Media | Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me NPR's Wait Wait ... Heading to Television It's getting a one-hour special next month that could lead to more By John Johnson Posted Nov 16, 2011 5:15 PM CST Copied This publicity image released by NPR shows Carl Kasell, left, and Peter Sagal of NPR's satirical news quiz show "Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me!" (AP Photo/NPR, Tony Nagelmann) NPR's popular Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me is heading for the bright lights of television. The quiz show will get a one-hour special that will air Dec. 23 on the cable channel BBC America, reports AP. The New York Times sees it as a "try-out of sorts"—if it does well, expect to see more next year. Host Peter Sagal wasn't divulging much: "No comment. (I've always wanted to say that to the New York Times.)" The shows draws 3.2 million weekly listeners on the radio. Read These Next US troops gripe about leader talk that's 'over the line.' Trump has now authorized strikes on seven nations. Iran may have miscalculated in its initial response to attack. White House explains Trump's red neck. Report an error