VIDEO REPLAY: Christen Freeman Sets New TPIR Daytime Records With $210,000 “Cliff Hangers” Win

All this week, The Price Is Right has given contestants a chance to win massive cash prizes throughout each episode. This year’s "Big Money" games were “Hot Seat” for $100,000; “Hole In One” for $100,000; “Plinko” for $1 million and “1/2 Off” for $100,000. Some of the other temporary Big Money Week changes included a perfect bid worth $5,000 (normally $500), winning $45,000 for landing on 45¢ in a bonus spin during the Showcase Showdown and earning a $10,000 bonus if “Race Game” was won in 30 seconds or less. After it seemed like the lone highlight of the week was Raymond Keefe’s $101,000 win in “1/2 Off” on Monday’s show, Christen Freeman rose to the occasion and capped off the special week by winning an impressively staggering $210,000 playing “Cliff Hangers” – the final pricing game of the day whose top prize was worth $250,000. After waiting all show to win her way on stage, Freeman soon became The Price Is Right's biggest pricing game and overall winner in the history of the CBS daytime version. Freeman won a grand total of $213,876, including a $1,000 bonus from the second Showcase Showdown.

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #98

This week's update article will take a look at the some of the latest US and international game show news from the past week in 200 characters or less. Highlights include SNL's latest sketch lampooning Jeopardy!, QI returning for its "N" series with a new host, Wheel of Fortune returning to GSN, Idiotest airing a new episode this week and some of the latest game show ratings.

“Almost Christmas” Cast To Compete on “Family Feud” On October 25

This Tuesday on the top-rated syndicated game show, the cast and producers of the upcoming Universal Pictures holiday comedy movie compete against each other for a chance to win $20,000 for charity. Team Talbert – comprised of writer/director David E. Talbert, Mo’Nique, DC Young Fly, Jessie T. Usher and Keri Hilson – faces Team Packer – comprised of producer Will Packer,  Gabrielle Union, Kimberly Elise, Romany Malco and Omar Epps. Team Talbert is playing for Big Brothers/Big Sisters and Team Packer is playing for the UCLA Rape Crisis Center. Check out a preview of the episode in the clip below and stay tuned for the special show on Tuesday, October 25 (check your local listings) and the theatrical debut of Almost Christmas on Friday, November 11. 

CBS Orders Game Show Based On “Candy Crush Saga” Mobile Game

Earlier today, CBS announced giving a full series order to Lionsgate’s television adaptation of the wildly popular and addictive Candy Crush Saga mobile app. Matt Kunitz, former producer of Wipeout and Fear Factor, created the format and will executive produce the series with Peter Levin of Lionsgate, Russell Binder of Striker Entertainment, Nicki Sheard of King and the mobile app’s creator Sebastian Knutsson. The hourlong game show will have pairs of teams face giant interactive game boards to overcome levels, puzzles and obstacles for a chance to become Candy Crush champion. The series is also offering a play-along option for home viewers. According to CBS, the Candy Crush Saga and Candy Crush Soda Saga apps have generated over 18 billion game rounds last month. No word yet on who will be hosting the series or when the show will premiere.

The Paley Center LA To Hold CBS Daytime Game Show Panel On October 20

This Thursday at 7:00pm PT, The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, CA begins hosting a series of panel events featuring the stars of prominent CBS Daytime shows including Let's Make A Deal, The Price Is Right, The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Talk. The four-week series starts with the “CBS Daytime Presents: The Game Shows Panel” event featuring Let’s Make A Deal host Wayne Brady, The Price Is Right host Drew Carey, LMAD and TPIR executive producer Mike Richards and LMAD executive producer Dan Funk. If you are interested in attending the game show panel session, click here to register for your free ticket(s). Go to CBS.com/DaytimeExhibit if you are interested in attending any of their other panel events.

ABC Orders “Five To Survive” Ricky Gervais Game Show

To Tell The Truth, Family Feud, The $100,000 Pyramid, Match Game, Big Fan, The Gong Show and (possibly) 500 Questions – these are all the game shows that are scheduled to air on ABC in 2017. The network added Five To Survive to its vast collection of game show season orders earlier this week. Developed by comedian/actor Ricky Gervais and Banijay Studios North America, the hourlong game show has an adult contestant answer 10 questions for a chance to win the show’s top prize. Should they answer incorrectly, a panel of five kids will have a chance to save the contestant’s game from ending by providing the correct answer to the same question. Although Gervais will be asking the questions and conversing with the kids throughout each episode, the show is reportedly searching for an emcee to host the series. Robert Mills, Senior VP of Alternate Series, Specials & Late Night Programming at ABC Entertainment, was instantly sold with the Gervais-inspired concept. “When Ricky presented his idea for Five to Survive, we immediately knew this was a project that needed to land here at ABC,” said Mills. Banijay Studios North America is also producing the primetime game show Big Fan, based on the Jimmy Kimmel late night segments.

“The Almost Impossible Game Show” Premieres October 13 on MTV

The year-old, ITV2 game show is heading to US soil this Thursday at 10:00pm ET. Produced by the same group who brought you Wipeout, The Almost Impossible Game Show provides six contestants with 40 lives and they must complete four of the six comedically-tough challenges before their lives expire. Physical challenges include riding a tiny bike across a thin balance beam, removing croissants that are taped onto their body without using their hands and trying to put on pants while running on a treadmill. The comedy duo The Rubberbandits will be providing the commentary for this version as well. The Almost Impossible Game Show is produced by Endemol Shine North America is association with Left Hook Media. George Hurford-Jones and Rob Smith will serve as executive producers for Endemol Shine North America, and Matt Odgers and Scott Teti will serve as the show’s executive producers for Left Hook Media.

GSN’s “Hellevator” Returns Tonight + Live Facebook Q&A With Jen & Sylvia Soska

Heading into its second season, the network’s horror-themed game show returns tonight at 9:00pm ET with slight changes made to the format. Every episode this season is centered around the “seven deadly sins” (pride, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, sloth, wrath) and a team of four contestants will be faced with the daunting task of traversing through three challenges for up to $10,000 and the Inferno end game for up to $40,000, all while The Twisted Twins do everything in their powers to stop them in their track. In the new Inferno round, the surviving contestants have seven minutes to search through up to seven rooms to find the key that unlocks the dungeon cell within the Inferno room that houses the captured teammates who failed to complete their respective Hellevator challenges. The only way the team can win any additional cash they accumulate during the Inferno round is if the survivors find the key to unlock the cell and rush back to the Hellevator before time expires. 

"Double Dare" Returns To Nickelodeon For One-Episode Special In November

In addition to debut of the new Legends of The Hidden Temple movie – which now has a confirmed date of November 26 – Nickelodeon is also bringing back Double Dare next month for a one-off retrospective special. The half-hour episode airs November 23 in honor of the show’s 30th anniversary and features host Marc Summers, announcer (John) Harvey and Robin Marella reminiscing about the series. Viewers will also have a chance to watch exclusive behind-the-scenes content, vintage footage and new games taped earlier this year. 

ABC Orders “Gong Show” Revival With Host Will Arnett

Yesterday afternoon, the network announced its decision to revive The Gong Show. ABC has ordered ten episodes of the once (in)famously iconoclastic and controversial talent game show and the new version will be hosted and executive produced by actor and comedian Will Arnett. Arnett will serve as executive producers alongside Evan Prager, Jesse Ignjatovic and Peter Principato, and Jared Morell, Jordan Barrow and Marc Forman will co-executive produce. The Gong Show will be produced by Electric Avenue Productions, Principato Young Entertainment and Den of Thieves in association with Sony Pictures Television. “The comedy culture we are living in has finally caught up to The Gong Show, so the timing is perfect,” said Holly Jacobs, EVP, reality and syndication programming for Sony Pictures Television. No word yet on casting call or taping dates.