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News: CBS Orders Competition Series <i>TKO</i> From Mark Burnett

In a press release.

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CBS ORDERS “TKO,” A NEW COMPETITION SERIES

FROM MARK BURNETT AND MGM TELEVISION

FOR SUMMER 2018

CBS has ordered TKO (working title), an obstacle course series with a twist, from executive producer Mark Burnett (SURVIVOR) and MGM Television. The 10-episode series will premiere in summer 2018, it was announced today by Sharon Vuong, Senior Vice President, Alternative Programming for the Network.

TKO features one player racing through daunting obstacles while the other contestants are manning battle stations along the course, firing over-the-top projectiles in an attempt to knock them off and slow them down. It’s a physical and funny “us versus them” scenario, with the top two players advancing to the final showdown to face off for a cash prize.

“Mark Burnett is a master at creating exciting competitions that make for entertaining television,” said Vuong. “We are thrilled to partner with him and his team on this wild and fun summer series.”

“TKO is unlike any other competition show on television. It’s an obstacle course meets dodgeball. It will create amazing viral moments,” said Burnett. “I’ve got a great history with CBS, and I’m excited to be premiering this summer.”

TKO will be produced by MGM Television and distributed internationally by MGM. Mark Burnett, President MGM Television Group and Digital, and Barry Poznick, President, Unscripted Television, MGM, are executive producers. TKO is an original format created by Steve Hughes and Sean Kelly of Shaggy Entertainment, Inc.

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Source: © 2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Greg Staffa

I provide testosterone to the site. You won’t be reading about how nice a actress looks in a dress or how much of a hunk Matt Bomer is in my reviews. I describe colors using words like brown, not taupe. My twitter name is @staffaroadtrip because I love road trips and have done two different 48-state road trips since 2008. My favorite show is White Collar.