CBS is striking when the “Wordle” is in high demand. For example, the Eye network and RuPaul are resurrecting the word puzzle game program “Lingo,” which will release in January 2023.
“Lingo” first aired in syndication in the United States between 1987 and 1988 and subsequently was relaunched as a Game Show Network show between 2002 and 2007. In 2011, the format was temporarily reintroduced for GSN.
In the United Kingdom, a new season of “Lingo” began on ITV in February 2021, becoming the highest-rated game show release in two decades.
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Release Date of Lingo
LINGO premieres on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
What Is Lingo About?
CBS has scheduled a “supercharged rendition” of Lingo, a word-based quiz show that has aired in numerous countries since the late 1980s. Americans may be better familiar with the edition that was broadcast on Game Show Network in the early 2000s.
Lingo is a recreation of the intelligent, competitive, and unpredictable game that puts two-person teams against each other in fast-paced puzzle rounds to guess letters that reveal seemingly easy words.
The top two teams will advance to a nerve-wracking final confrontation where one team will walk away with an additional large cash reward at the end of each one-hour episode filled with witty commentary and games.
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Who will we see in Lingo?
The Emmy-winning drag diva is expected to present and executive produce the one-hour competition series later in 2022 amid the Wordle craze sweeping the nation.
The show, produced by All3Media’s Objective Media Group, is currently casting. Layla Smith, Chief executive officer of Objective Media Group, and Jilly Pearce, of Objective Media America, will executive produce alongside Charles. Ed de Burgh of Triple Brew Media will also executive produce.
All3Media / IDTV and Talpa TV own the international TV format for “Lingo,” distributed by All3Media International.
Meanwhile, CBS’s senior VP of alternative programming, Mitch Graham, alluded to the prevailing Wordle (the online word riddle recently acquired by the New York Times) effect in a statement:
“The word game trend is sweeping the country, and ‘Lingo’ will provide a fast-paced, entertaining, and addicting show for the entire family,” he said. “RuPaul’s flare and sharp wit, along with the possibility for viewers to participate at home, make this a relevant show with broad appeal that we’re delighted to add to our network lineup.”
