Paramount Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), at its 2023 Upfront today, revealed a wealth of new and returning content to hit screens at the end of this year and throughout next year.
Alongside traditional news and sports offerings – as well as content via Paramount's multi-channels – a number of reality and competition shows were announced as premiering on 10 in the next few months.
Daniel Monaghan, senior vice president of content and programming for Paramount ANZ said: “When we consider the best way to serve our audience in the future, top of mind is the way content is consumed. It’s constantly evolving. And we have to constantly evolve as well.
“We will schedule prime time for you, but if you prefer to personalise your own prime time, we have the platforms and the content that allow you to do just that.
“Well-executed, familiar brands continue to succeed, but audiences are ready to embrace new shows. And we have a brilliant line up of fresh content to complement fan favourites.”
Arriving later this year
As 2022 draws to a close, The Real Love Boat sets the search for love on the high seas as it aims to replicate the feel-good tone of the original Love Boat.
The Traitors takes the whodunit murder mystery to the next level, seeing 24 strangers converge on an old hotel in the countryside where they’re forced to lie and deceive to win a $250,000 prize.
The Challenge Australia is a competition featuring Australia's most talked about celebrities and set in the Argentinian wilderness, creating a local variant for one of the world's most successful television franchises that already has 38 seasons under its belt.
New content for 2023
The Bachelors will start screening throughout January 2023, set on the Gold Coast and for the first time, featuring three Bachelors instead of one.
Taskmaster Australia will be premiering with Tom Gleeson as the Taskmaster and Tom Cashman his devoted assistant. Each week the two Toms set five comedians - Julia Morris, Luke McGregor, Jimmy Rees, Nina Oyama and Danielle Walker - a range of ridiculous tasks.
Several new Australian dramas are set to debut, including crime thriller North Shore – focusing on what happens when a British detective and his Australian counterpart team up to solve a murder – and Paper Dolls, a fictional series that tracks the meteoric rise of a girl band spawned by a reality television show.
The First Inventors will transport viewers back in time - between 70,000 and 120,000 years ago – to a community in the midst of developing sophisticated stone tools, art, agriculture, irrigation and much more.
In this story of knowledge, resilience, and invention, presenter Rob Collins will meet and collaborate with First Nations authorities whose frontline fieldwork offers an exciting new insight into ancient Indigenous innovations and discoveries.
2023 will also see the premiere of Location, Location, Location, whether it’s homebuyers downsizing to an inner-city apartment or seeking a tree or sea change.
Elsewhere, Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly, a show that sees Graeme Hall helping to train new canine compadres and Masterchef spinoff Dessert Masters, showcasing ten masters of their art battling for the title of Dessert Master, round out the new shows announced today.
Returning shows
From February, Australian Survivor returns with the theme of Heroes Versus Villains.
The Dog House Australia is back for a third season, while 2022 hit Hunted and Would I Lie To You? - featuring Chrissie Swan, Frank Woodley and a new team captain in Charlie Pickering – have both been renewed for a second season.
Gogglebox Australia, Ambulance Australia and Bondi Rescue are all back, alongside the ninth season of the Logie award-winning I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, returning to South Africa in time for Easter.
MasterChef Australia returns in winter for a shorter, more compact run, with Season 15 branded as MasterChef Australia: Secrets & Surprises. Joining the MasterChef quarter are comedies Have You Been Paying Attention? and The Cheap Seats.
Have something to say on this? Share your views in the comments section below. Or if you have a news story or tip-off, drop us a line at adnews@yaffa.com.au
Sign up to the AdNews newsletter, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for breaking stories and campaigns throughout the day.