History Series / NationalBingoNight

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!!GameShowTropes in use:

* HomeParticipationSweepstakes: Viewers could print out cards before the show and play along with the three games, however these were seeded to correspond with the episode's results (edited to remove any "unnecessary" balls), and as such was still a proper sweepstakes. It also resulted in players being One Away where it was impossible from the televised draws.
** The editing part was averted on one instance, where a contestant won so quickly that they had to draw extra balls that could be used for the home game.
* Personnel:
** GameShowHost: Ed Sanders, of ''Series/ExtremeMakeoverHomeEdition''.
** StudioAudience: You're not just playing against the house, you're playing against those ''inside'' it.
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!!This show provides examples of:

** TheJudge / TheAnnouncer: The commissioner (dressed like a referee) who inspected the cards may or may not fit this role, given [[CatchPhrase what he did when someone didn't have a Bingo]].

* AudienceGame: One of the few American game shows where the AudienceGame was a crucial part of the main game, and not just something tacked on to the show because they had a few minutes at the end of the show.

* AudienceHame: One of the few American game shows where the AudienceGame was a crucial part of the main game, and not just something tacked on to the show because they had a few minutes at the end of the show.

* AudienceParticipation: One of the few American game shows where the AudienceGame was a crucial part of the main game, and not just [[{{Padding}} something tacked on to the show because they had a few minutes to spare]].

Unfortunately, it flopped. It was slow and plodding, and only ran for six episodes beginning in May 2007 (another week was planned for December 2007, but was shelved in favor of the new quiz game ''Series/{{Duel}}''). The fact that ''TGIF'' was [[FridayNightDeathSlot now an artifact of the now-nonexistent success]] networks had on Fridays didn't help either.

* CrossPromotion: One game offered a trip to the [[[UsefulNotes/IndyCar Indianapolis 500]] as the prize. At the time, the race aired on ABC.

* SelfPromotion: One game offered a trip to the Indianapolis 500 ... which aired on ABC.

* ProductPlacement: One game offered a trip to the Indianapolis 500. Guess what network it airs on.

Unfortunately, it flopped. It was slow and plodding, and only ran for six episodes beginning in May 2007 (another week was planned for December 2007, but was shelved in favor of the new quiz game ''Series/{{Duel}}''). The fact that ''TGIF'' was [[FridayNightDeathSlot now an artifact of the now non-existent success]] networks had on Fridays didn't help either.

However, this wasn't the end of the line; the show got UnCancelled by Creator/{{GSN}} as ''Bingo America'', which [[AdaptationDistillation re-tooled]] it into a trivia-oriented game with bingo motifs (still featuring an audience game and that giant bingo machine, at least)

** GameShowHost: Ed Sanders, of ''Series/ExtremeMakeoverHomeEdition'' hosted the ABC run; the GSN run had [[Series/{{Dallas}} Patrick]] [[Series/StepByStep Duffy]] for the first season; he was replaced by [[Series/HomeImprovement Richard]] [[Series/FamilyFeud Karn]] for season 2.

* LuckBasedMission: Essentially, on both sides of the situation. Then again, it's ''Bingo'', how much more of a luck-based mission can you even get?! [[note]](Coin flipping? Well, [[Series/HeadsOrTails they made a game show]] out of that one too, ironically)[[/note]]

* PyrrhicVictory: Probably the biggest flaw, and likely on purpose, was that if the stage player accomplished their task, a subsequent confirmed Bingo from the audience meant the stage player '''still lost''', completely negating the past 10-15 minutes. The worst part? It happened ''right off the bat'' on the premiere.

* ShoutOut: Its title is a snowclone of Creator/{{ESPN}}'s former branding for UsefulNotes/{{NHL}} game broadcasts, ''National Hockey Night'' (given how many ''Series/HockeyNightInCanada'' clones there are too)
* TransatlanticEquivalent: Three countries, but the Australian version was the most infamous — it ran just six episodes primarily due to ''A Current Affair'' "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY8AftxgZFU exposing]]" it, claiming the show was rigged; while this was due to the aforementioned "cutting out unnecessary balls" and One Away problems also being present here, they showed two things to prove their point:

* ShoutOut: Its title is a snowclone of Creator/{{ESPN}}'s former branding for {{NHL}} game broadcasts, ''National Hockey Night'' (given how many ''Series/HockeyNightInCanada'' clones there are too)

** TheJudge / TheAnnouncer: The commissioner (dressed like a referee) who inspected the cards may or may not fit this role, given [[MemeticMutation what he did when someone didn't have a Bingo]].

** The editing part was averted on one instance: a contestant won so quickly, that they had to draw extra balls that could be used for the home game. Said player got to do the honors.

* AudienceParticipation: One of the few American game shows where the audience game was a crucial part of the main game, and not just [[{{Padding}} something tacked on to the show because they had a few minutes to spare]].

* ShoutOut: Its title may be a reference to Creator/{{ESPN}}'s former branding for {{NHL}} games, "National Hockey Night" (given how many ''Series/HockeyNightInCanada'' clones there are too)

Unfortunately, it flopped. It was slow and plodding, and only ran for six episodes beginning in May 2007 (another week was planned for December 2007, but was ultimately replaced by the much more interesting ''Series/{{Duel}}''). The fact that ''TGIF'' was [[FridayNightDeathSlot now an artifact of the now non-existent success]] networks had on Fridays didn't help either.

** GameShowHost: Ed Sanders, of ''Series/ExtremeMakeoverHomeEdition''

* LuckBasedMission: Essentially, on both sides of the situation. Then again, it's ''Bingo'', how much more of a luck-based mission can you even get?! [[note]](Coin flipping? Well, they made a game show out of that one too, ironically)[[/note]]

!!Game Show Tropes in use:

However, this wasn't the end of the line; the show got UnCancelled by Creator/GSN as ''Bingo America'', which [[AdaptationDistillation re-tooled]] it into a trivia-oriented game with bingo motifs (still featuring an audience game and that giant bingo machine, at least)

However, this wasn't the end of the line; the show got UnCancelled by GameShowNetwork as ''Bingo America'', which [[AdaptationDistillation re-tooled]] it into a trivia-oriented game with bingo motifs (still featuring an audience game and that giant bingo machine, at least)

* ShoutOut: Its title may be a reference to {{ESPN}}'s former branding for {{NHL}} games, "National Hockey Night" (given how many ''Series/HockeyNightInCanada'' clones there are too)

* ShoutOut: Its title may be a reference to {{ESPN}}'s former branding for {{NHL}} games, "National Hockey Night" (given how many ''HockeyNightInCanada'' clones there are too)

Short-lived Creator/{{ABC}} primetime GameShow where ordinary people played games of chance against the House to hopefully win fantastic prizes. These were framed around a game of {{Bingo}}, a game that many have played near the end of their lives [[Series/{{Scrabble}} but never quite like this]].

Unfortunately, it flopped. It was slow and plodding, and only ran for six episodes beginning in May 2007 (another week was planned for December 2007, but was presumably replaced by ''Series/{{Duel}}''), and the fact that ''TGIF'' was [[FridayNightDeathSlot now an artifact of the now non-existant success]] networks had on Fridays didn't help either.

* ObviousRulePatch: On the premiere, one game involved determining whether the decals on the next ball would be red or black; at one point, the contestant confused the ''number'' color as being what she had to guess. For the rest of the run, the game was slightly altered to [[SureWhyNot make the contestant guess the number's color]].

However, this wasn't the end of the line; the show got UnCancelled by GameShowNetwork as ''BingoAmerica'', which [[AdaptationDistillation re-tooled]] it into a trivia-oriented game with bingo motifs (still featuring an audience game and that giant bingo machine, at least)