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11-22-2022, 04:25 AM
NBC Takes Game Show "The Wheel" for Two-Week Spin in Rare Stripped Scheduling Move
by Rosy Cordero
Nov. 21, 2022
NBC will strip its U.S. remake of hit U.K. game show "The Wheel" across two weeks in an unusual scheduling move. The series will launch on December 19 at 10pm and will move to 8pm for its second week with new episodes airing nightly.
It comes after the show was left off the network’s midseason schedule unveiled last week.
Created and hosted by British comedian Michael McIntyre, who hosted the version on the BBC, each hour-long episode follows 6 celebrity guests spinning, advising, and supporting contestants battling it out for a chance to win over $100k.
The premiere episode will see Cat Cora, Christina Ricci, Amber Ruffin, Steve Kornacki, Mark McGrath, and Todrick Hall assist competitors across a range of categories from Beyoncé and the ’90s to elections and more.
Other celebrity guests on the lineup include:
"American Idol" Clay Aiken
"Tiger King's" Carole Baskin
Wrestler and Reality TV Star Brie Bella
"Dancing with the Stars" host Tom Bergeron
"Queer Eye's" Bobby Berk
"Jane the Virgin's" Jaime Camil
Comedian/Actress Margaret Cho
Author and Health Advocate Deepak Chopra
NFL's Victor Cruz
Actor Taye Diggs
Singer Sheila E.
"The Office's" Kate Flannery
Actress Vivica A. Fox
Pro Skateboarder Tony Hawk
"The Real" co-host Loni Love
Judge Greg Mathis
"This Is Us" Actress Chrissy Metz
Wrestler and Reality TV Star Mike “The Miz” Mizanin
NFL's Terrell Owens
NFL's Mark Sanchez
Actress Raven-Symone
"Cake Boss'" Buddy Valastro
Actress Kym Whitley
... among others
https://deadline.com/2022/11/home-economics-eddie-cibrian-daniella-pineda-season-3-cast-1235179144/
by Rosy Cordero
Nov. 21, 2022
NBC will strip its U.S. remake of hit U.K. game show "The Wheel" across two weeks in an unusual scheduling move. The series will launch on December 19 at 10pm and will move to 8pm for its second week with new episodes airing nightly.
It comes after the show was left off the network’s midseason schedule unveiled last week.
Created and hosted by British comedian Michael McIntyre, who hosted the version on the BBC, each hour-long episode follows 6 celebrity guests spinning, advising, and supporting contestants battling it out for a chance to win over $100k.
The premiere episode will see Cat Cora, Christina Ricci, Amber Ruffin, Steve Kornacki, Mark McGrath, and Todrick Hall assist competitors across a range of categories from Beyoncé and the ’90s to elections and more.
Other celebrity guests on the lineup include:
"American Idol" Clay Aiken
"Tiger King's" Carole Baskin
Wrestler and Reality TV Star Brie Bella
"Dancing with the Stars" host Tom Bergeron
"Queer Eye's" Bobby Berk
"Jane the Virgin's" Jaime Camil
Comedian/Actress Margaret Cho
Author and Health Advocate Deepak Chopra
NFL's Victor Cruz
Actor Taye Diggs
Singer Sheila E.
"The Office's" Kate Flannery
Actress Vivica A. Fox
Pro Skateboarder Tony Hawk
"The Real" co-host Loni Love
Judge Greg Mathis
"This Is Us" Actress Chrissy Metz
Wrestler and Reality TV Star Mike “The Miz” Mizanin
NFL's Terrell Owens
NFL's Mark Sanchez
Actress Raven-Symone
"Cake Boss'" Buddy Valastro
Actress Kym Whitley
... among others
https://deadline.com/2022/11/home-economics-eddie-cibrian-daniella-pineda-season-3-cast-1235179144/