SyFy Picks Up "Geeks Who Drink" To Debut July 16

SyFy is looking to bring back game shows to its lineup with the network's recent acquisition of Geeks Who Drink. Zachary Levi (Chuck, Less Than Perfect) will host and executive produce the series through his production company, The Nerd Machine. Geeks Who Drink is based on the nationwide pub trivia phenomenon and will have two teams comprised of three "trivia geeks" and a celebrity captain answering a series of questions in varying categories from sci-fi to pop culture. The series will also be produced by Kinetic Contact and Conde Nast Entertainment. Stay tuned for the series premiere of Geeks Who Drink July 16 on SyFy. I hope the show will be just as successful as Total Blackout and not become an afterthought like Exit. 

UPDATE: The show premieres July 16 at 11:30pm ET. 

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #52

Happy weekend, everyone! I have a lot a news to cover today from the past couple of days. Some of the news featured on this afternoon's article may have been already covered on The Blog Is Right Facebook page. Today's headlines include Julia Collins making Jeopardy! history, a new Jeopardy! interactive spinoff in the making and the History Channel ordered the first season of its new Pawn Shop-inspired game show. All ratings for syndicated game shows are from the week ending April 20.