
25 Words or Less, Divorce Court and Dish Nation get green lights through the 2022-23 season.
TVN’s Executive Session | More Than 25 Words With Meredith Vieira

The veteran correspondent, talk show host and moderator of The View continues her sideline into game show hosting with 25 Words or Less. She says her interviewing skills and empathy from journalism made the shift less dramatic than it sounds, and her next act may be podcasting.

It’s not yet December and already TV stations know with certainty that two of this year’s new shows will return, with two more rookies likely to get second-season renewals. Moreover, stations also already know two more big shows are coming down the pike next year, bringing the total to six before we’ve even hit 2020.

25 Words Or Less, Divorce Court and Dish Nation get a green light for the 2020-2021 season.
‘25 Words Or Less’ Tops 75% Clearance

Distributed by Twentieth Television, the new game show with Meredith Vieira, is slotted for debut this fall in 125 markets so far.

The half-hour game show hosted by Meredith Vieira has been cleared in 40% of the U.S. following a test run this summer.

The new game show will debut Aug. 6 for three-weeks on Fox O&Os in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Dallas, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Orlando and Charlotte, N.C.