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It’s Official: Cedric The Entertainer Named New Host Of ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday March 20, 2013 @ 6:49am PDTTags: Cedric the Entertainer, Who Wants To Be A Millioanire
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Disney-ABC made the announcement this morning. Stand-up comedian and actor Cedric The Entertainer has been named the new host of the syndicated Who Wants To Be A Millionaire beginning with its 12th season this fall. He succeeds Meredith Vieira, who is departing at the end of this season. “With his deep roots as a successful stand-up comedian and actor, Cedric will bring his fresh approach and unpredictable fun to the show,” said Janice Marinelli, president, Disney-ABC Domestic TV.

Related: Cedric The Entertainer To Succeed Meredith Vieira As ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ Host

CAA-repped Cedric is the second member of The Original Kings Of Comedy stand-up troupe to be recruited to host a syndicated game show, joining Steve Harvey, who has been on Family Feud since 2010. READ MORE »

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Disney Again Denied New ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ Trial

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Wednesday February 27, 2013 @ 4:28pm PSTTags: Celador, Disney, Lawsuit, Who Wants To Be A Millioanire

Unless they want to take it to the Supreme Court, it looks like Disney has run out of legal lifelines and will have to pay up in the $319 million Who Wants To Be A Millionaire case. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday unanimously rejected a petition by the company for a new trial against Millionaire creator Celador International, which in 2010 was awarded damages by a jury who agreed with the UK company that Disney breached the contract between Celador and it own TV divisions. “The panel votes to deny the petition for rehearing en banc…The full court has been advised of the petition for rehearing en banc and no judge has requested a vote on whether to rehear the matter en banc,” said the brief order (read it here) issued this week.

The unanimous vote and the fact no other judge on the court was interested in a vote on the case does not bode well for Disney overturning the multimillion-dollar July 2010 verdict against it further up the legal food chain. Read More »

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Meredith Vieira Leaving Syndicated ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ Series

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday January 10, 2013 @ 10:01pm PSTTags: Meredith Vieira, Who Wants To Be A Millioanire
Nellie Andreeva

Meredith Vieira is departing the syndicated version of quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Vieira has been the host of the syndicated Millionaire since its launch in 2002. This is the final year of Vieira’s current … Read More »

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