Series synopsis
Celebrity Name Game is an American drama television series that premiered on Pop on September 22, 2014. It ended on January 15, 2015. It was created by Laura Robinson, Richard Gerrits. It stars Craig Ferguson.
Celebrity Name Game is an American syndicated game show which premiered on September 22, 2014. Based on the board game Identity Crisis (created by Laura Robinson and Richard Gerrits), the series was developed by Courteney Cox and David Arquette's Coquette Productions, and was originally pitched as a primetime series for CBS with Craig Ferguson as host. The series was later picked up by FremantleMedia and Debmar-Mercury as a syndicated series for 2014 with Ferguson, who left The Late Late Show on ...
Premise
Celebrity Name Game is an American syndicated game show which premiered on September 22, 2014. Based on the board game Identity Crisis (created by Laura Robinson and Richard Gerrits), the series was developed by Courteney Cox and David Arquette's Coquette Productions, and was originally pitched as a primetime series for CBS with Craig Ferguson as host. The series was later picked up by FremantleMedia and Debmar-Mercury as a syndicated series for 2014 with Ferguson, who left The Late Late Show on December 19, 2014, remaining as host as well as an executive producer. The series marks Coquette's first foray into game shows. The show was subsequently renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 21, 2015.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Craig Ferguson as Host
Guest cast
- Mena Suvari as Self
- Joely Fisher as Self
- David Arquette as Self
- Courteney Cox as Self
- Sheryl Crow as Self
- Josh Hopkins as Self
- Cheri Oteri as Self
- Billy Gardell as Self
- Vivica A. Fox as Self
- Nēv Schulman as Self
- Darren Criss as Self
- Sherri Shepherd as Self
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 100 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 100 | September 22, 2014 | May 20, 2015 |
| Season 2 | 0 | May 27, 2016 | |
| Season 3 | 0 | March 1, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mena Suvari & Joely Fisher Teams Joel & Laura vs Carra & Katie compete with the help of Mena Suvari & Joely Fisher. |
September 22, 2014 |
| 2 |
David Arquette & Courteney Cox Teams Tosiha & D'Nez vs. Lenna & Trisha compete with the help of David Arquette & Courteney Cox. |
September 22, 2014 |
| 3 |
Sheryl Crow & Josh Hopkins Josh Hopkins & Sheryl Crow helps team compete. |
September 23, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Season 2, Episode 1 | September 21, 2015 |
| 2 | David Arquette & Sheryl Underwood | September 22, 2015 |
| 3 | Billy Bush & Kit Hoover | September 23, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aisha Tyler & Adam Rodriguez | September 19, 2016 |
| 2 | Courteney Cox & Lisa Kudrow | September 20, 2016 |
| 3 | Lance Bass & A.J. McLean | September 21, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Pop |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 22, 2014 |
| Last aired | January 15, 2015 |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at 18:00:00 |