ELLEN DeGeneres is coming back to prime time, this time for fun and games.
NBC said it has ordered six episodes of an hour-long show hosted and produced by DeGeneres. It will feature “supersized” versions of games played on her daytime talk show.
The new show, titled Ellen’s Game of Games, will pull contestants from the audience and give one a chance to win what NBC described as a “huge” cash prize.
In a statement, DeGeneres promised “gigantic sets” and hilarious games.
Before her successful move to daytime, DeGeneres starred in the prime-time sitcoms Ellen and The Ellen Show.
She’s also become a busy producer, with shows including Little Big Shots and its upcoming spin-off, Little Big Shots: Forever Young.
Filipinos are familiar with DeGeneres’ games as The Ellen DeGeneres Show is aired four times a day on 2nd Avenue: 7 a.m., noon, 7 p.m. and midnight.
Among her popular games are “Never Have I Ever” where she asks celebrities crazy things they have or have not done in their life; “Heads Up” or charades; “Pie Face” where she asks contestants some questions and if they can’t answer, they have to click on a contraption that would slam a pie on the contestant’s face; and “Hot Hands” where DeGeneres quickly flashes faces of famous people that contestants have to identify. AP & JGA