"The Wordle TV show will film in Manchester, England and is set to premiere on NBC in prime time beginning in 2027, The New York Times--which owns Wordle--announced today. The New York Times will co-produce the half-hour show, which is said to feature the game's well-known typeface and color scheme. As rumored, NBC host Jimmy Fallon will be an executive producer on the Wordle show."
"Production on the Wordle TV show was set to begin sooner but was delayed after Guthrie's 84-year-old mother, Nancy, disappeared in February this year. Guthrie returned to her Today Show hosting duties in April and her mother is still missing. "Everything is strange right now," Guthrie said. "It's strange to get up and do the Today Show every day, and it's strange to say that I'm going to do a game show when your heart is broken.""
"Guthrie said she would play Wordle with her mother, and that she showed her mother the pilot for the Wordle TV show back in December 2025. Wordle is a popular digital game where players try to figure out a five-letter word with as few guesses as possible. The New York Times bought the game in 2022 from its creator, Josh Wardle, in a seven-figure deal. Wordle remains free for everyone, though people believe it may eventually go behind a paywall to help boost NYT's subscription revenue."
Wordle is being adapted into a prime-time television game show for NBC, premiering in 2027. The half-hour program will be co-produced by The New York Times and will feature the game’s recognizable typeface and color scheme. Savannah Guthrie will host, and Jimmy Fallon will serve as an executive producer. The show will film in Manchester, England, and is expected to involve participants playing the game together in person with a cash prize. Production was delayed after Guthrie’s mother, Nancy, disappeared in February. Guthrie returned to her Today Show duties in April, and her mother remains missing. Wordle is a free five-letter word puzzle game acquired by The New York Times in 2022.
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