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  1. On This Day: March 27 1987 The Price Is Right Became the Longest Running Daytime Game Show in History

    On This Day: March 27 1987 The Price Is Right Became the Longest Running Daytime Game Show in History

    On this day March 27 1987 The Price Is Right officially became the longest running daytime game show in television history. Hosted by Bob Barker the iconic series surpassed the previous record held by Concentration and continued its reign as a staple of American daytime TV. Known for its...
  2. On This Day: March 26 1982 Final Episode of Password Plus Aired

    On This Day: March 26 1982 Final Episode of Password Plus Aired

    On this day March 26 1982 the final episode of Password Plus aired after a strong four season run and a total of 801 episodes. A revival of the classic Password game show the updated version brought a new twist by adding a puzzle element to the traditional word guessing format. The show featured...
  3. On This Day: March 24 1989 Final Episode of Super Password Aired

    On This Day: March 24 1989 Final Episode of Super Password Aired

    On this day March 24 1989 the final episode of Super Password aired on NBC. The game show ran for 6 seasons with a total of 1151 episodes and was hosted by Bert Convy. A revival of the classic Password format the show paired celebrities with contestants as they tried to guess mystery words using...
  4. On This Day: March 5 1988 Final Episode of I’m Telling Premiered on NBC

    On This Day: March 5 1988 Final Episode of I’m Telling Premiered on NBC

    On this day March 5 1988 the final episode of I’m Telling aired on NBC. The children’s game show had a short but memorable run, with a total of 26 episodes. The show featured kids competing in fun challenges, including trivia questions, physical tasks, and answering questions about their...
  5. On This Day: February 20, 1989 - Charlie O'Donnell Returned as the Announcer of Wheel of Fortune After a 9-Year Absence

    On This Day: February 20, 1989 - Charlie O'Donnell Returned as the Announcer of Wheel of Fortune After a 9-Year Absence

    On February 20, 1989, legendary announcer Charlie O'Donnell made his grand return to Wheel of Fortune after a nine-year absence. O'Donnell was the original voice of the show when it premiered in 1975, but he left in 1980 to pursue other announcing opportunities. His return in 1989 brought back a...
  6. On This Day: February 20, 1984 CBS Taped the Legendary Michael Larson Episode of Press Your Luck

    On This Day: February 20, 1984 CBS Taped the Legendary Michael Larson Episode of Press Your Luck

    On this day, February 20, 1984, CBS taped one of the most infamous game show episodes in television history. Michael Larson’s record-breaking appearance on Press Your Luck. Larson, an unemployed ice cream truck driver from Ohio, won an astonishing $110,237 in cash and prizes, setting a record...
  7. On This Day: February 17, 1986 Rod Roddy Became the New Announcer of The Price Is Right

    On This Day: February 17, 1986 Rod Roddy Became the New Announcer of The Price Is Right

    On this day, February 17, 1986, Rod Roddy officially became the new announcer for The Price Is Right, taking over the role that would make his voice one of the most recognizable in game show history. Roddy, known for his energetic delivery and signature call to contestants—"Come on...

  8. Lingo (1987)

    Title: Lingo Genre: Family, Reality Creator: Harry de Winter,Ralph Andrews Cast: Paipera Hayes, Chuck Woolery, Shandi Finnessey First aired: Aug 5, 2002 Last air date: Apr 24, 2007 Overview: The second version of the American television game show.

  9. Blockbusters (1980)

    Title: Blockbusters Creator: Mark Goodson Cast: Bill Cullen First aired: Oct 26, 1980 Last air date: Apr 22, 1982 Overview: Blockbusters is an American game show which had two separate runs in the 1980s. Created by Steve Ryan for Mark Goodson Productions, the first series debuted...

  10. Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak (1986)

    Title: Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak Cast: Bruce Forsyth,Gene Wood First aired: Jan 5, 1986 Last air date: Jan 16, 1986 Overview: Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak is an American television game show that aired on ABC from January 6 to April 4, 1986. British television personality Bruce...

  11. Top Card ()

    Title: Top Card Overview: Top Card is a game show that aired on TNN and produced by Reid-Land Productions, replacing TNN's original game show Fandango. The show aired from April 3, 1989 to March 26, 1993 and was based on the card game Blackjack. Jim Caldwell was the original host of Top...

  12. Password Plus

    Title: Password Plus Cast: Allen Ludden,Tom Kennedy,Bill Cullen,Gene Wood First aired: Jan 7, 1979 Last air date: Feb 24, 1980 Overview: Super Password is an American game show, hosted by Allen Ludden, Bill Cullen and Tom Kennedy, that aired on NBC from aired from January 8, 1979 to...

  13. Fandango (1983)

    Title: Fandango First aired: Mar 8, 1983 Last air date: Mar 8, 1983 Overview: Fandango is a country music-themed quiz show which aired on TNN from March 8, 1983 to March 31, 1989, when it was replaced by Top Card. Fandango was the first TV game show to air on TNN and was one of the...
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  14. I'm Telling! (1987)

    Title: I'm Telling! Cast: Laurie Faso First aired: Sep 12, 1987 Last air date: Apr 9, 1988 Overview: I'm Telling! is an American television game show, which ran from September 12, 1987 to March 5, 1988 on NBC Saturday mornings and was hosted by Laurie Faso with Dean Goss announcing...

  15. Time Machine (1985)

    Title: Time Machine Genre: Documentary Creator: Reg Grundy Cast: John Davidson, Christopher Halsted, Charlie O'Donnell First aired: Jan 7, 1985 Last air date: Jan 1, 2004 Overview: Time Machine is an American game show where contestants compete to answer trivia questions about...

  16. Jeopardy! (1984)

    Title: Jeopardy! Genre: Reality, Family Creator: Merv Griffin Cast: Ken Jennings, Johnny Gilbert First aired: Sep 10, 1984 Last air date: Jan 5, 2026 Overview: America's favorite quiz show where contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers, and...
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