2026 Nominees

The Quiz With Balls

Production Company: Eureka Productions, Talpa Studios, BiggerStage

Produced for: FOX

Executive Producer (Production Company): N/A

Executive Producer (network/platform): N/A

Country or Territory where first released: USA

Synopsis:

Jay Pharoah hosts the wildest ball game on television, pitting brains against balls, while combining a high-stakes quiz show with a large-scale physical competition. Each episode features two families competing for $100,000 in a “battle of the balls.” Standing on a high platform over a glistening pool, they must work together as they face a multiple-choice quiz where each answer is allocated to a spot with a giant ball positioned up behind it. A correct answer sees the ball roll down and stop just before colliding with the player… but if the answer is wrong, the massive ball whacks them into the pool below. The more players each team loses, the harder the questions get. The longer they last, the more money they bank, until one “dry” family member plays the final round to win the $100,000 Grand Prize. The season 2 premiere of “The Quiz with Balls” was FOX’s highest rated Monday 9pm telecast in over three months and was +30% up among Total Viewers over its “Lego Masters” lead-in.