Christina Aguilera Pitches New Music Game Show Pilot For Spike
Variety is reporting that the pop diva is producing Tracks, a new game show that sounds like Name That Tune for the GarageBand generation. Teams of 2 compete to identify different songs based on their...
View ArticleIf They Ever Revive High Rollers, You’ll Be Ready With This Strategy Guide
What’s the optimal strategy for taking on the Big Numbers? Game show fan and math aficionado Dave Mattingly has a fantastic in-depth read on the optimal strategy for playing the bonus round of the game...
View ArticleGSN’s Planning A Second-Screen Experience
Harkening back to the interactive GSN games, AdAge is reporting that GSN is once again planning a “real-time second-screen platform that will allow viewers to engage with content and play along with...
View ArticleAlyson Hannigan Named Host of Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Alyson Hannigan, known for her work in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, How I Met Your Mother, and the American Pie movie series will host the new season of Penn & Teller: Fool Us on The CW.Read More
View ArticleTaye Diggs Hosts “You’re Back In The Room” for FOX
Deadline is reporting that the hypnotism-themed game show imported from the UK will be hosted by the actor and co-fronted by the hypnotist from the UK version, Keith Barry. Production starts in...
View ArticleCreate Hasbro’s Newest Game
Do you have an idea for the next great board game? You could win up to $25,000 by submitting your idea to Hasbro Gaming, and work at their headquarters in making your board game hit the shelves.Read More
View ArticleJeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune Get German Versions This Fall
According to an article from RealScreen.com, German broadcaster RTL is filling its new channel RTL+ with 60 episodes of a local version of both Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune. Nerds will no doubt leave...
View ArticleLast Night’s Wheel of Fortune Ended In A Tie
So they had a tie-breaker toss-up. It’s been over a decade since a game of WoF has ended in a tie.Read More
View ArticleNick’s Double Dare Meets Dolce & Gabbana
There are several new projects coming to the Bravo television network, including a game show called I’d Kill for That. The show is described as “Double Dare meets Dolce & Gabbana and Wipeout meets...
View ArticleThat Awkward Game Show Coming to Spike
Spike is getting a new game show, pairing parents with their children to see who can uncover the truth to some embarrassing stories. The 11-episode series will be hosted by comic and TV personality...
View ArticleInventing the First TV Electronic Graphics Machine
Here’s a great read: learn how the first machine that used computers to generate on-screen graphics for television was invented. A wonderful history lesson.
View ArticleSue Perkins and Richard Osman Head New BBC Two Panel Show
My platonic valentine Sue Perkins and real-life Trivia Groot Richard Osman are heading up a new six-episode comedy panel show for BBC Two. “Insert Name Here,” which is the show’s title (so Alan Davies:...
View ArticleThe Crystal Maze Live Experience Tickets On Sale
Just in time for my honeymoon! Get your tickets now and experience The Crystal Maze in London. They’ll be there until around 2018.
View ArticleBob Barker on the Price is Right Today!
Did you see? Bob Barker was a contestant on the Price is Right today!
View ArticleHollywood Game Night Returns in January
The fourth season of NBC’s Hollywood Game Night will debut Tuesday, January 5th at 8:00PM ET.
View ArticleFox Picks Up Hypnotism Game Show You’re Back In The Room
UK import You’re Back in the Room is coming to Fox for an 8-episode run. Production starts next year.
View ArticleMakers of The Genius Try to Crack “Code”
The producers of South Korean hit The Genius have a new show: celebrities competing with each other to solve puzzles. Comedian Jeong Jun-ha and rapper Simon D will appear.
View ArticleThe Gong Show Movie Available on Blu-Ray March 29
If you’ve ever wanted to see Jaye P. Morgan’s boobs in Blu-Ray, here’s your chance. Preorders are on Amazon.
View ArticleEli is the Best Plus One Ever on Who Wants to be a Millionaire
Eli took the most meandering and confusing way ever to say, “I don’t know the answer to the question.”
View ArticleGet Your Heart Rate Up With the 1000 Heartbeats Soundtrack
1000 Heartbeats creator and composer Paul Farrer has posted the entire 1000 Heartbeats soundtrack, as well lots of other music he’s written, on his YouTube channel.
View ArticleNew Chain Reaction Episodes Debut December 18th on GSN
The last episodes of GSN’s extremely good Chain Reaction revival debut Friday, December 18th at 8:00PM ET. Sony is still looking at a potential syndicated run if GSN decides not to renew it, which...
View ArticleWatch: Worst Fast Money in Family Feud History?
Whatever the previous low score for Family Feud‘s Fast Money round was, I’m pretty sure this team from the Australian version just crushed it. Watch with mouth agape.
View ArticleABC Australia in “Pointless” Row With Senator
Senator Nick Xenophon is upset with the public broadcaster for showing episodes of BBC’s Pointless during the key 6:15 PM time slot. No one tell him about PBS and Downton Abbey.
View ArticleTonight: Season (or Series?) Finale of The Chase on GSN
If you’re around tonight, tune into GSN at 8:00PM ET for the finale of The Chase. It’s looking somewhat likely that it’s the series finale, but at minimum it’s the last new episode for a while. Chain...
View ArticleGUYS THEY MADE FLYING BATTLEBOTS
Airmageddon is a new BBC show where drones fight each other, and it’s premiering in the New Year. I doubt more needs to be said except “gimme this now.”
View ArticleWhy Billy Eichner Is The Best Host on TV Today
If you’re not watching Billy on the Street, WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU?!
View ArticleNBC’s Best Time Ever Cancelled
Looks like the party is over for the Neil Patrick Harris-hosted live spectacle Best Time Ever. Still, Harris is working with NBC on some other projects.
View ArticleRegister For The Jeopardy! Test!
Go get that money, friends! Think you can’t do it? Read our game show contestant guide!
View ArticleIt’s a Very Merry Russian Roulette Christmas
The holidays are fast approaching. We’re getting into the slow news cycle. Celebrate the season by watching a bunch of Santa fall through a hole in the floor on the classic game show Russian Roulette.
View ArticleMonday’s Jeopardy! Features 3 New Contestants
Our friends over at the Jeopardy! Fan have the details on why you’ll see 3 new faces on Monday’s show.
View ArticleWATCH: Family Feud’s Funniest Answers of 2015
Relive the five funniest answers from 2015 on Family Feud. It’s comedy gold.
View ArticleCelebrity Name Game Inches By Millionaire in Syndication Ratings
For the first time ever, Who Wants to be a Millionaire is now the lowest rated game show in syndication. Celebrity Name Game, hosted by Craig Ferguson, has sneaked above. Family Feud also inched by...
View ArticleUK Casting: NBCU Casts for Pilot Based on Scrabble
Are you in the UK and love word games? Chocolate Media, part of NBCUniversal, is casting for a pilot based on the classic board game Scrabble. This televised version of the game pairs you with a...
View ArticleLarry the Cable Guy to Host Format Hide the Smile
I feel like this is a joke itself but Larry the Cable Guy has been tapped to host the US version of the international format Hide the Smile from Thinkfactory Media. In the show, contestants have to try...
View ArticleKorean Show “Code” Combines Hellevator and Race to Escape
We’ve mentioned this before, and now there’s more info about Code coming out of South Korea. The show’s a ten-week room-escape game, with losers being eliminated and winners moving up to a new room....
View ArticleGame Show Personalities Share First Jobs
Reuters shares a collection of game show hosts’ and hostesses’ first jobs. Vanna, which I can attest to, was a jerk.
View ArticleBilly on the Street Renewed for Fifth Season
Everything is right in the world. truTV must-watch Billy on the Street has been renewed for a ten episode fifth season to air later this year. Celebrate by playing the this-or-that quiz game “Kris...
View ArticleStatus of Your Favorite Syndicated Game Shows
Click to read more but summarized version: Celebrity Name Game is expected to be renewed for a 3rd season, Millionaire‘s station contracts end next year and it’s not expected to progress after that,...
View ArticleWatch: Super Teaser for Pop’s Easiest Game Show Ever
2016 is shaping up to be a great year for game show fans. We have our newest show launch coming on Pop January 22nd, at 9:00PM ET. This Friday Pop will debut Easiest Game Show Ever hosted by Michael...
View ArticleIs This The Worst Chase Player Ever?
On today’s episode of the Chase on ITV, Hannah has done something I don’t think I’ve ever seen: completely blanking out on the Cash Builder. Somewhere, Christian Carrion is thinking, “I thought MY...
View ArticleLogo Announces Gay For Play Game Show Starring RuPaul
On Facebook a few days ago we showed a list of 22 studio-based game shows coming in 2016 (so far), which is an astonishing number. Add a 23rd to the list. Logo has announced the new studio-based game...
View ArticleGSN’s WinSanity Tapes in February; Needs Audience
Want a chance to win cash and prizes, possibly including a car? Check out a taping of GSN’s upcoming WinSanity where contestants answer questions and the audience shares in the winnings. The series...
View ArticleWatch: Big Money on the Line on Friday’s Easiest Game Show Ever
This past week’s episode of Easiest Game Show Ever, Pop’s new quiz show which we’re quite fond of, was pretty exciting. Tens of thousands of dollars are on the line as father and son team Mike and Mike...
View ArticleDrew Carey Guest Stars on Scorpion
On tonight’s episode of Scorpion, titled “The Fast and the Nerdiest,” Sylvester Dodd gets plucked from the Price Is Right audience to compete on the CBS game show.
View ArticleNightline Host Dan Harris Will Host 500 Questions’ Second Season
Deadline reports that Dan Harris will be hosting the second season of ABC’s summer quizzer 500 Questions. Harris is currently a co-anchor on Nightline and the weekend edition of Good Morning America....
View ArticleLocal Game Show Sqrambled Scuares Gets New Set
Myrtle Beach, SC’s home-grown low-budget cable-access game show Sqrambled Scuares, unique in its longevity, is getting a new set. That’s cool.
View ArticleNo Immediate Plans for The Million Pound Drop on Channel 4
The unique live game show isn’t going to be on C4 anytime soon. According to Metro.co.uk: “Bosses have decided to put their money into other shows and there are no plans currently to bring back The...
View ArticleHLN Won’t Be Showing Heads Up
Even with 65 episodes in the can, HLN has decided to not air the Loni Love-hosted game show created by Ellen Degeneres, according to Variety. Telepictures may shop it to other networks.
View Article@midnight to Stream Live SXSW Episode on Periscope
Comedy Central’s @midnight is at SXSW tonight, and will stream an episode live on Periscope. The episode will not air on TV and is only for the SXSW crowd and the internet audience.
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