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One of the oldest TV show types, and the granddaddy of [[Reality TV]]; individuals or teams compete for cash and prizes. Descended from radio quiz shows (which are also covered here), they have [[Popularity Polynomial|fluctuated in popularity]].
 
Game shows were enormously popular in America during the 1950s, until several of the most popular ones <ref>(''[[Twenty21 One(game show)|21]]'' {the most infamous}, ''[[Tic-Tac-Dough]]'' {~75% of the nighttime run}, ''The $64,000 Question'' {Dr. Joyce Brothers was supposed to lose}, ''The $64,000 Challenge'' {'''children!'''}, and ''Dotto'' {the smoking gun})</ref> turned out to be [[Executive Meddling|rigged]]. The 1960s and early 1970s had many low-stakes games, with big-ticket ones (especially quizzes) generally falling out of favor... until 1973 and ''[[Pyramid|The $10,000 Pyramid]]''. The 1970s and 1980s brought flashy sets and [[Ear Worm]] music, with 1975, 1985, and 1987 being particularly good years for the genre.
 
The 1990s brought with it a sense that ideas were running out, as networks and cable stations dropped games left and right (the last Big Three victim being ''[[Caesars Challenge]]'' in January 1994). Only ''[[The Price Is Right]]'', ''[[Wheel of Fortune]]'', and ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' remained through the entire decade, with a few other games briefly popping up here and there. [[GSN]] began in December 1994, giving fans a constant home for classic games.
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