Chuck Barris made game show history right off the bat, in 1966, with The Dating Game, hosted by Jim Lange. After the show became a hit on both daytime and nighttime TV, the Barris machine accelerated. New products included The Newlywed Game, ‘The Parent Game, ‘The Family Game and even The Game Game. At one point Barris was supplying the television networks with 27 hours of entertainment a week, mostly in five-days-a-week daytime game shows. The grinning, curly-haired Barris became a familiar face as creator and host of The Gong Show, which aired from 1976 to 1980.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Price is Right” history was made on Monday’s episode when a trio of contestants spun $1 on the game show’s colorful wheel. The three contestants each […]
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At FremantleMedia, The Game Is Always Afoot
This past summer, ABC scored big with its “Sunday Fun and Games” block comprising Celebrity Family Feud with Steve Harvey, The 100,000 Pyramid with Michael Strahan and Match Game with Alec Baldwin.Among those enjoying the resurgence in game shows is FremantleMedia’s Jennifer Mullin, a producer of many of the most popular titles in the genre. She talks about the staying power of games in both daytime and primetime and the growing opportunities for them.
Is This The Golden Age For TV Quiz Shows?
Game shows are finally giving contestants a run for their money after decades of playing to the lowest common denominator.
This summer’s game show wave is driven by revivals of classic titles such as Match Game, To Tell the Truth, $100,000 Pyramid and Celebrity Family Feud filling a network need for recognizable, low cost and easy-to-launch first-run programming at a time when it’s tougher to get viewers to notice new shows.
Syndicators Serious About Playing Games
With growing interest in the genre, Sony Pictures Television is pitching Mind of a Man to stations for fall 2015, while Debmar-Mercury is said to be developing a new version of the classic What’s My Line. Broadcasters see game shows as alternatives for off-net sitcoms, which are in short supply.
Does it feel like we’re back in the 1970s of Match Game and Hollywood Squares? Once again, stars are lining up to cut loose in the old format of wacky TV game shows. Except now, in the social media age, it’s almost mandatory for celebrities to prove they’re really Just Like Us.
From Bet on Your Baby to Million Second Quiz, nighttime game shows seem to appearing more regularly on broadcast schedules.
