50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time (TV Guide)
The 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time was a list compiled by TV Guide, which included the 50 greatest American game shows ever. The detailed list with summaries was the cover story on the January 27, 2001 issue of the magazine. Many game show fanatics and experts were skeptical of the list, arguing that many shows were ranked higher than where they deserved to be ranked and that some did not even belong on the list at all.
The list
The complete list of the top 50, with tenures:
Rank |
Show |
Airdates |
|---|---|---|
50. |
Supermarket Sweep |
ABC 1965 - 1967 |
49. |
Love Connection |
SYN 1983 - 1994 |
48. |
People Are Funny |
NBC 1954 - 1961 |
47. |
Where In The World is Carmen Sandiego? |
PBS 1991 - 1996 |
46. |
Who Do You Trust? |
ABC 1957 - 1963 |
45. |
Win, Lose or Draw |
NBC/SYN 1987 - 1990 |
44. |
Ready.. Set... Cook! |
FOOD 1995 - 2001 |
43. |
Play Your Hunch |
CBS 1958 - 1959 |
42. |
Shenanigans |
ABC 1964 - 1965 |
41. |
Sale of the Century |
NBC 1969 - 1973 |
40. |
Scrabble |
NBC 1984 - 1990 |
39. |
High Rollers |
NBC 1974 - 1976 |
38. |
Liar's Club |
SYN 1969 |
37. |
Card Sharks |
NBC 1978 - 1981 |
36. |
Remote Control |
MTV 1987 - 1990 |
35. |
Pantomime Quiz |
CBS 1950 - 1957 |
Stump the Stars |
CBS 1962 - 1963 |
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34. |
The Big Payoff |
NBC/CBS 1953 - 1959 |
33. |
2 Minute Drill |
ESPN 2000 - 2001 |
32. |
The Joker's Wild |
CBS 1972 - 1975 |
31. |
Tattletales |
CBS 1974 - 1978 |
30. |
Win Ben Stein's Money |
COM 1997 - 2003 |
29. |
Double Dare |
NICK 1986 - 1988 |
Super Sloppy Double Dare |
NICK 1987 |
|
Family Double Dare |
FOX 1988 |
|
Double Dare 2000 |
NICK 2000 |
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28. |
The Dating Game |
ABC 1965 - 1973 |
27. |
I've Got a Secret |
CBS 1952 - 1967 |
26. |
Name That Tune |
NBC/CBS 1953 - 1959 |
25. |
Wheel of Fortune |
NBC 1975 - 1989 |
24. |
You Bet Your Life |
NBC 1950 - 1961 |
23. |
Beat the Clock |
CBS 1950 - 1958 |
22. |
The $64,000 Question |
CBS 1955 - 1958 |
21. |
Truth or Consequences |
NBC 1954 - 1965 |
20. |
Concentration |
NBC 1958 - 1959 |
19. |
Hollywood Squares |
NBC 1966 - 1981 |
18. |
Let's Make a Deal |
NBC 1963 - 1968 |
17. |
Video Village |
CBS 1960 - 1962 |
16. |
The Gong Show |
NBC/SYN 1976 - 1980 |
15. |
Twenty-One |
NBC 1956 - 1958 |
14. |
Family Feud |
ABC 1976 - 1985 |
13. |
Queen for a Day |
NBC 1956 - 1964 |
12. |
Survivor |
CBS 2000 - present |
11. |
The Newlywed Game |
ABC 1966 - 1974 |
10. |
Match Game |
NBC 1962 - 1969 |
9. |
To Tell the Truth |
CBS 1956 - 1968 |
8. |
Masquerade Party |
ABC/NBC/CBS 1952 - 1960 |
7. |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire |
ABC 1999 - 2002 |
6. |
Pyramid |
CBS 1973 - 1974 |
5. |
What's My Line? |
CBS 1950 - 1967 |
4. |
Password |
CBS 1961 - 1967 |
3. |
G.E. College Bowl |
CBS 1959 - 1962 |
2. |
Jeopardy! |
NBC 1964 - 1975 |
1. |
The Price is Right |
NBC 1956 - 1963 |