SPEED handed orders to three new lifestyle series:
Pumped! is billed as an ambush-style quiz show set at gas stations where customers compete for a cash prize by providing the correct answer to automotive and pop culture questions. The show will have 20 half-hour episodes and premieres in November.
Hard Parts: South Bronx is a docu-series about a business owner and his team as they search for rare auto parts. SPEED ordered 13 episodes. Production begins in October for a planned second quarter 2012 debut.
Whipped is a one-hour game show where contestants can test their driving skills on an extreme obstacle course. Production also begins in October for a second quarter 2012 premiere.
SPEED gave My Ride Rules an additional 13 episodes for the show’s first season. The network also gave second season renewal orders to: Dumbest Stuff on Wheels, Car Warriors and Stuntbusters.
Furthermore, SPEED’s series Pass Time and the weekend morning block consisting of Stacey David’s Gearz, Truck U, Chop Cut Rebuild, Hot Rod TV, Car Crazy, Two Guys Garage and My Classic Car were all granted additional episode orders.
