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Fantasy Island and Lego Masters are moving from Fox's summer schedule to in-season. The low-cost drama and the Will Arnett-hosted unscripted series were previously set to launch on May 31. However, this morning with the reveal of Fox's latest slate, the two shows are being pushed to later in the season. “There's some…

Fox will ring in the summer with a lineup filled with dance, music, tasty dishes and more. On Tuesday the network revealed the premiere dates for  Duncanville (May 1)So You Think You Can Dance (May 18), Don’t Forget The Lyrics! (May 23), Beat Shazam (May 23), MasterChef (May 25), Lego Masters (May 31) and Fantasy Islan…

Fox is promising the biggest Lego challenges yet after renewing unscripted competition series Lego Masters for a third season. The show, which is hosted and exec produced by Will Arnett, will return for its third season in 2022. The first season aired in February 2020 and the second season premiered in June 2021. The…

Mipcom roundup Banijay Rights Builds South Korea ‘Lego Masters’ Deal Hit entertainment format Lego Masters is to become South Korea’s first non-Korean unscripted format to air on free-to-air TV in the country as network MBC seals a deal with distributor Banijay Rights. The format, which sees pairs compete against each…

Bachelor In Paradise duked it out with America’s Got Talent on Tuesday night as both of the two-hour episodes tied to top primetime ratings. Bachelor and AGT had strong showings last evening, both scoring a 0.9 rating in the 18-49 demo, per fast affiliates. Between the two, the third-to-last episode of this AGT season…

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay has put in place the building blocks for its latest adaptation of Lego Masters, inking a deal with Kiwi broadcaster TVNZ to make a local version of the show. The deal comes as Lucas Green, Banijay’s global head of content operations, talked up a “perfect storm” for unscripted shows globally. Lego Mas…

Fox has unveiled its summer schedule, setting premiere dates for Rob Lowe-hosted Mental Samurai (May 25), Hell’s Kitchen Young Guns (May 31), Season 2 of Lego Masters with Will Arnett (June 1), Masterchef: Legends (June 2) and Season 4 of Beat Shazam (June 3), hosted by Jamie Foxx. They join previously announced dates…

Fox has confirmed that it has renewed reality competition format Lego Masters – six months after Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch revealed that it had begun preparing for a second season. The network has ordered a second run of the 10-part series with host and exec producer Will Arnett returning. It will air in 2021. The show…

EXCLUSIVE: From Lego to dominoes… Endemol Shine North America is developing a domino competition format after striking a deal with YouTube phenom Lily Hevesh. The producers of Fox's Lego Masters, which saw teams of Lego builders compete to create their own mega builds, are now turning their attention to one of the…

With Lego Masters, executive producers Anthony Dominici and Will Arnett aimed to champion artists in the Lego world, bringing a new kind of creative outlet to the reality competition space. "When I signed on, I couldn't have been more excited. It's right up my alley. I've been a Lego fan for years, and the show is all…

Will Arnett has become something of a cult icon in the Lego world thanks to his performance as Batman in The Lego Batman franchise. His latest creation is Lego Masters, a Fox competition series on which a group of contestants compete to come up with the craziest builds. "When Phil Lord and Chris Miller came to me and…

Fox is building a second season of Lego Masters. The series, which sees pairs of Lego enthusiasts facing off in brick-building challenges, premiered on Fox on February 5 and the 10-part series ran through April 15. Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch revealed on the company's investor earnings call that it had begun preparing a…