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If tonight’s primetime debut of the House January 6 committee investigating the MAGA-fueled murderous attack on the U.S. Capitol last year was any indication of how the democracy-protecting politicians plan on making their pitch to the American public, they may want to give Mark Burnett a shout.

EXCLUSIVE: CNBC, which has long aired daily Shark Tank episodes in primetime, has greenlit a new variation on the entrepreneurial mainstay called Business Hunters.

announced they would exit their roles as Motion Picture Group chairman and president this summer after Amazon completed its $8.5 billion acquisition of the storied studio. The move is a homecoming for DeLuca, who joined Warner’s New Line Cinema as an intern at age 19 and rose to president of production.

EXCLUSIVE: Eureka Productions, the company behind series including ABC’s Holey Moley and CBS’ upcoming The Real Love Boat, has bolstered its executive ranks with the hire of former Endemol Shine unscripted chief Eden Gaha.

Variety, which first reported the news, part of the terms of them joining would be having access as producers to DC Entertainment with the rights to develop characters and properties, with DC a major priority for Warner Bros. Discovery under its new leadership from CEO David Zaslav. However, any new agreement with De Luca and Abdy would not be completed until they’ve officially exited Amazon.

Generation Gap, the game show from Jimmy Kimmel and Mark Burnett, is finally getting a slot at ABC.

Martha Stewart is hosting a tag sale and Rob Riggle and Joe Tessitore are fronting a rescue dog show for ABC.

After holding two separate town hall meetings for Amazon Studios/Primetime Video and MGM employees earlier today, Mike Hopkins, SVP Prime Video & Amazon Studios, sent a followup memo to MGM employees Friday afternoon. In it, he shared more details about the interim organizational reporting changes that will be implemented as Amazon prepares to start the integration process following the close of its $8.5 billion acquisition of the stories Hollywood studio.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaA few key details were revealed about what life will be like at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer now that its $8.5 billion sale to Amazon has closed. In a town hall at Amazon’s Culver City lot, Mike Hopkins, Amazon Studios and Prime Video SVP, unveiled an interim leadership structure.

Wilson Chapman editorCBS has renewed four of its most popular unscripted series for the 2022-2023 broadcast season.“Survivor,” “The Amazing Race,” “Tough As Nails” and “Secret Celebrity Renovation” will all return with new seasons next year, the network announced Wednesday.The announcement was made hours before the premiere of the 42nd season of “Survivor,” which airs 8 p.m. ET. Originally broadcast in 2000, “Survivor” sees contestants stranded on an island where they must provide themselves with water, shelter and food, and compete against each other to be crowned the sole survivor.Jeff Probst hosts and executive produces the series, along with Mark Burnett, Matt VanWagenen, Kahaia Pearson and Jesse Jensen.

CBS has renewed a slew of unscripted series.

Angelique Jackson Jesse Metcalfe has signed on for MGM and Lightworkers’ new faith-based family drama “On a Wing and a Prayer,” starring opposite Dennis Quaid and Heather Graham.Based on a true story, Quaid stars as Doug White, who’s forced to fly a plane after the pilot dies unexpectedly mid-flight.The movie is the latest production from MGM’s Lightworkers — the company, founded by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, is behind “The Bible” miniseries and MGM and Paramount’s contemporary “Ben-Hur”

EXCLUSIVE: Major League Soccer (MLS) is one of the fastest growing sports leagues in the U.S. and it’s now getting its own reality TV treatment.

“American Gladiators” is coming back. MGM and the WWE are teaming up on a new version of the competition series that will feature current WWE stars.

EXCLUSIVE: American Gladiators, the classic competition series that originally premiered in 1989, is taking another shot at the obstacle course.

EXCLUSIVE: Heather Graham has signed on to star alongside Dennis Quaid in MGM and LightWorkers’ faith-based family drama, On a Wing and a Prayer. Sean McNamara will direct the pic and with Brian Egeston penning the script. The movie will be produced by Roma Downey and Autumn Bailey-Ford with Mark Burnett executive producing. It is expected to begin shooting this fall and will bow on Aug. 31, 2022.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorAmazon’s announcement of its $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM emphasized the value of the MGM movie library to the Amazon Prime streaming service. But the transaction raises big questions about what will become of existing MGM’s television group, headed by Mark Burnett.Burnett is already a big winner in the deal as he is poised to rake in hundreds of millions of dollars as the owner of a small stake in MGM.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterSupersized K-pop group NCT is looking for new members, and the world will be watching — on television.MGM Television and its chairman Mark Burnett have inked a partnership with producer Soo-Man Lee and Korean powerhouse SM Entertainment to develop a K-pop competition series to find the newest members of NCT. The group is currently comprised of 23 members who also make up the sub-groups NCT 127, NCT DREAM and WayV.Open to young men between 13 and 25, the contestants

After nearly a decade as head of scripted television for MGM, Steve Stark is leaving the studio’s executive ranks. The news comes a year after MGM’s Worldwide Television Group, run by Chairman Mark Burnett, last extended Stark with a new contract in conjunction with him being named President of a new label, MGM/UA Television.

Resurrection, a film from The Bible producers Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, that follows the immediate aftermath of Jesus’ crucifixion, will premiere on Discovery+ on March 27.

Dennis Quaid has boarded MGM and LightWorkers’ airplane survival drama On A Wing And A Prayer. Quaid will star in the faith-based family film about a small-town pilot who dies unexpectedly while flying a plane, forcing passenger Doug White (Quaid) to land the plane safely in order to save his entire family.

2009 was flying on a private King Air plane when the pilot suddenly died, forcing White to communicate with air traffic controllers and find a way to safely land the plane and rescue his family that was aboard.Also Read: Dennis Quaid Voices 'Outrage' at 'Cancel Culture Media' for Response to COVID PSA (Video)“On a Wing and a Prayer” is produced by Roma Downey and Autumn Bailey-Ford. Mark Burnett will executive produce the project.

Larry Barron, a veteran unscripted producer and executive, passed away suddenly on December 24. He was believed to be 55.

In 2005, the year after The Apprentice premiered on NBC, legendary reality producer Mark Burnett published an autobiographical business-advice book called Jump In! Even if You Don’t Know How to Swim. Ten years later, he jumped into a new pond as he became a top executive at MGM.

Mark David Mark Burnett, who serves as Chairman of MGM Worldwide Television Group, is indisputably one of the most successful (and powerful) reality TV producers on the planet.

Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.comSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji,” streaming now on Amazon.The 11 day, 416-mile “world’s toughest race” is back. After an 18-year hiatus realty tv mastermind Mark Burnett resurrected the “Eco-Challenge” for new audiences on Amazon Prime Video.

Before there was Survivor and The Amazing Race, there was Eco-Challenge. The ultra-endurance race created by Mark Burnett evolved as a television format first on MTV, then on ESPN, eventually making its way to Discovery and then USA.

Peter White Television EditorLegendary showrunner Jane Mun has been tapped to showrun César Millán’s latest series as Nat Geo steps up its behind-the-screens diversity strategy.Mun, who recently oversaw and exec produced the HBO competition series, has previously worked with the Dog Whisperer on Cesar Millan: Viva Las Vegas.Elsewhere, she co-exec produced the 63rd Primetime Emmys, launched Total Knock Out with Mark Burnett and last year worked on ABC’s Brad Paiseley Thinks He’s So Special,

Bear Grylls is on a quest to crown the toughest team of survivalists.

Mark Burnett and Bear Grylls are coming together for a new competition series, and it looks more intense than anything we've ever seen (and anything we will see for a while, given the coronavirus pandemic).  hosted by Grylls and produced by Burnett, sees 66 teams from 30 countries race nonstop for 11 days. The contestants will work 24 hours a day across hundreds of miles of rugged Fijian terrain complete with mountains, jungles and oceans. The show was filmed last fall, pre-pandemic.

Tim Dams Veteran Studiocanal TV executive Rola Bauer is to join MGM as president of international television productions.Bauer will oversee development, production and co-productions for MGM’s International Television division, reporting in to MGM Television Group chairman Mark Burnett.Based in Munich, she will split her time between MGM’s European and US offices.Bauer announced she was departing earlier this month after Studiocanal acquired a 100% stake in its German subsidiary Tandem

Andreas Wiseman International EditorLong-time Studiocanal executive Rola Bauer is joining MGM as President, International Television Productions.Bauer will oversee development, production and co-productions for MGM’s international scripted TV content, reporting to MGM TV Group Chairman Mark Burnett.Based in Munich, she will split her time between MGM’s European and U.S.

Jamie Foxx's musical game show Beat Shazam has been renewed by Fox for a fourth season. Foxx will be onboard again as host and executive producer, with daughter Corinne returning as the show's in-house DJ; other executive producers of the series include Mark Burnett, Jeff Apploff, Barry Poznick and Lauren Zalaznick.

By Denise Petski

By Denise Petski