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NBC developing Wordle game show hosted by Savannah Guthrie
NBC pilots a Wordle game show hosted by Savannah Guthrie with Jimmy Fallon producing; the game was played 5.3 billion times in 2024, showcasing its sustained popularity.
- NBC is developing a game show based on Wordle, with Savannah Guthrie as the host.
- The project is produced by Electric Hot Dog, owned by Jimmy Fallon, and Universal Television Alternative Studio.
- Wordle was acquired by The New York Times in 2022 and logged 5.3 billion plays in 2024.
- The pilot is currently filming in the U.K. to determine if the show will be picked up for a series.
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Jimmy Fallon wants to turn Wordle into a TV show
Jimmy Fallon is helping make Wordle into a television series, Deadline reports. NBC is piloting the Wordle game show with the help of Fallon’s production company, and the show is currently filming in the UK. Savannah Guthrie will host. Around when Wordle really started to blow up, Jimmy Fallon once spent a whole segment of The Tonight Show solving a puzzle in front of his audience. (The segment aired right before The New York Times bought Wordl…
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