Pictionary (4)

Host
Jerry O'Connell
Announcers
Trial Run Jamie Anderson Series Natalie Peyser (Season 1) Tammie Mac (Season 2) Headkrack (Season 3)
Broadcast
FOX O&O's: 7/12/2021 - 7/30/2021 Syndication: 9/12/2022-present
Packagers
Mattel Television Otter Creek Productions
Distributor
CBS Media Ventures/CBS Broadcasting

"Can you guess what this is? If you guessed [X], then you'll be a great contestant on PICTIONARY!/It's time for PICTIONARY! Our first celebrity captain is (insert name) and with him/her our (insert contestant) & his/her (insert contestant) our other celebrity captain (insert name) he/she is joined by (insert contestant) & (insert contestant). And now, here is your host, Jerry O'Connell."

Production[]

A new version of Pictionary premiered on select FOX stations Monday, July 12, 2021, to see if it is worthy of a fall release in 2022, which has been confirmed.^[1]^[2] It premiered on September 12, 2022, one week after Labor Day.

In January 2023, it was announced that the show along with 25 Words Or Less was renewed for the 2023-24 television season which premiered on September 11, 2023.^[3]

On April 3, 2024, it was announced that the trio of Game Shows 25 Words Or Less, Pictionary, and Person Place Or Thing was renewed through the 2024-25 television season.^[4]

Gameplay[]

Two teams of three, consisting of one celebrity and two contestants, compete.

Round 1 - Quick Draw (Seasons 1 and 2)[]

Trial Run[]

Three pictures were drawn, starting at 500 points and decreasing by 100 every two seconds. If a team buzzes in and guesses it wrong, the opponents get a chance to steal the points.

Series[]

One picture is drawn, and the first player on either team to solve the sketch will score 100 points for the team and the right to decide which team will draw first in Sketch or Steal. If a team buzzes in and guesses it wrong, the opponents get a chance to steal the points.

This round was removed starting in Season 3. Instead, a coin flip performed before the show determines who draws first in Sketch or Steal.

Round 2 - Sketch or Steal (Round 1 starting in Season 3)[]

A category is revealed, and each team member has 15 seconds to draw something related to the category. A correct guess earns 100 points, but if time runs out, the opponents get to guess for the 100 points. After all six players draw, the whole process is repeated, this time with a different category and 200 points for each correct guess.

Starting in Season 3, correct guesses are worth 100 points and successful steals are worth 50 points for the first category, then doubled to 200 points and 100 points, respectively, for the second category.

Also starting in Season 3, after the round ends, a home viewer gets a chance to win a prize as well. The host reveals a clue to the word to be drawn for the viewer, and the viewer has 10 seconds to guess it correctly. A successful guess wins the viewer the prize. Otherwise, the viewer still gets the home version of Pictionary.

Round 3 - Choose Your Words (Round 2 starting in Season 3)[]

Each team is given five words, and must select the three they feel are the hardest of the five for their opponents. Each opposing team member has 60 seconds to get their partners to say those words, with each one worth 1,000 points. If at any time a team gets stuck, they can pass and come back later if there is time.

Starting in Season 3, correct guesses are worth 500 points.

The team trailing after Sketch or Steal (or in the case of a tie, the winner of a coin flip) always draws first.

The team with the highest score wins. In the trial run, the losing civilian partners each get a consolation prize.

If both teams are tied, the host will draw one random word. The first team to buzz in and get it correct wins. However, an incorrect guess loses the game by default.

Final Draw[]

One of the civilian players is shown five words, and must select three for their partners (now including the celebrity from the losing team) to guess. They have 45 seconds, and if stuck, can pass and come back. The first two words are worth $1,000 each, and guessing all three wins the civilian players the $2,000 and a trip.