Also, new reality competition 'Dirty Players' premieres in France, and a new game show 'Yes or No Games' launches in Germany. A week in unscripted content (4/2026).
A classic of TV entertainment, 'Wanna Bet?' (Wetten, dass..?, ZDF Studios), which launched in the 80s and enjoyed multiple foreign versions, is to be revived in Germany. Public broadcaster ZDF will bring it back after a 3-year break and plans a generational change with new hosts, dwdl.de reports. The big entertainment format mixes talk, game and variety elements held together by a host.
U.S. version of 'The Traitors' enjoyed its best opening ever with the season 4 premiere on Peacock, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter based on preliminary Nielsen data. The All3Media hit format also delivers in the UK, where the latest BBC version launched atop the weekly BARB audience charts with 11.85 million viewers on broadcast and streaming.
New format coming this week: reality competition 'Dirty Players' (Tricheurs) from TF1, Dreamspark and Ah! Production premieres in France on TF1+ and TFX. Celebrities get into a strategy game where two of them hold a unique power and can cheat.
New game show 'Yes or No Games' from ITV Studios premiered on Prime Video Germany. The format uses augmented reality, taking over 100 contestants into virtual worlds as they face questions that can be answered with 'Yes' or 'No'.
Norwegian family reality format 'The Will' launched its first foreign adaptation this month on DR Denmark. The format from Lineup Industries approaches inheritance before the parents pass and helps families arrange it in advance to avoid conflict.
Can't Stop Media has announced that its format 'The A-Talks', already produced in 20 countries, has been recommissioned by S4C. In the show, celebrities face a group of atypical journalists with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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