Kansas City Chiefs rockstar tight end Travis Kelce is making his inevitable return to television as the focal point of the series Catching Kelce and one-time Saturday Night Live guest will now be hosting the new game show Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?, slated to premiere October 16 on Prime Video.
The show is a spinoff of the 2000s-era hit game show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, which featured guests competing in quizzes to win a jackpot while comedy legend host Jeff Foxworthy ribbed contestants who struggled to answer grade school-level exam questions.
Kelce will be hosting the new series for a 20-episode first season which has already completed filming and will feature celebrities from different walks of life including the NFL in a Jeopardy-inspired format similar to the original show.
Tight end Travis Kelce has exhibited pop-culture star potential from his first days in the NFL so it is an expected jump to see the naturally affable team player getting some more screen time that doesn’t feature him in his Chiefs uniform.