BBC Studios’ Los Angeles Production Arm
develops and produces award-winning original programs, along with U.S. adaptations of successful global formats, ranging from Dancing with the Stars to Weakest Link and Top Gear America, as well as scripted comedies Call Me Kat, Ghosts, and Welcome to Flatch.
Top Honors & Awards
Dancing with the Stars has been honored with 18 Emmy® Awards, an NAACP Image Award, a GLAAD Media Award and three People’s Choice Awards, including JoJo Siwa’s 2021 win.
Life Below Zero has been recognized with seven Emmy® Awards, including five Emmys for Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program and two Emmys for Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program.
Weakest Link received the prestigious Writers Guild of America® Award for Best Quiz and Audience Participation.
The Night Of earned critical acclaim with five Emmys® including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie for Riz Ahmed, as well as the American Film Institute Award for TV Program of the Year and the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement.
Los Angeles Productions
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars is the hit series that challenges celebrities to perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Derek Hough. The series, hosted by Tyra Banks, returns to the ballroom each season with a new celebrity cast ready to put their dancing skills to the test as they compete for the coveted mirrorball trophy.
Top Gear America
Dax Shepard, Rob Corddry, and Jethro Bovington join forces to achieve the ultimate adrenaline rush as they hit the road in Top Gear America, the new U.S. production of the renowned BBC Studios format, fueled by friendly competition, humor and camaraderie, delivering pure entertainment and celebrating America’s car culture.
Weakest Link
The fastest and fiercest game show on TV, Weakest Link hosted by Jane Lynch offers a fresh twist on the global phenomenon and quiz show format distributed by BBC Studios for the past two decades. Contestants compete across multiple rounds, voting out fellow players they consider to be the “Weakest Links” in the chain, with the host uttering the iconic phrase that has become a part of pop culture, “You are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.”
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