LeVar Burton is set to host a game show version of the classic trivia game “Trivial Pursuit,” which is currently in development at Entertainment One (eOne). “’Trivial Pursuit’ is one of ...

When Haney wondered what kind of game, Abbott had a ready answer. “Trivia,” he said. By the next morning, the two had sketched out a rough idea for what would become Trivial Pursuit.

Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. Trivial Pursuit is based on the classic trivia game, where “contestants battle it out over a range of play-along question categories to ...