3 Ball Productions
3 Ball Productions is a television production company known for reality and nonfiction programming.
Last updated September 2, 2026
Overview
3 Ball Productions is one of television's most renowned and prolific producers of reality and nonfiction programming. It is known for genre-defining franchises and iconic transformational content including The Biggest Loser (NBC), Beauty and the Geek (The CW), and Extreme Weight Loss (ABC), as well as the groundbreaking For Love or Money (NBC) – and the series that 20 years ago launched the company, Endurance (Discovery). 3 Ball also produces Bar Rescue (Paramount), one of the industry's longest running and consistently buzzworthy hits. The Jon Taffer-hosted series boasts over 250 episodes across 13 years in production. Other recent and notable shows include Million Dollar Nannies (HULU), Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend (Netflix), Tampa Baes (Amazon), Come Dance With Me (CBS), My Cat From Hell (Animal Planet), and LA Hair (WE tv). 3 Ball Productions is part of parent company 3BMG, a creative and production enterprise that's also home to Jeff Jenkins Productions, Superluna Studios, Octopean Media, IM Trying Productions, and Warehouse Studios. Ross Weintraub is CEO of 3BMG and Reinout Oerlemans is Chairman of 3BMG.
History
3 Ball Productions is one of television's most renowned and prolific producers of reality and nonfiction programming. It is known for genre-defining franchises and iconic transformational content including The Biggest Loser (NBC), Beauty and the Geek (The CW), and Extreme Weight Loss (ABC), as well as the groundbreaking For Love or Money (NBC) – and the series that 20 years ago launched the company, Endurance (Discovery). 3 Ball also produces Bar Rescue (Paramount), one of the industry's longest running and consistently buzzworthy hits. The Jon Taffer-hosted series boasts over 250 episodes across 13 years in production. Other recent and notable shows include Million Dollar Nannies (HULU), Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend (Netflix), Tampa Baes (Amazon), Come Dance With Me (CBS), My Cat From Hell (Animal Planet), and LA Hair (WE tv). 3 Ball Productions is part of parent company 3BMG, a creative and production enterprise that's also home to Jeff Jenkins Productions, Superluna Studios, Octopean Media, IM Trying Productions, and Warehouse Studios. Ross Weintraub is CEO of 3BMG and Reinout Oerlemans is Chairman of 3BMG.
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