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Virtual meetings became a near-daily occurrence for the show’s team during the hiatus, a means to brainstorm ways to safely begin work when the time came. I think that’s why this is probably the right time for the show.” Even though we still do that, it’s in a much different way. It brought you back to a time when we gathered in supermarkets. “There was almost a comfort-food aspect to it. “We bought probably a year ago and since the pandemic happened, it has been interesting to watch the reaction to the old episodes, particularly when they put it on Netflix,” Mills says. And bare shelves, particularly in the household cleaning section, are still a common sight all these months later. A trip these days requires a mask, abiding by six-foot guide markers on the ground, and standing in checkout lines with Plexiglas barriers shielding the cashiers. Grocery stores were deemed essential businesses early on in the pandemic’s narrative, as skittish consumers scrambled to stock up on items to sustain them in lockdown. We bought the show because of Leslie - and knowing that it’s a great brand.” One additional plus: The property has seen a nostalgic resurgence, with select episodes available to stream on Netflix and Amazon Prime.īut it’s hard to ignore the backdrop against which this new version of “Supermarket Sweep” finds itself set. “We never even heard about what the plans were for the new version of ‘Supermarket Sweep’ was going to be like,” Mills says.

As Mills tells it, the comedian’s retelling of her ill-fated attempt to get on the show with her roommate way back when - they got to the final round of auditions but her roommate left because she had only taken a half-day off of work - is what landed the show a home at ABC. The enthusiasm fans have for the show, boosted by their desire to compete on it, is what Rob Mills, senior vice president of alternative series, specials and late night at ABC, found enticing about reboot - specifically, the enthusiasm Jones had for it.

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18 on ABC, it’s one of the few series expected to launch during a fall broadcast season that, in comparison to years past, will give a glimpse of the pandemic’s toll on TV’s pipeline.

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and a heck of a lot did happen.”īut with a mix of video conference strategizing, an enthusiastic host in “Saturday Night Live” alumna (and TV super fan) Leslie Jones and a number of safety initiatives, “Supermarket Sweep” found itself back in the game. “We thought: Let’s put this on pause and see what happens. “We were set to load in the Monday after the order was given,” says Alycia Rossiter, an executive producer and co-showrunner of the new series.

But it became one of the many productions upended as Hollywood came to a halt in compliance with the state’s stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The update to the beloved game show was announced back in January, when time still felt chronological and distinct, and was scheduled to begin shooting in mid-March for a summer launch. And the team behind the upcoming revival of “Supermarket Sweep” hopes that‘s still the case.Įven at a time when a trip to the market can be its own stress test. In any other year, people sprinting like maniacs through fully stocked grocery store aisles - hurriedly filling their carts with frozen turkeys and containers of baby formula - would make for an escapist TV romp.

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