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This week......
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More things to survive
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Carolinas reapers reap chefs....
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and Wordle goes HQ. Kinda.
Let's................ Get................... Lit!
Amy Irons: From around the world....across the country....and in your neighborhoods, NOW......in its 9th 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.
CBS announced today the 10 iconic episodes that will comprise the "Road to 50," a special two-week programming event leading up to the three-hour SURVIVOR 50 milestone premiere on Wednesday, Feb. 25 (8:00-11:00 PM) on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
Beginning Monday, Feb. 9, the Network will present 10 encore episodes from the Emmy-winning series' ground-breaking history showcasing players from the SURVIVOR 50 cast.
The selected episodes included in the "Road to 50" special programming event are:
· Monday, Feb. 9 (8:00-9:00 PM) - SURVIVOR: MICRONESIA: "If It Smells Like a Rat, Give It Cheese" featuring Cirie Fields
· Tuesday, Feb. 10 (8:00-9:00 PM) - SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS: "The Martyr Approach" featuring Benjamin "Coach" Wade
· Wednesday, Feb. 11 (8:00-10:00 PM) - SURVIVOR: HEROES VS. VILLAINS: "Slay Everyone, Trust No One" featuring Cirie Fields, Benjamin "Coach" Wade, Colby Donaldson and Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick
· Thursday, Feb. 12 (8:00-10:00 PM) - SURVIVOR: SOUTH PACIFIC: "Loyalties Will Be Broken" featuring Ozzy Lusth and Benjamin "Coach" Wade
· Friday, Feb. 13 (8:00-9:00 PM) - SURVIVOR: HEROES VS. HEALERS VS. HUSTLERS: "The Survivor Devil" featuring Chrissy Hofbeck
· Monday, Feb. 16 (8:00-9:00 PM) - SURVIVOR: DAVID VS. GOLIATH: "Jackets and Eggs" featuring Angelina Keeley, Christian Hubicki and Mike White
· Tuesday, Feb. 17 (8:00-9:00 PM) - SURVIVOR: EDGE OF EXTINCTION: "Awkward" featuring Rick Devens
· Wednesday, Feb. 18 (8:00-9:30 PM) - SURVIVOR 45: "The Ex-Girlfriend at The Wedding" featuring Dee Valladares
· Thursday, Feb. 19 (8:00-9:30 PM) - SURVIVOR 46: "Hide 'N Seek" featuring Q Burdette, Tiffany Ervin and Charlie Davis
· Friday, Feb. 20 (8:00-9:30 PM) - SURVIVOR 48: "Icarus Time" featuring Kyle Fraser, Kamilla Karthigesu and Joseph "Joe" Hunter
Meanwhile, Survivor fans are getting their first look at how the returning players are divided into tribes.
The stacked lineup, drawn from across the show's 26-year run, arrives in Fiji ready to make franchise history.
Below is a first look at the season 50 tribes, along with a full cast photo capturing the scope of the landmark returnee season.
Cila Tribe ("to shine" in Fijian): Joseph "Joe" Hunter, Savannah Louie, Christian Hubicki, Cirie Fields, Ozzy Lusth, Emily Flippen, Rick Devens and Jenna Lewis-Dougherty
Kalo Tribe ("spirit" in Fijian) Jonathan Young, Dee Valladares, Mike White, Kamilla Karthigesu, Charlie Davis, Tiffany Ervin, Benjamin "Coach" Wade and Chrissy Hofbeck
Vatu Tribe ("rock/stone" in Fijian) Colby Donaldson, Genevieve Mushaluk, Rizo Velovic, Angelina Keeley, Q Burdette, Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick, Kyle Fraser and Aubry Bracco
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Since our trip to Frostbite Forest last week, we didn't do this segment so we're doing our Yay & Yawn of January.
The Yay: Celebrity Name Game and TPiR Carey. 2 great games, 1 connection to a sitcom. How cool is that?
The yawn: Sway. It went from a bunch of games trimmed to just 2 live games. But you can still go head to head in categories. How cool is that?
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Hold on to whatever the heck you're doing.....
After we resume from this break. Top Chef goes southeast so don't slip off. Also , when was the last time you walked around the neighborhood with 2 feet of snow outside?
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Amy: Today's program is sponsored by....The Riley and Kimmy Show.
Before you put on your thinking cap, you have to get with....Pierre Kelly!
Me: Hey fools on a ship, we're back to the whole thing that's Live!
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The biggest snow event possibly in forever gave us cabin fever. Maybe a podcast might solve all this and it's the part I'd like to call itself...............
Podcasts......you should listen to.
Rate, review and tell em Game Show Live! sent you.
Bravo's Emmy, James Beard and Critics Choice Award-winning series "Top Chef" returns Monday, March 9 from 9:00-10:15 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo with host Kristen Kish, head judge Tom Colicchio and perennial judge Gail Simmons as they venture south to the Carolinas. Season 23 will be centered in the emerging and eclectic culinary hub of Charlotte, N.C., with several episodes in Greenville, S.C.
Fans can get a head start on the new season with early access to the premiere episode, available beginning Tuesday, March 3 on Peacock, Bravo's YouTube channel and VOD. Beginning Monday, March 16, the series will move to its regular timeslot at 9:30 p.m. with episodes available the next day on Peacock. All episodes of season 23 will be supersized to 75 minutes.
Produced by Magical Elves, the highly lauded cooking competition series highlights 15 rising star chefs as they put their skills to the ultimate test, competing for the coveted title of "Top Chef." The chefs must showcase their culinary expertise, originality, and endurance as they face off in pressure-filled challenges showcasing the regional history, diverse cultural flavors, and rich agricultural bounty across the Carolinas. For the first time in the show's history, the cheftestants include life partners who co-own and operate a restaurant and a pair of highly competitive identical twin brothers vying for the ultimate title.
The winner will take home the grand prize of $250,000 provided by Graza Olive Oil, a feature in Food & Wine magazine, an appearance at the annual Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, headline their own exclusive dinner at the historic James Beard House in New York and have the opportunity to present at The James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards in Chicago, IL. Along the way, the chefs will have the chance to win immunity, advantages in the competition or cash prizes with more than $150,000 in total up for grabs.
MEET THE CHEFTESTANTS
· Sieger Bayer - Chicago, IL
· Jassi Bindra - Houston, TX
· Sherry Cardoso - Brooklyn, NY
· Brittany Cochran - Charlotte, NC
· Oscar Diaz - Durham, NC
· Brandon Dearden - Hamilton, MT
· Jonathan Dearden - Alexandria, VA
· Duyen Ha - Los Angeles, CA
· Jennifer Lee Jackson - Suttons Bay, MI/Detroit, MI
· Anthony Jones - Alexandria, VA
· Day Anaїs Joseph - Atlanta, GA
· Laurence Louie - Quincy, MA
· Rhoda Magbitang - Kailua-Kona, HI
· Justin Tootla - Suttons Bay, MI/Detroit, MI
· Nana Araba Wilmot - Cherry Hill, NJ
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IGT, a global gaming leader, announces the 30th anniversary of the wildly popular Wheel of Fortune Slots game. Famous for awarding players $1 million-plus life-changing jackpots and the familiar "WHEEL-OF-FORTUNE!" chant that can be heard across a casino floor, Wheel of Fortune Slots is credited for changing the casino experience as the gaming industry's first licensed slots game.
To recognize this monumental milestone, IGT kicked off a multi-month celebration that includes new product launches, coast-to-coast in-casino celebrations, contests run via Instagram and Facebook, slots influencer collaborations, a new creative campaign, a week of integrations to be featured on "Wheel of Fortune," and more.
"For three decades, IGT's Wheel of Fortune Slots have captivated slots players around the world and earned a reputation for delivering world-class entertainment combined with huge jackpots in casinos and online," said Hector Fernandez, IGT Incoming CEO. "Through our relationship with Sony Pictures Television and Carnival Cruise Line®, IGT created a robust campaign for 2026 that honors the legacy of Wheel of Fortune Slots, while rewarding players and delivering value to our customers worldwide."
A highly anticipated element of the campaign is IGT's "Spin and Sail Cruise." Presented in partnership with Carnival Cruise Line, IGT's Spin and Sail Cruise empowers select casinos across the U.S. to reward players with eight-day cruises aboard the Carnival Jubilee®, where travelers will compete in a slot tournament with a $1 million prize pool. Players also have the chance to win a seat aboard the November Spin and Sail Cruise via contests run on the IGT Jackpots Facebook and IGT Gaming North America Instagram pages.
"Our longstanding relationship with IGT has been a remarkable success, and we're thrilled to continue building on that momentum as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of IGT's Wheel of Fortune Slots," said Suzanne Prete, Sony Pictures Television, President, Game Shows. "Much like our Wheel of Fortune game show, IGT's Wheel of Fortune Slots is a category leader that resonates with a wide audience, and we value IGT 's enduring commitment to the franchise.
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Meanwhile in Zanesville......
The pods are back, this time in Ohio, with a brand-new group of singles dating sight unseen. Will they be able to see love from a new perspective? Love is Blind Season 10 premieres February 11, only on Netflix.
Starting February 11, new episodes of Love Is Blind will roll out each Wednesday across 12 episodes, as these singles embark on their journey of romance and self-discovery:
- Week One: Episodes 1-6 | 2/11/2026
- Week Two: Episodes 7-9 | 2/18/2026
- Week Three: Episodes 10-11 | 2/25/2026
- Week Four: Episode 12 | 3/4/2026
Creator Chris Coelen executive produces for Kinetic Content alongside Ally Simpson, Morgan Harris, Eric Detwiler, and Brian Smith.
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The Traitors producer Studio Lambert and John de Mol's Talpa Studios are on the rise.
The pair has teamed to bring psychological quiz format The Golden Elevators to the U.S. and UK after Talpa's creative team developed the show. Talpa has international format rights.
Strengthening the Traitors link, Talpa Studios' Chief Creative Officer Jasper Hoogendoorn is a co-creator of the original Dutch format De Verraders. He worked with Studio Lambert to adapt the format for the BBC in the UK and NBC in the U.S. into what became market-changing remakes.
The Golden Elevators is billed as a "high-stakes" quiz show in which ten contestants begin together in the lobby of a spectacular skyscraper with the aim of reaching the top floor and securing a $100,000 prize. They compete in several rounds of trivia questions where there are only two possible answers, each one linked to a different, iconic elevator. They collectively decide on the answer, with the right one ascending the elevator upwards and the other plunging it down and eliminating all the players in a single swoop.
The format will be made out of Netherlands-based Talpa's international production hub in Belgium, where the likes of The Floor, The Quiz with Balls and Caught in the Middle are made.
"The last time we collaborated with Jasper the result was the U.S. and UK versions of The Traitors, which have been spectacularly successful on both sides of the Atlantic," said Studio Lambert CEO Stephen Lambert. "We think we have lightning in a bottle for the second time with The Golden Elevators, a show that combines the joy of a quiz with a psychological drama of trust and betrayal. We can't wait to find the right home for it in America and Britain."
"This outstanding new format combines quiz and strategy elements with a gripping psychological layer and a strong, simple visual identity," added Hoogendoorn. "Add our hub strategy and the reunion with Stephen and his team, and you're truly aiming for the top. John, Stephen and I all believe in deceptively simple ideas that create genuine psychological depth and global appeal, and this powerful collaboration provides a strong platform to bring the format to the international market."
Hoogendoorn has previously adapted several Studio Lambert formats for the Dutch market, most notably Race Across the World. In January last year, we revealed Hoogendoorn had joined Talpa Studios from IDTV, the Dutch production house that like Studio Lambert is part of All3Media. IDTV had teamed with Pos Film and RTL's creative unit to develop The Traitors.
Last week, Hoogendoorn's Traitors co-creator, Pos, revealed he is working on a secretive reality format titled Project M in an interview with The Telegraph newspaper. In the same article, it was reported The Traitors had been turned down between 30 and 40 times before getting the greenlight at RTL4.
De Mol set up Talpa Studios after leaving his ITV-owned production business Talpa Media in 2019. The company is behind the likes of The Floor, which was remade for Fox in the U.S. and Million Dollar Island, which NBC remade but shelved before its broadcast. Talpa is now working with Fox Entertainment Studios on The House of Hide & Seek, which is set to launch on RTL4 this year.
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ixteen elite pastry chefs push their innovation and execution skills to the limit in the new series The Ultimate Baking Championship, premiering Monday, March 9th at 9pm ET/PT on Food Network and streaming the next day on HBO Max and discovery+.
In each episode, host Jesse Palmer tests the competitors on the core techniques that outstanding pastry chefs must master, from laminated dough and pâte à choux to chocolate work and sugar artistry. Duff Goldman is joined every week on the judging panel by a baking legend to determine who has the skill, vision and endurance to rise above the rest and who will leave the competition. Guest judges include Bryan Ford, Amaury Guichon, Shinmin Li, Jacques Torres, Sherry Yard, Molly Yeh and Zac Young. In the end, only one pastry chef will be named the Ultimate Baking Champion and win the $50,000 grand prize.
"The pastry chefs competing are the best of the best - they are true artists whose desserts are mind-blowingly beautiful and delicious," said Betsy Ayala, Head of Content, Food, Warner Bros. Discovery. "The Ultimate Baking Championship chefs elevate pastry technique and artistry to the highest level we've ever seen."
The competitors are: Julian Belon (Miami, Florida); Florencia Breda (San Luis Obispo, California); Molly Coen (Monterey, California); Rochelle Cooper (Washington DC); Sarah Craichy (Lake Tahoe, Nevada); Adalberto Diaz (Salt Lake City, Utah); Casey Doody (Chicago, Illinois); Arlety Estévez (Atlanta, Georgia); Robert Gonzalez (Boston, Massachusetts); Juan Gutierrez (Chicago, Illinois); Clement Le Deore (San Diego, California); Oralia Perez (Houston, Texas); Lasheeda Perry (Fort Walton Beach, Florida); Cesar Ryan Sajulan (Brooklyn, New York); Christopher Teixeira (Chicago, Illinois) and Steven Weiss (Martinsburg, West Virginia).
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Popular quiz show The Answer Run with Jason Manford, created and made by BBC Studios Entertainment Productions, is to for a third series on BBC One with applications now open.
The innovative program format sees three pairs of contestants battle it out in a fast paced, quick-thinking general knowledge quiz show, where contestants are always one swipe away from banking the cash or crashing out. Families watching at home can also play along and test how they would fair when facing The Run!
In each round of this addictive 50/50 quiz, contestants are given the choice of two possible answers. Questions fly down The Run and players must swipe towards the answer they think is correct. Under time pressure will they make the right decision? Answer categories will range from "Ariana Grande or Taylor Swift" to "Jupiter or Mars" and everything in between. Teams will be eliminated throughout the show, until one pair remains. They will then face The Final Run to attempt to take home all the money they've banked.
The Answer Run is available now on BBC iPlayer and here in the states on the BBC Game Shows Channel.
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The latest game show ratings for the week ending January 4 have seen a change at the top of the chart as Wheel of Fortune has taken a slight lead over the usual frontrunner, Jeopardy!
According to Nielsen ratings, Wheel of Fortune finished No. 2 among syndicated shows (behind only ESPN's NFL coverage), averaging 8,124,000 total viewers for the week of December 29. This was up over a million viewers from the week prior, which averaged 7,061,000 viewers.
The Ryan Seacrest-hosted game show also increased its demo average to 2.51 in the key 18-49 demographic, up from the week prior's 2.19.
In comparison, Jeopardy! averaged 8,009,000 viewers, only 100,000 viewers behind its game show rival. This number was also up on the week prior, which scored 7,193,000 million viewers. The Ken Jennings-fronted show ranked No. 3 among syndicated broadcasts. During the period in question the show was featuring its Second Chance Tournament.
Jeopardy! was also up in the demo compared to the week before. For the week of December 29, the show averaged 2.48 in the 18-49 demo, up from the 2.23 from the previous week. While the numbers have been close for months, this marks only the second time Wheel has topped Jeopardy! in both viewers and demo since the shows kicked off new seasons last September. Jeopardy regularly remained on top throughout the fall, as it did last summer.
However, for the week beginning September 29, Wheel averaged 7,595,000 million viewers and 2.35 in the demo, compared to Jeopardy's 7,513,000 viewers and 2.33 in the demo.
Another game show faring well is the Steve Harvey hosted Family Feud, which finished as the No. 4 syndicated broadcast for the week of December 29 to January 4. The show averaged 7,876 million viewers, only 200,000 viewers away from beating Jeopardy and 300,000 from Wheel.
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And it's time for a Mistplay Game Break. Test your TV trivia with this......
What's the name of Bernie Mac's wife on The Bernie Mac Show?
Figure that one out after this from Alexa Shea.
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Saavy. The app that kickstarted Scott Rogowsky's comeback tour and reminded us of the time that live trivia apps were king and in this review haiku, which we haven't done in forever, this is why we think about it.
https://youtu.be/jqgN1IdNoK4?si=F0P60OECUTIw5VnU
IT'S JUST LIKE WORDLE
SCOTT ROGOWSKY HOSTS IT NOW
WHERE'S SARAH PRIBIS?
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Don't forget to email me at kellypierre8@gmail.com, coppockonsports@yahoo.com, Pierre Kelly on FB and @Johnny_Arcade on X which is formerly Twitter. Also I'm on Snapchat as MisterGSN and Instagram as MrJackbox2. We will return next Wednesday, and until we return, Play on playas.
Amy: Pierre Kelly's wardrobe was dressed by Geek Fuel at geekfuel.com. This is Amy Irons for Game Show Live!, a presentation of Pacific Quay Entertainment, Local Now Productions and Jackbox Media Services which may or may not be reponsible for the litter we made up.
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