game show

noun

: a television program on which contestants compete for prizes in a game (such as a quiz)

Examples of game show in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s something so unsettling about a game show where the contestants’ well-being is not considered, and The Tonight Show leaned into that uncanniness to great effect. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

For the first thirty-plus years of the company’s history, their focus had been making game shows like The Joker’s Wild and Tic Tac Dough. — Blake J. Harris, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

Mish’s inside information on the pre-game shows, combined with his willingness to promote subscriptions, produced tangible results with viewer sales last season, we’re told. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026

Today, Jane Lynch, her American spiritual doppelganger, is now hosting a celebrity version of the game show on Fox, which moved to Trilith Live in Fayetteville in the spring after taping its first season in Los Angeles. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for game show

• afterglow
• akimbo
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• aliquot
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• amigo
• apropos
• audio
• bungalow
• calico
• calypso
• cameo

Kids Definition

game show

noun

: a television program in which contestants compete for prizes in a game (as a quiz)