{"id":636714,"date":"2026-05-11T14:39:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/636714\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:39:09","slug":"fox-renews-17-yes-17-unscripted-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/636714\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox Renews 17 (Yes, 17) Unscripted Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/fox\/\" id=\"auto-tag_fox_1\" data-tag=\"fox\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fox<\/a> has renewed what can fairly be called a boatload of its unscripted shows. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tHeading into its upfront presentation Monday afternoon, the network says it has renewed 17 unscripted series (including a couple that had been previously announced). They include six shows on the schedule for the fall: Celebrity Name That Tune, Celebrity Weakest Link, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/the-floor\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-floor_1\" data-tag=\"the-floor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Floor<\/a> (one of the previously announced pickups, a two-season order), 99 to Beat, Hell\u2019s Kitchen (also a two-season renewal) and Special Forces: World\u2019s Toughest Test. A seventh show, Next Level Baker, is set for a holiday-season run, though its place on the schedule hasn\u2019t been determined.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tEight more \u2014 Crime Scene Kitchen,\u00a0Don\u2019t Forget The Lyrics, Extracted,\u00a0Fear Factor: House of Fear,\u00a0Gordon Ramsay\u2019s Secret Service,\u00a0Lego Masters,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/masked-singer\/\" id=\"auto-tag_masked-singer_1\" data-tag=\"masked-singer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Masked Singer<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/next-level-chef\/\" id=\"auto-tag_next-level-chef_1\" data-tag=\"next-level-chef\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Next Level Chef<\/a> \u2014 are on deck for later in the 2026-27 season. So is Masterchef, which is in the middle of a two-season order and not included on the renewal list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tFinally, Beat Shazam and Kitchen Nightmares also received renewals, though they\u2019re not mentioned in the shows slated for next season. Those two are among several shows that will have been off the air for a year or more when they next air; so have Crime Scene Kitchen, Don\u2019t Forget the Lyrics and Gordon Ramsay\u2019s Secret Service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tFox sometimes orders more shows than it needs for a given season, Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade told reporters on a conference call Sunday evening. Earlier this year, before the Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA made new deals with studios, was a bit of an uncertain period, so Fox stockpiled some shows in the event of another strike.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tHaving a big bullpen of unscripted shows also serves a couple other purposes, Wade and Fox Television Network president Michael Thorn said. \u201cWe talk a lot about how to keep as much original [programming] on the schedule as possible,\u201d said Thorn. \u201cIt allows us to have new and returning series throughout the year \u2014 midseason, spring and summer.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tIt\u2019s also nice to have a backstop in case something on the schedule doesn\u2019t work, Wade noted: \u201cIt\u2019s better to have something ready to go than to try and rush something through production,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fox has renewed what can fairly be called a boatload of its unscripted shows. 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