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List Of American Game Shows
The following is a list of game shows in the United States. Ongoing shows are in bold type. General game and quiz shows # *''1 vs. 100'' (2006–2008, 2010–2011) *'' 2 Minute Drill'' (2000–2001) *'' 3 for the Money'' (1975) *'' 10 Seconds'' (1993–1994) *''20Q'' (2009) *'' 25 Words or Less'' (2019–present; began as a test run in 2018) *''50 Grand Slam'' (1976) *'' 100 Grand'' (1963) *'' 100%'' (1999) *''101 Ways to Leave a Game Show'' (2011) *''500 Questions'' (2015–2016) *''$1,000 Reward'' (1950) *''The $10,000 Pyramid'' (1973–1976; began as a 1973 pilot called ''Cash on the Line'') **''The $20,000 Pyramid'' (1976–1980) **''The $25,000 Pyramid'' (1974–1979, 1982–1987, 1988) **''The $50,000 Pyramid'' (1981) **''The $100,000 Pyramid'' (1985–1988, 1991, 2016–present) **''Pyramid'' (2002–2004) **''The Pyramid'' (2012) *''The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime'' (1986–1987) A *''About Faces'' (1960–1961) *''Across the Board'' (1959) *''Add a Line'' (1949) *''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Show
A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or Let's Play, demonstrative and are typically directed by a game show host, host, sharing the rules of the program as well as commentating and narrating where necessary. The history of game shows dates back to the invention of television as a medium. On most game shows, contestants either have to answer questions or solve puzzles, typically to win either money or prizes. Game shows often reward players with prizes such as cash, trips and goods and services provided by the show's sponsor. History 1930s–1950s Game shows began to appear on radio and television in the late 1930s. The first television game show, ''Spelling Bee (game show), Spelling Bee'', as well as the first radio game show, ''Information Please'', were both broadcast in 1938; the first major success in the game show genre was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All About Faces
''All About Faces'' was a weekly game show which ran from August 30, 1971, to September 1972. The series incorporated a "hidden camera" format similar to ''Candid Camera''. The program was produced in Toronto by Screen Gems, at the studios of CFTO-TV in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario. Richard Hayes was host, and the show's producer was Dan Enright. The show was short-lived, lasting only one season in U.S. television syndication and on Canada's CTV. Format Two teams, each consisting of a celebrity and a friend or relative, would be shown a clip of an unsuspecting person placed in an embarrassing situation, recorded by a hidden camera, and as the film was frozen on a closeup of the person's face, the contestants had to wager on how the person would react. For example, a person in a taxicab is told by the driver that he is nearsighted and color blind; the contestants would guess whether the passenger would exit the cab or not. Each team started with $50 and could bet up to that amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anything For Money
''Anything for Money'' is an American television game show where two contestants tried to predict the outcomes of situations in which cast members Christopher Callen and Ralph Harris attempted to coerce passers-by into participating in jokes, in exchange for increasing amounts of money. Fred Travalena hosted ''Anything for Money'' with Johnny Gilbert serving as announcer. The series was syndicated to stations to air as part of their daytime lineups and premiered on September 17, 1984. Originally slated to air twenty-two weeks of new episodes at first, an additional eight weeks were ordered over the course of the season and a total of 150 episodes aired before the show was cancelled. First-run episodes aired from the premiere until April 19, 1985, and reruns aired until sometime in August 1985. The show later aired on USA Network from 1986 until 1988. The series was produced by Gary Bernstein and Larry Hovis, packaged by their production company Bernstein/Hovis Productions and Im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal Crack-Ups
''Animal Crack-Ups'' is an ABC game show which aired in primetime from August 8 to September 12, 1987, after which it aired on Saturday mornings from September 12, 1987, to December 30, 1989, and again from June 2 to September 1, 1990. It was produced by ABC Productions in association with Vin Di Bona Productions (both companies also produce ''America's Funniest Home Videos'') and hosted by Alan Thicke, who was on ''Growing Pains'' at the time. The program was based on a Japanese Tokyo Broadcasting System Television series, ''Wakuwaku Dōbutsu Land'' ( わくわく動物ランド). The show's theme song was "Animals Are Just Like People Too", created by Thickovit music (Alan and Todd Thicke and Gary Pickus).Library of Congress. "Animals are just like people too : Theme from Animal crack-ups." Copyright registration PAu001011105. Gameplay Four celebrities competed. Host Thicke introduced a video clip about an animal; at some point, the video was paused and Thicke asked a questio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amnesia (game Show)
''Amnesia'' (stylized as ''Amne$ia'') is an American television game show that aired on Fridays at 8:00 PM ET on NBC, after debuting on February 22, 2008 at 9:00 PM ET after ''1 vs. 100''. Contestants win money by answering questions about their own lives. The program was produced by Mark Burnett, producer of other shows like ''Survivor'', ''The Apprentice'', and '' Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?'', and was hosted by comedian Dennis Miller. Contestants were able to win up to $250,000. Gameplay The game was played in five rounds: Round 1: You In 60 Seconds Instead of standard welcome intros, Amnesia began with a speed round. The contestant had 60 seconds to answer seven questions, winning $1,000 for each correct answer, for a maximum of $7,000. There was no penalty for wrong answers, and the money won in this round was the contestant's to keep. Rounds 2–4 In the next three rounds, the contestant was sent to a soundproof booth and a loved one was asked about various events th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Ninja Warrior
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Americana (game Show)
''Americana'' is a weekly game show which ran on NBC from December 8, 1947, to July 4, 1949. Format and schedule The quiz, whose slogan was "Your program about your country", involved five contestants (originally adults, changed to high school students by March 1949) answering viewer-submitted questions about American history. A panel of three actors would perform short skits (with either one actor or more in each), after which the contestants would try to answer the questions. A set of the ''Encyclopedia Americana'' went to the person who submitted "the most interesting question of the week". The 30-minute show aired Mondays at 8:10 pm ET in December 1947, at 8 pm ET from January 1948 into April 1948, at 8:30 ET from April 1948 through November 1948, and at 9:30 ET from December 1948 until its end. Firestone was a sponsor of the program. Hosts The series was originally hosted by literary critic John Mason Brown. On January 21, 1948, Brown was replaced by composer and musica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Gladiators (2008 TV Series)
''American Gladiators'' is an American competition TV show that aired on NBC and Citytv in Canada. Hosted by Hulk Hogan and Laila Ali, the show matches amateur athletes against each other and the show's own " gladiators" in contests of strength, agility, and endurance. It is a remake of the original series of the same name which ran from 1989–1996, with elements of the UK version of the 1990s. The show is refereed by Al Kaplon, a former American League umpire, who can also be seen as the referee in '' Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story''. Play-by-play narration is handled by Van Earl Wright. Season 1 was taped at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. Beginning with Season 2, the show moved to the Los Angeles Sports Arena. It is produced by Reveille Productions and MGM Television. ''American Gladiators'' premiered on Sunday, January 6, 2008, an average of 12 million people watched the two-hour premiere. All other Season 1 episodes aired Mondays at 8:00 ET/PT, e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Gladiators (1989 TV Series)
''American Gladiators'' is an American competition television program that aired weekly in syndication from September 1989 to May 1996. The series matched a cast of amateur athletes against each other, as well as against the show's own "gladiators", in contests of strength and agility. The concept was originally created in 1982 by Johnny C. Ferraro and Dan Carr. Carr gathered the Gladiators and hosted the show, and Ferraro financed and produced the original competition at Erie Tech High School in Erie, Pennsylvania so Ferraro could have the event on film as to shop the new creation. In 1983 Ferraro financed, developed and packaged the American Gladiators as a movie project. In 1984 Carr sold his interest in a literary purchase to Flor-Jon Films. Ferraro had been the main driving force behind the American Gladiators brand since 1982. In 1987, Flor-Jon Films then licensed the unscripted rights to The Samuel Goldwyn Company (now part of MGM). Ferraro is the sole creator of the 1994 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The American Bible Challenge
''The American Bible Challenge'' is an American biblical-themed television game show created by Game Show Network. The series is hosted by comedian Jeff Foxworthy, with gospel musician Kirk Franklin joining Foxworthy as co-host and announcer in the second season. The series debuted on August 23, 2012. Each season of the series is played as a nine-episode tournament with six episodes of opening rounds, two semi-finals, and a final. Each opening round starts with three teams of three contestants answering questions about the Bible. The teams then nominate their strongest contestants to answer questions by themselves without any assistance from their teammates. After this part of the round, the third-placed team is eliminated and the two highest-scoring teams compete in a final round with the scores being reset to zero. The remaining teams answer as many questions correctly as possible within one minute, and the highest-scoring team from this round wins a $20,000 prize which is give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
America Says
''America Says'' is an American television game show hosted by John Michael Higgins and broadcast on Game Show Network. The series consists of two teams of four guessing the top answers to fill-in-the-blank survey questions. It is basically a restructuring of the Audience Match portion of ''Match Game''. Gameplay Main rounds Two teams of four compete, consisting of friends and family. One team is shown a fill-in-the-blank and its top seven answers, with the first letter of each word in each correct answer being shown as a clue. For example, if the question is "When I think of Italy, I think of lank" an answer might be "L______ T____" for Leaning Tower. The length of the blank is a further clue to the length of the correct answer. In each round, each team is given one question. The team has a total of 30 seconds to guess all seven answers correctly. The first player offers an answer and keeps giving answers until giving an answer that is not on the board, at which point control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Almost Impossible Gameshow
''The Almost Impossible Gameshow'' is a British game show that aired on ITV2 from 1 October 2015 to 11 May 2016 and is hosted by The Rubberbandits. Gameplay Each contestant starts the contest with 50 lives, and takes on a series of games. These games are designed to be extremely difficult, hence the show's name. For each attempt that ends in failure, the contestant loses one life and must reattempt the game. The contestant can only move on to another game after one successful attempt, or after failing the game outright by making 15 failed attempts. If the contestant can successfully complete five games before running out of lives, they win a trophy; any contestant who runs out of lives is out of the game. Games Games are sorted into seven zones: Tunnel, Paddock, Hill, Runway, Mud Pit, Hangar and Pool. Contestants and winners Each episode has 10 contestants and many episodes ended with all the contestants out of the game, either due to running out of lives or for medical reason ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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