Former ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Host Makes Big Career Announcement

As fans get ready to watch Ribeiro and Hough’s third season hosting “Dancing With the Stars” together, former host Erin Andrews is gearing up to start her first hosting gig since leaving the show.

After her unceremonious dismissal from the show after Season 28, Andrews focused on her job in sports journalism, as an NFL sideline reporter for Fox, and started her WEAR clothing line and “Calm Down with Erin and Charissa” podcast. Now that she’s made her way back into reality TV to co-host the new game show “99 To Beat,” Andrews is, understandably, nervous.

Andrews Reveals She’ll Host ’99 To Beat’ 6 Years After ‘DWTS’ Exit

“I’m going on a trip, I’m going on a work trip on Friday,” Andrews told producer Ryan Musick on her podcast. “And I’m leaving for a while to film a new game show for FOX.”

“And I’m very nervous, I have a ton of anxiety. But I’m excited,” Andrews added. “I am excited to get back into that world. Obviously, it’s been a minute since I got the boot from “Dancing With the Stars” with Tom Bergeron. I affectionately love to tell that story. My agent is like, ‘Don’t say that, you weren’t fired, you were replaced.’ I was fired. I was fired.”

She went on to reveal that she’d been trying to find a game show to host for a while. “I was on “Pyramid” one time with [Michael] Strahan, up against Aaron Rodgers. Had a blast doing that. I love that whole vibe, and had been really, you know, taking meetings, and trying to get back into that world.”

“I like playing off people, I like playing off contestants,” she continued. But she couldn’t resist one swipe at “DWTS,” cheekily telling listeners. “Super pumped I don’t have to wear a ballroom gown. I’m very excited about that.”

Andrews’ New Game Show Invites Normal People to Compete in ‘Ridiculous’ Challenges

Andrews’ new show, “99 To Beat,” first debuted in Belgium in 2018. Initially, 100 contestants compete against each other in mental, physical, and just plain ridiculous challenges. In one challenge, “pairs of contestants were blindfolded and had to identify the sound of squeaky toys,” Deadline reported.

“We were looking for a show about normal people,” the show’s creator, Jo Dehennin, said. “We wanted to do something for everyone that everyone could participate in. And it is out of the ordinary in that usually gameshows have winners and there has to be some extraordinary quality to the contestants, but in this show it is all about not losing.”

Whoever finishes last in each challenge is out, and whoever makes it to the end as the final contestant standing takes home a jackpot of $100,000.

Following the tremendous success of the Belgian format, other countries adopted it. The United States will be the 11th country to create its own version of 99 To Beat. According to TV Insider, Andrews will co-host with Ken Jeong, which is scheduled to air Wednesdays at 9 ET/8 CT in the fall.