game show
noun
: a television program on which contestants compete for prizes in a game (such as a quiz)
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Lowe currently hosts and produces Fox’s The Floor, which has led the TV ratings among game shows.
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Knight also co-created the international game show phenomenon Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 31 July 2025
He’s been a ubiquitous character actor ever since, from the scene-stealing game show host in Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream (2000) to the college dean in The House Bunny (2008).
—Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 25 July 2025
Following her win, the model made Maxim’s Hot 100 list in 2005, posed for Playboy in 2006 and appeared on other reality and game shows such as The Surreal Life, Celebrity Paranormal Project, World’s Dumbest and The Tester.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 20 July 2025
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Knight also co-created the international game show phenomenon Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 31 July 2025
He’s been a ubiquitous character actor ever since, from the scene-stealing game show host in Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream (2000) to the college dean in The House Bunny (2008).
—Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 25 July 2025
Following her win, the model made Maxim’s Hot 100 list in 2005, posed for Playboy in 2006 and appeared on other reality and game shows such as The Surreal Life, Celebrity Paranormal Project, World’s Dumbest and The Tester.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 20 July 2025
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“Game show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20show. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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