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 Television Returning series, game shows, documentaries and Trump: TV for every taste this fall Aug. 31, 2023 Advertisement And Brown, certainly, is a man of many thoughts. —

Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023 The sides are also at odds on a range of other issues, including two-step deals for feature writers and minimum terms for comedy-variety and game show writers on streaming. —

Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Sep. 2023 Barker presided over the longest-running game show in history, The Price is Right. —

Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2023 The passion for and knowledge of the game shows in Gordon’s work as a captain. —

Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023 Emmy Award-winning actor and host LeVar Burton is reportedly closing in on a deal to turn the Trivial Pursuit board game into a new game show for The CW. —

Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2023 Later, viewers got to see footage of his first episode in 1972 when the game show was reintroduced to the American public as The New Price Is Right. —

Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2023 Like most midcentury shows, these game shows were filmed in black and white, and the camera stayed mostly still, filming contestants seated in a neat, orderly row. —

Angela Serratore, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023 Some kind of strobing game show with entirely too many commentators. —

Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2023 See More

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