Game show
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"Quiz show" redirects here. For other uses, see Quiz show (disambiguation).
This article is about the television genre. For the Turkish computer games magazine, see Gameshow (magazine).
A game show is a type of television program in which members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving problems for money and/or prizes. On some shows contestants compete against other players or another team while other shows involve contestants playing alone for a good outcome or a high score. Game shows often reward players with prizes such as cash, trips and goods and services provided by the show's prize suppliers. Many television game shows descended from similar programs on radio. The first television game show, Spelling Bee, was broadcast in 1938.
[edit] See also
- Game Show Network
- List of game show hosts
- List of international game shows
- List of television programs
- Quiz Bowl
- Quiz Show (movie)
- Quiz show scandals
- Reality show
[edit] External links
- Game Shows at the Open Directory Project
