LeVar Burton-Hosted Trivial Pursuit Series In The Works At The CW
deadline.comThe CW is closing on a deal to turn Trivial Pursuit into a gameshow hosted by LeVar Burton. It comes nearly two years after Burton signed up to host the adaptation following his guest stint hosting Jeopardy!.
Burton was one of the popular Jeopardy! guest hosts but didn’t land the job full time. Afterwards, he told The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah that he was looking for the “right” game show to host.
He will also exec produce the series, which comes from eOne through his LeVar Burton Entertainment banner. The CW insiders cautioned that the deal was not done yet.
It is the latest version of Trivial Pursuit to head to the screen; Freeform precursor The Family Channel ran a series hosted by Wink Martindale in 1993/94 that was loosely based on the game, while a syndicated version, Trivial Pursuit: America Plays ran in 2008/09.
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