{"id":30865,"date":"2016-04-13T02:15:08","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T02:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/?p=30865"},"modified":"2016-04-12T02:44:11","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T02:44:11","slug":"craig-ferguson-game-season-crunch-tape-forward-ben","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/craig-ferguson-game-season-crunch-tape-forward-ben\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>New &#8216;Name Game&#8217; Episodes Return<a href=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2016\/04\/Red-Dog-Socks-sl.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30867\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-30867 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2016\/04\/Red-Dog-Socks-sl-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"Red Dog Socks sl\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2016\/04\/Red-Dog-Socks-sl-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2016\/04\/Red-Dog-Socks-sl-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2016\/04\/Red-Dog-Socks-sl-250x144.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2016\/04\/Red-Dog-Socks-sl.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\r\nAll-new episodes of <em>Celebrity Name Game<\/em> return on Monday, April 18, as host <strong>Craig Ferguson<\/strong>, complete with red socks (or are they tights?) with dogs on them, delivers the home stretch of the popular game show&#8217;s second season. Taping for the third season is already underway, with shows being recorded the second and fourth weeks of April. More will probably be scheduled in the summer to get closer to the 160 episodes needed for a complete season. Check your local listings for the time and channel &#8220;in your region.&#8221;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>&#8216;Crunch&#8217; Week Nears<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2016\/03\/CF-Blue-Suit-sl.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30823\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-30823\" src=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2016\/03\/CF-Blue-Suit-sl-150x87.jpg\" alt=\"CF Blue Suit sl\" width=\"230\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2016\/03\/CF-Blue-Suit-sl-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2016\/03\/CF-Blue-Suit-sl-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2016\/03\/CF-Blue-Suit-sl-250x144.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2016\/03\/CF-Blue-Suit-sl.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>Production began Monday at Universal Studios on <em>Crunch Time<\/em>, the NBC sitcom with Craig in the starring role. Taping is planned for the week of April 16-22, while Craig takes a brief break from taping the game show. The network will be reviewing several choices for possible future shows in the coming weeks, and as we hear any updates, we&#8217;ll be sure to pass them along.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Forward Joins<a href=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/01\/05-Mark-Forward.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14743\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-14743 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/01\/05-Mark-Forward.jpg\" alt=\"05 Mark Forward\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/01\/05-Mark-Forward.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/01\/05-Mark-Forward-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/01\/05-Mark-Forward-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/images.rsanews.com\/2012\/01\/05-Mark-Forward-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\r\nCanadian comedian <strong>Mark Forward<\/strong> is scheduled to be a guest on this week&#8217;s episode of <em>Join Or Die<\/em> on the History Channel. Mark has appeared on <em>The Late Late Show<\/em> and has opened for Craig during much of the <em>Hot and Grumpy Tour<\/em>. The other guests for the show, which will try to determine &#8220;History&#8217;s Biggest Fall from Grace&#8221; will be comedian <strong>Jay Leno<\/strong> and public relations expert <strong>Howard Bragman<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: large;\"><strong>Cumber-Who?<\/strong><\/span>\r\nWhen it comes to a certain British actor, Craig isn&#8217;t sure he didn&#8217;t make up his name, as he pointed out on <em>Celebrity Name Game<\/em>.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Video courtesy: Celebrity Name Game<\/span>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/beMXTgOixZc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\r\n\r\nWant more news about Craig Ferguson? 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