25 Words or Less
American television game show
25 Words or Less is an American television game show. It is based on the board game of the same name. Two teams, each consisting of a celebrity and a contestant, convey mystery words to each other to win cash. Hosted by Meredith Vieira, this show is produced by Dino Bones Productions, Is or Isn't Entertainment, Regular Brand, and distributed by Fox First Run. It first aired in summer 2018 as a three-week summer trial run on nine Fox Television Stations and premiered as a regular series on September 16, 2019.
History
The show premiered on September 16, 2019.
On November 13, 2019, Fox renewed the show for a second season, which launched on September 14, 2020. The second through fourth seasons featured some staging differences to accommodate for the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, with the two competing teams separated into pods and Vieira hosting remotely from her personal basement studio at her home in New York. On November 18, 2020, the series was renewed for two additional seasons, through the 2022–23 season. On January 31, 2023, the show was renewed through the 2023–24 season.
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