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Regis Picked for New 'Password'

Morning maven chosen for remake of classic 'Password'

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 11, 2007 6:08 PM CDT

(Newser) – Regis Philbin will return to the game show format with a remake of the classic “Password” called “Million Dollar Password.” CBS has ordered six hour-long episodes to be aired later this season, Variety reports; a channel exec was excited to score the “ever-enthusiastic” host, who helped spur the quizzer comeback in 1999 with “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.”

The show premiered on CBS in 1961 with daytime and primetime versions; it’s been revived three times since, including stints on ABC and NBC. The newest version will have two teams—each composed of one celebrity and one ordinary citizen—competing to communicate passwords; the victors will choose whether to risk their winnings in a bonus round worth $1 million dollars.

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Tom Sietas, center, 30, from Hamburg, Germany, talks with Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa after breaking his own Guinness World Record of 14 minutes and 25 seconds for holding his breath under water, during... (Associated Press)

Television show host Regis Philbin was honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with the 2,222nd star in front of El Capittan Theatre in Hollywood, California, Thursday, April 10, 2003. (KRT Photos)

Regis Philbin Hosts New Years Eve In Times Square (Getty Images)

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Regis Picked for New 'Password'