Banijay Group Touts Family-Oriented MIPCOM Slate

Banijay Group has unveiled its slate for MIPCOM, which includes such family-oriented format titles as Don’t, It’s a Knockout, The Crystal Maze and All Against 1.

From Ryan Reynolds, Banijay Studios North America and host Adam Scott, the physical game show Don’t gives families the chance to win money by following one simple rule: don’t. (Don’t blink. Don’t play with matches. Don’t get tired. Don’t play ball in the house.) “It’s a truly original, comedic and physical game show that will have global appeal for a wide range of broadcasters,” said Andrew Sime, Banijay Rights’ VP of formats.

It’s a Knockout is an original physical-entertainment show that taps into the frenzy of classic sport derbies for fierce but friendly competition. Returning in a modernized version, the iconic format features spectacular games, silly costumes, pools, slides, turntables, treadmills and a lot of flags and banners, with the titles of best city or best country up for grabs. “A part of TV history for more than half a century, this iconic format has been making viewers laugh, cheer and proudly root for their countrymen in some of the biggest TV markets in the world,” said Sime.

Also returning to market with a fresh family take is The Crystal Maze, which has a family team of six contestants take part in a series of challenges in order to win “time crystals” across the four key zones—Eastern, Aztec, Industrial and Futuristic. Each crystal gives the team five seconds of time inside “The Crystal Dome,” the centerpiece of the maze where the contestants participate in their final challenge.

In Lodgers, potential roommates, young and old, meet for the first time at a speed-dating event exclusively designed to match up wealthier old-age pensioners and hard-up millennials.

Lastly, All Against 1 asks the question, can one smart contestant beat the entire nation? The tapped contestant and the viewers are all asked the same questions based on the outcome of a variety of experiments, ranging from everyday science to sports dares or stunts. Whoever’s answer is the closest takes home the money.

Lucas Green, Banijay Group’s head of content, said: “At a time where the world has become incredibly divided on a political level, there has never been a greater need to unite people via content. Households are also becoming increasingly fragmented as individuals seek their own content on their own screens, and the beauty of each of these formats is that they all have the potential to bring them together again in front of one screen.”