When the NFL puts together its schedule each year, each network lobbies the league for the opportunity to air Chiefs games.
Football fans can’t get enough of the Chiefs, and television viewers will get a hefty dose of Travis Kelce away from the football field, too.
Kelce will appear in FX’s “Grotesquerie,” a horror show. And he will host the “Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity?” game show that will stream on Amazon Prime.
The show will premiere on Oct. 16, Amazon said, with the first three episodes available for streaming.
“The 20-episode Amazon MGM Studios Original series, hosted by NFL legend Travis Kelce, will be available exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories around the world,” Amazon said in a news release.
Comedians Nikki Glaser, Natasha Leggero, Nicole Byer and Ron Funches will appear on the show, along with former NFL players Ryan Fitzpatrick and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson. Podcaster Sophia Stallone, actress Lilly Singh, Garcelle Beauvais (“Real Housewife of Beverly Hills” ) and Lala Kent (“Vanderpump Rules”) will be on the show, too, Amazon said.
Photos of Kelce on the set have been released, too, via Amazon Prime.
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce on the set of “Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity?”
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce on the set of “Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity?”
Travis Kelce hosts new game show “Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?” Photo courtesy of Prime Video
Aug. 8 (UPI) — Amazon is teasing the new show Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?
Prime Video shared an October premiere date and first-look photos for the series Thursday.
Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? is a spinoff of the game show Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce will host the series, which will have a three-episode premiere Oct. 16 on Prime Video.
Each game of Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? will feature an adult contestant who can call on a classroom full of celebrities to help them answer 11 questions on a range of subjects, pulled from elementary school curriculum.
Ryan Fitzpatrick, Sophia Stallone, Nicole Byer, Ron Funches and Lala Kent, from left to right, appear on the celebrity panel of “Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?” Photo courtesy of Prime Video
“Rather than compete against the stars, contestants enlist their help and, in some cases, can even ‘cheat’ off of them. And on the final question, worth $100,000, the contestant selects one celebrity to discuss the answer with before locking in. The final question is always at the 6th grade level,” an official synopsis reads.
The celebrity panel will include comedians Nikki Glaser, Natasha Leggero, Nicole Byer and Ron Funches; Thursday Night Football analyst Ryan Fitzpatrick; former NFL wide receiver Chad Ochocinco; Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Garcelle Beauvais; Vanderpump Rules star Lala Kent; podcaster Sophia Stallone; and actress and producer Lilly Singh.
Travis Kelce hosts new game show “Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?” Photo courtesy of Prime Video
Kelce is an eight-time Pro Bowler and four-time All-Pro who won Super Bowl LVIII with the Chiefs in February with his girlfriend, pop star Taylor Swift, in the stands.
“I grew up loving game shows, and I’m excited to be following in the footsteps of so many TV icons by hosting my very first one with Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity,” the NFL star previously said.
Chad Ochocinco appears on the celebrity panel of “Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?” Photo courtesy of Prime Video
Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? is executive produced by Wes Kauble and Mark Burnett, with Sean Kelly, Steve Hughes, Susan Janis-Mashayekhi and Tamara Akins as co-executive producers.