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Meet the 12 TOUGH AS NAILS challengers competing on the new reality series that celebrates everyday Americans who get their hands dirty while working long, hard hours to keep the country running. The cast includes a welder, firefighter, farmer, roofer and a Marine Corps veteran, among others. The series premieres Wednesday, July 8 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Phil Keoghan is the host and executive producer.
These competitors, who get their workout on the job rather than the gym, wear work boots instead of workout shoes and consider the calluses on their hands a badge of honor, will be tested for their strength, endurance, life skills and, most importantly, mental toughness in challenges that take place at real-world job sites. One competitor will be crowned the TOUGH AS NAILS champion, but nobody will go home. Even after they "punch out" of the individual competition, they will have the opportunity to win additional prizes in the team competitions that continue throughout the season.
"I was inspired to create TOUGH AS NAILS almost a decade ago because of my working-class family of farmers, gold miners, builders and coal miners," said host and executive producer Phil Keoghan. "I'm proud of my family and wanted to shine a light on people who are not afraid to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty to do a hard day's work. Now, more than ever, it is important for all of us to recognize this country's 'essential workers,' real people in real life who are real tough."
The TOUGH AS NAILS competitors are:
- Name: Linnett Key Job: Welder Age: 34 Hometown: Lecanto, Fla. Instagram: @LKeyFit and @LoveLinnett
- Name: Danny Moody Job: Drywaller Age: 33 Hometown: Spokane, Wash. Instagram: @drmoody22
- Name: Melissa Burns Job: Farmer Age: 27 Hometown: Milford Center, Ohio Instagram: @farm_fit_wife
- Name: Lee Marshall Job: Roofer Age: 61 Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.
- Name: Kelly "Murph" Murphy Job: Marine Corps Veteran Age: 47 Hometown: Paragon, Ind. Instagram: @kwmurph72
- Name: Linda Goodridge Job: Deputy Sheriff Age: 29 Hometown: Marion, N.Y.
- Name: Luis Yuli Job: Scaffolder Age: 35 Hometown: The Bronx, N.Y. Instagram: @luispyuli
- Name: Michelle S. Kiddy Job: Gate Agent Age: 62 Hometown: Alexandria, Ky. Name: Callie Cattell Job: Fisherman Age: 28 Hometown: Bend, Ore. Instagram: @calliecattell
- Name: Young An Job: Firefighter Age: 36 Hometown: Alexandria, Va. Instagram: @boomer.3000
- Name: Tara Davis Job: Ironworker Age: 30 Hometown: Elk Plain, Wash. Instagram: @thatonebatmom
- Name: Myles V. Polk Job: Forestry Tech Age: 28 Hometown: Tuskegee, Ala. Instagram: @priimal
TOUGH AS NAILS is produced by Raquel Productions Inc. in association with Tough House Productions Inc. Phil Keoghan, Louise Keoghan and Anthony Carbone are executive producers.
One streaming service gets a rose. It'll be the most dramatic story you'll read once we return to Live!
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HBO Max is to air a slew of international adaptations of The Bachelor and its spin-off for the first time in the U.S. as the digital platform unveils which seasons of the dating franchise will debut at launch.
The WarnerMedia-backed service, which launches May 27, will launch with over 20 seasons of The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, Bachelor Pad and Bachelor in Paradise. This includes seasons 20 through 23 of The Bachelor featuring Ben Higgins, Nick Viall and Colton Underwood, seasons 11 through 14 of The Bachelorette featuring Kaitlyn Bristowe, JoJo Fletcher and Becca Kufrin, three seasons of Bachelor Pad and seasons 4 through 6 of Bachelor in Paradise.
It will also air international remakes from the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
For The Bachelor, it will air seasons 1 and 2 from the UK, season 2 and season 5 of The Bachelor Australia, season 3 in Canada and the first season of The Bachelor New Zealand. The first season of the Canadian version of The Bachelorette and the third season of The Bachelorette Australia will air alongside the first season of the Australian remake of Bachelor in Paradise.
Elsewhere on this All HBO Max's Eve...
- Craftopia is an epic kids crafting competition show hosted and executive produced by YouTube influencer Lauren Riihimaki aka (LaurDIY). Creating and demonstrating crafts to over 8.9 million subscribers on her YouTube channel, LaurDIY has been deemed the "millennial Martha Stewart" by Forbes. On Craftopia, 9 to 15-year old contestants put their imaginations to the test and make their crafting dreams come true in a magical studio. After racing to fill up their carts with inspiring materials from the studio "store," crafters meet larger-than-life challenges, making truly inventive and amazing creations in order to take home the 'Craftrophia.' Craftopia is executive produced by Rhett Bachner and Brien Meagher for B17 Entertainment.
- Pulling directly from the underground ballroom community, voguing teams (aka "houses") must compete in unbelievable balls and showcase sickening fashion in order to achieve "Legendary" status. The cast includes MC Dashaun Wesley and DJ MikeQ as well as celebrity judges Law Roach, Jameela Jamil, Leiomy Maldonado, and Megan Thee Stallion. From Scout Productions, Emmy Award ® winners David Collins (Queer Eye), Rob Eric (Queer Eye) and Michael Williams (Queer Eye) serve as executive producers. Jane Mun (People's Choice Awards, MTV Music Awards, America's Best Dance Crew) and Josh Greenberg (Lip Sync Battle, Sunday Best, America's Best Dance Crew) serve as executive producers and showrunners.
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The results of the investigation into workplace practices at America's Got Talent are in.
To quickly recap, NBC announced in December that it had commissioned a third-party investigation in response to ousted panelist Gabrielle Union's claims that America's Got Talent was a hotbed of racial insensitivity and sexism. Union went public with her concerns after news broke that she and Julianne Hough — who'd both joined AGT as judges in Season 14 — would not be returning for the recently launched 15th cycle. Variety reported at the time that the pair had been subject to a "toxic culture" at the show, including excessive notes on their appearance (including a specific critique that Union's hairstyles were "too black"). Union also reportedly clashed with producers about a contestant whose material she found racially insensitive. (Said performer ultimately was allowed to try out, though his audition was later cut from the final broadcast.)
Union, who is severely allergic to cigarette smoke, also claimed she was repeatedly rebuffed when she asked other staff members to request that judge and EP Simon Cowell stop smoking indoors. On Wednesday, NBC, along with series producers FremantleMedia and Syco, put out the following statement based on the findings of the independent investigation, which concluded that "no one associated with the show made any insensitive or derogatory remarks about Ms. Union's appearance, and that neither race nor gender was a contributing factor in the advancement or elimination of contestants at any time." That said, the investigation "highlighted some areas in which reporting processes could be improved."
"We have a shared passion to make America's Got Talent a positive, inclusive and diverse show that is open to all individuals from any country or background. We are proud and grateful that our contestants and audiences support our ongoing mission, which is represented in the incredible people who participate in the show each year. We have heard from contestants and talent alike that their experience on AGT has had a positive impact on their lives. When we heard Ms. Union had concerns about her time on the show, we took them extremely seriously.
"NBC, Fremantle and Syco immediately engaged an outside investigator who conducted more than 30 interviews to review the issues raised by Ms. Union. While the investigation has demonstrated an overall culture of diversity, it has also highlighted some areas in which reporting processes could be improved. Through the investigation process, it has been revealed that no one associated with the show made any insensitive or derogatory remarks about Ms. Union's appearance, and that neither race nor gender was a contributing factor in the advancement or elimination of contestants at any time. The investigation has shown that the concerns raised by Ms. Union had no bearing on the decision not to exercise the option on her contract.
"NBC, Fremantle and Syco share Ms. Union's dedication to diversity and inclusion in the industry. We continue to remain committed to having an inclusive environment for everyone associated with the show, and to upholding AGT as one of the most diverse programs on television."
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Next week, every Star Wars fan will wish they were a kid again.
That's because on June 3, Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge will finally be released to the world.
Hosted by Ahmed Best (aka Jar Jar Binks himself), the show is very much like the kids' game shows many of us grew up with: Double Dare, Endurance, Guts, etc. Except this time, it's all Star Wars.
The show was supposed to debut on Disney+ but those plans clearly changed. It actually works out better though, because Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge will instead live on the Star Wars Kids YouTube channel, which is free and available to all. No subscription required.
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Wipeout is coming back to TBS. Now it's the UK's turn.
Total Wipeout is reportedly set to return to BBC1 with some famous faces taking the reigns.
Total Wipeout, which was axed back in 2012, used to be a regular on TV screens for its out-there tasks that made the daredevil in all of us crave to appear on the show. And now, to try and raise all of our spirits during the coronavirus-imposed lockdown and get us all in the mood for adventure, the action-packed series is coming back to screens.
However, the show will not be returning with the former hosts Amanda Byram and Richard Hammond, who fronted the original series.
The presenting duo will be replaced by Top Gear hosts former cricket player Freddie Flintoff and gameshow host Paddy McGuinness.
As they host the show, Freddie and Paddy will be displaying some of the most-loved video clips that aired during the three years that the show was running.
Officially named Total Wipeout: Freddie and Paddy Takeover, the show will last for six episodes, and will hopefully hit screens later in the summer.
"Now more than ever we need to laugh at people bouncing off those big red balls," presenter Paddy recently said to The Sun. "I'm so happy to be involved in bringing this classic show back."
Freddie also seemed keen for the show to go ahead, adding "I can't wait to be involved with this brilliant show and to have a laugh watching people fumble with those balls."
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Quibi has made its first series-renewal announcement. The weeks-old shortform digital outlet has ordered up a second season of Dishmantled, its Tituss Burgess-hosted cooking-competition show from Chopped creator Linda Lea, Good Egg Entertainment and Propagate-owned Electus.
Each episode of Dishmantled starts with the cannon-blasting of a mystery food dish into the faces of two blindfolded chefs. They use their culinary prowess to identify the exploded dish and then race against the clock to re-create it to pocket a cash prize. A panel of celebrity judges determines the winner.
"The first season of Dishmantled was ludicrous,' Lea said. 'We had so much fun making this crazy show and can't wait to get back in the studio with Tituss for another season. It's going to be a blast."
Drew Buckley serves as exec producer for Electus.
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In keeping up with Quibi........
Short-form mobile streamer Quibi has set June premieres for the Blumhouse Television- and The Mighty Networks-produced documentary Ten Weeks and comedy game show Nice One! from Free 90 Media.
Nice One!, hosted by comedian Ron Funches, sees comedians compete to cleverly "out-compliment" one another in a showdown of "sweetness and consideration."
The eight-episode game show is executive produced by Tom Brunelle and Brad Wollack of Free 90 Media, as well as Evi Regev, Melanie Truhett and Funches. It premieres June 8..
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Now we're doing something we haven't done since March of this year, it's everybody's favorite segment......
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Buzz-GSN where we ask you guys on the Game Show Network Facebook page anything and everything.
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Let's kick it off with Jamie Keeker.
"I wonder if your programming staff could find some other game shows than non stop Cash Cab and Family Feud. I love this channel but i'm so tired of watching those shows episode after episode. How about some old $10K pyramid, or Newlywed game, or anything to break up the monotony."
How about it GSN? Give it some by midday. But we go next to Janice crain Crawford.
"Actually liked "Best Trivia Show Ever" better than "Master Minds" as there were always different trivia experts day to day, rather than the same 3 all the time which is how Master Minds is doing it (at least most days). Would be much more interesting to watch if there was a shuffling of the trivia experts that were on that previous show. Master Minds has only been on a short time but we have already tired of it for that very reason and will most likely stop watching it."
Maybe they could bring in the experts of BTSE to MM to integrate it with the show. Next.....Deborah West Shaw.
"I enjoy watching reruns of Match Game, but could you show Match Game 73, 75 or anything but the same 74 and 77? You have been showing those two years for the past year! Please change it up."
GSN needs to. Buzzr has it now. Switch to Buzzr, girl! Next is Sherrie Driscoll.
"I sure wish this station would show something in the evenings besides Family Feud!!! So many good games shows but all that's on in the evening when you're looking for something to watch is Family Feud."
Yep. WHat about Idiotest or America Says? That'll work. Going up now is Robert WInstead.
"Why is PENNSYLVANIA the wrong answer for the trivia question? I have searched various sites and they all say it is misspelled."
Well according to Wiki Bird, There's only one N in the liberty bell. Does it make any mroe sense at all? Next, Linda Keyt.
"Poor Rob Belushi! Can't GSN re-design his stage so he doesn't have to trot between teams? Please give the guy a break!"
Um......Yes, if they need to. Finally, Jack Kraft.
"If Mark Labbett is still doing game shows, it would be interesting to have him on with Ken on Master Minds."
Wouldn't that be interesting?
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Out of respect for this week and this is the first time on the blog we've done this, we're not going to be having a Mistplay Game Break for the time being. I know you want to play games, but we decided to hold off until next week. Instead, the Dramatic Questioners have agreed to bring you the first of many segments all summer long. Welcome to.......
Game Show Live!'s Social Distancing Talent show. Come on in, take a seat, six feet away please and let the shower curtains go up as the show begins.......
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Don't forget to email me at kellypierre8@gmail.com, coppockonsports@yahoo.com, Pierre Jason Kelly on FB and @Johnny_Arcade on twitter. Also I'm on Snapchat as MisterGSN and Instagram as MrJackbox.
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