Wordle to become TV quiz show with Savannah Guthrie as host

The online word game from the New York Times will hit the small screen in the UK and US from next year.

NBC to Turn Wordle Into a TV Game Show

The word puzzle published by The New York Times is the inspiration for a game show that will begin airing next year. Jimmy Fallon is a producer.

By Michael M. Grynbaum

Savannah Guthrie will host Wordle TV game show

Jimmy Fallon will produce show, which will begin filming over the summer, based on New York Times’ hit word game Savannah Guthrie is to present a TV game show based on the New York Times’ hit word game Wordle, the newspaper announced Monday. It will be the first new onscreen venture for the host of NBC’s Today show since her return in April after the disappearance two months earlier of her mother. Continue reading...

By Richard Luscombe

‘Rockford Files’ Reboot, ‘Sunset PI,’ ‘Newlyweds,’ ‘Line of Fire’: NBC Shares First Looks at New Series

NBC has shared first-look photos at its new shows for the 2026-2027 broadcast season. The network has ordered four new shows for next season: the dramas “Line of Fire” and a reboot of “The Rockford Files,” as well as the comedies “Sunset P.I.” and “Newlyweds.” Both “Line of Fire” and “Newlyweds” will debut this fall, […]

By Joseph Otterson

Nancy Guthrie update: Savannah Guthrie announces major TV move amid ongoing probe, ‘We've been developing…’

Savannah Guthrie has been announced as the host of NBC’s new Wordle game show while her family continues searching for her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie.

‘Wordle’ TV Show Hosted by Savannah Guthrie Is a Go at NBC

Jimmy Fallon executive produces.

By Anthony Maglio

‘On Brand With Jimmy Fallon’ Canceled At NBC

Jimmy Fallon spent a lot of time last year promoting his business reality format On Brand. Unfortunately, it was one and done for The Tonight Show host after NBC elected to cancel the unscripted series. The show, which was created, hosted and exec produced by Fallon, follows him as he starts a marketing agency “and […]

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Savannah Guthrie Shares Mother’s Day Tribute to Missing Mom Nancy: ‘We Miss You With Every Breath’

The Today Show anchor's mother disappeared from her home on Feb. 1 under suspicious circumstances

By Emily Zemler

New Wordle game show to be presented by Today host Savannah Guthrie

Filming for the show will begin this summer.

Savannah Guthrie's Next Hosting Gig Revealed

Savannah Guthrie’s future looks yellow and green. And that’s because the Today co-anchor has been tapped to host a game show based on Wordle, the beloved New York Times puzzle game that sees users...

On Brand With Jimmy Fallon Canceled By NBC After Just One Season

Jimmy Fallon's new eight-part NBC series has officially been canceled after only one season, over six months since the last episode aired.

By Adam Bentz