Regis to Host “Million Dollar Password”
Okay, I’m gonna try not to get too excited because “Password” was one of my favorite gameshows of all time! Now, I’m hearing that a new, revamped version of the show is coming to CBS and that Regis Philbin has been tapped as the host. So far, six episodes have been ordered (I’m sure there will be more!) and are scheduled to air early next year.
“I’m thrilled to be part of this great show that I remember so well from a few years ago,” Philbin said in a statement. “It was a very classy production, and Allen Ludden was so terrific.”
Ludden, who died in 1981, was host of the original “Password,” which debuted as a CBS daytime show in 1961 before moving to prime time. Later versions ran in syndication and on NBC through the 1980s with Tom Kennedy and then Bert Convy as host.
As with the original “Password,” the updated version will feature two teams, each made up of a celebrity and a contestant. The teams will compete to guess a password revealed to the studio audience and viewers.
The team with the highest score can decide to keep its winnings or try to reach a final round with a $1 million grand prize, said producer FremantleMedia North America. The show will be taped in New York.
The new “Password” will bring Philbin back as a prime-time game show host after he hosted “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” for ABC from 2000-02. Last summer, he was host of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.” And he still has his daytime talk show, “Live with Regis and Kelly.”
Can you stand it????? I’m so psyched! By the way, this kind of debunks all the rumors about Regis retiring, doesn’t it?
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