Step Aside, Wordle: RuPaul Is Reviving the ‘Lingo’ Word-Based Game Show at CBS
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeCBS is striking while the “Wordle” is hot. The Eye network and RuPaul are bringing back a new adaptation of the word puzzle game show “Lingo” to premiere sometime later this year.Emmy winner RuPaul Charles is set to executive produce and host the show, which has already made a comeback in the U.K.
to huge ratings.“Lingo” follows teams of two as they face off in fast-paced puzzle rounds to guess letters that reveal seemingly simple words.
At the end of each one-hour episode, the winning two teams face off in a final showdown, with one team winning an additional cash prize.Casting is underway for the show, which comes from All3Media’s Objective Media Group.
Objective Media group chief executive officer Layla Smith and Objective Media America’s Jilly Pearce Triple Brew Media’s Ed de Burgh will executive produce with Charles.
