BUZZR To Air “Salute To Politics” Marathon November 6 and 8

As we are approaching the end of a seemingly long and exhausting presidential election year, BUZZR will be airing a special “Salute To Politics” marathon featuring game shows with politically-themed rounds and questions. The marathon, which airs Sunday, November 6 starting at noon ET and Election Day Tuesday starting at 10:00am ET, includes episodes of Match Game, Family Feud, Press Your Luck, To Tell The Truth, What’s My Line?, I’ve Got A Secret and Super Password. One of the more interesting episodes you will want to tune into is a 1962 episode of To Tell The Truth in which the clever and inquisitive panelists attempt to guess which of the three challengers were the real Gerald Behn, special agent in charge of guarding Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy. 

BUZZR Celebrates Monty Hall's 95th Birthday With Special Marathon On Thursday

In honor of TV's big dealer turning 95 this week, the network is airing new-to-BUZZR episodes of Let's Make A Deal (8:00pm-10:00pm and 11:00pm-1:00am) and The All New Beat The Clock (10:00pm-11:00pm and 1:00pm-2:00pm) on August 25. Throughout Hall's illustrious television career, he has co-created, executive produced and hosted several game shows including Let's Make A Deal, The All New Beat The Clock, Split Second, It's Anybody's Guess and Three For The Money. Hall has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1973, the Ralph Edwards Service Award from the Game Show Congress in 2005 for his consistent charity work and was one of the first inductees into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame in Las Vegas. In 2013, Hall received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Daytime Emmy Awards.

BUZZR To Air Michael Larson Episodes of “Press Your Luck” July 31 and August 6

Game show fans will be in for a special treat this weekend as the network will be airing the rarely rerun episodes of Michael Larson on Press Your Luck. BUZZR will be airing the iconic episodes that left everyone watching in a shock and awe on Sunday July 31 at 8:00pm and 11:00pm ET. To quote most As-seen-on-TV commercials, “but wait – there’s more!” BUZZR will also be airing episodes featuring other contestants racking up massive one-day totals from 9:00pm-11:00pm and 12:00am-2:00am ET. The three-hour event will re-air on Saturday August 6 beginning at 8:00pm and 11:00pm  ET and will include BUZZR Bonus Bites of trivia to provide additional insight into Larson’s incredible moment. 

BUZZR Celebrates 75 Years Of Game Shows With 24-Hour Marathon

Beginning early tomorrow morning, BUZZR will be airing a special 24-hour marathon of What’s My Line, I’ve Got A Secret and To Tell The Truth from the 1950s and 1960s. The episodes of all three shows will be aired in chronological order starting at 6:00am ET. This marathon is part of the network's yearlong celebration of the 75th anniversary of television game shows. The first television game show, Truth or Consequences, debuted as a one-time experiment on New York’s WNBT station on July 1, 1941. Truth or Consequences would not return or air regularly on television until 1950. Since then, game shows have become a staple in our society today and viewers have enjoyed hundreds of thousands of hours of watching their favorite hosts take the helm on their respective series, answering questions or solving puzzles from the comfort of their own home and cheering on contestants who are vying for life-changing sums in cash and prizes. Stay tuned for the special marathon tomorrow morning on BUZZR!

BUZZR To Air Week-Long Vintage Crash Course Blocks Beginning Tonight

In honor of the pending ABC premieres of the second season of Celebrity Family Feud and the Match Game revival, BUZZR will be giving its viewers a “vintage crash course” to prepare for the summer game shows. All this week beginning tonight at 8:00pm ET, BUZZR will be airing two-hour blocks of featuring star-studded episodes of Family Feud from the Dawson era and new-to-BUZZR episodes of Match Game 73. Some of the Celebrity Family Feud episodes to be showcased include the TV’s All Time Favorites special with cast members from Petticoat Junction, Leave It To Beaver, The Brady Bunch and Your Hit Parade, and the Walk of Fame special featuring Mark Goodson, Dorothy Lamour, Caesar Romero and Betty White. BUZZR’s Vintage Crash Course two-hour blocks will air from today through Friday, June 25 at 8:00pm-10:00pm ET, with rebroadcasts airing at 11:00pm-1:00am ET, and concludes on Saturday, June 25 with an all-day marathon featuring all the episodes aired during the week lasting from 11:00am to 7:00am ET the following morning.

BUZZR Celebrates One-Year Anniversary With Exclusive Programming

On this day in 2015, FremantleMedia North America launched the much-anticipated retro game show digital subchannel, BUZZR. Now available in over 65 percent of U.S. households since its debut, BUZZR will be celebrating its first anniversary all month long with a special birthday bash. Today, the network will be airing special milestones of classic game shows including I’ve Got A Secret, Dawson’s Family Feud, Press Your Luck, Super Password, To Tell The Truth and What’s My Line. As a special bonus, BUZZR will be airing the 1987 pilot of the Combs version of Family Feud along with the show’s first anniversary episode. That’s only the beginning of BUZZR’s big birthday bash. Take a look below at what the network has in store for its loyal viewers in June. 

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #89

This week's quick update article will take a look at the some of the latest game show news from the past week in 200 characters or less. This week's news highlights include an NPR interview featuring Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek, a "groovy" new episode of Idiotest, BuzzFeed checking out the set of the upgraded temple in Legends of The Hidden Temple and an international network adapting its own version of the Who's Still Standing? game show format.

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #87

Today's article will be taking a glance at some the latest game show updates from the past week in 200 characters or less. This week's news highlights include a couple more television markets broadcasting BUZZR on its affiliate stations, BBC's Mastermind crowning a new series champion on Friday's show, Legends of The Hidden Temple briefing returning to a Pennsylvanian museum and the star-studded roster of contestants to compete on "Power Players Week" on Jeopardy!.

Playing Catch Up: News Updates From The Past Week

Because I haven’t had much time to regularly post updates on the TBIR Facebook and main page, today’s article is dedicated to briefly covering some of the more prominent game show news stories from the past week including FremantleMedia’s BUZZR facing a trademark suit, BBC unsurprisingly renewing Pointless, Australia’s Seven Network ordering a new game show from ITV Studios and The Price Is Right heading for Nigeria.

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #84

Happy Super Bowl Sunday, everyone! Today's article will cover a variety of some of the latest game show news from the past week in 200 characters or less. Updates include Millionaire's upcoming "Whiz Kids" week, Spike TV's ordering a new game show to improve upon the network's success of Lip Sync Battle, an unusual tiebreaker situation in the Jeopardy! College Championship and some of the latest game show ratings.

BUZZR & GSN To Air Valentine's Day Marathons

In less than a week and a half from today, GSN and FremantleMedia's BUZZR will be rolling out reruns of current and classic game shows centered around love and relationships on February 14. First on BUZZR at 1:00pm EST, the digital subchannel's "Love In The Air" marathon will air episodes featuring famous celebrity couples on various shows including Family Feud, Password, Password Plus, He Said She Said and Tattletales. Later that evening starting at 6:00pm EST, GSN will showcase its five-hour Family Feud marathon with host Steve Harvey asking romantically-themed questions such as "Name something a man would be holding that a woman would find sexy" and "Name something you open for a night of romance". Feel the love and stay tuned for both marathons on Valentine's Day Sunday afternoon and evening.

BUZZR Increases Reach To 60% Of Households

Thanks to the addition of Boston’s WLVI channels 56.2 over the air, 291 on Comcast and 465 on FiOS in November, BUZZR has now cleared in all of the top 10 markets and is now available in 60% of U.S. households with more projected to come throughout the year. Since the dawn of the FremantleMedia North America-owned classic game show subchannel, distributed by Debmar-Mercury, BUZZR has more than doubled its market reach within the six months it has been on the air. "We are excited to have expanded the network so rapidly and are fortunate to have a phenomenal group of broadcast and station partners", said Ron Garfield, BUZZR’s EVP and general manager. Garfield continues by stating, "We have worked together to build BUZZR into a place where a truly multigenerational audience can come together for a fun, entertaining and nostalgic trip through some of the best game shows ever made." Since the network’s debut, game show viewers have been treated to even more episodes of classic game shows within the Goodson-Todman library including unearthed unsold pilots during “Lost & Found” week.

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #80

This week's quick update article will cover some of the latest game show news headlines from the past few days in 200 characters or less including updates featured on the TBIR Facebook page. News updates include a highlight from this weekend's episode of Monopoly Millionaires' Club, new affiliate markets picking up BUZZR, Al Roker visiting the set of Wheel of Fortune and some of the latest game show ratings. 

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #79

This week's quick update article will cover some of the latest game show news headlines from the past few days in 200 characters or less including updates featured on the TBIR Facebook page. Today's news updates include a brand new YouTube game show featuring contestants competing for the title of "Biggest Fan of The Hunger Games", BUZZR's Betty White-filled holiday marathon, The CNN Quiz Show returning tonight and game show renewals and ratings.

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #78

This week's quick update article will cover some of the latest game show news headlines from the past few days in 200 characters or less including updates featured on the TBIR Facebook page. News updates include recent game show ratings, big news from Monopoly Millionaires' Club, Alex Jacob's dominant Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions finals performance,  Stephen Fry receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award and an online kickstarter funding campaign which could lead to the production of a documentary based on former "controversial" Jeopardy! champion Arthur Chu. 

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #76

This week's quick update article will cover some of the latest game show news headlines from the past few days in 200 characters or less including updates featured on the TBIR Facebook page. News updates include BUZZR gaining virtual residence in Ohio, a Monopoly Millionaires' Club contestant possibly becoming the next American game show millionaire, former Millionaire contestants receiving a second chance to compete on the show next week and some of the latest GSN ratings. WARNING: This article may contain spoilers.

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #75

This week's quick update article will cover some of the latest game show news headlines from the past few days in 200 characters or less including updates featured on the TBIR Facebook page. News updates include a live performance of Let's Make A Deal coming to Michigan this weekend, Jeopardy! holding a special online audition test session for Houston residents next week, TLC's Labor Games host Lisa Arch talking with WSRQ Talk Radio's Marilu Henner about her experiences hosting the pregnancy ambush game show and Showtime creating a series based on a former Barker's Beauty model.

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #74

This week's quick update article will cover some of the latest game show news headlines from the past few days in 200 characters or less including updates featured on the TBIR Facebook page. News updates include Stephen Fry stepping down as the host of the curiously entertaining BBC panel game show QI, another contestant winning Channel 4's Deal or No Deal's £250,000 top prize, Alex Trebek donating $1 million to Forham University, the first champion to win GSN's newest competitive reality series Steampunk'd along with the show's $100,000 grand prize, and a few GSN ratings updates.

BUZZR Lets Viewers “Pick & Play” New Shows For Sunday Night Block

Beginning this week, BUZZR has initiated its "Pick & Play” promotion, which allows viewers to choose which of the six selected game shows most requested from social media will be added to the channel’s revised Sunday evening schedule. The nominated shows include Trivia Trap, Sale Of The Century, Word Play, Double Dare, Beat The Clock and Now You See It. The top three most voted shows will be added to BUZZR’s Sunday night lineup. Not only will viewers have a chance to vote on their favorite show to air on the network, participants will also be entered into a contest where the winner will receive a grand prize trip to either Los Angeles, CA to see Wayne Brady on Let’s Make A Deal or to Atlanta, GA to see Steve Harvey on Family Feud. Go to BUZZR’s website or Facebook page to cast your vote and enter into the contest. Voting ends October 12 and the new lineup will be unveiled October 18. Stay tuned and good luck!

So Long Summer!: 2015 Summer Game Show Highlights

As the 2015 summer television season is slowly coming to a close within the next few weeks, today’s article will take a retrospective look at the highs, the lows and everything else in between of the game shows that have aired within the past three months. Some of game show highlights include moments from Celebrity Family Feud, BattleBots, 500 Questions, Geeks Who Drink and Race To Escape.