SNEAK PEEK: “Press Your Luck” Returns For Season 3

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…

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…

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.