It’s unofficially summer, which means that it’s a perfect time for Fox to debut a new game show involving Twilight star Kellan Lutz and a bunch of people acting as human darts in an attempt to win $50,000. (Seriously, it’s happening! On Wednesdays this summer!)
As the days get longer and our attention spans get shorter, networks have swapped out their heavy dramas for fun programming, like a revival of early ’00s game show Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader or the aforementioned Bullseye.
Here’s Luxury Handbag Shopping‘s guide to all the new competition series hitting TV this summer.
500 Questions
Premiered: May 20, ABC
Geniuses try to answer a string of 500 extremely difficult trivia questions without getting three in a row wrong. It airs weeknights on ABC until May 28.
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
Premiered: May 26, Fox
Jeff Foxworthy hosts a revival of his popular game show which features elementary school students assisting adult contestants in a trivia competition.
The Briefcase
Premiered: May 27, CBS
CBS’ new reality competition features two families trying to decide whether to share a briefcase filled with $101,000 with the strangers also facing the same dilemma.
Bullseye
Premiered: May 27, Fox
Kellan Lutz and comedian Godfrey host this competition in which eight contestants use their bodies as human darts in order to win $50,000.
BattleBots
Premieres: June 21, ABC
The original robot combat sporting competition returns for six episodes of mechanical fighting fun.
Boom
Premieres: June 25, Fox
Can’t decide on a quiz show or a physical challenge show? Pick both with Fox’s Boom!, which features contestants answering trivia questions while completing messy, explosive obstacles.
Bonus: Okay, so it’s not new, but the always entertaining Hollywood Game Night heads back to NBC, along with host Jane Lynch and a new crop of celebrity contestants, on July 7.
