Season four of mini-golf show Holey Moley is on ABC May 3, as is game show The Chase, and new series Who Do You Believe? 

The Muppets turn up on the new season of Holey Moley, which ABC calls “a collaboration for the ages.” Rob Riggle and Joe Tessitore are the commentators, Jeannie Mae is the sideline correspondent and Stephen Curry is resident golf pro, not to mention executive producer.  

On The Chase, three new Chasers, Victoria Groce, Brandon Blackwell and Buzzy Cohen, join returning Chasers Brad Rutter and James Holzhauer. Sara Haines hosts. 

Who Do You Believe? features simultaneous storytelling to take viewers through true-crime cases from dual perspectives. “In each episode, the audience steps into the shoes of two contrasting narratives to hear the recounts directly from the victims and criminals with never-before-revealed details,” said ABC. “Then the viewer plays armchair detective to deduce and piece together different versions of the truth.”

Alex Weresow is the showrunner and executive producer of Who Do You Believe? ■ 

ABC has shared the first batch of its mid-season premiere dates, which includes The Bachelor on Jan. 3. Comedy Abbott Elementary airs Tuesday, Dec. 7, then moves to its regular time period Tuesday, Jan. 4. Quinta Brunson is behind the series, about a group of passionate teachers, and a tone-deaf principal, navigating the Philadelphia school system. 

Quiz show The Chase starts Jan. 5, along with the winter returns of comedies The Goldbergs, The Wonder Years, The Conners and Home Economics.  

Women of the Movement, about Mamie Till-Mobley seeking justice for son Emmett Till, premieres Thursday, Jan. 6. There are six episodes. 

Adrienne Warren plays Mamie and Cedric Joe plays Emmett. Marissa Jo Cerar created the series.  

Drama Promised Land, about two Latinx families vying for power in California’s Sonoma Valley, starts Monday, Jan. 24. John Ortiz, Cecilia Suarez and Augusto Aguilera are in the cast. 

Matt Lopez wrote the project and executive produces. 

The writers on ABC's version of British quiz show, The Chase, are heading back to work. They had gone on strike a dozen days ago after the union and the show's producer, ITV Entertainment, failed to strike a deal to unionize under the Writers Guild of America Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA).

WGA East said an agreement has now been reached with ITV Entertainment.

"ITV Entertainment and the WGAE are pleased to have come to terms for writers on The Chase to be represented by the WGAE and for the show to be covered by the Minimum Basic Agreement," the union said, which covers things like pension, health benefits, and residuals.

"We are in agreement that fair and positive work practices are essential to our industry and that, especially during the ongoing battle of the pandemic, the priority is to keep production going and to ensure that people can do their work and build sustainable careers," said the union. "We are glad to have come to terms and that the process is completed.”

They two sides had been negotiating, but the strike appeared to be primarily over the fact that the guild wanted the MBA to cover all seasons of the show. "Accepting anything less would undermine the writers of future seasons; the Guilds’ jurisdiction over quiz, and audience participation and game shows; and all Guild members," WGA said at the time of the strike.

A source confirms that the MBA does cover future shows, so the union did not, in fact, accept anything less. The MBA is the basic agreement negotiated between WGA and the producers association for quiz shows including Jeopardy, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and Weakest Link.

Writers on ABC's The Chase went on strike Wednesday (March 24) after ABC and producer ITV America declined to cover those writers under the Writers Guild of America Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA), according to the Writers Guild of America East and West.

WGA sent out the word that no members are permitted to write for the show.

WGA said the MBA assures that writers on quiz and participation shows have basic health coverage, pension benefits, and participate in residuals.

They two sides have been negotiating, but the sticking point appears to have been that the guild wanted the MBA to cover all seasons of the show. "Accepting anything less would undermine the writers of future seasons; the Guilds’ jurisdiction over quiz, and audience participation and game shows; and all Guild members," WGA said.

"We have alerted Writers Guild members that ITV America is refusing to honor the choice of writers at The Chase to be represented by the union and to receive pension and health benefits, residuals, and the other basic provisions of our industry wide MBA. Guild members will stand united in not crossing the picket line at The Chase.”

"After the WGAE approached ITV one week ago, we began good faith negotiations and proposed a package for the writers that includes generous, over-scale pay increases and health benefits through the WGA," said ITV America in a statement. "Despite that proposal, the WGAE is refusing to make a deal and insisting on terms that would economically cripple the show. We remain open to continuing discussions with the guild. ITV offers top-tier health benefits to all employees, whether union or non-union."

In 2020 the television production business faced major obstacles due to the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced production stoppages for most television shows. Only the most creative and innovative producers were able to navigate the challenges of the pandemic to deliver original content to network and viewers. 

One of those companies was ITV America under the leadership of CEO David George. The company -- through its vertical production companies including Leftfield Pictures, Sirens Media and Thinkfactory Media -- was able to deliver more than 400 hours of programming across 53 series in 2020 ranging from Netflix’s Emmy-winning series Queer Eye and Bravo’s Real Housewives of New Jersey to HGTV’s Good Bones and Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen despite the challenges posed by the deadly pandemic. For some shows like CBS' reality series Love Island, ITV America was able to devise a strictly-enforced, safe “bubble” environment to produce new episodes for an industry hungry for new, original programming.  

New shows such as ABC game show The Chase and recent talent deals with such celebrities as Tiger King’s Howard and Carole Baskin has ITV America well positioned for continued success in the future. George’s innovative and successful leadership of ITV America has earned him Broadcasting & Cable’s 2021 Producer of the Year Award, joining producers Craig Piligian (Pilgrim Films & Television); Steven Weinstock and Glenda Hersh (Truly Original); and Dan Cesareo (Big Fish Entertainment) and Arthur Smith (A. Smith & Co.) in receiving the honor.  

Read more about David George's career in a special report in the Feb. 15 Broadcasting+Cable magazine.

GSN has announced five new episodes for the Emmy-nominated series, The Chase, to air Tuesday, November 11th at 8 p.m.

The third season will feature a celebrity edition, including actors Dean Cain, Seamus Dever and Boris Kodjoe, who will attempt to defeat “The Beast," in efforts to win money for their respective charities.

Each actor will play for their chosen charity. Dean Cain will compete for the Gary Sinise Foundation, Dever for the Beagle Freedom Project and Kodjoe wil play for Sophie’s Voice Foundation.

GSN’s most popular series is hosted by Brooke Burns, with Mark Labbett as "The Beast," who is the major contender with contestants in the trivia challenge.

Produced by ITV Studios America, Bob Boden, Michael Kelpie and Martin Scott serve as executive producers on the hit series.