Sep 29, 2009 -
While we've been busy trying to tackle all the awesome new series of the Fall, the networks are still adding fresh shows to their slates. NBC's most recent pickup is a new game show called Perfect 10, where contestants are challenged to quickly finish regular household chores for a chance to win a million dollars. Sounds simple enough, but so did Are you Smarter than a Fifth Grader.
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Apr 22, 2009 -
Get ready for another round of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire! ABC is officially reviving the franchise to celebrate its 10th anniversary in August as rumored, with original host Regis Philbin back in the chair. The show will air for 11 nights, starting Aug.
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Sep 11, 2008 -
When Fox's Hole in the Wall was first announced, I did my fair share of making fun of it. People dressed in spandex attempting to fit through little spaces? We're really going to use up valuable television space on that?
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Jun 24, 2008 -
Tonight's a big night for game shows: Three new ones are premiering, two on ABC and one on NBC, all with different levels of zaniness.
NBC's entry, Celebrity Family Feud, is the most recognizable of the three, as it's the latest in a long series of Family Feud updates. Tonight's show pits Ice T vs.
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Apr 07, 2008 -
Ever want to "grab a piece of that glowing rock"? Or "take the physical challenge"? Some of my fondest TV memories from the late '80s and early '90s come from the spate of kiddie game shows that filled many of Nickelodeon's programming hours and even helped launch Fox.
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Jan 23, 2008 -
The previews for The Moment of Truth, the new Fox series that premieres tonight after American Idol, have been making me squirm — and I think that means they're doing their job. The series features contestants hooked up to lie detectors while being asked personal, potentially humiliating questions — "Do fat people repulse you?" and "Would you ever cheat on your wife?"
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Dec 28, 2007 -
Would you tell the truth about your darkest secrets if you could win $500,000? That's the central question of Fox's new game show, The Moment of Truth, which premieres in late January. The show asks contestants to answer a series of questions about their lives, from the relatively innocuous ("Do you really care about starving children in Africa?") to the deeply personal ("Have you ever cheated on your spouse?").
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