Game show
A game show is a type of television program in which members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving problems usually for money and/or prizes. On some shows contestants compete against other players or another team while other shows involve contestants playing alone for a good outcome or a high score. Game shows often reward players with prizes such as cash, trips and goods and services provided by the show's prize suppliers. Many television game shows descended from similar programs on radio. The very first television game show, Spelling Bee, was broadcast in 1938.
See also
Game Show Network (American cable network dedicated to the format)
Challenge (British cable network dedicated to the format)
UKGameshows.com, British website devoted to reviews and descriptions of gameshows
List of game show hosts
List of international game shows
List of television programs
Quiz Bowl
Quiz Show (movie)
Quiz show scandals
Reality show
Translation
The phrase "Game show" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Italian, Norwegian (Bokmål), Portuguese, Simple English.
Translation(s) in other languages: Catalan: Concurs de televisió, Welsh: Sioe gêm, German: Spielshow, Spanish: Concurso de televisión, French: Jeu télévisé, Hebrew: שעשועון טלוויזיה, Malay: Rancangan permainan, Dutch: Spelshow, Japanese: クイズ番組, Polish: Teleturniej, Serbo-Croatian: Televizijska igra, Swedish: Gameshow, Thai: เกมโชว์, Vietnamese: Trò chơi truyền hình.
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