Scrabble (game show)
| Scrabble | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Muriel Green |
| Directed by | Chris Darley |
| Presented by | Chuck Woolery (1984–93) Raven-Symoné (2024–25) Craig Ferguson (2026–) |
| Narrated by | Jay Stewart (1984) Charlie Tuna (1985–93) |
| Theme music composer | Marc Ellis Ray Ellis |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 1,458 (1984–90) 15 (2024–) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Robert Noah |
| Producer | Gary Johnson |
| Production locations | NBC Studios Burbank, California |
| Running time | approx. 22 minutes (as of season one episode eleven of the 2024 revival. 44 minutes for the first 10 episodes of the 2024 revival) |
| Production companies | Reg Grundy Productions (1984–93) Exposure Unlimited (1984–93) Hasbro Entertainment (2024–) Mattel Television (2024–) Lionsgate Alternative Television (2024–) |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | July 2, 1984 – March 23, 1990 |
| Release | January 18 – June 11, 1993 |
| Network | The CW |
| Release | October 3, 2024 – present |
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. 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. On May 19, 2025, it was announced that it had been renewed for a second season, due to premiere in 2026 with new host Craig Ferguson.