This article is dedicated to keeping you updated with the latest in game show news in 200 characters or less, from a Match Game musical to the latest in game show ratings. Enjoy! All ratings for syndicated game shows are from the week of May 21. Enjoy! 
Wipeout will be airing a special “Family Values” episode
tonight at 8pm EST!
Tonight is a big night for GSN as the $100,000 second series
finale of The American Bible Challenge and the sneak preview episode of the
network’s revival of Minute To Win It airs at 9pm and 10pm EST!
The Price Is Right will air another Firefighters Special
this Friday on CBS! Check your local listings.
Stay tuned for the series premiere of SyFy’s new game show Exit on Tuesday, June 4 at 10pm EST! Check out the latest Exit promo on the network’s YouTube channel.
Bounce TV has acquired reruns of GSN’s The Newlywed Game, hosted by Sherri Shepherd, to air this
Wanzie Presents Company presents “Celebrity Match Game: The Musical
(And A Game Show)”, where Match Game panelists attempt to turn the game into a
theatrical production. Click here for details.
Jeopardy is looking for former Tournament of Champions
competitors. Email your name, email address, phone number and the airdates of your original TOC appearances at Jeopardy_TOC_Alumni@spe.sony.com.
Jeopardy host Alex Trebek will step down as the moderator of
the National Geographic Bee after hosting the contest for 25 years. CNN on-air personality
Soledad O’Brien will take Trebek’s place in 2014.
Old News: TNT has teamed up with Hasbro Studios to bring you
the new competition series, Monopoly. The
series has eight two-person teams playing a real-world version of the property
trading game.
Syndication game shows have seen better days as nearly all
the shows’ ratings have dropped this week. Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy both
fell 3%, down to a 6.3 and a 5.8.
Family Feud dropped 2% to a 4.5 rating, while NBCUniversal’s
Baggage saw a 9% hit, dropping the show down to a 1.0.
Disney-ABC’s Who Wants to be a Millionaire was the only
ratings winner this week, as the show saw a
Sources: Broadcasting & Cable, Jeopardy! Main Site, Hollywood Reporter, LA Times, Game Show Kingdom, Orlando Fringe Ticket Leap, Media Bistro
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