Downfall - A gameshow that takes place on top of a skyscraper. Contestants answer questions for a chance to win $1m. If they answer incorrectly, their winnings are thrown off the edge of the building. According to The Hollywood Reporter contestants might also face ” a controlled plunge, though that part is still being worked [...]
Bachelor Pad (7x ) – Chris Harrison hosts this new reality series in which twenty former contestants of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette move into a big house and compete over a series of challenges. Channel: ABC Producer: Next Entertainment / Warner Horizon TX: Late summer 2010 Source: Cynopsis
Conveyor Belt of Love (1x ) – Five women get 60 seconds to pick an eligible partner from 30 men who are rolling past on a conveyor belt. If she sees a better one come past, she can put her first choice back on the belt. Channel: ABC Producer: Endemol USA TX: 4th January 2010 [...]
Obese w/t (6×60′) – Ob doc series follows six obese people (one per episode) over the course of one year. Channel: ABC Producer: 3 Ball Productions TX: 2011 Source: Cynopsis
Flash Forward is an ABC drama series that gives the world’s population a glimpse into their future, which forces everybody to decide whether they will fulfill or try to avoid their destinies. To promote the series ABC.com has launched a ‘keyword campaign’ that embeds keywords in the end credits of each episode. Eventually, the words [...]
The Fast & the Funniest – The Amazing Race meets Last Comic Standing in this competition reality show that sees a group of comics compete against each other in a series of USA-wide challenges. The first three comedians to reach the final venue perform a comedy gig in a bid to win cash. Channel: ABC [...]
Shaq Vs. (5 x 60′) - Shaquille O’Neal pits himself against top athletes such as American football quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and Olympic swimming champ Michael Phelps as he challenges them at their own sports. He will train for a week with each athelete before they compete; he will negotiate a handicap to level out the [...]
Jamie Oliver / Ryan Seacrest City Makeover (currently untitled) (6×60′) – Reality series in which Jamie Oliver supersizes his efforts to get people eating healthily as he joins Ryan Seacrest in an ambitious attempt to improve the diet and health of people in some of the unhealthiest cities in America. Channel: ABC Producer: Ryan Seacrest [...]
Shark Tank (8×60′) – US versions of Dragons’ Den – with bigger deals. And sharks. (But no dragons.) Would-be entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas in the hope of persuading one of the sharks to invest their own money in their business. But the sharks inevitably want a bigger bite of the business, so the entrepreneuers [...]
Crash Course (pilot) – competition show in which couples have to plan their strategy before attempting to drive along roads that have been booby-trapped with fallen trees and rockfalls. Channel: ABC Producer: A. Smith & Co TX: Summer 09 (alongside Wipeout) Source: C21