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“Quiz show” redirects here. For other uses, see Quiz show (disambiguation).
For the Turkish computer games magazine, see Gameshow (magazine).
A game show involves members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. In some shows contestants compete against other players or another team whilst other shows involve contestants striving alone for a good outcome or high score. Game shows often reward players with prizes such as cash, or holidays and goods and services provided by the show's sponsors. Early television game shows descended from similar programs on broadcast radio.

Game shows around the world

Argentina

  • Buena Fortuna
  • Ta Te Show (Argentine version of Hollywood Squares) (1992-1996)

Australia

Belgium

While Belgium has three main languages, most of their game shows tend to be in Dutch. One notable exception is an adaptation of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire on RTL-TVI, which is a French-language station. There is also a Dutch-language version which airs on VTM.
  • De Canvascrack
  • De Drie Wijzen
  • De IQ Quiz
  • De Pappenheimers
  • Qui Sera Millionaire (French-Belgian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, one of the few game shows in Belgium in French, and not Dutch)
  • Rap Klap (Dutch-Belgian version of Hot Streak/Ruck Zuck)
  • Wie Wordt Miljonair (Dutch-Belgian version of Who Wants to Be A Millionaire)

Brazil

Bulgaria

  • 10/64 - prime-time Q&A, on Kanal 1
  • Bum (show) (Boom) - Q&A, on Evrokom
  • Kosherut (The Hive) - game show, on Msat TV
  • Minuta e mnogo (A Minute Is Too Much) - Q&A show with higher difficulty of the questions, on Kanal 1
  • Sdelka ili ne (Deal or No Deal, literally "Deal or Not") - a version of the successful European game show, on Nova televiziya
  • Koy iska da stani bogat (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire) - a version of the popular Q&A, on Nova televiziya, almost always referred to as just "Stani bogat" by Bulgarians
  • Treska za zlato (GOld Fever) - lotto, on bTV (TV)
  • Vot na doverie (Vote of Confidence) - show that often features celebrities, on bTV (TV)

Canada

Canadian game and quiz shows (at least the English-language ones) have often been aimed towards children and teenagers between the ages of six and 19. A majority of these game shows often run for 30 minutes in each episode.

They are often derived of its formats from game shows that are produced in the United States, having most of them been run on Canadian networks such as CTV, Global and Citytv. One of the only actual English prime time game shows to air on Canadian television is Deal or No Deal Canada.

Although American game and quiz shows are popular in Canada, Canadian residents are not eligible to be contestants on most of them, Jeopardy! being one exception. Unlike in the United States, game show winnings in Canada are not subject to income tax (actually, most countries sans US are not subject to income tax).

There are very few Canadian adaptaions of American, British, and Dutch-originated quiz shows in the English language. Most, like versions of The Price Is Right, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, and Family Feud, are in French. The only known English-language versions of these shows are versions of Deal or No Deal, Supermarket Sweep, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? , and the upcoming Canadian version of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?. There is also a French-language version of Deal or No Deal. Most of the game shows that air in Canada and that are in English are the US game shows.

Czech Republic

  • AZ-kvíz
  • AZ-kvíz Junior

Chile

  • Sábado Gigante
  • El rival más débil (Chilean version of The Weakest Link)
  • Trato Hecho, now ¡Allá Tú! (Deal or no Deal)
  • ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?, now ¿Quién merece ser millonario (Who Wants to be a Millionaire?)
  • Desafío Familiar (Family Feud)
  • ¿Quién soy Yo? (What's My Line?)
  • La Rueda de la Fortuna (Wheel of Fortune)
  • ¿Cuánto vale el show?
  • El Tiempo es Oro
  • Atrévase otra vez
  • Superdupla
  • El Último Pasajero

Finland

Original Finnish ideas
  • Far Out (Game show where two teams did tasks in several European cities. The winner team of the week (voted by the TV audience) got to a different city for the following week, the losers had to come back to Finland)
  • Tuttu juttu (game show full of roses and love about knowing your life partner)
  • Suuri kupla (children's game show about the world of comics)
  • Maailman ympäri (geographical quiz show)
  • SF-Studio (entertaining quiz show about the latest news)
  • Giljotiini (quiz show where you need to know who doesn't know)
  • Reitti 44 (trip around the world in two teams, including tasks)
  • Retsi ja Jykke (quiz show, followed by spin-off shows by the same team, until the death of Jyrki Otila (Jykke))
  • Räsypokka (strip poker show)
Finnish versions of international series
  • Uutisvuoto (Finnish version of Have I Got News for You)
  • Haluatko miljonääriksi? (Finnish version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?)
  • Heikoin Lenkki (Finnish version of The Weakest Link)
  • Greed
  • Mitä Maksaa (Finnish version of The Price is Right)
  • Voitto kotiin (Finnish version of Family Feud)
  • Onnenpyörä (Finnish version of Wheel of Fortune)
  • Napakymppi (Finnish version of The Dating Game, not considered officially as the same program in the first years of the show, but eventually the producers admitted the resemblance)
  • Tuntemattomat (Finnish version of Identity, coming in 2008)

France

Germany

Iceland

India

Indonesia

  • Serbuuu!
  • Deal Or No Deal Indonesia
  • Super Deal 2 Milyar
  • Who Wants to be a Milllionaire?
  • Fear Factor Indonesia
  • Sirkus-Sirkus
  • Super Rejeki 1 Milyar
  • Super Milyarder 3 Milyar
  • Siapa Berani ?
  • Komunikata
  • Matematika Mania Game Show
  • The Scholar Indonesia
  • Selebriti Instan
  • Gong Show (Indonesian Version)
  • Funtastic (Indonesian Version)
  • 30 Detik Jadi Bintang
  • Trio Penjelajah Dunia Game Show
  • Warisan

Ireland

Israel

Japan

Mexico

  • 100 Mexicanos Dijeron (Mexican version of Family Feud) (2001-2005)
  • Atínale al Precio (Mexican version of The Price Is Right) (1997-2001)
  • ¡Buenas Tardes! (2006-present)
  • Espacio en Blanco
  • En Familia con Chabelo
  • Factor Miedo (Mexican version of Fear Factor)
  • Jeopardy!
  • Picardía Mexicána
  • El Rival Más Débil (Mexican version of The Weakest Link)
  • Sexos en Guerra
  • La Rueda De La Fortuna (Mexican version of Wheel of Fortune)
  • La Silla
  • Vas O No Vas (Mexican version of Deal or No Deal) (2004-2006)

Panama

Philippines

ABS CBN

GMA

ABC

Q (Quality Television)

  • Now Na!

IBC

RPN

Studio 23

  • Kabarkada Break the Bank

Poland

Portugal

  • A ganhar é que a gente se entende ()
  • Lingo ()
  • O Preço Certo (Portuguese version of The Price Is Right)
  • Quem Quer Ganha ()
  • Sabe mais do Que Um Miúdo de 10 Anos? (Portuguese version of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?)
  • Toca a Ganhar ()
  • Quando o Telefone Toca(Portuguese version of Quizmania) ()

Puerto Rico

  • A Millon
  • A Toda Maquina
  • Control Remoto (Puerto Rican version of MTV's Remote Control)
  • Sabado en Grande
  • Super Sabado

Russia

Russian quiz, game & dating shows

  • Alfavit
  • Allo, TV!
  • Faktor Strakha (Russian version of Fear Factor)
  • Koleso Istorii
  • Kto Khochet Stat' Millionerom? (Russian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?)
  • Lyubov' s Pervogo Vzglyada (Russian version of The Dating Game)
  • Lzhec
  • Narod Protiv
  • O, Schaslivchik! (First Russian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?)
  • Papa, Mama, Ya
  • Pole Chudes (Russian version of Wheel of Fortune)
  • Piramida (Russian version of Pyramid)
  • Russkaya Ruletka (Russian version of Russian Roulette)
  • Samyj Umnyj
  • Sdelka!
  • Shestoye Chuvstvo
  • Slaboye Zveno (Russian version of The Weakest Link)
  • Stavka
  • Sto k Odnomu
  • Svoya Igra (Russian version of Jeopardy!)
  • Tsena Udachi
  • Ugaday Melodiyu (Russian version of Name That Tune)
  • V Temnote
  • Vremya - Den'gi!
  • Za Sem'yu Pechatyami

Russian reality shows

  • 12 Negrityat
  • Bol'shoj Brat (Russian version of Big Brother)
  • Dom
  • Fabrika Zvyozd (or "Star Factory")
  • Golod
  • Kandidat (Russian version of The Apprentice)
  • Klub Byvshikh Zhen
  • Narodnyj Artist(Russian version of American idol)
  • Nastoyaschij Muzhchina
  • Posledniy Geroy (Russian version of Survivor)
  • Sem' Pod Solncem
  • Serdce Afriki (Another version of Survivor)
  • Vozmozhnosti Plasticheskoj Khirurgii

Serbia

South Africa

Spain

  • El gran juego de la oca (The Big Goose Game - 1993-1995, 1998)
  • El Precio Justo
  • El Rescate Del Talisman
  • La Ruleta de la Suerte (Spanish version of Wheel of Fortune)
  • Decision Final (Spanish version of Russian Roulette)
  • Waku Waku (TV show)
  • Un Dos Tres
  • Alta Tension (Spanish version of Wipeout)

Thailand

  • Fan Pan Tae (Channel 5) (September 1st, 2000 - Present)
  • Tod Sa Gun Game(or Who's that) (Channel 9) (April 1st, 2003 - Present)
  • Ching Roi Ching Lan (Channel 7) (1990 - Present)
  • Black Box (Channel 3) (January 1st, 2005 - Present)
  • Game Jarachon (Channel 5) (April 1998 - March 2005)
  • One Night Genius (Channel 3) (July 3rd, 2006 - Present)
  • Khun Jum Nean (Channel 5) (October 4th, 2003 - December 24th, 2004)
  • Stop Time (Channel 5) (October 2nd, 2001 - January 11th, 2003)
  • Game Zone (Channel 9) (1997 - September 28th, 2002)
  • Game Settee (Channel ITV) (March 4th, 2000 - Present)
  • Game Wat Doung (Channel 5) (2001 - Present)
  • Ma Tam Nat (Channel 3) (1984 - 1995)
  • 4 tor 4 Family Game (Channel 3) (2001 - 2007)
  • 07 Show (Channel 7) (? - Present)
  • Kamchad Jud Orn(orThe Weakest Link) (Channel 3) (February 7th, 2002 - December 26th, 2002)
  • Deal or no Deal (Channel 3) (2005)
  • Pick Lock (Channel 3) (1987 - 1990)

United Kingdom

United States

Venezuela

  • Guerra De Los Sexos (2000-2007)
  • Mega Match (1996-present)
  • ¿Qué Dice La Gente? (Venezuelan version of Family Feud)

See also

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Quiz show may refer to:
  • Game show, a type of televised contest
  • Quiz show scandals, impropriety in U.S. game shows in the 1950s
  • Quiz Show, a 1994 film based on one such scandal

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celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention. The word stems from the Latin verb "celebrere" but they may not become a celebrity unless public and mass media interest is peaked.
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game is a structured or semi-structured , usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes also used as an educational tool. (The term "game" is also used to describe simulation of various activities e.g., for the purposes of training, analysis or prediction, etc.
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Radio is the wireless transmission of signals, by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space.
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Buena Fortuna (Good Fortune) was a popular but short-lived Argentine television game show hosted by Julián Weich.

History

"Buena Fortuna" was first televised on May 15, 2005 by Telefe.
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Game show titles listed in bold indicate game shows which have not been axed.
  • 1 vs. 100 (Nine Network - 2007)
  • A Question Of Sport (Network Ten - 1995-1996)
  • AFL Lovematch (Fox 8 - 2004-?)
  • All About Faces

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The abbreviation VTM (or VtM) may refer to::
  • , a popular role-playing game
  • Video Training Module, a video produced by 3D Buzz for the purpose of education in a variety of different computer-related media including CG software such as Maya, 3ds Max, and

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Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak was an ABC game show that aired from January 6, 1986 to April 4, 1986. It was produced by Reg Grundy Productions. Its host was UK personality Bruce Forsyth, and was announced by Gene Wood and Marc Summers.
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Ruck Zuck
(2006)

''For the game show of the same name, see Ruck Zuck (Game Show).


Ruck Zuck (which loosely means "right now") is an EP by KMFDM, featuring remixed tracks from their previous full-length release,
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Wheel of Fortune may refer to a popular TV game show:
  • Wheel of Fortune (US game show), the current, syndicated US version.
  • Wheel of Fortune (US daytime game show), the former, daytime US version.

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Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão

Type Broadcast television network
Country  Brazil
Availability    National
Owner Grupo Silvio Santos
Key people Silvio Santos
Launch date August 19, 1981
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a television game show which offers very large cash prizes for correctly answering successive multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The format is owned and licensed by the British production company Celador.
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Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão

Type Broadcast television network
Country  Brazil
Availability    National
Owner Grupo Silvio Santos
Key people Silvio Santos
Launch date August 19, 1981
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Topa ou Não Topa is the Brazilian version of Deal or No Deal, broadcast in Portuguese by SBT. It is hosted by Silvio Santos. There are 26 cases, containing amounts from R$ 0.50 (US$ 0.24) to R$ 1,000,000 (US$ 477,000.00).
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Deal or No Deal is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which (launching the format) was produced by Dutch producer Endemol.

Format

Deal or No Deal
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Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão

Type Broadcast television network
Country  Brazil
Availability    National
Owner Grupo Silvio Santos
Key people Silvio Santos
Launch date August 19, 1981
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Identity is a game show, hosted by Penn Jillette and produced by Reveille where contestants can win money by matching 12 strangers one-by-one to phrases about their identities. The first five episodes debuted on NBC from December 18, 2006 through December 22, 2006.
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Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão

Type Broadcast television network
Country  Brazil
Availability    National
Owner Grupo Silvio Santos
Key people Silvio Santos
Launch date August 19, 1981
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Family Feud is a television game show that pits two families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey-type question posed of 100 people.
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Family Feud is a television game show that pits two families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey-type question posed of 100 people.
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Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão

Type Broadcast television network
Country  Brazil
Availability    National
Owner Grupo Silvio Santos
Key people Silvio Santos
Launch date August 19, 1981
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Rede Globo de Televisão
Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A.

Type Broadcast television network
Country Brazil
Availability    National and International via TV Globo International
Owner Marinho family
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Channel 1 / Канал 1

Type Television station
Country  Bulgaria
Availability    National
Owner BNT (Bulgarian National Television)
Launch date 1959
Website www.bnt.
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Channel 1 / Канал 1

Type Television station
Country  Bulgaria
Availability    National
Owner BNT (Bulgarian National Television)
Launch date 1959
Website www.bnt.
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Sdelka ili ne (Cyrillic: Сделка или не), is the Bulgarian version of Deal or No Deal, which airs on Nova Television.
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