Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeNBC has given a 10-episode order to a U.S. adaptation of “The Wheel,” based on the new U.K.
game show that has scored top ratings for the BBC.Since premiering in November, “The Wheel” has become the BBC’s top-rated game show launch in a decade.
The creatives behind the British format, production shingle Hungry McBear and Michael McIntyre (who hosts the U.K. version), will also produce the U.S.
edition for NBC, along with Warner Bros. Unscripted Television’s Warner Horizon.“It’s incredibly rare in this day and age for a new show to become an unqualified smash hit overnight … let alone in the biggest territory in Europe,” said Mike Darnell, President of Warner Bros.
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