Hollywood Squares (2025) All Episodes Discussion

[shapeshifter]

Here's a thread to discuss any and all episodes of the 2025 reboot of Hollywood Squares.

6 hours ago, opus said:

New episode tomorrow (Sun. 1/19) after the football game. Scheduled for 10 ET but if recording always assume overrun in such situations.

The Futon Critic is showing:

• date      (day)    time       networ  episode title

  2/26/25 (We.)  10:00 PM  CBS   TBA

  2/19/25 (We.)  10:00 PM  CBS    TBA

  2/12/25 (We.)  10:00 PM  CBS    TBA

  2/5/25 (We.)  10:00 PM   CBS     TBA

  1/29/25 (We.)  10:00 PM CBS    (#115/102) It's a Hot Gentleman's Sweater / They Always Choose Me, Boo!

  1/23/25 (Th.). 8:00 PM    CBS    (#109/101) It's a Kiss Party / Sixty for Swifty

  1/23/25 (Th.). 8:00 PM    CBS    (#119/117) Didn't Work If Nelly Didn't Laugh / The Price Was Wrong Drew

  1/19/25 (Su.). 10:00 PM    CBS   (#109/101) Sixty for Swifty/It's a Kiss Party

  1/16/25 (Th.). 8:00 PM      CBS   (#110/116) It's a Dysfunctional Family Show/The Mayor of the Sun

Edited Sunday at 05:24 AM by shapeshifter

[chitowngirl]

I was surprised at how little game there actually was. First episode they only got through one game and the second they were in the middle of two. I know there’s the bonus round, but do they really need to chit chat with EVERY celebrity?

[iMonrey]

It's essentially just a simple trivia game, so the game itself is not particularly interesting IMO. II think the show relies heavily on the celebrities being entertaining which is why they book so many comics and so much of the first show I saw was spent on them giving each other a hard time and interacting with each other. I also got a kick out of them ribbing the host about his yellow suit.

[opus]

Has that ever been the bonus game format before? I think in one of the versions (maybe Tom Bergeron) you played to try to get the correct keys to a car.

[surfgirl]

I'm not sure any reboot of this show will ever top it at the height of it's popularity back in the day.

ETA: I watched tonight, it was abysmally bad. The OG cast were so smart, witty, Gaston their feet, and au courant with the zeitgeist of the time. None of these squares are at that level and I found most on the vapid side, alas.

Edited Yest. at 03:58 AM by surfgirl

[iMonrey]

I thought it was OK. It does make me wonder how much the celebs get paid for this and what else might motivate them. Tyra Banks? I was so glad when they dumped her ass as host of Dancing With The Stars. And I think the celebs know about as many correct answers as the celebs in the original version. In both cases I suspect they are fed the correct answers. If they just made up wild crap the contestant would be able to tell they were wrong.

I also admit to a mild case of schadenfreude when a celeb I don't like never gets called on (i.e. Kevin Nealon). 

[KeithJ]

How did they find so many players that don’t seem to know any strategy of tic tac toe?