Pop To Begin Production On “Easiest Game Show Ever” October 19

The cable network, formerly known as the TV Guide Network and TVGN, will start production on the new true/false game show aptly named Easiest Game Show Ever. As stated in its title, the game is simple, a team of two contestants must answer 15 out of 20 true-or-false pop culture questions correctly to win $100,000 in cash. During the game, host and co-host Michael Ian Black and Abbi Crutchfield will provide teams with more facts to the questiobns once they provide their initial responses and will be allowed to change their answers. The first 20-episode season will start filming October 19 and is scheduled to premiere early 2016 on Pop. Easiest Game Show Ever is executive produced by Nigel Lythgoe, Gail Berman and Eric Levy with executive producer Barry Poznick. On a quick end note, this will be Black’s second true/false-formatted game show he will have hosted with the first being TBS’s short-lived series Trust Me, I’m A Gameshow Host.

Electus & Barracuda Productions To Revive “Treasure Hunt”

It has been a while (specifically three years) since we have heard of a Treasure Hunt revival. According to Tuesday's news, Electus and Barry Poznick’s production company, Barracuda Television Productions, have acquired the rights to adapt Treasure Hunt as a new unscripted series. The new edition of Treasure Hunt will be produced by Poznick and Chris Grant of Electus along with veteran game show host and producer Wink Martindale and John Ricci, Jr. Three different versions have aired since the series premiered in 1956, beginning with the ABC/NBC version with host Jan Murray and ending with the The New Treasure Hunt in 1974 and Treasure Hunt in 1980, both syndicated shows produced by Chuck Barris and hosted by Geoff Edwards. The basic premise of the series remains the same with a contestant selecting one box out of 30 and making a decision to either keep the cash award attached to the box or take the prize inside, which could range from a “klunk” (booby prize) to a luxurious prize such as a trip, car or tens of thousands of dollars.