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This week......
(augmented TV shows Tom Bergeron)
He's..........BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!
(switches screen to Memorial Day pool party)
A Memorial day game show fans can remember.........
(Switches screen to Tic Tac Dough 2025 set)
and why being virtual can't make you a hit.
Let's................ Get................... Lit!
Amy Irons: From around the world....across the country....and in your neighborhoods, NOW......in its 8th consecutive year, this is.................................
And now, the (Nearly) world-famous contestant...Pierre Kelly!
Me: Welcome to Game Show Live! Let's get right into it with.......
The Talking Through The Medias opening toss up story.
Five years after his exit from Dancing with the Stars, original host Tom Bergeron is returning as a guest judge for the show’s 20th anniversary special on Tuesday, Nov. 11.
“It feels really good,” Bergeron said Tuesday on Good Morning America about his return. “I’m really looking forward to it.” After hosting DWTS since its launch in 2005, Bergeron exited in 2020 after being publicly critical of the show’s choice to cast then-President Donald Trump’s White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer in Season 28.
He told DWTS alum Cheryl Burke on her podcast at the time that he sat down with showrunners in 2019 and discussed potential contestants for the upcoming 28th season. At that time, he and showrunners agreed that the show would be a “wonderful escape from that divisiveness” of the 2020 election cycle. “In the summer of 2019, I had two lunches—one with that showrunner person and another one with his boss,” Bergeron recalled. “I said, ‘Well look, 2019 is the threshold to an election year in America, we are a very divided country. Just nobody, of any party, don’t go there—just make us the wonderful escape from all that divisiveness for two hours a week.”
“And then a few weeks later, I get a phone call,” he continued. “And they run down the list of who is going to be on the show, and this former showrunner says to me, ‘You might want to sit down for this last one.’ And then they told me who it was, the former press guy for Trump. I said, ‘Guys, this is exactly what we said we wouldn’t do. Don’t go there. This is not the right time, play to our strengths, be the show that gives people a break from all this bulls–t.”
“And that really pissed me off,” Bergeron noted, saying it was this move that led him to releasing his 2019 statement criticizing Spicer’s casting. “So I wrote the statement that I wrote, that did not name anybody, that did not name a political party,” he said. “It merely said, ‘I was told certain things when I was asked my opinion, they agreed, and now they’ve thrown a curveball.’ I even went so far as to say it’s their right to do that. They’re the producers of the show, if that’s what they want to do they are entitled to do that. We will have to agree to disagree.”
“So at that moment, I knew this is probably my last season, because of that one betrayal.” Bergeron offered to “take the season off”. Producers responded by offering to let him out of his contract.
Co-host Erin Andrews also departed the show after that season, and Tyra Banks followed as the next hos
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Remember that Dave & Busters game show idea a viewer submitted. Well, here's a follow along from that same viewer.
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2 of your favorite games would have a memorial day makeover. But how? We'll have all that and the craic.....ahead.
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Amy: Some members of our viewing audience will receive......
Cici's Pizza. Here's a public safety film from the president of the company.
Just so to make it clear, if you've got a $2.99 buffet reward, use it now, don't abuse it, okay? Now back to PK.
Me: I thank you amy and if you're a queen and this week is your birthday week, I'll let my girl Anna Demis play something for you.
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Happy birthday you queen. Dairy Queen is on you.
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Just more than a month until the 9th annual Game Show Live! honors ceremony and our musical director who has been there since the very beginning, Robyn Cage has this sad.....message.
Hi friends! Many of you have been asking if I’m planning to tour with Brit Floyd next year, and as of right now, unfortunately, I’m not. Touring with BF has been an absolute blast and a dream come true, but I have several other projects I’m developing right now that are demanding my full attention. Tour is all-consuming and, while on the road, I just haven’t had the bandwidth to devote time and energy to my own creative ventures.
Also, I have to admit, I’m heartbroken by the recent departures from the band. I can’t imagine BF without Eva, Gen, Edo, Ryan, and Matt (plus a whole slew of my friends in the crew who have also left). Perhaps I’ll rejoin BF in the future, but for now, a very difficult decision has been made somewhat easier.
Regardless, I’m incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to share the stage with such phenomenal musicians, and to share a bus with some of my favorite humans. I wish the band enormous success over the next year, and I’ll be cheering them along from the sidelines! 🙏🎶❤️ Shine on!!✨💎✨
That means she's got some writing, composing and making more music videos next year. When's her holiday livestream next month?
FOX today announced its Winter 2026 premiere dates, unleashing an ambitious lineup that blends powerfully gripping new dramas, extreme unscripted adventures, and comedies bursting with high-stakes hilarity. From heart and humor to heart-pounding storytelling in all-new series Best Medicine and Memory of a Killer, to the daring, reimagined Fear Factor: House of Fear, FOX delivers a bold mix of tension, comicality, and humanity. Returning favorites Doc, Animal Control, Going Dutch, The Masked Singer, Extracted, Next Level Chef, Family Guy and American Dad! round out a schedule packed with energy, emotion and attitude across every genre.
The Winter schedule begins Tuesday, Jan. 6 with the series premiere of FOX's new wholly owned series Best Medicine (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), starring Josh Charles, Abigail Spencer, Josh Segarra and Annie Potts followed by all new episodes of hit medical drama Doc (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) starring Molly Parker and Felicity Huffman and featuring the return of fan favorite Scott Wolf.
The following night, Wednesday, Jan. 7 marks the much-anticipated return of The Masked Singer in a special two-hour Season 14 premiere featuring a double unmasking (8:00-10:00PM ET/PT). One week later on Wednesday, Jan. 14, The Masked Singer will move to its regular time-period (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) ahead of the series premiere of Fear Factor: House of Fear (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) hosted by Johnny Knoxville.
Following a new episode of Hell's Kitchen (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), live-action comedies return starting Thursday, Jan. 15 with the Season 4 premiere of Animal Control, starring Joel McHale (9:00-9:30PM ET/PT) and the Season 2 premiere of Going Dutch, starring Denis Leary (9:30-10:00PM ET/PT). Hell's Kitchen will have its season 24 finale on Thursday, Jan. 22 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Beginning Thursday, Jan. 29, Next Level Chef will have its season 5 premiere (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT).
Extreme survival series Extracted launches Monday, Jan. 26, (8:00-9:00PM ET/PT) leading into the series premiere of powerful new dramatic thriller Memory of a Killer (9:00-10:00PM ET/PT), featuring Patrick Dempsey's return to broadcast television alongside Michael Imperioli and Gina Torres. The Simpsons will celebrate its landmark 800th episode on Sunday, Feb. 15 (8:00-8:30PM ET/PT), followed by its season finale episode (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) and Family Guy will have its Season 24 premiere and 450th episode airing later that evening (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT). Beginning Sunday, Feb. 22, Family Guy will air new episodes (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT and 9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Seth MacFarlane's American Dad! returns to FOX and the iconic "Animation Domination" lineup with its Season 20 premiere (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT).
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CBS and Sony Pictures Television have settled their differences when it comes to Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune.
The two companies, who have spent the last year in a battle over the syndicated distribution rights to the two daytime game shows, have reached an agreement.
In February, Sony informed CBS Media Ventures that it was taking over global distribution to the two shows, a move that the Paramount-owned company claimed was “false”.
This came after Sony filed a breach of contract suit last year. Sony had accused CBS of licensing the shows at “below market” rates, “failed to maximize advertising revenue” and “undercut” the shows through “self-preferencing.”
In April, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge granted a preliminary injunction to Sony Pictures Television in the case, effectively denying CBS’ bid to block the former from distributing the high-profile shows. In May, CBS gained the rights back until the case was over.
In June, Sony struck a number of multi-year streaming deals for the shows with Peacock and Hulu that allows both shows to stream the day after their linear airing. Keith LeGoy, Chairman, Sony Pictures Television, said that these streaming rights were “completely separate” to its syndicated deals.
Now, the two companies have come to an “amicable resolution” and agreed that CBS will remain the exclusive domestic distributor of the shows in syndication and continue to deliver the shows through the 2027/2028 season. After this, Sony Pictures Television will become the exclusive domestic distributor of the shows. CBS will also expand its role and exclusively lead all advertising sales through the 2029/2030 season. However, the marketing, promotions and affiliate relations for the shows will transition to Sony at the end of the 2025/2026 season and Sony will continue to manage brand integrations with international distribution rights to the shows moving to Sony from December 1, 2025.
In a joint statement, Sony Pictures Television and CBS Media Ventures added, “We have reached an amicable resolution regarding the syndicated distribution of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune. We look forward to working together to continue bringing these beloved shows to audiences and stations around the world.”
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CBS and The Price is Right are paying tribute to American vets and active-duty service members. On Tuesday, Nov. 11, TPIR will have a special Veteran's Day episode, saluting and honoring enlisted and retired military members in the audience, who will compete for prizes.
Contestants will face off to win new cars, luxury trips, and a chance to win up to $20,000 and more. Actors Austin Stowell and Mariel Molino from NCIS: Origins will make an appearance during a specially-themed showcase based on their show, where contestants compete for a tech package, a Jeep Compass Sport 4x4, and a visit to the show's set.
Later, during CBS's primetime lineup, viewers will be treated to a special NCIS and NCIS: Origins crossover event. It all starts at 8 PM EST, with NCIS: Origins airing first, followed by NCIS.
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The trailer for "Love Is Blind: Italy", the Italian adaptation of the hit series Love Is Blind, produced by Banijay Italia, is now available. The show will be available only on Netflix starting December 1.
The trailer reveals the first images of the protagonists taking part in the experiment, teasing emotions, encounters and the first sparks that will light up the dating show. Hosting "Love Is Blind: Italy" are Benedetta Parodi and Fabio Caressa, ready to lead this emotional journey in search of true love, guiding the participants as they choose someone to marry without ever having met in person.
The series will be divided into three parts for a total of 10 episodes:
- Monday, December 1: the first four episodes will be available, where participants begin to get to know each other inside the pods, leading up to the marriage proposals.
- Monday, December 8: episodes 5-8 will be released, following the couples as they experience daily life together up to the altar.
- Monday, December 15: episode 9 will be released, and on Friday, December 19, the reunion episode will reveal what happened to the couples months later.
Love Is Blind: Italy represents a true social experiment, a less conventional approach to modern dating, in which a group of singles, eager to be loved for who they truly are, will have the chance to find their soulmate without the distractions of the outside world and choose someone to marry without ever seeing them. After meeting and getting engaged, the couples will explore their relationships in everyday life: work, friends, and family. Will reality and outside influences pull them apart or when the wedding day arrives, will they marry the person they fell in love with blindly?
The Italian adaptation, directed by Angelo Poli, is written by Magda Geronimo, Valentina Massouda, and Antonio Vicaretti.
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Golf Channel has announced the full team rosters for the upcoming Optum Golf Channel Games, the new, rapid-fire golf competition featuring Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler airing live in primetime on Golf Channel and USA Network on Wednesday, December 17, at Trump National Golf Club Jupiter, in Jupiter, Fla.
Team Rory will include 2019 Open Champion Shane Lowry, two-time European Ryder Cup winning captain and former World No. 1 Luke Donald, and DP World Tour winner Haotong Li.
Team Scottie will feature 2011 PGA Champion and 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley, five-time PGA TOUR winner Sam Burns, and former World No. 1 amateur and PGA TOUR rising rookie Luke Clanton.
McIlroy and Scheffler will compete head-to-head and captain two teams of world-class players at the Optum Golf Channel Games in timed and strategy-focused challenges under the pressure of the clock and the primetime lights.
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Minutes from the mall, we get this.....
Do you think shopping should be considered an Olympic sport? Bargain hunt like it's a full-time job? Is retail therapy your form of ... actual therapy?
Then get ready for the shopping spree of a lifetime, because the new series Win the Mall (W/T) is the ultimate fantasy retail experience. This high-stakes competition transforms a classic American shopping mall into a thrilling game of strategy and unexpected twists. Over eight episodes, 10 teams of expert shoppers face off against each other as they attempt to gain control of storefronts, increase their spending power, and outmaneuver their rivals.
"This show is for anyone who ever dreamed of what it would be like to call a shopping mall your home. The deal seekers, the fashionistas, the savvy shoppers who can spot a knock-off from a mile away," says Jimmy Fox, executive producer and EVP, Head of Unscripted Development & and Sales at Fremantle, which produces the series. "You go to a mall for two reasons: to shop and to socialize. You'll have to excel at both in order to Win the Mall."
The series is the latest addition to Netflix's growing slate of competition series, including Million Dollar Secret, Squid Game: The Challenge, and Next Gen Chef, as well as upcoming projects like Physical: 100 USA, Star Search, The Golden Ticket, and the recently announced Clue.
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The MD of Sidemen Entertainment, Victor Bengtsson, has teased a new season of the UK version reality competition Inside. The show is the brainchild of the hugely popular creator collective the Sidemen and recently switched from YouTube, with UK and U.S. versions rolling out instead on Netflix.
“My hope is that we’re releasing the next season in the UK in early to late spring next year,” Bengtsson said at the Digital Content Forum in London today. “We are in conversations, let’s say that we’re in a good place. We also want it to feel fresh and new, so there are things that we want to do to it.”
The Big Brother-esque series Inside corralls a group of influencers into a locked house for seven days as they battle it out in ludicrous challenges while a £1M ($1.34M) prize fund dissipates. Sidemen Entertainment handles the business side of the creative’s prolific outfit and Bengtsson talked about the move from creating for YouTube to producing for Netflix. We analyzed the ratings earlier this year.
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Alan Carr's Picture Slam is back for a third season on BBC One, kicking things off in just a couple of weeks.
Following his fan-favourite turn on The Celebrity Traitors, Alan Carr has been all anyone can talk about – especially whether or not he can walk away from the game as a winning Traitor. With just a few days to go before his Celebrity Traitors fate is revealed, fans have plenty more to look forward to, as his addictive quiz show is returning.
Alan Carr's Picture Slam will be back on Saturday 15th November at 5:40pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
The series was renewed for a third outing earlier this year, and sees host Carr test contestants' knowledge in a number of fast-paced rounds as they try to identify as many pictures as they can to be in with a chance of winning the £100,000 jackpot.
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Time for a Mistplay game break. Ready for a question?
Find out after we give you this.....Lyme hack.
90 seconds to talk about Tic Tac and Bingo Blitz getting out game Show network soon starting from........................
Tic Tac dough was the return of a classic franchise and Bingo Blitz brought a hit bingo app to life. Unfortunately, they suffered the 6 pm slot because everyone watched the local news and wheel or ET or something else. The virtual CGI sets makes it eye popping but in reality it's done in a small set. What didn't work was because Tic Tac messed game Show network up. No building pot, no returning champions and no iconic pick the box before the dragon round because the dragon is the enemy that loses a player's turn, erases 5 seconds in half a second and blocks the path out of people who keep them from winning $10,000. Bingo Blitz was a reimagining of the app but it has 4 choices and a clue with some special spaces but GSN is GSN. The Wall and The Chase are ready to get them out next week. The 4 central time slot would've worked out well. What should've worked also was because they should've raised the prizes on up. I guess tic tac and bingo blitz are one season wonders and if you think tic tac effed GSN up, look at the classic episodes on YouTube with the winker and see why it's classic not modern.
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