Spike TV has ordered 10 episodes of the Craig Robinson-hosted game show “Caraoke Showdown.” The Viacom cable channel describes its new half-hour unscripted show as “‘Cash Cab’ meets karaoke.” No mention of James Corden‘s “Carpool Karaoke” anywhere, however. Robinson also executive produces the new series along with Howie Mandel, Alice Dickens-Koblin, Peter Herschko, and Brian Veskosky. Core Media Group serves as the production company. Also Read: Missy Elliott Crashes Michelle Obama's 'Carpool Karaoke' (Video) “Caraoke Showdown” features Robinson posing as a driver, picking up unsuspecting contestants who are along for a very unique ride upon realizing they...
- 7/26/2016
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Santa Monica, CA, (October 13, 2011) – Continuing its expansion into non-scripted programming, Lionsgate has entered into a three-year joint television venture with Banca Studio, the company recently formed by Roy Bank, an accomplished reality producer (Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?) and former President of Television for Merv Griffin Entertainment. As part of the launch of this new venture, Lionsgate has also made a deal with Merv Griffin Entertainment to purchase the slate of production and development originated under Bank’s recent tenure there, including this summer’s NBC game show It’s Worth What?, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer, Bloomberg Television’s The Mentor, and the upcoming Million Dollar Mind Game premiering October 23 on ABC. The announcement was made today by Lionsgate Television Group President Kevin Beggs. “Roy embodies the kind of expertise and entrepreneurial spirit we prize so highly,” said Beggs. “He has had impressive success as an innovative producer and industry executive,...
- 10/13/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
ABC has given a series order to a classic Russian game show in which teams work together to solve puzzles.
In "The Six" (originally titled "What? Where? When?"), six players must collaborate to solve nontrivia logic games within 60 seconds. ABC has ordered six episodes from Merv Griffin Entertainment.
"When was the last time you saw a group dynamic that wasn't about backstabbing?" Merv Griffin Entertainment TV president Roy Bank said. "Here, there's no voting, no eliminations. You make money only as a team."
The top-rated Russian version of "Six" has been on the air since 1975, the same year Griffin's "Wheel of Fortune" debuted in daytime. The ABC version has tapped U.K. personality Vernon Kay to host. The show seeks to distinguish itself from other quiz shows by its logic-based questions.
"No one member may know the answer," Bank said. "But given enough time or smarts, they can figure out the answer.
In "The Six" (originally titled "What? Where? When?"), six players must collaborate to solve nontrivia logic games within 60 seconds. ABC has ordered six episodes from Merv Griffin Entertainment.
"When was the last time you saw a group dynamic that wasn't about backstabbing?" Merv Griffin Entertainment TV president Roy Bank said. "Here, there's no voting, no eliminations. You make money only as a team."
The top-rated Russian version of "Six" has been on the air since 1975, the same year Griffin's "Wheel of Fortune" debuted in daytime. The ABC version has tapped U.K. personality Vernon Kay to host. The show seeks to distinguish itself from other quiz shows by its logic-based questions.
"No one member may know the answer," Bank said. "But given enough time or smarts, they can figure out the answer.
- 4/28/2010
- by By James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming … to American reality television.
ABC has ordered a presentation for a U.S. version of “What? Where? When?” the No. 1 Russian game show that next year will mark its 35th anniversary.
Merv Griffin Entertainment is producing the project, tentatively titled “The Six,” after the number of contestants on the show.
“What?” was created by veteran Russian TV host and director Vladimir Voroshilov. It premiered in 1975, the same year Merv Griffin’s “Wheel of Fortune” made its debut as a daytime show.
The two have something else in common: Their centerpiece is a spinning horizontal wheel divided into segments. While on “Wheel” three contestants compete against one another in solving a word puzzle, on “What” a team of six “knowledgeable persons” or “experts” compete against viewers. Each segment on the wheel represents a viewer question. When the spinner lands on a question, the...
ABC has ordered a presentation for a U.S. version of “What? Where? When?” the No. 1 Russian game show that next year will mark its 35th anniversary.
Merv Griffin Entertainment is producing the project, tentatively titled “The Six,” after the number of contestants on the show.
“What?” was created by veteran Russian TV host and director Vladimir Voroshilov. It premiered in 1975, the same year Merv Griffin’s “Wheel of Fortune” made its debut as a daytime show.
The two have something else in common: Their centerpiece is a spinning horizontal wheel divided into segments. While on “Wheel” three contestants compete against one another in solving a word puzzle, on “What” a team of six “knowledgeable persons” or “experts” compete against viewers. Each segment on the wheel represents a viewer question. When the spinner lands on a question, the...
- 12/9/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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