The reboot of the classic sports competition format launches on Prime Video. Here’s a look at a week in unscripted content (16/2026).
Classic sports competition format 'American Gladiators' from MGM catalogue makes a comeback in the U.S., with the reboot launching this week on Prime Video. It features amateur contenders from across the nation stepping into the arena to face powerful Gladiators. The format is also active in the UK on BBC, where season 3 averaged 4.1 million viewers, and it has been renewed for a fourth series. A German remake is also on its way.
On top of social experiment 'Majority Rules', Nippon TV is introducing two new formats: game show 'The Balance', where families compete solely on their sense of balance, and high-speed culinary competition show 'Cooking Rush!'. It incorporates a sushi-style conveyor belt, and the winner is determined simply by the number of plates consumed by 24 judges within the time limit.
Antena 3 has ordered a Spanish version of 'Caught in the Middle', to be recorded at a hub in the Netherlands. The Talpa Studios quiz format pits one duo against one hundred opponents in a giant LED arena.
Fremantle has secured global rights to 'Holey Moley' and is building a production hub in Portugal. In this extreme mini-golf competition, contestants face off against each other on massive holes with wild obstacles.
Avalon's 'Taskmaster', an entertainment show that tests the wiles, wit, and wisdom of five hyper-competitive comedians, will be adapted in Poland for TVN as its 14th version.
Be-Entertainment now represents Dutch house swap reality format 'My Home, Your Home'. It pairs renters and gives them the opportunity to permanently swap their rental home and contract for one that better fits their current lifestyle.
'First Dates' from Warner Bros. Discovery is coming to the U.S. Hispanic market, ordered by TelevisaUnivision's UniMás. The restaurant dating format is also established in Spain, where it recently celebrated 10 years on air.
ITV Studios' cooking competition 'Game of Chefs' launched its Croatian version this week on RTL. Also premiering are: survival reality format 'Survive Your Family' from Talpa Studios on SBS6 Netherlands, adventure reality 'The Bicycle Race' also on SBS6, 'Temptation Island Benelux' on Prime Video, the reality competition 'Die Realitystar Academy' on Joyn/ProSieben Germany, a search for the next stand-up superstar in 'Funny AF with Kevin Hart' on Netflix, a new Catalan dating show using AI, 'La gran cita' (3Cat), a new Mexican version of reality format 'Jersey Shore' on Paramount+, the return of Canadian 'Cash Cab' after a long break, and more.
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