Snake Oil (TV series)

Snake Oil is an American game show that premiered on September 27, 2023 on Fox. The show is hosted and produced by David Spade.

Snake Oil
GenreGame show
Presented byDavid Spade
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
ProducerDavid Spade
Camera setupMulti-camera
Production companies
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 27, 2023 (2023-09-27) –
present

Contestants and their celebrity advisors are asked to separate the legitimate inventions from the made-up ones.

Format

Contestants on the show begin with a "bank" of $50,000 that they can choose to invest in a selection of eight different products which are presented to them at the beginning of the show.[1] The products presented to the contestants are a combination of real and sham, or "snake oil", products by entrepreneurs and must decide which products are legitimate ventures.[2] Winning contestants receive $220,000 for correctly guessing which products are real and which are snake oil.[3]

Production

On April 18, 2023, it was announced that Fox had ordered the series, with David Spade as the host. Spade also serves as the producer.[4][5] On July 11, 2023, it was announced that Snake Oil would premiere on September 26, following the tenth season premiere of The Masked Singer.[6][7][8][9] On August 28, 2023, the guest celebrity advisors were announced.[10]

Episodes
No.Title [11][12]Original air date [11][12]Prod.
code [11]		U.S. viewers
(millions)		Rating
(18-49)
1"Rob Riggle and Michelle Williams"September 27, 2023 (2023-09-27)SNA-1091.79[13]0.4/4[13]
2"Adam DeVine and Dwight Howard"October 4, 2023 (2023-10-04)SNA-1071.89[14]0.3/4[14]
3"Bethenny Frankel and Jay Pharoah"October 11, 2023 (2023-10-11)SNA-1061.47[15]0.2/2[15]
4"Will Arnett and Brad Paisley"October 18, 2023 (2023-10-18)SNA-1011.75[16]0.3/3[16]
5"Ice-T and Natasha Leggero"October 25, 2023 (2023-10-25)SNA-104TBDTBA
6"Kandi Burruss and JB Smoove"November 1, 2023 (2023-11-01)SNA-102TBDTBA
7"Return of Bethenny and Jay"November 8, 2023 (2023-11-08)SNA-105TBDTBA

Reception

Critical response

The first season of the show was met with mixed reviews from critics. Decider's "Stream It or Skip It" review gave the show a mostly positive reviewing, highlighting its premise and contestants, but criticizing the hour-long runtime as being overly long and describing Spade's hosting as seeming "half-asleep" at some points.[1] Melissa Camacho of Common Sense Media also praised the show's premise but found Spade's hosting to be low energy, giving the show 3 out of 5 stars overall.[17]

References
  1. Keller, Joel (September 28, 2023). "Stream It Or Skip It: Snake Oil On Fox, Where Contestants And Celebrities Guess Which Business Pitches Are Real And Which Are Fake". Decider. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  2. "FOX Orders Snake Oil, A New Game Show From Executive Producer Will Arnett And Hosted And Produced By Emmy And Golden Globe Award Nominee David Spade, To Debut In The 2023-2024 Season". Fox Corporation. April 18, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  3. Mitovich, Matt Webb (September 13, 2023). "David Spade Is Here to Sell You Fox's Snake Oil — Says Viewers 'Might Feel Smart' Watching It (Exclusive)". TVLine. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  4. "FOX Orders "Snake Oil," A New Game Show from Executive Producer Will Arnett and Hosted and Produced by Emmy and Golden Globe Award Nominee David Spade, to Debut in the 2023-2024 Season" (Press release). Fox. April 18, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via The Futon Critic.
  5. Peter White (April 18, 2023). "David Spade To Host & Produce New Game Show Snake Oil At Fox With Will Arnett As Exec Producer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  6. "FOX Entertainment Announces 2023-24 Program Slate with 6 New Series Orders, 5 Second Season Renewals and 13 Additional Series Returns" (Press release). Fox. May 15, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via The Futon Critic.
  7. Nellie Andreeva (May 15, 2023). "Fox Unveils 2023-24 Programming Slate, Does Not Announce Fall Schedule For Second Straight Year". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  8. "FOX Announces All Original Fall 2023 Slate with All-New Animated and Unscripted Series" (Press release). Fox. July 11, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via The Futon Critic.
  9. Peter White; Denise Petski (July 11, 2023). "Fox Unveils Strike-Proof Fall Schedule With Reality-Heavy Plan; Lego Masters Moves To Thursday, Kitchen Nightmares Returns On Mondays". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  10. "FOX's "Snake Oil" Taps Will Arnett, Brad Paisley, Adam Devine, Rob Riggle, Ice-T and More as Guest Celebrity Advisors!" (Press release). Fox. August 28, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via The Futon Critic.
  11. "Snake Oil Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
  12. "Snake Oil Episode Guide". Zap2it.
  13. Douglas Pucci (September 28, 2023). "Wednesday Ratings: NBC and CBS Share Leadership on Busy Reality TV Night, Fox Also Decent in Demos". Programming Insider. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  14. Douglas Pucci (October 5, 2023). "Wednesday Ratings: CBS Keeps Broadcast Lead as NBC Returns Quantum Leap and Magnum P.I.". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  15. Douglas Pucci (October 12, 2023). "Wednesday Ratings: TBS Earns Key Demo Victory with MLB Division Series Coverage, FS1 Runner-Up". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  16. Douglas Pucci (October 19, 2023). "Wednesday Ratings: FS1 Tops Prime Time with MLB's ALCS Game 3". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  17. "Snake Oil TV Review | Common Sense Media". www.commonsensemedia.org. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
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