Teams of two chefs from different generations tackle challenges that require them to incorporate popular ingredients and gadgets from the past, as well as master viral food trends and classic dishes.
"Switchback" was an hour-long interactive show for teens and preteens, featuring viewer calls, music videos, guest artists, and cartoons. Initially hosted by Stan Johnson in Halifax, it expanded to other cities, highlighting both regional talents and international acts. Airing from 1981 to 1990, it aimed to engage young audiences. In 1985, host Shawn Thompson faced arrest for throwing a doll named Kendini over Niagara Falls, in a Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket during a show segment. (He used cole slaw to cushion the doll's fall.) This act resulted in charges by Niagara Parks Police for park dumping and attracting a crowd. Thompson intended to spotlight neglected toys in a parody titled 'Doll Aid.' By 1988, the series cut some editions and faced controversy by removing its cherished long-term host, Stan Johnson. By early 1990, all editions of the program concluded due to CBC's budget reductions.
Celebrities face off in one-on-one brain games for 10 million won, choosing to cash out with their winnings or risk elimination against a new challenger.
Sixteen Hungarian celebrities will participate in Pandora's Box. Contestants’ main dilemma is whether to open Pandora’s box or not, which secretly contains the names of cursed contestants, marking them for elimination. Keeping Pandora’s box closed grows the prize money. While opening it might change a player’s fate, it also comes at a cost: the prize drops.
A music-infused docuseries in which Rory Kramer takes his artist friends (Justin Bieber, Steve Aoki, Iggy Azalea, The Chainsmokers and More) to the farthest reaches of their comfort zones and across the globe.
Junior Masterchef Sweden is a Swedish cooking competition involving children from the ages of 8–13 and airs on TV4 on Wednesdays, starting in 2014. Each week, the children compete in different cooking related competitions and two contestants are eliminated until a winner is crowned.
Focusing on five disparate characters who each toil and/or party well into the night (hence the title), this latenight entry takes the “city that never sleeps” line and runs with it. The result is visually provocative but only mildly entertaining, and never for a moment truly convincing.