‘I’ve Got A Secret’ Revival Pilot, Hosted By Katie Nolan, Ordered

Classic game shows never officially conclude; they come back in revivals. And the latest potential entry is I’ve Got a Secret, which first launched in 1952.

Embassy Row, Werner Entertainment and Game Show Enterprises Studios, GSN’s production arm, will co-produce a pilot of this potential modern day version of I’ve Got a Secret, hosted by sports television personality Katie Nolan.

Pitched as an hour, either for network or syndication, and positioned as a game show with comedic overtones, four celebrity panelists will try and figure out each contestant’s “secret,” drawn from pop culture both past and present, by asking them a series of yes or no questions. The scoop: One contestant might be the billionaire creator of an app you use every day. Another might be the parent of a chart-topping pop star. Or one could be the voice of one of your favorite cartoon characters or a person who made national headlines as a famous baby.

Celebrity panelists for the pilot are comedians Nikki Glaser, Colton Dunn, Cristela Alonso and Matteo Lane.

“I’ve Got a Secret is a foundational format in the history of game shows,” said Michael Davies, Embassy Row founder and Jeopardy! executive producer in a statement. “To get to reinvent it with a young host of such immense talent as Katie Nolan, and to populate the studio with such a desirable panel of comics is a testament to its natural and modern appeal.”

Added Jay James, Senior Vice President and head of Game Show Enterprises Studios: “We’re thrilled to put this classic format combining a fun guessing game with a hilarious comedy panel in Katie’s very capable hands. Having Michael Davies oversee the madness ensures the execution will be top notch.”

If this pilot makes it to series, this will be the sixth incarnation of I’ve Got a Secret. Following the original, which ran on CBS for 15 years, the game show was revived for the 1972–1973 season in weekly syndication, and again on CBS as a replacement in 1976. Cable net Oxygen launched a daily revival series in 2000, which ran for one season. Next was a short-lived revival on GSN in 2006.

This I’ve Got a Secret pilot is produced by Embassy Row, LLC and GSN’s Game Show Enterprises Studios based on the format owned by Werner Entertainment, Inc. Michael Davies, Tom Werner, Jay James, Eden Sutley and Michael Binkow serve as executive producers.