SHORT TAKES : Newsweek to Back Game Show
Newsweek is going into the game show business.
The news magazine has agreed to provide news photos and verify questions for the game show “Challengers,” which debuts Sept. 3 in syndication. The show, to be hosted by Dick Clark, will combine current events with general knowledge in a format similar to “Jeopardy.”
According to the agreement, announced Tuesday, Newsweek will assign members of its editorial staff to facilitate the review of questions. Additionally, Newsweek will supply news photos from the magazine and its extensive photo library. For its role in the program, Newsweek will be identified in all broadcasts as the official verifier of news and current events questions used on the series.
Because of its topical nature, “Challengers” will be taped 52 weeks a year with no repeats. “Challengers” will air in Los Angeles on KCAL, Channel 9.
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