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"Meredith Vieira is to leave the syndicated version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?. Producers of the gameshow confirmed on Thursday (January 10) that Vieira will continue through the current season, before handing the show over to a new host.   A spokesperson for ABC said in a press statement: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s the final year of Meredith&amp;#039;s contract.  &amp;quot;She has chosen to move on and pursue other opportunities. We are searching for a new host.&amp;quot; Vieira joined the syndicated Who Wants to be a Millionaire? in 2002, replacing original host Regis Philbin. Philbin had initially hosted the primetime version of the game from 1999 to 2002. The eleventh season of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?&amp;#039;s syndicated series premiered in September 2012. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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