game show
noun
: a television program on which contestants compete for prizes in a game (such as a quiz)
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Known as The Dating Game Killer for his appearance on the hit TV game show in 1978, Alcala is suspected to have murdered as many as 130 victims throughout the 1960s and 1970s before finally being brought to justice.
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Jessica Sager, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
Pace is essentially the heavy of the movie, playing the brutal chief hunter for the network airing the game shows and tasked by the producer with tracking down Powell’s character.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
The network also launched game shows and boosted its unscripted efforts.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
The latest episode of Saturday Night Live featured a hilarious parody of the former Spanish-language game show Sábado Gigante, in which a tourist who doesn't know the language is called up to the stage.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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Jessica Sager, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
Pace is essentially the heavy of the movie, playing the brutal chief hunter for the network airing the game shows and tasked by the producer with tracking down Powell’s character.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
The network also launched game shows and boosted its unscripted efforts.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
The latest episode of Saturday Night Live featured a hilarious parody of the former Spanish-language game show Sábado Gigante, in which a tourist who doesn't know the language is called up to the stage.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Game show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20show. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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