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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 22
Netflix Orders 'Hot Ones' Spinoff, Debuting July 13 After Home Run Derby
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 22

Netflix Orders 'Hot Ones' Spinoff, Debuting July 13 After Home Run Derby

1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 22

Summary

  • Hot Ones: Extra Heat” will premiere July 13 immediately after Netflix’s Home Run Derby stream, with the platform slotting the new series after major live sports and big premieres.
  • Netflix ordered the show as it pushes deeper into territory dominated by YouTube, which Nielsen ranks as the most-watched streaming service on U.S. television sets, ahead of Netflix.
  • Sean Evans will keep hosting weekly “Hot Ones” episodes on YouTube while fronting the roughly 30-minute Netflix spinoff, which keeps the celebrity-and-spicy-wings format.
  • The Netflix version will expand the show’s scale with a bigger budget and new venues; its first episode is set at a college baseball stadium instead of the signature black-curtain studio.

Insights

Can Netflix's big-budget 'Hot Ones' challenge YouTube, or will it lose the viral charm that made the original a global hit?
As streamers acquire YouTube hits, is this the dawn of a new creator-led Hollywood or just another battle in the costly content wars?