New show premieres next month on Fox Sports 1, with TV icon Philbin as host

Jul 17, 2013 08:57 GMT  ·  By

If you’ve been missing TV icon Regis Philbin, there’s excellent news for you because he’s set to make his comeback on the small screen as early as next month, hosting a sports show on Fox Sports 1.

Above is a video of Philbin being interviewed by Wall Street Journal Live, in which he talks about his new project, described as a “sports entertainment show,” and the much hyped Google Glass.

“I think we're gonna have a little humor now and then,” Philbin says of “Crowd Goes Wild.”

It will focus on the NFL and Philbin’s favorite sport, tennis, with producers hoping that, one day, it will become a serious competitor to ESPN’s crown.

It will also be fun and expand to include social media.

“Crowd Goes Wild” premieres on August 19 so, if you’re eager to see Regis back, save the date.