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Bob Boden
Bob Boden (born January 21, 1959) is an American television producer. Known for his work in game shows and reality television, he is the Executive Vice President of Production and Development for Byron Allen's company Entertainment Studios. Shows he has developed, supervised and produced include '' Funny You Should Ask'', ''Family Feud'', ''The $25,000 Pyramid'', ''Press Your Luck'', ''Card Sharks'', ''Home & Family'', '' Family Game Night'', ''The Game of Life'', ''Scrabble Showdown'', '' To Tell the Truth'', ''Don't Forget the Lyrics'', ''Match Game'', ''Solitary'', '' Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular'', ''American Idol Extra'', ''Househusbands of Hollywood'', '' The Academy'', '' Paradise Hotel 2'', ''The FOX Reality Channel Really Awards'', ''Lingo'', '' Friend or Foe?'', ''Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck'', Russian Roulette, Cram, ''Greed'' (which he co-created), and '' The Chase'', which received a Daytime Emmy nomination. Early life and career Boden was born o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Forget The Lyrics! (American Game Show)
''Don't Forget the Lyrics!'' is an American television game show in which contestants compete to win $1 million by correctly recalling song lyrics from a variety of genres. The program originally aired on Fox from July 11, 2007 to June 19, 2009, hosted by Wayne Brady and produced by RDF USA, part of RDF Media. The premiere of the show prompted NBC to move up the premiere of their similar game show, '' The Singing Bee''. On January 25, 2010, 20th Television announced the debut of a new syndicated version with Sugar Ray lead singer Mark McGrath as host. The show premiered in daytime syndication and in primetime on VH1 on Monday, September 20, 2010. It premiered in primetime on MyNetworkTV on October 5, 2010. On March 24, 2011, the show was canceled along with '' Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?'' due to low ratings. On April 28, 2021, Fox announced that it had ordered a revival of ''Don't Forget the Lyrics!'' with actress and comedian Niecy Nash as host. It premiered on May 23, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greed (game Show)
''Greed'' is an American television game show that aired on Fox for one season. Chuck Woolery was the show's host while Mark Thompson was its announcer. The series format consisted of a team of contestants who answered a set of up to eight multiple-choice questions (the first set of four containing one right answer and the second set of four containing four right answers) for a potential prize of up to $2 million (). Dick Clark and Bob Boden of Dick Clark Productions created the series in response to the success of ABC's ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire''. Production was rushed in an effort to launch the show before ''Millionaire''s new season, and the show premiered less than two months after it was initially pitched. A pilot episode was omitted, and Fox aired its first episode of ''Greed'' on November 4, 1999. While its Nielsen ratings were not quite as successful as ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'', ''Greed'' still improved on Fox's performance year-to-year in its timeslot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cram (game Show)
''Cram'' is an American game show which aired on Game Show Network in 2003. The show featured two teams, each composed of two contestants. For 24 hours before taping, the contestants were sequestered, sleep deprived at a storefront (located at the then named Kodak Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, which is now called the Dolby Theatre). Contestants were then escorted to Sony Pictures Studios, in Culver City, California, where the actual gameplay would commence; with the intent of the contestants staying awake, and "cramming" various material such as trivia questions and jokes, which they would then answer on the show while attempting physical stunts in an attempt to stay awake. Graham Elwood was the show's host, with assistance from Berglind Icey, Arturo Gil, and Andrea Hutchman. Format The Rant Two teams, each with two members each, forming a pre-existing relationship, are introduced to the audience. To start, both teams were given a default consolation of 100 points. Round one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Roulette (game Show)
''Russian Roulette'' is an American game show created and executive produced by Gunnar Wetterberg that ran for two seasons on Game Show Network from June 3, 2002 to June 13, 2003. The show was hosted by Mark L. Walberg and announced by Burton Richardson. Gameplay The ''Russian Roulette'' set consists of a circle with six trapdoors (referred to as "drop zones" by the host), four of which are occupied by the episode's contestants. First round The four contestants are each given $150 at the beginning of the episode, and questions for the first round are valued at that same amount. The number of red lights on the field indicates the number of active drop zones, starting with one drop, and another drop zone is added for each succeeding question (up to five drops starting at question five) and increasing the odds that the contestant will be eliminated after providing an incorrect answer. One contestant is shown a question and must challenge an opponent to answer it. The challenged c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck
''Whammy!'' (subtitled ''The All-New ''Press Your Luck for its first season) is an American television game show that aired new episodes on Game Show Network (GSN) from April 15, 2002 to December 5, 2003. The series was produced by Fremantle North America, in association with GSN. The main goal of the game is to earn as much money and prizes as possible through collecting spins by answering trivia questions correctly, then using those spins on a gameboard to win various prizes and cash amounts while attempting to avoid the show's eponymous character, the "Whammy." Contestants who do land on a Whammy lose all their prizes accumulated to that point; four Whammies eliminates a contestant from the game. The program is an updated version of ''Press Your Luck'', which originally aired on CBS from September 19, 1983 to September 26, 1986. The series was taped at Tribune Studios and was hosted by Todd Newton, with Gary Kroeger announcing. The show aired in reruns on GSN until 2017, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friend Or Foe? (game Show)
''Friend or Foe?'' is an American game show based on knowledge and trust which aired on Game Show Network. Three teams of two strangers attempted to persuade their partner into sharing their accumulated winnings rather than stealing it for themselves. The show premiered June 3, 2002, and aired for two seasons totaling 105 episodes. It was hosted by Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, who was credited as "Kennedy", except for the April Fool's Day 2003 episode (the final first-run episode), in which Mark L. Walberg, the host of '' Russian Roulette'', hosted as part of GSN's April Fools prank; the hosts traded shows for the day, made cameo appearances, and played for charity on ''Lingo''. The show "re-debuted" in 2008, re-airing episodes from the series during that year. Gameplay Main game At the start of the game, three of the six contestants secretly choose one of the other three contestants as their teammates. If two or more contestants choose the same contestant as a potential partner, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lingo (American Game Show)
''Lingo'' is an American television game show with multiple international adaptations. In it, contestants compete to decode five-letter words given the first letter, similarly to Jotto, with each correctly guessed word earning number draws to attempt filling in a Bingo card. Three ''Lingo'' series have aired in the United States. The first was aired in daily syndication from September 28, 1987 until March 25, 1988, and taped at the BCTV studios in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby, British Columbia; initially hosted by Michael Reagan, series creator Ralph Andrews took over beginning in February 1988. On August 5, 2002, Game Show Network (GSN) premiered a revival of ''Lingo'', which was hosted by Chuck Woolery and ran for six seasons through 2007. On June 6, 2011, GSN premiered a second revival hosted by comedian Bill Engvall, running for one season. On February 11, 2022, CBS announced that it had ordered a primetime revival of ''Lingo'' from Objective Media Group, with RuPaul as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradise Hotel
''Paradise Hotel'' is an American reality television program. In the show, a group of singles live in a luxurious hotel resort, competing to see who can stay in the hotel the longest. Each week, the contestants pair off into couples, and must share a hotel room together. One person is left over, and he or she must either pair up in the following episode, or leave the hotel to be replaced by a new contestant. The format was created by Mentorn, a British production company, which has produced various versions of the show around the world. The show premiered on Fox in 2003, and was hosted by Amanda Byram. A second season, also hosted by Byram, was broadcast on MyNetworkTV and Fox Reality Channel in 2008. Fox revived ''Paradise Hotel'' in 2019, with new host Kristin Cavallari, but Fox cancelled the series again in August 2019. Episodes Series overview Season 1 (2003) The first season of ''Paradise Hotel'', hosted by Amanda Byram, aired on Fox from June 18 to October 1, 2003, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Academy (American TV Series)
''The Academy'' is a reality television series that provides a behind-the-scenes look at police recruits of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Academy as they go through an 18-week training course to become deputies of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The program premiered in May 2007 on Fox Reality Channel with class 355. As of fall 2007, the series is also aired on MyNetworkTV. There were 111 recruits to start out and 24 were separated. Separations occur when recruits fail make-up exams, simply decide to resign due to injury or by personal choice, or when the instructors feel the recruit shouldn't continue with training. The lead drill instructor was Deputy Miley a.k.a. "The Ramrod". Class 355 was mostly made of recruits for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, but there were recruits for other agencies as well such as the Los Angeles Port Police, Torrance Police Department, Inglewood Police Department, Redondo Beach Police Department, and the Pomona Police Dep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Househusbands Of Hollywood
''Househusbands of Hollywood '' was a Fox Reality Channel series that documented the lives of five househusbands and their wives and families. The Cast *Billy Ashley, a former major league baseball player who is married to a celebrity makeup artist. *Danny Barclay, an unemployed actor whose wife is an attorney. * Darryl M. Bell, an actor from the television series ''A Different World'' whose girlfriend is actress Tempestt Bledsoe. *Charlie Mattera, an actor/screenwriter and "gentlemen bandit" is married to a celebrity psychologist. *Grant Reynolds a former United States Marine Corps sniper married to TV personality Jillian Reynolds Jillian Marie Barberie (née Warry; born September 26, 1966) is a Canadian-born American television hostess, sportscaster, radio personality and actress. From 1995 to 2012, she was a co-host on the Los Angeles television morning news and enterta .... Episodes External links * References {{reflist 2009 American television series debuts 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Idol Extra
''American Idol Extra'' is a television show that was shown on the Fox Reality Channel and Star! and billed as "the show that picks up right where ''American Idol'' leaves off". The program featured the first full-length interview with the most recent eliminated contestant and various behind-the-scenes material. It was hosted by Jillian Reynolds and co-hosted by Ace Young, a former contestant of the show. Jillian interviewed each week's eliminated contestant as well as Idol contestants from years past. The show included exclusive behind the scenes packages from the Idol show as well as live, in studio, performances by former Idols. Judges Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Kara DioGuardi were periodically interviewed after the results show tapings. The show premiered in 2006 and was shown on both Fox Reality Channel and The 101 Network (the DirecTV owned and exclusive programming service). Ty Treadway was the host that season and Mikalah Gordon and Matthew Roger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
