game show
noun
: a television program on which contestants compete for prizes in a game (such as a quiz)
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This is a guy who leaves his house to sign up for a game show to make enough money to get his daughter some medicine to save her life.
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Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 12 Nov. 2025
Wright’s film stars Glen Powell as Richards, who – as in the book – is an unemployed, working-class man who goes on the game show to provide for his sick daughter.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
First out of the gate will be game show The Wall, which will have its first new episodes on NBC since November 2024.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
For that reason alone, Ben decides to go to the Network and audition for its slate of exploitation game shows, where the payoff exists in direct proportion to the danger.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
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Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 12 Nov. 2025
Wright’s film stars Glen Powell as Richards, who – as in the book – is an unemployed, working-class man who goes on the game show to provide for his sick daughter.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
First out of the gate will be game show The Wall, which will have its first new episodes on NBC since November 2024.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
For that reason alone, Ben decides to go to the Network and audition for its slate of exploitation game shows, where the payoff exists in direct proportion to the danger.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Game show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20show. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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