The UK version of 99 to Beat looks like it was filmed in a large warehouse with minimal set dressing and no audience (the contestants are the audience). The games look super cheap to build. So aside from the lighting rig, it must be insanely inexpensive to produce.
On Mon, May 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > Fox seems to be going back to the well for a lot of next season (schedule > as by The Wrap, all times ET, new shows as in new to Fox in caps): > > Monday > 8:00 – 9:00 p.m.: “Name That Tune” (taped last summer, the blonde house > singer will try to hide her pregnancy, she had her baby a few weeks after > the season wrapped) > 9:00 – 10:00 p.m.: CELEBRITY WEAKEST LINK--After three seasons on NBC, the > reboot of the UK quizzer with Jane Lynch doing Sue Sylvester as the > tart-tounged host moves to Fox with celebrity contestants for Lynch to yawn > at. Please, a live audience and not a laugh track. From Universal and BBC > Studios (but Fox will try to claim part ownership). > > Tuesday > 8:00 – 9:00 p.m.: “Murder In a Small Town” > 9:00 – 10:00 p.m.: “Doc” > > Wednesday > 8:00 – 9:00 p.m.: “The Floor” > 9:00 – 10:00 p.m.: 99 TO BEAT--This adaptation of a Belgian format sounds > a helluva lot like its lead-in, except there will be a variety of games for > the 100 contestants trying to eliminate each other for $100,000. Dr. Ken > (oh God) and Fox Sports' Erin Andrews host. Fox owns a piece, don't know if > it'll be shot here or overseas, sorry Donald. > > Thursday > 8:00 – 9:00 p.m.: “Hell’s Kitchen” (gotta have Gordon Ramay, you > [CENSORED] donkeys) > 9:00 – 10:00 p.m.: “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test” > > Friday > 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT: College footbsll > > Saturday > 7:00 – 10:30 p.m. ET / 4:00 – 7:30 p.m. PT: Sportsball > > Sunday > 7:00 – 7:30 p.m.: NFL overrun > 7:30 – 8:00 p.m.: More NFL overrun or cartoon reruns > 8:00 – 8:30 p.m.: “The Simpsons” > 8:30 – 9:00 p.m.: “Universal Basic Guys” > 9:00 – 9:30 p.m.: “Krapopolis” > 9:30 – 10:00 p.m.: “Bob’s Burgers” > > A lot of action mid-season, including scripted. Chief seems to be "Fear > Factor: The Next Chapter," claiming to be darker and edgier than the > original (if that is possible--yes, Joe Rogan is being considered for > host). It's from Endemol Shine North America and Banijay. There'll also be > a spinoff of Gordon Ramsay's "Next Level Chef" called "Next Level Baker" > for the holidays, to be shot in Ireland like the parent. > > Scripted shows are "Memory of a Killer," an adaptation of a Belgian film > about a hitman who gets Alzheimer's from Warners with Fox owning a piece, > "The Faithful," an Easter/Passover mini about the women of the Old > Testament from "CSI" producer Carol Mendelsohn and in-house (and not > inspired by "The Traitors"), and "Best Medicine," an Americanization of the > UK light drama and US public TV Saturday night fixture "Doc Martin," with > Josh Charles playing the rich surgeon who moves back to a small town to > become a GP. It's in-house with Ben Silverman's company. And after some > years on TBS, "American Dad!" returns to Fox, still owned by Disney, but > Fox hasn't gotten rid of any of the other shows they used to own that > Disney now owns. > > ABC and CW coming this week, and with the ABC comes Kimmel's annual roast > of television. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/c6bd1903-8dc5-439c-a2d6-2f8fcecf6898n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/c6bd1903-8dc5-439c-a2d6-2f8fcecf6898n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGAEb8RyKcK6855RY4jLf%2B9wQ%3DfNo_Lp-Hry4v%2BnUMVLkQ%40mail.gmail.com.
