"News In A Flash!": Quick Game Show Updates (Part 24)

Hey everyone! I know it’s been a while, but after a month-long break, TBIR is back with more news, articles, countdowns, and much, much more! In this week article, I'm going to highlight the biggest game show news updates there have been this month in 200 characters or less, like Twitter. All ratings for syndicated game shows are from the week of March 17. Enjoy!

The Gurin Company Brings UNO to Television

The Gurin Company, the same production company who brought you The Weakest Link and The Singing Bee, has partnered with Mattel to develop a television version of the classic, popular card game UNO. The game show will be launched worldwide at MipTV in April and will be pitched as a daily half-hour format with a $100,000 top prize and as a primetime format with a $1 million top prize. According to Phil Gurin, the show “builds on the traditional card game and combines the potential for big-money with a fast-paced elimination competition, cool prizes, fun Q&A, and, of course, strategy and comedy.”

BREAKING (AND EXCITING) NEWS: “Sale of The Century” Comes To GSN!

No, this is not a typo nor is it an early April Fool’s prank. You read right! GSN has acquired the rights to rerun 65 episodes of the 1988-89 season of NBC’s Sale of The Century. The Reg Grundy produced game show, hosted by famed Card Sharks host Jim Perry, will return to television airways on April 1 at 9:30am EST on GSN. For those of you who are not familiar with the show, Sale of the Century has three contestants engaged in a fast-paced trivia competition, while deciding whether or not to purchase “Instant Bargain” prizes worth thousands for only tens of dollars. The contestant who fares the best on each show becomes the day’s winner and has a chance to win over $100,000 in cash and prizes during their reign as champion.