Buddy Games is an American reality competition television series that aired on CBS from September 14 to November 2, 2023. The series is hosted by Josh Duhamel, who starred in the film of the same name on which the show is based.
Six teams of four people each compete in several competitions. The winner of the first competition gets to pick another team to sabotage in the second competition. The two teams who lose the second competition face off against each other in a third challenge, and whichever team loses that must choose one of their members to be eliminated from the game. They can also choose to eliminate themselves. If a team falls below three members, they are eliminated from the competition.
On April 12, 2023, it was announced that CBS had ordered the series. On July 17, 2023, it was announced that the series would premiere on September 14, 2023. On August 14, 2023, the contestants and teams were announced.