Game Show

A game show is a radio or television program, involving members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. In some shows contestants compete against other players or another team whilst other shows involve contestants striving alone for a good outcome or high score. Game shows often reward players with prizes such as cash, or holidays and goods and services provided by the show's sponsors. Early television game shows descended from similar programs on broadcast radio.

Types

There are several basic genres of game shows with a great deal of crossover between the different types.

  • The simplest form of game show is a quiz show whereby people compete against each other by answering quiz questions or solving puzzles. Quiz shows usually involves members of the public, but sometimes special shows are aired in which celebrities take part and the prizes are given to charity. Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! are examples. Some quiz shows, such as the word games Password and Pyramid, pair celebrities and non-notable citizens.
  • A panel game usually involves a celebrity panel answering questions about a specialist field such as sport or music and is often played for laughs as much as points. Match Game, a CBS daytime show from the 1970's is one such example. Other examples include What's My Line and To Tell The Truth.
  • The third kind of game show involves contestants completing stunts or playing a game that involves an element of chance or strategy in addition to, or instead of, a test of general knowledge.
  • Reality game shows have become popular in recent years. In a reality show the competition usually lasts several days or even weeks and a competitor's progress through the game is based on some form of popularity contest, usually a kind of disapproval voting by their fellow competitors or members of the public.
  • Dating game shows, the original reality games, in which the prize is typically a well-funded dating opportunity that one can only pursue with the individual one has 'won' on the show. They are also a type of date auction where competitors compete for dates not with money but with seductive powers or attractiveness or the promise of an enjoyable date or even ultimately marriage.

History

In the US, television game shows fell out of favor in the 1950s after it was revealed that favored contestants on The $64,000 Question, Twenty One and other shows had been given answers and coached by the producers. They came back into favor in the 1960s by adopting merchandise prizes of far less value and by emphasizing larger numbers of simple questions, or physical contests without an advantage.

In the middle of the 1960s, Chuck Barris conceived a new genre in which the competitor's personal life became part of the show. They were the forerunners of today's reality game show. The prize was typically romantic opportunity (The Dating Game ? the first dating game show) or fame (The Gong Show) rather than cash. One of his famous shows, The Newlywed Game, actually led to some divorces. This genre virtually disappeared from US screens in the 1990s. Blind Date, the British version of The Dating Game, remained popular in the United Kingdom.

The height of the game show era began in the early 1970s, thanks in part to the success of popular game shows like The Price Is Right, Match Game, The Joker's Wild and The $10,000 Pyramid. Many of these game shows provided amazing game show sets filled with flashing chase lights and sometimes flashing neon lights. This era of game shows officially ended in the 1990s, leaving The Price Is Right as the only daytime network game show remaining on U.S. television. In syndication, however, a handful of game shows continue to be popular, including Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!, and to a lesser extent, Who Wants to be a Millionaire and Family Feud. (All of those shows were originally network daytime shows except for Millionaire, which was a nighttime summer limited-run series that became an unexpected breakout hit.)

Another major element in a game show is score displays. The most famous of these displays is the "eggcrate", which consists of seven rows of five bulbs each per digit. The eggcrate display has been used on more game shows than any other score display in history, and is still used today on The Price Is Right. In recent years, however, video displays have replaced the eggcrate, especially from Sony shows. Wheel of Fortune adopted the look in 2001, followed the next by Jeopardy!. CBS also adopted video screens in 2001 for Hollywood Squares, a show produced by its King World division. Of the major quiz producers, RTL Television has been the major holdout from this change, as its two US game shows use eggcrate displays.

In Japan a number of shows emerged that defy classification by most standards. For instance, in one infamous show, failing to answer a question correctly led to one's own mother being buried in tons of rotting fish. In another, those who failed to answer questions correctly were dumped at locations remote from transport or assistance, e.g. in the Arctic, and had to perform such feats as drinking beer while sitting on blocks of ice ? first one to run to the outhouse was left behind. In a show colloquially called Strip Questions, a nude woman stands behind a pane of glass with strips of paper embedded in it; every time she misses a question, one strip of paper is pulled away.

The reality game shows concept really took off in the 2000s with shows like Survivor, Big Brother and their clones. Planet 24 television (owned by Bob Geldof) devised the concept of Survivor but were unable to sell it to a British or American broadcaster. It was eventually taken up in 1997 by Sweden as Expedition Robinson. The format was an immediate hit in other Scandinavian countries and it soon caught on around the world. These shows combine elements of reality show and older reality game shows with traditional game-show elements of physical competitions by contestants.

Some shows (e.g. The Weakest Link) exploit a disapproval voting system similar to the reality game show, and play up the realistic confrontation between contestants, but are in fact just conventional game shows, where no bodily torture or emotionally stressful situation is created, other than the failure to answer some question or impress hosts. Dog Eat Dog was even publicised as a reality show despite being basically a revamp of The Krypton Factor with a variant of disapproval voting added.

Card games, especially poker and to a lesser extent blackjack, have recently become the basis for a number of popular shows on various U.S. broadcast and cable/satellite networks. Although these shows appear to meet the third definition above ("a game that involves an element of chance or strategy in addition to, or instead of, a test of general knowledge") an interesting controversy has erupted over whether these "casino games" should be considered game shows. A question-and-answer element is present in Card Sharks, Strip Poker, Gambit and Top Card, but not in Super Pay Cards!.

Gameshows around the world

Argentina

Buena Fortuna

Australia

A Question Of Sport (Network Ten - 1995-1996)
All About Faces (Nine Network - 1971)
All-Star Squares (Seven Network - 1999)
Almost Anything Goes (Network Ten - 1976-1978) (See "It's a Knockout")
A*mazing (Seven Network - 1994-1998)
Ampol Stamp Quiz (Nine Network - 1964-1965)
Any Questions? (ABC TV - 1950s)
Australia's Brainiest Kid (Ten 2004-)
Battle Of The Sexes (Network Ten - 1998)
The Better Sex (Nine Network - 1978)
Big Nine (Nine Network - 1969-1970)
Big Square Eye (ABC TV - 1991-1993)
Blankety Blanks (Network Ten - 1977-1980, Nine Network - 1985-1986, 1996)
Blind Date (Network Ten - 1968-70, Seven Network - 1974, Network Ten - 1991)
Blockbusters (Seven Network - 1991-1994)
Cash Bonanza (Nine Network - 2001)
Casino 10 (Network Ten - 1975-1977)
Catch Us If You Can
Catchphrase and Burgo's Catchphrase (Nine Network - 1997-2001, 2002)
The Celebrity Game (Nine Network - 1969, Network Ten - 1976-1977)
Celebrity Squares (Network Ten - 1967, Nine Network - 1975-1976)
Celebrity Tattletales (Seven Network - 1980)
Coles ?3000 Question and Coles $6000 Question (Seven Network - 1960-1971)
Concentration (Nine Network - late 1950s to 1967, Seven Network 1970s, 1997)
Crossfire (Nine Network - 1987-1988)
The Daryl and Ossie Show (Network Ten - 1978)
Does Father Know Best? (ABC TV - 1950s)
Dog Eat Dog (Seven Network - 2002)
Don't Forget Your Toothbrush (Nine Network - 1995)
Double Dare (Network Ten - 1989-1992)
Double Your Dollars (Nine Network - 1965)
Download (Nine Network - 2000-2002)
The Dulux Show (Seven Network - 1957)
EC Plays Lift Off (ABC TV - 1994)
Fairway Fun (Nine Network - 1960s)
Family Bowl Quiz (ABC TV - 1969)
Family Double Dare (Network Ten - 1989)
Family Feud (Nine Network - 1977-1984, Seven Network - 1989-1996)
The Family Game (Network Ten - 1967)
Flashback (ABC TV - 1983, 2000)
Flashez (ABC TV - 1976-1977)
Ford Superquiz (Nine Network - 1981-1982)
Free for All (Nine Network - 1973)
Gambit (Nine Network - 1974)
Generation Game
Generation Gap (Network Ten - 1969)
Get The Message (Network Ten - 1971-1972)
Gladiators (Seven Network - 1995-1996)
The Golden Show (Nine Network - 1960s)
The Gong Show (Network Ten - 1976)
Good News Week (ABC TV - 1996-1998, Network Ten - 1999-2000)
Great Temptation (Seven Network - 1970-1976)
The Great TV Game Show (Network Ten - 1989)
Greed (Network Ten - 2001)
Guess What? (Nine Network - 1992-1993)
Have A Go (Seven Network - 1987)
High Rollers (Seven Network - 1975)
Hot Streak (Seven Network - 1998)
I Do I Do (Network Ten - 1996)
It Could Be You (Nine Network - 1960-1967, 1969, 1982)
It Pays To Be Funny (Seven Network - 1957-1958)
It's a Knockout (Network Ten - 1985-1987)
It's Academic (Network Ten - 1968-1970, Seven Network - 1970-1978)
I've Got A Secret (Network Ten - 1966, 1968-1969)
Jeopardy! (Network Ten - 1970-1978, 1993)
Jigsaw (Nine Network - 1960s)
Keynotes (Nine Network - 1964, 1992-1993)
The Krypton Factor (ABC TV - 1987)
Let's Make A Deal (Nine Network - 1968-1969, 1977, Network Ten - 1991)
Letterbox and $50,000 Letterbox (Seven Network - 1963, 1981)
Letter Charades (Nine Network - 1967)
Little Aussie Battlers (Nine Network - 10 February, 1998) (one off special)
Long Play (Network Ten - 1977)
The Love Game (Seven Network - 1984)
The Main Event (Seven Network - 1991-1992)
Man O Man (Seven Network - 1994)
The Marriage Game (Network Ten - 1966-1972)
Mastermind (ABC TV - 1978-1984)
Match Game (Network Ten - 1960s)
Matchmates (Nine Network - 1981-1982)
Micro Macro (ABC TV - 1978)
Million Dollar Chance Of A Lifetime (Seven Network - 1999-2000)
Mind Twist (Network Ten - 1992-1993)
Money Makers (Network Ten - 1971-1973, 1982)
My Generation (Nine Network - 1995-1996)
Name That Tune (TCN9 - 1956-1957, 1975) (The first game show on Australian television. Aired only in Sydney)
National Star Quest (1978 - Talent show with a country theme. Made in Wollongong, aired on regional TV stations)
New Faces (Nine Network - 1963-1985, 1989-1990, Network Ten - 1992-1993)
The Newlywed Game (Network Ten - 1968, Nine Network - 1987)
Now You See It (Seven Network - 1985-1993, Nine Network - 1998-1999)
Opportunity Knocks (Seven Network - 1976)
The Oz Game (ABC TV - 1988-1989)
Pass The Buck (Nine Network - 2002)
Perfect Match (Network Ten - 1978, 1984-1989, Seven Network - 2002)
Personality Squares (Network Ten - 1967-1969, 1981)
Pick A Box (Seven Network - 1957-1971)
Pick Your Face (Nine Network - 1999-2003)
Play Your Cards Right (Seven Network - 1984)
Play Your Hunch (Nine Network - 1962-1964)
Playcards (Network Ten - 1969)
Pot Luck (Network Ten - 1987)
Pot Of Gold (Network Ten - 1975-1978)
Press Your Luck (Seven Network - 1987-1988)
The Pressure Pak Show (Seven Network - 1957-1958)
The Price Is Right (ATN7 - 1957-1959, GTV9 - 1958, Seven Network - 1963, Network Ten - 1973-1974, Seven Network - 1981-1986, Network Ten - 1989, Nine Network - 1993-1998, 2003-2005)
Pyramid Challenge (Network Ten - 1978)
Quest (ABC TV - 1976-1978)
The Quiz Kids (Seven Network - 1964-1968)
Quiz Master (Seven Network - 2002)
Race Around The World (ABC TV)
Ripsnorters - (Seven Network - 1997)
RockWiz
Sale of the Century (Nine Network - 1980-2001)
Say G'day
Say When (Nine Network - 1962-1964)
Search For A Star (Network Ten - 1970-1971, 1981)
Second Chance (Network Ten - 1977)
Shafted (Nine Network - 2002)
Showcase (Network Ten - 1965-1970, 1973-1974, 1978)
Spending Spree (Nine Network - 1971-1976)
Split Personality (Network Ten - 1967)
Split Second (Nine Network - 1972-1973)
Star Search (Network Ten - 1985-1986, 1991)
Stop The Music (Seven Network - 1950s)
Strike It Lucky (Nine Network - 1994)
Supermarket Sweep (Nine Network - 1992-1994)
Superquiz (Network Ten - 1989)
Surprise Package (Nine Network - 1961)
Take A Chance (Seven Network - 1959)
Take A Letter (Network Ten - 1967)
Take The Hint (Nine Network - 1963-1966)
Talking Telephone Numbers (Seven Network - 1996)
Tell The Truth (Nine Network - 1959-1965, Network Ten - 1971-1972)
Theatre Sports (ABC TV - 1987)
Three On A Match
Tic-Tac-Dough (Nine Network - 1960-1964)
Three On A Match
Time Masters (Seven Network - 1996-1997)
The Tommy Hanlon Show (Nine Network - 1967-1968)
Total Recall (Seven Network - 1994-1995)
Treasure Hunt (Network Ten - 1977-1978)
The Trivial Video Show (Seven Network - 1986)
TV Talent Scout (Seven Network - 1957-1958)
University Challenge (ABC TV - 1987-1989)
Video Village (Nine Network - 1960s)
Vidiot (ABC TV - 1992-1994)
Visquiz (SBS TV - 1985)
The Weakest Link (Seven Network - 2001-2002)
What's It Worth? (ABC TV - 1950s)
Wheel of Fortune (Seven Network - 1981-)
Win Roy and HG's Money (Seven Network - 2000) (see Win Ben Stein's Money)
Wipe Out (Seven Network - 1999-2001)
Who Dares Wins (Seven Network - 1996-2001)
Who, What And Where?
Would You Believe? (ABC TV - 1970-1974)
You're A Star (Network Ten - 1982)
Who Wants To Be A SUPER Millionaire (1999)

Chile

Sabados Gigantes

Mexico

Cien Mexicanos Dijeron
El Riv? M? D?il
La Silla
Jeopardy!
At?ale al Precio
En Familia con Chabelo
Sexos en Guerra

Puerto Rico

A Millon
Control Remoto
Sabado en Grande
Super Sabado

United States

US panel games

All Star Blitz
Says You!

US quiz/game shows

The $64,000 Question and $64,000 Challenge
Almost Anything Goes (1975-1976) (See It's a Knockout)
American Gladiators and spinoff Gladiators 2000
Battlestars 1981-1982 and its revival The New Battlestars 1983
Beat the Clock (1950-1958, 1969-1974, 1979-1980, 2002-2003)
The Better Sex (1977-1978)
The Big Showdown (1974-1975)
Blockbusters (1980-1982, 1987)
Body Language (1984-1986)
Bowling for Dollars (Circa 1970s)
Break the Bank (1948-1957, 1976-1977, 1985-1986)
Bullseye (1980-1982)
Bumper Stumpers (1987-1990)
Card Sharks (1978-1981, 1986-1989, 2001-2002)
Catch Phrase (1985-1986)
Celebrity Sweepstakes
Chain Reaction (1980, 1986-1991)
The Chamber (2002)
Child's Play (1982-1983)
Concentration and Classic Concentration (1958-1973, 1973-1978, 1987-1991)
Cram (2003)
The Cross-Wits (1975-1980, 1986-1987)
Double Dare (1976 version)
Double Dare (1986 version)
Double Talk
Eye Guess (1966-1969)
The Fame Game hosted by Rich Friedland as Red Harris, Las Vegas, NV
Family Feud (1976-1985, 1988-1995, 1999-present)
Fandango (1983-1989)
Fear Factor (2001-present)
Gambit (game show) and Las Vegas Gambit (1972-1976, 1980-1981)
Go (1983-1984)
The Gong Show (1976-1980)
Greed (1999-2000)
High Rollers (1974-1976, 1978-1980, 1987-1988)
History IQ (2000)
Hollywood Connection
Hollywood Squares (1966-1980, 1968, 1971-1981, 1986-1989, 1998-2004)
Hot Potato (1984)
I'd Do Anything
I've Got a Secret
Information, Please!
It's Academic
Jackpot! (1974-1975, 1989-1990)
Jeopardy! (1964-1975, 1984-present)
The Joker's Wild (1972-1975, 1977-1986, 1990-1991)
Let's Make a Deal (1963-1968, 1969-1976, 1971-1977, 1980-1981, 1984-1986, 1990-1991, 2003)
Love Buffet
Lingo (2002-present)
Match Game (1962-1969, 1973-1979, 1979-1982, 1990-1991, 1998-1999)
Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour (1983-1984)
Match Game PM (1975-1981)
Musical Chairs
Name That Tune (1950s, 1974-1981, 1984-1985)
The Name's The Same
Now You See It (1974-1975, 1989)
Password (1961-1969, 1971-1975) and sequels Password Plus (1979-1982) and Super Password (1984-1989)
The Perfect Match
Play the Percentages
Press Your Luck (1983-1986) and sequel Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck
The Price is Right (1956-1965, 1972-present)
Pyramid (all versions)
The $10,000 Pyramid (1973-1974, 1974-1976)
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)
Pyramid (2002-2004)
Queen for a Day
Random Acts of Comedy
Remote Control
Rhyme & Reason
Russian Roulette
Sabado Gigante
$ale of the Century (1969-1973, 1983-1989)
Scrabble (1984-1990, 1993)
Second Chance (1977)
Shop 'Til You Drop
Split Second (1972-1975, 1986-1987)
Street Smarts (2000-2005)
Strike It Rich (1986-1987)
Supermarket Sweep (1965-1967, 1990-1998, 2000-2004)
Tattletales (1974-1978, 1982-1984)
Three's A Crowd (1979)
Tic-Tac-Dough (1950s, 1978-1986, 1990)
To Tell the Truth (1956-1968, 1969-1978, 1980-1981, 1990-1991, 2000-2002)
Top Card, (1989-1993)
Trivia Trap (1984-1985)
Trump Card (1990-1991)
Truth or Consequences
Twenty One (1956-1958, 2000-2001)
Two For The Money
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! (radio)
What's Going On?
What's My Line?
The Weakest Link (see UK version below) (2001-2002, 2002-2003)
Wheel of Fortune (1975-present)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (1999-2002, 2002-present) and Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire? (2004)
Win Ben Stein's Money (1996-2003)
Win, Lose or Draw (1987-1990)
Wordplay
You Bet Your Life
Your Number's Up

US reality shows

The Amazing Race
The Apprentice
The Benefactor
Big Brother
Boot Camp
Chains of Love
Code Room
Combat Missions
Fear Factor
Gana la Verde (Spanish language)
The Joe Schmo Show (parody)
Last Comic Standing
Lost
Love Cruise
Married by America
The Mole
Murder in Small Town X
Real World
Survivor
Temptation Island
Trading Spaces
The Ultimate Fighter
While You Were Out

US dating shows

Average Joe
The Bachelor
The Bachelorette
Blind Date
Boy Meets Boy
The Dating Game and The New Dating Game
Elimidate
The Fifth Wheel
For Love or Money
He Said, She Said
Joe Millionaire
Love Connection
My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance
The Newlywed Game
Paradise Hotel
Studs
Temptation Island
Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire
Who Wants to Marry My Dad?

United Kingdom

UK panel games

In these, celebrities compete, usually in two teams.

Bognor or Bust
The Brain Drain
Call My Bluff
Cluedo
Gagtag
Have I Got News for You
If I Ruled the World
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
It's Only TV... But I Like It
Just a Minute (a regular BBC Radio 4 panel game, it appeared on TV briefly)
Mock the Week
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
The News Quiz (Radio 4's predecessor to Have I Got News For You)
Pop Quiz
QI
A Question of Sport
Quote Unquote
Shooting Stars
They Think It's All Over
Through the Keyhole
Twenty Questions
What's My Line?
Whodunnit?
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Win, Lose or Draw

UK quiz shows

Ask the Family
Blockbusters
Brain of Britain
Cash Cab
Fifteen To One
Going for Gold
Mastermind
Round Britain Quiz
Screen Test
The People Versus
The Vault
Top of the Form
University Challenge
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
The Weakest Link

UK reality game shows

Back To Reality
Big Brother
Celebrity Love Island
Fear Factor
Hell's Kitchen
I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!
I'm Famous and Frightened!
Survivor
The Games

UK dating game shows

Blind Date
Elimidate
Streetmate

UK activity-oriented shows

The Crystal Maze
Friends Like These
Fort Boyard
Gladiators
History Hunt
Interceptor
The Krypton Factor
Pets Win Prizes
Scrapheap Challenge
Treasure Hunt

UK puzzle-oriented shows

BrainTeaser
Catchphrase
Catchword
Chain Letters
Countdown
Wheel of Fortune

UK other shows

3-2-1
The $64,000 Question
Beat the Teacher
Big Break
Bullseye
Celebrity Squares (see Hollywood Squares)
Cheggers Plays Pop
Crosswits
Deal Or No Deal
Dog Eat Dog
Distraction
Defectors
Every Second Counts
Family Fortunes (see Family Feud)
The Generation Game
The Golden Shot
Name That Tune
Odd One Out
Play Your Cards Right (see Card Sharks)
The Price is Right
Robot Wars
Runaround
Take Your Pick
Time Commanders
Win Beadle's Money (see Win Ben Stein's Money)
Wipeout
You Bet!

Canada

Acting Crazy
Bumper Stumpers
Definition
Front Page Challenge
Guess What
Headline Hunters
It's Your Move
The Mad Dash
Party Game
Pitfall
Reach for the Top
Smart Ask
Talkabout (game show)
Test Pattern
This is the Law
TimeChase
Uh Oh!
Video & Arcade Top 10
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: Canadian Edition

Canadian Reality Shows

Thrill of a Lifetime

France

Cresus
Des Chiffres et des Lettres
Fort Boyard
Les Jeux de Vingt Heures
Le Maillon Faible (French version of The Weakest Link) 

    Qui Veut Gagner Des Millions?

Finland

Maailman ymp?i
SF-Studio
Retsi ja Jykke (followed by spin-off shows by the same team, until the death of Jyrki Otila (Jykke))
Haluatko miljon?riksi? (Finnish version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?)
Heikoin Lenkki (Finnish version of The Weakest Link)
Giljotiini
Greed
Mit?Maksaa (Finnish version of The Price is Right)
Onnenpyora (Finnish version of Wheel of Fortune)
Suuri kupla (children's quiz show)
Napakymppi (Finnish version of The Dating Game)
Uutisvuoto (Finnish version of Have I Got News for You)

Ireland

Winning Streak
The Lyrics Board
Quicksilver
Don't Feed the Gondolas
Fame & Fortune
You're A Star
Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
The Weakest Link
Delegation (TV)
Gridlock
Blackboard Jungle
Dodge the Question
It's Not The Answer
Talkabout
Challenging Times
Telly Bingo
Treasure Island
Cabin Fever
The Farm

Russia

Russian reality shows

12 Negrityat
Bol'shoj Brat (Russian version of Big Brother)
Dom
Fabrika Zvyozd (or "Star Factory")
Golod
Kandidat
Narodnyj Artist
Posledniy Geroy (Russian version of Survivor)
Sem' Pod Solncem
Serdce Afriki (Another version of Survivor)
Vozmozhnosti Plasticheskoj Khirurgii

Russian quiz, game & dating shows

Alfavit
Allo, TV!
Faktor Strakha
Koleso Istorii
Kto Khochet Stat' Millionerom? (Russian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?)
Lyubov' s Pervogo Vzglyada (Russian version of The Dating Game)
Lzhec
Narod Protiv
O, Schaslivchik! (First russian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?)
Papa, Mama, Ya
Pole Chudes (Russian version of Wheel of Fortune)
Piramida (Russian version of Pyramid)
Russkaya Ruletka (Russian version of Russian Roulette)
Samyj Umnyj
Shestoye Chuvstvo
Slaboye Zveno (Russian version of The Weakest Link)
Stavka
Sto k Odnomu
Svoya Igra (Russian version of Jeopardy!)
Ugaday Melodiyu (Russian version of Name That Tune)
V Temnote
Vremya - Den'gi!
Za Sem'yu Pechatyami

South Africa

Walk the Plank

Thailand

Fan Pan Tae (Chanel5 - 2000-Present)
Tod Sa Gun Game (Chanel9 - 2003-Present)

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Pop culture

In the 1984 movie Ghostbusters, at one point Dana (Sigourney Weaver) remarks to Peter (Bill Murray), the whimsical leader of the Ghostbusters team, "You don't act like a scientist. You're more like a game show host!"

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