Exclusive: Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge is bringing the heat for NBC and Peacock.
The reality competition series, which debuted on NBC May 30, has seen strong growth for its premiere episode. After five days of delayed viewing, now stands at a 0.81 rating in the 18-49 demo and 4.8M viewers across all platforms, according to NBCUniversal.
That’s a 141% increase in the demo and 108% increase in total viewers from the initial L+Sd airing, making it the all-time top NBC alternative series launch on Peacock.
Among all genres, it ranks as the No. 3 NBC launch on Peacock, behind the network’s scripted hits Night Court and Quantum Leap.
Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge, which is based on the popular toy cars, is hosted by Rutledge Wood, who also serves as one of the judges. The premiere episode featured guest judge Terry Crews. This Tuesday, celebrity guest Anthony Anderson is along for the ride.
The reality competition series, which debuted on NBC May 30, has seen strong growth for its premiere episode. After five days of delayed viewing, now stands at a 0.81 rating in the 18-49 demo and 4.8M viewers across all platforms, according to NBCUniversal.
That’s a 141% increase in the demo and 108% increase in total viewers from the initial L+Sd airing, making it the all-time top NBC alternative series launch on Peacock.
Among all genres, it ranks as the No. 3 NBC launch on Peacock, behind the network’s scripted hits Night Court and Quantum Leap.
Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge, which is based on the popular toy cars, is hosted by Rutledge Wood, who also serves as one of the judges. The premiere episode featured guest judge Terry Crews. This Tuesday, celebrity guest Anthony Anderson is along for the ride.
- 6/6/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC has ordered a reality series based on Mattel’s iconic Hot Wheels toys.
Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge is a described as a car makeover series where car fans will face off to transform an ordinary vehicle into a Hot Wheels showstopper, inspired by personal stories and pop culture touchstones, in a high-tech, decked-out garage.
The 10-episode series will be hosted by Rutledge Wood (Top Gear US), who will also serve as one of the show’s judges.
“Everyone remembers their first car, the life experiences they had and the friends who came along for the ride,” said Corie Henson, executive vp unscripted programming at NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “Hot Wheels is a legendary brand that has created a space for imaginations to run free.”
The show will have a rotating panel of celebrity guest judges joining resident experts Hertrech Eugene Jr., an influencer in car culture and the drift scene,...
Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge is a described as a car makeover series where car fans will face off to transform an ordinary vehicle into a Hot Wheels showstopper, inspired by personal stories and pop culture touchstones, in a high-tech, decked-out garage.
The 10-episode series will be hosted by Rutledge Wood (Top Gear US), who will also serve as one of the show’s judges.
“Everyone remembers their first car, the life experiences they had and the friends who came along for the ride,” said Corie Henson, executive vp unscripted programming at NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “Hot Wheels is a legendary brand that has created a space for imaginations to run free.”
The show will have a rotating panel of celebrity guest judges joining resident experts Hertrech Eugene Jr., an influencer in car culture and the drift scene,...
- 3/7/2023
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NBC has handed a series order to car makeover competition series Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge from Endemol Shine North America, Workerbee and Mattel Television.
The competition, which is based on the popular toy cars, will be hosted by Rutledge Wood, who will also serve as one of the judges. The 10-episode series gives Hot Wheels fans the opportunity to rebuild a nostalgic car from their past into a life-sized Hot Wheels creation.
In each episode, two contestants will face off. Their goal is to use personal stories and pop culture touchstones to transform their car into a Hot Wheels. They’ll receive help from a team of technicians known as “The Car Pool.” To raise the stakes of the competition, the show has thrown in a larger-than-life vending machine known as the the Inspirationator 5000 that will rev up in each episode to present the contestants with a twist in the road.
The competition, which is based on the popular toy cars, will be hosted by Rutledge Wood, who will also serve as one of the judges. The 10-episode series gives Hot Wheels fans the opportunity to rebuild a nostalgic car from their past into a life-sized Hot Wheels creation.
In each episode, two contestants will face off. Their goal is to use personal stories and pop culture touchstones to transform their car into a Hot Wheels. They’ll receive help from a team of technicians known as “The Car Pool.” To raise the stakes of the competition, the show has thrown in a larger-than-life vending machine known as the the Inspirationator 5000 that will rev up in each episode to present the contestants with a twist in the road.
- 3/7/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Boomerang Productions Media crime mystery to open on August 20.
High Octane Pictures has acquired international rights to Boomerang Productions Media’s crime mystery Collusions ahead of the film’s day-and-date US release this week.
Tom Everett Scott from That Thing You Do stars in the Los Angeles-set story about the intertwined fates of five people and the case of a woman and her missing tooth. Anthony Vietro directed from a screenplay by Monica Zepeda.
Vertical Entertainment will release the film in the US theatrically and on VoD on August 20.
Tembi Locke, Steven Culp, Jamison Jones, Brynn Thayer and Kelli Joan Bennett...
High Octane Pictures has acquired international rights to Boomerang Productions Media’s crime mystery Collusions ahead of the film’s day-and-date US release this week.
Tom Everett Scott from That Thing You Do stars in the Los Angeles-set story about the intertwined fates of five people and the case of a woman and her missing tooth. Anthony Vietro directed from a screenplay by Monica Zepeda.
Vertical Entertainment will release the film in the US theatrically and on VoD on August 20.
Tembi Locke, Steven Culp, Jamison Jones, Brynn Thayer and Kelli Joan Bennett...
- 8/18/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Fox has ordered a third season of “Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back.”
The show features Ramsay traveling to struggling restaurants around the country in his mobile kitchen and command center, Hell on Wheels, as he goes in undercover to see their problems first-hand. After that, Ramsay and his team redesign the interior, menu and kitchen in just 24 hours. Fox has commissioned 10 episodes for the third season.
Ramsay, Tim Warren, Kenny Rosen, Elvia Van Es Oliva, and Layla Smith serve as executive producers on the series, which is produced by Studio Ramsay.
With the renewal, Ramsay will have at least three — if not four — shows on Fox for the foreseeable future. Ramsay also has “Hell’s Kitchen,” “MasterChef,” and “MasterChef Junior” at the broadcaster in addition to “24 Hours to Hell and Back.” “MasterChef” is currently its tenth season, with that show expected to be renewed for an eleventh.
The show features Ramsay traveling to struggling restaurants around the country in his mobile kitchen and command center, Hell on Wheels, as he goes in undercover to see their problems first-hand. After that, Ramsay and his team redesign the interior, menu and kitchen in just 24 hours. Fox has commissioned 10 episodes for the third season.
Ramsay, Tim Warren, Kenny Rosen, Elvia Van Es Oliva, and Layla Smith serve as executive producers on the series, which is produced by Studio Ramsay.
With the renewal, Ramsay will have at least three — if not four — shows on Fox for the foreseeable future. Ramsay also has “Hell’s Kitchen,” “MasterChef,” and “MasterChef Junior” at the broadcaster in addition to “24 Hours to Hell and Back.” “MasterChef” is currently its tenth season, with that show expected to be renewed for an eleventh.
- 7/26/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Amid solid ratings, Fox has ordered a 10-episode third season of Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell and Back.
The restaurant makeover show from the Emmy-nominated host, chef, producer and hospitality expert is TV’s No. 1 cooking show for the 2018/2019 season among adults 18-49 and total viewers.
The series, produced by Studio Ramsay, features Ramsay traveling to struggling restaurants around the country in his state-of-the-art mobile kitchen and command center, Hell on Wheels, as he goes undercover to see their problems first-hand. After that, Ramsay and his team redesign the interior, menu and kitchen – all in just 24 hours.
Ramsay received his first Emmy nomination for the network’s hit kids cooking competition series MasterChef Junior. He has served up three big franchises for Fox — Hell’s Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares and MasterChef — in addition to other series, including The F Word.
Gordon Ramsay,...
The restaurant makeover show from the Emmy-nominated host, chef, producer and hospitality expert is TV’s No. 1 cooking show for the 2018/2019 season among adults 18-49 and total viewers.
The series, produced by Studio Ramsay, features Ramsay traveling to struggling restaurants around the country in his state-of-the-art mobile kitchen and command center, Hell on Wheels, as he goes undercover to see their problems first-hand. After that, Ramsay and his team redesign the interior, menu and kitchen – all in just 24 hours.
Ramsay received his first Emmy nomination for the network’s hit kids cooking competition series MasterChef Junior. He has served up three big franchises for Fox — Hell’s Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares and MasterChef — in addition to other series, including The F Word.
Gordon Ramsay,...
- 7/26/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Discovery has set a premiere date for “Undercover Billionaire,” a reality show in which real-life billionaire Glenn Stearns adopts an alias and attempts to start a million-dollar company — without using any of his existing wealth or connections.
“With just $100 in his pocket, Glenn will ditch his private jet and yacht and head to Erie, Pennsylvania, where he will assume the alias ‘Glenn Bryant’ — a regular guy who’s spent the last 30 years in corporate America but always dreamed to have a business of his own. To make things fair, he won’t use his real name, contacts or wealth,” Discovery said in a statement. “Along the way, he’ll share practical tips and the knowledge on how to build a fortune from his three decades in business. But in order to succeed, Glenn will need to come up with a million-dollar idea and find a team to help him build it.
“With just $100 in his pocket, Glenn will ditch his private jet and yacht and head to Erie, Pennsylvania, where he will assume the alias ‘Glenn Bryant’ — a regular guy who’s spent the last 30 years in corporate America but always dreamed to have a business of his own. To make things fair, he won’t use his real name, contacts or wealth,” Discovery said in a statement. “Along the way, he’ll share practical tips and the knowledge on how to build a fortune from his three decades in business. But in order to succeed, Glenn will need to come up with a million-dollar idea and find a team to help him build it.
- 7/2/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
In today’s film news roundup, Laverne Cox is exec producing a transgender documentary, Steve Carell’s upcoming movie will be called “Welcome to Marwen,” the “Trolls” sequel gets a title and “High School 9-1-1″ gets a grassroots screening campaign.
Transgender Documentary
Laverne Cox, best known as a star of “Orange Is the New Black,” has joined the creative team behind the upcoming documentary feature “Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen.”
Disclosure Films is the production company for the movie, directed by trans filmmaker Sam Feder and focused on Hollywood’s depiction of transgender people and experiences over the last 100 years of film and television, and the impact of those stories on transgender lives and American culture. Cox joins as an executive producer alongside producer Amy Scholder.
“I have been obsessed for a long time with how the perception of trans people has been shaped by the ways we have...
Transgender Documentary
Laverne Cox, best known as a star of “Orange Is the New Black,” has joined the creative team behind the upcoming documentary feature “Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen.”
Disclosure Films is the production company for the movie, directed by trans filmmaker Sam Feder and focused on Hollywood’s depiction of transgender people and experiences over the last 100 years of film and television, and the impact of those stories on transgender lives and American culture. Cox joins as an executive producer alongside producer Amy Scholder.
“I have been obsessed for a long time with how the perception of trans people has been shaped by the ways we have...
- 6/13/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law are re-teaming for “Sherlock Holmes 3,” Boomerang Productions Media is formed, MarVista Entertainment expands and Universal buys Aubrey Plaza’s “An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn.”
Release Date
Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law are re-teaming for “Sherlock Holmes 3” with Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow announcing a Dec. 25, 2020 release date.
Downey will reprise his role as the titular British detective while Law portrays his sidekick, Dr. Watson. No director is yet attached. Chris Brancato has written the script. Susan Downey, Joel Silver and Lionel Wigram are producing “Sherlock Holmes 3.”
The film will open nine years after the second film “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,” took in $545.4 million at the worldwide box office. The original “Sherlock Holmes” was released in 2009 and grossed $524 million globally. Guy Ritchie directed the first two films.
James Cameron’s “Avatar 2...
Release Date
Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law are re-teaming for “Sherlock Holmes 3” with Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow announcing a Dec. 25, 2020 release date.
Downey will reprise his role as the titular British detective while Law portrays his sidekick, Dr. Watson. No director is yet attached. Chris Brancato has written the script. Susan Downey, Joel Silver and Lionel Wigram are producing “Sherlock Holmes 3.”
The film will open nine years after the second film “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,” took in $545.4 million at the worldwide box office. The original “Sherlock Holmes” was released in 2009 and grossed $524 million globally. Guy Ritchie directed the first two films.
James Cameron’s “Avatar 2...
- 5/8/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Spike TV has ordered 20 more episodes of original series Bar Rescue starring bar and nightlife expert Jon Taffer. Season 4 is set to debut this fall. Bar Rescue, from the producers of Extreme Weight Loss and Opposite Worlds, follows Taffer as he utilizes his nearly three decades of experience in the restaurant, bar and nightclub business to help give failing establishments one last chance to transform themselves into profitable businesses. A new batch of original episodes (part of season three) kicked off on March 9 at 9 Pm and have averaged 1.8 million viewers, Spike TV says, improving the timeslot +173% with Adults 18-49 and +131% with total viewers. Bar Rescue is produced by Eyeworks USA and Executive Producers Jd Roth, Todd A. Nelson, DJ Nurre, Tim Warren and Jon Taffer.
- 3/21/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Spike TV has greenlit 20 more episodes its popular original series Bar Rescue for a fall premiere. Bar Rescue features bar and nightlife expert Jon Taffer as he tries to help give failing establishments one last chance to transform themselves into profitable businesses. The series’ third season which premiered on Sunday, February 10, averaged 1.8 million viewers, its highest ever, and improved the timeslot by +282% with Adults 18-34 and +195% with Adults 18-49. The series drew a franchise-high 2.2 million viewers on April 7. Bar Rescue is produced by Eyeworks USA and Executive Producers Jd Roth, Todd A. Nelson Brant Pinvidic, DJ Nurre, Tim Warren and Jon Taffer.
- 5/9/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Some people can win for losing.
Ben Affleck claimed the Directors Guild of America Award for Argo on Saturday in Hollywood’s latest thumb-in-the-eye to the small group of filmmakers in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences who failed to nominate him for an Oscar.
“I worked really, really hard to become the best director I could be, by putting in as hours as I can, and banging my head against a wall, berating myself, lying to myself about whether it’s going to work,” Affleck told the crowd, never mentioning the snub. “Basically, I got to a...
Ben Affleck claimed the Directors Guild of America Award for Argo on Saturday in Hollywood’s latest thumb-in-the-eye to the small group of filmmakers in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences who failed to nominate him for an Oscar.
“I worked really, really hard to become the best director I could be, by putting in as hours as I can, and banging my head against a wall, berating myself, lying to myself about whether it’s going to work,” Affleck told the crowd, never mentioning the snub. “Basically, I got to a...
- 2/3/2013
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
Today, the Directors Guild of America announced its nominees for TV and commercials. Some of the shows involved are predictable (Homeland, Mad Men, Louie, Girls), while others aren’t (check out that Reality category!). The list:
Dramatic Series:
Michael Cuesta, Showtime’s Homeland, “The Choice”
Jennifer Getzinger, AMC’s Mad Men, “A Little Kiss”
Lesli Linka Glatter, Showtime’s Homeland, “Q&A”
Rian Johnson, AMC’s Breaking Bad, “Fifty-One”
Greg Mottola, HBO’s The Newsroom, “We Just Decided To”
Comedy Series:
Louis C.K., FX’s Louie, “New Year’s Eve”
Mark Cendrowski, CBS’s The Big Bang Theory, “The Date Night Variable”
Bryan Cranston,...
Dramatic Series:
Michael Cuesta, Showtime’s Homeland, “The Choice”
Jennifer Getzinger, AMC’s Mad Men, “A Little Kiss”
Lesli Linka Glatter, Showtime’s Homeland, “Q&A”
Rian Johnson, AMC’s Breaking Bad, “Fifty-One”
Greg Mottola, HBO’s The Newsroom, “We Just Decided To”
Comedy Series:
Louis C.K., FX’s Louie, “New Year’s Eve”
Mark Cendrowski, CBS’s The Big Bang Theory, “The Date Night Variable”
Bryan Cranston,...
- 1/9/2013
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW - Inside TV
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