FOX made quite a splash this year with The Masked Singer, and its Gordon Ramsay franchise continues to bring the heat, but the network still struggles with some unscripted offerings and recently cancelled its Love Connection TV series revival. Now they’re playing the game a new way with the Mental Samurai TV show. Is this the right warrior to champion this network in the Nielsen ratings? Will Mental Samurai be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. *Status update below.
A FOX game show billed as an obstacle course for the mind, Mental Samurai is hosted by Rob Lowe, who also serves as a producer. Not only do the competitors have to quickly and correctly answer questions which draw on their overall knowledge, memory, and ability with puzzles, numbers and sequences, they play the game while inside a capsule which zooms around the set, and can rotate 360 degrees. In addition to testing their focus and skills, it is also meant to try their stamina.
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What do you think? Do you like Mental Samurai TV show? Should this FOX TV series be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
*2/26/20 update: Mental Samurai has been renewed for season two.
Please bring back Mental Samurai season 2 I Love That show
Many of the questions are ridiculously easy, and the gimmick of being rotated in a capsule around the set seems odd, but it is a good trivia game show nonetheless. Unfortunately, based off the Season 1 ratings, it will most likely be cancelled. Hopefully Spin the Wheel does much better in June.
I’m Confident that Mental Samurai will return , Rob Lowe was an amazing host , spin the wheel is copying the wall game show, I think Mental Samurai has a way better chance to get renewed than spin the wheel.
I don’t think that Rob Lowe, which is the only draw to this show, can save it. It is boring.