game show
noun
: a television program on which contestants compete for prizes in a game (such as a quiz)
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In February 2024, the True Blood alum made his game show debut as the host of Deal or No Deal Island, which is a spinoff of the original series and follows 13 players competing for cash on an elusive private island.
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Liza Esquibias, People.com, 1 May 2025
Martindale then headed to Lifetime to host game show Debt, which ran from 1996 to 1998.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
All of that means those new deals and platforms that Sony was hoping for the beloved and money-making game shows are in legal purgatory for at least a month.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2025
Martindale made his game show host debut in 1964 on NBC’s What’s This Song?, which ran through 1965.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
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Liza Esquibias, People.com, 1 May 2025
Martindale then headed to Lifetime to host game show Debt, which ran from 1996 to 1998.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
All of that means those new deals and platforms that Sony was hoping for the beloved and money-making game shows are in legal purgatory for at least a month.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2025
Martindale made his game show host debut in 1964 on NBC’s What’s This Song?, which ran through 1965.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Game show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20show. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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