Media | Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me NPR's Wait Wait ... Heading to Television It's getting a one-hour special next month that could lead to more By John Johnson Posted Nov 16, 2011 5:15 PM CST Copied This publicity image released by NPR shows Carl Kasell, left, and Peter Sagal of NPR's satirical news quiz show "Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me!" (AP Photo/NPR, Tony Nagelmann) NPR's popular Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me is heading for the bright lights of television. The quiz show will get a one-hour special that will air Dec. 23 on the cable channel BBC America, reports AP. The New York Times sees it as a "try-out of sorts"—if it does well, expect to see more next year. Host Peter Sagal wasn't divulging much: "No comment. (I've always wanted to say that to the New York Times.)" The shows draws 3.2 million weekly listeners on the radio. Read These Next A game of doorbell ditch turns fatal for 11-year-old. Is India, under hefty tariffs, turning away from the US? Guy accused of snatching hat from boy at US Open IDed as rich CEO. Giuliani injured in high-speed highway crash. Report an error