Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving problems usually for money and/or prizes. On some shows contestants compete against other players or another team while other shows involve contestants playing alone for a good outcome or a high score. Game shows often reward players with prizes such as cash, trips and goods and services provided by the show's prize suppliers. Many television game shows descended from similar programs on radio. The very first television game show, Spelling Bee, was broadcast in 1938. Truth or Consequences was the first game show to air on commercially-licensed television, airing its first episode in 1941 as an experimental broadcast.
[edit] See also
- Game Show Network (American cable network dedicated to the format)
- Challenge (British cable network dedicated to the format)
- UKGameshows.com, British website devoted to reviews and descriptions of gameshows
- List of game show hosts
- List of international game shows
- List of television programs
- Panel game
- Quiz bowl
- Quiz Show
- Quiz show scandals
- Reality show
[edit] External links
- Game Shows at the Open Directory Project
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