1. A TRIO OF NEW DATINGS SHOWS
Also in this new season a number of new dating shows will premiere on the screens worldwide, in an effort to attract the young target.
The first one is Love Triangle, produced by Endemol Shine Australia, that will be launched on Australian streaming service Stan on October 6th.
The format follows a group of singles who are challenged to chose a mate who may not match with their idea of a “perfect partner”. Participants can text and call their potential partners as they get to know each other, but are not allowed to see their faces until they go on a blind date. After meeting, the newly formed couples move in together for a journey filled with love, before a new twist (not yet revealed) will create chaos in the group.
And let’s hope that this new twist will be really strong and original, because till now the show seems something already seen many times.
Another dating , this time from Korea, is coming soon to Disney+. Hosted by a YouTube influencer, Pink Lie will see a group of contestants, each armed with one lie about themselves, living together in a house trying to find love. The format gives participants a second chance at love by removing prejudice and forming new couples before testing the strength of the connection.
Too little information to have a precise idea of the show.
Finally, on Paramount-owned cable network MTV will be launched on October 12th Love at First Lie, produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and Lime Pictures, with actor Tori Spelling (Beverly Hills 90210) as host.
The rules are simple. During the series 8 couples try to guess who is in real relationships and which pairs are faking it. At the end of each episode, during the “Truth Ceremony”, the couples must eliminate from the competition who they think is lying about their love. If they guess correctly and kick out liars, they add $25,000 to the prize fund each time. Only one couple can win and take home the entire prize pot.
Not a particularly original concept, but the dynamics and mechanisms seem to be quite effective and fun.
2. A POTION FOR LIFE
Japan’s Nippon TV will present a slate of new formats -scripted and unscripted- in the upcoming MipCom. Among the unscripted there is the new game show Time Potion, where time is the essence.
9 players are gathered in an unknown place, each without a clue as to what game they are about to play. As the show begins, their “lives” start to tick away. Their aim is to complete 3 missions, such as “dig the key in the mud”, “put a coin into the cup underwater” or “catch the ball with the spike”, in order to stop the countdown. The last person remaining wins.
Scattered across the playing field there are bottles containing the “time potion”, but to get it contestants have to crack the 4-digit code to unlock the case. If they manage, they can either drink the potion and recover their lives, or keeping it until the end in order to win an extra cash prize.
3. THERE IS A FORTUNE HIDDEN IN YOUR HOUSE!
Saturday September 3th on the Belgian broadcaster VTL premiered Finder$ Keeper$ (locally titled Wie Zoekt Die Wint), based on an idea of Send in the Clowns, produced by PIT and distributed internationally by Be-Entertainment).
In each episode a fortunate family gets the chance to win up to €100,000. The cash is hidden in their own home and all the money they find within 30 minutes is theirs to keep. The cash can be anywhere, from sealed bags of cereal to the inside of an unopened bottle of wine, in the kids’ game console or behind a newly-built fake wall, and sometimes the family has to destroy things to get them (see pics). Furthermore, each episode features a dilemma, such as a paint bomb in the bedroom worth 10,000 euros. Will a family member dare to press the button?
The format gets inspiration by an old American game show for kids with the same title, but in this case the house is real and there are more funny and intriguing situations.