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Jamie Foxx: Oscar winner, soon game show host for FOX’s “Beat Shazam”
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Jamie Foxx: Oscar winner, soon game show host for FOX’s “Beat Shazam”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 11, 2017January 11, 2017

You’ve seen Academy Award winning actors and actresses in TV ad campaigns, perform stand-up comedy, guest host sketch shows and award shows. But until now, …

truTV orders Talk Show The Game Show with Guy Branum, renews other series
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truTV orders Talk Show The Game Show with Guy Branum, renews other series

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 7, 2016December 7, 2016

Congrats to Guy Branum, whose live comedy showcase, Talk Show The Game Show, has been picked up as a TV series for truTV! You might …

ABC orders reboot of “The Gong Show”
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ABC orders reboot of “The Gong Show”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 3, 20161

Every TV game show that once was old, now is new again at ABC. The broadcast network today announced it’d ordered 10 episodes of a …

First look: Jeff Dye hosting “That Awkward Game Show” for Spike TV
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First look: Jeff Dye hosting “That Awkward Game Show” for Spike TV

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 12, 2016

You’ve seen Jeff Dye tell jokes on Last Comic Standing, try all sorts of tricks last summer on NBC’s I Can Do That, and this summer …

Here are your celebrity panelists for the 2016 reboot of Match Game on ABC
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Here are your celebrity panelists for the 2016 reboot of Match Game on ABC

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 16, 20161

Match Game finally is back. The 2016 version, premiering Sunday June 26, 2016, on ABC, began taping new episodes in America for the first time …

ABC to broadcast full primetime block of classic game shows, rebooted for summer 2016
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ABC to broadcast full primetime block of classic game shows, rebooted for summer 2016

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 1, 2016

ABC figured out how to bring back the primetime game show some 17 years ago with Who Wants to be A Millionaire, and after a …

Hypnotist Keith Barry and Taye Diggs to star in FOX game show, “You’re Back in the Room”
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Hypnotist Keith Barry and Taye Diggs to star in FOX game show, “You’re Back in the Room”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 5, 2016April 5, 2016

Irish hypnotist Keith Barry will reprise his role from the British game show, You’re Back in the Room, when Taye Diggs hosts a new American …

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Larry the Cable Guy will host U.S. adaptation of Finnish game show, “Hide The Smile”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 5, 2016January 5, 20161

ThinkFactory Media, the company that showed us the “reality” TV of Tony Danza teaching, Sinbad’s family life, and Gene Simmons kissing his Family Jewels, now …

Episode #35: Iliza Shlesinger
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Episode #35: Iliza Shlesinger

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 16, 2015November 16, 20152

The industry trade publications broke news about Iliza Shlesinger’s newest gig just minutes before we sat down in her hotel room to talk during the …

USA Networks orders “First Impressions” competition hosted and mentored by Dana Carvey
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USA Networks orders “First Impressions” competition hosted and mentored by Dana Carvey

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 5, 2015

Just last week, Dana Carvey was playing “Wheel of Impressions” once more with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Now Carvey will …

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