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Today show host Savannah Guthrie has joined forces with Jimmy Fallon for a brand new NBC show. The series will be the TV adaptation of a popular web game. Savannah Guthrie teams up with Jimmy Fallon
Savannah Guthrie, a devoted Wordle player, has been announced as the host of a new show that will bring the online game to life. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.
Jimmy Fallon will produce show, which will begin filming over the summer, based on New York Times’ hit word game
NBC has given a series order to a TV adaptation of the New York Times game “Wordle” hosted by “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie and executive produced by Jimmy Fallon. The game show will premiere sometime in 2027.
Five years ago, Wordle was just a game that creator Josh Wardle played with his partner. Wardle sold the game to The New York Times. Now it’s becoming a prime-time game show on NBC.
Wordle, the game originally designed as a gift for the creator’s partner, has been a national obsession for years. Now it’s becoming a television game show. NBC has greenlit a new series centered around the game, which will run in prime time.
Savannah Guthrie revealed on Monday during “Today” that she will be the host of NBC’s new Wordle Game Show. Guthrie, with the help of Jimmy Fallon, made the announcement during the 8 a.m. hour of the morning news broadcast.
Wordle, the popular online word game, is coming to our screens as a game show.
This is very exciting, I have a big announcement to make,” The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon host said on Today. “We’ve been developing Wordle as a game show for the past two-and-a-half years with The New York Times,