May 18, 2022 - CINCINNATI – “ Road to the Bee ” – a new, exclusive, one-hour original special documenting what it is like to prepare for and compete in the iconic Scripps National Spelling Bee – will premiere at 8 p.m. ET Thursday, May 26 on ION and Bounce . It comes just days before the 2022 Bee begins. An accomplished actor, director, educator, and lifelong children’s literacy advocate LeVar Burton , host of the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee, narrates “Road to the Bee.” For the first time in Bee's history, the competition will air on ION and Bounce, which are part of Scripps’ portfolio of free, over-the-air national networks. The semifinals will air live-to-tape on ION and Bounce from 8-10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 1. (The semifinals are scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m.) The finals will air live on ION and Bounce from 8-10 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 2 . “Road to the Bee” goes behind the...
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