How To Play “Emogenius”, Premieres June 14 on GSN

GSN’s newest game show Emogenius is set to make its series premiere June 14 at 9:00pm ET. Hosted by Hunter March, from Awesomeness TV, the social media, tech-savvy game show has two pairs of teams face a series of three rounds where they will have to decipher famous names, places, events, TV shows and other pop culture references solely based on the emojis shown on the screen, as shown in the sneak peek promo below. The team with the highest cash total at the end of the third round wins the game and advances to the bonus round to play for the show’s $10,000 grand prize. Today’s article will specifically breakdown how each of the four rounds is played.  

UPDATE: GSN has pushed back the premiere date of Emogenius to June 14 at the same time of 9:00pm ET. The show was originally scheduled to air on June 7.

GSN 2017 Upfront Recap

For this year’s upfront presentation, the network decided to streamline the event by forgoing the live annual breakfast upfront session, which featured Rebecca Romijn, RuPaul and Donald Faison last year, and simply honed its focus on discussing statistics that expand beyond gender and age and demographics. Some of the data metrics John Zaccario, executive VP of advertising sales and CMO, paid particular attention to include how GSN has fared against other ad-supported cable channels in the last five years in length of tune and frequency of tune (how long audiences watch the network in one sitting and how often viewers watch). GSN is ranked among the top 10 cable entertainment networks in the A25-54 demo for average spin per buyer in department stores, fast food, mass merchandiser, physical retail stores and wireless. Listed below are a couple more noteworthy statistical highlights concerning the network’s performance. 

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.

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. 

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #96

It's time once again to quickly peruse through of some of the latest headlines in the world US and international game shows. This week's update article will take a look at the some of the latest game show news from the past week in 200 characters or less. Highlights include fall season premieres of prominent CBS Daytime game shows, Match Game's first season finale, Millionaire returning to India after a two-year hiatus, the dates for Jeopardy's online audition tests and some of the latest game show ratings.

GSN’s “Window Warriors” Set To Premiere November 15

The cable network’s latest competitive reality series is ready for its television debut. The new show is hosted by Garcelle Beauvais, actress and current co-host of Hollywood Today Live, and features television personality Carson Kressley, entrepreneur Tai Beauchamp and Douglas Little as the resident judges who will decide the contestants’ fate. Premiering Tuesday, November 15 at 9:00pm ET, Window Warriors features eight talented window merchandising designers compete against each other to build creative, extravagant and alluring window displays for a chance to win $100,000, a contract to design displays for a premiere mall developer, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to design a holiday display at a major department store in New York City and a feature story in a retail design magazine. Here are the eight contenders who will be vigorously vying for the career-changing grand prize package: 

Garcelle Beauvais Named Host of GSN’s “Window Warriors”

Earlier this week, GSN’s upcoming competitive reality series Window Warriors had signed actress and one of the hosts of Hollywood Today Live Garcelle Beauvais to host the new show. Produced by Michael Levitt Productions, the same team who developed Skin Wars, Window Warriors gives a group of window designers a chance to showcase their visual merchandising skills for a chance to win the show’s grand prize including $100,000, being featured in a retail design magazine, a one-year contract to design displays for a mall developer and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to design a holiday display at a major department store. Six episodes have been ordered for the show’s first season and Window Warriors is now filming episodes through August 12. Stay tuned for the series premiere later this year.

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #94

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 highlights include the the celebrity lineup for tonight’s Sunday Fun & Games game shows on ABC, GSN’s Skin Wars crowning its third season champion, The Price Is Right rolling out two holiday specials this week and The Chase giving families a chance to take on the clever Chasers.

"Winsanity" Review

Set Design- 6

Gameplay- 7

Show Flow- 8

Potential Viewer Ratings- 7

Play-Along Factor- 10

Host- 7

Overall Rating- 7.5

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.

Third Season Of “Skin Wars” Premieres April 20 On GSN

In less than a week from today, Skin Wars returns for its third season on GSN. Twelve more talented artists will step up to the ultimate body painting challenge and compete against each other for a grand prize package including $100,000 in cash, an all-expense paid trip for two to the World Bodypainting Festival in Austria and a custom-made stencil line from Bad Ass Stencils with their name etched in the tools. Host Rebecca Romijn and featured judges RuPaul Charles, Craig Tracy and Robin Slonina will be back to determine the fate of the twelve contenders beginning Wednesday, April 20 at 10:00pm ET on GSN. Special guest judges to appear this season include The Real co-host Adrienne Bailon, former Olympian Shawn Johnson, YouTube star Kandee Johnson and television hostess Samantha Harris. Here are the twelve body painters competing this season:

“Idiotest” Third Season Premieres April 12 With Celebrity Special

In about a month on April 12 at 10:00pm, GSN’s popular, puzzling game show Idiotest returns for its third season on the network. The season debuts with a special celebrity episode featuring the teams of Dr. Drew Pinsky and Mike Catherwood of HLN’s Loveliness and YouTube stars GloZell and Gaby Dunn playing for up to $10,000 for their respective charities Hillside Home For Children, the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, First Christian Church of North Hollywood and the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center. This episode, filled with plenty of hilarity and antics, is one that you will want to stay tuned for, especially if you are fans of either or all of the featured stars.

GSN’s Upfront 2016 Recap

GSN held its annual upfront presentation yesterday morning in at the Paley Center for Media in New York City to unveil the network’s approach to its 2016 slate of programming. Last year’s upfront was highlighted with the renewals of The Chase, Skin Wars and Idiotest, the announcement of new arrivals including Chain Reaction, Hellevator and Lie Detectors, and the network’s revamped logo. Among the announcements made this year by GSN were the introduction of Donald Faison as the host of the new audience participation game show Winsanity, the return of Idiotest, Skin Wars and Hellevator, and a roster of pilots and upcoming series slated to air later this year.

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.

GSN Wraps Up 2015 With Highest Primetime Viewership & Double-Digit Key Demo Growth

For the fourth straight year, GSN has broken its own ratings record with last year marking its most-watched year in network history in primetime and total day among total viewers and the key demos including Adults 18-49, Women 18-49, Adults 25-54 and Women 25-54. To be more specific with a few of the statistics, GSN’s 2015 total day ratings among total viewers grew 19%, 35% in Women 18-49, 22% in Persons 25-54 and 18% in Women 25-54. Other highlights include delivering its most watched fourth quarter ever in total day and cable primetime among total viewers and key demos and it ranked among the top ten fastest growing ad-supported cable entertainment networks in the fourth quarter in cable primetime among Persons 18-49 and Persons 25-54.

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.

GSN Orders 40 Episodes of “Winsanity”

It looks like GSN is finally getting the ball rolling on one of its newest original game shows, Winsanity, after introducing the format during the network’s 2015 Upfront presentation in March. On Wednesday, GSN announced it has ordered 40 half-hour episodes of Winsanity, which will be hosted by former Scrubs star Donald Faison. The series, produced by Electus in which contestants attempt to rank statistical facts in numerical order, is set to start production early next year.

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 #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.

Yahoo! TV Previews First 12 Minutes of GSN’s “Hellevator”

Within the next couple of weeks, GSN will debut its new horror-themed game show, Hellevator, with hosts Jen and Sylvia Soska (a.k.a.: The "Twisted Twins”). In each episode, a team of three friends will have a chance to win up to $50,000 by stepping onto a haunted elevator and facing the frightening and daunting task of navigating through the various levels in the game’s slaughterhouse while the Soska sisters serve as the show's masterminds and watch the action from the control room. One contestant must exit the hellevator on each floor and complete a challenge by themselves to earn money for their bank before the hellevator closes and abandons them on the level. In this sneak preview, courtesy of Yahoo! TV, we see contestants Richard, Reina and Sinead entering the slaughterhouse at midnight, bracing themselves for the horrors that await them inside. Check out the first challenge in the clip below and stay tuned for the series premiere of Hellevator October 21 at 8:00pm ET on GSN!