The network has ordered ten episodes of the rebooted variety series executive produced by Arnett.
- Oct 4, 2016
AceShowbiz - ABC is bringing back "The Gong Show". The network announced on Monday, October 3 that it picked up the unconventional variety show to series with 10-episode order. Will Arnett will executive produce the revival via his Electric Avenue Productions, along with Den of Thieves and Principato Young Entertainment.
Every episode will feature non-traditionally talented performers plucked from the internet and put in front of a revolving panel of Hollywood judges. Arnett will not host the show.
"ABC has tapped into the nostalgia and excitement of primetime game shows," Rob Mills, senior vice president, Alternative Series, Specials & Late-Night programming, said in a press release. "We are thrilled to add 'The Gong Show' to ABC's schedule spearheaded by the incomparable Will Arnett."
"The comedy culture we are living in has finally caught up to 'The Gong Show', so the timing is perfect," added Holly Jacobs, executive vice president of reality and syndication programming for Sony Pictures television. "We've just found the right partners to bring back this iconic original."
The original "Gong Show" was hosted by Chuck Barris and aired on NBC from 1976-1978, before it became a hit on syndication. The show ended its run in 1989.
