Former “Dancing With the Stars” host Tom Bergeron is set to host a remake of the game show “Tic-Tac-Dough” that is currently in the works at NBCUniversal, TheWrap has learned.
The project, which is in the development stage and has already shot a pilot, comes from former “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune” executive producer Harry Friedman and Village Roadshow Television.
Based on the classic tic-tac-toe game, “Tic-Tac-Dough” is described as a game show that “sees contestants answering questions in various categories in order to put an X or an O on the board.”
The original “Tic-Tac-Dough,” which was produced by Jack Barry and Dan Enright’s Barry & Enright Productions, aired from 1956-59 on NBC as a primetime and daytime series. In 1978, the game show moved to CBS as strictly a daytime show. It then became a syndicated program in 1986, with a revival, also a syndicated series, premiering in 1990.x
If the show is ordered to series at a network or a streaming platform, it would mark Bergeron’s return to TV since his exit from ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars.” He hosted the dancing competition from 2005-19, along with Erin Andrews, and was replaced by Tyra Banks in July 2020.
