“It’s like a human roulette wheel,” he said. “My fellow producer calls it ‘quint-etainment,’ which a phrase he’s trying to coin but I’m not sure it’s catching on. “It’s very much a sort of entertainment/quiz show,” McIntyre, 46, told The Post. “The Wheel,” created and hosted by exuberant English comedian Michael McIntyre, mixes trivia, celebrities and chance as contestants vie for over $100,00 - at the whim of a 42-foot spinning wheel. Its launch is reminiscent of ABC’s premiere of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” - based on the British series - which aired for two consecutive weeks, with host Regis Philbin, in August 1999 (the rest is history). 'Murder, She Wrote' co-star remembers the late Angela Lansbury on her birthdayīruce Willis is 'still Bruce' despite not being 'totally verbal', 'Moonlighting' creator saysĪmerica is about to get its first big spin of hit UK game show “The Wheel,” which takes over NBC’s primetime weeknight schedule for two consecutive weeks starting Monday, Dec. Horror host 'Svengoolie' on having Elvira's respect: 'Badge of honor' Bank Stadium.Why 'Trilogy of Terror' and that 'incredibly creepy' doll still horrifyĬhevy Chase, Magic Johnson and their late-night horror shows It's not known whether Swift will be at U.S. The Chiefs pay a visit to the Minnesota Vikings at 4:25 p.m. The total money bet on Sunday's Chiefs-Jets game, via Caesars Sportsbook, was 14% more than the next most-wagered contest of the entire young season, the Nevada-based entertainment company said.Similar Kelce-mania was reported by BetMGM, which took in seven times more bets tied to the tight end on Sunday compared to Kansas City's previous game against the Chicago Bears.Individual bets on Kelce on Sunday were double the total of Kelce wagers the previous three weeks combined, the Boston-based sports gaming company said. Those two Kelce offerings were the two most popular “prop” bets of the pro football weekend, DraftKings said Monday.Sports books every pro football weekend offer bets on the performances of individual players.įor example, DraftKings bettors on Sunday could have wagered on whether Kelce’s longest reception of the game would be more or less than 21.5 yards or whether he would score a touchdown. So we figured we just kind of take care of the elephant in the room and say ‘hi’ to them at the start of the game and show her as often as we did during the game."Įven gamblers, a most unlikely source of Swifties, seemed to be in on the Traylor uptick. "Because there were so many Swifties who were so engaged who probably are never with us on Sunday nights. “It was one of those you had to find the right spot, right?" he said. Tirico said the crew had to strike a balance between mentioning Swift's presence without overdoing it. “It was a lot of our preparation,” he said Monday on NBC’s “Today” show. A Kansas City Chiefs fan holds up a sign Sunday before the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets in East Rutherford, N.J. Mike Tirico, who was behind the mic calling the game, said his team in the booth was well aware of the need to acknowledge the one-woman global phenomenon during Sunday's prime-time broadcast. The Chiefs-Jets game nearly matched the average of 26.8 million people who watched the Detroit Lions edge Kansas City on NBC in the Thursday night opener on Sept. NBC Sports said it's aired the two most watched football games of this season. “The game drew added national attention due to the attendance of pop star Taylor Swift,” according to a network statement. The game surely drew eyes beyond traditional football fans once it became known that Swift, a friend and possible romantic interest of Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce, would be at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey for " Sunday Night Football."
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