Get set for the most festive face off of the holiday season in Nickelodeon's Top Elf, which will see kid contestants with extraordinary building and design skills compete for the coveted title of Top Elf, premiering Friday, December 6, 2019 on YTV in Canada, as part of the network's Merry Everything programming highlights!
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Top Elf will also bow on Nickelodeon USA on Friday, Nov. 29, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT).
In Top Elf (five one-hour episodes), Santa has invited seven civilian “Elf-testants” to the North Pole in a competition that tests their skills in a series of holiday-themed challenges. Demonstrating the true spirit of the holidays, the Elf-testants compete to have their wish lists granted--not for themselves, but for someone in their community.
The official synopsis for Top Elf is: "For the first time in history, Santa transports 7 extraordinary kid creators to the North Pole to compete for the title of Top Elf and $25,000 for a charity at the top of their Wish List."
Among the kids taking part on Top Elf are: Hopper Williamson and Allison Kajikawa.
“Giving our audience a range of unscripted content in different formats is one of our top priorities. Top Elf is an irresistible opportunity to celebrate the holidays with a uniquely comedic approach to a high-stakes competition," said Rob Bagshaw, Executive Vice President (EVP), Unscripted Content when the show was announced in August 2019.
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Top Elf is created by Mike Duffy and Tim Duffy of Ugly Brother Studios, who will executive produce the series along with Jimmy Fox at Main Event Media, an All3Media America company. Bob Schermerhorn (Project Runway All Stars, America’s Next Top Model) and Lisa Fletcher (The Titan Games) are executive producers, with Fletcher also serving as the showrunner. Nickelodeon’s Vice Presidents of Unscripted Content Paul J Medford and Mandel Ilagan also serve as executive producers. Michael Pearlman (Chopped,Project Runway All Stars) will direct the series. Production of Top Elf for Nickelodeon is overseen by Bagshaw.
Filming for Top Elf commenced in September 2019.
Additional Merry Everything programming highlights include:
- Thursday, December 5, 2019 - The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
- Saturday, December 7, 2019 - The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage!
- Sunday, December 8, 2019 - SpongeBob Stocking Stuffed Sundays
- Wednesday, December 11, 2019 - The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
- Friday, December 13, 2019 - Henry Danger holiday special
- Sunday, December 15, 2019 - SpongeBob Stocking Stuffed Sundays
- Tuesday, December 17, 2019 - Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn: Santa's Little Harpers
- Wednesday, December 18, 2019 - Double Dare Christmas
- Thursday, December 19, 2019 - Lip Sync Battle Shorties Christmas
- Sunday, December 22, 2019 - SpongeBob Stocking Stuffed Sundays
- Tuesday, December 24, 2019 (Christmas Eve) - All That Christmas Special
- Thursday, December 26, 2019 (Boxing Day) - SpongeBob SquarePants marathon
A full list of YTV's Merry Everything programming highlights can be found here.
Call in and tell YTV how you make the holidays merry on 1-833-CHAT-YTV and your message could be played in The Zone!
Top Elf | NEW SERIES Fridays at 8pm E/P! | YTV
In Top Elf, Santa has invited seven “Elf-testants” to the North Pole in a competition that tests their skills in a series of holiday-themed challenges! In the true spirit of the holidays, the Elf-testants compete to have their wish lists granted–not for themselves, but for someone in their community.
You can watch Top Elf Fridays at 8pm E/P this December, part of YTV's Merry Everything lineup!
More Nick:YTV Canada to Premiere 'The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage!' on Saturday 7th December 2019!
Originally published: Monday, November 18, 2019.
Follow NickALive! on Twitter, Tumblr, Reddit, via RSS, on Instagram, and/or Facebook for the latest Holidays on Nickelodeon Canada and Top Elf News and Highlights!
Top Elf will also bow on Nickelodeon USA on Friday, Nov. 29, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT).
In Top Elf (five one-hour episodes), Santa has invited seven civilian “Elf-testants” to the North Pole in a competition that tests their skills in a series of holiday-themed challenges. Demonstrating the true spirit of the holidays, the Elf-testants compete to have their wish lists granted--not for themselves, but for someone in their community.
The official synopsis for Top Elf is: "For the first time in history, Santa transports 7 extraordinary kid creators to the North Pole to compete for the title of Top Elf and $25,000 for a charity at the top of their Wish List."
Among the kids taking part on Top Elf are: Hopper Williamson and Allison Kajikawa.
“Giving our audience a range of unscripted content in different formats is one of our top priorities. Top Elf is an irresistible opportunity to celebrate the holidays with a uniquely comedic approach to a high-stakes competition," said Rob Bagshaw, Executive Vice President (EVP), Unscripted Content when the show was announced in August 2019.
Top Elf is created by Mike Duffy and Tim Duffy of Ugly Brother Studios, who will executive produce the series along with Jimmy Fox at Main Event Media, an All3Media America company. Bob Schermerhorn (Project Runway All Stars, America’s Next Top Model) and Lisa Fletcher (The Titan Games) are executive producers, with Fletcher also serving as the showrunner. Nickelodeon’s Vice Presidents of Unscripted Content Paul J Medford and Mandel Ilagan also serve as executive producers. Michael Pearlman (Chopped,Project Runway All Stars) will direct the series. Production of Top Elf for Nickelodeon is overseen by Bagshaw.
Filming for Top Elf commenced in September 2019.
Additional Merry Everything programming highlights include:
- Thursday, December 5, 2019 - The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
- Saturday, December 7, 2019 - The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage!
- Sunday, December 8, 2019 - SpongeBob Stocking Stuffed Sundays
- Wednesday, December 11, 2019 - The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
- Friday, December 13, 2019 - Henry Danger holiday special
- Sunday, December 15, 2019 - SpongeBob Stocking Stuffed Sundays
- Tuesday, December 17, 2019 - Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn: Santa's Little Harpers
- Wednesday, December 18, 2019 - Double Dare Christmas
- Thursday, December 19, 2019 - Lip Sync Battle Shorties Christmas
- Sunday, December 22, 2019 - SpongeBob Stocking Stuffed Sundays
- Tuesday, December 24, 2019 (Christmas Eve) - All That Christmas Special
- Thursday, December 26, 2019 (Boxing Day) - SpongeBob SquarePants marathon
A full list of YTV's Merry Everything programming highlights can be found here.
Call in and tell YTV how you make the holidays merry on 1-833-CHAT-YTV and your message could be played in The Zone!
Top Elf | NEW SERIES Fridays at 8pm E/P! | YTV
In Top Elf, Santa has invited seven “Elf-testants” to the North Pole in a competition that tests their skills in a series of holiday-themed challenges! In the true spirit of the holidays, the Elf-testants compete to have their wish lists granted–not for themselves, but for someone in their community.
You can watch Top Elf Fridays at 8pm E/P this December, part of YTV's Merry Everything lineup!
More Nick:YTV Canada to Premiere 'The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage!' on Saturday 7th December 2019!
Originally published: Monday, November 18, 2019.
Follow NickALive! on Twitter, Tumblr, Reddit, via RSS, on Instagram, and/or Facebook for the latest Holidays on Nickelodeon Canada and Top Elf News and Highlights!