'Claim to Fame' Season 4? Fans Question Show's Future After It's Left Off ABC's Summer Schedule
The future of ABC's competition series 'Claim to Fame' is uncertain as it was notably absent from the network's summer schedule announcement, causing fans to speculate about its cancellation. Hosted by Kevin and Franklin Jonas, the show features celebrity relatives living together and competing to conceal their identities while vying for a $100,000 prize. Despite the lack of an official renewal or cancellation, casting for a potential fourth season has opened, suggesting the show may continue. The Jonas Brothers' busy 2025 schedule, including tours and music releases, complicates filming logistics, though there are available dates for potential filming. Kevin Jonas's tour commitments starting in August could further impact the show's production timeline if not already filmed.
Claim to Fame, a guessing game competition series hosted by Kevin and Franklin Jonas, involves celebrity relatives competing to hide their identities and win a $100,000 prize.
The show was conspicuously missing from ABC's recently announced summer series premiere dates, sparking cancellation rumors among fans.
Despite no official renewal or cancellation news, casting for more celebrity relatives has begun, indicating possible plans for a fourth season.
Kevin Jonas and his brothers have a packed 2025 schedule with events like JONASCON, their JONAS20 tour, and multiple album releases, which could impact filming schedules for Claim to Fame.
The JONAS20: Living the Dream Tour starts in August, leaving limited time for filming, although Kevin managed a similar schedule for the third season by balancing tour and show commitments.
The potential for filming Claim to Fame remains uncertain, as the Jonas Brothers' commitments could interfere, unless production concludes before the tour begins.
Franklin Jonas, aside from his hosting duties, has been focusing on his music career, adding to the scheduling complexity for the show's production.

Claim to Fame‘s future is currently up in the air!
The ABC guessing game competition series is hosted by brothers Kevin and Franklin Jonas, where “relatives of celebrities to live together under one roof and conceal their identity and lineage in the quest for their own fame and fortune. They will compete in challenges, form strategic partnerships and play DNA detective in hopes of avoiding elimination, winning the coveted $100,000 prize and step out of their famous family member’s shadow by staking their own ‘Claim to Fame.’”
Recent developments have fans wondering if the show has been canceled.
Keep reading to find out more…
ABC recently announced the summer series premiere dates and Claim to Fame was nowhere to be found.
The show’s first three seasons all premiered in either June or July, so being left off of the summer schedule is a bit worrisome to fans.
While the series has not been announced to be renewed or canceled, casting opened up for more celebrity relatives for a potential fourth season.
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The Jonas Brothers, which Kevin is of course a part of, have had a busy 2025 so far, starting the year off with a New Year’s Eve performance, finishing filming their holiday movie and setting the 20th anniversary celebrations in motion with their first even fan convention JONASCON. They also announced their upcoming JONAS20: Living the Dream Tour!
Since tour starts in August, if they haven’t already filmed Claim to Fame, time is running out with only a few more months available before Kevin‘s tour schedule gets in the way. There are several blocks of dates available throughout tour that could allow him to go back and forth between tour and filming, as he did for season three.
The Jonas Brothers are also set to release multiple albums this year, and Franklin has been working on his own music as well!