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This article is about the television genre. For the Turkish computer games magazine, see Gameshow (magazine). Gameshow is a magazine that was published in Turkey during the 90's

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 is likely to involve answering quiz questions for points or prizes. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention A game is a structured activity, usually undertaken for Enjoyment and sometimes also used as an Educational tool In some shows contestants compete against other players or another team whilst other shows involve contestants striving alone for a good outcome or high score. Game shows often reward players with prizes such as cash, or holidays and goods and services provided by the show's sponsors. Early television game shows descended from similar programs on broadcast radio. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light.

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Game shows around the world

Argentina

Australia

As with most countries, Australia has made many adaptations of U. Buena Fortuna ( Good Fortune) was a popular but short-lived Argentine Television Game show hosted by Julián Weich. S. based game shows, most of which copy the U. S. version's set, particularly with the Grundy shows. The Reg Grundy Organisation (later the Grundy Organisation or just Grundys, then Grundy Television) was an Australian Television

www. Game show titles listed in bold indicate game shows which are currently being recorded and broadcast in Australia kissehtik. com. au www. odisho. com. au www. banipal. com. au www. ashur. com. au www. fannypal. com. au

Belgium

While Belgium has three main languages, most of their game shows tend to be in Dutch. One notable exception is an adaptation of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire on RTL-TVI, which is a French-language station. There is also a Dutch-language version which airs on VTM. vtm or Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij is the main commercial television station in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking north of Belgium.

Brazil

Bulgaria

Canada

Canadian game and quiz shows (at least the English-language ones) have often been aimed towards children and teenagers between the ages of six and 19. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A majority of these game shows often run for 30 minutes in each episode.

They are often derived of its formats from game shows that are produced in the United States, having most of them been run on Canadian networks such as CTV, Global and Citytv. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page CTV is a Canadian English language Television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network the main television asset of CTVglobemedia This article is about the general Citytv brand Individual stations are listed according to their call signs. One of the only actual English prime time game shows to air on Canadian television is Deal or No Deal Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Deal or No Deal Canada is the Canadian version of the show Deal or No Deal, which premiered on February 4, 2007

Although American game and quiz shows are popular in Canada, Canadian residents are not eligible to be contestants on most of them, Jeopardy! and The Price Is Right being two exceptions. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Price Is Right is an five time Emmy Award-winning American Game show centering on contestants guessing the retail prices of featured prizes Unlike in the United States, game show winnings in Canada are not subject to income tax (actually, most countries aside from The US are not subject to income tax).

There are very few Canadian adaptaions of American, British, and Dutch-originated quiz shows in the English language. Most, like versions of The Price Is Right, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, and Family Feud, are in French. The only known English-language versions of these shows are versions of Deal or No Deal, Supermarket Sweep, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? , & Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?. There is also a French-language version of Deal or No Deal (and soon a version of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?. Most of the game shows that air in Canada and that are in English are the US game shows.

Czech Republic

Chile

Denmark

Realityshows:

Finland

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Finnish versions of international series

France

Germany

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Japan

Korea, South

Malta

TVM

Net TV

Mexico

Panama

Philippines

ABS CBN

GMA

NBN

ABC

Q (Quality Television)

IBC

RPN

UNTV 37

Studio 23

Poland

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Russia

Russian quiz, game & dating shows

Russian reality shows

Serbia

South Africa

Spain

Turkey

United Kingdom

Also famous for adopting many U. SASUKE is a Japanese Sports entertainment Television special where 100 competitors attempt to complete four Obstacle course stages Iron Chef is a Japanese television program produced by FujiTV. X-Man ( was a popular South Korean Game show which ran from November 8, 2003 to April 8, 2007 on SBS Jiwhaza, also known as Burst! Mental concentration (작렬! 정신통일 is South Korean game show known mainly for its oddball humor Golden Fishery (황금어장 is a South Korean TV show broadcasted on MBC The Maltese version of Deal or No Deal began on October 1, 2007, on the national station of Malta TVM. Widely Known Facts The Price Is Right is an American Television Game show that is currently owned by the FremantleMedia The Hollywood Squares was an American Television comedy and Game show in which two contestants play Tic-tac-toe to win money Xavier Lopez, better known as "Chabelo" is a Mexican Actor and a TV host America's Got Talent is an American The Weakest Link is a television Game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August, 2000 Vas o No Vas ( English: Go or no Go) is the Mexican version of Deal or No Deal, broadcast by Televisa. La Energía de Sonric'slandia was a 60-minute "action-sports" Game show for kids that aired for one season on Televisa's XHGC-TV. Family Feud is a popular Television Game show that pits two families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey-type Bailando por un Sueño ("Dancing for a dream" or " Dansez pentru tine" is a reality series on the Mexican television network The Philippine version of 1 vs 100 was first aired on ABS-CBN on August 25, 2007. Games UpLate Live is a late night game show of ABS-CBN co-produced with Endemol which airs Monday to Saturday after Current Affairs programs Kapamilya Deal or No Deal is the Philippine franchise of Deal or No Deal, hosted by Filipino actress TV & game show host Pilipinas Game KNB? is a former primetime game show and now currently the noon-time game show aired by Filipino broadcaster ABS-CBN at 1130 AM on Weekdays There are two Philippine versions of Wheel of Fortune. The first was aired on ABC-5 aired from October 2001 to October 2002 Wowowee is a noon-time Variety and Game show broadcasted by ABS-CBN in the Philippines. Eat Bulaga! is a local noon-time Variety show in the Philippines produced by the Television And Production Exponents Inc The Digital LG Quiz was a Philippine Quiz show that aired on GMA Network from 1999 to 2005 Nuts Entertainment (new full title Nuts Entertainment It's Playtime is a Sketch comedy Television show in the Philippines aired every Saturday evenings Tok! Tok! Tok! 1 Million Pasok! (Tok! Tok! Tok! 1 Million Enter! is a Game show broadcast on the Philippine television network GMA Network. Whammy! Push Your Luck was a GMA Network TV program based on the American game show Press Your Luck and its updated version Whammy! The All-New Kakasa Ka Ba Sa Grade 5? ( Are You Tough Enough for Grade 5) is the Philippine version of Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? It started The Philippine Lotto Draw is a Television program in the Philippines Family Feud is a popular Television Game show that pits two families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey-type Widely Known Facts The Price Is Right is an American Television Game show that is currently owned by the FremantleMedia The Wheel of Fortune has had a number of versions in different countries Australia Main articles Wheel of Fortune (Australian game show and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a Television Game show which offers very large Cash prizes for correctly answering successive multiple-choice The Weakest Link is a television Game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August, 2000 This article is about a United States Quiz Television programme. Kabarkada Break The Bank is a Philippine game show by Endemol. Grasz czy nie grasz (Do you play or don't you play is the Polish version of Deal or No Deal. Milionerzy ( English Translation: Millionaires) is a Polish Game show based on the original British format Year 21 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. What? Where? When? ( Russian "Что? Где? Когда?" is an intellectual Game show which is well known in Russian-language media Кто хочет стать миллионером? ( Transliteration: Kto hochyet stat millionyerom? English Translation: Who wants to become Кто хочет стать миллионером? ( Transliteration: Kto hochyet stat millionyerom? English Translation: Who wants to become Pole Chudes (По́ле Чуде́с pronounced 'ʨudʲɪs--> literally "The Field of Wonders" is the Russian Russian Roulette is an American Game show created by executive producer Gunnar Wetterberg Sdelka ( Cyrillic: Сделка is the Russian version of Deal or No Deal. The Weakest Link is a television Game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August, 2000 Star Factory (Фа́брика звёзд Fabrika zvyozd) is a Russian television show aired on " Channel One Kandidat nauk or Candidate of Sciences (Кандидат наук is a first post-graduate scientific degree in the former USSR and in some Post-Soviet TV Slagalica ( English: TV Puzzle or simply Slagalica is Serbia ’s longest running quiz show produced by the RTS. In 2007 M-Net South African launched a version of Deal or No Deal. Walk the Plank is a South African Television Gameshow produced for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC in 2005. For information related to a version of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? airing in a specific country see International versions below The Weakest Link is a television Game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August, 2000 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a Television Game show which offers very large Cash prizes for correctly answering successive multiple-choice El gran juego de la oca (The Great Game of the Goose was a TV Game show produced in Madrid, Widely Known Facts The Price Is Right is an American Television Game show that is currently owned by the FremantleMedia El Rescate Del Talisman was a Spanish Gameshow for children that ran for 78 episodes from 1991-1994 on TVE, notably sponsored by Sega. The Wheel of Fortune has had a number of versions in different countries Australia Main articles Wheel of Fortune (Australian game show and Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. The Dating Game is an ABC television show that first aired on December 20, 1965 and was the first of many shows created and packaged by Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Blockbusters is a Television Game show in which contestants answered trivia questions to complete a path across or down a game board of Hexagons Family Feud is a popular Television Game show that pits two families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey-type Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable The Hollywood Squares was an American Television comedy and Game show in which two contestants play Tic-tac-toe to win money Card Sharks was an American Television Game show created by Mark Goodson - Bill Todman Productions Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. For other uses see Password and Password (disambiguation. Password is an American television Game show Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Pyramid is the collective name of a series of American television Game shows where contestants tried to guess a series of words or phrases based on descriptions Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Sale of the Century (or $ale of the Century) is an international Television Game show format that has screened in several countries Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Match Game also called The Match Game was an American Television Game show that celebrities and contestants answering Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Let's Make a Deal is a Television Game show which originated in the United States and has since been produced in many countries throughout the Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a Television Game show which offers very large Cash prizes for correctly answering successive multiple-choice 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Press Your Luck was an American television daytime Game show that ran weekdays on CBS from September 19 1983 to September 26 1986 where contestants The Weakest Link is a television Game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August, 2000 Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Widely Known Facts The Price Is Right is an American Television Game show that is currently owned by the FremantleMedia Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Greed is the Selfish desire for or pursuit of Money, Wealth, power, Food, or other Possessions, especially when this denies So You Think You Can Dance is an American Dance Reality show and competition that is broadcast on the Fox Network in the U Var mısın? Yok musun? is a Turkish version of Deal or No Deal. 1 vs 100 is a Game show created by Endemol that is aired in several countries S. shows, as well as creating several shows. Prior to the 1990s, their shows had a £5,000 winnings cap (on all networks), and cars weren't prizes on their shows very often.

United States

Venezuela

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Dictionary

game show

-noun

  1. (games, radio, television, internet show) A radio or television programme or an episode of the programme that involves members of the public or celebrities, whether as individuals or as part of a team, playing a game, especially involving the answering of quiz questions, for cash or prizes.
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) An episode of such programme.
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