May 8, 2026

ABC announced today that Who Wants to Be a Millionaire is coming back for a new season in July. It will be the veteran game show's fifth season since returning in 2020.

Based on a British format, the series started out back in 1999 and became an instant hit, airing in prime time to audiences that flocked to the program. It was a flagship on the network for multiple seasons until it eventually wore out its welcome. Its prime time format was cancelled and the show moved to syndication, where it had a successful 17-year run until being cancelled in 2019.

Less than a year later, ABC decided it wanted back in the game, ordering this new prime time edition hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Kimmel will be back this coming season, which will again see two celebrity contestants play together with the hope of winning $1 million for the charity of their choice.