'Switch' heads to Brazil, BBC launches 'Race Against the Tide', and AXN Asia debuts 'Ultimate Challenge: Sarawak'. A week in unscripted content (31/2026).
Banijay Entertainment will represent new format 'The Million Dollar Idea', launching on Sat.1 Germany and Joyn in 2026/27. Cameras follow a successful entrepreneur who develops some of the pitched business ideas into finished, market-ready products, with a 50:50 profit split with the original idea creators. Competing broadcaster Vox enjoys success with Sony's investor format 'Shark Tank', which has been on air since 2014.
Quiz show format 'Switch' from Lineup Industries is getting its first Latin American version on Brazil's SBT. Contestants standing behind numbers 1-5 answer trivia questions and switch positions if they answer correctly. Those furthest back are eliminated, while the "number 1" contestant advances to the final round.
Apple TV orders documentary dating experiment 'The Last Person on Earth'. Couples who appear to be opposites are paired by a team of matchmakers and therapists, then embark on an adventure in a remote romantic destination to see whether it can lead to a life-changing relationship.
New prime-time entertainment show 'Ich durchschaue jeden!' ("I See Through Everyone!") premieres next week on Germany's ProSieben and Joyn. Celebrity contestants face a mentalist master of tricks and manipulation, and try to gain an advantage for the decisive final duel. i&u TV produces.
BBC will launch 'Race Against the Tide' in August. The competition format from Blue Ant Studios sees teams battle it out to build spectacular sand sculptures before the tide washes them away.
New adventure reality competition 'AXN Ultimate Challenge: Sarawak' from KC Global Media Asia is debuting on AXN Asia's TV and YouTube channels. Two teams of content creators compete in physical and mental challenges inspired by the region, experience local communities, and create social content along the way.
Food Network readies for a September premiere of restaurant competition 'Bobby Flay's The Line'. Dueling teams of chefs and restaurant staff must execute a flawless dinner service in real time for real diners, who rate each course.
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