Fox has confirmed summer 2026 premiere dates for new seasons of Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, Beat Shazam with Jamie Foxx, and the new series Nation’s Dumbest. The just-announced July premieres pad out a lineup that includes 1% Club, The Quiz with Balls, and MasterChef.
Fox’s new Nation’s Dumbest is described as a celebrity competition series where the goal is not to be the winner. Jack Whitehall hosts the first season, which features celebrities including Hilaria Baldwin, Carmen Electra, Anthony Michael Hall, Jon Heder, Chase Hudson, Ice-T, and Elle King. Matt Leinart, Steve-O, JoJo Siwa, and Andrew Yang also attempt not to earn the title of “The Nation’s Dumbest.”
Fox 2026 Summer Lineup
Mondays, Beginning July 13
8:00-9:00 PM – The 1% Club (All-New Episode)
9:00-10:00 PM – The Quiz with Balls (All New Episode)
Wednesdays, Beginning July 15
8:00-9:00 PM – MasterChef (All-New Episode)
9:00-10:00 PM – Nation’s Dumbest (Series Premiere)
Tuesday, July 21
8:00-10:00 PM – Kitchen Nightmares (Special Two-Hour Season Three Premiere)
Tuesdays, Beginning July 28
8:00-9:00 PM – Kitchen Nightmares (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM – Beat Shazam (Season 8 Premiere)
Nation’s Dumbest: Taking attendance as host is acclaimed comedian Jack Whitehall, who presides over the chaos as contestants relive the highs and humiliations of school life — from pop quizzes and report cards to recess and parent-teacher conferences — all while trying to stay out of last place.
Nation’s Dumbest channels celebrities’ inner school spirit as they head back to summer school, facing a mix of brain-teasing tasks, fast-paced physical challenges, and long-buried classroom knowledge. Each week, the ‘smartest’ celebrity graduates, narrowing the field until a high-stakes final exam determines who will be left standing with the distinction no one wants—the title of The Nation’s Dumbest.
Kitchen Nightmares: This season, Ramsay revamps restaurants in the Midwest, where he’s expecting hospitality. However, as he enters these struggling businesses in crisis, he quickly understands that the owners are stubbornly set in their ways. He exposes the stressful realities of running a successful food business, many of them family-owned and operated. As the restaurant owners are faced with enormous challenges, from health code violations and staffing issues to menu errors and kitchen conditions found only in nightmares, Ramsay is their restaurant 9-1-1 call and the last chance for their businesses to survive.
Beat Shazam: Hosted and executive-produced by award-winning actor, singer and comedian Jamie Foxx, who is joined by his daughter, producer and activist Corinne Foxx as co-host and deejay, Beat Shazam is an interactive game show that pits teams of two against the clock and each other, as they attempt to identify the biggest hit songs of all time. In the end, the team with the most money banked will outlast the competition and go against Shazam, the world’s most popular song identification app, for the chance to win $1 million dollars.
Over the course of its seven previous seasons, the show has given away more than $10 million dollars. In Season Eight, Beat Shazam will celebrate its 100th episode milestone and will feature special themed episodes throughout the season including ladies night, teams of NFL fans, heroes, college students, teachers, best friends and couples – all battling it out to win the prize of a lifetime.