[09/26/24 - 12:30 PM] "Pop Culture Jeopardy!" and "Wish List Games" Joins Prime Video's Winning Wednesdays Programming Lineup with "Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?" and "Buy It Now" "Pop Culture Jeopardy!," hosted by Colin Jost, will debut on Wednesday, December 4 with a 40-episode season releasing three new episodes each week.
[via press release from Amazon]
"Pop Culture Jeopardy!" and "Wish List Games" joins Prime Video's Winning Wednesdays Programming Lineup with "Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity?" and "Buy It Now"
"Wish List Games" hosted by Nick Cannon will debut on November 20, 2024
"Pop Culture Jeopardy!" hosted by Colin Jost will premiere on December 4, 2024
CULVER CITY, California - September 26, 2024 - Today, Prime Video revealed its new game show programming block including Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity?, Buy It Now, Wish List Games, and Pop Culture Jeopardy!. New episodes will premiere each Wednesday starting with the premiere of Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity?, hosted by Travis Kelce on October 16. Prime Video also released first look images and announced the release dates for both Wish List Games and Pop Culture Jeopardy!. Wish List Games, hosted by Nick Cannon, will debut on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 with five episodes as a binge. Pop Culture Jeopardy!, hosted by Colin Jost, will debut on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 with a 40-episode season releasing three new episodes each week.
ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A CELEBRITY?
Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? offers a fun, new twist on the premise of the original popular format. Hosted by NFL superstar Travis Kelce, each game will welcome an adult contestant who will rely on a classroom full of celebrities from comedy, screen, and sports to help them answer 11 questions on a range of subjects, pulled from elementary curriculum, in an effort to win a $100,000 prize. They are not competing against the stars... they're enlisting their help and, in some cases, can even "cheat" off of them. And on the final question, worth $100,000, the contestant selects one celebrity to discuss the answer with before locking in. The final question is always at the 6th-grade level.
Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? is executive produced by Wes Kauble and Mark Burnett, with co-executive producer Sean Kelly, Steve Hughes, Susan Janis-Mashayekhi, and Tamara Akins. The series is produced by MGM Alternative, a division of Amazon MGM Studios, and distributed globally by Amazon MGM Studios Distributions. The original U.S. version of the Emmy-nominated Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? was co-created by Barry Poznick and John Stevens.
ABOUT THE SERIES
· Premiere Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2024
· Final Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
· Total Episodes: 20
· Cadence: Hybrid (3-1-1-1) - three episodes premiere then a weekly drop
· Host: Travis Kelce
· Celebrity Classmates: Comedians Nikki Glaser, Natasha Leggero, Nicole Byer, and Ron Funches; Thursday Night Football analyst Ryan Fitzpatrick; former NFL wide receiver Chad Ochocinco; Real Housewife of Beverly Hills' Garcelle Beauvais; Vanderpump Rules star Lala Kent; podcaster Sophia Stallone; and actress and producer Lilly Singh.
· Executive Producers: Wes Kauble, Mark Burnett
· Co-Executive Producers: Sean Kelly, Steve Hughes, Jessie Binkow, Susan Janis-Mashayekhi, and Tamara Akins
BUY IT NOW
JB Smoove hosts a business competition where entrepreneurs get 90 seconds to pitch their product to an audience of potential customers: The 100. If The 100 like the product and price, then the entrepreneurs go to a panel of Amazon executives and celebrity entrepreneurs. The panel selects which products join Amazon's exclusive Buy It Now Store and award one entrepreneur $20,000 each episode.
ABOUT THE SERIES
· Premiere Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
· Final Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
· Total Episodes: 13
· Cadence: Hybrid (3-1-1-1) - 3 episodes premiere then a weekly drop
· Host: JB Smoove
· Celebrity Judges: Gwyneth Paltrow, Tony Hawk, Anthony Anderson, Christian Siriano, and Tabitha Brown
· Resident Entrepreneur Judge: Jamie Siminoff
· Amazon Executive Judges: Jenny Freshwater (VP US Fashion and Fitness), Tanner Elton (VP US Advertising Sales), Carmen Nestares (VP, NA Mktg & Prime Tech), Michelle Rothman (VP Shopping PV WW)
· Executive Producers: Susan House, Jack Burgess, Tim Harcourt, Niall O'Driscoll and Stephen Lambert
WISH LIST GAMES
Wish List Games, a multi-episode holiday event, is produced by MGM Alternative. Content creator Lele Pons will join Emmy-nominated host Nick Cannon on this high-energy, half-hour game show where contestants play for the chance to win everything on their Amazon Wish Lists, totaling up to $25,000. Every episode, contestants are pulled from the audience to play a rotating series of fun and fantastical games. It all builds to the final round, where one contestant plays to win a prize for everyone in the audience. Alycia Rossiter is showrunner and executive producer of Wish List Games. Sean Kelly and Steve Hughes are co-executive producers of the series.
ABOUT THE SERIES
· Premiere Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024
· Total Episodes: 5
· Cadence: Binge
· Host: Nick Cannon
· Executive Producers: Alycia Rossiter, Nick Cannon
· Co-Executive Producers: Sean Kelly, Steve Hughes, Jessie Binkow, Susan Janis-Mashayekhi
POP CULTURE JEOPARDY!
Pop Culture Jeopardy! is a brand-new twist on the classic quiz show's "answer-and-question" format that combines the academic rigor of Jeopardy! with the excitement and unpredictability of pop culture. Contestants, playing in teams of three, will need to be experts in categories from Alternative Rock to The Avengers; Broadway to MMA; Gen Z to Zendaya as they compete in a tournament-style event for the grand prize of $300,000 and ultimate bragging rights.
ABOUT THE SERIES
· Premiere Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024
· Total Episodes: 40
· Cadence: 3-3-3-3, etc.
· Host: Colin Jost
· Executive Producers: Michael Davies
· Produced By: Sony Pictures Television for Amazon MGM Studios
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