New Season of The Hub’s “Family Game Night” Debuts September 2nd

The Hub’s high rated fan favorite game show Family Game Night is back!  The show which puts families in larger-than-life versions of their favorite board games begins its second season on Friday, September 2nd, at 7:00PM ET with two back-to-back episodes.  Emmy nominated Todd Newton hosts the hour-long game show based on Hasbro’s large board game library.  This season of Family Game Night features new games, big cash and prizes, and new ways for the viewers to interact and win prizes of their own.

In addition to favorites from last season many new games will keep the Family Game Night fresh and exciting during this second season.  Each show will now start with a “Cranium Brain Break”, where families are tested on their physical, creative, and mental skills.  Winning this round lets you pick the first card on the Crazy Cash Board, which can award teams huge money at the end of the show.  Other new games include…

Simon Flash, courtesy Hasbro

Simon Flash: Families are dressed up as Simon Flash cubes, each with a different color.  A sequence of four colors is shown.  The family has to arrange themselves in the correct order.  First family to do this five times wins.

Ratuki Go Round: Teams have to get rid of their cars by tossing and stacking them on the Ratuki Go Round.  You can only place your card, though, if it’s one above or below the value of the card.

Trouble Pop Quiz: The kids on a team are asked a number-based question and have to use a giant Pop-o-Matic to answer.  First person to do this moves one of their parents that many space son the board.  Be careful, though, because if a parent lands on a space another team’s parent occupies, the opposing parent goes back a space.  Both parents in the finish zone means you win.

Operation Sam Dunk: It’s the board game Operation with a skee-ball twist.  Teams need to get the most points from Sam’s “funatomy” cavities.

Green Scream: Parents have to identify an image on screen that’s revealed small section by small section from kids rolling around a mat dressed in a green screen suit.

Spelling Bee: Mothers have to spell words for their family to guess on the Spelling Bee board one letter at a time.  The catch?  Their

Spelling Bee, courtesy Hasbro

“stinger pens” are attached to their backsides.

Not only that, The Hub is holding a special sweepstakes for the episodes on September 2nd and September 9th.  Viewers are going to get the chance to call in and win the same grand prize as the in-studio contestants.  Other prizes include five give-aways of $1,000.  That’s not all.  Wendy’s is teaming with Family Game Night for special show-themed toys inside their kid’s meals.  Visit HubWorld for more information.  Contest information goes live August 27th.

To celebrate the new season, The Hub will air a special Family Game Night marathon on Monday, September 5th, from 10:00AM ET to 7:00PM ET.

We’ve got some pictures showing off the action of the new series below.  What do you think?   Do any of those new games sound great to you?  As always, few groups put together a game show better than the people at Hasbro and The Hub.  It was evident by their collective time at Game Show Network and it’s evident by their current work at The Hub.  There’s few companies better.  I’m glad to see the great success of the show and I hope it lasts for them for a long time.