Sunday Game Show Funday
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Amy: Oh hello, Amy Irons here. I'm standing outside Lainey Schooltree's Liftoff Lounge in Saturn's Bay, the dive bar so high, you can see downtown with the naked eye. In a moment, Pierre Kelly will enter the lounge and broadcast this program. It's gonna be so much fun........and here he is now, strapped into a ejector seat being lifted off into the lounge in a deep space tunnel.
Me: Amy, please get me out of here.
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Get me out of here!..................................
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Amy: It's a special National Game Show day edition of......
and it's out of this world. And now, the (Nearly) world-famous contestant...Pierre Kelly!
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Me: Um.......hello. Welcome to the lounge. Lainey Schooltree owns the place and even though it's much like Flight in Memphis, it doesn't cost much. It's sky high food at not so sky high prices. And to kick off the festivities, Doreiann Garrihy and the Irish Setters!
Every puzzle solved, every spin a thrill… Proud to be part of this iconic ride, and the best is yet to come (still holding out for my first million-dollar win). Happy #NationalGameShowDay! pic.twitter.com/jSEIqKMDaD
— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) June 1, 2025
Not only in the US, but in the UK.
It's not really celebrated outside the US, but hey-ho.
— JGAdventureZone 🦋 (@JGAdventureZone) June 1, 2025
Happy National Game Show Day!#NationalGameShowDay pic.twitter.com/wbQ773TPs7
But it's more than a day. Guess who else turns a decade old......
Buzzr, the little diginet that could is 10. It may be the perfect 10 in our book but it's a small shoestring budget for a now OTA/streaming channel that brings the hype every year. Here's the plan for this month thanks to an email we got this morning.
Week 1 (June 1–8): Lost & Found Vault Week
→ 100 hours of never-before-seen BUZZR episodes!
Week 2: Host vs Host
→ Game show icons go head-to-head—who’s your favorite?
Week 3: Roll Through the Decades
→ A nostalgic ride from the '50s to the 2000s.
Week 4: Contestants & Celebrity Guests
→ Celebrate the people who made it all unforgettable!
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Join the best show on TV in celebrating #NationalGameShowDay! 💫#PressYourLuck is for your Emmy consideration! #EmmysFYC pic.twitter.com/bszNxXCEAw
— Press Your Luck (@TVPressYourLuck) June 1, 2025
But Jeopardy, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and Password all want to be the best game show ever too. So is Price. We'll have to wait and see when the Emmy Awards airs. Also, Buzzerblog is getting involved in this......
Sony and CBS spun the wheel one more time this month over who controls Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, and the still Shari Redstone-owned company hit the game show jackpot.
Solidifying what a three-judge panel from the Second Appellate District temporarily put in place last month, that same panel has now ruled that CBS will remain the sole distributor of the lucrative Jeopardy! and now Ryan Seacrest hosted Wheel.
"Pending disposition of this appeal, the trial court's order of April 10, 2025 finding that 'Sony can begin distributing the Shows and need not deliver episodes to CBS' is hereby stayed, including all matters embraced therein or affected thereby by the trial court's order," ordered Appeal Court Judges Gonzalo Martinez, John Segal and Natalie Stone on Wednesday in a short ruling after reviewing arguments from both sides.
The decision puts the shows in CBS' hands for the entire duration of the court battle between the network and Sony.
CBS had "no comment" on yesterday's ruling. Sony did not reply to request from Deadline for comment on the order.
The once partnered companies have been in a breach-of-contract dispute since October 31 over CBS' more than 40-year-old distribution contract and claims by Sony Pictures TV of CBS licensing the blockbuster shows at below-market rates and engaging in "self-dealing."
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Roku Originals and Love Productions are dishing out the ultimate "Baking Show" viewing experience on The Roku Channel, with more of "The Great American Baking Show" plus new Roku Original specials, including a Halloween-themed celebrity special. Roku will also launch "The Great British Baking Show: Juniors" as a Roku Original, as well as a robust collection of "Great British Baking Show" library programming, most of which will be debuting in the U.S. for the first time. Roku also announced that actor Andrew Rannells will come on board to co-host "The Great American Baking Show" alongside Casey Wilson.
"The success of 'The Great American Baking Show' has enabled us to build upon this beloved franchise, creating a multi-pronged viewing experience, of both original and library content, in an on-demand and FAST environment," said Brian Tannenbaum, Head of Originals, Roku Media. "We can't wait to head back into the iconic tent and give audiences even more of the endearing and feel-good moments with this incredible series, as well as premiere the latest seasons of 'The Great British Baking Show: Juniors.'"
Letty Kavanagh, Managing Director, Love Productions, said: "We are thrilled to grow our relationship with Roku as we enter another season of 'The Great American Baking Show.' We are also delighted to share some of our other much-loved British series, bringing even more warmth and joy to U.S. audiences."
Through this deal, Roku will bring audiences the following programming:
· Roku Original Renewals
· "The Great American Baking Show" main series - season 4
· "The Great American Baking Show Celebrity Holiday Special" - returns for fourth iteration
· "The Great American Baking Show Big Game" - returns for second iteration
· "The Great American Baking Show Celebrity Summer" - returns for second iteration
· New Roku Original Iterations
· "The Great British Baking Show: Juniors" - seasons 8 and 9
· "The Great American Baking Show Celebrity Halloween Special"
· New library content
· "The Great British Baking Show Juniors" - seasons 1-7
· "The Great British Baking Show: The Professionals" - seasons 1-9
· "The Great Pottery Throwdown" - seasons 6 + 7
· "The Great Pottery Throwdown Christmas Specials"
· "The Great British Sewing Bee" - seasons 1-10
· "The Great British Sewing Bee Celebrity Special"
· "The Great Canadian Baking Show" - seasons 1-8 and holiday specials
· Existing "The Great British Baking Show" library content available on The Roku Channel will remain
The franchise is overseen by Olivia LaRoche on behalf of Roku Originals.
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Peacock has revealed the hot new cast of Islanders for Season 7 of the hit cultural phenomenon LOVE ISLAND USA. The 10 hot new Islanders are:
· Ace Greene, Los Angeles, California
· Austin Shepard, Northville, Michigan
· Belle-A Walker, Honolulu, Hawaii
· Chelley Bissainthe, Orlando, Florida
· Huda Mustafa, Raleigh, North Carolina
· Jeremiah Brown, Los Angeles, California
· Nicolas Vansteenberghe, Jacksonville, Florida
· Olandria Carthen, Decatur, Alabama
· Taylor Williams, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
· Yulissa Escobar, Miami, Florida
Hosted by TV personality Ariana Madix and narrated by comedian Iain Stirling, the new season streams exclusively on Peacock beginning Tuesday, June 3 with new episodes dropping every day at 6pm PT/9pm ET during premiere week. New episodes will stream Thursdays through Tuesdays thereafter.
In addition, Peacock's popular after show, LOVE ISLAND AFTERSUN returns every Saturday, beginning June 7 - hosts to be announced soon.
Temptations will rise and drama will ensue as Islanders face brand new couples' challenges, jaw-dropping twists and turns, and even a few surprise guests in the vibrant Fiji villa. Once again, viewers will be able to vote for their favorite couples via the Love Island USA app to determine which Islanders will recouple, who will remain in the villa, and who goes home heartbroken.
Season 7 of LOVE ISLAND USA is part of Peacock's growing roster of Love Island content, which includes the recently announced LOVE ISLAND: BEYOND THE VILLA, LOVE ISLAND USA Seasons 4-6, Season 1 and upcoming Season 2 of LOVE ISLAND GAMES; along with UK series LOVE ISLAND: ALL STARS, and multiple seasons of LOVE ISLAND SOUTH AFRICA and LOVE ISLAND SPAIN. Season 6 of LOVE ISLAND USA was Summer 2024's #1 reality series in the US and was Peacock's most-watched original reality competition series in the platform's history.
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Time to get real.
Peacock's The Traitors picked up a leading three wins at the Critics Choice Critics Choice Real TV Awards announced Thursday. The series won for Best Competition Series, Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series and Best Show Host for Alan Cumming.
Two other shows picked up two wins each in voting by Critics Choice Association members. Netflix's docuseries Love on the Spectrum won for Best Unstructured Reality Series and Best Relationship Show, while ABC's Dancing With the Stars won for Best Competition Series: Talent/Variety and DWTS' contestant last season, Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik, was awarded Male Star of the Year. Dr. Sandra Lee, from Lifetime's Dr. Pimple Popper: Breaking Out, won the Female Star of the Year. Both Star of the Year categories were voted on by fans.
Other notable winners included a tie in the Best Structured Series race between Nat Geo's No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski and Netflix's Queer Eye.
Netflix's The Great British Baking Show won Best Culinary Show, giving the streamer a leading four wins among all platforms. Peacock and ABC had three wins apiece.
Below is the complete list of winners.
- BEST COMPETITION SERIES The Traitors (Peacock)
- BEST COMPETITION SERIES: TALENT/VARIETY Dancing With the Stars (ABC) BEST UNSTRUCTURED SERIES Love on the Spectrum (Netflix)
- BEST STRUCTURED SERIES (tie) No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski (National Geographic) Queer Eye (Netflix)
- BEST CULINARY SHOW The Great British Baking Show (Netflix)
- BEST GAME SHOW Jeopardy! (Syndicated)
- BEST TRAVEL/ADVENTURE SHOW Conan O'Brien Must Go (HBO | Max)
- BEST BUSINESS SHOW Shark Tank (ABC)
- BEST ANIMAL/NATURE SHOW The Americas (NBC)
- BEST CRIME/JUSTICE SHOW The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: The Final Chapter (ID)
- BEST SPORTS SHOW Welcome to Wrexham (FX)
- BEST RELATIONSHIP SHOW Love on the Spectrum (Netflix)
- BEST LIFESTYLE SHOW: HOME/GARDEN (tie) Don't Hate Your House with the Property Brothers (HGTV) Rock the Block (HGTV)
- BEST LIFESTYLE SHOW: FASHION/BEAUTY RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV)
- BEST LIMITED SERIES Tucci in Italy (National Geographic)
- BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN AN UNSCRIPTED SERIES The Traitors (Peacock)
- BEST SHOW HOST Alan Cumming – The Traitors (Peacock)
- MALE STAR OF THE YEAR Stephen Nedoroscik – Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
- FEMALE STAR OF THE YEAR Dr. Sandra Lee – Dr. Pimple Popper: Breaking Out (Lifetime
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They just can't wait to be king......of drag that is.
TV's royal court of drag entertainers ruled by RuPaul's Drag Race and The Boulet Brothers' Dragula is about to get a king-sized shot of adrenaline, as Entertainment Weekly reports the King of Drag cast of contestants set to headline television's first all-drag-king competition series.
Beginning this summer on LGBTQ network Revry, 10 drag kings will join King of Drag host, Somebody Somewhere actor, and iconic drag king Murray Hill across a six-episode competition highlighting some of the world's best drag king performers.
In addition to the 10 drag king contestants joining the series, Hill will welcome a wealth of both permanent and guest judges.
The full-time judging panel includes Drag Race season 9 winner Sasha Velour, Drag Race season 13 and All Stars 9 competitor Gottmik, drag kings Tenderoni and Wang Newton, and Revry CEO Damian Pelliccione. Guest judges include Drag Race All Stars 6 winner Kylie Sonique Love, Drag Race season 4 star Carmen Carrera, actress Lisa Rinna, Bridesmaids director Paul Feig, Tony nominee Cole Escola, Layshia Clarendon, Dragula winner Landon Cider, Vico Ortiz, Liv Hewson, Mo B. Dick, Brian Michael Smith, Jackie Beat, Aubrey Shea, Kathleen Hanna, Cameron Esposito, and Hill's fellow Somebody Somewhere stars Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller.
"They're young and excited," Hill said of the series at April's Queerties event. "I said this in the last scene of the TV show: I never imagined that we'd get here and that we'd get greenlit. There's hope in the darkness."
"All 10 contestants will represent drag while promoting inclusion, authentic self-expression, and diverse gender identities as part of their acts," said Pelliccione in a statement. "We can't wait to give the drag competition format a run for its money with something fresh and original."
King of Drag premieres June 22 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on Revry. The contestants....
- Alexander the Great: "Here to conquer the binary and your hearts is this gravity-defying, aerial acrobatic king from Austin, Texas!" - Big D: "He's an avalanche of questionable makeup choices in the body of a middle-aged mom who fancies himself a jello artiste." - Buck Wylde: "Buck is a smooth Latin drag king with switchblade sharp teeth dedicated to bringing drag to a wider audience, one can of pomade at a time."
- Charles Galin: "He's a creature of contorted facial expressions who brings weird, creepiness, and warmth to the stage."
- Dick Von Dyke: "A band kid who discovered drag to win the star roles he was never allowed to play, he's ready for his close-up… or a dick pic, if you will."
- Henlo Bullfrog: "Known for his unhinged stagecraft, Henlo's expert at airbrush, SFX, and character lore, and his work has appeared on Skin Wars and RuPaul's Drag Race."
- King Molasses: "For them, drag is a practice of mindfulness, a return to spirit, and a testament to the audacity to create images of self-liberation."
- King Perka $exxx: "Come for the comedy and stay for the social commentary and dad jokes. King is also famous for his 'Tag Them' joke meme."
- Pressure K: "Pressure K doesn't follow trends, he sets the tempo. If confidence was currency, Pressure K always stays paid."
- Tuna Melt: "Live from New York, this stanky and delicious melt with a belt is for all of the altos who've known deep down they were tenors."
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Having a Euro summer isn't for everyone between the cost and getting the time off of work. Thankfully, there's a new reality competition series to satisfy that travel bug without having to leave the comfort of your own couch!
NBC's Destination X, hosted by The Walking Dead and Supernatural star Jeffrey Dean Morgan, combines a trip across Europe with a guessing game, and features some reality show alums from The Challenge, The Traitors, and Love Island playing against normal civilians.
Competitors travel through different countries living in a blacked-out bus, and their goal is to figure out where they've been dropped off at each destination by using tourist attractions, hidden clues disguised as artifacts, and challenges. At the end of each episode, they'll enter the Map Room to make their guess on where they think they are, and the furthest from the location is sent home. Ultimately, the last player standing meets the host and wins $250,000.
According to the release, contestants will need to rely on "their knowledge of pop culture, history, geography, and observational skills to win clues to their current location and earn an all-important advantage." Plus, players will need to learn to "ignore intentional misdirects" from their opponents to figure out where they are.
Another twist includes The Traitors/The Bachelor alum Peter "Pilot Pete" Weber and Love Island alum JaNa Craig hopping on the adventure bus to "change the trajectory of the game" somehow. And The Challenge and Big Brother alum Josh Martinez is also among the cast, starting off the season as the only reality TV veteran before Weber and Craig join the show. '
"I was expecting for there to be more TV vets, and I was very shocked when I took off my goggles and I was like, 'I don't recognize anyone!'" Martinez previously told Entertainment Weekly. "Once I saw the bus pull up and Jeffrey said that's where we were going to be living, I was instantly excited. And then once we hit the road for about six to eight hours, it had set in that this was going to be my reality for the next few weeks or months, and I went absolutely crazy... The living conditions on the bus was extremely hard for me."
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And Sticking with the traitors......
Prime Video India has set a premiere date for "The Traitors," the Karan Johar-hosted reality series that marks the streamer's biggest unscripted original to date.
The Indian adaptation of IDTV's internationally acclaimed format will feature 20 celebrities competing in what the platform describes as "the ultimate test of trust and betrayal."
The series, produced by BBC Studios India Productions in collaboration with All3Media International, represents Prime Video India's expansion into high-profile reality programming. New episodes will drop every Thursday on the platform.
"Prime Video has consistently been home to some of the biggest and most beloved scripted shows in the country. Now, we're making a bold leap as we scale our unscripted content slate with our biggest reality series yet – 'The Traitors,'" said Nikhil Madhok, head of originals, Prime Video India. "Packed with drama, manipulation, suspenseful gameplay, and unexpected twists, the show is mounted on a grand scale with high production values."
Madhok praised the choice of Indian media personality Johar as host, noting his ability to "stoke the fire in this volatile mix of 20 celebrities, each vying for a massive cash prize and the title of ultimate winner."
"The Traitors" has become one of the fastest-growing reality formats worldwide, with over 35 adaptations across more than 30 countries. The BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning format challenges contestants to identify traitors among their group while competing for a significant cash prize.
Sabrina Duguet, executive VP APAC at All3Media International, highlighted India's receptiveness to reality programming.
"India is one of the most dynamic and exciting markets in the world, with an audience base that's highly receptive to reality shows," Duguet said. "The Indian adaptation of 'The Traitors' offers this audience high calibre celebrities and intense drama, all wrapped up in a thriller-esque gameplay." BBC Studios India Productions executive producer Neha Khurana emphasized the psychological elements that have made the format successful globally.
"'The Traitors' has captivated audiences worldwide across ages and languages with its bold, dramatic, and psychological gameplay," Khurana said. "With an all-celebrity cast and jaw-dropping twists, 'The Traitors' is an unmissable treat for fans of high-stakes reality entertainment."
The announcement signals Prime Video India's continued investment in local content production, following successful original series including "Paatal Lok," "Mirzapur" and "The Family Man."
The Indian adaptation of "The Traitors" streams from June 12.
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And it's a Mistplay Game Break. Complete this chain......
While you think on that, here's the real reason why you're here, on probation from being in jail or waiting on your money order to give to the rent office through the drop off slot. It's the queen of space jams, the princess of planetary punk, the star among all stars, here is......Lainey Schooltree!
PUMP
IRON
CHEF
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And now brothers and sisters, this sermon is from our beloved Game Show Guru, Andrew Hain. Hear the workings of the lord.
Camera guys: Amen.
On this National Game Show Day and first day of National Game Show Month as well as the 10th anniversary of Buzzr, this weekend marks one year since I had the time of my life at the Quiz Show Expo at the Burbank Marriott! It was so much fun meeting so many amazing celebrities from the game show community including Bob Eubanks, Todd Newton, David Ruprecht, Pat Finn, Vicki Lawrence, Loretta Swit, Jamie Farr, Jerry Mathers, Joyce Bulifant, Mindy Cohn, Carnie Wilson, Jim J. Bullock, Ruta Lee, Marc Price, Gary Kroeger, Patricia Kara, Glenn Scarpelli, Mackenzie Phillips, Ben Gleib, Rob Belushi, Gary Frank, Charlie Schlatter, Bob Bergen, Mindy Sterling, Wesley Eure, Muffy Marracco, Arianna Haut, Jonathan Mangum, Tiffany Coyne, John O’Hurley, and many others. I also loved meeting game show announcer Bob Hilton, directors Bob Loudin and Steve Grant, casting director Beverly Pomerantz, and producers and writers Francine Bergman, Jason Antoniewicz, Terrence McDonnell, Mark Maxwell-Smith, Ron Greenberg, and Patte Barry, as well as seeing some of my game show friends including Bob Boden, Shelley Herman, John Ricci Jr., Randy West, Adam Nedeff, and Aaron Solomon. As bummed as I am that there won’t be an expo this year since we would’ve known months ago by now, I am definitely looking forward to next year’s expo as well as the opening of the National Archives of Game Shows at the Strong Museum of Play in 2027. Special thanks to Buzzr Creative Director Tony Pinizzotto and his husband Erik Larson for making it all possible and thanks to everyone who came and had just as much fun as I did.
That was Andrew Hain with his sermonette, copies of this will be available in the narthex of our studio.
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