Gameshow Marathon (2006)

Genre

reality

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 7 episodes

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In this series, celebrity contestants play a series of classic game shows. One contestant is eliminated each episode until a final winner is crowned.

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What happens

Gameshow Marathon (stylized as Game$how Marathon) is an American television program which aired on CBS from May 31 to June 29, 2006. It is based on the United Kingdom series Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon which aired on ITV in 2005. It also aired in Canada on CTV. The show features contestants competing in some of television's most historically popular game shows, in a single-elimination format until an ultimate winner is found. Both the British and American versions featured celebrity contestants. The American version was produced by FremantleMedia North America and Granada America and was hosted by Ricki Lake and announced by Rich Fields, who also served as the announcer of The Price Is Right. In the United States, the series only aired for a single season, while in the United Kingdom, a second season aired in 2007, this time entitled Vernon Kay's Gameshow Marathon and hosted by Vernon Kay. This program was recorded at Stage 46, CBS Television City in Los Angeles, CA, USA. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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