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Game Show Network is adding three new game shows to its slate later this year. The cable network will launch Beat the Bridge (June), a new incarnation of the classic Tic Tac Dough series (August), and Flip Side (September).
Game Show Network revealed more about these new game shows in a press release.
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Game Show Network has greenlit three new strip series, BEAT THE BRIDGE, based on the popular UK format from STV Studios, to be hosted by Cameron Mathison (“General Hospital”, “Home & Family”) and revived classic TIC TAC DOUGH hosted by the incomparable Brooke Burns (“Master Minds”, “The Chase”). Both shows are scheduled to air this summer. Recently announced FLIP SIDE hosted by Jaleel White (“Family Matters”) is the new syndicated game show from Game Show Enterprises Studios for CBS Media Ventures premiering in syndication and concurrently on Game Show Network this fall.
Rounding out the schedule are the recently premiered comedic game show format BLANK SLATE (January 2024), hosted by Mario Lopez (“Access Hollywood”), SPLIT SECOND with new episodes in April, hosted by Emmy(R)-Nominated Game Show Host John Michael Higgins (“America Says”, “Pitch Perfect”) in his second hit for the network and also returning with new episodes in April is SWITCH, a quick-moving trivia show where contestants take positions behind large numbers from 1 to 5, hosted by actor Jeff Hephner (“Chicago Med”, “Chicago Fire”). All three Game Show Network originals score high in Total Viewers with BLANK STATE averaging nearly 400K+ and both SPLIT SECOND and SWITCH are averaging over 400K+[iii]
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New Series
Game Show Network will debut three new original series this year: BEAT THE BRIDGE premiering in June, TIC TAC DOUGH premiering in August and FLIP SIDE premiering in September.
Hosted by Cameron Mathison (“General Hospital”, “Home & Family”) and based on the hit BBC show Bridge Of Lies and format created by STV Studios, BEAT THE BRIDGE features an enormous interactive bridge that dares players to cross by stepping on the right answers to challenging trivia questions. Each step forward puts money in the team’s bank, with bonus money for each successful crossing. However, the team gets to keep the money only if it can “beat the bridge” by returning one of its players back across before time expires in an exciting end game. BEAT THE BRIDGE is a Game Show Enterprises Studios production with Ed Egan as executive producer and Sabrina Hybel Snow as co-executive producer. Josephine Brassey, Gary Chippington and David Mortimer serve as executive producers for STV Studios.
TIC TAC DOUGH is an update of NBCUniversal’s classic format originally created by Robert Noah. Host Brooke Burns (“Master Minds”, “The Chase”) guides two contestants as they compete to place three of their marks in a row on the giant trivia board. Both players must try to avoid the dragon, who lurks to steal their turns and stands in their path to victory. After three rounds, the winning player moves on to face the dragon in the grand prize round, where the dragon moves strategically on the board to block the player’s ability to make three-in-a-row and take home $10,000. TIC TAC DOUGH is a Game Show Enterprises Studios production with Rane Laymance as executive producer and Sabrina Hybel Snow as co-executive producer. Village Roadshow Television (VRTV) serves as the studio with Harry Friedman, NBC’s Brenda Milinkovic and VRTV’s Shannon Perry executive producing.
Hosted by Jaleel White (“Family Matters”), FLIP SIDE is a fresh take on a traditional game show and based on the format created by Keller Noll. The easy to play-along game show pits two teams of players against each other to test them on how they think two different groups of people feel about the same issue. The teams compete for a shot at $10,000 by guessing the top answers based on anonymous surveys – which can be provocative, surprising, and laugh-out-loud funny! FLIP SIDE is a Game Show Enterprises Studios production for CBS Media Ventures with Jay James, Corin Nelson and Rich Sirop serving as executive producers. T. Jones serves as co-executive producer. Cleve Keller and Dave Noll (Keller/Noll) and Ken Ross serve as executive producers.
Premiere dates for these shows will be announced later.
What do you think? Do you plan to watch any of these game shows when they launch on GSN later this year?
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