NBC ‘College Bowl’ Adds ‘Danger!’ Vet Harry Friedman as Season 2 Showrunner

NBC resumed the game show college cup For a second season, and bring in a respected producer to direct it.

Ex danger! s Wheel of Fortune Executive Producer Harry Friedman Signs a Season Two Showcase college cup. The quiz, hosted by Peyton Manning, will return in the 2022-23 season.

Friedman has won 14 Daytime Emmy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. He started a career on game shows. hollywood squaresIn 1974, he won his first Daytime Emmy as part of the show’s writing staff.

Friedman retired in 2020 after 25 years of supervision Wheel of Fortune and 21 years have passed danger!. Mike Richards took over both shows but was released in August 2021 after controversy arose over allegations of discrimination he encountered during the run. the price is ok And the hurtful comments you made on the podcast. (Richards was also briefly replaced by Alex Trebeck as host. danger!Which caused its own controversy among the show’s fans after the presenter’s many long and public hearings).

Since then, Michael Davis has taken over the reins danger!And Bellamy Blackstone runs Wheel of Fortune. Ken Jennings and Maim Bialik Divorced danger! Responsibilities as a host this season.

college cup It’s a rebirth of the long game show format, with teams from 16 universities answering petty questions on a wide range of topics. The show averaged around 2.7 million viewers during its first season in the summer of 2021.

Village Roadshow Television and Universal Television Alternative Studio are producing the series. Brothers Peyton, Eli and Cooper Manning are executive producers for Omaha Productions, along with Richard Reid of Richard Reid Productions, Mark Itkin of Tough Lamb Media and Friedman.