Scrabble (game show)

Scrabble is an American television game show based upon the board game Scrabble. Contestants competed in a series of rounds to fill in words within a crossword puzzle for cash. Muriel Green of Exposure Unlimited, a prize fulfillment company for game shows, developed the idea for a television game show based upon the board game. During 1983, Green convinced Selchow and Righter, who at that time owned the Scrabble board game, to license Exposure Unlimited to produce the game show. Exposure Unlimited co-produced the show with Reg Grundy Productions, and licensed the show to NBC. Scrabble aired on NBC from July 2, 1984, to March 23, 1990, and again from January 18 to June 11, 1993. Chuck Woolery hosted the program. Jay Stewart was the announcer for the first year. Charlie Tuna replaced him in mid-1985 and remained through the original run and the entirety of the 1993 revival. A new version of Scrabble—unrelated to this version—hosted by Raven-Symoné premiered on October 3, 2024, on The CW. On May 19, 2025, it was renewed for a second season, with new host Craig Ferguson. On October 27, Ferguson announced on his podcast Joy that 60 episodes would be produced. The second season premiered on January 22, 2026. On August 3, 2026, the revival was renewed for a third season which is expected to air in 2027.