Tonight on ABC, the network’s beloved Summer Fun & Games returns with the third season premiere of Press Your Luck and the fifth season premiere of The $100,000 Pyramid kicking things off for the lineup. On tonight’s edition of Press Your Luck, host Elizabeth Banks returns with a big board filled with amazing and unique…
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The Joke’s On You: A Look Back at April Fool’s Pranks on Game Shows
Around this time of year, many game shows mark the annual “holiday” by airing a special April Fool’s episode filled with zany and backwards stunts in an attempt to “fool” the audience such as swapping hosts and making ridiculous changes to the set. This year, The Price Is Right continues the Day of Fool’s tradition…
Happy Birthday To The Whammy!: Highlights of "Whammy! The All New Press Your Luck"
Ten years (and four days ago) on April 15, 2002, GSN revived the cult classic 1980’s game show Press Your Luck with the premiere of Whammy! The All New Press Your Luck. Almost a year after GSN picked up Press Your Luck for reruns for the very first time, GSN decided to put a new…
Leaving So Soon? But You Just Got Here!: Wrongfully Cancelled Game Shows
On August 5, 2011, LATimes.com confirmed the cancellation of FOX’s Million Dollar Money Drop and I was surprised to see the U.S. adaptation of the hit U.K. series leave so soon. This news inspired me to dedicate this week’s article to game shows that were wrongfully cancelled sooner than they should have been.
