Game Shows To Watch For The Week of September 21st

Good morning, game show fans! As we enter into the final week of Fall game show premieres, today’s article will highlight first-time and returning game shows making their debut this week as well as a GSN reality show wrapping its first season on Wednesday. The highlighted game shows include Celebrity Name Game, Crackle’s Sports Jeopardy!, CBS’s The Price Is Right and Let’s Make A Deal, the return of ITV2’s Release The Hounds and GSN's Skin Wars.

Stay Tuned: "Celebrity Name Game" & "The Game Plane"

Good afternoon, game show fans! I was going to hold off this update until the next week it premieres, but since I’m receiving a lot of information concerning the debut week of FremantleMedia's Celebrity Name Game, it thought I would just cover it today. I will also go into more depth for the series premiere of the new syndicated game show, The Game Plane, the first game show of its kind. If this is your first time hearing about the show, you will see why it's the first of its kind in just a moment. 

VIDEO REPLAY: Sarah Manchester Becomes Third "Wheel of Fortune" Millionaire

In the immortal words of Ron Burgundy, "Boy, that escalated quickly." Three days into the 32nd season and Teacher's Week of the long-running Merv Griffin-produced game show, Sarah Manchester, a middle school math teacher from Silver Springs, MD, made Wheel of Fortune history by becoming the third contestant to win the elusive $1 million top prize in the bonus round by correctly guessing "LOUD LAUGHTER" for her final puzzle of the day. Manchester's grand total was $1,017,490 in cash and prizes including a trip to the Dominican Republic. Manchester is ranked third among the all-time biggest winners on Wheel behind Autumn Erhard ($1.03 million; 2013) and Michelle Loewenstein ($1.026 million; 2008). Check out Manchester's massive win in the clip below.

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #63

Today's article will cover some of the latest game show news headlines from the past few days in 200 characters or less (except for one). This morning's updates include another network acquiring Family Feud reruns, GSN reviving one of its most successful original relationship/dating game shows and syndication ratings. All syndication ratings are from the week ending September 7.

Game Shows To Watch For The Week of September 14th

In the second week of Fall game show premieres, the top three game shows in syndication return with new episodes filled with big money, tough trivia questions and funny moments. Veteran syndicated game shows Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy and Family Feud begin their new seasons today. Today’s article will highlight all three shows and what the viewers can expect for each show this year. Before I proceed with this article, let me present you with this fun fact: these three shows have aired for a combined total of 79 years in syndication. Like the show co-hosted by John Davidson, that’s incredible. 

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #62

Today's article will cover some of the latest game show news headlines from the past week in 200 characters or less. This afternoon's updates include Alex Trebek growing back his iconic mustache during Jeopardy's hiatus, Deal or No Deal returning for another series on Channel 4 and The Tonight Show cast playing a special game of Family Feud. All syndication ratings are from the week ending August 31.

Game Shows To Watch For The Week of September 7th

Tomorrow marks a brand new year for Fall television shows, specifically the return of veteran game shows and premiere of rookie game shows in syndication. Since there is so much going on this month, starting today, I will be highlighting the top game shows to watch for each week in September. This week, the top game shows to watch include the third season premiere of Let’s Ask America, Terry Crews’s debut as the new host of Millionaire, and the return of Celebrity Squares to ITV in the U.K.

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #60

Today’s article will cover some of the latest game show news headlines and updates in 200 characters or less along with some that may have been already covered on The Blog Is Right Facebook page from the ratings update on Idiotest’s performance on its first night on GSN to new international game shows in the making. All syndication ratings are from the week ending August 3.

Evening News Updates For August 7, 2014 (300th Article!)

Good evening, game show fans! Tonight's article will cover some of big game show news updates from the past 24 hours of days including the impressive ratings Skin Wars pulled on its first night, Let's Ask America making an early debut on GSN in less than two weeks and the unveiling of the roster of special guest stars due to appear on Celebrity Name Game. 

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #59

Today’s article will cover some of the latest game show news headlines and updates in 200 characters or less along with some that may have been already covered on The Blog Is Right Facebook page from GSN's newest reality competition show premiering tonight to the Chaser offering the first "Super Offer" in history of The Chase. All syndication ratings are from the week ending July 27.

Afternoon News Updates For July 30, 2014

Good afternoon, game show fans! This afternoon's article will briefly highlight some of headlining game show news from the past 24 hours of days including Let's Ask America coming to GSN with a new host, a To Tell The Truth revival in the works and the Irish, big-money game show, The Lie, returning for another series on TV3. 

"The Game Plane” To Premiere In Syndication

Trifecta Entertainment & Media will be distributing a new game show called The Game Plane. With help from Allegiant Airlines, the upcoming syndicated game show will be the first of its kind to be taped at 36,000+ feet in the air in a commercial airplane with real passengers. The show will test the contestant’s knowledge, observation, deduction and ability to think quickly under pressure. The prizes at stake include show tickets, gift certificates, electronic devices and a trip to Las Vegas.

Upcoming Audition Dates For "Millionaire"

The New York City auditions for the million-dollar trivia game show are already underway. Applicants may apply for the next series of auditions, which will occur from Wednesday, August 6 - Wednesday, October 8 from 5:00pm-7:00pm. Complete the audition request form on the show’s “Auditions” page to sign up. Anyone who is over 18 years old, a resident of the United States, has never played on either the ABC or syndicated version of the show and meets all eligibility requirements may apply to audition. If you are interested in trying out for the show, you MUST sign up in advance as soon as possible as no walk-in auditions will be accepted. The road auditions will be resuming as well to the following locations (for more information on each road audition, click on the city and date below):

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #58

Even though it has been about a month since I have published one of my weekly "News In A Flash" updates in lieu of the recently instated "Morning/Afternoon/Evening News" updates, the article's premise remains the same in covering many game show news headlines and updates from the past few days in 200 characters or less, along with some that may have been already covered on The Blog Is Right Facebook page from another season of The Winner Is kicking off in Nigeria to another contestant winning big on Million Dollar Minute. All ratings for syndicated game shows are from the week ending July 13.

Evening News Updates For July 2, 2014

As we are slowly approaching upon the eve of Independence Day, tonight's early evening news update will mostly cover upcoming premiere dates for present and future game shows including the Australian revival of Family Feud and The Price Is Right's Fourth of July episode, along with the debut of a new lifeline on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #56

Today’s article will cover many game show news headlines and updates featured throughout the week in 200 characters or less along with some that may have been already covered on The Blog Is Right Facebook page from a new game show in the making hoping to absorb some of the success and viewers from ITV's Release The Hounds to NBC's Million Second Quiz surprisingly becoming an award-winning show (and no, it's wasn't Bennie Award). All syndication ratings, with the exception for the ones mentioned otherwise, are from the week ending May 25.

Afternoon News Updates For June 4, 2014

Guess what day it is! Guess what day it is?! -- Okay, that's enough of that. I hope everyone is having a good Wednesday so far. Today’s brief afternoon news update will review upcoming premieres, impressive game show highlights and a television production company "branching" out. 

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #55

Good afternoon, game show fanatics! Today’s article, as with every "News In A Flash" article, will cover many game show news headlines and updates featured throughout the week in 200 characters or less along with some that may have been already covered on The Blog Is Right Facebook page from contestant calls to a mobile platform puzzle game (similar to Boggle) possibly being brought to life as a television game show. All syndication ratings are from the week ending May 18.

Game Show Highlight of The Week: Julia Collins' Double-Digit Winning Streak Continues

Good afternoon, game show fans! I hope everyone had a happy and safe Memorial Day weekend. Let's get back to business, shall we? Arthur Chu’s reign of terror seems like an afterthought compared to Julia Collins rocking the Jeopardy! world with her amazing, active 16-game winning streak. Within the past four weekdays, she had surpassed Chu’s $297,000+ total, ensured her victories with four straight “locked” games and added $92,090 to her bank giving her a current running total of $337,700.

Morning News Updates For May 15, 2014

Good morning, game show fans! Today’s morning news update will review some of the past, present and future events from the world of game shows including ratings updates for syndicated game shows and FOX’s new improv game show, The Price Is Right unveiling the new “Card Game” set and the upcoming season premiere of Bet on Your Baby.