Fuse Unveils Details of Fall Programming Slate

Fuse has revealed the premiere dates for its fall lineup, which includes the debut of five new shows, as well as the return of the series Complex x Fuse.

Additionally, Fuse has unveiled the guest-star list for the new series Made From Scratch, expanded the digital documentary series Soundcheck to Stage With Rich The Kid to linear and will premiere The Candidates, a new documentary in its Fuse Docs franchise.

The fifth season of Complex x Fuse (10×60 mins.) is set to bow on Wednesday, October 2, at 11 p.m. and takes a look at athletes and celebrities eating killer food, answering burning questions and revealing the secrets behind the hottest kicks. This includes big names in music, with past episodes featuring J Balvin, Lil Nas X and Juice Wrld, among others.

A linear episode of the digital documentary Soundcheck to Stage With Rich The Kid premieres Monday, September 2, at 11 p.m. and goes behind the scenes to give fans an inside look at artists’ pre-show rituals and intimate backstage moments. In this episode, Fuse hangs with Rich The Kid before his concert at House of Blues as a part of his official Lollapalooza Aftershow.

The Read with Kid Fury and Crissle West (10×30 mins.) debuts Friday, October 11, at 11 p.m. Inspired by their podcast with more than 85 million listens worldwide and 1.5 million unique listens a month, this talk/variety format hosted by Kid Fury and West carries over their segments like Hot Tops and The Read, while additionally featuring a special celebrity and/or musician guest. The duo uses their sharp, honest brand of cultural commentary to drill deep into the roots of the issues and stories affecting their millennial and Gen-Z peers, from social justice and politics to dating and music culture, and everything in between. Avalon Television is producing.

Don’t Be Nice, which is set to bow directly after The Read at 11:30 p.m., follows as a team of young poets from the Bowery Poetry Club have one month to compose their best work for the National Poetry Slam. Challenged by their coaches, the team must break through personal boundaries and explore issues such as family, race, relationships, sex and bullying to create their most vulnerable and honest work yet.

Made From Scratch (8×30 mins.) premieres Tuesday, October 15, at 11 p.m. The unscripted series will include guest stars Ally Brooke (in the series premiere), A$AP Ferg, G-Eazy, Big Boi, DaniLeigh, Dave East, Jhené Aiko, Rick Ross, Vic Mensa and Saweetie cooking their favorite childhood dishes with family members. This new weekly series will serve up a candid look into the lives of our favorite artists as they prepare their most-loved dishes. The pilot episode of the digital version of this docu-cooking series featured Latinx rapper Young M.A and her grandmother and generated more than 4.5 million views on YouTube. The series is being shot in kitchens from Atlanta and New Jersey to San Antonio and Los Angeles and is produced by the Fuse Content Studio.

The Candidates, which debuts on Tuesday, November 5, at 8 p.m., chronicles The Election Simulation, the world’s longest-running, most elaborate and delightfully absurd civic experiment. Since 1996, one diverse New York City high school has staged a mock election with its entire student body, modeling the American electoral process in real life. In 2016, Pakistani-American Misbah stars as Hillary Clinton and Ukrainian-American Daniel stars as Donald Trump. This grand simulation holds a mirror up to society, complete with fake money, media pundits, campaign ads, debates, electioneering, Super PACs, the candidates and their spouses. Capturing the ins and outs of the political system through teenagers’ eyes, The Candidates suggests that politicians could learn from the civically-engaged optimism of younger generations.

“By migrating nontraditional programming to Fuse’s linear channel, we have blurred the line between ‘digital’ and ‘TV’ programming to create a diverse fall lineup,” said Fuse Media Chief Content Officer J-T Ladt. “With Complex x Fuse continuing to attract new viewers, we tested our in-house digital format Made From Scratch as a half-hour on linear. We are excited that experiment performed and Made From Scratch is making the jump to linear, alongside The Read and Soundcheck to Stage.”