American reality competition show
Buddy Games Genre Game show Created by Presented by Josh Duhamel Country of origin United States Original language English No. of seasons1 No. of episodes8 Executive producers
Josh Duhamel
Michael J. Luisi
Julie Pizzi
Rupert Dobson
Jacob Lane
Emer Harkin Production location Bogotá, Colombia [ 1] Production companies Network CBS Release September 14 (2023-09-14 ) – (2023-11-02 )
Buddy Games CBS from September 14 to November 2, 2023. The series is hosted by Josh Duhamel , who starred in the film of the same name on which the show is based.
Six teams of four people each compete in several competitions. The winner of the first competition gets to pick another team to sabotage in the second competition. The two teams who lose the second competition face off against each other in a third challenge, and whichever team loses that must choose one of their members to be eliminated from the game. They can also choose to eliminate themselves. If a team falls below three members, they are eliminated from the competition.[ 2]
Contestants
Competitor
Hometown
Status
Ref.
Derby Squad
Melissa Berglund
Los Angeles, California
Loston October 19, 2023
[ 3]
Rachel Johnston
Voted outon October 12, 2023
Shengul "Shaggy" Plummer
Loston October 19, 2023
Jacky "Shu" Shu
Lost on October 19, 2023
Chicago's Finest
Melvin "Rae" Davis
Chicago, Illinois
Runner-upon November 2, 2023
[ 3]
David "Sarge" Moore
Runner-upon November 2, 2023
Elyse Rodriguez
Runner-upon November 2, 2023
Ikeila "Kei" Smart
Runner-upon November 2, 2023
Team PRIDE
Steven Mosier
Portland, Oregon
Loston November 2, 2023
[ 3]
Summer Lynne Seasons
Tigard, Oregon
Loston November 2, 2023
Andrew Shayde
Lexington, Kentucky
Loston November 2, 2023
Bekah Telew
Seattle, Washington
Loston November 2, 2023
Team OK
Stephen Craig
Edmond, Oklahoma
Voted outon September 21, 2023
[ 3]
James Brian "Huddy" Hudson
Isle of Palms, South Carolina
Winner on November 2, 2023
Justin Palmer
Edmond, Oklahoma
Winner on November 2, 2023
Yue Pun Szeto
Winner on November 2, 2023
Pageant Queens
Lauren Cisneros Campbell
Denver, Colorado
Loston October 5, 2023
[ 3]
Lourdes Spurlock
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Loston October 5, 2023
Yolanda "Yoli" Stennett
White Plains, Maryland
Loston October 5, 2023
Erika "Devi" Deveney Shea Wall
Lorton, Virginia
Voted outon September 28, 2023
Philly Forever
Anthony Franzzo
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Loston October 26, 2023
[ 3]
Erica Franzzo
Loston October 26, 2023
Louis "Freddie" Meyers IV
Loston October 26, 2023
Mike Ward
Voted outon September 14, 2023
Elimination table
Results
Contestant
Episodes
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Huddy
WIN
LOSS
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
ELIM
WINNER
Justin
WIN
LOSS
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
ELIM
WINNER
Yue
WIN
LOSS
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
ELIM
WINNER
Rae
ELIM
WIN
ELIM
SAFE
ELIM
ELIM
WIN
RUNNER-UP
Sarge
ELIM
WIN
ELIM
SAFE
ELIM
ELIM
WIN
RUNNER-UP
Elyse
ELIM
WIN
ELIM
SAFE
ELIM
ELIM
WIN
RUNNER-UP
Kei
ELIM
WIN
ELIM
SAFE
ELIM
ELIM
WIN
RUNNER-UP
Steven
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
OUT
Summer
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
OUT
Andrew
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
OUT
Bekah
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
OUT
Anthony
LOSS
ELIM
WIN
SAFE
WIN
SAFE
OUT
Freddie
LOSS
ELIM
WIN
SAFE
WIN
SAFE
OUT
Erica
LOSS
ELIM
WIN
SAFE
WIN
SAFE
OUT
Melissa
SAFE
SAFE
ELIM
ELIM
LOSS
OUT
Shaggy
SAFE
SAFE
ELIM
ELIM
LOSS
OUT
Shu
SAFE
SAFE
ELIM
ELIM
LOSS
OUT
Rachel
SAFE
SAFE
ELIM
ELIM
OUT
Lauren
SAFE
SAFE
LOSS
OUT
Lourdes
SAFE
SAFE
LOSS
OUT
Yoli
SAFE
SAFE
LOSS
OUT
Devi
SAFE
SAFE
OUT
Stephen
WIN
OUT
Mike
OUT
WINNER This contestant won Buddy Games . RUNNER-UP This contestant was a runner-up. WIN This contestant won the episode's Buddy Game. ELIM This contestant won Loser's Last Stand. SAFE This contestant was safe from elimination. LOSS This contestant was a part of a team that lost Loser's Last Stand, but was not eliminated. OUT This contestant was eliminated from the competition.
Production
On April 12, 2023, it was announced that CBS had ordered the series.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 3]
Episodes
References
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