I presume it's the PM format with three rounds?
I'd guess the two round "daytime" version, given the lack of time networks give these days.
/If it is three rounds, I'll eat my hat.
//I do not own a hat.
The one who called two rounds wins.
Okay, just saw a taping of two shows. Celebs were in seating order - Tituss Burgess, Rosie O'Donnell, Michael Ian Black, Debra Messing, JB Smoove and Sutton Foster. Set looks like the one from Rayburn's era, orange carpet, turntable and all. Contestant desks have been modernized with monitors showing their name and score. Scoring is like the 70s version. A celeb who matches in Round 1 "lays out" in Round 2, so the most matches possible is six.
The Super Match question appears on a giant video screen. Answers are worth $5,000, $3,000 and $2,000. Three celebs are called on for verbal answers. The Head to Head match also appears on the giant screen. Worth 5x amount of Super Match. Chosen celeb writes their answer. I thought the Head to Heads were incredibly easy. I think they actually want to give money away, but if the contestant's a bonehead, well . . .
The host - Baldwin is okay. He can read questions and schmooze with the celebs. He has a long microphone as well as a mic clipped to his shirt. It became obvious that the long mic was just a prop, a throwback to the old days. Alec said a couple of things Rayburn would have never said (potty mouth). He didn't talk to the audience, but there were many pickups and retakes, so I don't hold this against him. The pace of the show overall moved along good. They did two half-hour games in less than two hours. Each show aired will feature two half-hour games with different contestants.
Questions are funny and some are raunchy. Questions at my tapings included "Will and Grace," the Baldwin Brothers and Donald Trump as subjects. Rosie had a couple of comments about the latter. The warmup guy, Joe somebody, did a bare minimum warmup and explained the basics. Little interaction once the taping started. If you wanted to ask Alec or the celebs a question, you were out of luck.
Overall, I enjoyed the tapings and cross my fingers that this show is a success.