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{{Infobox Network |
{{Infobox television channel
network_name = GSN|
| name = Game Show Network
network_logo = [[Image:Gsn_new06.PNG]] |
| logo = Game Show Network 2018.svg
branding = GSN|
| launch_date = {{start date and age|1994|12|1}}
headquarters = [[Culver City, California]]|
| picture_format = [[1080i]] ([[High-definition television|HDTV]])<br>(HD feed downgraded to [[Letterboxing (filming)|letterboxing]] [[480i]] for the [[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] feed)
country = {{flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]|
| owner = [[Sony Pictures Television#Sony Pictures Television Networks|Sony Pictures Television Networks]]
network_type = [[Cable television|Cable]] [[television network]]|
slogan = "The Network for Games"|
| parent = Game Show Network, LLC
| former_names = GSN (2004–2018)
available = {{flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]<br>{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]]|
| country = United States
owner = [[Liberty Media]] and [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]]|
| area = United States<br>Canada
launch_date = [[December 1]], [[1994]]|
| language = English
website = [http://www.gsn.com/ www.gsn.com]
| headquarters = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.
| sister_channels = {{Plainlist|
* Sony Cine
* [[Crunchyroll Channel]]
* [[Game Show Network#Syndication and digital streaming|Game Show Central]]
* [[Get (TV network)|Get]]
* [[Sony Movie Channel]]
}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.gameshownetwork.com}}
| online_serv_1 = [[DirecTV Stream]]
| online_chan_1 = [[Internet Protocol television]]
| online_serv_2 = [[Frndly TV]]
| online_chan_2 = [[Internet Protocol television]]
| online_serv_3 = [[Philo (company)|Philo]]
| online_chan_3 = [[Internet Protocol television]]
| online_serv_4 = [[Sling TV]]
| online_chan_4 = [[Internet Protocol television]]
| online_serv_5 = [[YouTube TV]]
| online_chan_5 = [[Internet Protocol television]]
}}
}}
[[Image:gsn_logo.gif|thumb|160px|The Game Show Network logo (1997-2004)]][[Image:Game_Show_Network_94.jpg|thumbnail|160px|The Game Show Network Logo (1994-1996)]]


'''Game Show Network''' ('''GSN''') is an American [[Cable television in the United States#Basic cable|basic cable]] channel owned by the [[Sony Pictures Television#Sony Pictures Television Networks|television network division]] of [[Sony Pictures Television]].<ref name="sony.com">{{cite web| url=https://www.sonypictures.com/tv/networks| title=U.S. Networks |website=Sony Pictures Television}}</ref> The channel's programming is primarily dedicated to [[game show]]s, including reruns of acquired game shows, along with new, first-run original and [[Revival (television)|revived]] game shows. The network has also previously aired [[reality competition]] series and [[Poker on television|televised poker]].
'''GSN''' (formerly known on-air as '''Game Show Network''') is an [[United States|American]] [[cable television]] and [[direct broadcast satellite]] channel dedicated to [[game show]]s, [[reality show]]s, and [[interactive television]] games. The channel was launched on [[December 1]], [[1994]]. Its [[slogan]] is "GSN: The Network For Games". The network is currently available in approximately 62 million homes, and is jointly-owned by [[Liberty Media]] and [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]].


As of October 2019, Game Show Network claimed that it was available to "nearly 75 million" households in America, primarily through traditional [[Cable television|cable]] and [[Satellite television|satellite]] services.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Game-Show-Network-Announces-GET-A-CLUE-Hosted-by-Actor-Rob-Belushi-20191002#:~:text=Game%20Show%20Network%2C%20the%20leader%20in%20game%20shows,early%202020%20and%20will%20air%20Monday%20through%20Friday.| title=Game Show Network Announces GET A CLUE Hosted by Actor Rob Belushi| first=Kaitlin| last=Milligan| date=October 2, 2019| website=Broadway World| access-date=July 12, 2023}}</ref> The network and its original programming are also available on [[Streaming television|streaming and Internet television]] services, including [[Frndly TV]], [[YouTube TV]], [[Philo (company)|Philo]], [[fuboTV]], [[Sling TV]], and [[Plex (software)|Plex]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://flixed.io/watch-game-show-network-without-cable/ |title=How to Watch the Game Show Network Live Without Cable 2020 – Top 4 Options| website=Flixed}}</ref>
==Programming libraries==
The network licenses the [[Mark Goodson]]-[[Bill Todman]] [[game show]] library, which includes titles such as ''[[Match Game]]'', ''[[Family Feud]]'', ''[[Card Sharks]]'' and ''[[Blockbusters (game show)|Blockbusters]]'', along with various versions of ''[[Password (game show)|Password]]''. GSN has also featured Goodson-Todman game and panel shows from the 1950s and 1960s, such as ''[[What's My Line?]]'', ''[[I've Got a Secret]]'', ''[[To Tell the Truth]]'', ''[[Beat the Clock]]'', and other lesser-known [[black-and-white]] classics. (Later, color versions of these shows have also aired.) The black-and-white shows made up much of the channel's weeknight lineup at the channel's launch, but moved solely to Sunday nights in the late '90s and finally to overnights. The black-and-white shows have now been cut back to one hour a week on early Monday morning at 3:00 AM Eastern. Currently, ''What's My Line?'' is shown in the the first half-hour of this time slot, followed by another black-and-white show and/or rare color series such as ''I've Got a Secret'', ''Beat the Clock'', ''[[The Name's the Same]]'', ''Password'', or ''To Tell the Truth''.


==History==
GSN, in addition to its Goodson-Todman library, features other shows such as ''[[Jeopardy!]]'', ''[[Press Your Luck]]'', ''[[The Newlywed Game]]'', ''[[Love Connection]]'' , along with more recent fare like ''[[Greed (game show)|Greed]]'', ''[[Weakest Link]]'', ''[[Dog Eat Dog]]'', the 2000 version of ''[[Twenty One (game show)|Twenty One]]'', and the [[Tom Bergeron]]-hosted version of ''[[Hollywood Squares]]''. In October, 2003 GSN acquired the rerun rights to ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]]'', and added more episodes (including the ''[[Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire|Super Millionaire]]'' spin-off) in the spring of 2005.
===1994–2004: As "Game Show Network"===
On May 7, 1992, [[Sony Pictures|Sony Pictures Entertainment]] joined forces with the [[Gemstar-TV Guide International|United Video Satellite Group]] to launch the Game Show Channel, which was set to begin in 1993.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Sony Pictures Television Launches Game Show Network's 'Common Knowledge' On Fox Stations This August |publisher=Sony Pictures Entertainment |url=https://www.sonypictures.com/corp/press_releases/2020/0727 |date=July 27, 2020 |access-date=2023-07-12}}</ref> The announcement of the channel was made by SPE president Mel Harris.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/04/business/the-media-business-sony-venture-to-start-game-show-channel.html| title=THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Sony Venture to Start Game Show Channel| first=Geraldine| last=Fabricant| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| date=May 7, 1992| access-date=July 12, 2023| url-access=subscription}}</ref>


On December 2, 1992, Sony Pictures Entertainment made a deal to acquire the Barry & Enright game show library, and in a separate deal, struck a 10-year licensing agreement for the rights to the [[Mark Goodson]] game show library of more than 20,000 episodes including among others, ''[[What's My Line?]]'', ''[[Family Feud]]'', and ''[[To Tell the Truth]]''. Upon the deal, Sony said it would sell an equity stake in the network to Mark Goodson Productions, including the production of new original series by [[Jonathan Goodson|Jonathan Goodson Productions]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR101753/| title=Sony makes a deal for gameshow libraries| first=Jennifer| last=Pendleton| magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| date=December 7, 1992| access-date=July 12, 2023}}</ref> Both deals were completed on December 7, 1992, eleven days before Mark Goodson's death.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-13539468.html| title=Sony Pictures' secret: Goodson's price is right. (Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.'s licensing deal with Mark Goodson Productions)| first=Kim| last=Mitchell| magazine=[[Multichannel News]]| date=December 7, 1992| access-date=July 12, 2023| archive-date=June 11, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611025717/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-13539468.html| url-status=dead}}</ref> On June 6, 1994, Mark Goodson Productions pulled out of the venture.<ref>{{cite news |title=COMPANY TOWN ANNEX |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-27-fi-20432-story.html |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=February 16, 2022 |date=July 27, 1994 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> GSN's launch time was intended to be at 10:00 p.m. ET, but at the time, it was pushed back to 7:00 p.m. ET.
Among the most well-known classic game shows previously aired on the network are ''[[Wheel of Fortune (US game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'', ''[[The Joker's Wild]]'', ''[[Tic Tac Dough]]'', ''[[Tattletales]]'', the original version of ''[[The Hollywood Squares]]'', ''[[The Gong Show]]'', ''[[The Dating Game]]'', ''[[Let's Make a Deal]]'', various versions of ''[[Pyramid (game show)|Pyramid]]'', and ''[[The Price Is Right]]''.


Game Show Network launched at 7:00 p.m. on December 1, 1994.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://corp.gsn.com/corporate-info| title=GSN Corporate| website=GSN| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309104932/http://corp.gsn.com/corporate-info| archive-date=March 9, 2010}}</ref> The first aired game show to be on GSN was ''[[What's My Line?]]''.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.facebook.com/gsn/posts/10153235986710227?comment_id=48314711&offset=0&total_comments=36|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140707103213/https://www.facebook.com/gsn/posts/10153235986710227?comment_id=48314711&offset=0&total_comments=36| url-status=dead| archive-date=July 7, 2014| website=Facebook| title=GSN Official| date=August 29, 2013| access-date=May 7, 2014}}</ref> By the launch date, the network had secured rights to over 40,000 episodes from the libraries of several game show production companies and corporate parent Sony. The initial lineup was exclusively acquired programming such as ''[[Match Game]]'', ''[[Family Feud]]'', ''[[The Newlywed Game]]'', ''[[Jeopardy!]]'', and ''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]''. Over time, Game Show Network acquired the rights to ''[[The Price Is Right]]'', ''[[The $10,000 Pyramid]]'', ''[[Let's Make a Deal]]'', ''[[Hollywood Squares]]'', ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]]'' and other libraries, putting them on the schedule at various times throughout the network's history. The network eventually began producing original game shows such as ''[[Lingo (American game show)|Lingo]]'', ''Burt Luddin's Love Buffet'', ''[[Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck|Whammy!]]'', ''[[Inquizition]]'', and ''[[The Gong Show#Later incarnations|Extreme Gong]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Nedeff |first=Adam |date=April 1, 2014 |title=This Day in Game Show History - 365 Commemorations and Celebrations, Vol. 4: October Through December |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RJmeDwAAQBAJ&dq=game+show+network+history&pg=PT296|publisher=BearManor Media |page=December 1, 1994 - Game Show Network Launches |isbn=978-1-5939-3572-6}}</ref> '''''Faux Pause''''' is an American television program that aired in 1998 on Game Show Network. Co-hosted by Mary Gallagher and Sean Donnellan, ''Pause'' consisted of jokes and skits done while watching certain episodes of [[game show]]s, in a similar fashion to ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''.
==Original shows==


In 2001, a massive change in both leadership and programming at the network took place when [[Liberty Media]] acquired a 50% stake. Both president Michael Fleming and vice president Jake Tauber departed, and former [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family/Fox Family Channel]] president [[Rich Cronin (executive)|Rich Cronin]] was hired to head the network.<ref>{{cite news| last1=Umstead| first1=R. Thomas| title=Game Show Lands Cronin| url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/game-show-lands-cronin-132113| access-date=February 16, 2022| magazine=[[Multichannel News]]| date=May 6, 2001}}</ref>
GSN has also produced several original series. In the channel's early days, ''club a.m.'' was a three-hour block consisting of five classic game shows, surrounded by thirty minutes' worth of interstitial trivia, interviews with game show producers, personalities, contestants and fans, and interactive call-in games, all hosted by Laura Chambers and Steve Day. ''Prime Games'' was a similarly formatted show aired weeknights and hosted by [[Peter Tomarken]]. ''Wide World of Games'' was a Saturday night block of four shows built around a common theme.


===2004–2018: As "GSN"===
After a few years, these shows were replaced by ''Game TV'', a half-hour interview show hosted by Nancy Sullivan and Dave Nemeth; ''Game World'', which showed highlights of current game shows from around the world; and standalone 30-minute call-in games like ''Super Decades'' and ''Trivia Track''. Later, the channel attempted a ''Gong Show'' remake called ''Extreme Gong'', hosted by [[George Gray (game show host)|George Gray]], in which the viewers could phone in their votes as to whether to 'gong' acts off the air; and ''Throut and Neck'', where viewers controlled video game characters with their phones. The network also programmed ''Burt Luddin's Love Buffet'', a combination of scripted scenes and a "game show within the show." All these efforts have long since departed from the network's schedule.
On March 15, 2004, Game Show Network began using the abbreviation "GSN" and introduced the tagline "The Network for Games." GSN began expanding its programming to include [[reality television]] games and various competition-based programs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2005/01/03/gsns-world-series-of-blackjack-returns-with-a-stellar-line-up-of-the-worlds-top-40-players-17486/20050103gsn01/ |title=GSN's World Series of Blackjack Returns with a Stellar Line Up of the World's Top 40 Players |website=[[The Futon Critic]] |access-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2005/06/14/extreme-dodgeball-returns-on-gsn-with-a-new-league-celebrity-captains-and-more-intense-action--18556/20050614gsn01/ |title=Extreme Dodgeball Returns on GSN with a New League, Celebrity Captains and More Intense Action |access-date=December 31, 2020 |website=The Futon Critic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.pokernews.com/news/2007/08/high-stakes-poker-4.htm |title=High Stakes Poker is back for Season 4 |access-date=July 12, 2023 |archive-date=March 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308064834/http://uk.pokernews.com/news/2007/08/high-stakes-poker-4.htm |url-status=dead |first=Barry |last=Carter |website=[[PokerNews]]}}</ref> GSN would also air reruns of reality competitions (for example, ''[[Spy TV]]'' and ''[[The Mole (American TV series)|The Mole]]'').<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jicha |first1=Tom |title=Game Show Network Plays The Name Game |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2004-03-14/entertainment/0403100593_1_game-show-network-gsn-casino-games |access-date=July 7, 2016 |newspaper=[[Sun Sentinel]] |location=Ft Lauderdale, Florida |date=March 14, 2004 |archive-date=August 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825221145/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2004-03-14/entertainment/0403100593_1_game-show-network-gsn-casino-games |url-status=dead}}</ref> Along with its new format, GSN would continue to produce traditional game shows, including new seasons of ''[[Lingo (American game show)|Lingo]]'' and a revival of ''[[Chain Reaction (game show)|Chain Reaction]]''.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2006/03/21/lingos-fifth-season-premieres-april-3-marking-a-first-for-gsn-the-network-for-games--20868/20060321gsn01/ |title=Lingo's Fifth Season Premieres April 3 Marking a First for GSN, the Network for Games |access-date=December 31, 2020 |publisher=GSN |via=The Futon Critic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/gsn-names-chain-reaction-host-29194 |title=GSN Names Chain Reaction Host |first=Anne |last=Becker |date=July 11, 2006 |magazine=[[Broadcasting & Cable]] |access-date=July 12, 2023}}</ref>


[[David Goldhill]] succeeded Rich Cronin as GSN president on August 1, 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moss |first1=Linda |title=Goldhill Succeeds Cronin Atop GSN |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/goldhill-succeeds-cronin-atop-gsn-369714 |access-date=February 16, 2022 |magazine=Multichannel News |date=July 25, 2007}}</ref> A [[High-definition television|high definition]] [[simulcast]] feed of the network was launched on September 15, 2010.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://corp.gsn.com/press/releases/gsn-s-new-hd-service-launches-time-warner-cable-new-york-city-bright-house-networks-a |title=GSN's New HD Service Launches on Time Warner Cable New York City, Brighthouse Networks and Service Electric Cablevision Systems |date= December 3, 2010 |access-date=July 12, 2023 |publisher=GSN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727111325/http://corp.gsn.com/press/releases/gsn-s-new-hd-service-launches-Time-Warner-Cable-new-york-city-bright-house-networks-a |archive-date=July 27, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Traditional game show offerings since 2000 have included ''[[Three's a Crowd (game show)|All New 3's a Crowd]]'', ''[[Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck]]'', ''[[Friend or Foe?]]'' (a game based around the [[Prisoner's dilemma#Friend or Foe?|Prisoner's Dilemma]]), ''[[Russian Roulette (game show)|Russian Roulette]]'', ''[[WinTuition]]'', ''[[Cram (game show)|Cram]]'', and ''[[National Lampoon]]'s Funny Money''. The most successful GSN original game show has been ''[[Lingo (US game show)|Lingo]]'', a [[Chuck Woolery]]-hosted remake of a 1980s Canadian format in which teams guess five-letter words in a combination of [[Jotto]]/[[Mastermind (board game)|Mastermind]] and [[Bingo (US)|bingo]]. The network has produced six seasons of the show. Other game show originals debuting in 2006 included ''[[PlayMania]]'', a remake of ''[[I've Got a Secret]]'', ''[[That's the Question]]'', ''[[Starface]]'', and a remake of ''[[Chain Reaction (game show)|Chain Reaction]]''. In 2007, the network debuted the [[National Vocabulary Championship]], with a special to air on April 15, 2007 showcasing the first year of the event.


Some notable acquisitions for the network included ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (American game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]]''<ref>{{cite press release |publisher=GSN |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2005/04/18/gsn-renews-and-expands-its-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-inventory-and-acquires-super-millionaire-series-18212/20050418gsn01/ |title=GSN Renews and Expands Its 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' Inventory and Acquires 'Super Millionaire' Series |date=April 18, 2005 |via=The Futon Critic |access-date=July 12, 2023}}</ref> and the [[Steve Harvey]]-hosted ''[[Family Feud]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/gsn-acquires-another-cycle-fmnas-family-feud-112995 |title=GSN Acquires Another Cycle of FMNA's 'Family Feud' |date=March 14, 2012 |first=Paige |last=Albiniak |magazine=Broadcasting & Cable |access-date=July 12, 2023}}</ref> both of which would headline the network's prime time lineup. Notable original game shows produced during this time were ''[[Catch 21]]'' (which would be revived in 2019), ''[[Baggage (American game show)|Baggage]]'' (hosted by [[Jerry Springer]]), the first U.S. incarnation of ''[[The Chase (American game show)|The Chase]]'',<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2008/07/07/gsn-premieres-catch-21-on-july-21-2008--28049/20080707gsn01/ |title=GSN Premieres 'Catch 21' on July 21, 2008 |date=July 8, 2008 |publisher=GSN |via=The Futon Critic |access-date=July 12, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/jerry-springer-hosts-new-dating-game-series-baggage-debut-month-game-show-network-article-1.176783 |title=Jerry Springer hosts new dating game series, 'Baggage,' to debut next month on Game Show Network |newspaper=[[New York Daily News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=March 23, 2010 |access-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/gsn-renews-the-chase-before-its-season-one-debut-1200503573/ |title=GSN Renews 'The Chase' Before Its Season One Debut |date=July 1, 2013 |first=AJ |last=Marechal |magazine=Variety |access-date=July 12, 2023}}</ref> ''[[American Bible Challenge]]'' (the premiere of which drew an audience of nearly two million viewers),<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/gsn-sets-ratings-record-bible-challenge-debut-63904 |title=GSN Sets Ratings Record With 'Bible Challenge' Debut |date=August 25, 2012 |first=R. Thomas |last=Umstead |magazine=Broadcasting & Cable |access-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref> and ''[[Skin Wars]]'' (which would later move to [[Syfy]]).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/gsns-body-painting-competition-skin-wars-launch-an-aftershow-723440/ |title=GSN's Body-Painting Competition 'Skin Wars' to Launch an Aftershow (Exclusive) |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |first=Philiana |last=Ng |access-date=February 16, 2022 |date=August 5, 2014}}</ref> The network produced interactive program blocks, such as ''[[GSN Live]]'' and ''[[Playmania]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=GSN Live |url=https://twitter.com/gsnlive?lang=en |website=Twitter |access-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=GSN: Playmania Times Six |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/gsn-playmania-times-six-370494 |magazine=Multichannel News |date=September 25, 2006 |access-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref>
==The "Dark Period" (1997&ndash;1998)==
The "Dark Period" is an unofficial nickname coined by the channel's internet fanbase referring to the period from [[October 11]] [[1997]] to [[April 18]] [[1998]], after GSN's Goodson-Todman library rights expired, with the exception of ''[[The Price Is Right]]'' and the [[1994]]-[[1995]] season of ''Family Feud'', which are both on a separate rerun package (neither have been regularly aired on GSN since 2000). Episodes of ''TPIR'' that featured fur coats, or other animal-related prizes were not aired, following [[Bob Barker]]'s animal-rights wishes; therefore, the show's GSN premiere was delayed until mid-1996 in order to remove such episodes from the rotation.


In March 2011, [[DirecTV]] (which by this point had taken over Liberty Media's then-65% stake in the network) sold a 5% stake in the network back to [[Sony Pictures|Sony Pictures Entertainment]]. Although DirecTV nominally remained the majority owner, it had ceded control of the network to Sony, and had the right to force Sony to increase its stake in GSN to 58%.<ref name=mp-gsnsony40%>{{cite news |last=Goetzl |first=David |title=Sony Gains Control of GSN Even With Minority Stake |url=https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/153425/sony-gains-control-of-gsn-even-with-minority-stake.html |access-date=June 30, 2011 |newspaper=TVBlog |date=June 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229020356/http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle |archive-date=December 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |url-access=subscription}}</ref> On November 8, 2012, DirecTV sold an 18% interest in GSN to Sony.<ref>[https://my.insideview.com/iv/launchReferredArticle.do?aid=_7561097217 "Update: DirecTV sells 18% stake in GSN to Sony"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406160137/https://my.insideview.com/iv/launchReferredArticle.do?aid=_7561097217 |date=April 6, 2016}}. ''[[InsideView]]''. Retrieved on November 28, 2012.{{dead link|date=July 2023}}</ref> GSN partnered with Vubiquity to launch "GSN On Demand" on August 15, 2013.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.vubiquity.com/node/290 |title=GSN Gets In The VOD Game With Vubiquity| website=Vubiquity |date=August 13, 2015 |access-date=September 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928074311/http://www.vubiquity.com/node/290 |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
''The Price is Right'' originally appeared on GSN in occasional preemptions of regularly scheduled series such as ''Match Game'' or ''Family Feud''. Various versions of the show were broadcast, including those hosted by Barker, [[Bill Cullen]] and [[Tom Kennedy]]. In December 1996, ''TPIR'' began airing regularly on the schedule, with half-hour Barker eps in the morning and hour-long episodes in the afternoon and evening. The evening episodes did not air in chronological order. GSN's contract to air ''TPIR'' ended in 2000 and has not yet been renewed.


=== 2017–present: Return to "Game Show Network" ===
With the other Goodson-Todman shows gone, lesser-known Sony properties such as ''[[Juvenile Jury]]'', ''[[The Diamond Head Game]]'', the 1976 version of ''[[Break the Bank]]'', and the [[Bill Cullen]] version of ''[[Chain Reaction (game show)|Chain Reaction]]'' found their way onto the schedule. GSN also aired a kids' game show block at this time, highlighted by ''[[Jep!]]'' and ''[[Wheel 2000]]'' - kids' adaptations of ''Wheel of Fortune'' and ''Jeopardy!''. Some of the shows that premiered during the dark period remained on the schedule even after the Goodson-Todman shows returned.
[[File:GSN logo 2015.svg|thumb|left|150px|GSN logo used from June 3, 2015 to September 30, 2018]]
In April 2017, David Goldhill stepped down after nearly 10 years as GSN president, the longest tenure for any president to date. He was succeeded by Mark Feldman in August 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goldberg |first1=Lesley |title=GSN Promotes Mark Feldman to CEO |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/gsn-promotes-mark-feldman-ceo-1026513/ |access-date=February 16, 2022 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |date=August 3, 2017}}</ref> Later that year, the network would begin to refer to itself in promos by its full name.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvmigD1NeiE "Saturday Night Classics!"]. ''GSN''. December 22, 2017.</ref> By 2018, the network's programming returned to focus on traditional game show formats, culminating in a rebranding that restored the network's full name.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=gameshownetwork |author=Game Show Network |number=1046799403120349185 |date=October 1, 2018 |title=It's the first day of our new logo! We're going back to our roots to celebrate our favorite thing: game shows. All-day, every day! What do you think?}}</ref>


The network's daily schedule would consist almost entirely of original programming, including new shows like ''[[America Says]]'', ''[[Common Knowledge (game show)|Common Knowledge]]'', and ''[[People Puzzler]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Game Show Network Adds, Renews Series |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/game-show-network-adds-renews-series |access-date=December 31, 2020 |work=[[Multichannel News]] |date=April 5, 2019}}</ref> In April 2020, Game Show Network re-introduced ''[[Master Minds (game show)|Master Minds]]'', a retool of an earlier original show called ''Best Ever Trivia Show'' featuring ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' champion and host [[Ken Jennings]], and now hosted by the returning [[Brooke Burns]] of the GSN version of ''[[The Chase (American game show)|The Chase]]''.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://press.gsntv.com/resources/press-releases/game-show-networks-new-expert-trivia-game-show-master-minds-hosted-by-brooke-burns-premieres-april-6-at-4-pm-et |title=Game Show Network's New Expert Trivia Game Show, 'MASTER MINDS' Hosted by Brooke Burns Premieres April 6 at 4 PM ET |date=March 10, 2020 |publisher=Game Show Network |access-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref>
Beginning January 1998, ostensibly to pay for the rights to get the Goodson-Todman library back, GSN gave away a few hours of its schedule to air [[infomercials]] in the early morning, a common practice among other basic cable channels, and a practice continued by GSN to this day. The "Dark Period" began at the stroke of midnight on Saturday, October 11, 1997 with an episode of ''[[The Gong Show]]'' and officially ended at 8am on Saturday, April 18, 1998 with Goodson-Todman's ''[[Child's Play (game show)|Child's Play]]'', which is currently programmed on the network's weekend schedule at 9AM Eastern/6AM Pacific.


DirecTV's stake in Game Show Network would move to [[AT&T]] when it acquired the service in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/us/atnt2/sec/sec-show.aspx?Type=html&FilingId=12972266&CIK=0000732717&Index=10000 |title=AT&T INC. filed this 8-K on Sep 21, 2018 |date=September 21, 2018 |website=Securities and Exchange Commission |access-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref> On November 18, 2019, it was announced that Sony had acquired AT&T's 42% stake and thus resumed full ownership of GSN.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/Sony-acquires-atts-42-Game-Show-Network-stake-in-deal-worth-500m-1202789119/|title=Sony Acquires AT&T's 42% Game Show Network Stake In Deal Worth $500M |last=Hayes |first=Dade |date=November 18, 2019 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=November 18, 2019}}</ref> A list of 2020 [[Nielsen Media Research|Nielsen]] ratings published by ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' indicated that Game Show Network averaged 432,000 viewers in prime time, up 6% from the 2019 average.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schneider |first1=Michael |title=Year in Review: Most-Watched Television Networks — Ranking 2020's Winners and Losers |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/network-ratings-2020-top-channels-fox-news-cnn-msnbc-cbs-1234866801/ |access-date=December 31, 2020 |magazine=Variety |date=December 28, 2020}}</ref>
==A new name and a new direction==
[[Image:Gsn_new06.PNG|thumbnail|GSN logo (2004-present)]]
In the summer of [[2003]], Game Show Network began airing ''[[GSN Video Games]]'', the first program to air on GSN that had nothing to do with traditional game shows. Although the show was short-lived and considered a disaster, it was a sign of the network's change of format from Game Show Network's "all game shows, all the time" to what would eventually become "GSN: The Network for Games".


In December 2021, Mark Feldman resigned after four years as Game Show Network president, to join the video game firm [[Scopely]] amid the gaming unit sale from Sony. He was succeeded by longtime executive John Zaccario.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hayes |first1=Dade |date=December 7, 2021 |title=Sony-Owned GSN Ups Longtime Exec John Zaccario To President, Succeeding Mark Feldman Amid Mobile Gaming Unit Sale |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/sony-gsn-john-zaccario-president-network-1234886624/ |access-date=December 7, 2021}}</ref>
On [[March 15]], [[2004]], at 10:00 p.m. ET, GSN stopped using the name "Game Show Network" on-air, a move in line with the network expanding its programming to include the genre of [[reality television]] and various other competitions. GSN's current tagline is "The Network For Games." (However, the entity's [[corporation|corporate name]] remains Game Show Network, LLC.) The newly renamed GSN also introduced the original series ''[[World Series of Blackjack]]'', ''[[Celebrity Blackjack]]'', ''[[Extreme Dodgeball]]'', ''[[Poker Royale]]'', and the short-lived ''Fake-a-Date'', ''Vegas Weddings Unveiled'' and ''[[Ballbreakers]]''. GSN also added reruns of ''[[The Mole]]'', ''[[Average Joe]]'', Arsenio Hall's ''Star Search'', ''[[Kenny vs. Spenny]]'' and ''Spy TV''&mdash;all of which have since left the schedule. Traditional game shows ''[[Win Ben Stein's Money]]'' and ''[[Street Smarts (game show)|Street Smarts]]'' were also acquired around this time and aired in various time slots. ''Street Smarts'' is currently programmed in late-night slots.


On September 7, 2022, [[Dish Network]] and [[Sling TV]] removed Game Show Network from their lineups, after failing to reach a renewal agreement with owner Sony Pictures Television.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Spangler |first1=Todd |title=Game Show Network Goes Dark on Dish, Sling TV Over Contract Fight |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/game-show-network-blackout-dish-sling-tv-1235362533/ |magazine=Variety |date=September 7, 2022 |access-date=September 7, 2022}}</ref> The network returned to both services on September 27, 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last=Spangler |first=Todd |title=Game Show Network Restored to Dish, Sling TV After Three-Week Blackout |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/game-show-network-restored-dish-sling-tv-agreement-1235386277/ |magazine=Variety |date=September 27, 2022 |access-date=September 28, 2022}}</ref>
==Recent changes==
After generally unsuccessful efforts at expanding its programming, GSN has largely returned to traditional studio-based game shows. On April 4, 2005 the network introduced a new daytime lineup featuring several older game shows that had not been seen on GSN for some time, including the two most recent versions of ''[[Password (game)|Password]]'' (''Password Plus'' and ''Super Password''), the 1990-91 version of ''[[To Tell The Truth]]'', the [[Bill Rafferty]]-hosted versions of ''[[Blockbusters (game show)|Blockbusters]]'', and ''[[Card Sharks]]''. Also in the spring of 2005, GSN acquired approximately 100 more episodes of ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]]'' (except the August, 1999 and 2002 episodes), including the ''[[Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire|Super Millionaire]]'' specials.


On October 4, 2023, GSN partnered with sister company [[Crunchyroll LLC|Crunchyroll, LLC]]{{efn|Parent company [[Sony]] formed [[Crunchyroll#Crunchyroll Channel|Crunchyroll Channel]] through a partnership between the two companies, despite both of them being owned by different divisions of Sony. Crunchyroll, LLC is owned by [[Sony Pictures|Sony Pictures Entertainment]] and [[Sony Music Entertainment Japan]]'s [[Aniplex]], while Game Show Network, LLC is owned by the [[Sony Pictures Television#Sony Pictures Television Networks|Sony Pictures Television Networks]] division of [[Sony Pictures Television]].}} to announce [[Crunchyroll#Crunchyroll Channel|Crunchyroll Channel]], a new [[Free ad-supported streaming television|FAST streaming]] channel that airs [[anime]] programming from [[Crunchyroll]], which then launched on October 11, 2023 for [[The Roku Channel]], [[LG]] Channels, and [[Vizio]] WatchFree+ platforms, and later on October 17, 2023 on [[Amazon Freevee]] as well as on February 5, 2024 on [[Pluto TV]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hayes |first1=Dade |title=Sony's Crunchyroll And GSN Team To Launch Anime Streaming Channel |url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/crunchyroll-anime-sony-gsn-launch-streaming-channel-1235569795/amp/ |work=Deadline |date=11 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pluto TV Will Add Five New Free Live TV Channels In February 2024|url=https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/pluto-tv-will-add-5-new-free-live-tv-channels-in-feburary-2024/ |website=Cord Cutters News|date=January 31, 2024|last=Bouma|first=Luke|access-date=February 6, 2024}}</ref> The initial programming lineup featured English-dubbed episodes of anime titles such as ''[[Horimiya]]'', ''[[Ranking of Kings]]'', ''[[Moriarty the Patriot]]'', ''[[Psycho-Pass]]'', ''[[Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest]]'', ''[[Sugar Apple Fairy Tale]]'', ''[[To Your Eternity]]'', and ''[[Code Geass]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Crunchyroll Launches 24/7 Anime Channel in the US|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2023/10/11/crunchyroll-launches-24-7-anime-channel-in-the-us|website=Crunchyroll|date=October 11, 2023|access-date=October 11, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Crunchyroll Launches New 24/7 Linear Channel|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-10-11/crunchyroll-launches-new-24-7-linear-channel/.203311|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Mateo|first=Alex|date=October 11, 2023|access-date=October 11, 2023}}</ref>
The network has run blocks of classic game shows on Saturday nights, and for the first few months of 2006 programmed back-to-back episodes of ''[[Match Game]]'' at 11:00 PM Eastern, which showed the [[clapperboard]] before each episode, including the original date of taping and production number. The hour also contained ''Match Game'' trivia and brief clips of an interview with host [[Gene Rayburn]] produced shortly before his death. On July 18, 2006, the network began a special seven-week run of ''[[50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time (GSN)|The 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time]]'' in the 10:00 PM hour, Tuesday through Thursday. In November, 2006 GSN started a series of documentaries about game shows, beginning with a program on ''Match Game''. Other subjects included game show producer [[Chuck Barris]], ''Who Wants To Be a Millionaire'', a "Top Ten" countdown of game show hosts, memorable game show moments, women who have featured prominently on game shows, celeberties and how they impacted game shows, and an insiders guide to winning millions on a TV game show.


==Programming==
The network also introduced several original game shows in 2006, including ''[[PlayMania]]'', new versions of ''[[I've Got a Secret]]'' and ''[[Chain Reaction (game show)|Chain Reaction]]'', ''[[Starface]]'', and ''[[That's the Question]]''. ''PlayMania'', a late-night live interactive game show, has expanded to six nights a week, and ''Chain Reaction'' has been renewed for a second season beginning March 13, 2007. A sixth season of ''[[Lingo (US game show)|Lingo]]'' will begin April 2, 2007. In 2006 and 2007 GSN introduced ''[[High Stakes Poker]]'', a poker show with a private-game format among professional players, and programmed additional series of ''[[World Series of Blackjack]]''. The network showed the [[Maury Povich]] remake of ''[[Twenty One (game show)|Twenty One]]'' in prime time during 2007, and began airing the [[Richard Karn]] version of ''[[Family Feud]]'' in March, 2007.
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Current original programming, as of June 2024, includes ''[[Master Minds (game show)|Master Minds]]'', ''[[America Says]]'', ''[[Split Second (game show)|Split Second]]'', ''Switch'', ''[[People Puzzler]]'', ''Blank Slate'', and ''Hey [[Yahoo!]]''. Other shows airing on the network include ''[[Catch 21]]'', ''[[Common Knowledge (game show)|Common Knowledge]]'', ''[[Chain Reaction (game show)|Chain Reaction]] '' (hosted by Dylan Lane), ''[[Match Game]]'' (hosted by Gene Rayburn), ''[[Family Feud]]'' (hosted by Steve Harvey), ''[[Deal or No Deal (American game show)|Deal or No Deal]]'' (NBC version), ''[[25 Words or Less (game show)|25 Words or Less]]'', ''[[Cash Cab (American game show)|Cash Cab]]'', ''[[Person, Place or Thing]]'', ''[[Press Your Luck]]'' (ABC revival hosted by Elizabeth Banks), ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (American game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]]'' (original ABC primetime run hosted by Regis Philbin), ''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' (hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White), ''[[Card Sharks]]'' (ABC revival hosted by Joel McHale), and the 2016 version of ''[[Pyramid (game show)|The $100,000 Pyramid]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Where to find your favorite game shows |url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/classic-game-shows-buzzr-gsn-1.45023573 |access-date=December 31, 2020 |newspaper=Newsday |location=Melville, New York |archive-date=June 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626190528/https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/classic-game-shows-buzzr-gsn-1.45023573 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=Popular Game Shows "Deal Or No Deal" and "1 VS. 100" to Debut on Gsn, June 1 and June 6 |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2009/05/12/popular-game-shows-deal-or-no-deal-and-1-vs-100-to-debut-on-gsn-june-1-and-june-6-31320/20090512gsn01/ |date=May 12, 2009 |access-date=July 12, 2023 |publisher=Game Show Network |via=The Futon Critic}}</ref>


===Syndication and digital streaming===
Although the network has mostly abandoned reality programs, GSN acquired the rights to ''[[The Amazing Race]]'' in 2005 for a reported $50,000 per episode. The network first programmed the series extensively in prime time during the summer of 2005, then cut back the show’s exposure. In 2006 GSN also programmed a series of documentaries, ''[[Anything to Win]]'', about non-game-show competitions.
GSN began [[broadcast syndication|syndicating]] some of its original programming to other channels in the early 2010s. On June 24, 2013, the channel entered into an agreement with [[Bounce TV]], giving it the broadcast rights to ''[[The Newlywed Game]]'', ''[[Catch 21]]'', and ''[[The American Bible Challenge]]''.<ref>{{cite news |first=C. Daniel |last=Baker |magazine=[[Black Enterprise]] |url=http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/bounce-tv-adds-shows/ |title=Bounce TV Acquires Broadcast Rights To American Bible Challenge & The Newlywed Game |date=June 24, 2013 |access-date=July 12, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |via=PR Newswire |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bounce-tv-acquires-broadcast-network-rights-to-the-american-bible-challenge-and-catch-21-212778321.html |title=Bounce TV Acquires Broadcast Network Rights To The American Bible Challenge and Catch 21 |publisher=Bounce TV |date=June 24, 2013 |access-date=July 12, 2023}}</ref> ''The American Bible Challenge'' aired in reruns on [[Up (TV network)|UP]] in fall 2013 and again in spring 2015. ''[[Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza]]'' aired on [[Laff (TV network)|Laff]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=LAFF Launch Schedule and Acquires Spin City; Season 4 of Orange Is the New Black Coming to Netflix |url=https://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2015/04/laff-launch-schedule-and-acquires-spin.html?m=0 |website=Sitcoms Online |access-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref> Reruns of ''[[America Says]]'' aired in syndication during the 2019–20 season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Porter |first=Rick |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/Sony-Game-Show-Network-take-America-Says-syndication-1217538 |title=Sony, Game Show Network Take 'America Says' to Syndication |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=June 12, 2019 |access-date=March 7, 2020}}</ref> Currently, reruns of ''[[People Puzzler]]'' are airing in syndication for the 2023-24 television season.


In March 2020, the network launched Game Show Central, a digital streaming channel broadcasting archived original programming. The network is currently available on [[Samsung]] and [[Vizio]] [[Smart TV|smart television sets]] and [[Paramount Global]]-owned AVOD platform [[Pluto TV]] (which also carries rival network [[Buzzr]]). Game Show Central features both current GSN originals like ''[[America Says]]'' and older shows such as [[Cram (game show)|''Cram'']], [[Friend or Foe? (game show)|''Friend or Foe?'']], [[Minute to Win It (American game show)|''Minute To Win It'']], and [[Baggage (American game show)|''Baggage'']].<ref>{{cite web |last=Davis |first=Alex |url=http://buzzerblog.com/2020/03/28/so-game-show-network-stealth-dropped-a-digital-network-and-were-completely-on-board/ |title=So Game Show Network Stealth Dropped a Digital Network and We're Completely On Board |website=BuzzerBlog |date=March 28, 2020 |access-date=May 2, 2020}}</ref> [[Roku, Inc.#The Roku Channel|The Roku Channel]] picked up the service (with a somewhat different schedule and roster of shows compared to the Pluto TV stream) later in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Game Show Central |url=https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/3241c85298d253a380f4284f23b71fa9/game-show-central |website=The Roku Channel |access-date=December 21, 2020}}</ref> The service was made available globally via [[Plex (software)|Plex]] in late July 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barnes |first1=Jess |title=Plex Adds Live TV Service with Over 80 Channels |url=https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/plex-adds-live-tv-service-with-over-80-channels/ |website=Cord Cutters News |access-date=February 16, 2022 |date=July 23, 2020}}</ref>
==Outlook==
Despite the forays into reality series, made-for-TV sports, and documentaries, GSN's programming has always remained mostly game shows. As the only U.S. cable/satellite network largely devoted to game shows for adults, <!--Somebody please clarify whether the prepositional phrase "for adults" modifies "game shows" or "network"...The phrase clearly modifies "game shows", because it immediately follows the words and is separated by five words from "network"...The intent is to distinguish GSN from Nick GAS, which is a network that features game shows for children and teens--> GSN is a prototypical niche operation. President Rich Cronin stated in 2004 that, as long as the network remains on cable/satellite, it will always air ''Family Feud'', ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'', and ''Match Game'', which as of 2006 are among its highest-rated classic and overall shows (although, starting March 10, 2007, ''Who Wants to be a Millionaire'' will no longer air every night). Senior programming vice-president Jamie Roberts said in a November, 2006 interview that there may be "at least two new original games" in 2007. It remains to be seen whether such a concentrated focus is commercially viable in the long run. Currently, GSN is available in slightly over half of all U.S. households; it also is available from most Canadian cable and satellite providers. Cronin recently said that the top priority for his new distribution chief is an agressive expansion from the channel's current availability of 62 million households to 72 and then 82 million households "as fast as possible"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sony.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=107330&afterinter=true|title=Big Goals for New GSN Distribution Chief|publisher=Associated Press|accessdate=2007-03-10}}</ref>. The network's financial performance and household availability have improved in recent years.


==Controversies==
==Online gaming==
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, GSN's website at GSN.com offered [[Flash games]] based on popular GSN shows. Many GSN.com games (especially games which never saw a release elsewhere) are considered [[lost media]] decades later.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GSN.com (partially found web games from Sony cable website; late 1990s-2000s) |url=https://lostmediawiki.com/GSN.com_(partially_found_web_games_from_Sony_cable_website;_late_1990s-2000s) |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=The Lost Media Wiki |language=en}}</ref>
GSN has raised the ire of some classic game show fans by cutting portions of the end-show credits from the shows it airs to allow for more promos and commercials. These credits often contained mini-commercials for the "parting gifts" given to contestants, which could be free advertising for any of the products which may still exist. GSN also uses time-compression technology, unofficially called 'speed-ups' by viewers, that slightly speeds up the video and audio in their programs, mainly for the purpose of including more commercials in their broadcasts. Other basic cable channels also employ this practice.

In 2007, Liberty Media acquired the Toronto-based [[FUN Technologies]], operator of the popular online [[tournament]] [[casual game]] website [[WorldWinner]]. Following the acquisition, Liberty began to [[Brand extension|extend]] the GSN brand into online gaming by re-branding WorldWinner as a GSN service.<ref>{{cite web |last=Viscarolosaga |first=Efrain |title=WorldWinner's parent plans a whole new game |url=http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2008/06/09/weekly8-WorldWinners-parent-plans-a-whole-new-game.html |website=Mass High Tech |access-date=February 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829135743/http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2008/06/09/weekly8-WorldWinners-parent-plans-a-whole-new-game.html |archive-date=August 29, 2011}}</ref> GSN also launched a [[social network game|social gaming]] app on [[Facebook]], now known as GSN Casino, featuring skill and casino games along with competitive tournaments. By October 2010, GSN Casino had over 8 million active users. GSN also developed a ''Wheel of Fortune'' app for Facebook, released in 2010.<ref name="mesmo-gsn">{{cite web |last=Morrison |first=Chris |title=GSN Quietly Grows Large on Facebook With Game Shows and Tournaments |url=http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2010/10/05/gsn-quietly-grows-large-on-facebook-with-game-shows-and-tournaments/ |website=Inside Social Games |access-date=February 5, 2012}}</ref>

GSN also published GSN Casino [[mobile app]]s, featuring various slot machine and bingo games in 2013, ''GSN Casino'' was the 10th highest-grossing app for [[iPad]] on the [[App Store (iOS)|App Store]]. In January 2014, GSN acquired Bitrhymes Inc., developers of the social and mobile games ''Bingo Bash'' and ''Slots Bash'', for an undisclosed amount. GSN had sued Bitrhymes in November 2013 following its prior offer to acquire the company, arguing that it had attempted to back out of its offer and accept a different one during GSN's exclusive negotiation period.<ref name=thr-gsnsue>{{cite news |title=Game Show Network Sues After Gaming Company Cancels Acquisition |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/game-show-network-sues-gaming-655855/ |first=Alex Ben |last=Block |date=November 13, 2013 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=February 16, 2022}}</ref><ref name=recode-gsnbingo>{{cite web |title=That's a Bingo: GSN Gobbles Up Bash Gaming, Ending Lawsuit |url=http://recode.net/2014/02/25/thats-a-bingo-gsn-gobbles-up-bash-gaming-mid-lawsuit/ |website=Re/code |date=February 25, 2014 |access-date=February 26, 2014}}</ref>

In November 2014, the network announced that a show based on ''Bingo Bash'' was in development for Game Show Network's 2015 slate of original programming.<ref name=gsn-2015originals>{{cite press release |title=GSN Builds On 2014 Success With New Development For 2015 |url=https://press.gsntv.com/resources/press-releases/gsn-builds-on-2014-success-with-new-development-for-2015 |website=Game Show Network Corporate |date=November 18, 2014 |access-date=July 12, 2023}}</ref>

In October 2021, Sony sold the GSN Games subsidiary to mobile game developer [[Scopely]] in a $1 billion cash and stock deal. Sony then took a minority stake in Scopely.<ref>{{cite news |last=Weprin |first=Alex |date=2021-10-18 |title=Sony Sells GSN Games Studio to Scopely for $1B |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/sony-sells-gsn-games-scopely-1235032997/ |access-date=2021-10-18 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=2021-10-18 |title=Sony Pictures Entertainment to Sell GSN Games Division to Scopely for $1 Billion |url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/sony-sale-gsn-games-scopely-1235091732/ |access-date=2021-10-18 |magazine=Variety}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Buzzr]]⁣ – a digital multicast network showcasing vintage game shows.
*[[List of programs broadcast by Game Show Network|List of programs broadcast by GSN]]
* [[Challenge (TV channel)|Challenge]]⁣ – a British channel devoted to airing game shows and competition-based programs.
*[[Challenge]], a similar [[United Kingdom]] cable/satellite channel
* [[GameTV]]⁣ – a Canadian channel that airs game shows and general entertainment programming.
* [[Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids]]⁣ – a now-defunct channel that aired [[Nickelodeon]]-produced game shows.
* [[The Game Channel]]⁣ – a Philippine channel focused on family game shows and reality shows.


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.gsn.com Official Site]
* {{official website|http://www.gsntv.com}}
{{Game Show Network|state=autocollapse}}
*[http://www.gsn.com/buzz GSN's message board]
{{Sony Pictures}}
*[http://www.gameshowfavorites.com/gsn_faq.html GSN Unofficial FAQs]

*[http://www.showbiznotes.com/showbiznotes/2006/04/exec_sends_pilot_down_figurati.php Showbiz Notes] The making of a GSN pilot
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Game Show Network
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaUnited States
Canada
HeadquartersSanta Monica, California, U.S.
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
(HD feed downgraded to letterboxing 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerSony Pictures Television Networks
ParentGame Show Network, LLC
Sister channels
History
LaunchedDecember 1, 1994; 29 years ago (1994-12-01)
Former namesGSN (2004–2018)
Links
Websitewww.gameshownetwork.com
Availability
Streaming media
DirecTV StreamInternet Protocol television
Frndly TVInternet Protocol television
PhiloInternet Protocol television
Sling TVInternet Protocol television
YouTube TVInternet Protocol television

Game Show Network (GSN) is an American basic cable channel owned by the television network division of Sony Pictures Television.[1] The channel's programming is primarily dedicated to game shows, including reruns of acquired game shows, along with new, first-run original and revived game shows. The network has also previously aired reality competition series and televised poker.

As of October 2019, Game Show Network claimed that it was available to "nearly 75 million" households in America, primarily through traditional cable and satellite services.[2] The network and its original programming are also available on streaming and Internet television services, including Frndly TV, YouTube TV, Philo, fuboTV, Sling TV, and Plex.[3]

History[edit]

1994–2004: As "Game Show Network"[edit]

On May 7, 1992, Sony Pictures Entertainment joined forces with the United Video Satellite Group to launch the Game Show Channel, which was set to begin in 1993.[4] The announcement of the channel was made by SPE president Mel Harris.[5]

On December 2, 1992, Sony Pictures Entertainment made a deal to acquire the Barry & Enright game show library, and in a separate deal, struck a 10-year licensing agreement for the rights to the Mark Goodson game show library of more than 20,000 episodes including among others, What's My Line?, Family Feud, and To Tell the Truth. Upon the deal, Sony said it would sell an equity stake in the network to Mark Goodson Productions, including the production of new original series by Jonathan Goodson Productions.[6] Both deals were completed on December 7, 1992, eleven days before Mark Goodson's death.[7] On June 6, 1994, Mark Goodson Productions pulled out of the venture.[8] GSN's launch time was intended to be at 10:00 p.m. ET, but at the time, it was pushed back to 7:00 p.m. ET.

Game Show Network launched at 7:00 p.m. on December 1, 1994.[9] The first aired game show to be on GSN was What's My Line?.[10] By the launch date, the network had secured rights to over 40,000 episodes from the libraries of several game show production companies and corporate parent Sony. The initial lineup was exclusively acquired programming such as Match Game, Family Feud, The Newlywed Game, Jeopardy!, and Wheel of Fortune. Over time, Game Show Network acquired the rights to The Price Is Right, The $10,000 Pyramid, Let's Make a Deal, Hollywood Squares, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and other libraries, putting them on the schedule at various times throughout the network's history. The network eventually began producing original game shows such as Lingo, Burt Luddin's Love Buffet, Whammy!, Inquizition, and Extreme Gong.[11] Faux Pause is an American television program that aired in 1998 on Game Show Network. Co-hosted by Mary Gallagher and Sean Donnellan, Pause consisted of jokes and skits done while watching certain episodes of game shows, in a similar fashion to Mystery Science Theater 3000.

In 2001, a massive change in both leadership and programming at the network took place when Liberty Media acquired a 50% stake. Both president Michael Fleming and vice president Jake Tauber departed, and former ABC Family/Fox Family Channel president Rich Cronin was hired to head the network.[12]

2004–2018: As "GSN"[edit]

On March 15, 2004, Game Show Network began using the abbreviation "GSN" and introduced the tagline "The Network for Games." GSN began expanding its programming to include reality television games and various competition-based programs.[13][14][15] GSN would also air reruns of reality competitions (for example, Spy TV and The Mole).[16] Along with its new format, GSN would continue to produce traditional game shows, including new seasons of Lingo and a revival of Chain Reaction.[17][18]

David Goldhill succeeded Rich Cronin as GSN president on August 1, 2007.[19] A high definition simulcast feed of the network was launched on September 15, 2010.[20]

Some notable acquisitions for the network included Who Wants to Be a Millionaire[21] and the Steve Harvey-hosted Family Feud,[22] both of which would headline the network's prime time lineup. Notable original game shows produced during this time were Catch 21 (which would be revived in 2019), Baggage (hosted by Jerry Springer), the first U.S. incarnation of The Chase,[23][24][25] American Bible Challenge (the premiere of which drew an audience of nearly two million viewers),[26] and Skin Wars (which would later move to Syfy).[27] The network produced interactive program blocks, such as GSN Live and Playmania.[28][29]

In March 2011, DirecTV (which by this point had taken over Liberty Media's then-65% stake in the network) sold a 5% stake in the network back to Sony Pictures Entertainment. Although DirecTV nominally remained the majority owner, it had ceded control of the network to Sony, and had the right to force Sony to increase its stake in GSN to 58%.[30] On November 8, 2012, DirecTV sold an 18% interest in GSN to Sony.[31] GSN partnered with Vubiquity to launch "GSN On Demand" on August 15, 2013.[32]

2017–present: Return to "Game Show Network"[edit]

GSN logo used from June 3, 2015 to September 30, 2018

In April 2017, David Goldhill stepped down after nearly 10 years as GSN president, the longest tenure for any president to date. He was succeeded by Mark Feldman in August 2017.[33] Later that year, the network would begin to refer to itself in promos by its full name.[34] By 2018, the network's programming returned to focus on traditional game show formats, culminating in a rebranding that restored the network's full name.[35]

The network's daily schedule would consist almost entirely of original programming, including new shows like America Says, Common Knowledge, and People Puzzler.[36] In April 2020, Game Show Network re-introduced Master Minds, a retool of an earlier original show called Best Ever Trivia Show featuring Jeopardy! champion and host Ken Jennings, and now hosted by the returning Brooke Burns of the GSN version of The Chase.[37]

DirecTV's stake in Game Show Network would move to AT&T when it acquired the service in 2015.[38] On November 18, 2019, it was announced that Sony had acquired AT&T's 42% stake and thus resumed full ownership of GSN.[39] A list of 2020 Nielsen ratings published by Variety indicated that Game Show Network averaged 432,000 viewers in prime time, up 6% from the 2019 average.[40]

In December 2021, Mark Feldman resigned after four years as Game Show Network president, to join the video game firm Scopely amid the gaming unit sale from Sony. He was succeeded by longtime executive John Zaccario.[41]

On September 7, 2022, Dish Network and Sling TV removed Game Show Network from their lineups, after failing to reach a renewal agreement with owner Sony Pictures Television.[42] The network returned to both services on September 27, 2022.[43]

On October 4, 2023, GSN partnered with sister company Crunchyroll, LLC[a] to announce Crunchyroll Channel, a new FAST streaming channel that airs anime programming from Crunchyroll, which then launched on October 11, 2023 for The Roku Channel, LG Channels, and Vizio WatchFree+ platforms, and later on October 17, 2023 on Amazon Freevee as well as on February 5, 2024 on Pluto TV.[44][45] The initial programming lineup featured English-dubbed episodes of anime titles such as Horimiya, Ranking of Kings, Moriarty the Patriot, Psycho-Pass, Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, To Your Eternity, and Code Geass.[46][47]

Programming[edit]

Main article: List of programs broadcast by Game Show Network

Current original programming, as of June 2024, includes Master Minds, America Says, Split Second, Switch, People Puzzler, Blank Slate, and Hey Yahoo!. Other shows airing on the network include Catch 21, Common Knowledge, Chain Reaction (hosted by Dylan Lane), Match Game (hosted by Gene Rayburn), Family Feud (hosted by Steve Harvey), Deal or No Deal (NBC version), 25 Words or Less, Cash Cab, Person, Place or Thing, Press Your Luck (ABC revival hosted by Elizabeth Banks), Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (original ABC primetime run hosted by Regis Philbin), Wheel of Fortune (hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White), Card Sharks (ABC revival hosted by Joel McHale), and the 2016 version of The $100,000 Pyramid.[48][49]

Syndication and digital streaming[edit]

GSN began syndicating some of its original programming to other channels in the early 2010s. On June 24, 2013, the channel entered into an agreement with Bounce TV, giving it the broadcast rights to The Newlywed Game, Catch 21, and The American Bible Challenge.[50][51] The American Bible Challenge aired in reruns on UP in fall 2013 and again in spring 2015. Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza aired on Laff in 2015.[52] Reruns of America Says aired in syndication during the 2019–20 season.[53] Currently, reruns of People Puzzler are airing in syndication for the 2023-24 television season.

In March 2020, the network launched Game Show Central, a digital streaming channel broadcasting archived original programming. The network is currently available on Samsung and Vizio smart television sets and Paramount Global-owned AVOD platform Pluto TV (which also carries rival network Buzzr). Game Show Central features both current GSN originals like America Says and older shows such as Cram, Friend or Foe?, Minute To Win It, and Baggage.[54] The Roku Channel picked up the service (with a somewhat different schedule and roster of shows compared to the Pluto TV stream) later in 2020.[55] The service was made available globally via Plex in late July 2020.[56]

Online gaming[edit]

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, GSN's website at GSN.com offered Flash games based on popular GSN shows. Many GSN.com games (especially games which never saw a release elsewhere) are considered lost media decades later.[57]

In 2007, Liberty Media acquired the Toronto-based FUN Technologies, operator of the popular online tournament casual game website WorldWinner. Following the acquisition, Liberty began to extend the GSN brand into online gaming by re-branding WorldWinner as a GSN service.[58] GSN also launched a social gaming app on Facebook, now known as GSN Casino, featuring skill and casino games along with competitive tournaments. By October 2010, GSN Casino had over 8 million active users. GSN also developed a Wheel of Fortune app for Facebook, released in 2010.[59]

GSN also published GSN Casino mobile apps, featuring various slot machine and bingo games in 2013, GSN Casino was the 10th highest-grossing app for iPad on the App Store. In January 2014, GSN acquired Bitrhymes Inc., developers of the social and mobile games Bingo Bash and Slots Bash, for an undisclosed amount. GSN had sued Bitrhymes in November 2013 following its prior offer to acquire the company, arguing that it had attempted to back out of its offer and accept a different one during GSN's exclusive negotiation period.[60][61]

In November 2014, the network announced that a show based on Bingo Bash was in development for Game Show Network's 2015 slate of original programming.[62]

In October 2021, Sony sold the GSN Games subsidiary to mobile game developer Scopely in a $1 billion cash and stock deal. Sony then took a minority stake in Scopely.[63][64]

See also[edit]

  • Buzzr⁣ – a digital multicast network showcasing vintage game shows.
  • Challenge⁣ – a British channel devoted to airing game shows and competition-based programs.
  • GameTV⁣ – a Canadian channel that airs game shows and general entertainment programming.
  • Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids⁣ – a now-defunct channel that aired Nickelodeon-produced game shows.
  • The Game Channel⁣ – a Philippine channel focused on family game shows and reality shows.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Parent company Sony formed Crunchyroll Channel through a partnership between the two companies, despite both of them being owned by different divisions of Sony. Crunchyroll, LLC is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex, while Game Show Network, LLC is owned by the Sony Pictures Television Networks division of Sony Pictures Television.

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