ITV Commissions Lingo

ITV has ordered Lingo, a new quick-thinking game of words, for 30 hour-long episodes to air this winter.

The series is produced by Objective Media Group’s label Wildcard Television and presented by Adil Ray. Based on a format distributed by all3media international, the show will be filmed in Manchester out of Objective Media Group North and sees contestant pairs compete across a series of rounds for the chance to win a cash prize.

Ray said, “I feel like I have just won the star prize on a game show! I am so excited to be working with ITV and Wildcard and to be hosting such a brilliant game. When I told my Aunty about it she wanted to come on as a contestant, as long as it was in Punjabi. She won’t be coming on. But you could be, and I promise Lingo will be lots of fun. You have my word.”

Wildcard’s Ed de Burgh and Ben Shephard added, “Adil has the perfect mix of words and comedy to bring the game to life, tease some strange answers and help us all find those missing words and letters. This series is sure to get people at home laughing as they shout at their TVs!”

Nick Smith, executive VP of formats at all3media international, commented, “Lingo is a classic format, which has aired for 29 years in France and over 500 episodes in the U.S., so we’re really excited about this new British interpretation of the addictive Lingo gameplay. This commission follows on from the successful modernization and reboot of the Lingo format last year in the Netherlands, where it had previously aired for 25 years.”