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CBS orders Undercover Boss revival hosted by Drew Carey, plus two new unscripted series

CBS announced on Wednesday it is reviving Undercover Boss with Drew Carey as host and has ordered two new unscripted shows, Stacks of Cash and 24 Hour Millionaire.

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CBS announced on Wednesday series orders for three unscripted shows: a revival of Undercover Boss hosted by Drew Carey, a game show called Stacks of Cash, and 24 Hour Millionaire. Undercover Boss returns for a 12th season with what CBS calls a refreshed take; the show last aired in 2022 and first launched on CBS in 2010. Carey, who hosts The Price Is Right, is the first host of the series, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which says previous seasons had none.

Stacks of Cash, hosted by Mike O’Malley, has six contestants answer questions to earn shaped blocks and stack them toward a gold line. It has finished filming; Deadline reports it was shot in Portugal, part of a trend of US unscripted shows filmed abroad to save costs. 24 Hour Millionaire, from Big Brother executive producers Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan, puts contestants through 24 hours of social and physical competition for a $1 million prize.

Undercover Boss and 24 Hour Millionaire are in pre-production, and no premiere dates have been set. Mitch Graham, CBS executive vice president of alternative series, said the orders reflect a commitment to a year-round unscripted slate.

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Trade-press announcement coverage led by the Carey hosting news and CBS's expanding unscripted slate.
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Carey's hosting role, CBS's strategy, and background on the shows and producers.
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Variety and The Hollywood Reporter do not mention the Portugal shoot or cost-saving context.
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“tripling down”“beefing up”
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“CBS is tripling down on its unscripted lineup” — Variety
“CBS is beefing up its unscripted series roster” — The Hollywood Reporter

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Straightforward series-order report that relays CBS's descriptions.
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Production status and full CBS series descriptions; adds the cost-saving note on the Portugal shoot.
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Does not mention Emmy wins for Undercover Boss or Carey's Price Is Right tenure.
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“the latest U.S. unscripted series to be shot abroad in order to save costs” — Deadline

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