ATLANTA — Fox has not only changed hosts for the second season of its game show “The 1% Club” but moved production from Los Angeles to metro Atlanta.

Joel McHale was hired to take over for stand-up comic and actor Patton Oswalt. The first season aired on both Fox and Amazon Prime Video. Now Amazon, which currently has the first season available for Prime subscribers, is stepping away, giving Fox exclusivity to air Season 2. (It’s unclear if Hulu, which airs most Fox shows, will also pick it up.)

“Joel’s outstanding comedic timing and hosting charm already make him a standout talent here at Fox, and now — building on ‘The 1% Club’s’ strong first year on the network — we’re bringing his unrivaled energy, irreverence, and charisma to season 2,” Fox president Michael Thorn aid in a press release.

McHale, who has been shooting “Scream 7″ in metro Atlanta, is now very much a Fox favorite. He stars in Fox scripted comedy “Animal Control” and also hosts the game show “Crime Scene Kitchen,” which was renewed for a fourth season this past November.

“The 1% Club” is scheduled to tape March 24 through April 2 at Trilith Studios in Fayetteville, according to an email sent to IATSE 479, the local union representing most crew members.

The show, which originally started in the United Kingdom, provides 100 contestants logic questions designed to be answered correctly by a certain percentage of the population. The easiest questions can be answered by 90% of people and get progressively harder until only 1% can do so. Contestants are eliminated until only one is left to potentially take home the top prize of $100,000.

Metro Atlanta has been home to several game shows over the years, with the most notable being Steve Harvey’s syndicated “Family Feud,” which is also shooting now at Trilith. Harvey has been shooting that show in metro Atlanta for most of the past 15 years.

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