See Travis Kelce Host in Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? Trailer

Travis Kelce’s New Hosting Gig Is Something Out of His Wildest Dreams

Soon, Travis Kelce will also be the guy on the game show.

Because soon enough, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end will step into his role as host of Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?—Prime Video’s spinoff of Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?—which premieres Oct. 16.

And in the series’ newly released trailer, Travis shows fans just a little bit of what he’s capable of on, as the 34-year-old describes it, “The game show where people can win ridiculous money just by answering questions about stuff we learned back in elementary school.”

Though, it might be a good thing he is only serving as host. After all, when one contestant notes they “don’t know anything about geography,” Travis quips, “Me neither.”

But thankfully, there are the celebrities upon which contestants can call for help, including stars such as Garcelle Beauvais, Nicole Byer, Nikki Glaser, LaLa Kent and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson.

“If a player gets stuck on a question,” Travis explains in the trailer, “they can cheat off the celebrities.”

And while hosting a game show may seem like a major departure from Travis’ career in the NFL, it looks like his relationship with Taylor Swift has helped prepare him for this new project: In one scene, Travis begins singing and dancing to the words, “It could be true, or it could be false.”

Travis was first confirmed as host of the new series in April, at which time he shared how much the opportunity meant to him.

“I grew up loving game shows, and I’m excited to be following in the footsteps of so many TV icons by hosting my very first one with Are you Smarter than a Celebrity?” he shared in a statement at the time. “The original show is a great success, so to be bringing a new format with everyone’s favorite celebrities to the screen will definitely be entertaining.”

He added, “I’m just happy to be on the hosting side of the equation here and excited to see how these famous faces keep up.”

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And though Travis’ ability to help the show’s contestants with their questions is limited in his capacity as host, he does speak to his educational background in the trailer—specifically, studying criminal justice back in college.

“If I’m gonna go to school,” he jokes, “I might as well learn how to not go to jail.”

Don’t miss Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?’s premiere on Oct. 16, and keep reading to see the premiere dates for more can’t-miss TV this year.

NBCUniversal

The Irrational (NBC) – Oct. 1

The drama starring Jesse L. Martin returns for season two.

Steve Wilkie/FOX

Accused (Fox) – Oct. 1

Accused is a collection of intense and topical human stories of crime and punishment. Each episode is a fast-paced provocative thriller, exploring a different crime, in a different city, with an entirely original cast.

Netflix

Love Is Blind (Netflix) – Oct. 2

The hit reality series is back for a seventh season, following a new set of singles from Washington, D.C.—all ready to cut through the static of modern dating and forge authentic relationships, sight unseen. This season, the singles form deep and immediate connections, setting the stage for an unexpected journey full of twists, turns, and shocking revelations that will test each relationship well after the participants leave the pods for the real world.

Hulu/Disney

Last Days of the Space Age (Hulu) – Oct. 2

The eight-part series follows three families in a tight-knit coastal community who find their marriages, friendships and futures put to the test. 

Set in 1979 Western Australia, with a global beauty pageant contest creating a media frenzy and a power strike that threatens to plunge the region into darkness, history is at a turning point and everything is about to change. But that’s nothing compared to the drama these seemingly ordinary families are enduring, in a town which will never be the same.

Virginia Sherwood/NBC

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC) – Oct. 3

Law & Order: SVU returns for its 26th season.

NBCUniversal

Law & Order (NBC) – Oct. 3

Law & Order returns for its 24th season.

Peacock/NBCUniversal

Reggaeton: The Sound that Conquered the World (Peacock) – Oct. 3

The four-episode docuseries dives into the genre’s origins to becoming a cultural and commercial powerhouse in the global music industry through the eyes of pivotal Reggaeton figures. Plus, features interviews with Executive Producer Daddy Yankee, as well as Bad Bunny, Feid, Ivy Queen, J Balvin, Karol G, Vico C and many more.

Netflix

Heartstopper (Netflix) – Oct. 3

During season three, Charlie would like to tell Nick that he loves him. Nick also has something important to say to Charlie. As the summer holiday ends and the months race on, the friends begin to realise that the school year will come with both its joys and its challenges. As they learn more about each other and their relationships, plan social events and parties and start thinking about university choices, everyone must learn to lean on those they love when life doesn’t go to plan. 

Oxygen/NBCUniversal

Dateline: The Smoking Gun (Oxygen) – Oct. 3

Hosted by Dateline’s Andrea Canning, Dateline: The Smoking Gun is a hunt for clues as detectives relentlessly pursue the critical piece of evidence that ultimately cracks the case. Each investigation is packed with twists—false leads, wrong suspects, dead ends—until police finally uncover the smoking gun and arrive at justice. Stories investigated this season include a disappearance involving a young film director, two prosecutors killed in a small Texas town and a serial killer who must be stopped before the next victim is murdered.

USA Network/NBCUniversal

Scare Tactics (USA) – Oct. 4

Scare Tactics, the classic comedy-horror series reimagined by Jordan Peele and Monkeypaw Productions, will premiere Oct. 4 at 10 p.m. on USA Network.

This audacious reboot will turn unsuspecting individuals into the main characters of their very own horror movies in a cinematic approach to the hidden camera concept. 

Peacock

Queens Court (Peacock) – Oct. 6

Queens Court is back for season two following three all-new queens: LisaRaye, K. Michelle and London “Deelishis” Charles. The Queens are on a journey to find true love and their forever partners amongst a new batch of 22 eligible men.  

TLC

1000-Lb. Sisters (TLC) – Oct. 8

In the highly anticipated new season of 1000-Lb. Sisters, Amy and Tammy embark on transformative journeys, overcoming recent challenges to create fresh starts.  They change their living situations, continue to achieve their weight loss goals, and undergo stunning makeovers.  Alongside their brother Chris, they eagerly await Dr. Smith’s approval for their next steps in skin removal surgery.  The Slaton family also decide to take a once-in-a-lifetime trip to England, inspired by a genealogist’s revelations about their U.K. heritage. There, they seek to uncover the truth behind their mother’s intriguing claims of royal ancestry. 

Netflix

Outer Banks (Netflix) – Oct. 10

Following last season’s 18-month flash-forward showing Wes Genrette’s proposal for the Pogues to find Blackbeard’s treasure, season four takes us back in time to the lead-up of that moment. After finding the gold at El Dorado, the Pogues return to the OBX and commit to having a “normal” life. They’ve built themselves a new safe haven, officially dubbed “Poguelandia 2.0”, where they live together and run a fairly successful bait, tackle, and charter tour shop. But after some financial setbacks, John B, Sarah, Kiara, JJ, Pope, and Cleo take Wes up on his offer, drawn back into the “G” game for a whole new adventure. But before they know it, they’re well in over their heads, with dangerous new enemies hot on their heels racing them to the treasure. Meanwhile, their problems are only growing, and they’re forced to question their past, present, and future – who they really are, has it all been worth it, and how much are they willing to risk?

Peacock/NBCUniversal

Teacup (Peacock) – Oct. 10

The horror thriller follows a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive. Inspired by the New York Times bestselling novel Stinger by Robert McCammon. 

Apple TV+

Disclaimer (Apple TV+) – Oct. 11

Acclaimed journalist Catherine Ravenscroft (Cate Blanchett) built her reputation revealing the misdeeds and transgressions of others. When she receives a novel from an unknown author, she is horrified to realize she is now the main character in a story that exposes her darkest secrets.

As Catherine races to uncover the writer’s true identity, she is forced to confront her past before it destroys both her own life and her relationships with her husband, Robert (Sacha Baron Cohen), and their son, Nicholas (Kodi Smit-McPhee).

CBS

Tracker (CBS) – Oct. 13

In the season two premiere, while investigating the strange disappearance of a missing family whose car was found abandoned on the side of the road in the backwoods of Arkansas, Colter makes a shocking discovery about the mother’s past that leads him into the world of organized crime. Also, Reenie opens up her new law firm and enlists Velma’s help in setting up shop.

Oxygen

 Family Secrets: The Disappearance of Alissa Turney (Oxygen) – Oct. 13

The Voices for Justice Media founder Sarah Turney became a viral sensation when she posted suspicions on social media that her dad killed her sister, Alissa. Now Sarah gives unprecedented access to the continuation of her story, including a recently unearthed trove of home videos, as she re-examines her and Alissa’s childhood. Sarah makes chilling discoveries, breaking through years of manipulation to reconstruct the truth of the past and be free of her father’s influence. Sarah’s final conversation with her father is haunting and a testament to her tenacity and unending search for Alissa.

Sonja Flemming/CBS

NCIS (CBS) – Oct. 14

Season 22 of NCIS begins Oct. 14.

CBS

NCIS: Origins (CBS) – Oct. 14

NCIS: Origins follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Austin Stowell) in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and is narrated by Mark Harmon. In the series, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks (Kyle Schmid).

Peacock

Anatomy of Lies (Peacock) – Oct. 15

Anatomy of Lies reveals the rise and fall of Grey’s Anatomy star writer Elisabeth Finch, whose jaw-dropping lies fooled Hollywood for years, and became fodder for many high-profile episodes of Grey’s. The story is told by some of her closest contacts, many speaking for the first time. 

FX/Disney/Hulu

American Horror Stories (FX) – Oct. 15

American Horror Stories is a spin-off of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s award-winning hit anthology series American Horror Story. American Horror Stories is an anthology series that will feature a different horror story each episode.

CBS

FBI: (CBS) – Oct. 15

Season seven premieres Oct. 15

CBS

FBI: International (CBS) – Oct. 15

The fourth season debuts Oct. 15

CBS

FBI: Most Wanted (CBS) – Oct. 15

The sixth season returns Oct. 15

Prime Video

Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? (Prime Video) – Oct. 16

Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? offers a fun, new twist on the premise of the original popular format. Hosted by Travis Kelce, each game will welcome an adult contestant who will rely on a classroom full of celebrities from comedy, screen and sports to help them answer 11 questions on a range of subjects, pulled from elementary curriculum, in an effort to win a $100,000 prize. Rather than compete against the stars, contestants enlist their help and, in some cases, can even “cheat” off of them. And on the final question, worth $100,000, the contestant selects one celebrity to discuss the answer with before locking in. The final question is always at the 6th-grade level. 

AppleTV+

Shrinking (AppleTV+) – Oct. 16

Season two of Shrinking follows a grieving therapist (played by Jason Segel) who starts to break the rules and tell his clients exactly what he thinks. Ignoring his training and ethics, he finds himself making huge, tumultuous changes to people’s lives…including his own.

Prime Video

The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh (Prime Video) – Oct. 17

Inspired by the personal experiences of Emmy-nominated creator Vijal Patel (black-ish, The Middle), The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh follows the Pradeep family and the events of their first few months after moving to America from India. As told through hilarious (and often conflicting) flashbacks from an interrogation room, the Pradeeps quickly find themselves embroiled—romantically, personally, and professionally—with a polar-opposite neighborhood family, leading to a predicament with many surprising twists.

CBS

Elsbeth (CBS) – Oct. 17

Season two premieres Oct. 17.

CBS

Ghosts (CBS) – Oct. 17

Season four of the comedy returns Oct. 17.

Plus, CBS and Just Fix It Productions’ Creep LA are creating an interactive 60-minute show, Creep LA: Ghosts, to be held on select dates in October in two historic mansions in the West Adams area of Los Angeles, with tickets available for purchase at beginning Sept. 9.

CBS

George & Mandy’s First Marriage (CBS) – Oct. 17

George & Mandy’s First Marriage, the sequel to Young Sheldon, follows Georgie (Montana Jordan) and Mandy (Emily Osment) as they raise their young family in Texas while navigating the challenges of adulthood, parenting and marriage.

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