‘Hollywood Squares’ Coming to CBS Daytime

CBS is going all-out to get its new version of Hollywood Squares in front of viewers — including those who watch TV during the day.

The game show, hosted by Nate Burleson and featuring Drew Barrymore in the center square, will get a week-long daytime run starting Jan. 27. It will air at 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT and feature encores of primetime episodes. Hollywood Squares will take the place of The Price Is Right repeats in CBS’ daytime lineup for the week (new episodes of the latter show will still air earlier in the day). In some markets, Hollywood Squares will also serve as the lead-in to Barrymore’s daytime talk show.

The daytime run comes after a promising start in primetime for Hollywood Squares. The show’s Jan. 16 premiere averaged 4.6 million viewers, leading all network telecasts that night, and a second episode on Jan. 19 — helped by a huge lead-in from CBS’ NFL playoffs coverage — jumped to 7.86 million viewers, the biggest audience for a non-sports program in primetime last week.

The primetime Hollywood Squares will move to Wednesday nights starting Jan. 29, forming an all-game show lineup with The Price Is Right at Night and Raid the Cage.

Barrymore and Jesse Collins are the executive producers of Hollywood Squares.