Summer season is a aggressive time of 12 months on NBC with regards to the primetime lineup, and the 2025 TV schedule isn’t any exception. Along with America’s Bought Expertise hitting its milestone twentieth season, The Strolling Lifeless: Lifeless Metropolis’s Jeffrey Dean Morgan took a break from the zombie apocalypse to host Vacation spot X, a brand new journey collection pitting opponents towards one another in pursuit of a money grand prize. The primary season of that present ended with out affirmation of a second, however NBC has confirmed that one other present might be again with some adjustments.
What About Vacation spot X Season 2?
Spoilers forward for Vacation spot X Season 1. Whereas I used to be lukewarm on Vacation spot X within the early days regardless of being bamboozled by the premiere, I used to be on board by the tip when the actuality star I used to be rooting towards did certainly lose. (Sorry, Peter Weber.) The finale aired earlier than NBC revealed whether or not or not Season 2 goes to occur, however government producer Andy Cadman was optimistic when chatting with Selection about Rick Szabo’s Season 1 victory. Cadman stated:
We’ve obtained so many concepts. I’ve numerous ambition for a season 2. It could solely be greater. There’s a complete bunch of locations we haven’t explored but, and there’s loads of Europe nonetheless left to discover.
Whereas that’s definitely not a assure that Vacation spot X might be again in NBC’s summer season lineup subsequent 12 months, I’m taking it as signal. It additionally seemingly confirms that the present can be sticking with Europe, since there are some main places that haven’t been visited but. (You’ll find each episode to this point streaming with a Peacock subscription.)
I’m rooting for Verona, Italy, though that may simply be due to how satisfied I used to be that Verona was the situation for the collection premiere! (It was truly Rome, Italy.) So, for now, it’s only a matter of ready for information of if and when Vacation spot X might be again. The present that can formally be again, as of NBC’s latest announcement? American Ninja Warrior.
American Ninja Warrior Renewed With A New Twist
American Ninja Warrior has additionally change into a summer season staple on NBC, with the Season 17 finals at present airing on Monday nights. The community isn’t leaving any followers hanging because the finale approaching, nevertheless, with the announcement of a Season 18 renewal earlier than Season 17 wraps. The renewal got here with the information that Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila are returning as hosts and Zuri Corridor is coming again as sideline reporter.
There’s additionally a brand new twist on the best way, and whereas it’s not as a lot of a game-changer as when the American Ninja Warrior age restrict was dropped to fifteen, it’s going to definitely set Season 18 aside from years previous. Along with all rounds filming in Las Vegas and manufacturing for the subsequent season beginning this fall, a brand new spherical is being launched.
This new spherical of competitors entails a supersized three-lane racecourse that can require opponents to face off as an alternative of simply having their instances in contrast. They’ll go head-to-head-to-head for side-by-side races, with casting at present underway for the subsequent batch of ninjas within the operating for the grand prize of $250,000.
It’s in all probability a protected guess that NBC will preserve American Ninja Warrior as a part of the summer season lineup, with Season 17 amassing greater than 23 million viewers to this point throughout Peacock and NBC, and ranks as a Prime 5 leisure present with linear whole viewers.
There’s no cause to doubt the return of America’s Bought Expertise subsequent summer season, so the large query at this level is whether or not NBC’s summer season competitors lineup will embrace a second spherical of Vacation spot X.