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‘The Soup’ gets a spinoff

Joel McHale’s popular show “The Soup” is launching a spinoff.

“The Soup Investigates,” also hosted by McHale, will premiere next Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 10:30 p.m. directly after an original episode of “The Soup” at 10 p.m.

The new, six-episode show “will explore the most unfathomable mysteries, controversial rumors and infamous questions in pop culture,” according to E!

Guests on the premiere will be “Teen Mom” Farrah Abraham and Karina Smirnoff from ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars.”