Candy Crush Saga to Become a Game Show

With the Angry Birds movie a success and Emoji and Fruit Ninja getting the Hollywood treatment too, you'd expect to see Candy Crush Saga, the most popular mobile game, getting in on the action too. Well, the app is actually going to hit the small screen, courtesy of CBS.

"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, CBS Entertainment. "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."

The live-action show will take a format created and executive produced by Matt Kunitz, featuring a giant Candy Crush board, as teams of two people complete with agility and wits. No host has yet been announced, but the show will be distributed domestically by CBS Television Distribution and internationally by Lionsgate.

"The Candy Crush franchise lends itself perfectly to the kind of larger-than-life, physical game shows that I love to produce and CBS is the perfect home for it," said executive producer Matt Kunitz ("Wipeout," "Fear Factor"). "As a Candy Crush Saga player myself, I am excited to amp up the action and visuals in our huge Candy Crush Arena."