The CW Revives 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?'

Improv comedy series to premiere this summer

By Andrea Morabito -- Broadcasting & Cable, 3/1/2013 4:22:44 PM

The CW is reviving the improv series Whose Line Is It Anyway?, on Friday ordering 10 half-hour episodes to premiere this summer.

Ryan Stiles, Wayne Brady and Colin Mochrie, who starred in the original ABC series that aired from 1998-2007, will return for the new version, which will be hosted by The Talk's Aisha Tyler instead of Drew Carey. The three performers and a special guest each episode will use prompts supplied by the studio audience and host to depict characters and scenes to win points in each round.

The pick-up marks the first move into the comedy space for The CW, a genre network president Mark Pedowitz has been looking to develop since he took the helm almost two years ago.

News of Whose Line's return was first hinted at by Mochrie on Twitter Friday morning.