Netflix's 'Love Is Blind' grows globally with a UK spin-off, strong U.S. streaming performance, and Italy's first adaptation launching next month. A week in unscripted content (46/2025).
Netflix orders more competitions and greenlights 'Win the Mall' (wt) from Fremantle US. The show transforms a classic shopping mall into a game of strategy and twists, as 10 teams of expert shoppers face off against each other.
The British version of Netflix's dating social experiment 'Love Is Blind' will get a spin-off, reuniting stars from the first two seasons. The 'Love Is Blind' franchise also continues performing strongly in the U.S. streaming charts, and the very first Italian adaptation will debut next month.
ABC announces a new game show, 'The Greatest Average American' with Nate Bargatze, for midseason. Through challenges and trivia, contestants try to guess how everyday Americans think and live. In the end, one will be crowned the "Greatest Average American" and get the chance to win the average yearly salary.
CBS and Sony have settled a legal dispute over 'Jeopardy!' and 'Wheel of Fortune' in the U.S.
TVN Poland is preparing a local version of 'Stranded on Honeymoon Island', according to wirtualnemedia.pl. The adventure dating format from Seven.One Studios has been produced in over 10 territories, with the most recent version in the UK on BBC One. Couples matched by experts are abandoned on deserted tropical islands to see if the experience leads to love.
Also from Poland, the local version of 'Be My Guest' has improved TVN's Monday prime-time performance with a 9.9% share (TG20–54) in its second season, wirtualnemedia.pl reports. The reality format from All3Media International invites B&B owners to stay in each other's facilities and judge their experience.
RTP is preparing a Portuguese version of 'Emergency Call', a factual format from Lineup Industries that follows the ups and downs – and human stories – of an emergency call center.
Prime Video launches 'June Farms', following an entrepreneur who runs a farm, restaurant/bar, and events space.