Hip Hop Squares
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| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Merrill Heatter and Bob Quigley |
| Based on | Hollywood Squares |
| Presented by | Peter Rosenberg (2012) Deray Davis (2017) |
| Narrated by | DJ Ms. Nix (2012) |
| Theme music composer | Kush Klein |
| Opening theme | "Hip Hop Squares Theme" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Location(s) |
Steiner Studios, Brooklyn, New York (2012) Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, California(2016) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 21 minutes |
| Production company(s) | MTV Networks in association with CBS Television Distribution |
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| Original network |
MTV2 (2012) VH1 (2016) |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Original release | May 22 – December 18, 2012 New VH-1 Series currently in development |
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| Related shows |
Hollywood Squares Storybook Squares Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour |
| External links | |
| Website | |
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.
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 has aired in seven decades.)
On July 28, 2016, VH1 announced a new version of Hip Hop Squares will premiere in Spring 2017, executive produced by rapper and actor Ice Cube and hosted by DeRay Davis.
A win in the first two rounds is worth $500, and is worth $1,000 in round three. The Secret Square 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. 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 who have appeared on Hip Hop Squares include:
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.
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