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He began hosting the syndicated version of the game show back in 1983 – and spent eight of those years also hosting a daytime edition But after the upcoming 2023-2024 season, he will leave the long-running game show (though he will stay on an additional three years as a consultant) "Well, the time has come[...]

Less than a day after the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) called for an investigation into what they said was a "pattern" of offensive comments made while he was a host of The Randumb Show podcast (from 2013 to 2014), Mike Richards is out as the host of the long-running game show Jeopardy! Richards' comments were the subject[...]

In a move that reminds us once again that there can be drama even in the selection of a new permanent host for Jeopardy!, it would appear the long-running game show is altering its hosting plans a bit The Daily Beast first reported (and now confirmed) Jeopardy! will be moving forward with two official hosts-[...]

Now, Richards' involvement in two past lawsuits involving The Price is Right models, Brandi Cochran and Lanisha Cole, during his time producing the Bob Barker and Drew Carrey-hosted game show have some on social media questioning whether his name should still be considered for the permanent Jeopardy! hosting job. Mike Richards / Jeopardy! (Image: Screencap) In November[...]

With the passing of legendary game show host Alex Trebek, Jeopardy! has been hosting a series of guests that have included LEVAR BURTON, Mayim Bialik, Anderson Cooper, Katie Couric, Bill Whitaker, Dr Mehmet Oz, Ken Jennings, George Stephanopoulos, Robin Roberts, Savannah Guthrie, Dr Sanjay Gupta, Aaron Rodgers, and former contestant Buzzy Cohen During that time,[...]

For the first time in the game show's near 60-year history, a contestant had the lowest score dropping below – $7000 The Star Trek: The Next Generation actor and Reading Rainbow host made his debut on the July 26 episode Patrick Pearce, a product specialist from Fountain Valley, California, ended his night with -$7,400 breaking[...]

To honor the late host's final week of episodes, Jeopardy! aired a final message from Alex Trebek urging everyone to help those with COVID-19.

TBS and Endemol Shine North America's Wipeout suffered a tragedy on Wednesday, with TMZ reporting that a contestant on the game show died after going into cardiac arrest following a running of the obstacle course The network and production company confirmed the news, with a TBS representative telling Variety, "We are devastated to have learned[...]

As far as becoming such a staple and its place in pop culture history, there plenty of instances where the game show was parodied Most famously, the host was played by Will Ferrell on the long-running NBC late-night series Saturday Night Live On SNL's "Celebrity Jeopardy" conceived by Norm MacDonald, the skit typically involved the[...]

News of Trebek's passing was announced via the long-running game show's Twitter account with the following statement: "Jeopardy! is saddened to share that Alex Trebek passed away peacefully at home early this morning, surrounded by family and friends Thank you, Alex." Trebek was married to Elaine Callei (now Elaine Trebek Kares) from 1974 until their divorce[...]

Hosted by Top Gear's Rugledge Wood, each episode the teams are presented with a room; kitchen, living room, dining room they must get from one end to the other for a chance to win $10,000.  The team that has the highest number of members survive and make it to the end is crowned the winner. A scene[...]

But if they want to walk away with the green and top honors, they're going to have to abide by one simple rule: Don't. DON'T – "Don't Be a Wiseguy" (ABC/Guy D'Alema) ADAM SCOTT Except this is coming from the twistedly funny minds of Reynolds and Scott, so expect Reynolds to be chiming in and some seriously[...]

So with that in mind… at the end of last year, Quibi announced plans to revive / reboot the cult classic and nostalgia favorite of every American kid who grew up in the 1990's, Legends of the Hidden Temple. In case you're as ancient as the Aztecs, lived under a rock for the entire decade of[...]

If you enjoy watching others suffer intolerably, possibly soil themselves, and go catatonic, then truTV's Hot Ones: The Game Show (hosted by Sean Evans) is the show for you This insane, sadistic game show has two teams competing for a chance to win $25,000 while answering trivia questions – but really? That's just an excuse[...]

Bravo is bringing back taxi-based game show "Cash Cab," with host/comedian Ben Bailey set to return to the series, from All3Media's Lion Television.

ABC continues to do its part to ensure that every single game show in existence gets its very own reboot, so Press Your Luck is the latest summer game show revival heading our way – but this one already has a major bonus going for it: actor/director Elizabeth Banks is taking on the hosting role[...]

ABC is giving the next generation of game show fans a chance to Press Your Luck and prove themselves real Card Sharks and Press Your Luck, with network ordering revivals of the two shows with Fremantle taking producing duties Production is expected to start this spring, with hosts and premiere dates still to be announced. ABC Created[...]

Long-time Jeopardy host and pop culture icon Alex Trebek took to the game show's YouTube channel to announce that he has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer Sources close to Trebek say he will begin chemotherapy treatments immediately, and will attept to finish out the remainder of the game show's season. Having hosted the popular[...]

Competitions are winding down on FOX’s The Masked Singer, with Rabbit, Bee, Alien, Crow, and Poodle taking the stage for this week's round.

Today, Twitch announced the launch of a brand-new game show coming to their weekly feed of live programming called Stream On The show will debut in March 2018 and will feature streamers who have become partnered with the company, but need just a little extra boost to make their channel come alive The details of what[...]

Best described as a twisted mash-up of a reality television show, game show, and mystery drama, Fox's Murder in Small Town X was one of those shows you could easily say was about 16 years ahead of its time Then again, it was so creepily disturbing that I'm not sure there would've ever been that[...]

Game show reboot Snoop Dogg Presents The Joker's Wild and singing competition series Drop the Mic are set to premiere at 10 and 10:30 p.m EST, respectively, on Tuesday, October 24th. Here's the trailer and series description for Snoop Dogg Presents The Joker's Wild: https://youtu.be/9GRzl05ufGQVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Snoop Dogg Presents The Jokers Wild [PROMO][...]

ABC is launching a new, updated version of the classic game show The Gong Show for this summer, where contestants will be "gonged" by someone on the panel of hosts if their act is too terrible and needs to stop And what a panel they are assembling, with the likes of Andy Samberg, Elizabeth Banks,[...]