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it seems this present has legs. FOX has renewed The Quiz with Balls sequence for a second season. The primary season of 10 episodes aired between Could and September of final 12 months.
A trivia sport present, The Quiz with Balls TV sequence is hosted by Jay Pharoah. In every episode, two households compete for a giant money prize in a “battle of the balls.” Whereas standing on a excessive platform over a glistening pool of water, they have to work collectively as they face multiple-choice questions. Every reply is allotted to a spot with a large ball positioned up behind it. If the right reply is chosen, the ball rolls down and stops simply earlier than colliding with the corresponding participant. If the reply is wrong, the large ball quickly descends and mercilessly launches the member of the family into the pool beneath. The extra gamers every workforce loses, the tougher the questions get. The longer they final, the more cash the household banks, till one “dry” member of the family performs the ultimate spherical for the $100,000 grand prize.
Airing on Tuesday nights, the primary season of The Quiz with Balls averaged a 0.25 score within the 18-49 demographic and 1.59 million viewers within the dwell+identical day scores (together with DVR playback by way of 3:00 AM).
“Throughout its first season, The Quiz with Balls actually broke by way of, because of a mixture of partaking playability, comedic bodily stakes, and our terrific host Jay Pharoah, who artfully invitations viewers into the enjoyable,” stated Michael Thorn, President of FOX Tv Community. “To not point out, our long-time manufacturing companions at Talpa and Eureka have just a few new methods up their sleeves for season two, which made renewing this standard sport present a should.”
“We’re extremely proud that The Quiz with Balls is returning for a second season with FOX,” stated John de Mol, proprietor of Talpa Studios. “The present’s success within the Netherlands has been large, and we had been excited to see how effectively it labored within the U.S. over the summer season. This time round, we’re selecting up the tempo and including extra play-along moments, giving viewers an much more partaking and thrilling expertise.”
Chris Culvenor, Govt Producer for Eureka Productions added, “We’re excited to re-team with FOX and Talpa for a brand new season of The Quiz with Balls. The present’s large-scale, originality and excessive stakes have captivated the viewers and with Jay Pharoah returning as our good host, Season Two is about to make one other huge splash.”
What do you suppose? Have you ever checked out The Quiz with Balls on FOX? Are you glad this sport present has been renewed for a second season?