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BBC commissions new reality show Destination X

BBC commissions new reality show Destination X
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The BBC re-teams with The Traitors partners NBCUniversal for a new competitive reality series called Destination X.

The BBC has commissioned a new competitive reality series called Destination X following the breakout success of The Traitors.

For the show, which is based on a Belgian format, the BBC will re-team with its partners on The Traitors, NBCUniversal, for what is a co-commission on both sides of the pond.

In Destination X, 10 contestants travel together on a bus to a destination unknown - and at the end of each episode, the person who places their X on a map furthest away from the bus's real location is eliminated.

Along each leg of the trip, however, reality will be "tweaked" aboard the "innovative" bus, leaving the contestants wondering whether what they can see is real or not.

"Following the must-see success of The Traitors, I'm delighted that once again we're partnering with NBCUniversal on another very smart, very addictive and very innovative competition show," said Kate Phillips, the BBC's director of unscripted.

"With countless red herrings and brain-teasing clues, we were gripped from the start. It promises to be a hugely challenging adventure for our ten brave contestants, with plenty of play along for all BBC viewers, as everyone hopes they've got the 'X' that marks the spot!"

In Belgium, the first series of the show launched in February and has regularly won its Monday night slot in the ratings, averaging a share of 42% across its first eight episodes for local broadcaster VTM.

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