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* AmericanBibleChallenge

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* {{Cram}}

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At first, the network's rerun lineup ran the gamut from [[Creator/MarkGoodson Goodson-Todman]] stalwarts such as ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'', ''{{Password}}'', ''Series/FamilyFeud'', and ''Series/MatchGame'' to other familiar programs owned by Sony (such as ''Series/{{Pyramid}}'', ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'', ''Series/WheelOfFortune'', ''TicTacDough'', ''TheNewlywedGame'', and ''Series/TheJokersWild''). Over time, the lineup has undergone countless changes, thanks in no small part to some degree of NetworkDecay.

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At first, the network's rerun lineup ran the gamut from [[Creator/MarkGoodson Goodson-Todman]] stalwarts such as ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'', ''{{Password}}'', ''Series/{{Password}}'', ''Series/FamilyFeud'', and ''Series/MatchGame'' to other familiar programs owned by Sony (such as ''Series/{{Pyramid}}'', ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'', ''Series/WheelOfFortune'', ''TicTacDough'', ''TheNewlywedGame'', ''Series/TicTacDough'', ''Series/TheNewlywedGame'', and ''Series/TheJokersWild''). Over time, the lineup has undergone countless changes, thanks in no small part to some degree of NetworkDecay.



* TheNewlywedGame (2009 revival)

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* [[{{Pyramid}} The Pyramid]] (2012 revival)

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* [[{{Pyramid}} [[Series/{{Pyramid}} The Pyramid]] (2012 revival)



* Series/{{Whammy}}! (revival of the 1980s ''PressYourLuck'')

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* Series/{{Whammy}}! (revival of the 1980s ''PressYourLuck'')''Series/PressYourLuck'')



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In August 2012, GSN began using "Game Show Network" under the logo in promos for ''The Pyramid'', which quickly spread to the credit crunches (amusingly, in a vertical style reminiscent of the original 1994-97 logo).

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In August 2012, GSN began using "Game Show Network" under the logo in promos for ''The Pyramid'', which quickly spread to the credit crunches (amusingly, in a vertical style reminiscent of the original 1994-97 logo). In 2013, GSN began referring to itself explicitly in its promos as "Game Show Network" for the first time in nearly a decade.
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* HowMuchIsEnough?

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* Series/TheChase (update of the UK show)

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* KidsBlock: During GSN's heyday, "Kids Zone," a block of kids/teen episodes of adult game shows, kids versions of adult game shows (e.g., ''[[TheJokersWild Joker! Joker! Joker!]]") and kids-only programs (''Juvenile Jury'', ''The Quiz Kids Challenge'') was aired on Saturday mornings. These programs often included commentary cut in by the "GSN Ball" and an adult host (usually when an announcer would stumble over copy, host-contestant interaction, the kids were being themselves, etc.), which most viewers found very annoying instead of cute.

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* KidsBlock: During GSN's heyday, "Kids Zone," a block of kids/teen episodes of adult game shows, kids versions of adult game shows (e.g., "Teen Week" of ''Wheel of Fortune''), kids versions of adult game shows (e.g., ''[[TheJokersWild Joker! Joker! Joker!]]") Joker!]]'', ''Jep!'' and ''Wheel 2000'') and kids-only programs (''Juvenile Jury'', ''The Quiz Kids Challenge'') was aired on Saturday mornings. mornings.
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These programs often included commentary cut in by the "GSN Ball" and an adult host (usually when an announcer would stumble over copy, host-contestant interaction, the kids were being themselves, etc.), which most viewers found very annoying instead of cute.cute or humorous.
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* KidsBlock: During GSN's heyday, "Kids Zone," a block of kids/teen episodes of adult game shows, kids versions of adult game shows (e.g., ''[[TheJokersWild Joker! Joker! Joker!]]") and kids-only programs (''Juvenile Jury'', ''The Quiz Kids Challenge'') was aired on Saturday mornings. These programs often included commentary cut in by the "GSN Ball" and an adult host (usually when an announcer would stumble over copy, host-contestant interaction, the kids were being themselves, etc.), which most viewers found very annoying instead of cute.
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* Extreme Gong (revival of ''TheGongShow'')

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* Extreme Gong (revival of ''TheGongShow'')''Series/TheGongShow'')



* Faux Pause (essentially ''MysteryScienceTheater3000'' with game shows, only really terrible)

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* Faux Pause (essentially ''MysteryScienceTheater3000'' ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' with game shows, only really terrible)
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* [[{{Gambit}} Catch 21]] (revival of ''Gambit'')

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* [[{{Gambit}} [[Series/{{Gambit}} Catch 21]] (revival of ''Gambit'')

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* Bingo America
* BlackAndWhiteOvernite (also known as "Sunday Night In Black And White")

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* Big Saturday Night
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* Carnie Wilson: Unstapled



* Chuck Woolery: Naturally Stoned



* Extreme Gong (revival of ''TheGongShow'')
* Fake-A-Date



* [[TheGongShow Extreme Gong]]



* The Great American Bible Challenge


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* Mall Masters
* The Money List (revival of FOX's one-and-done ''The Rich List'')
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At first, the network's rerun lineup ran the gamut from [[Creator/MarkGoodson Goodson-Todman]] stalwarts such as ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'', ''{{Password}}'', ''Series/FamilyFeud'', and ''MatchGame'' to other familiar programs owned by Sony (such as ''{{Pyramid}}'', ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'', ''Series/WheelOfFortune'', ''TicTacDough'', ''TheNewlywedGame'', and ''TheJokersWild''). Over time, the lineup has undergone countless changes, thanks in no small part to some degree of NetworkDecay.

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At first, the network's rerun lineup ran the gamut from [[Creator/MarkGoodson Goodson-Todman]] stalwarts such as ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'', ''{{Password}}'', ''Series/FamilyFeud'', and ''MatchGame'' ''Series/MatchGame'' to other familiar programs owned by Sony (such as ''{{Pyramid}}'', ''Series/{{Pyramid}}'', ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'', ''Series/WheelOfFortune'', ''TicTacDough'', ''TheNewlywedGame'', and ''TheJokersWild'').''Series/TheJokersWild''). Over time, the lineup has undergone countless changes, thanks in no small part to some degree of NetworkDecay.
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At first, the network's rerun lineup ran the gamut from [[MarkGoodson Goodson-Todman]] stalwarts such as ''ThePriceIsRight'', ''{{Password}}'', ''FamilyFeud'', and ''MatchGame'' to other familiar programs owned by Sony (such as ''{{Pyramid}}'', ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'', ''WheelOfFortune'', ''TicTacDough'', ''TheNewlywedGame'', and ''TheJokersWild''). Over time, the lineup has undergone countless changes, thanks in no small part to some degree of NetworkDecay.

The current schedule is sometimes criticized by fans for relying too much on fairly recent material (''Series/OneVersusAHundred'', ''Series/DealOrNoDeal'', the Richard Karn / John O'Hurley / Steve Harvey seasons of ''Family Feud'') and material that doesn't quite qualify as game shows (''High Stakes Poker'', ''DancingWithTheStars'', ''Family Trade'').

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At first, the network's rerun lineup ran the gamut from [[MarkGoodson [[Creator/MarkGoodson Goodson-Todman]] stalwarts such as ''ThePriceIsRight'', ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'', ''{{Password}}'', ''FamilyFeud'', ''Series/FamilyFeud'', and ''MatchGame'' to other familiar programs owned by Sony (such as ''{{Pyramid}}'', ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'', ''WheelOfFortune'', ''Series/WheelOfFortune'', ''TicTacDough'', ''TheNewlywedGame'', and ''TheJokersWild''). Over time, the lineup has undergone countless changes, thanks in no small part to some degree of NetworkDecay.

The current schedule is sometimes criticized by fans for relying too much on fairly recent material (''Series/OneVersusAHundred'', ''Series/DealOrNoDeal'', the Richard Karn / John O'Hurley / Steve Harvey seasons of ''Family Feud'') and material that doesn't quite qualify as game shows (''High Stakes Poker'', ''DancingWithTheStars'', ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'', ''Family Trade'').
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** They at least had the decency not to crunch ''LetsMakeADeal'' (since Monty Hall made mini-deals with the audience throughout the credits) or some the ''BlackAndWhiteOvernite'' shows.

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** They at least have the decency not to crunch ''LetsMakeADeal'' (since Monty Hall made mini-deals with the audience throughout the credits) or the ''BlackAndWhiteOvernite'' shows.

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** They at least have had the decency not to crunch ''LetsMakeADeal'' (since Monty Hall made mini-deals with the audience throughout the credits) or some the ''BlackAndWhiteOvernite'' shows.
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The current schedule is sometimes criticized by fans for relying too much on fairly recent material (''Series/OneVersusAHundred'', ''DealOrNoDeal'', the Richard Karn / John O'Hurley / Steve Harvey seasons of ''Family Feud'') and material that doesn't quite qualify as game shows (''High Stakes Poker'', ''DancingWithTheStars'', ''Family Trade'').

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The current schedule is sometimes criticized by fans for relying too much on fairly recent material (''Series/OneVersusAHundred'', ''DealOrNoDeal'', ''Series/DealOrNoDeal'', the Richard Karn / John O'Hurley / Steve Harvey seasons of ''Family Feud'') and material that doesn't quite qualify as game shows (''High Stakes Poker'', ''DancingWithTheStars'', ''Family Trade'').


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Television cable network founded in 1994, dedicated to the GameShow genre. In particular, Game Show Network was founded to air reruns of classic TV game shows from the 1950s onward. Starting in the late 1990s, the network began creating its own, starting with live call-in programs and eventually branching out into original formats and revivals of obscure formats.

At first, the network's rerun lineup ran the gamut from [[MarkGoodson Goodson-Todman]] stalwarts such as ''ThePriceIsRight'', ''{{Password}}'', ''FamilyFeud'', and ''MatchGame'' to other familiar programs owned by Sony (such as ''{{Pyramid}}'', ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'', ''WheelOfFortune'', ''TicTacDough'', ''TheNewlywedGame'', and ''TheJokersWild''). Over time, the lineup has undergone countless changes, thanks in no small part to some degree of NetworkDecay.

The current schedule is sometimes criticized by fans for relying too much on fairly recent material (''Series/OneVersusAHundred'', ''DealOrNoDeal'', the Richard Karn / John O'Hurley / Steve Harvey seasons of ''Family Feud'') and material that doesn't quite qualify as game shows (''High Stakes Poker'', ''DancingWithTheStars'', ''Family Trade'').

In August 2012, GSN began using "Game Show Network" under the logo in promos for ''The Pyramid'', which quickly spread to the credit crunches (amusingly, in a vertical style reminiscent of the original 1994-97 logo).
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!!Original GSN programming, counting revivals of existing formats:
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* As Seen On... (series that basically consisted of clips)
* Series/{{Baggage}}
* Bingo America
* BlackAndWhiteOvernite (also known as "Sunday Night In Black And White")
* Burt Luddin's Love Buffet
* Camouflage (hidden words rather than hidden pictures)
* [[{{Gambit}} Catch 21]] (revival of ''Gambit'')
* Series/ChainReaction (revival of 1980s-90s game show)
* Club A.M. (and its successor, GSN Live)
* {{Cram}}
* DJ Games
* Decades (and its revival, ''Super Decades'')
* Faux Pause (essentially ''MysteryScienceTheater3000'' with game shows, only really terrible)
* Series/FriendOrFoe?
* [[TheGongShow Extreme Gong]]
* Grand Slam (US debut of a British format)
* The Great American Bible Challenge
* Hollywood Showdown
* How Much Is Enough?
* {{Inquizition}}
* LateNightLiars
* Series/{{Lingo}} (revivals of 1980s game show)
* LoversLounge
* National Lampoon's Funny Money
* TheNewlywedGame (2009 revival)
* Series/OneVersusAHundred (Carrie Ann Inaba revival)
* [=PlayMania=]
* [[{{Pyramid}} The Pyramid]] (2012 revival)
* Series/RussianRoulette
* ThatsTheQuestion
* Throut And Neck
* Trivia Track
* Series/{{Whammy}}! (revival of the 1980s ''PressYourLuck'')
* When Did That Happen?
* WinTuition
[[/index]]
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%%[Note: while network pages generally don't have examples, there's really no other way to get these points across.]%%
!!This network provides examples of:
* AdBumpers: They occasionally do ones themed to both reruns of old shows, and to their original works.
* AprilFoolsDay: In 2003, the hosts of the network's original shows at the time traded places, except for Chuck Woolery who stayed with ''Lingo''. That day's ''Lingo'' featured four of the hosts playing a charity game against each other, with remaining host [[Series/{{Whammy}} Todd Newton]] serving as announcer/comic relief. [[note]](Also airing that day was a 1984 episode of ''The Newlywed Game'' hosted by Jim Lange.)[[/note]]
* CreditsPushback: Originally nonexistent. Until about 2002, the only thing Game Show Network did during the credits was a brief, unobtrusive voiceover for other network programming that echoed those of the classic games and was typically placed over the "coming up" voiceovers of the original episode.
** From about 2002-04, the credits were horizontally crunched for a brief promo, with the show on the right side. Later crunches had both show and promo in square boxes, but everything was still legible.
** Since the change to GSN, the crunches have become annoying to the point of illegibility, taking up about 90% of the screen and moving on to the next show when the promos conclude, cutting off the {{Vanity Plate}}s on most shows and almost always nullifying the fee plugs read by TheAnnouncer (though those, strangely, are still closed-captioned).
** They at least have the decency not to crunch ''LetsMakeADeal'' (since Monty Hall made mini-deals with the audience throughout the credits) or the ''BlackAndWhiteOvernite'' shows.
* TheRemake: Done often to obscurities. The Woolery-hosted revival of ''Lingo'' was by far the best received, while ''Catch 21'' is considered a worthy ''Gambit'' revamp with minimal changes to what had been a winning format and ''Chain Reaction'' returned the mental agility that was the Instant Reaction bonus game. ''Extreme Gong'' and Bill Engvall's ''Lingo'', on the other hand...
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