'Boxing Stars' returns to the Netherlands, Peacock orders 'Assassins', and Paramount sells 'The Perfect Line' for its first international adaptation. A week in unscripted content (43/2026).
After launching with 854K minutes viewed, Netflix's new reality competition 'Wonka's The Golden Ticket' topped the U.S. weekly streaming chart in week 2 with 1.078M minutes viewed, according to Nielsen data. In this Eureka-produced show, contestants navigate games, tests, and temptations in Wonka's Chocolate Factory, competing for a lifetime supply of money.
Entertainment format 'Boxing Stars' from Primitives returns to the Netherlands after an eight-year break, launching this month on Videoland as a three-week live event. Celebrities leave their comfort zones, undergo intensive training, and compete in a knockout boxing tournament.
Peacock orders a new reality competition, 'Assassins', from Sony's B17 Entertainment. Players compete in a game of strategy and wit inspired by a real-life game popular on college campuses. Each player is assigned a target to eliminate; however, every hunter is also being hunted, and no one is safe.
'The Perfect Line' from Paramount will get its first international version in Brazil on Globo. In this game show, contestants test their knowledge by arranging events, items, or people in the correct order.
Paramount also announces that the classic celebrity panel game show 'Hollywood Squares' will be adapted by TelevisaUnivision for the Mexican and U.S. Hispanic markets.
Daily quiz format 'In Other News, Today' from Lineup Industries will be adapted in the Netherlands for NPO 1. Celebrities compete in a lighthearted quiz based on news and social media stories from the previous 24 hours.
TF1 orders a French version of Avalon's 'Taskmaster', testing the wiles, wit, and wisdom of hyper-competitive comedians.
New reality competition 'The Flag' has launched in Lithuania, and Elitaz is now selling the format rights. Two teams of civilians undergo military training and compete to capture the opposing team's flag.
Upcoming premieres: the reimagined competition 'Battle of the Streaming Stars' on The Roku Channel; the Dutch version of Fremantle's nostalgia-filled music game show 'Hitster' on RTL 4 and Videoland; CJ ENM's dating reality format 'EXchange', in a version featuring participants aged 35 and over, on Prime Video Japan; and the first creator-led version of the German entertainment format 'Beat the Star' (Banijay Entertainment) on YouTube and Twitch.