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.
I am so disappointed to see this show cancelled. I would watch this every night. As much as I like Steve Harvey and Family Feud, I loved watching Craig Ferguson on Celebrity Name Game even more. I will never understand the stupidity of the networks. Every time I find a new show that I really enjoy, they cancel it and the same trashy shows remain year after year. In this negative world, Craig added humor. I hope another network gets smart and picks it up.
I love this show! Everyone complain so they put it back on!
We Love this Show so much! We Watch it Everyday! Please put it Back on!!
I am SO DISAPPOINTED that this show has been cancelled. I would watch it while eating my lunch and yell at the TV. Game shows keep your brain active and some of the answers and contestant’s actions brought a lot of laughter. Come on ….bring it back!!!! My favorite game show!!!
I loved the show. It makes me so irritated when they cancel good shows. Now Family Feud is on instead. I have nothing against Steve Harvey but I don’t need to see this morning and night . Net works need to listen to the people who watch these shows and not some analyst .
I loved the show, when they replaced it with Harry I was upset. Love Harry but the show is boring. Please bring the show back!!!!!
It was one of my favorite shows also. Actually it’s the ONLY daytime show I would watch. Airing during my lunch hour, was just perfect. It was great to have some fun and good news on TV. It truly was the best game show ever. Sad…
One of my favorite shows I definitely would love to see it come back. CRAIG was able to give much needed laughter with what is going on in the world it was a pleasant change.
Best game show on TV. They always cancel the good shows. I can name many that should not be on TV. Hope someone picks it up
This has been my favorite morning game show. I loved Craig Ferguson on his late night show and on this game show, he is so funny and talented. It is a big mistake to cancel this show. I hope someone in the field creates a show for him that will last for 10 seasons at least.
Excellent show! It’s fun, has decent (if not stellar) ratings, has won Emmys, and should be around for at least one more season if not more. Family Feud is okay, but I’d rather see Celebrity Name Game, Funny You Should Ask and two Family Feuds than Feud, Funny, Feud, Feud.
Please bring back Celebrity Name Game!! Best game show ever!
Favorite game show ever. We plan our dinners around it!
Please bring back Celebrity Name Game with Craig Ferguson, we just love that show and him, what will we watch, come on please please bring it back……Best Game Show, Best Host
Why do they cancel all the good game show.Craig Ferguson is a great host