I am glad that the show was renewed for a new season early next year, but I hadn't heard about until last week.

I heard that' the episodes for this season have not been recently taped , but these episodes are the remaining ones from the last taping block a year or two ago. Is this so? If it is true, does anyone know any upcoming celebrities for this new season?

I had also heard that Strahan had acted irrespectively recently at a recent event where I saw that the public were critical of him. I thought that would have made ABC not renew his contract.

We have tickets this week for Jeopardy! at 10:00. It says no food or drink allowed in and expect 4-5 hours. Do they supply any food? Also can we leave early? We also have Jimmy Kimmel tickets that same day and are supposed to be there at 2:45.

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I really enjoy Who Wants to Be A Millionaire, but there is one gripe I have with it - Fastest Finger First, which I don't think works in the current era.

In the old days with Chris Tarrant, the harshness of Fastest Finger First was ameliorated by the unusual way in which contestants were found for the show. In those days, there were no application forms or auditions - all you had to do was ring a number, answer a question correctly and you might be randomly selected to be on the show. And if you failed to get into the hot seat, you could always try again, and many people did appear on the show multiple times before finally managing to get into the main game.

These days, that doesn't happen anymore. The hotline number has been replaced by a more conventional application/audition process, and having gone through all that I feel it's unfair to get on a show and maybe not even get past the Fastest Finger First question - especially if you're unlucky enough to have a rollover contestant from a previous episode at the beginning of their game, meaning there's unlikely to be more than a couple of Fastest Finger First attempts (perhaps only one). To the best of my understanding, nowadays you cannot get back on the show a second time even if you fail to get into the hot seat (correct me if I'm wrong, I haven't seen every episode, but I don't recall ever seeing anyone more than once). They have made it slightly easier by reducing the number of people from ten to six, but I don't think that's enough.

The way I would resolve this is to do it like Impossible. Have far more potential contestants there, between 20 and 30, but have them present for an entire week's worth of shows so they'll all get plenty of chances to get into the hot seat. There'll still be many who fail, but it would feel a lot fairer.

Thoughts?

I just saw they announced this on their Facebook page. No other info. I've maybe seen it a few times. It depends on what time it's on and I might watch it or DVR it.

Those who were contestants on this short-lived, underrated game show…

What was it like for you? Any behind the scenes info you're willing to share? What was the late Chuck Woolery like when the cameras weren't rolling?

And one thing I've always been curious about concerning the show… When it came to the various Cash incentives/buyouts that Chuck would hand to the captains of the teams with regards to the higher level questions ($20,000 forgetting three out of the four answers to the $200,000 question correct , $50,000 for the $500,000 question and, alternatively during the "super greed" month, $100,000 for the $1 million question) as well as the $10,000 he would give anyone who agreed to challenge another member of their team in "the terminator" showdown, did they seriously use real cash?

I just find it so incredibly hard to believe that they kept piles and piles of real cash stashed in the studio somewhere.

Also, how did the terminator work exactly? Being blind, I have no idea what the on screen graphics showed whenever it was activated and of course, I don't know what happened in the studio. Would some kind of prop or lighting affect… I don't know… Spin around the stage and just randomly land on/point towards somebody?

Outside of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire," this was easily the best show of the million dollar game show craze of that time, in my opinion.

Can someone explain this to me? I've got to be missing something. Multiple times I've seen Steve Harvey give a winning team's total and it doesn't make sense. It almost seems like they're missing a day or something.

Last night, a team won their fifth day and they went on to win the $20k. They had won the $20k another time also. Their total winnings were announced as $41,190.

Now taking out their two winning nights, that leaves them with $1,190 for the other three nights. That's not even $400 per night so they got less than 80 points in the bonud round on those other nights?

What am I missing? We've seen this on other teams also including ones who didn't win the car so that's not included.

Ryan has been doing a good job hosting the show in his first season. But I really need some changes to be made within the next season, and some of these are going to be nitpicking. The way he annouces how many letters are in the puzzle is too slow and feels like he is adding fake anticipation. Pat would have some pause when there was multiple of the same letter in the puzzle. Ryan is doing a pause when there is only one or two of said letter.

I also don't care for the way he opens the card in the bonus round. The opens it with the fold upwards, so he sees the numbers upside down, and then opens it all the way to the contestant. It's just too slow and seems like its going to be a big number, when it just opens to the lowest amount of money ($40,000). I need him to do it how Pat did it because it was cleaner and quicker. Do a quick glance and than open it facing the contestant. Or he could keep doing the way he does it but just don't look at it himself and just open to the contestant in one move and then see it at the same time as the contestant.

I know this is some nitpicks but its two glaring obvious/annoying things he has been doing as a host. Its the uneeded pauses that seem to bring anticipation that I am just dissapointed after when its just two letters or even the lowest prize in the bonus round.

Has anyone been on a game show? What was your experience? Did you win anything? What was the show?

Something has always sparked my curiosity across multiple game shows (I say this as I'm watching a Card Sharks 1978 rerun). Card Sharks is one of many game shows where this situation arises, but I see it in many places.

A contestant in a head-to-head game is in a situation where time is running out (whether chronologically or in the game itself), and they're "in control" of the game. They are faced with a choice:

• Play out the game themselves. However, one error automatically gives the win to their opponent.
• Force their opponent to play out the game. One error automatically gives the win to the contestant.

The question I have is this:

When faced with this situation, why do most game show contestants prefer to choose the latter? Is there a different kind of satisfaction out of relying on your opponent's failure and winning the game instantly because of it? Personally, I'd rather have my fate in my own hands, and if I lose, it's my own fault.

If I recall, Bergeron's Hollywood Squares did not allow this. If your opponent's failure would give you a win, the square remains unclaimed and you have to earn the win yourself via your own correct guess on your next turn.

Why can’t I find season 2 of name that tune anywhere? Tubi has season 1,3 and 4 but season 2 is non existent.

So, I am searching for Polish the Weakest Link episodes from 2004-2005. Those were quite fun to watch because of the host being very harsh to them, and it's entertaining to watch.

However, when I got to YouTube, I could only find 4-5 videos. I've read that there were over 4 seasons and 200 or more episodes. So, really, no one recorded it back in the day, nor published it to the public?

So, I am searching for Polish the Weakest Link episodes from 2004-2005. Those were quite fun to watch because of the host being very harsh to them, and it's entertaining to watch.

However, when I got to YouTube, I could only find 4-5 videos. I've read that there were over 4 seasons and 200 or more episodes. So, really, no one recorded it back in the day, nor published it to the public?

My late grandmother was on the Price is Right in either 1961 or 1962 and I’m trying to get a copy of the episode. I only have clues from my mom like “I remember the weather being nice so it was probably spring or fall,” so I don’t know the exact date. I’ve found some 60s clips online but none of them are my grandma. Does anyone know if you can request archival episodes from CBS? It would mean everything to my family if I could get this. My grandma died young (my mom was only 13), so her kids (my mom/aunts/uncles) are always looking for ways to remember her. Thanks for your help!

We’ve still got a bit over a month left in the year, but what do you think were the most memorable moments this year? I’ll go first:

1. $39,501 (The Price is Right)

2. Victoria Groce winning both the Invitational Tournament and Masters Tournament (Jeopardy!)

3. Ike and Alan Barinholtz’s big win (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire)

4. Lisa Ann Walter’s win (Celebrity Jeopardy!)

5. Pat Sajak’s last episode + Ryan Seacrest’s first episode (Wheel of Fortune)

I looking to find an episode of The weakest link that my late Father was a contestant in. I 7/5/2008 (7th MAY), Episode 94. He died very suddenly last year, I want to surprise the family for Xmas and I contacted the BBC archive and they want £60 for the full episode. The episode shows on the app Trakt / another app called Plex but it's shows no servers and it seems like it's not there. Please help 🥺 Thank you x

1am eastern/12am central: & 3:30am eastern/2:30am central: America Says
1:30am eastern/12:30am central & 7pm eastern/6pm central: Flip Side (New episode)

2am eastern/1am central & 3am eastern/2am eastern: People Puzzler

2:30am eastern/1:30am central & 10pm eastern/9pm central: Family Feud

4am eastern/3am central: Paid Programming

6am eastern/5am central: Match Game (Rayburn)

7am eastern/6am central: Chain Reaction

8am eastern/7am central: Catch 21

9am eastern/8am central: Cash Cab

10am eastern/9am central & 11am eastern/10am central & 12pm eastern/11am central & 1pm eastern/12pm central & 8pm eastern/7pm central: Press Your Luck

2pm eastern/1pm central & 9pm eastern/8pm central: Wheel of Fortune

3pm eastern/2pm central & 4pm eastern/3pm central & 5pm eastern/4pm central & 6pm eastern/5pm central: Match Game (Baldwin)

7:30pm eastern/6:30pm central: Split Second

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I like the concept/blending of the two shows, but my word, some of the celebrities they have on are obnoxious.

Netflix was a game show where people could play like trivia quest it's Netflix themed and you can play it by your own friends

Hey all!

I am running a charity gameshow stream on Twitch next Monday (11/25) starting at 4pm EST at twitch.tv/mistergamerman

Over the past year I have created and run my own original gameshows (However I will own up to the inspirations for them when listing below) and they have really started to take off. With the holidays coming up I am doing a specialty gameshow stream where for every 10 concurrent viewers that my stream goes up by, I will donate $10 to charity. (Max of $200) This event will benefit a local food bank in my area, the Lancaster County Food Hub.

The best part is, for most of my gameshows, EVERYONE who is in chat gets to play along. So you can support by playing, or just by viewing. If any of these gameshows listed below catch your attention then I hope you will consider joining us on Monday, November 25th.

- What Does It Weigh? (Gameshows about guessing the weights of items, everyone can play)

- Double Decker (inspired by Card Sharks it is a higher/lower card game based around survey questions.)

- Special Forces (A team-based Trivia game where everyone enters a Discord voice channel and operates as a "Special Force". Getting a question wrong means you are kicked off the team. Everyone remaining at the end are considered the "winners")

- Wild and Wacky Cards (Inspired by the casino classic Black Jack, this game increases the wild possibilities beyond just "hitting" and "staying" with options to spin a wheel, or drop a Plinko chip in order to alter the outcome of a hand.)

and MORE.

Those are the main ones, but we have other games that we play. I hope to see y'all there!

Thank You,

MisterGamerMan

I’ve noticed (last 2-3 seasons or so) that nearly every competition game show (especially baking and cooking ones, which I tend to watch) are now offering smaller cash prizes for winning the first heat / warmup round. Usually they give $1000-ish. I did always think it was kind of nuts that someone could do so well the entire season but then have one mediocre day and miss out on a $25k prize and walk away with nothing. The new format actually incentivizes people to do well in the advantage heats.

But also, it seems odd that every show started doing that all at the same time. Is there some new rule or regulation for competition shows that they now have to do this?

I've always wondered why anyone on earth would ever choose split over steal. If you think logically you have no control over what the other person's gonna pick but if you pick steal you either take it all or win nothing. If you go for split you either get half or lose all of it. Logically steal is quite clearly the answer anyone should pick so why is this even a game? Where's the game part in it if one option is clearly better