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Talk about a final answer. The daytime, syndicated version of the Who Wants to be a Millionaire TV show has been cancelled, so it will not return for the 2019-2020 television season. The game show originally premiered in August of 1999 as an ABC primetime TV series, hosted by Regis Philbin, before its cancellation in June of 2002. It then returned to air as a syndicated daytime game show, in September of that year, and where it has enjoyed a long, prosperous run.
Syndicated by Disney-ABC Home Entertainment and TV Distribution, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire is currently hosted by Chris Harrison of Bachelor fame. Meredith Vieira was its first host in syndication from 2002 to 2013, followed by Terry Crews for two years, before Harrison assumed the podium in September of 2015. During the quiz show, contestants attempt to answer a series of 14 questions, with each one worth more money than the last. They generally can employ three lifelines (currently “Ask the Audience,” “50:50,” and “Plus One”) to help them on their journey toward the million dollar grand prize. Notably, there have been very few $1,000,000 winners in the total of 20-year life of the game show. .
“Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” is coming to an end.
Variety has learned exclusively that the syndicated game show has been canceled. To date, it has aired nearly 3,000 episodes, including over 300 when the show aired on ABC.
“After a successful 17-year run, ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ will not return in national syndication for the 2019-20 season,” a show spokesperson told Variety.
What do you think? Were you still watching the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire game show TV series? If it were up to you, would it be cancelled or renewed for the 2019-2020 television season?
Please bring back Millionaire. I love it and miss it!
I turned on at the usual time for Who wants to be a millionaire. I found a boring new show on and I was very disappointed that Millionaire was not on. I have watched that show since Regis hosted it. I hope that Millionaire will be given a reprieve!!!!!!
Please bring back Who wants to be a millionaire. Makes you think about the answers.
So sorry to see this show has been cancelled. We watched it everyday. Seeing less and less decent shows
Please continue Who Wants to be a Millionaire. It was a fun and educational
show and I looked forward to it everyday — as did some other friends I know.
Will look for its return, hopefully!
I want who wants to be a millionaire to be renewed!!
What a shame! So tired of the morning shows! Guess I will be watching the cooking channels and animal planet.
Please bring millionaire back! The only intelligent show on TV!!
My favorite tv show of all my life!!!! I would like to have it back please!
I recorded it every day! I’m sorry to hear it’s been cancelled. One of the best game shows out there.
I still watch the show and even recorded it when I wouldn’t be home. It was interesting, made you think to guess the answers and was entertaining for that half hour. I am very tired and bored with the news and talk shows and hope another channel will pick Millionaire up and produce new shows. Chris Harrison is a great host.
I enjoyed the show and am not looking foreword to another depressing or boring talk show.
See no solid reason to cancel, best daytime show that is entertaining and informative and always seems to have a large following. Why not try another time slot, if this is a slow time. I hope another channel picks it up.
Who Wants to be a Millionaire is my favorite all time game show. I am devastated that it has been canceled.
Very sorry!my husband and I watch this show every day.Very educational!
I think it was a stupid show to begin with. A “zillion” people waiting to come on the show and they have “second chance week” shows as I said–stupid