Scrabble (game show)

Not to be confused with TV Scrabble or Scrabble Showdown.
Scrabble
GenreGame show
Created byMuriel Green
Directed byChris Darley
Presented byChuck Woolery (1984–93)
Raven-Symoné (2024)
Narrated byJay Stewart (1984)
Charlie Tuna (1985–93)[1]
Theme music composerMarc Ellis
Ray Ellis[1]
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons7
Production
Executive producerRobert Noah[1]
ProducerGary Johnson[1]
Production locationsNBC Studios
Burbank, California
Running timeapprox. 22 minutes
Production companiesReg Grundy Productions (1984–90)
Exposure Unlimited (1984–90)
Hasbro Entertainment (2024–present)
Mattel Television (2024–present)
Lionsgate Alternative Television (2024–present)
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseJuly 2, 1984 (1984-07-02) –
March 23, 1990 (1990-03-23)
ReleaseJanuary 18 (1993-01-18) –
June 11, 1993 (1993-06-11)
NetworkThe CW
ReleaseOctober 3, 2024 (2024-10-03) –
present
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Scrabble is an American television game show based upon the board game Scrabble. Contestants competed in a series of rounds to fill in words within a crossword puzzle for cash. Muriel Green of Exposure Unlimited developed the idea for a television game show based upon the board game concept. During 1983, Green convinced Selchow and Righter, who at that time owned the Scrabble board game, to license Exposure Unlimited to produce the game show. Exposure Unlimited co-produced the show with Hasbro Studios, Reg Grundy Productions, and licensed the show to NBC. Scrabble aired on NBC from July 2, 1984, to March 23, 1990, and again from January 18 to June 11, 1993.[2] Chuck Woolery hosted the program. Jay Stewart was the announcer for the first year. Charlie Tuna replaced him in mid-1985 and remained through the original run and the entirety of the 1993 revival.

A revival of Scrabble, hosted by Raven-Symoné, premiered on October 3, 2024, on The CW.

  1. ^ a b c d Schwartz, David; Ryan, Steve; Wostbrock, Fred (1999). The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows (3 ed.). Facts on File, Inc. p. 195. ISBN 0-8160-3846-5.
  2. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 380. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.