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[03/17/03 - 12:00 AM] ABC Orders 'Celebrity Mole 2,' 'Rich Guy, Poor Guy' By Brian Ford Sullivan (TFC) |
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CHICAGO (thefutoncritic.com) -- ABC is set for another edition of "Celebrity Mole," ordering seven episodes of the Stone Stanley Entertainment produced series. The news marks the fourth season of "The Mole" franchise and the second to bear the "Celebrity" name.
Earlier this season, "Celebrity Mole" gave ABC its best adults 18-34 numbers in the 10 p.m. Wednesday slot in six years and ranks as the network's fourth highest-rated show among adults 18-49 and 18-34, trailing only "The Bachelor," "The Bachelorette" and "Monday Night Football."
Ahmad Rashad is expected to return as host, while producer Clay Newbill is set to serve as showrunner. Casting is currently underway for the series, which is set for a summer or fall start.
ABC's own 'Joe'
The Alphabet network has also given a greenlight to seven episodes of "Rich Guy, Poor Guy," described as "The Bachelor" meets "Joe Millionaire." The reality series, from "Bachelor" creator Mike Fleiss, features two single men - one filthy rich, the other dirt poor - trying to find love from a pool of women. The twist however is that neither the women involved in the show nor the audience will know who's the prince and who's the pauper.
ABC is planning to fast-track the series for a summer launch in order to beat any second edition of FOX's "Joe Millionaire" to the air. Fleiss' Next Entertainment and Telepictures are behind the series, with Lisa Levenson serving a showrunner.
While similar in concept to "The Bachelor" the series will not be marketed as being under the show's umbrella. Viewers can expect several deviations from "The Bachelor" formula: there will be no roses and the women will divide their time on the show between living in mansion and a trailer park. Producers will also offer a justice of the peace to marry the winning couple should they choose to.
Fleiss also produces "Are You Hot?" on Thursday nights for ABC and is behind the upcoming reality series "The Will" on the network.
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[04/29/26 - 04:01 PM] "American Idol" Scores 5.3 Million Total Viewers with Biggest Audience in Over 2 Months During Taylor Swift Night Monday's episode was the No. 1 entertainment program on the night among Total Viewers (5.34 million) and Adults 18-49 (0.42 rating).
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[04/29/26 - 02:41 PM] Record Breaker! ESPN Airs Most-Viewed First Round Game 5 Ever on Cable, Extending Milestone Run of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Philadelphia Flyers-Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday averaged 2 million viewers, up 190% vs. ESPN's First Round Game 5 average last year.
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[04/29/26 - 12:17 PM] First-of-Its-Kind Competition Reality Series "Designed to Last" Begins Streaming May 5 Hosted by Maria Menounos, the Hulu series follows three teams of architects, engineers, and inventors as they compete in 10-hour build challenges, modifying tiny homes to withstand specific environmental hazards.
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[04/29/26 - 10:31 AM] Netflix Announces the Emmy Nominated Masterpiece, "Bad Thoughts," Tom Segura's Dark and Twisted Comedic Series, Will Return for Its Second Season on May 24 In this six-episode dark comedic series, Tom Segura navigates unthinkable situations and fantasies within a cinematic world.
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[04/29/26 - 10:01 AM] Netflix Announces New Adult Animated Comedy Series "Dad's House" In small-town suburban Australia, thirteen year old child of divorce, Sean, spends every second weekend with his laidback, but well meaning dad, Ian.
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[04/29/26 - 10:01 AM] HBO Original Documentary "The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas" Debuts May 13 The film is a tapestry of personal vignettes from across the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities in America.
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[04/29/26 - 09:46 AM] Netflix Wins Romantic Drama "Lovesick," Orders Hot Package Straight-to-Series The straight-to-series Netflix drama stars Danes as Annika, a renowned breast cancer surgeon whose world changes after receiving her own cancer diagnosis.
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[04/29/26 - 09:13 AM] CNN FlashDoc "Behind the Bob: Vogue's Anna Wintour" Now Streaming on CNN App The documentary special is now streaming at CNN.com/Watch and on the CNN app for streaming subscribers and will air Sunday, May 3 at 8pm ET on CNN, just one night before the iconic Met Gala.
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[04/29/26 - 09:05 AM] "The Other Bennet Sister" Premiere: BritBox Shines a Light on Austen's Overlooked Heroine This May Other highlights include "Twenty Twenty Six," "I Literally Just Told You," and "QI."
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[04/29/26 - 09:01 AM] Celebrate Sir David Attenborough's 100th Birthday with "Ocean with David Attenborough" The world's preeminent natural historian turns 100 on May 8.
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[04/29/26 - 09:01 AM] Season 2 of "Ransom Canyon" Returns to Netflix on Thursday, July 23, 2026 The new season of the beloved western drama, starring Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly, features eight brand new episodes.
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[04/29/26 - 09:00 AM] Video: The Main Stage Is Set - Trailer and Guest Judges Revealed for "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" Season 11 Premiering May 8 on Paramount+ Brian Tyree Henry, Bronwyn Newport, Christina Ricci, Cooper Koch, Evan Mulrooney, Gina Gershon, Jamal Sims, Janelle James, Juno Temple, Kate Hudson, La Toya Jackson, Law Roach and ReneƩ Rapp will serve as celebrity guest judges for the eleventh season.
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[04/29/26 - 08:28 AM] First Look at Adam Scott, Michelle Monaghan and Robert De Niro in "The Whisper Man," Premiering August 28th When his eight-year-old son is abducted, a widowed crime writer looks to his estranged father, a retired former police detective, for help, only to discover a connection with the decades-old case of a convicted serial killer known as "The Whisper Man."
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[04/29/26 - 08:01 AM] Video: Peacock Debuts First Look Teaser & New July 9 Premiere Date for "The Five Star Weekend" The series stars Jennifer Garner, D'Arcy Carden, Gemma Chan, Regina Hall, Chloƫ Sevigny, Harlow Jane and Timothy Olyphant.
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[04/29/26 - 08:00 AM] TLC Unveils New Season of "90 Day: The Last Resort" as Six Couples Face Make-or-Break Moments in an English Castle This season, "90 Day Fiance" couples Jenny and Sumit, Shekinah and Sarper, Kara and Guillermo, Paola and Russ, Thais and Patrick, and Rebecca and Zied have all reached relationship breaking points.
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