"Emogenius" Review

Set Design- 7
Gameplay- 9
Show Flow- 9
Potential Viewer Ratings- 7
Play-Along Factor- 10
Host- 7
Overall Rating- 8.1

"Beat Shazam" Review

Set Design- 8

Gameplay- 5

Show Flow- 6

Potential Viewer Ratings- 9

Play-Along Factor- 10

Host- 9
Overall Rating- 7.8

"Love Connection" Review

Set Design- 5

Gameplay- 10

Show Flow- 7

Potential Viewer Ratings- 7

Play-Along Factor- 9

Host- 9

Overall Rating- 7.8

Quick Review of "Alphabetical"

Here's how the game is played: four contestants (one returning champion and three challengers) play five rounds based on the letters of the alphabet and start the game with 100 seconds. In the first round, "First Letter", each contestant is given a key letter, with each answer starting with that letter, and has 60 seconds to answer questions for one second per correct answer. The second round, "Last Letter", is played the same except the contestants are given a different key letter and each answer ends with that letter. In round three, "Starting Letters", contestants are given three clues to solve an answer shortened into an acronym. Solving it in one clue earns five seconds, two clues earn three seconds and three clues earn one second. Two categories are played and the challenger with the lowest score is eliminated. In the fourth round, "13 letters", the remaining three contestants are given 13 randomly-selected letters and each answer starts with the key letters. Every question is a toss-up worth two seconds each, an incorrect answer locks the contestant out for a question and the lowest-scoring challenger is eliminated.

"Cash Trapped" Review

Set Design- 8

Gameplay- 8

Show Flow- 6

Potential Viewer Ratings- 7

Play-Along Factor- 10

Host- 10

Overall Rating- 8.1

"Match Game" (2016 ABC Revival) Review

Set Design- 10

Gameplay- 10

Show Flow- 9 

Potential Viewer Ratings- 9

Play-Along Factor- 10

Host- 7

Overall Rating- 9.1

"The $100,000 Pyramid" (2016 ABC Revival) Review

Set Design- 10

Gameplay- 9

Show Flow- 10 

Potential Viewer Ratings- 9

Play-Along Factor- 10

Host- 8

Overall Rating- 9.3

"To Tell The Truth" (2016 ABC Revival) Review

Set Design- 7

Gameplay- 5

Show Flow- 9 

Potential Viewer Ratings- 9

Play-Along Factor- 10

Host- 8

Overall Rating- 8.0

"Winsanity" Review

Set Design- 6

Gameplay- 7

Show Flow- 8

Potential Viewer Ratings- 7

Play-Along Factor- 10

Host- 7

Overall Rating- 7.5

Quick Reviews of "Geeks Who Drink", "Race To Escape" & "Freeze Out"

Since I have been a bit behind on my reviews on some the latest game shows to premiere in the U.S. and the U.K., today’s article will be dedicated to briefly reviewing three of the latest shows to hit the airwaves: Geeks Who Drink, Race To Escape and Freeze Out. Geeks Who Drink premiered July 11 on SyFy with host Zachary Levi, Race To Escape made its debut July 25 on Science Channel with comedian Jimmy Pardo hosting and Freeze Out began its brief summer run last Monday with Mark Durden-Smith at the helm. 

"Chain Reaction" (2015 GSN Revival) Review

Set Design- 8

Gameplay- 7

Show Flow- 9

Potential Viewer Ratings- 7

Play-Along Factor- 10

Host- 7

Overall Rating- 8.0

"BOOM!" Review

Set Design- 10

Gameplay- 10

Show Flow- 10

Potential Viewer Ratings- 7

Play-Along Factor- 9

Host- 7 

Overall Rating- 9.0 

Quick Reviews of "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?" (2015) and "Bullseye" (FOX Version)

Early last week, FOX debuted two new game shows to add to the network's summer primetime lineup: the return of Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? and the series premiere of the new competition series, Bullseye with hosts Kellan Lutz and comedian Godfrey. Today's article will briefly review both new shows and whether or not both shows will be good enough to be renewed in 2016. If you have yet to see the premiere episodes of 5th Grader or Bullseye, click on the links to watch the full shows on FOX.com. First, we'll take a look at Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?. Now in its fourth season, the revived series' rules are essentially the same: a contestant must answer 10 questions correctly, which vary in difficulty from 1st grade to 5th grade. If they make through the first 10 questions, the contestant will have a chance to answer one final 6th grade question worth $1 million if correct.

"500 Questions" Review

Set Design- 9

Gameplay- 4

Show Flow- 4

Potential Viewer Ratings- 5

Play-Along Factor- 10

Host- 7

Overall Rating- 6.5

Quick Review of "Pontoon Payday"

Here’s how CMT’s newest game show works: Host Frank Nicotero surprises a group of unsuspecting contestants with a chance to board the Pontoon Payday boat and play a trivia game. The team must work together to answer three questions correctly. An incorrect answer earns team a strike. If the team gets two strikes, they must face a Punishment (e.g.: shocking their teammates with a taser, shaving off an eyebrow, eating worms etc.) to remain in the game. Three incorrect answers ends the game with the team leaving with nothing and three correct answers wins the team $500. Upon winning the $500, the team may choose to keep the money or play the double-or-nothing Cooler Challenge in which they must decide which of the two coolers is filled with cash to double their total to $1,000 and avoid the empty one that forces the team to leave the game with nothing. 

"Beat The Brain" Review

Set Design- 9

Gameplay- 10

Show Flow- 9
Potential Viewer Ratings- 8

Play-Along Factor- 10

Host- 8

Overall Rating- 9.0

"Labor Games" Review

Set Design- 9

Gameplay- 7

Show Flow- 6

Potential Viewer Ratings- 5

Play-Along Factor- 9

Host- 8

Overall Rating- 7.3

"Decimate" Review

Set Design- 9

Gameplay- 10
Show Flow- 8
Potential Viewer Ratings- 7
Play-Along Factor- 10
Host- 9
Overall Rating- 8.6

"Lie Detectors" Review

Set Design- 6

Gameplay- 6

Show Flow- 6

Potential Viewer Ratings- 5

Play-Along Factor- 10

Host- 7

Overall Rating- 6.6

"Keywords" Review

Set Design- 8

Gameplay- 7

Show Flow- 7

Potential Viewer Ratings- 5

Play-Along Factor- 10

Host- 7

Overall Rating- 7.3