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BUDDY GAMES
Air Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023
Time Slot: 9:01 PM-10:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#101) "Let the Buddy Games Begin!"
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SIX TEAMS OF LIFELONG FRIENDS COMPETE IN ABSURD PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CHALLENGES, ON THE SERIES PREMIERE OF "BUDDY GAMES," THURSDAY, SEPT. 14

"Let the Buddy Games Begin!" - Six teams of lifelong friends join host Josh Duhamel at a stunning lake house where they compete in absurd physical and mental challenges to claim the title of champion and a cash prize, on the series premiere of the CBS Original series BUDDY GAMES, Thursday, Sept. 14 (9:01-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*.

Following are the teams competing on the series premiere of BUDDY GAMES:

DERBY SQUAD

Jacky "Shu" Shu, Melissa Berglund, Shengul "Shaggy" Plummer and Rachel Johnston from Los Angeles, Calif.

CHICAGO'S FINEST

David "Sarge" Moore, Elyse Rodriguez, Ikeila "Kei" Smart and Melvin "Rae" Davis from Chicago, Ill.

TEAM PRIDE

Steven Mosier from Portland, Ore.; Bekah Telew from Seattle, Wash.; Andrew Shayde from Lexington, Ky.; Summer Lynne Seasons from Tigard, Ore.

TEAM OK

Justin Palmer and Stephen Craig from Edmond, Okla.; James Brian "Huddy" Hudson from Isle of Palms, S.C.; Yue Pun Szeto from Edmond, Okla.

PAGEANT QUEENS

Lauren Cisneros Campbell from Denver, Colo.; Lourdes Spurlock from Harrisonburg, Va.; Yolanda "Yoli" Stennett from White Plains, Md.; Erika "Devi" Deveney Shea Wall from Lorton, Va.

PHILLY FOREVER

Erica Franzzo, Anthony Franzzo, Mike Ward and Louis "Freddie" Meyers IV from Philadelphia, Pa.

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BUDDY GAMES (CBS)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
9/14/23 - ???
STATUS:
on hiatus or fate to be determined
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (8 episodes)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
completed airing its first season on 11/2/23; has yet to be renewed for a second season
DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's web site, September 2023) Six teams of four friends come together to they relive their glory days and compete in an assortment of absurd physical and mental challenges in the outdoors while bunking together in the same lake house.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Josh Duhamel as Host
CREW INFORMATION:
· Emer Harkin as EP
· Jacob Lane as EP
· Josh Duhamel as EP
· Julie Pizzi as EP
· Michael J. Luisi as EP
· Rupert Dobson as EP
GENRE(S):
· reality (all)
· reality (competition)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Bunim-Murray Productions
· CBS Studios
· Dakota Kid Productions