Peyton & Cooper Manning Bring Family Fun to ‘Capital One College Bowl’
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Few NFL players mastered the late-game pressure quite like Peyton Manning. Now, the Hall of Famer is quarterbacking this all-new version of the classic quiz show, the Capital One College Bowl.
The setup: Trios of students from 12 top colleges and universities face off for big scholarship money (the pot is now $1 million), spurred on by video messages from famed alumni. (Michigan’s booster? Manning’s longtime rival, Tom Brady!)
In the sidekick role, older brother Cooper cracks wise; at one point, he intercepts an Olympics question by naming his favorite would-be event of the Games: hot dog eating.
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“They have this great dynamic,” executive producer David Friedman says. “It almost feels like the brothers are hosting the show from the family basement.”
Capital One College Bowl, Series Premiere, Tuesday, June 22, 10/9c, NBC
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Ugh - I watched last night and it would have been good without the Manning brothers. Peyton Manning has a speech impediment called “s-backing”. So he pronounces “s” and “sh”. Why he is hosting a show is beyond me. And Cooper is not funny.
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Glad to see a renaissance of College Bowl. Kudos to the many student unions that kept it alive during the 80's, 90's, and early 2000's so that there were schools with active programs, and history of competing during the lean times. Allen Ludden would be pleased.
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I think the college bowl with Peyton Manning and his brother is educational and funny. It is a very good show.
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