As the game show’s season 1 finale approaches, TBS announces that they are renewing the show for its second season. Its current host, Jameela Jamil, will return for the second season.
Inspired by the card game Sh*t Happens, ‘The Misery Index’ is a game show where people “make a fortune out of other people’s misfortunes” (Deadline). Teammates rate a series of unfortunate events based on how tragic they are on a “misery index”.