ABC Picks Up Reality Staples for 2018-2019; CNBC to Revive Deal or No Deal

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

ABC Picks Up Reality Staples for 2018-2019; CNBC to Revive Deal or No Deal

The Bachelor, Dancing with the Stars, Child Support and AFV

ABC announced that the network has picked up new seasons of four alternative series: the 29th season of AFV, 23rd season of The Bachelor, 27th season of Dancing with the Stars and second season of Child Support. The news broke via a social media "round-robin" between hosts Alfonso Ribeiro (@Alfonso_Ribeiro), Chris Harrison (@ChrisBHarrison), Fred Savage (@TheFredSavage), Tom Bergeron (@Tom_Bergeron) and Erin Andrews (@ErinAndrews). No word yet on other reality staples like Shark Tank and the recently premiered American Idol, but both will likely be back.

Deal or No Deal

CNBC announced the network has greenlit one of America's most popular and beloved game shows, Deal or No Deal, with its iconic host Howie Mandel. The reimagined Deal or No Deal will feature all the high energy and risk-reward that captivated audiences, with some exciting new twists. Produced for CNBC by Emmy-winning Production Company Truly Original, a subsidiary of Endemol Shine North America, the new Deal or No Deal will join CNBC's primetime lineup in fourth quarter 2018. Mandel, who hosted the original series that ran on NBC from 2005-2009, returns to host and executive produce the series, as does Executive Producer and showrunner of the original series, Scott St. John.

On the hit game show Deal or No Deal, contestants play and deal for a top prize of $1 million. With 26 sealed briefcases full of varying amounts of cash - ranging from a penny to $1 million - and the mysterious entity known only as "the Banker," contestants are faced with a game of odds and chance and whether to accept an offer of cash from "the Banker" in exchange for what might be contained in the contestant's chosen briefcase.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Sunday, September 27

Animal Control - " Golden Moose and Wiener Dogs" (Fox, 7:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The team arrives at the Animal Control Officer of the Year awards and party ahead of the ceremony; it's Frank vs. Templeton for the big prize; Shred and Emily's secret romance is finally exposed.

Universal Basic Guys - "Little the Netherlands" (Fox, 7:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Mark learns to ride a bike and finds a hidden Dutch enclave; Tammy helps Leanne plan her "divorce-lorette" party.

The Simpsons - "The Children's Book Job" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Marge hopes to save Springfield Elementary by inviting a reclusive British children's author to appear at the school's book fair, but Homer botches his assignment of picking the author up at the airport.

Animal Control - "Seahawks and Piglets" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Frank leads the team in a work stoppage, but abandons his cause for the ultimate call — recovering the Seahawks' missing mascot.

Universal Basic Guys - "Rhoda" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Mark and Hank's mom returns to Glantontown; Tammy pursues a new painting hobby.

Grimsburg - "The Zast of Zus" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT)
In this apocalyptic parody, a ruggedly handsome, well-dressed stranger passes through Grimsburg and infects the town with a Zaddy virus.

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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 21)

Sunday, September 27

Rob Lowe (Unstable/The Grinder/Parks and Recreation/A New Kind of Family) - Andy Cohen interviews Rob on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 10pm on Bravo.

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