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Based on Hollywood Squares Country of origin United States Final episode date 18 December 2012 Genre Game show | 6.8/10 IMDb Theme music composer Kush Klein First episode date 22 May 2012 Narrated by Nicole Lyn (2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Created by Merrill Heatter and Bob Quigley Presented by Peter Rosenberg (2012) DeRay Davis (2017) Opening theme "Hip Hop Squares Theme" Program creators Merrill Heatter, Bob Quigley Similar Hollywood Squares, Let's Make a Deal, Hollywood Game Night, Win - Lose or Draw, Idiotest Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hip Hop Squares is an American television game show originally hosted by New York City radio personality Peter Rosenberg, which debuted on MTV2 on May 22, 2012. The show is a licensed format of CBS Television Distribution's Hollywood Squares (King World Productions, CBS Television Distribution's predecessor company, acquired the franchise in 1991 from Orion Pictures) featuring mostly rappers. The MTV2 version of the show was taped in Brooklyn, New York.
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Because of the show's status as part of the Hollywood Squares franchise, the show marked the sixth decade that the a version of the franchise has aired on television, joining Let's Make a Deal, Jeopardy!, and The Newlywed Game as a game show that has aired in six different decades. (The Price Is Right and To Tell The Truth has aired in seven decades.)
On July 28, 2016, VH1 announced a new version of Hip Hop Squares will premiere on March,13th 2017 executive produced by rapper and actor Ice Cube and hosted by DeRay Davis.
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Setting and format
A win in the first two rounds is worth $500, and is worth $1,000 in round three. The Secret Square (renamed the "G-Spot") takes place in round two, with a $1,000 cash bonus awarded for correctly answering the question (but does not count towards the player's score). If time runs out in the middle of a round, each square on the board is worth $100 and the contestant with the higher score wins.
Bonus Round
The winning contestant then picks one of the three rows, with each celebrity in that row providing an answer to a multiple-choice question. The contestant must pick the celebrity with the correct answer to win a $2,500 bonus.
Celebrities
Celebrities who have appeared on Hip Hop Squares include:
Broadcast history
Casting for contestants on Hip Hop Squares began in March 2012. The show began taping on April 4, 2012 and recorded 20 episodes at Steiner Studios throughout the month. Hip Hop Squares premiered on MTV2 on May 22, 2012. The first season consisted of 8 episodes on consecutive Tuesday evenings, concluding on July 10, 2012. The series premiere was the highest viewed premiere for MTV2 by viewers aged 12–34 ever, with 329,000 viewers total. Season one averaged nearly 260,000 over its eight episodes. The second season, with an additional 12 episodes, began on October 23, 2012. Episodes aired on Tuesday nights, with two episodes airing during the first two weeks and final week, concluding on December 18, 2012.
On July 28, 2016, VH1, a network in the Viacom Media Networks family along with MTV2, announced a new version of Hip Hop Squares will premiere in Fall 2016, executive produced by rapper and actor Ice Cube and hosted by DeRay Davis.