The premiere of Hollywood Squares is simply across the nook, and the present has now introduced the superstar friends who will probably be showing on the reboot of the traditional recreation present.
Nate Burleson, host of Hollywood Squares, broke the information on Tuesday’s (November 19) version of CBS Mornings, the place he unveiled a star-studded line-up of superstar friends, together with the likes of Tyra Banks, Jay Leno, and Julie Bowen.
Different friends embrace Yvette Nicole Brown, Whitney Cummings, Akbar Gbajabiamila, Tiffany Haddish, Oliver Hudson, Pete Holmes, Gabriel Iglesias, Jo Koy, Justin Lengthy, Kevin Nealon, RuPaul, Andrew Rannells, Kristen Schaal, Triumph the Insult Comedian Canine, Sheryl Underwood, and Jimmy O. Yang.
As beforehand introduced, award-winning actress and discuss present host Drew Barrymore will star within the heart sq.. Extra superstar friends will probably be introduced at a later date.
Tyra Banks, Whitney Cummings, Jo Koy, Jay Leno, RuPaul and Tiffany Haddish are a number of the superstar friends becoming a member of the upcoming revival of “Hollywood Squares.”
Catch the premiere, hosted by our @nateburleson with @drewbarrymore because the famed heart sq., January 9 on @cbs. pic.twitter.com/X3XoNOfeam
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) November 19, 2024
“I’m having a ball… I grew up on this present. Hollywood Squares is an iconic present, and as soon as they gave me the decision, I couldn’t wait,” Burleson mentioned on CBS Mornings. Talking concerning the celeb friends, Burleson added, “It received spicy from the leap… this isn’t your PG-13 Hollywood Squares.”
Hollywood Squares is about to premiere on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at 8 pm ET. After three weeks, the present will transfer to Wednesdays at 10 pm ET starting on January 29 as a part of CBS Sport Evening.
“Two contestants play tic-tac-toe to win cash and prizes,” reads the official CBS description. “The ‘board’ for the sport is a vertical stack of open-faced cubes, every occupied by a celeb seated at a desk and dealing with the contestants. The celebrities are requested questions and the contestants choose the legitimacy of their solutions to win the sport. Drew Barrymore will take her place because the famed ‘heart sq.’ answering questions for the contestants.”
The unique Hollywood Squares premiered with a pilot episode in 1965 on NBC earlier than debuting its first full sequence in 1966 with Peter Marshall as host. It ran for 14 seasons earlier than being canceled. In 1986, it was revived with John Davidson as host and aired in syndication till 1989. It was rebooted once more in 1998 with Tom Bergeron and ran till 2004.
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Hollywood Squares, Sequence Premiere, January 9 2025, 8 pm et, CBS