Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury has renewed Game Show Network’s People Puzzler, hosted by Leah Remini, for a second season in national broadcast syndication.
The pop culture game show is set to return this fall with renewals on Fox Television Stations, Sinclair, CBS, Nexstar, Gray and Scripps stations, which cover more than 90% of the U.S. The renewals follow People Puzzler recently hitting a high of more than 900,000 viewers, up 42% from its syndication debut in September. People Puzzler also is one of Game Show Network’s top-rated original series.
“The healthy ratings growth we’ve seen from People Puzzler in its first months in syndication has been nothing short of remarkable,” said Debmar-Mercury Co-Presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein. “Stations are hungry for proven performers and we are excited to be able to bring this winning game show back to the market next season.”
Based on the iconic crossword puzzles in People,...
The pop culture game show is set to return this fall with renewals on Fox Television Stations, Sinclair, CBS, Nexstar, Gray and Scripps stations, which cover more than 90% of the U.S. The renewals follow People Puzzler recently hitting a high of more than 900,000 viewers, up 42% from its syndication debut in September. People Puzzler also is one of Game Show Network’s top-rated original series.
“The healthy ratings growth we’ve seen from People Puzzler in its first months in syndication has been nothing short of remarkable,” said Debmar-Mercury Co-Presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein. “Stations are hungry for proven performers and we are excited to be able to bring this winning game show back to the market next season.”
Based on the iconic crossword puzzles in People,...
- 3/21/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
People Puzzler, Game Show Network’s pop culture game show hosted by Leah Remini, has been cleared in more than 90% of the country with premiere on track for fall, Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury announced Tuesday.
Based on the crosswords in People, the show will debut September 11 on market stations belonging to Fox, CBS, Nexstar, Scripps, Hearst, Gray, Sinclair and others, with Fox’s Wwor New York slotting it at 6 p.m. weeknights.
The format, comprised of 325 episodes from the first three seasons, has performed strongly on Game Show Network and is one of its top-rated original series.
“This hit game on Gsn makes it a proven performer with over 300 episodes,” said Debmar-Mercury Co-Presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein. “Having generated strong household ratings and adult 25-54 demos, and offering viewers a fan favorite with Leah as host, People Puzzler has deservedly earned its place on stations’ fall schedules.”
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Based on the crosswords in People, the show will debut September 11 on market stations belonging to Fox, CBS, Nexstar, Scripps, Hearst, Gray, Sinclair and others, with Fox’s Wwor New York slotting it at 6 p.m. weeknights.
The format, comprised of 325 episodes from the first three seasons, has performed strongly on Game Show Network and is one of its top-rated original series.
“This hit game on Gsn makes it a proven performer with over 300 episodes,” said Debmar-Mercury Co-Presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein. “Having generated strong household ratings and adult 25-54 demos, and offering viewers a fan favorite with Leah as host, People Puzzler has deservedly earned its place on stations’ fall schedules.”
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- 8/22/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Leah Remini-hosted Game Show Network series “People Puzzler” is set for off-network syndication on stations this fall. The gamer has now been cleared by Lionsgate-owned syndication distributor Debmar-Mercury in more than 90% of the country, including Fox-owned stations in the three top markets: Wwor New York, Kcop Los Angeles and Wfld Chicago.
“People Puzzler,” which premieres in syndication on Sept. 11, has been sold to station groups including Fox, CBS, Nexstar, Scripps, Hearst, Gray, Sinclair and others. The library includes 325 episodes from the first three seasons of “People Puzzler” on Game Show Network.
“This hit game on Gsn makes it a proven performer with over 300 episodes,” Debmar-Mercury co-presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein said in a joint statement. “Having generated strong household ratings and adult 25-54 demos, and offering viewers a fan favorite with Leah as host, ‘People Puzzler’ has deservedly earned its place on stations’ fall schedules.”
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“People Puzzler,” which premieres in syndication on Sept. 11, has been sold to station groups including Fox, CBS, Nexstar, Scripps, Hearst, Gray, Sinclair and others. The library includes 325 episodes from the first three seasons of “People Puzzler” on Game Show Network.
“This hit game on Gsn makes it a proven performer with over 300 episodes,” Debmar-Mercury co-presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein said in a joint statement. “Having generated strong household ratings and adult 25-54 demos, and offering viewers a fan favorite with Leah as host, ‘People Puzzler’ has deservedly earned its place on stations’ fall schedules.”
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- 8/22/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
“People Puzzler,” the Leah Remini-hosted game show from the Game Show Network, has scored a syndication deal across over 90% of the U.S., Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury announced Tuesday.
The competition series, inspired by People’s pop culture-centric crossword puzzles, will debut this fall on market stations belonging to Fox, CBS, Nexstar, Scripps, Hearst, Gray and Sinclair, among others. Premiering on Monday, Sept. 11, Fox’s Wwor New York has slotted “People Puzzler” for 6 p.m. Et on weeknights.
Combining pop culture with fun facts, “People Puzzler” challenges three contestants to put their smarts to the test in a three-round battle, before the contestant with the highest score has the opportunity to win a cash prize in the “Fast Puzzle Bonus Round.”
“This hit game on Gsn makes it a proven performer with over 300 episodes. Having generated strong household ratings and adult 25-54 demos, and offering viewers a fan favorite with Leah as host,...
The competition series, inspired by People’s pop culture-centric crossword puzzles, will debut this fall on market stations belonging to Fox, CBS, Nexstar, Scripps, Hearst, Gray and Sinclair, among others. Premiering on Monday, Sept. 11, Fox’s Wwor New York has slotted “People Puzzler” for 6 p.m. Et on weeknights.
Combining pop culture with fun facts, “People Puzzler” challenges three contestants to put their smarts to the test in a three-round battle, before the contestant with the highest score has the opportunity to win a cash prize in the “Fast Puzzle Bonus Round.”
“This hit game on Gsn makes it a proven performer with over 300 episodes. Having generated strong household ratings and adult 25-54 demos, and offering viewers a fan favorite with Leah as host,...
- 8/22/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury has picked up for distribution Game Show Network’s People Puzzler, hosted by Leah Remini, with the goal to launch the game show in broadcast syndication in fall 2023.
Debmar-Mercury is shopping 325 episodes of People Puzzler, which combines pop culture with fun facts, as a back-to-back Monday-Friday strip. It will be sold on an all-barter basis, with the syndicator splitting the national advertising time with stations. The 325 episodes include all of Seasons 1 and 2, as well the current third season.
This marks a rare broadcast syndication offering for fall 2023 in a tight marketplace with no known first-run shows targeted for next fall yet.
Based on the crossword puzzles in People, People Puzzler, which returned for its third season in August, has been a solid performer for Gsn. It is produced by Game Show Enterprises, Start Entertainment and People’s parent company, Dotdash Meredith. Remini also executive produces with Rane Laymance,...
Debmar-Mercury is shopping 325 episodes of People Puzzler, which combines pop culture with fun facts, as a back-to-back Monday-Friday strip. It will be sold on an all-barter basis, with the syndicator splitting the national advertising time with stations. The 325 episodes include all of Seasons 1 and 2, as well the current third season.
This marks a rare broadcast syndication offering for fall 2023 in a tight marketplace with no known first-run shows targeted for next fall yet.
Based on the crossword puzzles in People, People Puzzler, which returned for its third season in August, has been a solid performer for Gsn. It is produced by Game Show Enterprises, Start Entertainment and People’s parent company, Dotdash Meredith. Remini also executive produces with Rane Laymance,...
- 12/1/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump’s media company is now hiring for its upcoming streaming television service, posting an ad on job sites for creators looking to help produce Trump’s MAGAfied answer to Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+.
In the ad posted Wednesday, the Trump Media and Technology Group (Tmtg) announced it was looking for a content development manager to create programming for the company’s new streaming service, Tmtg+. The channel, the ad reads, will be a “a ‘Big Tent’ platform offering broad-based entertainment rooted in free speech.” The job description promises...
In the ad posted Wednesday, the Trump Media and Technology Group (Tmtg) announced it was looking for a content development manager to create programming for the company’s new streaming service, Tmtg+. The channel, the ad reads, will be a “a ‘Big Tent’ platform offering broad-based entertainment rooted in free speech.” The job description promises...
- 5/12/2022
- by Adam Rawnsley and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
ABC has no current plans to bring its Match Game revival hosted by Alec Baldwin back for another season.
The game show, which last aired in summer 2021, was not renewed last May when ABC made the bulk of its pickups for the 2021-22 season. Match Game also was not renewed in late fall when the network typically makes its pickups for the following summer. It was around the same time that Baldwin was involved in the deadline shooting accident on the Rust set, which remains under investigation, with multiple lawsuits filed.
Hosted and executive produced by Baldwin, the new Match Game premiered in June 2016. The show is produced by Fremantle; it is unclear whether the company would pursue a new season elsewhere following its cancellation by ABC, firts reported by Variety. Baldwin, Scott St. John, Mallory Schwartz and Jennifer Mullin executive producer.
The game show, which last aired in summer 2021, was not renewed last May when ABC made the bulk of its pickups for the 2021-22 season. Match Game also was not renewed in late fall when the network typically makes its pickups for the following summer. It was around the same time that Baldwin was involved in the deadline shooting accident on the Rust set, which remains under investigation, with multiple lawsuits filed.
Hosted and executive produced by Baldwin, the new Match Game premiered in June 2016. The show is produced by Fremantle; it is unclear whether the company would pursue a new season elsewhere following its cancellation by ABC, firts reported by Variety. Baldwin, Scott St. John, Mallory Schwartz and Jennifer Mullin executive producer.
- 4/2/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The Alec Baldwin-hosted “Match Game” isn’t expected to return to ABC, as the Alphabet web begins to firm up its plans for its annual game show-heavy summer lineup.
Also unlikely to return are “Card Sharks,” “Celebrity Dating Game” and “The Hustler,” while “Celebrity Family Feud,” “Press Your Luck” and “The 100,000 Pyramid” are expected to be back.
The fate of “Match Game” had been the source of speculation in the wake of Baldwin’s accidental shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the independent production “Rust” last fall.
But ABC’s decision to cancel “Match Game” is not related to that incident; “Match Game” hasn’t been in production since 2020, prior to the Covid-19 pandemic — and only aired two new episodes in 2021, which had been left over from the previous year.
The latest revival of “Match Game,” hosted by Baldwin, debuted in 2016, and ran for five seasons.
Also unlikely to return are “Card Sharks,” “Celebrity Dating Game” and “The Hustler,” while “Celebrity Family Feud,” “Press Your Luck” and “The 100,000 Pyramid” are expected to be back.
The fate of “Match Game” had been the source of speculation in the wake of Baldwin’s accidental shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the independent production “Rust” last fall.
But ABC’s decision to cancel “Match Game” is not related to that incident; “Match Game” hasn’t been in production since 2020, prior to the Covid-19 pandemic — and only aired two new episodes in 2021, which had been left over from the previous year.
The latest revival of “Match Game,” hosted by Baldwin, debuted in 2016, and ran for five seasons.
- 4/2/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Donald Trump said that he’s launching a new social media service, Truth Social, through a newly formed company called Trump Media and Technology Corp.
Truth Social will have a nationwide rollout in the first quarter of 2022, with a beta launch next month, according to a press release.
According to the announcement, the company also intends a subscription video on demand service, Tmtg+, that will feature “non-woke” entertainment programming. There have been whispers about former President Donald Trump starting his own social media platform in the nine months since he was banned from Twitter.
The new company is being launched via a merger with Digital World Acquisition Corp., with Trump Media and Technology Corp. as a publicly listed company subject to regulatory and shareholder approval. Digital World is what is known as a special purpose acquisition company, which are set up for the sole purpose of merging with another entity for an initial public offering.
Truth Social will have a nationwide rollout in the first quarter of 2022, with a beta launch next month, according to a press release.
According to the announcement, the company also intends a subscription video on demand service, Tmtg+, that will feature “non-woke” entertainment programming. There have been whispers about former President Donald Trump starting his own social media platform in the nine months since he was banned from Twitter.
The new company is being launched via a merger with Digital World Acquisition Corp., with Trump Media and Technology Corp. as a publicly listed company subject to regulatory and shareholder approval. Digital World is what is known as a special purpose acquisition company, which are set up for the sole purpose of merging with another entity for an initial public offering.
- 10/21/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Game Show Network has renewed the crossword puzzle show People Puzzler, hosted by Leah Remini, for season two.
People Puzzler, which will launch its new season in the fall, features three contestants who will put their pop culture knowledge to the test to complete crosswords from the pop culture magazine. The player who has won the most points after three rounds will move on to the Fast Puzzle Bonus Round where they will have the opportunity to win a cash prize.
The game show is produced by Meredith Corporation and Start Entertainment, LLC for Game Show Network. Leah Remini serves as producer. Executive Producers are Scott St. John and Neal Konstantini for Start Entertainment, LLC, along with Dan Wakeford and Rachel Feinberg for Meredith Corporation. Rane Laymance also serves as executive producer.
People Puzzler, which will launch its new season in the fall, features three contestants who will put their pop culture knowledge to the test to complete crosswords from the pop culture magazine. The player who has won the most points after three rounds will move on to the Fast Puzzle Bonus Round where they will have the opportunity to win a cash prize.
The game show is produced by Meredith Corporation and Start Entertainment, LLC for Game Show Network. Leah Remini serves as producer. Executive Producers are Scott St. John and Neal Konstantini for Start Entertainment, LLC, along with Dan Wakeford and Rachel Feinberg for Meredith Corporation. Rane Laymance also serves as executive producer.
- 6/2/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Game Show Network has set Leah Remini to host People Puzzler, a new game show that takes inspiration from the celebrity magazine’s crossword puzzles. It will premiere in early 2021, reps told Deadline.
The half-hour episodes will see three contestants test their pop culture savvy to complete the magazine’s crossword puzzles. The first to finish the puzzle will move on to the show’s Fast Puzzle Bonus Round for the chance to win a cash prize.
The new Game Show Network program marks another hosting gig for the Emmy-nominated Remini.
In January the actress and writer signed a first-look deal with Critical Content to develop more unscripted programming through her No Seriously production company. The first project under the new deal is Seeking Justice, with Remini and her Scientology and the Aftermath partner Mike Rinder teaming for the anthology docuseries. Seeking Justice aims to investigate and hold other...
The half-hour episodes will see three contestants test their pop culture savvy to complete the magazine’s crossword puzzles. The first to finish the puzzle will move on to the show’s Fast Puzzle Bonus Round for the chance to win a cash prize.
The new Game Show Network program marks another hosting gig for the Emmy-nominated Remini.
In January the actress and writer signed a first-look deal with Critical Content to develop more unscripted programming through her No Seriously production company. The first project under the new deal is Seeking Justice, with Remini and her Scientology and the Aftermath partner Mike Rinder teaming for the anthology docuseries. Seeking Justice aims to investigate and hold other...
- 7/30/2020
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Card Sharks, ABC’s reboot of the classic game show, is the latest broadcast network series to head back into production.
Deadline understands that the show, which is starting production on its second season and fronted by Community star Joel McHale, has returned to filming today. It shoots at CBS Studios Radford in Studio City.
The show is being shot with minimal crew and without an audience and producer Fremantle has put in rigorous health and safety protocols. The production is adhering to all state and local requirements as well as union and industry guidelines for production.
There’s no air date yet for the second season episodes as the show aired as part of ABC’s summer ‘Fun & Games’ line-up.
It comes after America’s Got Talent became the first major non-scripted entertainment format to return to filming.
Card Sharks features two players who face off in a head-to-head...
Deadline understands that the show, which is starting production on its second season and fronted by Community star Joel McHale, has returned to filming today. It shoots at CBS Studios Radford in Studio City.
The show is being shot with minimal crew and without an audience and producer Fremantle has put in rigorous health and safety protocols. The production is adhering to all state and local requirements as well as union and industry guidelines for production.
There’s no air date yet for the second season episodes as the show aired as part of ABC’s summer ‘Fun & Games’ line-up.
It comes after America’s Got Talent became the first major non-scripted entertainment format to return to filming.
Card Sharks features two players who face off in a head-to-head...
- 7/9/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
TruTV has set premiere dates for the sophomore run of its firefighter comedy Tacoma Fd along with a pair of new series: Hot Ones: The Game Show and It’s Personal with Amy Hoggart.
Tacoma Fd returns at 10 p.m. Thursday, March 26; docu-style comedy series It’s Personal launches at 10 p.m. Wednesday, February 26, and Hot Ones gets in the game at 10 p.m. Tuesday, February 18; and All were announced during its panel today at the TCA winter press tour.
Watch trailers for Tacoma Fd and It’s Personal below.
Created by and starring Kevin Heffernan and Steve Lemme of the Super Troopers movie franchise, Tacoma Fd is a half-hour comedy set in a firehouse in one of America’s rainiest cities. Light on blazes that need extinguishing, these firefighters keep themselves entertained with creative competitions, friendly first responder rivalries and no shortage of bizarre emergency calls. Chief Terry...
Tacoma Fd returns at 10 p.m. Thursday, March 26; docu-style comedy series It’s Personal launches at 10 p.m. Wednesday, February 26, and Hot Ones gets in the game at 10 p.m. Tuesday, February 18; and All were announced during its panel today at the TCA winter press tour.
Watch trailers for Tacoma Fd and It’s Personal below.
Created by and starring Kevin Heffernan and Steve Lemme of the Super Troopers movie franchise, Tacoma Fd is a half-hour comedy set in a firehouse in one of America’s rainiest cities. Light on blazes that need extinguishing, these firefighters keep themselves entertained with creative competitions, friendly first responder rivalries and no shortage of bizarre emergency calls. Chief Terry...
- 1/15/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, Ali Wong gets two new Netflix comedy specials and Bet releases the first look at Lena Waithe’s “Twenties” series.
Casting
Michael Beach (“ER”), Anne-Marie Johnson (“For The People”) and Kellee Stewart (“Guess Who”) have been cast in Ava DuVernay’s romantic anthology series, “Cherish The Day.” They join Xosha Roquemore, Alano Miller and Emmy-award winner Cicely Tyson. Also, Blitz Bazawule, Aurora Guerrero (“13 Reasons Why”) and Deborah Kampmeier (“Queen Sugar”) join Tanya Hamilton (“Vampire Diaries”) as directors.
Joel McHale will return to host the 2020 second season of ABC’s “Card Sharks,” a competition series with two players facing off in a head-to-head elimination race. McHale is repped by UTA and Ziffren Brittenham Llp. Scott St. John and Jennifer Mullin executive produce “Card Sharks.”
Juan Pablo Raba (“Narcos”), Adriana Paz, Kristyan Ferrer, Octavio Pisano, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams (“Nashville”) and Julio Cedillo (“Sicario”) have been...
Casting
Michael Beach (“ER”), Anne-Marie Johnson (“For The People”) and Kellee Stewart (“Guess Who”) have been cast in Ava DuVernay’s romantic anthology series, “Cherish The Day.” They join Xosha Roquemore, Alano Miller and Emmy-award winner Cicely Tyson. Also, Blitz Bazawule, Aurora Guerrero (“13 Reasons Why”) and Deborah Kampmeier (“Queen Sugar”) join Tanya Hamilton (“Vampire Diaries”) as directors.
Joel McHale will return to host the 2020 second season of ABC’s “Card Sharks,” a competition series with two players facing off in a head-to-head elimination race. McHale is repped by UTA and Ziffren Brittenham Llp. Scott St. John and Jennifer Mullin executive produce “Card Sharks.”
Juan Pablo Raba (“Narcos”), Adriana Paz, Kristyan Ferrer, Octavio Pisano, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams (“Nashville”) and Julio Cedillo (“Sicario”) have been...
- 12/3/2019
- by LaTesha Harris
- Variety Film + TV
ABC has renewed its summer game shows The $100,000 Pyramid, Match Game and To Tell the Truth for their fifth seasons, Card Sharks and Press Your Luck for their second seasons and Celebrity Family Feud for a sixth season. They join previously announced Holey Moley, which is returning for a second season.
All the shows are part of ABC’s Summer Fun & Games lineup, which helped propel the network to the No. 1 network of the summer among Adults 18-49 (1.0/5 – tie with NBC), marking the first time the Net ranked No. 1 during the summer in 24 years. In addition, ABC finished as the summer’s No. 1 network with Adults 18-34 and among key female demos (W18-34/W18-49).
“Summer has become synonymous with ABC’s ‘Fun & Games’ brand,” said Rob Mills, senior vice president, Alternative Series, Specials and Late Night, ABC Entertainment. “To have these shows return is a testament to their strength,...
All the shows are part of ABC’s Summer Fun & Games lineup, which helped propel the network to the No. 1 network of the summer among Adults 18-49 (1.0/5 – tie with NBC), marking the first time the Net ranked No. 1 during the summer in 24 years. In addition, ABC finished as the summer’s No. 1 network with Adults 18-34 and among key female demos (W18-34/W18-49).
“Summer has become synonymous with ABC’s ‘Fun & Games’ brand,” said Rob Mills, senior vice president, Alternative Series, Specials and Late Night, ABC Entertainment. “To have these shows return is a testament to their strength,...
- 11/20/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The weather outside may be frightful, but ABC is already planning another summer of fun and games. The network announced Wednesday that its primetime gamers “The $100,000 Pyramid,” “Card Sharks,” “Celebrity Family Feud,” “Match Game,” “Press Your Luck” and “To Tell the Truth” have all been renewed for another season, joining the previously announced second season pickup of “Holey Moley.”
All six shows are part of ABC’s “Summer Fun & Games” programming strategy. This past summer, ABC was No. 1 with adults 18-49 — which marked the first time it had led the summer months since 1995. ABC said it was also No. 1 with adults 18-34, and claimed nine of the summer’s top 20 entertainment series in 18-49, led by “The Bachelorette.”
“Summer has become synonymous with ABC’s ‘Fun & Games’ brand,” said ABC Entertainment’s Rob Mills, senior vice president of alternative series, specials and late night. “To have these shows return is a testament to their strength,...
All six shows are part of ABC’s “Summer Fun & Games” programming strategy. This past summer, ABC was No. 1 with adults 18-49 — which marked the first time it had led the summer months since 1995. ABC said it was also No. 1 with adults 18-34, and claimed nine of the summer’s top 20 entertainment series in 18-49, led by “The Bachelorette.”
“Summer has become synonymous with ABC’s ‘Fun & Games’ brand,” said ABC Entertainment’s Rob Mills, senior vice president of alternative series, specials and late night. “To have these shows return is a testament to their strength,...
- 11/20/2019
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
TruTV has given a 20-episode series order to Hot Ones: The Game Show, based on Complex Networks’ hugely popular web talk series, with Sean Evans as host. Additionally, the network has licensed episodes of the original digital series, created and produced by Complex Networks’ First We Feast. The series, featuring A-list celebrities became a phenomenon with more than a billion views over its 10 seasons. Hot Ones: The Game Show, produced by Diga Studios, goes into production later this fall with a premiere date planned for early next year.
Hot Ones: The Game Show will air on truTV as part of a Hot Ones hour each week, with one episode of the game show followed by one episode of the original First We Feast digital talk show, also hosted by Evans.
In each half-hour episode of Hot Ones: The Game Show, two teams of two face three rounds, banking as much...
Hot Ones: The Game Show will air on truTV as part of a Hot Ones hour each week, with one episode of the game show followed by one episode of the original First We Feast digital talk show, also hosted by Evans.
In each half-hour episode of Hot Ones: The Game Show, two teams of two face three rounds, banking as much...
- 11/1/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Grab a glass of milk, because “Hot Ones” is warming up for its own competition series on TruTV. Sean Evans, longtime host of the popular web series, is on board to continue bringing the heat — but this time, contestants will enter the “Pepperdome” to compete for a $25,000 cash prize.
“Hot Ones: The Game Show” will air during an hour-long block on TruTV each week that starts with an episode of the new series and ends with an episode of the original web show, which TruTV has licensed the rights to run. The half-hour series has been given a 20 episode order, with plans to go into production later this fall for an early 2020 premiere date.
The web series, known for sitting celebrities down to eat hot-sauce-slathered chicken wings of increasing spiciness while answering interview questions, was created and produced by Complex Networks’ brand First We Feast. It has been running for...
“Hot Ones: The Game Show” will air during an hour-long block on TruTV each week that starts with an episode of the new series and ends with an episode of the original web show, which TruTV has licensed the rights to run. The half-hour series has been given a 20 episode order, with plans to go into production later this fall for an early 2020 premiere date.
The web series, known for sitting celebrities down to eat hot-sauce-slathered chicken wings of increasing spiciness while answering interview questions, was created and produced by Complex Networks’ brand First We Feast. It has been running for...
- 11/1/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Vulture Watch
Is everything aces? Has the Card Sharks TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on ABC? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Card Sharks, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
An ABC game show from executive producers Scott St. John, Jack Martin, and Jennifer Mullin, Card Sharks is hosted by Joel McHale. Based on the card game Acey Deucey, two players face off on the series, each hoping to eliminate the other, with the goal of claiming a $10,000 cash prize and a chance for even bigger winnings. The winning contestant bets their prize on properly predicting the final seven cards of the...
Is everything aces? Has the Card Sharks TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on ABC? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Card Sharks, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
An ABC game show from executive producers Scott St. John, Jack Martin, and Jennifer Mullin, Card Sharks is hosted by Joel McHale. Based on the card game Acey Deucey, two players face off on the series, each hoping to eliminate the other, with the goal of claiming a $10,000 cash prize and a chance for even bigger winnings. The winning contestant bets their prize on properly predicting the final seven cards of the...
- 6/14/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
ABC is looking to up its game. In the past few years, it has found some Nielsen ratings wins by reviving classic game shows, which may not draw as large an audience as scripted series, but cost a lot less to produce. This summer, the Alphabet Network has revived a couple more -- the latest contender being the Card Sharks TV show. Has ABC dealt itself an inside straight? Will Card Sharks be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned.
An ABC game show from executive producers Scott St. John, Jack Martin, and Jennifer Mullin, Card Sharks is hosted by Joel McHale. Based on the card game Acey Deucey, on the series two players face off, each hoping to eliminate the other, with the goal of claiming a $10,000 cash prize and a chance for even bigger winnings. The winning contestant bets...
An ABC game show from executive producers Scott St. John, Jack Martin, and Jennifer Mullin, Card Sharks is hosted by Joel McHale. Based on the card game Acey Deucey, on the series two players face off, each hoping to eliminate the other, with the goal of claiming a $10,000 cash prize and a chance for even bigger winnings. The winning contestant bets...
- 6/13/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Have viewers been dealt a good deal during the first season of the Card Sharks TV show on ABC? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Card Sharks is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we'd like to offer you the chance to rate all of the Card Sharks season two episodes here.
A ABC game show from executive producers Scott St. John, Jack Martin, and Jennifer Mullin, Card Sharks is hosted by Joel McHale. Based on the card game Acey Deucey, on the series two players face off, each hoping to eliminate the other, with the goal of claiming a $10,000 cash prize and a...
A ABC game show from executive producers Scott St. John, Jack Martin, and Jennifer Mullin, Card Sharks is hosted by Joel McHale. Based on the card game Acey Deucey, on the series two players face off, each hoping to eliminate the other, with the goal of claiming a $10,000 cash prize and a...
- 6/13/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Forget all that “Winter is coming” stuff — CNBC is ready for summer. TheWrap can exclusively reveal the cable channel’s Summer 2019 slate, and we’ve also got your first look at JoJo Fletcher’s and Jordan Rodgers’ house-flipping series “Cash Pad,” among other shows.
This summer season, CNBC will air its biggest primetime slate yet, with more than 50 new hours of premieres. Included among them are three new original series: the aforementioned “Cash Pad,” as well as “Listing Impossible” and “Five Day Biz Fix” (working title). Returning are new installments of CNBC’s popular franchise series, “Deal or No Deal” with Howie Mandel, “The Profit: An Inside Look” with Marcus Lemonis, Season 3 of “Jay Leno’s Garage,” Season 13 of “American Greed” and Season 2 of “The Deed: Chicago.”
Watch a preview of the goings-on — including the “Bachelorette” alums’ show — via the video above.
Also Read: 'The Deed' Host Sidney Torres Reveals...
This summer season, CNBC will air its biggest primetime slate yet, with more than 50 new hours of premieres. Included among them are three new original series: the aforementioned “Cash Pad,” as well as “Listing Impossible” and “Five Day Biz Fix” (working title). Returning are new installments of CNBC’s popular franchise series, “Deal or No Deal” with Howie Mandel, “The Profit: An Inside Look” with Marcus Lemonis, Season 3 of “Jay Leno’s Garage,” Season 13 of “American Greed” and Season 2 of “The Deed: Chicago.”
Watch a preview of the goings-on — including the “Bachelorette” alums’ show — via the video above.
Also Read: 'The Deed' Host Sidney Torres Reveals...
- 4/16/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
ABC Entertainment and Fremantle announced Monday that actor and comedian Joel McHale will host “Card Sharks,” a suspenseful game where players can win a fortune on the turn of a single playing card. The show is set to air this summer on ABC.
“I’m very excited to be hosting ‘Card Sharks,’” said McHale. “Game winners can win tens of thousands of dollars and in an updated twist – losers will be fed to a pen of adult Tiger Sharks.”
On the show, two players will face off in a head-to-head elimination race where the winning player claims a $10,000 cash prize and a chance to turn that amount into a life-changing payday. The anticipation builds as the winning contestant risks their prize on predicting seven final cards. The player leaves the game with whatever amount of money they have in their bank after their prediction, and results are revealed on the...
“I’m very excited to be hosting ‘Card Sharks,’” said McHale. “Game winners can win tens of thousands of dollars and in an updated twist – losers will be fed to a pen of adult Tiger Sharks.”
On the show, two players will face off in a head-to-head elimination race where the winning player claims a $10,000 cash prize and a chance to turn that amount into a life-changing payday. The anticipation builds as the winning contestant risks their prize on predicting seven final cards. The player leaves the game with whatever amount of money they have in their bank after their prediction, and results are revealed on the...
- 4/8/2019
- by Rachel Yang
- Variety Film + TV
Actor and comedian Joel McHale is set to host Card Sharks, slated to air this summer on the ABC Television Network.
“I’m very excited to be hosting ‘Card Sharks,’” said McHale. “Game winners can win tens of thousands of dollars and in an updated twist – losers will be fed to a pen of adult Tiger Sharks.”
The Card Sharks concept has been made into a series four separate times since its debut in 1978. The show originally ran on NBC from 1978 to 1981.
McHale was most recently seen in The Happy Time Murders, as well as Netflix’s A Futile and Stupid Gesture opposite Will Forte. McHale also recently hosted The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale on Netflix, a half-hour topical series that took a sharp, absurdist look at pop culture and news from across the globe.
In 2015, McHale wrapped the 12th and final season of E! Network’s The Soup,...
“I’m very excited to be hosting ‘Card Sharks,’” said McHale. “Game winners can win tens of thousands of dollars and in an updated twist – losers will be fed to a pen of adult Tiger Sharks.”
The Card Sharks concept has been made into a series four separate times since its debut in 1978. The show originally ran on NBC from 1978 to 1981.
McHale was most recently seen in The Happy Time Murders, as well as Netflix’s A Futile and Stupid Gesture opposite Will Forte. McHale also recently hosted The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale on Netflix, a half-hour topical series that took a sharp, absurdist look at pop culture and news from across the globe.
In 2015, McHale wrapped the 12th and final season of E! Network’s The Soup,...
- 4/8/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Joel McHale is probably feelin’ pretty lucky right now: the comedian has been set as the host of ABC’s “Card Sharks” reboot, the network said Monday.
An updated take on “the suspenseful game where a fortune can be won on the turn of a single playing card,” the series is set to premiere this summer on ABC.
Here’s the official description for the “Card Sharks” reboot:
The road to glory and riches begins with two players facing off in a head-to-head elimination race where the winning player claims a $10,000 cash prize and a chance to turn that amount into a life-changing payday. The anticipation builds as the winning contestant risks their prize on predicting seven final cards. The player leaves the game with whatever amount of money they have in their bank after their prediction, and results are revealed on the flip of their seventh and final card.
An updated take on “the suspenseful game where a fortune can be won on the turn of a single playing card,” the series is set to premiere this summer on ABC.
Here’s the official description for the “Card Sharks” reboot:
The road to glory and riches begins with two players facing off in a head-to-head elimination race where the winning player claims a $10,000 cash prize and a chance to turn that amount into a life-changing payday. The anticipation builds as the winning contestant risks their prize on predicting seven final cards. The player leaves the game with whatever amount of money they have in their bank after their prediction, and results are revealed on the flip of their seventh and final card.
- 4/8/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
ABC is adding two more classic game show reboots to its lineup.
“Press Your Luck” and “Card Sharks” have been picked up to series at the network and are set to go into production this spring, the network said on Wednesday. No host or premiere dates have been announced.
The Fremantle-produced game shows join a roster which also includes “Celebrity Family Feud,” “$100,000 Pyramid,” “Match Game” and “To Tell the Truth.”
Also Read: Jimmy Fallon's 'Tonight Show' Games Are Coming to NBC Primetime With 'That's My Jam' Series Order
“Press Your Luck” first aired in 1983 on CBS, running for three seasons with Peter Tomarken as host. A new version, titled “Whammy!” ran briefly on the Game Show Network in 2003.
During each game, three contestants compete against each other answering questions to earn spins on the “Big Board” where they could either win cash and prizes or lose all their earnings...
“Press Your Luck” and “Card Sharks” have been picked up to series at the network and are set to go into production this spring, the network said on Wednesday. No host or premiere dates have been announced.
The Fremantle-produced game shows join a roster which also includes “Celebrity Family Feud,” “$100,000 Pyramid,” “Match Game” and “To Tell the Truth.”
Also Read: Jimmy Fallon's 'Tonight Show' Games Are Coming to NBC Primetime With 'That's My Jam' Series Order
“Press Your Luck” first aired in 1983 on CBS, running for three seasons with Peter Tomarken as host. A new version, titled “Whammy!” ran briefly on the Game Show Network in 2003.
During each game, three contestants compete against each other answering questions to earn spins on the “Big Board” where they could either win cash and prizes or lose all their earnings...
- 3/13/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Two more classic game shows are making a return to TV. ABC has ordered revivals of Card Sharks and Press Your Luck. Produced by Fremantle, the shows will go into production this spring. Hosts and premiere dates will be announced soon.
In each game of Press Your Luck, three contestants compete against each other answering questions to earn spins on the Big Board. Contestants then use their spins to win cash and prizes while trying to avoid the Whammy, who could take all of their winnings and leave them with nothing. The winning contestant moves on to the All-New Bonus Round to face the Whammy in a final battle for the chance to win a fortune. John Quinn will serve as showrunner and executive produce, along with Fremantle’s Jennifer Mullin.
Card Sharks features two players who face off in a head-to-head elimination game with the goal of one player...
In each game of Press Your Luck, three contestants compete against each other answering questions to earn spins on the Big Board. Contestants then use their spins to win cash and prizes while trying to avoid the Whammy, who could take all of their winnings and leave them with nothing. The winning contestant moves on to the All-New Bonus Round to face the Whammy in a final battle for the chance to win a fortune. John Quinn will serve as showrunner and executive produce, along with Fremantle’s Jennifer Mullin.
Card Sharks features two players who face off in a head-to-head elimination game with the goal of one player...
- 3/13/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC has slated three premiere dates for the return of one of their popular game shows and two new series.
The third season of the revival of the retro game show Match Game from FremantleMedia North America will premiere at 9 Pm Edt June 21 with Alec Baldwin returning as the host. The hilarious panel game features two contestants as they attempt to match the answers of six celebrities in a game of fill-in-the-missing-blank. This season’s lineup of celebrity guests include Laverne Cox, David Arquette, James Van Der Beek, Amy Sedaris, Jenifer Lewis, Anthony Anderson, Christina Ricci, Ice-T, Kenan Thompson, Niecy Nash, Joel McHale, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Jane Krakowski, Tituss Burgess, and more.
Baldwin, Fmna’s Jennifer Mullin, Scott St. John and Mallory Schwartz serve as executive producers.
ABC’s newest procedural crime series Take Two will debut at 10 Pm Edt on June 21. The upbeat detective series stars Rachel Bilson and Eddie Cibrian and follows Sam Swift (Bilson), the former star of a hit cop series whose epic breakdown is broadcast to the public and sends her to rehab. Desperate to restart her career, she talks her way into shadowing lone-wolf private investigator Eddie Valetik (Cibrian) as research for a potential comeback role. Though Eddie resents the babysitting gig, high-spirited Sam uses the skills she learned as an actor playing a cop and proves herself to be surprisingly valuable.
Take Two comes from Terri Edda Miller and Andrew W. Marlowe, the creators and executive producers of Castle. Miller and Marlowe will serve as EPs alongside Studiocanal TV’s Rola Bauer and Tandem Productions’ Tim Halkin. The cast also includes Xavier de Guzman, Aliyah O’Brien, and Alice Lee.
The pilot was directed by John Terlesky. “Take Two” is produced by Tandem Productions and MilMar Pictures in co-production with ABC Studios. “Take Two” was co-developed and co-financed by ABC, Vox and France 2.
Rounding out the list is The Proposal, ABC’s newest reality dating series hosted by former NFL quarterback and Season 5 Bachelor Jesse Palmer. The series will debut at 10 Pm Edt June 18. features ten eligible women selected by a blue-ribbon panel of matchmakers who vie for a chance at love with mystery suitor Mike, a police officer from Bakersfield, Calif. who is in search of his soul mate. By the end of the night, Mike will propose to one of two remaining women. From there, the newly acquainted couple will trust fate and exit the stage possibly engaged to be married.
After each phase, the daters who fail to connect with the mystery suitor are whittled down, leading to the dramatic and highly anticipated reveal, when the two remaining daters finally meet the mystery suitor for the first time, just in time for a romantic proposal.
The Proposal is produced by Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Unscripted & Alternative Television. Mike Fleiss, Martin Hilton, James Breen and Jason Ehrlich serve as executive producers.
The third season of the revival of the retro game show Match Game from FremantleMedia North America will premiere at 9 Pm Edt June 21 with Alec Baldwin returning as the host. The hilarious panel game features two contestants as they attempt to match the answers of six celebrities in a game of fill-in-the-missing-blank. This season’s lineup of celebrity guests include Laverne Cox, David Arquette, James Van Der Beek, Amy Sedaris, Jenifer Lewis, Anthony Anderson, Christina Ricci, Ice-T, Kenan Thompson, Niecy Nash, Joel McHale, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Jane Krakowski, Tituss Burgess, and more.
Baldwin, Fmna’s Jennifer Mullin, Scott St. John and Mallory Schwartz serve as executive producers.
ABC’s newest procedural crime series Take Two will debut at 10 Pm Edt on June 21. The upbeat detective series stars Rachel Bilson and Eddie Cibrian and follows Sam Swift (Bilson), the former star of a hit cop series whose epic breakdown is broadcast to the public and sends her to rehab. Desperate to restart her career, she talks her way into shadowing lone-wolf private investigator Eddie Valetik (Cibrian) as research for a potential comeback role. Though Eddie resents the babysitting gig, high-spirited Sam uses the skills she learned as an actor playing a cop and proves herself to be surprisingly valuable.
Take Two comes from Terri Edda Miller and Andrew W. Marlowe, the creators and executive producers of Castle. Miller and Marlowe will serve as EPs alongside Studiocanal TV’s Rola Bauer and Tandem Productions’ Tim Halkin. The cast also includes Xavier de Guzman, Aliyah O’Brien, and Alice Lee.
The pilot was directed by John Terlesky. “Take Two” is produced by Tandem Productions and MilMar Pictures in co-production with ABC Studios. “Take Two” was co-developed and co-financed by ABC, Vox and France 2.
Rounding out the list is The Proposal, ABC’s newest reality dating series hosted by former NFL quarterback and Season 5 Bachelor Jesse Palmer. The series will debut at 10 Pm Edt June 18. features ten eligible women selected by a blue-ribbon panel of matchmakers who vie for a chance at love with mystery suitor Mike, a police officer from Bakersfield, Calif. who is in search of his soul mate. By the end of the night, Mike will propose to one of two remaining women. From there, the newly acquainted couple will trust fate and exit the stage possibly engaged to be married.
After each phase, the daters who fail to connect with the mystery suitor are whittled down, leading to the dramatic and highly anticipated reveal, when the two remaining daters finally meet the mystery suitor for the first time, just in time for a romantic proposal.
The Proposal is produced by Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Unscripted & Alternative Television. Mike Fleiss, Martin Hilton, James Breen and Jason Ehrlich serve as executive producers.
- 5/14/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Deal! CNBC has greenlit a new “Deal or No Deal” hosted by Howie Mandel, which will debut during primetime in the fourth quarter of 2018. Mandel will also executive produce the game show. Mandel, who hosted the original series that ran on NBC from 2005-2009, will be joined by executive producer and showrunner of the original series, Scott St. John, for the latest version. “Our primetime programs, with their focus on business and money, strive to be both entertaining and instructive. Shows like ‘The Profit’ and ‘Shark Tank’ are built around high stakes and high rewards. Those same elements live at...
- 3/13/2018
- by Tony Maglio and Daniel Kohn
- The Wrap
VH1, Ice Cube and his Cube Vision production company in conjunction with Jesse Collins Entertainment, Scott St. John and Jeff Kwatinetz’s The Firm, today announced that “VH1 Hip Hop Squares” has been renewed for a second season. The series debuted… Continue Reading →...
- 4/6/2017
- by shadowandact
- ShadowAndAct
Veteran game and competition reality producer Scott St. John has signed with ICM Partners. St. John has produced over 1,000 hours of alternative programming, including Deal Or No Deal and America’s Got Talent. He serves as executive producer and showrunner of ABC's new primetime revival of Match Game with host Alec Baldwin, which premiered on Sunday to solid ratings. He also is executive producer and showrunner of syndicated game show Celebrity Name Game with Emmy-winning…...
- 6/28/2016
- Deadline TV
2015 marks the 80th anniversary of the classic board game Monopoly. And on Feb. 7 and 8, the game will come to life on the small screen with Monopoly Millionaires' Club, a new syndicated game show hosted by Billy Gardell (Mike & Molly). Executive produced by Scott St. John (Celebrity Name Game, Deal or No Deal) and Kevin Belinkoff (Family Game Night) each hour-long episode will feature five members of the audience selected at random to play games derived from Monopoly (Community Chest, Electric Company, Advance to Boardwalk etc.) with a chance to win up to $100,000. In the show's final round, every contestant chooses...
- 1/7/2015
- by Breia Brissey
- EW - Inside TV
The Craig Ferguson-hosted Celebrity Name Game is set to launch on 58 Sinclair stations, four CBS O&Os and others, pushing clearances for the fall 2014 syndicated pop culture game show past 80% of the U.S — up from 40% in less than a month. Tribune Broadcasting previously came aboard, acquiring Celebrity Name Game for all 25 of its stations. The half-hour strip, based on the board game Identity Crisis, was developed by Courteney Cox and David Arquette’s Coquette Prods with Scott St. John (Deal Or No Deal), who will serve as showrunner. The show teams celebrities with contestants to identify famous names, including actors, singers, athletes, pop culture figures, politicians and even cartoon characters. Celebrity Name Game is co-produced and co-financed by FremantleMedia North America and Debmar-Mercury, and is distributed domestically by Debmar-Mercury and internationally by FremantleMedia.
- 12/3/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Tribune Broadcasting has nabbed syndicated pop culture game show Celebrity Name Game. The deal with Debmar-Mercury will bring the Craig Ferguson-hosted half-hour show from FremantleMedia North America to stations covering 40 percent of the U.S., including seven of the top 10 markets. The strip will air on Tribune stations including Wpix New York, Ktla Los Angeles and Wgn Chicago. From executive producers Courteney Cox and David Arquette's Coquette Productions and showrunner Scott St. John, Name Game is a spin on the board game Identity Crisis and will debut in fall 2014. Each episode finds celebrities teaming
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- 11/15/2013
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Debmar-Mercury has sold nationally syndicated pop culture game show Celebrity Name Game to Tribune Broadcasting stations covering 40% of the U.S. Hosted by The Late, Late Show‘s Craig Ferguson, Celebrity Name Game, based on the board game Identity Crisis, was developed by Courteney Cox and David Arquette’s Coquette Prods with Scott St. John (Deal Or No Deal), who will serve as showrunner. The half-hour strip is set for a fall 2014 launch on Tribune stations including Wpix New York, Ktla Los Angeles and Wgn Chicago. In Celebrity Name Game, celebrities team with contestants to identify famous names including actors, singers, athletes, pop culture figures, politicians and even cartoon characters. Celebrity Name Game is co-produced and co-financed by FremantleMedia North America and Debmar-Mercury, and is distributed domestically by Debmar-Mercury and internationally by FremantleMedia North America. Related: Craig Ferguson-Hosted Game Show Set For Fall 2014...
- 11/15/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
FremantleMedia North America has teamed with Debmar-Mercury for Celebrity Name Game, a fast-paced game show slated for a fall 2014 nationally syndicated launch with The Late Late Show’s Craig Ferguson hosting. The half-hour strip, based on the board game Identity Crisis, was developed by Courteney Cox and David Arquette’s Coquette Prods with Scott St. John (Deal Or No Deal), who will serve as showrunner. Ferguson’s involvement stems from the project’s first incarnation at CBS where Coquette sold it as a pilot two years ago under the title Identity Crisis with Ferguson hosting. In Celebrity Name Game, celebrities team with contestants to identify famous names including actors, singers, athletes, pop culture figures, politicians and even cartoon characters. “Celebrity Name Game is a hilarious and innovative rapid-fire game show that combines the best of pop culture with the best of comedy,” said Fmna CEO Thom Beers, noting the company...
- 10/28/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Craig Fergson has signed on to host the just-announced “Celebrity Name Game,” a game show from Courteney Cox and David Arquette’s Coquette Productions, based on the board game “Identify Crisis.” FremantleMedia North America and Debmar-Mercury, Lionsgate’s television distribution and syndication company have partnered on the nationally syndicated show, in which contestants will try to name actors, singers, athletes, pop-culture figures, politicians and cartoon characters. The show is scheduled to debut in fall 2014. Also read: Want a Game Show Ratings Boost? Hire an ‘Original Kings of Comedy’ Member Scott St. John (“Deal or No Deal”) will also serve as showrunner of the.
- 10/28/2013
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Craig Ferguson is doubling down on his TV duties. The host of CBS' The Late, Late Show has been tapped to host a new syndicated game show set to debut in fall 2014. Celebrity Name Game, from FremantleMedia North America and Debmar-Mercury, will run in a half-hour format and is based on board game Identity Crisis. Each episode finds celebrities teaming up with contestants to identify famous names -- including actors, singers, athletes, pop culture figures, politicians and even cartoon characters. Courteney Cox and David Arquette’s Coquette Productions developed project, and Deal or No Deal's Scott St. John is
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- 10/28/2013
- by Michael O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If you’re a fan of gross-out humor, especially when it comes in competition form, tonight is your night on Syfy. Total Blackout is returning with host Jaleel White, to be accompanied by new series Exit, which is perfect programming as you will see in these TV spots:
TV Spot: Total Blackout
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TV Spot: Exit
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Total Blackout (All-new Episodes)
Returns Tuesday, June 4 at 9Pm – Hosted by Jaleel White (Family Matters), the half hour, extreme game show Total Blackout returns with “Parental Blackout” – a special parent-child episode where three mother-daughter teams and one mother-son team square off to conquer challenges in pitch black. After contestants guess the weight of several objects, they must then reach in and identify whatever lurks in the mystery tanks. The remaining teams then attempt to identify a range of innocent – and not...
TV Spot: Total Blackout
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TV Spot: Exit
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Total Blackout (All-new Episodes)
Returns Tuesday, June 4 at 9Pm – Hosted by Jaleel White (Family Matters), the half hour, extreme game show Total Blackout returns with “Parental Blackout” – a special parent-child episode where three mother-daughter teams and one mother-son team square off to conquer challenges in pitch black. After contestants guess the weight of several objects, they must then reach in and identify whatever lurks in the mystery tanks. The remaining teams then attempt to identify a range of innocent – and not...
- 6/4/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Summer used to be the time that we’d see Warehouse 13, Haven, and – sigh – Eureka return with new seasons, but that’s all changed. Warehouse 13 returns for the second half of its giant 20-episode season on Monday, Haven is now a fall series, and Eureka… well, you know.
But chin up! We have Season 2 of Continuum and standalone seasons of Sinbad and Primeval: New World coming our way, along with the return of Face Off, Ghost Hunters, and many other competition and nonscripted series, not to mention a Twilight Zone marathon, a Roger Corman marathon, and more Original Movies with excellent titles. Check em all out below; series broadcast info will be updated on the SciFiMafia.com Spring and Summer Primetime TV Schedule.
Syfy Launches A Summer Of Imagination And Adventure Premieres Of Reality Series Joe Rogan Questions Everything, Cosworld, Notorious Hauntings And Exit All-new Episodes Of Face Off,...
But chin up! We have Season 2 of Continuum and standalone seasons of Sinbad and Primeval: New World coming our way, along with the return of Face Off, Ghost Hunters, and many other competition and nonscripted series, not to mention a Twilight Zone marathon, a Roger Corman marathon, and more Original Movies with excellent titles. Check em all out below; series broadcast info will be updated on the SciFiMafia.com Spring and Summer Primetime TV Schedule.
Syfy Launches A Summer Of Imagination And Adventure Premieres Of Reality Series Joe Rogan Questions Everything, Cosworld, Notorious Hauntings And Exit All-new Episodes Of Face Off,...
- 4/25/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Disney Channel is bringing back a contemporary, family version of the classic game show Win Lose or Draw. Justin Willman (Cupcake Wars) will host the show set to begin production in July. It will premiere later this year on Disney Channel. Each show will feature two teams each composed of two kid contestants and a Disney star, competing in a battle of drawing skills, creativity and wits to win prizes. The new version incorporates leading edge technology, motion control, interactive multi-touch screen displays and graphic technology. Win, Lose Or Draw is executive produced by Scott St. John (Deal Or No Deal) and produced by Summerdale Productions in association with ABC Media Group. The original game show Win, Lose Or Draw aired on NBC from 1987-90 and in syndication. Disney’s Teen Win, Lose Or Draw aired on Disney Channel from 1989-92.
- 4/18/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Syfy is expanding its reality competition slate with Exit, based on the Nippon Television Network’s Japanese series Dero! The six-episode series hosted by Curt Doussett is set to premiere on Tuesday, June 4 at 10 Pm. In each episode, four teams of two contestants will battle to escape a series of four mind-bending and seemingly diabolical rooms, each more challenging than the last. The winning team must beat the clock while solving rapid-fire brain games and navigating a bevy of terrifyingly entertaining puzzles in order to be the only team to truly exit and win the $10,000 prize. Exit is produced by Smart Dog Media in association with Zig Zag Productions. Craig Plestis (Minute to Win It, America’s Got Talent), Michael Binkow (1 vs. 100, Who Wants to Be A Millionaire), Danny Fenton (Scam City, Cheryl Cole: Where Did It All Go Right… and Wrong) and Scott St. John (Total Blackout, America...
- 4/3/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
The CW has tapped a familiar face as host of its summer dating game series Perfect Score. Arielle Kebbel, who has been recurring on the network’s The Vampire Diaries and 90210, will make her unscripted series debut emceeing Perfect Score, from FremantleMedia North America. Created and executive produced by Scott St. John (America’s Got Talent), Perfect Score is a dating game show with cash prizes. In each half-hour episode, two friends compete to see who can pick their ideal mate from a group of 12 prospective singles after both the players and the contestants have taken compatibility tests. The player who selects the most compatible single — with the highest cash value — wins the cash prize and the date. Kebbel, repped by Paradigm and Principal Entertainment, also co-starred on the CW’s Life Unexpected and recently served as a correspondent for E! Countdown To The Oscars.
- 3/19/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Those looking to score with Arielle Kebbel are about to get one step closer.
The 90210 beauty will host Perfect Score, a dating-game series set to premiere on The CW this summer, TVLine has learned.
Related | 2013 Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Getting Cancelled? What’s o the Bubble?
In each half-hour episode of Score, two friends compete to see who can pick their ideal mate from a group of 12 singletons.
The twist: Everyone takes compatibility tests beforehand, and each possible match is assigned a cash value. So the player who selects the most compatible single — whose dollar amount is,...
The 90210 beauty will host Perfect Score, a dating-game series set to premiere on The CW this summer, TVLine has learned.
Related | 2013 Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Getting Cancelled? What’s o the Bubble?
In each half-hour episode of Score, two friends compete to see who can pick their ideal mate from a group of 12 singletons.
The twist: Everyone takes compatibility tests beforehand, and each possible match is assigned a cash value. So the player who selects the most compatible single — whose dollar amount is,...
- 3/19/2013
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
It’s true; no matter what certain networks may claim about their “winter finales,” winter doesn’t actually start until December 21, and isn’t over until March 20. Syfy, at least, understands this, and has announced their appropriately-titled winter schedule accordingly.
Happily this means that, starting on Monday, January 14, 2013, we will have some great television to get us through the cold months, including the return of Being Human and Lost Girl, and the premiere of Continuum, and later in the week, the return of Ghost Hunters and Face Off.
Here’s the schedule of premieres, along with series synopses:
Syfy’S 2013 Winter Programming Highlighted By Series Premieres Of Ghost Mine, Robot Combat League, Stranded And Continuum Season Returns Of Hits Being Human, Face Off, Total Blackout, Ghost Hunters, Lost Girl, Haunted Collector And Final Season Of Merlin
New York – December 4, 2012 – Syfy will kick off the New Year with a robust winter...
Happily this means that, starting on Monday, January 14, 2013, we will have some great television to get us through the cold months, including the return of Being Human and Lost Girl, and the premiere of Continuum, and later in the week, the return of Ghost Hunters and Face Off.
Here’s the schedule of premieres, along with series synopses:
Syfy’S 2013 Winter Programming Highlighted By Series Premieres Of Ghost Mine, Robot Combat League, Stranded And Continuum Season Returns Of Hits Being Human, Face Off, Total Blackout, Ghost Hunters, Lost Girl, Haunted Collector And Final Season Of Merlin
New York – December 4, 2012 – Syfy will kick off the New Year with a robust winter...
- 12/5/2012
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Syfy has renewed its hit unscripted competition series "Total Blackout" – the channel’s highest rated new program of 2012 – for 16 new episodes. The second season of 8 episodes will begin Tuesday, November 13th, at 9Pm (Et/Pt).
In its first season "Total Blackout", hosted by Jaleel White, averaged 1.2 million total viewers, 673,000 Adults 25-54, and 648,000 Adults 18-49 since premiering Wednesday, April 25th. The series also ranked #10 among all ad-supported cable networks in Adults 18-49 and #8 in Adults P25-54 during its 10-11Pm (Et/Pt) time period.
Said Mark Stern, President, Original Content, Syfy, and Co-Head Original Content, Universal Cable Productions: “By skillfully using contestants’ own imaginations against them, 'Total Blackout' has become a compelling new hit and a great addition to our growing slate of unscripted programming. We’re excited to be back in business with Jaleel White and to see the new challenges Fremantle and their producers will...
In its first season "Total Blackout", hosted by Jaleel White, averaged 1.2 million total viewers, 673,000 Adults 25-54, and 648,000 Adults 18-49 since premiering Wednesday, April 25th. The series also ranked #10 among all ad-supported cable networks in Adults 18-49 and #8 in Adults P25-54 during its 10-11Pm (Et/Pt) time period.
Said Mark Stern, President, Original Content, Syfy, and Co-Head Original Content, Universal Cable Productions: “By skillfully using contestants’ own imaginations against them, 'Total Blackout' has become a compelling new hit and a great addition to our growing slate of unscripted programming. We’re excited to be back in business with Jaleel White and to see the new challenges Fremantle and their producers will...
- 7/10/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
ABC will soar with "Downfall" from Fremantle Media North America. In the game, the players answer trivia questions on top of a skyscraper in a major metropolitan city and compete for $1 million in cash and prizes. Apparently, if they lose, contestants risk having their winnings go off the side of the building. Executive producer Scott St. John said that "Fearless contestants have to fight and focus hard to keep their winnings from falling off the side of a building." According to sources, players may even be able to take a controlled plunge, but that's still being worked out. ABC has ordered an unspecified number of episodes which are to debut in summer.
- 4/6/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
ABC is taking the network game show to new heights with a series from Fremantle Media North America.
In "Downfall," players answer trivia questions on top of a skyscraper in a major metropolitan city for $1 million in cash and prizes.
If they lose, the contestants risk seeing their winnings go off the side of the building. The players might also take a controlled plunge, though that part is still being worked out.
"'Downfall' is a new, hybrid, high-stakes field game show where fearless contestants have to fight and focus hard to keep their winnings from falling off the side of a building," executive producer Scott St. John said.
ABC has ordered an unspecified number of episodes for a summer bow from veteran game show producers Fremantle. Chris Ahern and Graham Shaw are supervising producers.
"Downfall" joins several projects that ABC has in the works for summer and beyond, including an...
In "Downfall," players answer trivia questions on top of a skyscraper in a major metropolitan city for $1 million in cash and prizes.
If they lose, the contestants risk seeing their winnings go off the side of the building. The players might also take a controlled plunge, though that part is still being worked out.
"'Downfall' is a new, hybrid, high-stakes field game show where fearless contestants have to fight and focus hard to keep their winnings from falling off the side of a building," executive producer Scott St. John said.
ABC has ordered an unspecified number of episodes for a summer bow from veteran game show producers Fremantle. Chris Ahern and Graham Shaw are supervising producers.
"Downfall" joins several projects that ABC has in the works for summer and beyond, including an...
- 4/5/2010
- by By James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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