The New York Times reports that ABC has decided to bring Who Wants to Be a Millionaire back to prime time. They'll be returning to the original scheduling format-- multiple nights in a single week of sweeps-- and bringing back Regis, but changing the game format to create new excitement. The dollar values will be increased tenfold, with the top prize rocketing to ten million dollars. When players reach the second level of the game, they'll also receive three new lifelines (the details of which have yet to be announced). The new Super Millionaire will air the week of Feb. 22.
And no, as a former contestant on the syndicated show, I don't expect to be eligible to play. Dammit.
Posted by Peter at January 26, 2004 12:03 AMMaybe an "all-star" version will happen a la Survivor.
Posted by: Sketcher on January 26, 2004 5:56 AMI bet we won't see Charles Ingram on that one.
Posted by: Scott Hardie on January 26, 2004 9:22 AMNo allstars, no celebrities. Haven't we had ENOUGH of that? Give me a crack at it, damn it!!
Posted by: Weakest Link Santa on February 1, 2004 11:08 AMThey have already had a tourney of champions on the prime time version of millionaire. They have also already had celebrity, actor, musicians, olympians, twins, and couples millionaire in prime time. I am all reved up for some more intense prime time action. They day time version is good, but meredith is no regis.
Posted by: erin on February 5, 2004 12:57 PM