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From the wiki, they said that the show is coming back in July, 2024.


The American version[[note]]which officially lacks a question mark in its title[[/note]] was a massive hit in the beginning, spawning a huge revival in {{game show}}s in general and [[WhoWantsToBeWhoWantsToBeAMillionaire big money, prime time quiz shows]] in particular (including many other imported shows). Ratings eventually tanked, however, with most people [[ScrewedByTheNetwork pointing their fastest fingers at]] [[Creator/AmericanBroadcastingCompany ABC]] for [[WolverinePublicity milking the show to the point of overexposure]] (at one point, it was aired ''four nights a week''). It still lived, however, in a more normal (for a game show) weekday afternoon syndication format, but the show's popularity and viewership has dipped quite a bit since then. The U.S. syndicated version was cancelled on May 31, 2019 after 17 seasons. On April 8, 2020, ABC premiered a primetime version of the series hosted by Creator/JimmyKimmel, which ran for two more seasons. Only celebrities played in the first season; the second season added first responders and frontline workers. This version quietly came to an end on March 21, 2021.

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The American version[[note]]which officially lacks a question mark in its title[[/note]] was a massive hit in the beginning, spawning a huge revival in {{game show}}s in general and [[WhoWantsToBeWhoWantsToBeAMillionaire big money, prime time quiz shows]] in particular (including many other imported shows). Ratings eventually tanked, however, with most people [[ScrewedByTheNetwork pointing their fastest fingers at]] [[Creator/AmericanBroadcastingCompany ABC]] for [[WolverinePublicity milking the show to the point of overexposure]] (at one point, it was aired ''four nights a week''). It still lived, however, in a more normal (for a game show) weekday afternoon syndication format, but the show's popularity and viewership has dipped quite a bit since then. The U.S. syndicated version was cancelled on May 31, 2019 after 17 seasons. On April 8, 2020, ABC premiered a primetime version of the series hosted by Creator/JimmyKimmel, which ran for two more seasons. Only celebrities played in the first season; the second season added first responders and frontline workers. This version quietly came to an end on March 21, 2021.
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