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Line 1: {{creator\|wppage=Game Show Network}} ~~{{trope}}~~ [[File:278px-GSN_logo_svg_743.png\|frame]] Television cable network founded in 1994, dedicated to the [[Game Show]] 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 [[Mark Goodson\|Goodson-Todman]] stalwarts such as ''[[The Price Is Right]]'', ''[[Password]]'', ''[[Family Feud]]'', and ''[[Match Game]]'' to other familiar programs owned by Sony (such as ''[[Pyramid]]'', ''[[Jeopardy ~~(TV)\|Jeopardy~~!]]'', ''[[Wheel of Fortune]]'', ''[[Tic -Tac -Dough]]'', ''[[The Newlywed Game]]'', and ''[[The ~~Jokers~~Joker's Wild]]''). Over time, the lineup has undergone countless changes, thanks in no small part to some degree of [[Network Decay]]. The current schedule is sometimes criticized by fans for relying too much on fairly recent material (''[[~~One~~1 ~~Versus~~vs. ~~a Hundred (TV)~~100\|One Versus a Hundred]]'', ''[[Deal or No Deal]]'', 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'', ''[[Dancing With the Stars]]''). ---- === Original GSN programming, counting revivals of existing formats: === * As Seen On... (series that basically consisted of clips) * [[~~Baggage (TV)\|~~Baggage]] * [[Bingo America]] * [[Black and White Overnite]] Line 17: * Camouflage (hidden words rather than hidden pictures) * [[Gambit\|Catch 21]] (revival of ''Gambit'') * [[Chain Reaction (TV series)\|Chain Reaction]] (revival of 1980s game show) * [[Cram]] * DJ Games * Decades (and its revival, ''Super Decades'') * Faux Pause * [[Friend or Foe (TV series)\|Friend or Foe]]? * [[The Gong Show\|Extreme Gong]] * Grand Slam (U.S. debut of a British format) Line 29: * [[Inquizition]] * [[Late Night Liars]] * [[~~Lingo (TV)\|~~Lingo]] (revival of 1980s game show) * [[Lovers Lounge]] * National Lampoon's Funny Money * [[The Newlywed Game]] (2009 version) * [[Russian Roulette (TV series)\|Russian Roulette]] * [[Sunday Night in Black And White]] * [[That's the Question]] * [[Throut And Neck]] * Trivia Track * [[Whammy (TV series)\|Whammy]]! (revival of the 1980s ''[[Press Your Luck]]'') * When Did That Happen? * [[Win Tuition]] {{tropelist}} * [[April Fools' Day]]: In 2003, all of 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 [[Whammy (TV series)\|Todd Newton]] serving as announcer/comic relief. ** [[Funny Aneurysm Moment]]: It was also the last first-run episodes of ''Russian Roulette'', ''Friend or Foe?'', and ''WinTuition''. * [[Credits Pushback]]: Done annoyingly, to the point of illegibility and even cutting off the [[Vanity Plate\|Vanity Plates]] on most shows. Most of the time, this also nullifies the fee plugs read by [[The Announcer]] (though those, strangely, are still closed-captioned). They at least have the decency not to crunch ''[[Let's Make a Deal]]'' (since Monty Hall made mini-deals with the audience throughout the credits) or the ''[[Black and White Overnite]]'' shows. Line 50: #1: Who was the first host of the classic game show ''Let's Make A Deal''? The female got this one easily — Monty Hall. #2: What Bob was the original host of ''The Newlywed Game''? No response. {{quote\| '''Howie Mandel''': You came to the ''Game Show Awards'' and you know nothing about them. ... Do either of you know what letter would go up there with the answer "Eubanks"?~~<br />~~ '''Male Contestant''' (''after trying to buzz-in''): U.~~<br />~~ '''Howie''': "U" know nothing! }} Howie then asked the players if either knew the puzzle solution, forgetting that a correct answer had to be given first. {{quote\| '''Howie''': Voices from the back going (''deep voice'') "NO!"}} #3: What reality competition TV show is hosted by Jeff Probst? No response, despite the fact that the previous (unaired) question was "Who is the host of ''Survivor''?" {{quote\| '''Howie''': Do either of you have a television?}} And then the "S" refused to appear on the board... {{quote\| '''Howie''': This is a well-oiled machine. ... You don't think Vanna does much, it's ''so'' tough without her. ... I feel very alone. With all this talent sitting here they chose the one guy who goes "Open your case." ... Does [the "S"] go up there? Do I wait for it? Do I move on? I'm smiling on the outside, but inside [[Bring My Brown Pants\|I'm shitting myself]].}} #4: Who is the announcer on tonight's show? '''No response!''' <ref>(Rich Fields.)</ref> {{quote\| '''Howie''': I think I'm gonna win!}} #5: In the [[NBC\|primetime]] version of [[Deal or No Deal\|my show]], how many cases are there at the beginning of the game? Female contestant buzzes-in, says..."22." #6: What classic game show had players trying to remember where matching prizes were located on a board? Female contestant buzzes-in, says......"''[[Concentration]]''", a show that hasn't been on the air in '''''15 years!''''' (Causing, as you may expect, a stunned reply from the audience and Howie.) Line 71: [[Category:index]] [[Category:GSN]] [[Category:~~Trope~~Pages with working Wikipedia tabs]] [[Category:TLA]]