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Longtime Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune executive producer Harry Friedman to lead NBC's College Bowl
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Friedman is coming out of retirement to serve as showrunner for Season 2 of the NBC game show hosted by Peyton Manning and Cooper Manning. NBC announced College Bowl's renewal today. Friedman holds a Guinness World Record for having produced more game show episodes than anybody else in history.
TOPICS: Harry Friedman, NBC, College Bowl, Cancelations, Renewals & Pickups, Game Shows
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