdays
If you're a fan of Fox's dating game show Take Me Out, like I am, this is your last Thursday to watch it. Regretfully Fox is moving the George Lopez hosted show to Saturday nights starting next week. Again, tonight's episode will air as planned. Next week, July 12th, a special episode of Mobbed will air in its place. You can find Take Me Out next on July 14th at 9:00PM ET following Cops. After tonight's episode the show will have three editions to burn off on Saturday. Take Me Out debuted low and has only gone down from there. Last Thursday's episode scored just 2.3 million viewers and a 1.0 in the 18-49 demographic. Very disappointed to see this happen with such a fun show.
Read MoreView Comments (9)18Jun2012
Ratings Report: “Figure It Out” and “Pointless Celebrities” are Last Week’s Winners
We've had a few new game shows pop up recently and I wanted to be sure to share the nice success stories we've had for the genre. The biggest recent success is Nick's revival of Figure It Out. It seems the new series left off where the old one did...it's a big hit. The show has been averaging over 2.5 million episodes for its debut week. Over in the United Kingdom, BBC's Saturday special Pointless Celebrities scored big for the network. The celebrity special of BBC's hit daytime quiz show scored 3.47 million viewers and a 19.2% share. We've also got syndicated ratings for you. Click here to read all the numbers and let us know what you think.
Read MoreView Comments (16)08Jun2012
Ratings: “Take Me Out” and “The Choice” Lackluster in Debut
Bad news if you enjoyed Take Me Out last night, or if you somehow stuck through The Choice. Neither of Fox's two new studio-based dating game shows did that well during their debut. To say I'm disappointed for Take Me Out is an understatement. George Lopez's very entertaining and fun dating game scored just a 2.1/4 rating, with 3.3 million viewers. The night improved slightly for Fox at 9:00PM ET with The Choice. Cat Deeley's show increased to a 2.7/4 rating and 4.2 million viewers. Click here to read the full story and find out how each show did in comparison to its competition on other networks.
Read MoreView Comments (9)07Jun2012
“Take Me Out” and “The Choice” Debut Tonight on Fox; Write Your Own Review
Two new studio-based dating shows are debuting on Fox tonight. In our opinion one is really good and one is really bad. I'm sure you can guess which is which. First up, at 8:00PM ET, is Take Me Out. The American version of the international hit sees thirty single ladies, the "Flirty Thirty", fight over one single guy through three rounds. Then at 9:00PM ET is Fox's other new studio dating show The Choice. A play on NBC's popular singing competition The Voice, four celebrities try to choose someone for a date by only their voice. We watched both and Take Me Out is, by far, the winner. It's a funny and fun show. You can't ask for much more. However, that's just what we think. We want to know your thoughts. Be sure to write in the comments section and tell us what you think of both. Click here to give us your opinions on both.
Read MoreView Comments (27)02Jun2012
Weekend Replay: “Family Feud”, “Take Me Out”, and “Blockbusters”
It's been a really slow news week, plus it's been busy all around, so updates of any meaning haven't been coming in as quick. I thought we'd show you some clips from the past week or so that we found memorable, funny, or just things we thought you'd like to see. We've got a funny Family Feud blooper, a new preview for Fox's Take Me Out which you should be excited for, plus a new look at Challenge's Blockbusters revival and its brand new multiplayer game letting you compete against anyone right now. Click here to read all the updates and see all the videos.
Read MoreLeave a Comment26May2012
Behind the Scenes of Fox’s “Take Me Out”
Fox's newest game, the studio-based dating show Take Me Out, is debuting very soon. The George Lopez hosted show starts Thursday, June 7th, at 8:00PM. On the show thirty single women (the "Flirty Thirty") have their choice of various men. If a woman is interested, she can stay in the game. However, if she isn't, she can hit her button, her light goes out, and she's out of that round. Women can stay on as long as they want. The bachelor and the final single lady (if any remain at all) will go on a romantic fantasy date. Fox has uploaded several videos of the show which we'll be showing to you over the next few days. Click here to check out you first behind-the-scenes look at the show. Excited for it? Let us know.
Read MoreView Comments (8)15May2012
Brad Rutter and Mark Labbett are Chasers for Fox’s “The Chase”; Pilot Details Revealed
We've had to bite our tongues for a long, long time but we can finally reveal some information about Fox's pilot of ITV's hit quiz show The Chase. We already knew that host Bradley Walsh would be sticking around from the British version. He's not the only one, though. Two pilots were taped, one with an American Chaser and one with a British Chaser. Click here to read about the two Chasers and to learn more about the small tweaks to the American format.
Read MoreView Comments (23)18Apr2012
George Lopez to Host Fox’s Take Me Out
Comedian, actor, and talk show host George Lopez has landed the role of host of Fox's upcoming dating game show Take Me Out. The Fox show invites 30 single ladies, the Flirty 30, to fight over a single guy through various rounds. The UK version, on ITV, is hosted by Paddy McGuinness. We'll update the story with more information later further through the evening. Click here to tell us what you think of the host choice.
Read MoreView Comments (14)14Apr2012
“The Chase” USA Pilot Now Casting
A bit ago BuzzerBlog exclusively announced that The Chase, ITV's hit daytime quiz show, was making a jump to America for a Fox pilot. The ITV Studios USA show is already into the casting phase for the pilot. Anyone near Los Angeles who is a trivia buff and wants a free trip to London may want to take part. I stress the free trip to London part. You'll also get $1,000. Just be 21 or over, have a passport, and able to be in Europe between May 11th and May 16th. Incidentally, this is the same time that the newest celebrity episodes of The Chase tape, so UK residents be on the lookout for audience information at LostInTV. Click here if you want to be a part of the pilot. The Chase is arguably the best quiz show around anywhere right now, and I'd love some of our trivia buff BuzzerBlog readers to help bring it to America.
Read MoreView Comments (17)06Apr2012
“The Chase” Being Piloted for Fox in America
We've teased it on Facebook and Twitter over the past few hours. For American fans of the ITV game show The Chase, we've got some very good news. Our sources are telling us that an American version of the popular quiz format is going into production. This is just a pilot and not going to series yet, but it's a step in the right direction. The same sources are telling us that this is going to Fox. Our sources have never been wrong yet and there's no reason to doubt them on this one. No information on host, Chaser(s), or format have been made public yet but we're hunting it down. It's expected to have some changes for an American production, though. Click here to learn more about the show.
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