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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The rebooted game show isn’t the first time the NFL star has served as a television host.
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Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Jeopardy! GOATs on becoming 'the final boss' for their new game show The Chase
04 of 25
Classic Concentration (1987–1991)
This was one of two game shows hosted by Alex Trebek.
—Tanner Stransky, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2024
Video clips from Sunday’s game show Swift and the NFL wives walking in with four security people who kept close eye on people nearby.
—Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
The show, now in its 40th season, is one of TV’s longest-running game shows of all time.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
Running for a total of four seasons, the game show saw adult contestants competing to answer grade-school-level questions with the help of a group of actual elementary schoolers.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2024
As tensions run high and fresh water runs low, Lyla finds that this game show is all too real—and the stakes are life or death.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
The acclaimed and award-winning British comedy panel game show Taskmaster is back for a 17th season.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
After countless of auditions, McCarthy, 51, eventually landed herself a spot hosting MTV's Singled Out, a dating game show which ran from 1995 to 1998.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Jeopardy! GOATs on becoming 'the final boss' for their new game show The Chase
04 of 25
Classic Concentration (1987–1991)
This was one of two game shows hosted by Alex Trebek.
—Tanner Stransky, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2024
Video clips from Sunday’s game show Swift and the NFL wives walking in with four security people who kept close eye on people nearby.
—Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
The show, now in its 40th season, is one of TV’s longest-running game shows of all time.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
Running for a total of four seasons, the game show saw adult contestants competing to answer grade-school-level questions with the help of a group of actual elementary schoolers.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2024
As tensions run high and fresh water runs low, Lyla finds that this game show is all too real—and the stakes are life or death.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
The acclaimed and award-winning British comedy panel game show Taskmaster is back for a 17th season.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
After countless of auditions, McCarthy, 51, eventually landed herself a spot hosting MTV's Singled Out, a dating game show which ran from 1995 to 1998.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
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