Network: ABC
Episodes: 65 (hour)
Seasons: Five
TV show dates: June 26, 2016 — July 28, 2021
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Alec Baldwin (host)
TV show description:
This television series is the latest incarnation of the popular panel game show that debuted on NBC in 1962. Hosted by Alec Baldwin, two contestants try to win the game and a cash prize with the help of a panel of six celebrities.
In the first section of the game, the host asks the panel an (often suggestive) “fill in the blank” question. Once they’ve written their answers on cards, the host asks one of the contestants the same question, and he/she hopes to match the answers of as many celebrities as possible.
After two rounds of these questions, the contestant with the highest number of celebrity matches moves on to the next part of the game, Super Match, which has two components.
In Audience Match, the contestant and panel are shown a short phrase that has one word missing. The three most common answers (based on the responses from a previous studio audience) have the prize amounts of $5,000, $3,000, and $1,000. The contestant tries to guess the most popular answer and can ask three celebrities for their own guesses.
If the contestant guesses one of the three answers, he/she moves on to the Head-to-Head Match round in which they can win five times the amount they won in the Audience Match. The contestant chooses a celebrity from the panel and they try to guess the same answer for another short “fill in the blank” phrase.
Episode #65 — Horatio Sanz, Marilu Henner, Michael Colter, Ali Wentworth, Justin Long, Drea de Matteo
Things are about to get BLANK just the way we like it on Match Game. Alec Baldwin is at the helm when Horatio, Marilu, Mike, Ali, Justin, and Drea bring the fun and games to the celebrity panel.
First aired: July 28, 2021.
What do you think? Do you like the Match Game TV show? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for another season?
I love this version! Baldwin is so funny
I do not think this is vulgar. Have you seen the other shows on TV line up? Don’t change a thing! Can’t wait for the new shows. 10 isn’t enough. Love the celebrities.
I love, love, love The New Match Game , even though Mr. Gene Rayburn was one of the funniest and greatest game show host I watch since the seventies. I think Mr. Alex Baldwin is doing a excellent job, who would ever think Mr. Baldwin has a wonderful sense of humor. Please keep Match Game on. Thank you.
I love the resurrection of the show. I loved watching the orginal with Gene Rayburn. Alec is wonderful. I watch it every week. It looks like everyone is having a good time. Keep it going!!!
I turned it off right after they had a Donald Trump question. I knew right then they
will be trashing him, especially with Rosie O. on the panel. I watch shows to
be entertained, not to have someone’s political views jammed down my
throat.
I loved the old Match game with some adult conatations was amusing…the new Match Game is extremely vulgar and distasteful…Hope to see some change in the questions…NOT every adult wants to here smut on TV….
I am not 100 percent sold on this new version either. What I don’t like is Baldwin mimicking Gene Rayburn’s style and humour. I do not think he is the right person to host the show. I also find this version to be a little too filthy… some of the answers on tonight’s show were a bit too much. I see this one as a flop. Let’s face it. Nothing beats the original.
Gene Rayburn’s version was great. We DVR 2 episodes every weekday morning. We watched 1.5 shows of the new version and quit in the middle of the second show. Baldwin is phony and too scripted. The stars care more about making funny one liners and showing off than matching. But the vulgarity was the worst of it. We’re no prudes but a show can be entertaining and funny without going there constantly. It’s a shame; it could have been good but they ruined it for us.
I totally agree. Too vulgar. It turned me off.
I caught Match Game last week and it brought back so many memories that I had a lot of fun watching. Game shows are not something or anything that I typically get into so I was glad to see this show.
Rosie and Tituss are great but better host – John O’Hurley or Craig Ferguson
I love it! The content follows the Gene Rayburn version and is perfect for a night time audience. I hope it continues!
The original show was fun, because the stars had to be witty without being vulgar. I won’t stay up to watch this version with its idiotic and frequently dirty answers.
Tried too hard to ask questions with sexual overtones. Just keep it clean, people! Not everything has to be sexual .
I was looking forward to seeing this since I was a fan of the classic show with Gene Rayburn. I was greatly disappointed at the attempts to garner laughs (which there are few of) with the unfunny sexual innuendo type questions. When a question is asked and the panel is stumped at how to answer because it is so off the charts stupid – then you know you’re in trouble. This show lacks the clever, silly wit and charm the original MG had. This new show is a big disappointment.
Cancel it is awful and Baldwin is a lousy host not funny like the old one it is too vulgar
Vulgar, and not tasteful. Just keep it clean and I would watch it.