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[07/23/09 - 10:47 AM] ABC Announces Crash Course Orlando Jones and Dan Cortese host the series, which premieres Wednesday, August 26 at 9:00/8:00c. |
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ABC ANNOUNCES CRASH COURSE
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO CONQUER THE "CRASH COURSE"?
ABC Unleashes a New Automotive Competition Reality Show Featuring Challenging Driving
Courses Never Before Seen on Television, Hosted by Orlando Jones and Dan Cortese
This summer ABC fulfills your need for speed and laughs by putting you in the driver's seat of "Crash Course," a one of a kind automotive competition reality series produced by A. Smith & Co. Productions, the producers of "I Survived a Japanese Game Show" and "Hell's Kitchen." Hosts are Orlando Jones ("Drumline," "Biker Boyz") and Dan Cortese ("The Superstars" "Surviving Suburbia"). Production was shot in the automobile capitol of the world, Detroit, Michigan. The program airs Wednesday nights from 9:00-10:00 p.m., ET on the ABC Television Network, starting AUGUST 26.
Imagine racing fast and furious in the ultimate driving course. Now imagine it with your significant other or mother right beside you giving you directions, all the while seeing flaming ramps up ahead. "Crash Course" will not only put the couples' navigating skills to the test, but will test drive their relationships and patience, as teams work together and summon their greatest driving skills to make it across the finish line. The contestants will be everyday people from all walks of life who have a pre-existing relationship (father and daughter, boyfriend and girlfriend, best friends, etc). Each week, five teams of two will compete against each other, being eliminated one by one as they battle through several challenges before facing the final "Crash Course" at the end of each episode -- the ultimate gravity and logic defying driving test -- for a chance to win the ultimate prize of $50,000.
Teams will be tested individually as well as in group races by such competitions as car bowling, backward drag racing -- with a boat in tow -- and parallel parking the most challenging vehicle ever (as in tank, fire truck, bus). Driving on the road of life is not about the destination but the journey, and for these contestants it'll be a hilarious, nerve wracking and emotional lap to victory. Whether it's driving on an exploding slalom course or bursting through garage doors with no idea what lies on the other side, contestants will have to face speed bumps, falling objects and all manner of extreme driving conditions to conquer the "Crash Course."
The executive producers are Arthur Smith and Kent Weed for A. Smith & Co. Productions
("I Survived a Japanese Game Show," "Hell's Kitchen"), Rick Hurvitz and Bruce Beresford-Redman for Mindcrime.
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[03/16/26 - 03:05 PM] College Basketball Crown Reveals Full Field and Bracket for Premier Postseason Tournament With an NIL prize pool of $500,000 raising the stakes for every game, the College Basketball Crown provides fans with more elite competition and compelling storylines during the most exciting time of the year.
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[03/16/26 - 01:35 PM] FOX Sports' Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen to Call Inaugural Fanatics Flag Football Classic As previously announced, actor and comedian Kevin Hart will serve as the event's host alongside actor and comedian Druski.
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[03/16/26 - 11:12 AM] Starz to Premiere "The Housemaid" on April 1 in Its Exclusive Streaming Debut Following Blockbuster Theatrical Run Directed by Paul Feig, "The Housemaid" is a gripping psychological thriller set in a world where perfection is an illusion, and nothing is as it seems.
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[03/16/26 - 11:06 AM] TNT Sports to Debut "4.7 Seconds: For the Championship" on March 16, Reliving Greatest Finish in NCAA Tournament History The special will also be available on demand on HBO Max throughout the duration of the 2026 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, and will also re-air on Saturday, March 28 on TBS after the conclusion of TNT Sports and CBS Sports' NCAA Men's Elite 8 coverage that night.
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[03/16/26 - 11:01 AM] Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan and Riz Ahmed Announced as First Three Hosts of "Saturday Night Live UK" Wet Leg, Wolf Alice, and Kasabian will be their respective musical guests.
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[03/16/26 - 10:56 AM] "CNBC Cures: Defying Rare Disease" with Becky Quick to Premiere on Thursday, March 19 at 7PM ET The special spotlights the families dealing with rare diseases and the scientists, advocates, and innovators fighting to change their futures.
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[03/16/26 - 10:31 AM] "Free Bert" Renewed for Season 2 on Netflix Bert Kreischer will appear at Netflix is a Joke Festival 2026, performing the "Bert and Shaq's Crowd Work Show" at The Comedy Store on May 8 and hosting "2 Bears 5K" with Tom Segura and Jelly Roll at The Rose Bowl on May 9.
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[03/16/26 - 10:31 AM] Things Are About to Get Wild When "Primate" Streams on Paramount+ March 25 The film follows a group of friends' fight for survival after their pet chimpanzee, Ben, goes on a violent rampage, turning a tropical homecoming into a primal tale of horror and survival.
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[03/16/26 - 10:01 AM] CBS Presents "The Neighborhood: A Farewell Special," An Entertainment Tonight Production, Monday, April 6 on CBS The special celebrates the acclaimed CBS comedy's final season, honoring eight seasons, 156 episodes, and eight unforgettable years of laughter, heart and community, leading up to the series finale on May 11.
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[03/16/26 - 09:31 AM] Haley Baylee to Host "Win the Mall" - A High-Stakes New Reality Competition Show Coming to Netflix Fall 2026 Part shopping spree, part social strategy, this high-gloss reality competition drops players into a living mall where they'll fight to outshop, outsmart, and outlast one another - and only one will walk away with the keys to the ultimate prize.
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[03/16/26 - 09:01 AM] Nate Diaz Vs. Mike Perry Join Most Valuable Promotions' Massive Triple-Headliner Professional MMA Event on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California, Live Globally Only on Netflix The bout joins the recently announced heavyweight clash between lineal heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou vs. Brazil's Philippe Lins and the historic women's main event between former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey vs. combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano.
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[03/16/26 - 09:01 AM] Video: "Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord" - Official Trailer - Streaming April 6 on Disney+ Let us have our revenge.
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[03/16/26 - 06:00 AM] ESPN Announces Commentator Pairings for Exclusive Coverage of NCAA March Madness Women's Basketball For the first time ever, all four ABC sites in the first and second rounds will feature a reporter, with Holly Rowe, Alyssa Lang, Molly McGrath and Jess Sims joining the calls.
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[03/16/26 - 05:31 AM] Netflix's "Assassin's Creed" Casts New Recurring Roles Noomi Rapace, Ramzy Bedia, Sean Harris, and Corrado Invernizzi are among the latest additions.
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[03/16/26 - 05:01 AM] Great American Media Announces "One More Christmas," Starring Candace Cameron Bure and Jonathan Scarfe, New Original Film for Great American Christmas 2026 Bure will headline two original films for Great American Christmas 2026 and will also serve as executive producer on an additional holiday feature to be announced soon.
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