game show

noun

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

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That agreement has produced the Made in Canada game show hosted by Singh. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025 Lowe currently hosts the Fox game show The Floor, which films in Dublin — even though that requires flying 100 American contestants there for each season and even though Fox has plenty of perfectly good soundstages in L.A. Lane Brown, Vulture, 3 June 2025 Until now, the game shows provided a bulwark for TV station operators struggling to hold onto viewers amid the flight to streaming. Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025 At one point during her time on the long-running game show, Brink revealed a detail about her injury. Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for game show

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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 14 Jun. 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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