GSN announced that it is starting production on Lingo, a mystery-word game show. Lingo will be hosted by comedian Bill Engvall. Well known to audiences as the star of the TBS series The Bill Engvall Show and as a co-star of Blue Collar TV, Engvall will be joined by a co-host who has yet to be cast. Airing as a daily strip show with an initial run of 40 episodes, Lingo will premiere on GSN in June 2011.
“I look forward to the new challenge of hosting a game show,” says Engvall. “I have lots of experience yelling answers at a TV set, and will certainly bring that expertise to my new role as host of Lingo.”
Lingo is an update of a show of the same name that has been on GSN’s air since 2002, and has consistently been one of the network’s highest-rated and most durable shows.
