ABC & Will Arnett Bringing Back The Gong Show

LOS ANGELES: ABC is bringing back the classic talent-show competition The Gong Show, with actor/comedian Will Arnett on board.

Executive produced by Arnett’s Electric Avenue Productions, Den of Thieves and Principato Young Entertainment, the series will celebrate un-traditionally talented, unique performers taken from the internet and put on a prime-time stage. A revolving panel of judges featuring Hollywood’s hottest stars will be the ones to praise and gong contestants. The show is in production for ten episodes.

“ABC has tapped into the nostalgia and excitement of primetime game shows,” said Rob Mills, the senior VP of alternative series, specials and late-night programming. “We are thrilled to add The Gong Show to ABC’s schedule spearheaded by the incomparable Will Arnett.”

“The comedy culture we are living in has finally caught up to The Gong Show, so the timing is perfect,” said Holly Jacobs, the executive VP of reality and syndication programming for Sony Pictures Television. “We’ve found just the right partners to bring back this iconic original.”