Craig Ferguson’s syndicated Celebrity Name Game TV show has been cancelled. Deadline reports the Courteney Cox and David Arquette executive produced game show will not continue beyond its third season.
A half-hour weekday show, Celebrity Name Game pairs celebrities with contestants who improvise clues to identify as many correct answers as possible in a given time period. The winning team has a chance to win $20,000 in the final round.
Here is more, from Deadline:
“We’ve had a wonderful time producing Celebrity Name Game and we are exceptionally proud of its three seasons in syndication,” said Jennifer Mullin, Co-CEO of FremantleMedia North America. “While we are not renewing in syndication at this time, it is a format we believe in. We are thankful to our loyal audience, our celebrity guests, the incredibly talented Craig Ferguson, our partners at Debmar–Mercury and Coquette, and our crew — whose passion for this series has been unparalleled.”
Celebrity Name Game, which will complete its third season, is not doing too bad in the ratings; it is in the middle of the first-run syndication pack, most recently posting a weekly 1.4 household rating, up 8% and 0.7 in the key women 25-54 demographic. But the numbers were not strong enough to justify another year, which is the case for high-end strips. The first two seasons earned Ferguson two consecutive Daytime Emmy Awards for best game show host.
“We’re incredibly proud of Celebrity Name Game and grateful to the terrific fan base that has supported the show for three seasons,” said Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein, co-presidents of Debmar-Mercury. “We thank everyone who has contributed to its run, including Craig Ferguson, the show’s extraordinary host who received two Daytime Emmy Awards in recognition of his talent, our amazing partners at FremantleMedia North America, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, their creative collaborators and the outstanding production team.”
What do you think? Are you a fan of the Celebrity Name Game TV series? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a fourth season? Sound off, in the comments.
Boooo–we liked it and it was fun to watch. It was a good break after the news each nite.
I am so sad about this. This was absolutely the best game show EVER! It was fast and funny. Craig Ferguson couldn’t be better. I just googled it to see where it was. It’s been replaced with Family Fued! No comparison whatsoever. The guy gets a Emmy and it still gets cancelled. My dinnertime will never be the same.
Could not believe it when I found out this was cancelled, this is our favourite show, after a stressful long day we knew we would laugh and unwind and have fun guessing along with the guests. There are so many shows out there that are boring and you picked a winner to cut, DO NOT get it!
I was shocked and sorry to hear this show was cancelled, my husband and I watch it faithfully every day, full of laughs and good to play along as well. What were you thinking????
Finally a GREAT show and you cancel it? It needed to be on a network so it wouldn’t constantly change airing times! I always recorded it and watched it in the evening. PLEASE bring it back!!!
I only got to see it one Season. It did not air in our area anymore.
What station did it get transferred to? I looked everywhere.
Celebrity was a great show the celebrities had as much fun as the contestants. Show would draw the viewer into the game. So much fun.
Will definitely miss Craig and this show. There’s so little on the networks worth watching. This was funny, interesting, and a half hour of rather mindless entertainment. Hopefully they find something soon for the talent of Ferguson.
This was mine and my husbands favorite show!! Even after a crappy day, Craig would always have us laughing! Very disappointed it’s been cancelled, big mistake on someone’s part!!!
My husband and watched Celebrity Name every night it was on. Craig Ferguson is great. Loved himon late. Night also. We will miss the show. Hope Craig will be back soon on another prime time show.
I love Celebrity Name Game. Fun challenging and interesting. Love the host and guest stars. No!!! Should not have been cancelled. !!!
This was my favorite game show! Sorry to read its been cancelled!!
I love Celebrity Name Game. I love Craig Ferguson. He is so funny. I recorded every episode so I would be sure not to miss it. They kept moving it around. I hate when they do that. Maybe the ratings would have been better if people knew when it was on.
I loved that show so please renew it. On my worse day he always make me smile.
I love Celebrity Name Game and am very upset that it has been cancelled. I used to get up early just to watch it. I love the show and I love Craig. I will miss it very much.