The Science Channel has plans to revive MythBusters. Those plans will begin with a reality show called Search for the Next MythBusters, which will seek out new hosts to replace Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman. The reality show will debut sometime following the March conclusion of the original MythBusters, which has run for 14 seasons.
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According to THR, the show will focus on discovering an “all-new generation of myth-busting science superstars with mind-blowing build skills and nerves of steel.” The search involves social media, stunts, and challenges that test the host hopefuls’ skills.
“When I got to the network, and we clearly identified MythBusters as a franchise and something that was important to Science Channel and Discovery, and it was such a beloved show, I didn’t want to let it go,” says Marc Etkind, general manager of Science Channel. “So we looked really closely at what would be the best way to keep it going and invigorate it and thought, ‘Let’s host a worldwide search for the next MythBusters.’”
Etkind goes on the invite viewers to submit videos, describing the ideal candidate as “people who have building skills and are naturally inquisitive. People who don’t mind getting embarrassed a little bit, who ask lots of questions and have the skills and knowledge to put those to the test.”
The show will begin with 15 finalists. Those finalists will participate in challenges involving myths, both classic and new, and will be eliminated by a panel of judges who have been involved with MythBusters in some form in the past. This will continue until the show finds its new hots, though Etkind says that could be one person, or it could be many.
Etkind also said that the format of MythBusters could be tweaked in the revival. “We’ll see who emerges victorious and from those folks determine what the best format is. It’s a long-running goal for Science Channel to have MythBusters on the air.”
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