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“#The Wheel: NBC Orders US Version of Popular BBC Game<\/a> Show<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Michael McIntyre\u2019s The Wheel<\/em> debuted in November on BBC One and has quickly become a very popular show in the UK. Now, NBC has decided to launch a version of the comedic game show in the United States.<\/p>\n

The peacock network has ordered 10 episodes of The Wheel<\/em> and it seems likely they\u2019ll launch the series<\/a> this year, especially considering the format is conducive to the age of social<\/a> distancing.<\/p>\n

The competition provides three contestants an opportunity to battle it out through general<\/a> knowledge questions. The objective is to keep their spot at the center of the wheel. Only that contestant has a chance to take home a life-changing sum of money at the end of the game. The contestants aren\u2019t alone as there are seven celebrity experts on the wheel, ready to help them answer questions.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the NBC press release as well as a sample episode of the UK version (courtesy of YouTube).<\/p>\n

NBC UNSCRIPT<\/a>ED IS TURNING UP THE HEAT WITH \u2018THE WHEEL,\u2019 THE BBC\u2019S #1 GAME SHOW LAUNCH IN A DECADE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hit Series Produced by Hungry McBear and Warner Bros. Unscripted Television Rolls Stateside After Massive UK Launch<\/p>\n

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. \u2013 Feb. 8, 2021 \u2013 Coming off an unprecedented run in the UK, an all-new US version of \u2018The Wheel\u2019 has landed a 10-episode series order on NBC.<\/p>\n

<\/span>A hilarious new take on the game show format, the series is set to put viewers into a spin each week as celebrity guests attempt to help contestants win big. Full of edge-of-your seat jeopardy, plenty of laughs, huge stars and a spectacular 42-foot-wide spinning wheel, the series debuted in November as the top game show for BBC Primetime since 2011.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Wheel\u2019 will be produced by Warner Bros. Unscripted Television\u2019s Warner Horizon division and the original British creative team, Hungry McBear and Michael McIntyre, who hosts the UK version.<\/p>\n

The series adds to NBC\u2019s slate of impressive unscripted programming, including the upcoming series \u2018College Bowl,\u2019 with Peyton Manning as executive producer and host, and \u2018Weakest Link,\u2019 which just received a season two pick-up from Susan Rovner\u2019s new Entertainment Content division.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew that NBC was the perfect home for \u2018The Wheel\u2019 within the first few minutes of watching the show. It\u2019s inherent ingenuity and addictive game play immediately hooked us,\u201d said Jenny Groom, Executive Vice President of Unscripted Content for NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t be more thrilled to add this to our strong roster of game show formats.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s incredibly rare in this day and age for a new show to become an unqualified smash hit overnight \u2026 let alone in the biggest territory in Europe,\u201d said Mike Darnell, President of Warner Bros. Unscripted Television. \u201cWe are thrilled to be in business with Hungry McBear and our amazing partners at NBC, who immediately saw \u2018The Wheel\u2019s\u2019 potential and picked it up within 24 hours of the pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m thrilled \u2018The Wheel\u2019 is spinning Stateside,\u201d Michael McIntyre said. \u201cHosting this show is the most fun I\u2019ve had on television. The format creates wonderful camaraderie among the celebrities, natural hilarity and genuine suspense. I can\u2019t wait for \u2018The Wheel\u2019 to roll across America.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dan Baldwin, Managing Director of Hungry McBear, added: \u201cWe are absolutely delighted that \u2018The Wheel\u2019 has been picked up by NBC. We are excited to introduce American audiences to this incredible game show. Together with our partners at Warner Bros., NBC viewers can look forward to lots of big laughs, big spins and big wins!\u201d<\/p>\n

The game provides three contestants an opportunity to battle it out through general knowledge questions where the objective is to keep your spot at the center of the wheel. The contestants themselves are randomly picked from a smaller wheel underneath centerstage. Right answers keep you there, wrong answers throw you out. Only the contestant at the center of the wheel at the end of the game has a chance to take home a life-changing sum of money, so they must do their best to stay there. The contestants are not on their own. There are seven celebrity experts on the wheel, ready to help answer the questions. With a mixture of real people, larger-than life celebrity experts and a massive rotating wheel under the host\u2019s command\u2026 the fun and challenges are unlimited.<\/p>\n

The series was created by Michael McIntyre and Dan Baldwin, who executive produce with Mike Darnell and Brooke Karzen.<\/p>\n

ABOUT WARNER BROS. UNSCRIPTED TELEVISION
\nWarner Bros. Unscripted Television is the leading producer of unscripted television in America with over 50 series totaling some 2,500 hours of programming annually across broadcast, cable, streaming, digital, and first-run syndication, as well as high-end documentaries. Led by Mike Darnell, President, the division produces major franchises that include the long-running, powerhouse franchise of \u2019The Bachelor,\u2019 \u2018The Bachelorette,\u2019 and \u2018Bachelor in Paradise\u2019; multiple Emmy winning \u2018The Ellen DeGeneres Show\u2019 and the primetime hit \u2018Ellen\u2019s Game of Games\u2019; the multi-Emmy winning blockbuster \u2019The Voice\u2019; the Fox hit \u2018The Masked Dancer\u2019; the Emmy winning \u2018Who Do You Think You Are?\u2019 returning to NBC; \u2019The Real Housewives of New York\u2019; \u2019The Bradshaw Bunch\u2019; \u2019Extra\u2019; and \u2019The Real\u2019; plus, the Greg Berlanti produced signature documentaries \u2019Helter Skelter\u2019 for EPIX and \u2018Equal\u2019 for HBO Max, among others. The unscripted unit also recently announced the upcoming the hybrid alternative-scripted series \u2018True Story\u2019 with Ed Helms and Randall Park; \u2018Ellen\u2019s Next Great Designer\u2019 for HBO Max; the Ava DuVernay produced \u2018Home Sweet Home\u2019 coming to NBC; and the highly anticipated \u2018Friends\u2019 reunion coming to HBO Max.<\/p>\n

ABOUT HUNGRY MCBEAR
\nHungry McBear was formed in 2015 when Hungry Bear Media and Michael McIntyre joined forces. As part of Hungry Bear Media, Hungry McBear has proved to be one of the very best independent television production companies in the UK. As well as \u2018The Wheel,\u2019 Hungry McBear have produced quality entertainment vehicles for McIntyre, including five seasons of the BAFTA- and Rose D\u2019Or-winning \u2018Michael McIntyre\u2019s Big Show,\u2019 also for BBC One, and \u2018Michael McIntyre: Showman\u2019 for Netflix. Hungry Bear Media was formed in 2014 and is one of the fastest growing and most respected independent television production companies in the UK. Hungry Bear Media has won an array of awards from BAFTA, Royal Television Society, Rose D\u2019or, TRIC and many others for its content.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n