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ABC has set a Feb. 17 premiere date for its upcoming hidden camera series“Repeat After Me,” the network announced atWednesday’s Television Critics Assn. in Pasadena.
The realityshow, inspired by exec producer Ellen DeGeneres’ signature talkshow segment,marks the third Warner Horizon Television unscripted series pickup atABC since Mike Darnell joined the studio as president of unscripted andalternative television. The other two were “Bachelor” spinoff “Bachelor in Paradise” and Mark Burnett’s “500 Questions.”
“Repeat After Me” will see host Wendi McLendon-Covey, star of “TheGoldbergs,” guide celebrities, via earpiece, to interact with everydaypeople who aren’t aware they’re being filmed. The winning moment will beannounced in front of a live studio audience at the end of each episode.
The pilot features Ellen Pompeo, Taye Diggs and Harry Connick Jr.
Along with DeGeneres, Ed Glavin, Andy Lassner, Kevin A. LemanII, Jason Goldberg, James Breen and Jeff Kleeman — all of “The EllenDeGeneres Show” — are executive producers. Warner Horizon Televisionwill produce in association with A Very Good Production.
Watch a sneak peek of the premiere episode above.