ITV Studios has announced its wide range of new formats as it unveiled its slate for this year’s MIPTV at its Formats Festival 2017.Close to 150 buyers from around the world are attending the event in central London, as producers from across the ITV Studios stable present on the various entertainment, factual entertainment and quiz formats announced.
The new inclusions, outlined below, join ITV Studios’ slate of established international formats, including I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, Hell’s Kitchen and The Chase, as well as those which continue to grow in global appeal such as Meet the Parents, recently commissioned in Germany and Finland, Big Star’s Little Star, and Keeping The Nation Alive.
The Family Chase (Potato) – the international hit quiz format is becoming a family affair, with each episode featuring one family who will face off against The Chaser. An Intimate new fixed rig format, The Commute (Waddell Media), gets under the skin of the daily commute. In Best Firefighter (ITVS Norway), the nation’s bravest and toughest individuals go head-to-head in the search for the ultimate real-life hero. Full of death-defying challenges and nerve-wracking group tasks, this competition celebrates the men and women who put their lives on the line every day. Game of Chefs: On The Road (Reshet) – the epic cookery battle is back, but this time the chefs are taking the competition to the streets.. All three trucks then set up in a pop-up food fair, where they will compete for the votes of 60 locals who will decide each week’s winning pair. Newzoids (The Factory) – these puppets aren’t for children! Newzoids is the animated satirical sketch show that pokes fun at the biggest names in political and pop culture. Featuring the signature Newzoid puppets, this is quick turn-around topical comedy with a surreal twist. Building on the breakout 2016 success of This Time Next Year, which has sold in 14 territories to date, two brand new Twofour time-travel formats – The Home Game and Give It A Year – launch on ITV in the UK this year.
The Home Game, presented by interior designer Linda Barker, will take audiences from inspiration to renovation in an instant. . The show cuts instantly from the before shots to the final fabulous reveals. Ultimately comparing how much they spent, how much each house is now worth and who has made the most profit, will decide the winner of The Home Game. Give It A Year will see fledgling businesses on day one as they open the doors of their new venture. Statistically, eight out of ten businesses go bust in the first year and viewers won’t have to wait long to discover which of the start-ups is still standing. Also from Twofour, comes A Night With My Ex (UK version: Unfinished Business). Each episode of this new format features different couples brought back together to confront their past, producing an honest, moving and sometimes, painful portrayal of broken relationships. The series is an emotional journey that is intimate, often painful but always compelling.
Music Masters (United, Denmark) is a sing-along, play-along music quiz where teams of celebrities compete across five rounds. Celebrities will be seen in a new light as their knowledge and singing ability are put to the test in this star-studded entertainment quiz.From global superstars to national treasures, Autopsy (Potato) revisits the medical evidence to determine once and for all what led up to these tragic events. The series has already been re-versioned in the U.S. on the Reelz channel.
In Twisted Tales (Crook), members of the public find themselves in dark and scary stories, having no idea that everything around them has been manipulated. Three short stories play out in the real world around unsuspecting individuals, with teams of actors creating a dark and twisted real-life horror film. Sell Or Swap (Crook) is a fast paced auction show in which members of the public bring in their unwanted items in the hope of finding the perfect ‘sell or swap’ in the studio audience or with the audience at home. Finally, The Nightly Show (Second Act) is an ‘As Live’ stripped late-night entertainment format featuring a rolling cast of hosts from the world of comedy and entertainment. Full of hilarious strands, fast-paced features, topical comedy and celebrity guests, this is a nightly dose of fun.
