Travis Kelce has formally develop into a sport present host.
The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish is to host Are You Smarter Than A Superstar?, a by-product of Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?, for Amazon’s Prime Video service.
It comes after it emerged that the NFL star was in talks earlier this 12 months.
Kelce has had an enormous 12 months; he and the Chiefs ran it again to win a second Tremendous Bowl in a row and he’s courting Taylor Swift, the most important pop star on the planet.
Kelce, who beforehand starred in actuality courting format Catching Kelce for USA Community, has been eager to interrupt into the leisure enterprise for some time and he signed with CAA final spring.
Individually, he was just lately in talks to host a significant new music competitors sequence for one of many broadcast networks nevertheless it by no means got here to go.
Prime Video has handed the sequence a 20-episode order and it’s being produced by MGM Different.
Every sport will welcome an grownup contestant who will depend on a classroom stuffed with celebrities to assist them reply 11 questions on a spread of topics, pulled from elementary curriculum, in an effort to win a $100,000 prize, per the logline. They don’t seem to be competing in opposition to the celebs…they’re enlisting their assist and, in some circumstances, may even “cheat” off of them. And on the ultimate query, price $100,000, the contestant selects one celeb to debate the reply with earlier than locking in. The ultimate query is at all times on the Sixth-grade degree.
Beat Shazam creator Wes Kauble will function showrunner and can function exec producer alongside Mark Burnett.
Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? beforehand aired on Fox between 2007 and 2009 and once more in 2015. There was additionally a syndicated model and a reboot on Nickelodeon, hosted by John Cena, in 2019.
“I grew up loving sport exhibits, and I’m excited to be following within the footsteps of so many TV icons by internet hosting my very first one with Are you Smarter Than A Superstar?. The unique present is a superb success, so to be bringing a brand new format with everybody’s favourite celebrities to the display screen, will certainly be entertaining. I’m simply glad to be on the internet hosting aspect of the equation right here and excited to see how these well-known faces sustain,” stated Kelce.
“For years, followers around the globe have examined their smarts with this enjoyable, nostalgic sport present, and we sit up for convey this reimagined format to Prime Video,” added Lauren Anderson, head of AVOD originals unscripted and focused programming, Amazon MGM Studios. “Travis has confirmed to be an unimaginable expertise on and off the sector, and we respect the belief he has positioned in us together with his first foray into tv. His pure, comedic dynamic with our panelists and visitors, coupled with some thrilling new twists, will hold our world clients coming again week after week.”
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