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The 60 Greatest Game Shows of All Time

Long before Jeff Probst snuffed out his first torch on Survivor, the viewing tribe had spoken: We love watching the game shows people play. This is the original reality TV — average Joes and Janes trying to outwit, outplay and outlast their competitors. So, excluding the bug-eating mutations of the post-Richard Hatch era, here are the top 60 shows that truly got game...  read full article

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Ken Jennings talks about the events that turned him into a game show champion.

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Ken Jennings talks about the events that turned him into a game show champion.

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The 60 Greatest Game Shows of All Time

Long before Jeff Probst snuffed out his first torch on Survivor, the viewing tribe had spoken: We love watching the game shows people play. This is the original reality TV — average Joes and Janes trying to outwit, outplay and outlast their competitors. So, excluding the bug-eating mutations of the post-Richard Hatch era, here are the top 60 shows that truly got game... read more

Keck's Exclusives: Alex Trebek on Retiring from Jeopardy and His Possible Successor

Jeopardy! 's Alex Trebek, who has been hosting the top-rated quiz show since 1984, has confirmed to me that he does not expect to continue with the show beyond 2016.

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Are Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin Pairing Up for a New CNN Show?

Every day might be New Year's Eve pretty soon at CNN.

Deadline reports that Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin, who co-host the network's New Year's Eve coverage every year, filmed a... read more

Report: Jeopardy! Eyes Matt Lauer, Brian Williams to Replace Alex Trebek

As Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek continues mulling retirement, the syndicated game show is weighing its options regarding its nest host. And according to The New York Post, the current frontrunner is... Today show anchor Matt Lauer. read more

SNL Announcer Don Pardo Misses Show Due to Broken Hip

Those listening closely to the most recent episode of Saturday Night Live noticed a big omission from the NBC late-night telecast — announcer Don Pardo!

The announcer, who has been with the show since its inception in 1975, missed Saturday's show after recently suffering a... read more

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Premiered: 1974, on Syndicated
Rating: TV-G
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Premise: The classic thinking person's answer-and-question quiz, developed by Merv Griffin, first aired as an NBC daytime series in the 1960s, but its popularity really boomed in early-evening first-run syndication. `Jeopardy!' has also spawned offshoots, including the limited-run 1990 ABC series `Super Jeopardy!' (which featured champions from the syndicated show), and VH1's 1998 `Rock 'n' Roll Jeopardy!' (hosted by Jeff Probst).

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