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

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People really liked The Hollywood Squares, which was one of several game shows canceled to make room for your program. Josef Adalian, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025 Bargatze will stick to movies, animation and game shows. Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025 Viewers who watch the Big Brother live feeds had been cursing out CBS and its producers all weekend, but after the network aired the latest episode where the game show twist plays out, all hell broke loose. Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025 With her family supporting her fully, Norville hopes her new era as a game show host shows viewers a new side of her. Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for game show

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

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

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“Game show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20show. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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game show

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

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