Candy Crush Saga is becoming a game show for CBS read more at here www.spinonews.com/index.php/item/1332-candy-crush-saga-is-becoming-a-game-show-for-cbs

King and Lionsgate announced that the hit puzzle series for mobile Candy Crush is going to serve as the inspiration for a new one-hour game show.

Candy Crush Saga originally launched as a match-3 puzzle game for web browsers in 2012, but it quickly found success on mobile.

Lionsgate TV and game maker King Ltd. are teaming up to produce the show, which will feature "teams of two people us[ing] their wits and physical agility to compete on enormous, interactive game boards featuring next generation technology to conquer Candy Crush and be crowned the champion," .

According to King, people play an average of 18 billion rounds of Candy Crush Saga every month. Its success lead to Activision Blizzard buying King for $5.9 billion in February.

We are huge fans of Candy Crush and, like so many others, we know the ‘rush’ of advancing to the next level of the game,” said Glenn Geller, president of CBS Entertainment, in a press release. We’re excited to work with Lionsgate and King to adapt one of the world’s most popular and entertaining game franchises for television and make it available to its massive, passionate fan base who can watch and play along at home. 

CBS Television Distribution will distribute it in the U.S., and Lionsgate will distribute it internationally.