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American digital cable and satellite television aqueduct

Tv set channel

Game Show Network

Country	United States
Broadcast area	United States Canada
Headquarters	Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Programming
Linguistic communication(s)	English
Picture format	1080i (HDTV) (HD feed downgraded to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Buying
Possessor	Sony Pictures Television
Parent	Game Show Network, LLC
Sis channels	Cinematics Sony Television set GetTV Sony Motion-picture show Channel
History
Launched	Dec i, 1994; 27 years ago  (1994-12-01)
Sometime names	GSN (2004–2018)
Links
Website	world wide web.gameshownetwork.com

Game Bear witness Network
(likewise known as
GSN) is an American basic cable channel owned by Sony Pictures Television.^[ane]
The aqueduct’s programming is primarily dedicated to game shows, including reruns of acquired game shows, along with new, beginning-run original and revived game shows. The network has also previously aired reality competition serial and televised poker.

As of Oct 2019, Game Show Network claimed that it was available to “nearly 75 million” households in America, primarily through traditional cable and satellite services.^[2]
The network and its original programming are too available on streaming and Internet television services, including Philo, fuboTV, Sling TV, Plex, and Pluto Idiot box.^[3]

History

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1994–2004: As “Game Show Network”

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On May seven, 1992, Sony Pictures Entertainment joined forces with the United Video Satellite Grouping to launch the Game Prove Channel, which was gear up to brainstorm in 1993. The announcement of the channel was made past SPE president Mel Harris.^[4]

On December 2, 1992, Sony Pictures Entertainment made a bargain to acquire the Barry & Enright game show library, and in a separate deal, struck a 10-year licensing agreement for the rights to the Mark Goodson game show library of more than 20,000 episodes including amid others,
What’s My Line?,
Family Feud, and
To Tell the Truth. Upon the deal, Sony said it would sell an equity pale in the network to Marker Goodson Productions, including the production of new original series by Jonathan Goodson Productions.^[5]
Both deals were completed on December vii, 1992, eleven days before Mark Goodson’s expiry.^[6]
On June 6, 1994, Mark Goodson Productions pulled out of the venture.^[7]
GSN’south launch time was intended to be at 10:00 p.m. ET, but at the fourth dimension, it was pushed back to vii:00 p.m. ET.

Game Show Network launched at 7:00 p.m. on December 1, 1994.^[8]
The showtime aired game prove to be on GSN was
What’s My Line?.^[9]
By the launch engagement, the network had secured rights to over 40,000 episodes from the libraries of several game show production companies and corporate parent Sony. The initial lineup was exclusively acquired programming such every bit
Friction match Game,
Family Feud,
Newlywed Game,
Jeopardy!, and
Cycle of Fortune. The network eventually began producing original game shows such every bit
Lingo,
Burt Luddin’s Love Cafe,
Whammy!,
Inquizition, and
Farthermost Gong.^[10]

In 2001, a massive change in both leadership and programming at the network took place when Liberty Media acquired a 50% stake. Both president Michael Fleming and vice president Jake Tauber departed, and former ABC Family unit/Fox Family unit Aqueduct president Rich Cronin was hired to caput the network.^[eleven]

2004–2018: As “GSN”

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On March 15, 2004, Game Show Network began using the abbreviation “GSN” and introduced the tagline “The Network for Games.” GSN began expanding its programming to include reality television games and various competition-based programs.^{[12]
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GSN would too air reruns of reality competitions (for example,
Spy TV
and
The Mole).^[15]
Along with its new format, GSN would keep to produce traditional game shows, including new seasons of
Lingo
and a revival of
Chain Reaction.^{[sixteen]
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David Goldhill succeeded Rich Cronin as GSN president on August 1, 2007.^[18]
A high definition simulcast feed of the network was launched on September 15, 2010.^[19]

Some notable acquisitions for the network included
Who Wants to Exist a Millionaire
^[twenty]
and the Steve Harvey-hosted
Family Feud,^[21]
both of which would headline the network’southward prime fourth dimension lineup. Notable original game shows produced during this time were
Catch 21
(which would be revived in 2018),
Baggage
(hosted by Jerry Springer), the first U.South. incarnation of
The Chase,^{[22]
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American Bible Claiming
(the premiere of which drew an audience of about two million viewers),^[25]
and
Skin Wars
(which would later move to Syfy).^[26]
The network produced interactive program blocks, such as
GSN Alive
and
Playmania.^[27]
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In March 2011, DirecTV (which by this point had taken over Liberty Media’due south then-65% stake in the network) sold a 5% pale in the network back to Sony Pictures Entertainment. Although DirecTV nominally remained the majority owner, it had ceded control of the network to Sony, and had the right to force Sony to increase its stake in GSN to 58%.^[29]
On November 8, 2012, DirecTV sold an 18% interest in GSN to Sony.^[30]
GSN partnered with Vubiquity to launch “GSN On Demand” on August 15, 2013.^[31]

2018–present: Return to “Game Prove Network”

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In April 2017, David Goldhill stepped down after nigh ten years as GSN president, the longest tenure for any president to date. He was succeeded by Mark Feldman in August 2017.^[32]
Later that year, the network would begin to refer to itself in promos by its full name.^[33]
By 2018, the network’s programming returned to focus on traditional game bear witness formats, culminating in a rebranding that restored the network’south full name.^[34]

The network’south daily schedule would consist about entirely of original programming, including new shows similar
America Says,
Mutual Cognition, and
People Puzzler.^[35]
In Apr 2020, Game Show Network re-introduced
Principal Minds, a retool of an earlier original show called
Best Always Trivia Show
featuring
Jeopardy!
champion Ken Jennings, and now hosted by the returning Brooke Burns of the GSN version of
The Chase.^[36]

DirecTV’south pale in Game Show Network would motion to AT&T when information technology caused the service in 2015.^[37]
On November 18, 2019, it was announced that Sony had acquired AT&T’s 42% stake and thus resumed total ownership of GSN.^[38]
A list of 2020 Nielsen ratings published past
Variety
indicated that Game Bear witness Network averaged 432,000 viewers in prime time, upwardly 6% from the 2019 average.^[39]

In Dec 2021, Mark Feldman resigned after four years every bit Game Show Network president, to join the video game firm Scopely amid the gaming unit auction from Sony. He was succeeded by John Zaccario, who took over the duties.^[40]

In September 2022, Game Evidence Network was removed from Dish Network and Sling Tv set lineups, afterward their failed to reach a renewal understanding.^[41]

Programming

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Electric current original programming, as of August 2022, includes
Primary Minds,
America Says,
Tug of Words,
People Puzzler
and
Chain Reaction. Other shows airing on the network include
Catch 21,
Friction match Game,
Family Feud,
Deal or No Deal,
25 Words or Less,
Funny Yous Should Ask,
Cash Cab, and the 2016 version of The $100,000 Pyramid.^[42]
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Syndication and digital streaming

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GSN began syndicating some of its original programming to other channels in the early 2010s. On June 24, 2013, the channel entered into an agreement with Bounciness Goggle box, giving it the broadcast rights to
The Newlywed Game,
Grab 21, and
The American Bible Challenge.^[44]
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The American Bible Challenge
aired in reruns on Upwardly in fall 2013 and again in spring 2015.
Drew Carey’s Improv-A-Ganza
aired on Laff in 2015.^[46]
Reruns of
America Says
aired in syndication during the 2019–20 season.^[47]

In March 2020, the network launched Game Show Fundamental, a digital streaming channel dissemination archived original programming. The network is currently available on Samsung and Vizio smart goggle box sets and Paramount Global-owned AVOD platform Pluto Tv set (which as well carries rival network Buzzr). Game Show Key features both current GSN originals similar
America Says
and older shows such as
Cram,
Friend or Foe?,
Minute To Win Information technology, and
Baggage.^[48]
The Roku Channel picked up the service (with a somewhat different schedule and roster of shows compared to the Pluto Boob tube stream) after in 2020.^[49]
The service was made bachelor globally via Plex in late July 2020.^[50]

Online gaming

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In 2007, Liberty Media caused the Toronto-based FUN Technologies, operator of the popular online tournament coincidental game website WorldWinner. Following the acquisition, Freedom began to extend the GSN brand into online gaming by re-branding WorldWinner every bit a GSN service.^[51]
GSN also launched a social gaming app on Facebook, now known as GSN Casino, featuring skill and casino games along with competitive tournaments. By October 2010, GSN Casino had over eight one thousand thousand active users. GSN also adult a
Bicycle of Fortune
app for Facebook, released in 2010.^[52]

GSN as well published GSN Casino mobile apps, featuring various slot machine and bingo games in 2013,
GSN Casino
was the 10th highest-grossing app for iPad on the App Shop. In January 2014, GSN acquired Bitrhymes Inc., developers of the social and mobile games
Bingo Bash
and
Slots Bash, for an undisclosed corporeality. GSN had sued Bitrhymes in November 2013 following its prior offer to larn the company, arguing that it had attempted to back out of its offering and accept a different ane during GSN’s exclusive negotiation flow.^[53]
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In November 2014, the network announced that a show based on
Bingo Fustigate
was in evolution for Game Show Network’s 2015 slate of original programming.^[55]

In October 2021, Sony sold the GSN Games subsidiary to mobile game programmer Scopely in a $ane billion cash and stock deal. Sony will have a minority pale in Scopely.^[56]
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Meet as well

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• Buzzr⁣ – a digital multicast network showcasing vintage game shows.
• Challenge⁣ – a British channel devoted to ambulation game shows and competition-based programs.
• GameTV⁣ – a Canadian channel that airs game shows and full general entertainment programming.
• Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids⁣ – a at present-defunct aqueduct that aired Nickelodeon-produced game shows.
• Questions and Answers⁣ – a Russian channel devoted to game shows.
• The Game Aqueduct⁣ – a Philippine aqueduct focused on family game shows and reality shows.

References

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External links

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• 
  Official website