WHAT BETTER WAY TO KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR THAN TO BLANK WITH ALEC BALDWIN AND ALL-NEW EPISODES OF 'MATCH GAME,' STARTING WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, ON ABC

The year 2017 is getting started with a BLANK! The shag carpet is back, the microphone is still skinny and the Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actor Alec Baldwin is at the helm. Produced by FremantleMedia North America, "Match Game" returns on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EST), and features four contestants each week vying for the chance to win $25,000, as they attempt to match the answers of six celebrities in a game of fill-in-the-missing-blank.

Celebrity Panelists for January 4:

Jason Alexander ("Seinfeld," Tony Award-winner)

Cheryl Hines ("Curb Your Enthusiasm")

Ice T ("Law & Order: Special Victims Unit")

Ellie Kemper ("Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt")

Wayne Brady ("Whose Line Is It Anyway?" "Let's Make a Deal")

Caroline Rhea (actress, comedian, talk show host)

Joining the celebrity panelists are Caron Harrigan (hometown, Cerritos, California), Steve Ceriotti (hometown, St. Louis, Missouri), Chris Grant (hometown, Bronx, New York) and Vicky Snow (hometown, Tijuana, Mexico).

Executive producers include Alec Baldwin, FMNA's Jennifer Mullin, Scott St. John and Mallory Schwartz.

"Match Game" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound.

For more information on "Match Game," visit ABC.com.