All I know at this point is the short post BUZZR had about it on their Facebook page. "We are so excited that Password is getting a reboot on NBC! Stay tuned for more info to come!"

That's great news! I hope it's a daytime show instead of nighttime. Million Dollar Password did not work at all. I'd like to see it back with a format similar to Super Password (although I wouldn't mind the no-opposites rule either), but with a better set and bigger prize money. (I thought starting the jackpot at $5,000 was chintzy even in the 1980s.)

Actually, since Jimmy Fallon plays it occasionally on his NBC late-night show with guests using rules from the original CBS 1960s Password, my guess is they play it in that style. I think I would still watch, but the Password Plus/Super Password format was the best IMO.

I hope the newest incarnation of Password is not like the Million Dollar Password that was hosted by Regis Philbin. To me, the format was like several Lightning Rounds strung together. But I am curious to find out what the new version will be like and who will have the task of standing at the podium that Allen Ludden did so well at for an 18 year run over three versions.

Good to see NBC get on with a game show revival...! It's about time.

I really liked Million Dollar Password, wished it had a longer run.

Password is getting revived at NBC? As Gomer Pyle says "Golly" I think NBC is planning to take the title of game show king away from ABC and come up with their very own game show lineup and Password just might be what the doctor ordered for NBC. As for the gameplay I think this Password revival will be like Password Plus and not like Million Dollar Password with the late Regis Philbin was and they will most likely add a new version of the Alphabetics bonus round from Password Plus as well. Because when you take a game show favorite it is hard to do but for Password it is very simple to design and very easy to play. As for who will be the host of the Password revival here are my picks,
1. Kenan Thompson
2. Nick Offerman
3. Kevin James
4. Chris Pratt
5. Seth Meyers
6. Jerry Seinfeld
7. Jimmy Fallon
8. Kel Mitchell
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Ben Stein would seem to be a good candidate to host, although at his age I don't know if he's up to it.

Also, remember that Betty White married the first host, then outlived him and the subsequent 4 hosts. Whoever's next might be getting the kiss of death!

It is Jimmy Fallon behind it, so I guess the show will resemble the 1960s version. He's usually one of the players when they play on the Tonight Show, so I'd assume he would be the executive producer and a semi-regular celeb instead of the host.

Jimmy Fallon Rebooting ‘Password’ Game Show at NBC (https://wmmr.com/2021/05/18/jimmy-fallon-password-reboot-nbc/)

I can see the NBC Password Revival being a equal mashup to the 1960s, 1970s & 1980s eras

I have seen the black and white version , the color version with the colorful back wall and alphabetics Password Plus all with Allen Ludden . Bert Convey's Super password I didn't like as much. Bert was too jokey. Allen, god bless his heart was wonderful gentleman. Betty, you got a good man. I will be interesting to see who hosts the new show and how the program will be played.

I like Password Plus and agree that Ludden was excellent.

How about a female host this time around?

I have seen the black and white version , the color version with the colorful back wall and alphabetics Password Plus all with Allen Ludden . Bert Convey's Super password I didn't like as much. Bert was too jokey. Allen, god bless his heart was wonderful gentleman. Betty, you got a good man. I will be interesting to see who hosts the new show and how the program will be played.

I much preferred the version with Bert Convy and Bert Convy as host. I've always thought Allen Ludden was kind of boring.

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I much preferred the version with Bert Convy and Bert Convy as host. I've always thought Allen Ludden was kind of boring.

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Allen Ludden was a very bright man who brought class and respect to the game show hosting profession. He was the original host of the GE College Bowl and the right fit for a game like Password. Ludden hosted three incarnations of the classic word game until he became ill with cancer in 1980 and he passed away on June 9, 1981.

Password's third go round on the peacock net.

Allen Ludden was a very bright man who brought class and respect to the game show hosting profession. He was the original host of the GE College Bowl and the right fit for a game like Password. Ludden hosted three incarnations of the classic word game until he became ill with cancer in 1980 and he passed away on June 9, 1981.I knew about Password and Password Plus. What was the 3rd version?

^In addition to the original 1961-67 version and Password Plus, Allen Ludden also hosted the 1971-75 ABC version as well.

I like Password Plus and agree that Ludden was excellent.

How about a female host this time around?

Actually Betty White filled in to host a few episodes of ABC Password in the early 1970s. There's footage around that supposedly hilarious, but it hasn't been posted publicly on YouTube or anywhere else yet.

My game show watching began just shortly after Allen Ludden passed away, so I didn't have any memories of him. I heard a lot of people talk about how he was such a great host, but I was a little disappointed after seeing clips of him hosting various versions of Password and Stumpers. For me he was a little predictable in the things he would say. For example, on Password Plus when a player would use previously revealed puzzle passwords to guess the latest password, he'd tell them to "play the password, not the puzzle," even though the previous puzzle passwords were often helpful in getting the current password! I also found his episode-ending "Password of the Day" spiels grating at times, and I always thought it was strange when after a clue-giver accidentally revealed the password on PW+, he would try to give solace by mentioning how that was something that Jack Paar often used to do. (Why bring up a former star guest who played during the 1960s, when big names used to appear on game shows regularly, in an era in which the most of the big celebrities wouldn't go near a game show?) I will say that I liked when in the middle of a password puzzle, after somebody failed to solve a puzzle that was becoming obvious to many people, he would smile at the camera and say "I hear you at home", as if to acknowledge the viewers screaming at their TV sets. (Although that was predictable as well, Ludden handled that type of situation better than Bert Convy, who would brag on Super Password that he knew the puzzle.)

I think his positive reputation stems from being more openly religious (which for some may be synonymous with classier) than other hosts and from being a proponent of more intelligent games. The latter I appreciate, and the former I guess I understand. However, maybe that only works if you're comparing against other game show hosts (especially hosts employed by Mark Goodson). On Password Plus, after a female contestant accidentally gave away a password, Allen Ludden made a blue remark (https://youtu.be/hcV8MPVaWxY?t=334), which was notable since he was actually quick with a quip for once, but also because it was an adult joke on the premiere episode of a new game show!