Wordle to become TV quiz show with Savannah Guthrie as host
The online word game from the New York Times will hit the small screen in the UK and US from next year.
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The online word game from the New York Times will hit the small screen in the UK and US from next year.
NBCUniversal and The New York Times announced a new Wordle-based game show, set to debut next year, hosted by Savannah Guthrie and executive produced by Jimmy Fallon.
The New York Times is turning its popular Wordle game into a televised game show on NBC, with Savannah Guthrie as host and Jimmy Fallon as executive producer.
NBC has approved a new game show based on 'Wordle,' hosted by Savannah Guthrie, produced by Jimmy Fallon's Electric Hot Dog, and co-produced with The New York Times.
NBC is adapting the popular online game 'Wordle' into a TV game show, with Savannah Guthrie as host and Jimmy Fallon as co-producer.
NBC has greenlit a primetime game show based on 'Wordle,' set to be produced by Jimmy Fallon's Electric Hot Dog, Universal Television Alternative Studio, and The New York Times, with Savannah Guthrie as host.
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