Game Show 2016 Holiday Watch List

Happy holidays, game show fans! This week will be another busy one in the wide world of game shows, especially with all of the Christmas specials coming down the pike. US viewers should stay tuned for GSN’s Window Warriors first season finale, the sneak preview episode of NBC’s The Wall, Let’s Make A Deal and The Price Is Right’s Christmas specials and BUZZR’s special slate of shows to air during the network’s A Betty White Christmas promotional marathon. In the UK, make sure to stay tuned for ITV’s Blankety Blank Christmas special and Channel 4’s Deal or No Deal wrapping up this month.

NeNe Leakes & Betty White To Star As Panelists on ABC's “To Tell The Truth”

ABC announced Wednesday that former Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes and veteran game show panelist/host Betty White will star as resident panelists on the network’s revival of To Tell The Truth. Six episodes of the revived series have been ordered by the network from FremantleMedia North America and will be hosted by Anthony Anderson. Also joining the core cast are Anderson’s lively mother, Doris, as the official scorekeeper and Cheche and his Band of Liars, the house band who will close every episode with a “show stopping performance”. Although the premiere date has not been announced yet, the show will be taping July 13-15 in Los Angeles, CA. Barry Poznick, Toby Gorman, Thom Beers, Jeff Gaspin, George Moll and Anthony Anderson will serve as the show’s executive producers. 

Craig Ferguson Among Daytime Emmy Award Winners

Last night marked the return of the Daytime Emmy Awards to television with the live broadcast airing on Pop Network, formerly known as the TV Guide Network. Highlights from the 42nd edition of the annual awards ceremony included Days of Our Lives and The Young and The Restless tying for Outstanding Drama Series, Betty White honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award and Craig Ferguson winning his first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host on Celebrity Name Game. Ferguson bested Steve Harvey, Todd Newton and Pat Sajak to win the award.