Fox's New Reality Show Helps Everyday People Fire Their Co-Workers

Louis Bedigian — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:10:42 +0000

If you have ever worked with someone who was lazy, ineffective or just plain wrong for your company, Fox's new reality show could be right up your alley.

The News Corp.-owned (NASDAQ: NWS) network is launching a new series, Does Someone Have to Go?, this Thursday at 9:00 p.m.

"The concept and the creation of Does Someone Have to Go? is basically us trying to get into the work space," Executive Producer Cris Abrego told Benzinga. "With a lot of shows out there having some success in work, we wondered how we could take a fresh approach to that space. For us, we looked at one of the things that was probably the most relatable idea when you think of all the companies across the country, [which is that] most employees in a company think they know better than the boss. Really, that became the jumping off point for this project -- giving employees the opportunity to run the company."

The teaser trailers indicate that at least one person will be fired from his/her real job. Abrego confirmed that assumption.

"You absolutely will [see that happen]," he said. "The idea is basically, in some cases where the owners are the actual boss, they come to the company -- and this has nothing to do with the performance, the companies we're working with do very well, and they're all very successful companies in their own right. But the idea is that some of the options are toxic, some of ...

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Fox's New Reality Show Helps Everyday People Fire Their Co-Workers