‘Who’s In The Band?’ Music Competition Series From Richard Bacon, Simon Cowell & Savan Kotecha Lands Greenlight At ABC

ABC has ordered *Who’s In The Band?*, a new music competition devised by Richard Bacon and developed with Simon Cowell and Savan Kotecha. The series will put contestants through rapid vocal auditions as judges build pop groups, offering a new major music format for a US broadcast network.

Five contestants will sing the same song at once from separate soundproof tubes while judges isolate their vocals and eliminate performers in real time. The competition will culminate in a live vote between a girl band and a boy band, with the winners recording an album executive produced by Kotecha. Filming is due to begin in January, ahead of a summer 2027 launch on ABC and Hulu; host and judge deals are still being finalised.