{"id":2077937,"date":"2025-10-08T20:33:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T20:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2077937"},"modified":"2025-10-08T20:33:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T20:33:11","slug":"savannah-guthrie-tapped-to-host-jimmy-fallons-wordle-game-show-will-it-affect-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/savannah-guthrie-tapped-to-host-jimmy-fallons-wordle-game-show-will-it-affect-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Savannah Guthrie Tapped to Host Jimmy Fallon\u2019s Wordle Game Show: Will It Affect \u2018Today\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/today-show\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Today;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Today<\/a><\/em> fans may soon see more of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/savannah-guthrie\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Savannah Guthrie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Savannah Guthrie<\/a> on their screens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Multiple <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/wordle-game-show-jimmy-fallon-nbc-1236542253\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:outlets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">outlets<\/a> reported on Tuesday, October 7, that Guthrie has been tapped to host a new NBC <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/gallery\/classic-game-shows-revived-broadcast-tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:game show;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">game show<\/a> based on the popular New York Times game Wordle. The series, currently in development, comes from Universal Television Alternative Studio and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/jimmy-fallon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jimmy Fallon;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jimmy Fallon<\/a>\u2018s Electric Hot Dog company, with the NY Times also serving as a production partner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fallon will also serve as an executive producer on the show, which has not yet received a premiere date. According to several outlets, the series\u2019 pilot episode is currently filming in the U.K.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">News of the game show comes after Guthrie missed the Monday, October 6, and Tuesday, October 7, episodes of <em>Today<\/em>. An explanation for Guthrie\u2019s absence was not shared on the show. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/sheinelle-jones\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sheinelle Jones;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sheinelle Jones<\/a> filled in for Guthrie, who returned to the NBC morning show on Wednesday, October 8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While the Wordle series has yet to receive a series order, it\u2019s possible the game show could affect Guthrie\u2019s <em>Today<\/em> schedule. If the show continues to be filmed across the pond, Guthrie will likely take more absences from <em>Today<\/em>, which is famously filmed at New York City\u2019s 30 Rockefeller Center.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin on the April 3, 2025, episode of NBC&#8217;s &#8216;Today.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nathan Congleton\/NBC<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If the show were to get the greenlight, perhaps filming would move closer to the NYC area. Filming for Fallon\u2019s other NBC game show, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/password-2022\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Password;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Password<\/em><\/a>, reportedly takes place in Newark, New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Guthrie would not be the only <em>Today<\/em> personality to take time off to film other projects, as hosts such as Jones or <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/dylan-dreyer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dylan Dreyer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Dylan Dreyer<\/a> frequently step in for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/carson-daly\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Carson Daly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Carson Daly<\/a> while he\u2019s away in California filming <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/the-voice\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Voice;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Voice<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Guthrie\u2019s role as the Wordle game show host would be a match made in heaven, as she has shared her love for the NY Times game multiple times on <em>Today<\/em>. Back in March, Guthrie took a trip to the newspaper\u2019s NYC headquarters to get a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zYkXdFvAnbw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:behind-the-scenes look;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">behind-the-scenes look<\/a> at the people behind the outlet\u2019s variety of online games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She followed up her visit by heading to Times Square to play that day\u2019s Wordle puzzle on a giant billboard, which she solved in three guesses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThat needs to be a game show in primetime, live in Times Square, on the big board,\u201d Daly said in <em>Today<\/em>\u2018s Studio 1A after watching the prerecorded segment. Guthrie replied, \u201cThat is a great idea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Today<\/em>, Weekdays, 7 a.m. ET, NBC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the latest entertainment news on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TV Insider;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TV Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today fans may soon see more of Savannah Guthrie on their screens. Multiple outlets reported on Tuesday, October 7, that Guthrie has been tapped to host a new NBC game show based on the popular New York Times game Wordle. 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