December 2016 Game Show Highlights

Rather than attempting to cram all of the late-arriving December moments into my annual quasi-reader-selected top 10 countdown list, today’s article is dedicated to listing the top December highlights (as well as some honorable mentions) that will not be featured in the aforementioned end-of-the-year list. Some of the top December moments include yesterday’s incredibly quick $100,000 win on The Price Is Right, Channel 4’s Deal or No Deal crowning its ninth £250,000 winner, Timothy Howe winning the first (and more than likely last) season of GSN’s Window Warriors and the latest Countdown champion.

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #99

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 a monumental win on Millionaire last week, a new game show debuting on NBC Sports Network, pending premieres of two of ABC’s hit summer game shows, The Wall receiving an early preview date and some of the latest game show ratings.

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #97

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 a Chaser setting a new record on The Chase, BBC's Make Me An Egghead wrapping up its first series by adding two new Eggheads to the program, the upcoming College online audition test for Jeopardy!, a comedic UK game show headed to MTV in less than a month and some of the latest game show ratings.

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.

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #88

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 ABC 7 taking a sneak peek of the Jeopardy! set in Washington D.C., Logo's new game show premiering tonight, The Price Is Right revealing the mistakes made in a special episode earlier this month, Idiotest returning this week and Hasbro searching for the next great board game.

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #82

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 a few updates featured on the TBIR Facebook page. News updates include The Price Is Right bringing back its annual Socially Awesome Week, a local Philadelphia affiliate news station holding a contest with the winners receiving tickets to attend a taping of Wheel of Fortune, Logo greenlighting a new game show starring Skin Wars judge RuPaul and Jeopardy's upcoming adult online audition test dates.

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #81

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 plot of an upcoming episode of an ABC sitcom centering around Double Dare, Barnstorm Games debuting a new Countdown mobile game to add to their library of game show-based apps, 1000 Heartbeats star Vernon Kay hosting a new driving game show and some of the latest game show ratings.

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.

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #71

This week's update will review some of the latest game show news headlines from the past week in 200 characters or less including updates featured on the TBIR Facebook page. This series of quick updates include the ratings for TLC's Labor Games official first night out last Tuesday, the second season of Sports Jeopardy! kicking off next week, Mastermind returning to New Zealand after a 30+ year hiatus and a contestant winning a staggering six-figure sum during the Millionaire's 14th season premiere week.

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #70

This week's update will review some of the major news headlines in the game show universe from the past few weeks in 200 characters or less including updates featured on the TBIR Facebook page. Updates include TLC's Labor Games returning this month, Jenny Ryan beginning her tenure as one of the resident Chasers on ITV's The Chase some of the latest news from GSN. All syndication ratings are from the week ending August 21.

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #68

Today's update will review some of the major news headlines in the game show universe from the past few weeks in 200 characters or less including updates featured on the TBIR Facebook page. This week's updates include another quarter-million dollar win on Australia's Millionaire Hot Seat, New Zealand in talks to revive its version of Mastermind and some of the latest network and syndicated game show ratings. 

The Scuttlebutt On GSN Part 7: "The Chase" & "Chain Reaction" Debuts Tonight, "Steampunk'd" Premieres in August

Today’s GSN update will review the summer premieres of The Chase and Chain Reaction, both which are set to debut today at 8:00pm and 9:00pm ET, along with the network’s newest competition series, Steampunk’d. The Chase, hosted by Brooke Burns, returns with Mark “The Beast” Labbett attempting to stop teams of three smart contestants from potentially winning hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash by knocking them out of the game in a series of trivia rounds. After you have tuned into The Chase, check out the debut of the second GSN revival of Chain Reaction with Mike Catherwood at the helm this time around. This version plays similarly to the first GSN version with the exceptions of two pairs of teams competing rather than two gender-opposed trios, the elimination of the Speed Chains and a new $5,000 end game. I will post a full review of the new Chain Reaction series later this week.

Fourth Season of GSN's "The Chase" To Premiere January 27th

Mark "The Beast" Labbett and host Brooke Burns return to GSN later this month for all new episodes of The Chase. The Emmy-nominated show's upcoming fourth season debuts Tuesday, January 27 at 8:00pm EST.  This season will feature more brainy contestants facing tough general knowledge trivia questions as well as a series of special themed shows. Special episodes include two celebrity games, with Carson Kressley (How to Look Good Naked), Cameron Mathison (All My Children) and Tatyana Ali (The Fresh Prince of Bel Air) competing February 3 and Joe Morton, Kate Burton and Brian Letscher (Scandal) competing later this year, and a "revenge" episode inviting back three losing contestants to face "The Beast" for a second time.

'Tis The Season: "Fifteen To One" Special, "The Line" and GSN Marathons To Air This Week

With Christmas right around the corner, various game shows around the globe are getting into the holiday spirit by airing special episodes and marathons throughout the month. Tonight, Channel 4 in the U.K. will be airing a special celebrity episode of Fifteen To One with Adam Hills and GSN will be debuting its latest game show special event, The Line, with hosts Jeff Davis and Candace Bailey. Later this week, GSN will air marathons of The Chase and Idiotest and reruns of The Line. 

STAY TUNED: “The Chase" Season 3 Finale & “Game Show Flashback” Special Tonight

In addition to The Chase wrapping up its third season tonight, GSN will be debuting another retrospect special called Game Show Flashback to air after a rerun of Idiotest. First, at 8:00pm EST, three more brave contestants will be going head-to-head-to-head against Mark Labbett for the final time this season on the network’s version of The Chase. Tonight’s contestants include a woman training to complete a marathon on every continent. So far this season, Labbett has only lost four Final Chases out of the 13 aired episodes thus far, including Seamus Dever and Dean Cain’s $100,000 win. The Chase has averaged about 639,000 viewers for the latter half of the third season.

Thanksgiving Holiday Watch List (Nov. 26-28): "The Price Is Right", "Let’s Make A Deal", "Millionaire" and GSN Marathons

On Thanksgiving Eve (Wednesday, November 26) during CBS daytime, The Price Is Right and Let’s Make A Deal will be celebrating the holiday with special Thanksgiving-themed episodes. On Let’s Make A Deal, contestants will be dressed as turkeys, pilgrims and pumpkins and will play themed games including a 3-Turkey Deal for big bucks and games involving a Turkey hotline and a giant pumpkin that has apparently caught the eye of the "hungry" cast. As a special bonus, the studio audience will receive a family heirloom cookbook project featuring tools and directions on how to create your own cookbook filled with family recipes. Check your local listings for air times.

November Sweeps Highlights For The Week of November 10-14

Millionaire introduced this year’s November sweeps month with the show’s first-ever "Whiz Kids" week. The second week of sweeps month is going to be quite eventful. Special, DVR-worthy episodes include with Ken Jennings attempting to reclaim the top spot among the list of biggest-winning American game show contestants on Millionaire, The Price Is Right airing its third "Big Money Week", Let’s Make A Deal debuting its first-ever all-musical special, former Jeopardy! champions set to play the quarterfinal rounds in this year’s Tournament of Champions and the third season of GSN’s The Chase premiering with its first celebrity episode. There’s a lot to cover, so let’s get into it.

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #66

Good evening, everyone! This article will cover some of the latest game show news headlines from the past week in 200 characters or less including updates featured on the TBIR Facebook page. Today’s updates including how GSN's hour-long block of rare classic game shows performed ratings wise, details concerning the first celebrity edition of the U.S. version of The Chase and a Dutch network airing a new game show pitting brainy children versus brainy adults. All syndication ratings are from the week ending September 28.

News In A Flash!: Quick Game Show Updates #65

Today's article will cover some of the latest game show news headlines from the past week in 200 characters or less including updates featured on the TBIR Facebook page. Today’s updates include Jimmy Fallon getting involved with a new NBC comedy game show format that shows some resemblance to Make Me Laugh, one of the most difficult quiz shows on U.K. television returning for a second civilian series and information on how you can watch your favorite GSN game shows in person. All syndication ratings are from the week ending September 21.

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.