“Celebrity Name Game” To Be Cancelled After Three Seasons

According to Deadline Hollywood, the Courteney Cox/David Arquette-executive produced game show will not be renewed once this season concludes. Jennifer Mullin, Co-CEO of FremantleMedia North America, states: “We’ve had a wonderful time producing Celebrity Name Game and we are exceptionally proud of its three seasons in syndication. While we are not renewing in syndication at this time, it is a format we believe in. We are thankful to our loyal audience, our celebrity guests, the incredibly talented Craig Ferguson, our partners at Debmar–Mercury and Coquette, and our crew — whose passion for this series has been unparalleled.” 

Craig Ferguson Among Daytime Emmy Award Winners

Last night marked the return of the Daytime Emmy Awards to television with the live broadcast airing on Pop Network, formerly known as the TV Guide Network. Highlights from the 42nd edition of the annual awards ceremony included Days of Our Lives and The Young and The Restless tying for Outstanding Drama Series, Betty White honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award and Craig Ferguson winning his first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host on Celebrity Name Game. Ferguson bested Steve Harvey, Todd Newton and Pat Sajak to win the award. 

"Celebrity Name Game" Renewed For Second Season

This update shouldn't come as much of a shocker for game show fans after hearing news of the show's forecasted renewal last month. FremantleMedia announced today that Celebrity Name Game will be returning for another season thanks to pickups by Tribune Broadcasting, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Cox Broadcasting and many others. Hosted by Craig Ferguson and executive produced by Courteney Cox and David Arquette, the show is currently in its first season with new episodes to come January 12. Thom Beers, CEO of FremantleMedia North America and one of the show's executive producers commented, "Celebrity Name Game came out of the gate with an impressive start, building its audience each week, and showing itself to be a strong contender in syndication." Celebrity Name Game is holding its own by ranking second among new daily syndicated shows in the all-important key daytime demo of women 25-54. For most of the season thus far, the show has averaged a commendable 1.2 rating.

"Celebrity Name Game" Review

Set Design- 9

Gameplay- 7

Show Flow- 9

Potential Viewer Ratings- 7

Play-Along Factor- 9

Host- 10

Overall Rating- 8.5

Stay Tuned: "Celebrity Name Game" & "The Game Plane"

Good afternoon, game show fans! I was going to hold off this update until the next week it premieres, but since I’m receiving a lot of information concerning the debut week of FremantleMedia's Celebrity Name Game, it thought I would just cover it today. I will also go into more depth for the series premiere of the new syndicated game show, The Game Plane, the first game show of its kind. If this is your first time hearing about the show, you will see why it's the first of its kind in just a moment. 

Halftime Highlights: Top Game Show Moments From January-June 2014

As we enter into the early beginnings of the third quarter of the year 2014, The Blog Is Right is going to take a look back at some of the key moments that occurred during each month of the first half of the year. Think of this as somewhat of a halftime show without the cheerleaders, mascot races, monkeys riding dogs or Chris Berman voicing over the highlight reel. Keep these number one monthly moments in mind as they will more than likely reappear in this year’s end-of-the-year Top 10 Countdown list.

Trading Places: Drew Carey and Craig Ferguson To Swap Shows on April Fools' Day

Frequently on April Fools' Day, The Price Is Right has observed the holiday by pulling unusual, crazy pranks and stunts on the show to “trick” the home viewers and studio audience. Past stunts include Carey’s fictional nemesis, Mimi Bobeck, taking over the show, the “10,000th” special and last year’s “Models Rule!” episode. This year, late night host and comedian Craig Ferguson will be joining in on the fun. On Monday’s episode of The Late Late Show, Drew Carey and Craig Ferguson announced the two hosts will be “switching jobs” for April Fools’. Carey will be hosting The Late Late Show on Tuesday, April 1 at 12:37 AM ET/PT and Ferguson will in turn be hosting The Price Is Right in the daytime at 11:00 AM ET/10:00 AM PT.