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Seven confirms Million Dollar Island for 2023

One million dollars, 100 strangers, new mega reality format is to be produced by Eureka.

Seven has confirmed Million Dollar Island for 2023 – the new Dutch reality format from John de Mol’s Talpa (Big Brother, The Voice, Deal or No Deal).

Described as “Survivor versus Squid Game” the format sees 100 people try to stay on a remote desert island, vying for a chance to win $1 million. But surviving the harsh conditions with limited means isn’t the only challenge.

The Australian version is to be produced by Eureka Productions (The Amazing Race Australia, Holey Moley, Farmer Wants A Wife). Studio Lambert is producing US and UK editions and the show has also been sold to the Middle East.

Seven’s Chief Content Officer, Entertainment Programming, Angus Ross, said: “John de Mol has developed some of the most original, successful and impactful formats in television history. The game play, strategy, emotion and drama – set in a beautiful, remote location – will make Million Dollar Island one of the must-watch TV shows of 2023.”

Eureka Productions Co-CEO, Paul Franklin, said: “Million Dollar Island is event television at its best. Playing out in a stunningly exotic setting, this will be an unmissable series packed with intrigue, secret alliances, and incredibly high stakes. We’re thrilled to be bringing such an exciting show to Seven’s viewers.”

CEO at Talpa Entertainment Holding, Maarten Meijs, added: “Million Dollar Island’s lightning pace into the big territories is a testament to its hybrid capacity to strengthen both linear and streaming platforms in the quickly changing media landscape. We’re thrilled to be working with Eureka and Seven on this next generation social experiment.”

There have been questions about whether the show could take on Married at First Sight for Seven, but the network also has hopes for Australian Idol.

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  1. Worth noting that despite the format trailer suggesting it’s already the next big hit it has actually only just debuted in the Netherlands and is flopping big style, losing out to Beat the Chasers and The Farmer Wants a Wife.

      1. mediacourant.nl/2022/04/million-dollar-island-blijft-slecht-bekeken-zoveelste-sbs-mislukking/

        “After 569 thousand, 613 thousand, 427 thousand, 500 thousand and 482 thousand viewers, the sixth episode of Million Dollar Island managed to captivate 539 thousand viewers (12% market share) on SBS 6 yesterday. That is far too few for such a expensive and large-scale program.”

        By comparison Farmer Wants a Wife gets 5 times the audience at 2.9m viewers.

        “Actually, there is only one top scorer on Sunday evening: Yvon Jaspers with her dating show Farmer Searches Woman. This time, 2.9 million people (46%).”

        These are for 10th April where the “hit show” failed to make the top 15 programmes of the day.

        More on how badly it has done over its run, which looks to be weekly, here:
        mediacourant.nl/tag/million-dollar-island/

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