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ABC has picked up second seasons of its hit freshman game shows Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and Supermarket Sweep. Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2020-21 Season Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, hosted by Pat Sajak & Vanna White, ABC’s star-studded spin on the iconic game show, ranked as…

Saturday Night Live fans took to Twitter tonight to rejoice over the return of longtime cast member Aidy Bryant. She had been absent from the show since mid-October, filming the third and final season of her Hulu comedy series Shrill. Bryant was back on SNL for the sketch program’s first 2021 show, hosted by John…

NBC’s Sunday Night Football scored another primetime ratings win last night with its Green Bay-Chicago game — though some may argue it was barely a game with the Packers trampling the Bears 41-25. Nonetheless, SNF topped Sunday despite stumbling from last week’s numbers to a 4.1 in the adults 18-49 demographic and…

Attention all shoppers! ABC’s reboot of the classic grocery store game show Supermarket Sweep debuted Sunday night, overtaking all non-sports fare. Hosted by Leslie Jones, the season premiere delivered a 1.0 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 4.78 million total viewers. In addition to Supermarket Sweep, ABC’s Sunday…

After five years on Saturday Night Live and an Emmy nomination for her work, Leslie Jones had enough. She stunned many by leaving her gig as a full-time cast member. Now, she’s resurfaced as executive producer and host of a new version of the game show Supermarket Sweep on ABC. "I don't miss it. At all," Jones said to…

Leslie Jones has lifted the lid of the check out on her reboot of classic game show Supermarket Sweep. The SNL star explained how it came about, why she wanted to bring it back, addressed the idea of people running around a supermarket without masks and revelled in the idea of a celebrity version. The show launches on…

The Bachelorette's long-awaited upcoming season has finally scored a date on the ABC fall schedule as the Disney-owned network unveils plans for its unscripted slate. The dating format will launch on 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 13. This comes amidst behind-the scenes drama on the season, which is understood to feature…

EXCLUSIVE: Supermarket Sweep is back in the shopping aisles. Deadline understands that ABC's reboot of the classic game show, starring SNL alum Leslie Jones, is now back in production. It becomes the latest high-profile non-scripted entertainment series to resume shooting after the COVID-19 production…

ABC is joining CBS and NBC in unveiling a “regular” fall 2020 schedule with a lineup featuring new and returning series that are yet to be filmed when production could resume following months of COVID-19-related shutdown. Like CBS and NBC, ABC is being conservative with few scheduling changes. Still, they are the…

After months of negotiations, ABC has closed a deal to bring back the classic TV game show Supermarket Sweep with a new incarnation hosted and executive produced by Saturday Night Live alumna Leslie Jones. Produced by Fremantle, the new Supermarket Sweep with Jones was taken out in August, attracting bids from…

EXCLUSIVE: As we reported earlier today, Saturday Night Live standout Leslie Jones is leaving NBC’s late-night sketch comedy program after five seasons to pursue a slew of film and TV projects. Deadline can reveal that one of these projects is Supermarket Sweep, a reboot of the classic TV game show that Jones will be…

Classic entertainment format Supermarket Sweep is returning in the UK after ITV2 ordered a 20-part primetime run. The Al Howard-created show, which is based on the format that aired on ABC from 1965-67, will return on the Love Island broadcaster with Rylan Clark-Neal as host. The original series ran on ITV for more…