Scoop: BET ON YOUR BABY on ABC - Saturday, May 31, 2014

May. 14, 2014
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    The babies are back and cuter than ever! Melissa Peterman (ABC Family's "Baby Daddy") hosts the game show that challenges parents to try to predict their child's next move in an effort to win money for their child's future education. ABC has ordered eight episodes for the new season, with a premiere date of SATURDAY, MAY 31 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television network.

In the second season premiere, "201," we meet 3-year old Nyla and her parents Calee and Arthur King who hope she'll pick up the phone within 6 rings to win $5,000 in the game "Pickup Line." The Hahn Triplets-Jacob, Tyler and Audrey--play "TP Takeoff." Can they empty 3 rolls of toilet paper within 90 seconds? Four-year-old Rozlynn loves playing "Dress Up" with her mom Wanda Cohill while Grandma Tajee wagers on which costume her granddaughter will select. And 4-year-old A.J. Rodriguez plays "Peanut Putter," a mini-golf game, with his dad Lupe, while mom Angela guesses how many holes in one he'll land in the oversized cup. All the parents return for a high-stakes game of "Baby Talk," in which they guess the mystery word Melissa and their children are describing. One lucky family moves on to try to break the piggy bank and win a $50,000 college fund.

Melissa Peterman also stars as Bonnie Wheeler in ABC Family's hit comedy, "Baby Daddy," which airs Wednesdays (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) through June 18 on ABC Family.

"Bet On Your Baby" was created by 5x5 Media's Craig Armstrong, Rick Ringbakk, Charles Wachter and Electus' Ben Silverman and Jimmy Fox. The series is executive produced by Electus (Ben Silverman, Chris Grant, Laura Caraccioli, Corie Henson) and 5x5 Media (Craig Armstrong and Rick Ringbakk). Electus International, the global distribution arm of Electus, will distribute the series universally.

About Electus
Electus is the first integrated multimedia entertainment studio to unite producers, creators, advertisers and distributors under one roof and produce all forms of content for distribution across a variety of platforms around the world, including: broadcast, cable, digital, OTT and various emerging technologies. The company connects advertisers, distributors and content creators early on in the development process, enabling marketers and advertisers to be true partners in campaigns and content creation. Electus International, the global distribution arm of Electus, is responsible for all international sales and distribution for Electus' programming and its studio partners as well as programs and formats from other well-known 3rd party providers. Electus is an operating business of IAC [NASDAQ: IACI]. For more information on Electus, visit HYPERLINK "http://www.electus.com" www.electus.com.

About 5X5 Media
Five by Five Media ("5x5") is a full service television and film production company in an overall deal with Mike Darnell at Warner Horizon. 5x5 Media develops and produces both scripted and unscripted television programming and feature films. Our principals have won multiple primetime Emmy Awards, and have produced such titles as "Survivor," "The Amazing Race," "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution," "Supernanny" and "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." 5x5's recent productions include TBS' "King of the Nerds," TNT's "The Hero with Dwayne The Rock Johnson" and "Wake Up Call" and NBC's fashion reality competition show "Fashion Star."


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