10Jan2012
CMT Picks Up “The Singing Bee” For Fourth Season; Now Casting
CMT's music based game show The Singing Bee will be returning for a fourth season. The Singing Bee asks contestants to remember lyrics to various songs, with a slight preference towards country music given its network. The show has been on CMT since 2009 and ran one season as an NBC primetime game show previously in 2007. Actress and comedienne Melissa Peterman hosts. The Singing Bee is currently casting contestants for its fourth season. If you live near or are visiting Los Angeles and want to play, click here.
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The Hub Plans a Night of Holiday Game Shows on December 18th
The Hub will be celebrating the season this coming Sunday in our favorite way: with game shows. The Hub has special holiday episodes of Family Game Night, Scrabble Showdown, and The Game of Life this weekend to get you in a festive mood. The Hub provided us with an exclusive preview of the night. Click here to check it out and learn the details about each special show. Which ones are you looking forward to?
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History Picks Up Antiques Game Show “Real Deal”
A new game show based in the world of antiques is coming soon. History has picked up the international format Real Deal for a Winter run. The show mixes the world of antiques with shows like Deal or No Deal. Amateur antique sellers try to test their skills against professional buyers and get the most money they can for their items. Sellers can take a "Deal" and take the cash offered, whether that be a good or bad value for what they were selling, or they can "No Deal" and take the item to auction hoping to earn more than the seller was offering. History has picked up ten half hour episodes which will begin airing Friday, November 25th, at 9:00PM ET. Click here to see a clip of the British version to see what you're in for.
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Fuse Orders New Comedy Game Show From “Funny or Die”
I'm sure many of you have visited the very funny website "Funny or Die" at least once or twice. Fuse is jumping into the game show market with a new project from Funny or Die, started by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. Fuse has ordered the half-hour comedy game show Funny or Die's Billy on the Street, hosted by comedian Billy Eichner. Billy on the Street will debut December 22nd at 11:00PM ET. The series is similar to the former syndicated game show Street Smarts. Contestants are regular people plucked from the streets and will be asked a series of pop culture in a fast paced and funny trivia show format. The show was ordered straight-to-series by Fuse. Funny or Die's Billy on the Street debuts December 22nd at 11:00PM ET on Fuse. Click here to see a preview of what to expect from the new series, courtesy Funny or Die.
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Morning Buzz for October 18, 2011
Good morning, everyone. Here are your morning updates for Tuesday, October 18th, 2011. Stories include the debut date of SPEED's new game show Pumped, casting for a new Discovery show which should interest fans of the old show Junkyard Wars, an HBO dark comedy project centered in the genre, a funny moment from The Chase, some exclusive information we've found out about ABC and ITV's new quiz show The Exit List, and information about a new internet game show. Click here to read about all the stories.
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SyFy Picks Up Comedic Game Show “Total Blackout”
SyFy has announced the pickup of a new half hour game show called Total Blackout. The show, according to SyFy and FremantleMedia, is an international hit already seen in countries like Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, and others. Total Blackout will place its contestants in complete darkness to compete in various challenges. Challenges will play on the conetstants' fears. Contestants will face various surprises without being able to see a thing that's happening in the studio. Jaleel White, who played on the old sitcom Family Matters, will host. Eight half-hour episodes will debut in 2012. Click here to watch a clip of the Danish version and see what to expect from SyFy in 2012.
Read MoreView Comments (13)29Sep2011
SPEED Orders Quiz Show “Pumped!”
SPEED, an automotive channel, is doing everything they can to get some new viewers to their network. How do you do that cheaply? Game shows. The network has announced a quiz show Pumped! to debut in November. The show is reminiscent of Cash Cab but set within a gas station. Actor and comedian Greg Fitzsimmons hosts and asks unsuspecting contestants automotive and pop culture questions for cash. Twenty half hour episodes have been ordered and will air in November. This is SPEED's second announced game show. The second is Whipped, a car racing obstacle course show from the creators of Wipeout. Click here to talk about the new show.
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TruTV Orders Singing Game Show “Killer Karaoke” Hosted by Steve-O
TruTV is ordering one of its first game shows in a long time. The former CourtTV has ordered the new singing game show Killer Karaoke. The series will be hosted by Jackass, well, jackass Steve-O. The show is based on the ITV show Sing If You Can, where celebrities have to sing various popular songs while being distracted in physical and often disgusting ways. The American version will feature civilians playing for a cash prize. Killer Karaoke will begin taping on October 11th. The last game show on the network was in 2003, while the network was CourtTV, called Fake Out. Check out a clip of the British version of Killer Karaoke after the break. Click here to watch.
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The Hub Debuts “Scrabble Showdown” and “The Game of Life” Today at 6:00PM ETf
The Hub, Hasbro and Discovery's joint family television network, debuts two new game shows tonight. After lots of promotion both Scrabble Showdown and The Game of Life will debut tonight at 6:00PM ET. Scrabble Showdown, hosted by Justin Willman, see families compete in various word games to win a trip anywhere. The Game of Life, hosted by Frank Nicotero, puts families in a larger-than-life version of the classic board game. We've covered them both extensively, and hopefully you've liked what you've seen so far. The Hub provided us with some clips of both shows to get you excited for tonight's debut. Get your kids and be sure to watch tonight. Click here to watch.
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Morning Buzz for September 14, 2011
Good morning, everyone. Thanks for sticking with us yesterday during the lack of updates. It's incredibly busy around here and there wasn't anything giant. However, we've got a few small stories this morning to kick off your Wednesday. Updates this morning include a Meredith Vieira interview this morning, the return of the Millionaire Backstage Pass, updates for the season debut of Let's Make A Deal including information on their 500th episode, the announcement of live episodes of Channel 4's Deal or No Deal, a new on-location surprise MTV game show, and a new family game show casting. Click here for the full story on each.
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Behind the Buzzer: Interview with Frank Nicotero of The Hub’s “The Game of Life”
We hope you've been enjoying our "Behind the Buzzer" series, as we get up close and personal with some of the genre's best personalities and behind the scenes of your favorite shows. This week we're getting more information about The Hub's newest game show The Game of Life. Specifically, we're talking to host Frank Nicotero. Game show fans will remember Frank from his days hosting Street Smarts, the syndicated quiz show lasting for five years that asked people easy questions only to get strange and often wrong answers. We talked about The Game of Life, Street Smarts, Wink Martindale, Billy Joel Lyrics, and The Walking Dead. Click here to read our interview with Frank Nicotero.
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Behind the Buzzer: Interview with “Family Game Night”‘s Todd Newton
This is another installment of our new "Behind the Buzzer" series, where our correspondent Marty Lublin talks to the biggest names in the genre and visits the sets of some of your favorite shows. Today, Marty talks to Todd Newton of The Hub's Family Game Night, which debuts a new season on September 2nd, 2011. Todd discusses his career as a game show host, his favorite memories, his Emmy nomination, and what to expect with the new season. Click here to read the interview with Todd Newton.
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Footage of the New “Family Game Night” Game “Simon Flash”
The Hub debuts the second season of its hit game show Family Game Night on Friday, September 2nd, at 7:00PM ET. We discussed the show in great detail previously. The new season features many new games based on popular Hasbro products and pits family against each other in them to win big cash and prizes. One of the new games this season is called "Simon Flash". In the game each family member is strapped to a Simon Flash cube which can be any of four colors. A sequence of colored squares flash up on screen. The family members must arrange themselves in the order presented to score a point. First to five points wins the game. The Hub provided us with an exclusive video clip showcasing the new game. What do you think? Click here to watch.
Read MoreView Comments (3)30Aug2011
Behind the Buzzer: Report and Interviews from the Set of “Scrabble Showdown”
One thing we, at BuzzerBlog, are incredibly lucky to be able to do is go behind the scenes of some your favorite game shows, or maybe some that are coming in the future. A few months ago we were given the chance to visit the set of The Hub's Scrabble Showdown. The new show pits a team of family members against another in a game of words to win a trip anywhere. The series, hosted by Justin Willman, has a sneak preview on Saturday, September 3rd, at 4:30PM ET and officially debuts September 17th at 6:30PM ET. Our correspondent, traveling Wheel of Fortune road host Marty Lublin, visited the set for us. Click here to read exclusive interviews, see exclusive set pictures, and get more information about the show from his experience on set.
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Fall 2011 Game Show Season Debut Dates
We've got some cool features on The Hub's Family Game Night and Scrabble Showdown coming soon. However, when discussing some things with readers on Twitter this morning, I got a lot of questions regarding when your favorite game shows would be debuting. The usual debut month is September, and with that quickly approaching I thought having a run down of the new debut dates and what to expect would be smart. Click here to read about all the debut dates.
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