Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson star in “The X-Files”

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But what is “The Wall,” anyways? Well, the show’s name is actually pretty literal: on stage is a massive, four-storytall wall that towers over Hardwick and the show’s contestant­s. It has pegs all the way down its height, and at its base are 15 slots with dollar amounts listed on them.The contestant­s answer trivia questions, balls are dropped from the wall’s height, and the contestant­s earn (or lose!) the dollar amounts listed on whichever slots the balls tumble into.

If that sounds familiar, it’s because it isn’t so different from Plinko, one of the games played in “The Price Is Right.” “The Wall,” though, is its own unique, towering beast with its own exhilarati­ng energy. “The Wall” returns to Thursday nights starting June 22, on NBC. Sticking around: Disney Channel’s latest hit isn’t going anywhere: “Andi Mack,” which premiered earlier this year, has received an order for a second season, with production beginning next month in Salt Lake City.

The teen-oriented series stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee (“Shameless”) as the title character, a 13-year-old girl with what seems to be a pretty typical life: she goes to school, she has a crush on a cute boy (Asher Angel, “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders”) and she has two best friends, played by Joshua Rush (“Mr. Peabody & Sherman,” 2014) and Sofia Wylie (“Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn”).

It’s when her older sister, Bex (Lilan Bowden, “Parks and Recreation”), returns home after a long absence, though, that Andi’s life gets turned upside down. The revelation that her mother (Lauren Tom, “Pretty Little Liars”) is actually her grandmothe­r, and that her “sister” Bex is really her mom, understand­ably sends shockwaves reverberat­ing through the young teenager’s life.

With a second season on order, “Andi Mack” is here to stay. Production on season 2 begins next month.

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