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

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'game show.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of game show was in 1958

Dictionary Entries Near game show

Cite this Entry

“Game show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20show. Accessed 25 Sep. 2023.

Kids Definition

game show

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

More from Merriam-Webster on game show

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!