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Game shows, or quiz shows, are a type of radio or television programming in which participants answer questions (or give a question to an answer), solve puzzles, or compete in some other form of contest, usually for cash and/or prizes.
Such shows have been fixtures of television since its beginning, although a scandal broke out in the United States in the 1950s over many of the shows being rigged, which nearly brought down the genre. Laws were then passed to put a stop to and punish rigging.
Examples of game shows include The Price Is Right (created by Bob Stewart for Goodson-Todman) Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (created in the UK by David Briggs), Jeopardy!, and Wheel of Fortune (both the preceding two created by Merv Griffin), and The Weakest Link (created in the UK by Fintan Coyle and Cathy Dunning).
There are even cable channels dedicated to the genre, such as Game Show Network (US), GameTV (Canada), and Challenge (UK).
Do any of you watch game shows? If so, what are your favorites?
Such shows have been fixtures of television since its beginning, although a scandal broke out in the United States in the 1950s over many of the shows being rigged, which nearly brought down the genre. Laws were then passed to put a stop to and punish rigging.
Examples of game shows include The Price Is Right (created by Bob Stewart for Goodson-Todman) Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (created in the UK by David Briggs), Jeopardy!, and Wheel of Fortune (both the preceding two created by Merv Griffin), and The Weakest Link (created in the UK by Fintan Coyle and Cathy Dunning).
There are even cable channels dedicated to the genre, such as Game Show Network (US), GameTV (Canada), and Challenge (UK).
Do any of you watch game shows? If so, what are your favorites?