Network 10’s The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition 2025 reveals a 13-team line-up racing across Asia with host Beau Ryan. The cast mixes famous faces with loved ones, including Brendan “Fev” Fevola & daughter Leni, Ed Kavalee & Tiffiny Hall, Melissa Leong, Gretel Killeen, Rob Mills & Georgie Tunny, Stephen & Bernard Curry, and Below Deck’s Aesha Scott with partner Scott Dobson.
Eureka Productions’ hit FOX gameshow The Quiz With Balls has been renewed for a second U.S. season, with Jay Pharoah returning as host. Produced with Talpa Studios, the series sees two families battle through multiple-choice questions on a raised platform above a pool—where a wrong answer can trigger a giant ball that knocks contestants into the water.
Australian Idol returned for its 2025 season on Channel 7 and 7plus, with Kyle Sandilands, Amy Shark and Marcia Hines back on the judging panel, and Ricki-Lee Coulter and Scott Tweedie returning as hosts. The new season launched on Sunday 2 February 2025 (7:00pm AEDT), continuing the search for Australia’s next breakout music star.
Eureka Productions has entered production on The Piano, the UK music format that searches for extraordinary everyday pianists. Filming has been spotted in public spaces in Melbourne (including Southern Cross Station), capturing performances from community players before select pianists are invited to take the next step in the competition.
FOX has renewed Eureka Productions’ hit quiz show The Floor for two more seasons, extending the “trivia conquest” format hosted by Rob Lowe. Contestants battle in fast head-to-head trivia duels on a giant grid of categories, with winners taking over territory until one player conquers the entire floor.
Netflix’s The Mole returned for its second season, bringing back the high-stakes game of deception where one hidden sabotuer (“the Mole”) works against the group as contestants complete missions to build the prize pot. The new season dropped in three episode batches from 28 June 2024, with journalist Ari Shapiro stepping in as host.
Eureka Productions has been recognised in a Global Formats list highlighting leading production companies for original unscripted formats—noted as the only Australian company included. The mention reflects Eureka’s growing international footprint across the formats space.
The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition has locked in a fresh line-up of celebrity teams for its next run on Network 10, including Nat Bassingthwaighte, Ian “Thorpie” Thorpe, Pete Helliar and Luke McGregor (racing with their loved ones). Hosted by Beau Ryan, the series sends teams on a globe-trotting race packed with challenges, strategy and eliminations.
Farmer Wants a Wife 2024 returns on Seven, with Samantha Armytage hosting and Natalie Gruzlewski co-hosting as a new group of farmers search for love on the land. This season’s line-up includes Bert (QLD), Joe (NSW), Dustin (NSW), Dean (QLD) and Tom (VIC), each welcoming potential partners to their farms in hopes of finding “the one.”
Australian Idol returned for its 2024 season on Channel 7 and 7plus, premiering Monday 29 January 2024. Ricki-Lee Coulter and Scott Tweedie were back as hosts, with judges Kyle Sandilands, Amy Shark and returning original judge Marcia Hines.
