Format has been revealed for game show that Chiefs’ Travis Kelce will host

Travis Kelce’s rookie season (on TV) will begin soon.

Amazon announced Tuesday that it has order 20 episodes of the game show “Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity?” It will be hosted by Kelce, the Chiefs tight end.

The show is a spinoff of “Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader,” which had been hosted by comedian Jeff Foxworthy. In the original game show, contestants answered questions from grade-school textbooks and won money based on the number of correct responses. School-age kids helped answered the questions.

The show Kelce is hosting is tweaking that format.

Here is a description from Amazon: “Each game will welcome an adult contestant who will rely on a classroom full of celebrities from stage, screen, and sports to help them answer 11 questions on a range of subjects, pulled from elementary curriculum, in an effort to win a $100,000 prize. They are not competing against the stars … they’re enlisting their help and, in some cases, can even ‘cheat’ off of them.

“And on the final question, worth $100,000, the contestant selects one celebrity to discuss the answer with before locking in. The final question is always at the 6th-grade level.”

We know from a photo that was shared on social media last week that former NFL quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick will appear in at least one episode.

It will be interesting to see what other celebrities join Kelce in the show.

“I grew up loving game shows, and I’m excited to be following in the footsteps of so many TV icons by hosting my very first one with ‘Are you Smarter than a Celebrity,’” Kelce said in a news release. “The original show is a great success, so to be bringing a new format with everyone’s favorite celebrities to the screen, will definitely be entertaining.

“I’m just happy to be on the hosting side of the equation here and excited to see how these famous faces keep up.”

Barry Poznick, a co-creator of the series said in a news release: “With the ultimate class clown, Travis Kelce, hosting, viewers should expect the unexpected!”

Wes Kauble, who grew up in Kansas City, is the showrunner and an executive producer of the show.

Amazon did not announce when the show will make its debut.