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EXCLUSIVE: Taskmaster, the quirky British game show, is taking another swing at the U.S. market with its own global streaming service. The team behind the series, which is produced by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver producer Avalon Television, is launching Taskmaster SuperMax+. The SVOD service launches today with…

Take heart, Taskmaster fans. The British game show that was recently pulled from The CW’s schedule after one airing has moved to CWSeed. The entire 10-episode season is now available to binge on the network’s free ad-supported digital network. Taskmaster is an International Emmy and triple BAFTA nominated comedy game…

It was a very short run for British comedy game show Taskmaster. Just days after its premiere, The CW has pulled the show from its schedule after one airing. Supernatural reruns will take over Taskmaster‘s 9 pm Sunday timeslot for the next few weeks. Other options for Taskmaster, including a run on CW Seed, are being…

It was another quiet Sunday of repeats in primetime with the exception of ABC’s coverage of the Houston Rockets and Milwaukee Bucks from the NBA’s Orlando bubble, along with the CW’s debut of two new series. ABC top the night with the Rockets-Bucks game, which followed an encore of America’s Funniest Home Videos and…

The CW has added a quartet of alternative acquisitions to its summer lineup and has set its remaining summer 2020 premiere dates. Making their U.S. debuts this summer are horror whodunnit competition series Killer Camp on Thursday, July 16 (8 PM ET/PT), docuseries Being Reuben starring YouTuber Ruben de Maid on…

Channel 4 has nabbed British entertainment format Taskmaster – the highest profile channel swap for a show since The Great British Bake Off moved from the BBC to C4. The network has handed the Avalon Television-produced series a six season deal across three years and will launch episodes in 2020. The show, which was…

Taskmaster, the British entertainment series produced by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver producer Avalon Television, has been handed a bumper, four season order by UKTV. The multichannel broadcaster has ordered four, ten-part series of the Greg Davies and Alex Horne-fronted show, which takes it through to 2019…

Comedy Central has unveiled its 2017-2018 development slate, which includes three series pick-ups and nine pilot orders. The newly picked up series include scripted comedy Corporate; stand-up and music hybrid variety series The New Negroes, based on the comedy show; and Reggie Watts-hosted game show Taskmaster, based…