Chip and Joanna Gaines are ready to entertain the whole family with a new series of reality shows.
Almost two months after they revealed they would be starring in the upcoming limited series Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse (premiering June 2), Magnolia Network founders announced Wednesday that three previously announced reality competition shows will premiere this fall on Max.
According to a press release, the new shows feature “ambitious, large-scale competitions” and “out-of-the-box social experiments,” marking a departure from HGTV’s current lifestyle-focused alumni lineup.
A look at the personalities of “Roller Jam”.
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The new set of shows includes Roller Jam, a six-episode competition series featuring top roller skating crews from Atlanta, Houston, Las Vegas, Nashville, New York and St. Louis. Crews compete for a chance to win $150,000 in prize money and a $10,000 donation to their local rink.
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Contestant on “Roller Jam”.
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The show is hosted by Jordin Sparks and judges are two-time U.S. Olympian and National Figure Skating Champion Johnny Weir and roller skating legend Terrell Ferguson.”Each episode, the skating teams must create brand new routines to perform for Johnny, Terrell, and a celebrity guest judge in front of a live audience , and only one ended up being chosen as the ultimate roller skating team in the country,” the press release explained. Joanna, an avid skater herself, will appear as a guest judge in one of the episodes.
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A look at “Second Chance Stages” personalities.
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IN Second chance phaseeight-episode talent competition series, contestants who missed out on an earlier chance at stardom get “a second chance at their big break” by performing everything from “dancing to singing to stand-up comedy and more” in front of an audience full of agents, talent scouts and producers.
The show features Martina McBride, Taye Diggs and Heidi Gardner as judges and a $100,000 cash prize. The Gaineses’ friend and former NFL star Emmanuel Acho serves as host.
The last — and most surprising — of the three shows is Man vs hamster, described as “a cheesy eight-episode competition series in which the world’s most iconic pet hamsters take on teams of humans in epic challenges.” The show will be produced by the team behind it American Ninja Warrior and The floor is lava.
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Contestant in “Man vs. Hamster”.
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According to a press release, each challenge tests the contestant’s speed, strength, agility and “eating ability.”
The team that wins the most challenges against the hamsters moves on to an obstacle course where they must escape before the hamsters in order to win.
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Features of the show SNL’with Sarah Sherman and Kyle Brandt as hosts, with Brian Balthazar as the “resident hamster enthusiast.”
“We are thrilled to launch this fun, ambitious and expansive unscripted tableau on Max this fall,” said Allison Page, president of Magnolia Network, in a statement to PEOPLE. “Using our storytelling and production expertise for these imaginative formats, we aim to surprise and delight viewers of all ages and create opportunities for families and friends to enjoy together.”
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