From new competition formats to major recommissions, here's what moved in the global unscripted market this week (11/2026).
New cooking competition 'Culinary Cup' launched this month on CBS with a 'Survivor' lead-in. Elite chefs compete in a culinary arena where their taste, creativity, presentation, and technique are evaluated. Paramount handles international format sales.
Paramount+ orders 'Making Love', a relationship experiment from Kinetic Content, where singles attempt to turn their desires into a lifetime of love.
Reality competition '#CoupleChallenge', which puts couples through physical and mental contests to win, achieves strong results on streaming in Germany. The RTLzwei show is currently in season 5. Passion Distribution sells the format.
Prime Video Italy orders 'The 50', marking the 6th international version of the Banijay strategic reality competition format. 50 reality stars compete to gain power and avoid elimination inside a castle controlled by a mysterious Game Master.
Banijay Entertainment also announces the first international deal for culinary competition '100 Knives' with Denmark's TV 2, and the revival of reality format 'Big Brother' in Bengali after a decade-long hiatus.
'The Traitors' and 'The Celebrity Traitors' will stay in the UK with the BBC until at least 2030, as the pubcaster has sealed a new three-year deal with All3Media.
Constantin Entertainment gets German option rights for 'Blackout', brokered by Small World IFT. In this survival social experiment, contestants find themselves suddenly in a situation where electricity has disappeared from society.
RTL Germany will launch a brand-new prime-time show this week. 'Wer weiß wie wann was war?' is a quiz journey through pop culture, television, music, and moments from past decades. It mixes trivia with nostalgia, and the studio audience competes, split into three generations.
OUTtv greenlights panel show 'Gay vs. Straight', seeing a gay team and a straight team competing across quiz rounds, physical challenges, and opinion-led segments.