Tag: Jeopardy

  • GSN presents ‘The 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time’

    GSN presents ‘The 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time’

    MUMBAI: US broadcaster Game Show Network (GSN) has announced that it will count down the 50 best game shows ever produced from 18 July 2006 . The programme is called The 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time.

    Shows that will be featured include Deal Or No Deal, Jeopardy! and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. GSN president and CEO Rich Cronin said, “At a time when everyone is rediscovering game shows, we thought that our audience would enjoy seeing the greatest series and past episodes in this genre. These programs are landmarks in television entertainment, and we’re proud to be able to feature the best game shows in TV history.”

    To help create the ranking, GSN executives voted on the best game shows from a list that included hundreds of broadcast titles representing series produced since commercial television began in the US in the 1940’s.

    In course of telecasting these classic shows The 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time will bring back memorable episodes from the game show library.

  • Sony, King World extend association with two new game shows

    Sony, King World extend association with two new game shows

    MUMBAI: King World Productions and Sony Pictures Television, the companies behind two of television’s most successful shows Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!, have joined hands once again to create two game shows. The properties will be unveiled during the 2007 fall season.

    Today (17 April), both the companies are set to announce that they will offer two half-hour game shows as a one-hour block in syndication, as according to a Reuters report.

    Wheel of Fortune is in its 23rd season, while Jeopardy! has reached its 22nd season. Both the shows are produced by Sony and sold to stations by King World.