18Jun2013
GSN’s “The Chase” Set to Debut Tuesday, August 6th
The Chase is officially on. GSN has announced the debut date of the new quiz show based off the popular daily ITV game. The Chase will launch Tuesday, August 6th, at 9:00PM ET. Its lead-in will be Minute to Win It hosted by Apolo Ohno. Two episodes will air each Tuesday. Hosted by Brooke Burns (Dog Eat Dog), each episode sees a team of three face off against Mark "The Beast" Labbett in a quiz race to win tens of thousands of dollars...if not six figures. The Beast will be hunting them down every step of the way. Each show culminates in The Final Chase where it's all or nothing for the entire bank. Click here to learn more and to see an all new picture of Brooke and the Beast.
Read MoreView Comments (27)06Jun2013
NBC Debuts “The Million Second Quiz” on September 9th
Quick note this morning: NBC's event quiz show, The Million Second Quiz, has a start date. The game will begin Monday, September 9th, at 8:00PM ET. It will run through Saturday, September 14th. The quiz will then return on Monday, September 16th, at 8:00PM ET and run through Wednesday, September 18th. The two-hour finale will air Thursday, September 19th, at 8:00PM ET. Each live episode will take place from an hourglass-shaped structure in Manhattan. Over $1,000,000 is up for grabs. People at home can play along with the chance of winning a trip to New York City and appearing on the show.
Read MoreView Comments (5)30Apr2013
NBC Announces Debut Dates for “Hollywood Game Night” and “The Winner Is”
I just realized we forgot to post about NBC's summer game show schedule. Our apologies. As we've known for some months, NBC has two games ready to debut this summer: Hollywood Game Night and The Winner Is. Last week the network announced the debut dates. Game fans will get a two-hour block each Thursday starting at 9:00PM ET on July 11th. At 9:00PM ET is The Winner Is. The Nick Lachey-hosted singing game pits two people against each other to see who can sing the best. Then, at 10:00PM ET, is Hollywood Game Night. Hosted by Jane Lynch, the show lets two contestants rub shoulders with A-list celebrities while playing various games for the chance at winning up to $25,000. Which one are you looking forward to? Click here and let us know and to read more information about each show.
Read MoreView Comments (5)09Apr2013
GSN’s “Minute to Win It” to Debut June 25th
GSN's upfront announcements are today. A few shows I think you'll be interested in are coming up later today so stay tuned. However, we do have one quick announcement to start the day. GSN has announced its upcoming revival of Minute to Win It will debut June 25th at 8:00PM ET. This is a Tuesday so this implies it will not air daily. Minute to Win It is an update of the former NBC game show. Now hosted by Apolo Anton Ohno each episode sees contestants completing seemingly easy stunts using household items for up to $250,000. 40 episodes have been taped.
Read MoreView Comments (3)01Apr2013
“Whose Line is it Anyway?” and “Perfect Score” Debut July 16th on The CW
Back in the 1990s, ABC had a great two hour unscripted block of Whose Line is it Anyway? and Who Wants to be a Millionaire. The CW will attempt to bring a larger audience to its network with the debut of a new two hour unscripted block on July 16th. It all kicks off with the eagerly anticipated revival of Whose Line is it Anyway? on Tuesday, July 16th, from 8:00 PM ET to 9:00PM ET. Two half hour episodes will run. Following that, at 9:00PM ET to 10:00PM ET, are two half-hour episodes of the Fremantle-produced dating/game show hybrid Perfect Score. The series, hosted by Arielle Kebbel, sees a pair of contestant try to choose a date from ten single men or women. Each has a dollar value attached...up to $50,000. The more compatible the match, the more money that person is worth. Click here to learn more about each series and let us know what you think of both.
Read MoreView Comments (3)20Mar2013
GSN Refreshes Classics Lineup with New “Press Your Luck”, “Password”, “Match Game”, and “Sale of the Century”
Classic game show fans have had one hell of a day. The earlier announcement of the acquisition of the classic 1980's game show Sale of the Century was the tip of the iceberg. In addition to Sale, GSN has re-upped their deals with Press Your Luck, Password Plus, and Super Password. All of these changes take effect Monday, April 1st. Each of the shows will feature weeks of new episodes that will be keeping you entertained for a while. Click here to read about the new episode orders, how many episodes to expect, and what specific episodes you'll see.
Read MoreView Comments (41)20Mar2013
Confirmed: “Sale of the Century” Coming to GSN
Update: It's official. GSN has released a promo for the upcoming launch. Read inside the story to watch. I think many classic game fans are going to be very, very happy with GSN. The game show network has officially announced that on Monday, April 1st, the 80's game Sale of the Century will be joining the morning lineup at 9:30AM ET. The listings show an hour of Match Game at 8:00AM ET, Press Your Luck at 9:00AM ET, and Sale of the Century at 9:30AM ET. This is the first time the series has been seen on GSN and the first time it's been on the air since reruns on USA Network in the early 1990's. Click here to discuss this scheduling news and to see a video GSN just released showcasing the new acquisition.
Read MoreView Comments (30)14Mar2013
ITV Schedules “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” Best Of Friends Edition for March 17th
Do you trust your best friend enough to help you win a million pounds? Celebrity teams will put that to the test with a special "Best of Friends" edition of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? on Sunday, March 17th, at 7:00PM UK on ITV. Best celebrity friends will sit in the Hot Seats for a chance at £1,000,000. Whatever they win will be split between their charities and a viewer prize pot. Playing for the million will be sporting legend Lord Sebastian Coe will team up with best friend, athletics commentator and former Olympic silver medallist Steve Cram. Click here to learn more about the special and who else to expect.
Read MoreLeave a Comment09Mar2013
ABC Debuts “Bet on Your Baby” on Saturday, April 6th
It looks like ABC's upcoming game show Bet on Your Baby is dead even before arrival. The network has announced the new game, hosted by Melissa Peterman, will debut on Saturday, April 6th, at 8:00PM ET. Saturday is the wasteland on television where shows are burned off and nothing but repeats typically exist. Maybe this can reverse things a bit and allow some games to be on this low-expectation evening. However, common sense says this is just a burn off and we shouldn't expect it much longer than its initial order. Bet on Your Baby sees five families play games and try to predict their child's next move. The eventual winner has a shot at leaving with $50,000 for their child's education. Click here to read more about the show and let us know what you think.
Read MoreView Comments (7)28Jan2013
TBS Acquires Repeats of ABC’s “Wipeout,” Begins Airing Weekday Afternoons
An interesting bit of information has come out quietly today. TBS, which apparently is getting heavier into game shows than GSN has this month, has picked up reruns of the ABC hit game show Wipeout. The show will air at 2PM ET on weekdays starting today, replacing repeats of Rules of Engagement. The rights to air Wipeout repeats have been in the Time Warner family since sister network TruTV started airing them in Fall 2011. TruTV has a nice level of success airing repeats of the show in a block on Friday nights, so TBS will borrow the episodes to see if they can have similar success in propping up their afternoon schedule. Click here to read about TBS's scheduling of the show.
Read MoreView Comments (6)20Dec2012
UPDATE: GSN Goes All Out For “Match Game” Christmas Marathon, With Rarities From 1962 to 1998
UPDATE: We just received word of what is in the 4:30 spot. It may be the rarest of them all: One of the pilot episodes for the 1990 Match Game revival, hosted by Bert Convy. More details are in the post. GSN sometimes gets a lot of flak from fans of classic game show programming for the way they handle the shows. Sometimes it's deserved, sometimes it's not. This time, they get major credit. Many fans, myself included, suspected that when GSN announced their holiday lineups, the nine-hour Match Game lineup airing on December 25 from 8AM to 5PM would be picked from the portion of episodes they run regularly and repeatedly. I am happy to say that is absolutely not the case. GSN announced the episodes contained in their marathon celebration of Match Game's 50th anniversary on television today and they are certainly a treat for fans of TV rarities and game shows, with a sampling of never-before-seen, rarely-seen and new-to-GSN offerings. Click here to see the entire schedule, featuring episodes from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s.
Read MoreView Comments (63)15Dec2012
Reminder: Late Night Black & White Returns to GSN Monday Night
It's that time of the year where GSN throws game show traditionalists, pop culture enthusiasts and fans of the olden days a couple weeks of excitement. As their yearly holiday tradition since 2010, GSN is adding two of the most beloved game shows from the 1950s and 1960s to their schedule: What's My Line and I've Got a Secret. These programs used to be a staple of the network's programming, but have not had a regular slot since 2009. Two weeks on the schedule will be devoted to these shows, airing at 2:00AM ET (replacing Steve Harvey's Family Feud), being followed by Baggage in what will surely be an interesting shift in program tones. For the first time as well, GSN has ran short advertisements promoting the mini-block. Click here to view the original airdates and the special celebrity guests for each episode, along with the promo GSN has been airing for the programs.
Read MoreView Comments (3)16Nov2012
GSN Mixes Classics With Modern Hits for Christmas & New Year’s Marathons
UPDATE: As asked by some of you, as has been recent holiday tradition over the last couple of years, GSN will indeed be also airing select episodes of What's My Line? and I've Got a Secret, starting December 17th. The beloved programs from the 1950s and 1960s will air weeknights at 2AM and 2:30AM ET. The duration is not yet known, but if previous patterns are followed, expect it to be for no more than two weeks. We've previously discussed what GSN has in store for its viewers for the upcoming Thanksgiving marathons next week on the network. They are already preparing for the even-bigger portion of the holiday season, announcing five days worth of marathons highlighting seven different programs for Christmas week and New Year's Eve and Day. The festivities will begin on Sunday, December 23rd. Beginning at 3PM ET and running all the way until midnight, all nine episodes of the first season of The American Bible Challenge will air in order. Of course, this is a gigantic ratings winner for GSN so any excuse they can find to bring it back out is expected and frankly, smart. Click here to read about what the network has planned for Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day!
Read MoreView Comments (29)13Nov2012
GSN Thanksgiving Marathons: “Chefs,” “Minute,” Regis “Millionaire” & Harvey “Feud”
GSN tends to go through a lot of programming phases and different network brandings but one thing stays fairly constant on their schedule: holiday scheduling. This year is no different, as next week will feature four different sets of marathon programming over the Thanksgiving Thursday and Friday. Starting the network off on Thanksgiving, Thursday November 22 is the summer castoff Beat the Chefs. Beginning at 8AM and going until 2PM, GSN will air six episodes of the cooking reality game. Four of them were seen in the original primetime run, while two of them are being seen for the first time. 11AM sees the premiere of an episode with familiar game show guest Melody Thomas Scott followed by a 12PM guest appearance by TV personality Cristina Ferrare. Click here to read about the rest of the Thanksgiving lineups, plus when you can check out the rest of the Beat the Chefs season.
Read MoreView Comments (12)07Nov2012
“Drew Carey’s Improv-A-Ganza” Returns to GSN Starting November 16th
We've got a small GSN schedule update this afternoon that's going to elicit an interesting reaction. Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza, the improv comedy show which is essentially a spin off of fan favorite Whose Line is it Anyway?, is returning to GSN's lineup. The series will re-debut starting Friday, November 16th, from 8:00PM ET to 10:00PM ET. It will replace The Pyramid which has been floundering in the ratings for weeks now. Click here to learn more about the series and the schedule change.
Read MoreView Comments (31)