A Trio of brand-new formats for FOX
During the last MipTv, which has just ended, FOX Alternative Entertainment (FAE) officially announced 2 new series created under its International Unscripted Format Fund, specifically set up to partner with international buyers.
The first one, Beat My Mini-Mes (wt), jointly developed by FAE and the French channel TF1 (where it will premiere later this year), is a competition series where celebrity singers face off while surrounded by talented children who are all wearing the same outfit as they are, like mini-mes (little clones). After multiple rounds of performances, only one kid will help their team be crowned the winner.
The second one, Marriage Market, is a dating reality series developed by FAE and the German ProSieben, where it will premiere later this year as well. Based on something similar that actually exists in some eastern countries (and on a Tv show launched some years ago), this social experiment sees parents select their child’s husband or wife in a dedicated market where other parents have decorated booths according to their own kid’s personality. The parents and the newly couple then live all together in a house, where the kids get to know each other under the close watch of their parents.
Furthermore, Fox has commissioned a gameshow hosted and produced by American actor and comedian David Spade (pic), Snake Oil, produced by FAE and Electric Avenue Productions, that will premiere on Fox during the 2023/24 broadcast season.
The format sees contestants being pitched unique products by persuasive entrepreneurs. Some of them are pitching legitimate business ventures, while others are “snake oil salesmen” (cheaters) whose products are fake. Contestants, with the help of guest celebrity advisors, must determine which products are real and which are fake, for a chance to win a prize.
To read the other 2 articles about a relative- guessing-game and some notes about the “Fresh Tv Garden” at the MipTv, go to https://cmmespresso.substack.com/p/fridays-espresso-28th-april.
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