"Around when Wordle really started to blow up, Jimmy Fallon once spent a whole segment of The Tonight Show solving a puzzle in front of his audience. (The segment aired right before The New York Times bought Wordle from creator Josh Wardle in early 2022.) Fingers crossed this TV show isn't just one person muddling through a puzzle like Fallon did - I got frustrated watching the segment because I just wanted to make my own guesses."
"I just wanted to make my own guesses. Instead, I hope this Wordle TV show takes cues from , a game show where teams compete to quickly solve Wordle-like puzzles for prize money. It's much snappier. While it's not guaranteed that this Wordle show will actually air, given just how popular Wordle is, I'm guessing it has a decent shot of actually coming out."
NBC is piloting a Wordle television game show with production support from Jimmy Fallon’s company and filming currently taking place in the UK. Savannah Guthrie is confirmed as the show's host. Jimmy Fallon previously dedicated a Tonight Show segment to solving Wordle, which aired shortly before The New York Times bought Wordle from creator Josh Wardle in early 2022. There is concern that a televised version could be passively watched if it features a single person muddling through puzzles, and a competitive team-based format that rewards quick Wordle-like solves is considered snappier. Popularity gives the project a reasonable chance of airing.
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