Jimmy Fallon wants to turn Wordle into a TV show

Jimmy Fallon is helping produce a Wordle game show for NBC, which is currently filming in the UK.
The show will be hosted by Savannah Guthrie and features teams competing to solve Wordle-like puzzles for prize money.
This format is inspired by the popular game show Lingo, where contestants quickly solve puzzles for cash prizes.
The show aims to provide a more engaging experience than Fallon’s previous solo puzzle-solving segment on The Tonight Show.
Given Wordle’s immense popularity, it’s likely that the TV show will air, although no official release date has been announced yet.

Jimmy Fallon is helping make Wordle into a television series, Deadline reports. NBC is piloting the Wordle game show with the help of Fallon’s production company, and the show is currently filming in the UK. Savannah Guthrie will host.

Around when Wordle really started to blow up, Jimmy Fallon once spent a whole segment of The Tonight Show solving a puzzle in front of his audience. (The segment aired right before The New York Times bought Wordle from creator Josh Wardle in early 2022.) Fingers crossed this TV show isn’t just one person muddling through a puzzle like Fallon did — I got frustrated watching the segment because I just wanted to make my own guesses. Instead, I hope this Wordle TV show takes cues from Lingo, a game show where teams compete to quickly solve Wordle-like puzzles for prize money. It’s much snappier.

While it’s not guaranteed that this Wordle show will actually air, given just how popular Wordle is, I’m guessing it has a decent shot of actually coming out.

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Q. Who is helping make Wordle into a television series?

A. Jimmy Fallon’s production company, with NBC piloting the show.

Q. Where is the Wordle TV show currently filming?

A. In the UK.

Q. Who will host the Wordle TV show?

A. Savannah Guthrie.

Q. How did Jimmy Fallon get involved in creating the Wordle TV show?

A. He helped make Wordle into a television series with his production company, NBC piloting the show.

Q. What was the inspiration for the Wordle TV show format?

A. The show is inspired by Lingo, a game show where teams compete to quickly solve Wordle-like puzzles for prize money.

Q. Is it guaranteed that the Wordle TV show will actually air?

A. No, but given the popularity of Wordle, it has a decent shot of coming out.

Q. What was Jimmy Fallon’s experience with Wordle like before the TV show idea came about?

A. He spent a whole segment of The Tonight Show solving a puzzle in front of his audience, which he later admitted was frustrating because he wanted to make his own guesses.