Nickelodeon’s “Figure It Out” Begins Sixth Season Next Monday
Next Monday, October 15th, the slime will very quickly return to flowing again. After being brought back earlier this year, Figure It Out will begin its second season of the updated version, its sixth season overall, on Nickelodeon. Way back in March, the top kids’ cable channel announced that they were reviving the 1990s game show for a new audience of children. The new edition, now hosted by Jeff Sutphen, premiered in June and did very well for the network in its 7PM ET timeslot. According to the network, during the 40 episode season it ranked as the top program in its time slot with viewers aged 9-14 over all TV. It also averaged 2.1 million total viewers, which isn’t bad for any cable program.
The new season, which only wrapped up production a couple of weeks ago, will consist of 30 episodes. While the previous season rarely strayed from using Nickelodeon-based stars, the new season is reminiscent of the 90s seasons in that some “outside” celebrities will be making appearances on the panel to guess the hidden talents of contestants. Among the new panelists is teen pop sensation Cody Simpson, Los Angeles Laker Metta World Peace, WNBA star Candace Parker and skateboarding legend Tony Hawk. This season will retain its timeslot of weekdays at 7PM. As a ’90s kid who grew up with the original, I thought this was one of the best game show “reboots” in a long time, updating the feel for a new audience but keeping what made the original great. If you agreed with me, check it out October 15th as it returns to Nick.
Nothing about Ron Artest, says World Peace. Nothing.
Sweet. Several months ago, it was announced the show was coming back and it was premiere in June. Now the new version was so popular, they ready for a second season.
I hope that they might bring back some of our favorite from the 90s version, like Lori Beth, Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell, Danny “I DON”T KNOW” Tamberelli, and some casts from All That or any other Nick shows from the 90s(because the 90s are All That!!). I can’t wait for the new season. :D
I doubt Kenan would come back, he’s pretty much making his own now since he joined the cast of SNL back in 04. Plus he is under contract with NBC, so we won’t see him any time soon. Plus the rest of the panel from the 90′s version pretty much faded away from the limelight years ago.
They just going to use the stars from current Nick shows and not from the past. Many kids today woulden’t know who they are since they did not grow up in the 90′s, unless they do a special reunion show we will never see them.
Well… Kenan was/is the host of TeenNick’s “The ’90s are All That” block, so I’m almost certain they could get him back on the show.
You know what they ought to do? Since the show is being taped at Paramount Studio Stage 19, home of Happy Days, they should get Henry Winkler to be a panelist and have Jeff, the host, wear a black leather jacket in tribute to his days as Fonzie.
Great! Hopefully all goes well.
Personally, as far as panelists go, considering that they had Alex Heartman (from Power Rangers Samurai) on the panel at least twice during the last season, hopefully they have more of the PR cast on the panel this season.