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EXCLUSIVE: A variety competition format first trialed in Ireland as part of Fox’s international formats fund is on its way to the U.S.

Selome Hailu Fox has given a series order to “Farmer Wants a Wife,” a dating series based on an unscripted format developed by Fremantle. The series will follow farmers across the nation looking for love with someone who will embrace their remote country lifestyle. They will be matched with single women who’ve given up on dating in big cities and are looking for a true connection with a farmer. The news came ahead of the network’s presentation at the Television Critics Association’s virtual summer 2022 press tour. The original “Farmer Wants a Wife” debuted in 20018 on the U.K.’s ITV, though different versions have aired in 32 countries including Australia, France and even the U.S. for a short run on the CW in 2008.

Selome Hailu As Fox Entertainment gears up for the fall season, the chief of its unscripted division is most excited about returning to production with scaled-back pandemic restrictions. “I’m not gonna say COVID’s gone, because it’s definitely not gone, but things have become easier to film,” Rob Wade, president of alternative entertainment and specials, told Variety ahead of the network’s summer 2022 Television Critics Association press tour presentation. “‘We have ‘The Masked Singer’ coming back,” which has been completely reinvented,” Wade said. The series, a singing competition between celebrities whose identities are concealed by elaborate costumes, debuted in 2019. Therefore, only its first two seasons got through production unaffected by COVID-19.

Jamie Lynn Spears, Kate Gosselin and Mel B are among the 16 celebrity contestants competing on Fox’s new reality competition, “Special Forces: The Ultimate Test”, it was announced Wednesday.

Fox is debuting a new celebrity endurance show "Special Forces: The Ultimate Test." The series, which will feature 16 celebrities undergoing challenges used in the Special Forces selection process, will premiere in January 2023. "These celebrities, who are so used to being in the spotlight, quickly learn the meaning of ‘no guts, no glory’ – and no glam," Fox's press release stated.

Jamie Lynn Spears, Kate Gosselin and Mel B are among the 16 celebrity contestants competing on Fox's new reality competition, , it was announced Wednesday., slated for a January 2023 premiere, is being described as «the ultimate celebrity social experiment.» The competition series, which will not have formal eliminations, finds the celebrities enduring «the harshest, most grueling challenges from the playbook of the actual Special Forces selection process,» according to Fox. The only way for the celebrity recruits to leave is to go on their own accord, whether through failure or injury or by force.Joining Spears, Gosselin and Mel B in the celebrity cast are Danny Amendola, former Hannah Brown, Tyler Florence, Dwight Howard, Montell Jordan, Gus Kenworthy, Nastia Liukin, Carli Lloyd, 's Beverley Mitchell, 's Kenya Moore, Mike Piazza, Dr.

Jamie Lynn Spears and Kate Gosselin are making their return to television with Fox’s star-studded reality competition series “Special Forces: The Ultimate Test” (working title), which will debut in January. Among the 16 recruits are Danny Amendola, Mel B, Hannah Brown, Tyler Florence, Dwight Howard, Montell Jordan, Gus Kenworthy, Nastia Liukin, Carli Lloyd, Beverley Mitchell, Kenya Moore, Mike Piazza, Dr.

Jamie Lynn Spears and Kate Gosselin are about to be on reality TV togther.

Selome Hailu After being formed by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and Fox Entertainment in 2021, Studio Ramsay Global (SRG) has made its first key executive appointment. Cyrus Farrokh will serve as senior vice president heading up worldwide strategy and U.S. operations. Farrokh will work with Ramsay as well as Fox Alternative Entertainment (FAE) president Rob Wade and SRG’s chief creative officer Lisa Edwards to oversee business development and global growth strategy. He will be based in Los Angeles as he builds on the company’s first year of operations, which have included the launch of Fox’s “Next Level Chef as well as a new free ad-supported television channel on Fox’s Tubi, international format sales with ITV in the U.K. and the upcoming series “Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars.”

Studio Ramsay Global, the production company founded by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and Fox, has made its first key executive hire.

Studio Ramsay Global (SRG), the new culinary and lifestyle production company from Gordon Ramsay and Fox Entertainment, has named Cyrus Farrokh senior vice president of strategy, the company’s first key executive hire, it announced Tuesday.Farrokh will work closely with Ramsay, Fox Entertainment’s president of alternative entertainment and specials Rob Wade and SRG chief creative officer Lisa Edwards from Los Angeles to lead the company’s U.S. operations, business development and global growth strategy across all content categories and distribution platforms worldwide. “I am thrilled to join the fantastic Studio Ramsay Global team as they continue to innovate and represent excellence in food, lifestyle and so much more,” Cyrus said in a statement.

Another year, another batch of young hopefuls aspiring to become America’s favorite dancer! After 16 successful seasons, Fox’s summer reality mainstay So You Think You Can Dance has continually launched several of its contestants into dance stardom.

Feeling fine! Rudy Giuliani‘s appearance on The Masked Singer sparked plenty of controversy, but a Fox executive said that he doesn’t feel remorse about having the politician on the show.

Rudy Giuliani’s stint on “The Masked Singer” had exactly the impact the network was looking for.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeFox execs finally addressed the controversy surrounding Rudy Giuliani being cast on “The Masked Singer,” and according to Rob Wade, the president of aalternative entertainment & specials at Fox Entertainment, the company has “no regrets.”The network brass was asked about Giuliani’s casting on Monday morning during a conference call announcing the network’s new fall lineup. “Yeah, absolutely no regrets,” Wade said.

Fox bosses have defended the casting of Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump’s former lawyer who helped spread baseless lies that the 2020 Presidential election was stolen, on The Masked Singer.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeFox’s “Next Level Chef” is ready for, well, its next level. The Gordon Ramsay-fronted cooking competition has been renewed for a second season. Rob Wade, Fox Entertainment’s president, alternative entertainment and specials, announced the pickup on Wednesday.Fox Alternative Entertainment and Studio Ramsay are behind “Next Level Chef,” which takes place on a three-story stage with different kinds of kitchens on each floor.

Gordon Ramsay and gang are running the culinary gauntlet again.

Fox has dished up two more seasons of Hell’s Kitchen. The network has renewed Gordon Ramsay’s hit culinary competition series for its 21st and 22nd seasons.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Fox will sizzle and serve up two additional helpings of its hit culinary competition series “Hell’s Kitchen,” renewing the Gordon Ramsay-led show for Seasons 21 and 22. Last season, “Hell’s Kitchen” was the No.

Fox has high hopes for its multi-tiered cooking competition Next Level Chef and this includes a global rollout of the format.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeFox alternative entertainment head Rob Wade said the quick spread of the COVID-19 delta variant this summer caught everyone off guard — and led to the outbreak of cases registered on the set of “The Masked Singer.”Last month Los Angeles County’s Public Health department reported 12 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases at Red Studios Hollywood, where “The Masked Singer” was shooting its sixth season.

Gordon Ramsay is returning to the kitchen for another season of Masterchef. Fox has renewed the hit cooking competition series, produced by Endemol Shine North America and One Potato Two Potato, with Ramsay and fellow judges Aarón Sánchez and Joe Bastianich all returning for a 12th season.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Masterchef” has been renewed for Season 12 at Fox. Judges Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez, and Joe Bastianich will all return for the new season.“Obviously, Gordon is a good friend and, given the recent launch of Studio Ramsay Global, an important part of Fox’s programming and growth strategy,” said Rob Wade, president of alternative entertainment and specials for Fox Entertainment.

EXCLUSIVE: Fox is heading down the mouse trap for its latest reality competition series.

Rocsi Diaz — who co-hosted the BET program “106 & Park” — will host.“Alter Ego” will feature contestants who hide their true identities and perform as their “dream avatar,” showcasing their unique performance style via motion capture technology.“‘Alter Ego’ merges talent and technology to revolutionize the singing competition show in only a way Fox can do,” said Rob Wade, president of alternative entertainment and specials at Fox.

Grimes, Alanis Morissette and will.i.am are among the judges for a new “avatar singing competition” TV show called Alter Ego.The new series will premiere in the US this autumn and will also feature Nick Lachey and Rosci Diaz on its judging panel.Alter Ego is described as “the world’s first avatar singing competition series” and will make use of motion capture technology to present contestants as their “dream avatars”.In a press release, Rob Wade, the president of Fox’s alternative entertainment

Fox is currently working out its strategy for its Masked universe and whether The Masked Dancer will continue to fit into that.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeI can see another season of “I Can See Your Voice.” Fox’s mystery singing competition, hosted by network lucky charm Ken Jeong, has been renewed for a second season. Fox Entertainment’s Rob Wade, president of alternative entertainment and specials, made the announcement on Kensday morning.“’I Can See Your Voice’ is such a deeply fun and genuinely suspenseful show, with the amazing Ken Jeong at the heart of it,” Wade said.

The Masked Singer Season 5, including the cast, the costumes, and—once the new season starts, shudder—the celebrity reveals.TBD, TBH! But Rob Wade, FOX's president of alternative entertainment, told that it's coming in 2021, saying “I’m so happy to announce a new season of 'The Masked Singer.' This show brings joy to so many families across the country, especially during these trying times, and we can’t wait to get even more celebrities suited up in crazy costumes for an hour of pure fun every