Double Dare, the game show that aired on Nickelodeon from 1986 to 1993 and became infamous for the Double Dare nose, reportedly has the success of other revival series, such as Roseanne, to thank for its comeback this summer.
“I’ve been after Nickelodeon for a long time to bring it back, and I think, you know, Will & Grace came back to huge numbers and Roseanne is kicking butt,” Summers, who hosted the series during its initial run on the network, told TMZ at LAX. “So, Double Dare was sort of the show that launched the channel, and here we are.”
The original Roseanne, which aired in the 1980s and 1990s, returned this March to ABC with major success. Debuting to record ratings, earning a 5.1 rating in the key 18-49 demo and 18.1 million viewers, the series has continued to bring in stellar numbers for the network, even earning ABC a distinction that it has not held for 18 years: it is now host to the TV season’s No. 1 show, and a second season has been renewed for a second season (eleventh overall).
The series has been so successful that it has inspired other networks to consider other revivals, including CBS, who recently announced that Murphy Brown, the popular series that originally aired on the network for 10 seasons, from 1988-1998, was being brought back.
As for Double Dare, Nickelodeon announced in April that it would be bringing back the game show for 40 episodes, though when it returns, there will be some changeups, including the role that Marc Summers will be taking on, who will be executive producing as well as making onscreen appearances as the “Mayor” of Double Dare.
While Summers will not be returning as the show’s host, he said that he is “happy” that they want him behind the camera and on camera, revealing that it's got nothing to do with his OCD since getting down and dirty in the slime was never an issue for him.
Taking over his former role is Liza Koshy, the YouTube personality and comedian whose Vine videos skyrocketed her into fame.
Despite the changeup, the revival series will still have the same premises, with two teams competing to win prizes by answering brain-bending trivia questions, completing messy physically challenging stunts and ultimately facing the legendary obstacle course--the human hamster wheel, the classic gigantic mouth, the wringer, the iconic Double Dare nose and more.
Double Dare, which ran from 1986 to 1993, was the network’s longest-running game show and spawned various iterations of the series over the years, including a Nick at Nite Double Dare Reunion Special from 2016 that celebrated the show's 30th anniversary.
Double Dare returns Monday, June 25, at 8:00 PM (ET/PT), only on Nickelodeon USA!
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Original source: PopCulture.
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