Gameshow Marathon (2006– )

Based on _"Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon" (2005)_ , a series that aired on ITV in 2005 to commemorate the network's 50th anniversary, "Gameshow Marathon" is a 7-episode game show tournament airing on CBS featuring game shows that have at some point or another been on the network. The game shows featured are "The Price is Right," "Let's Make A Deal," "Beat The Clock," "Press Your Luck," "Card ... See full summary »

Stars:

Ricki Lake, Rich Fields, Kathy Najimy

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ricki Lake	...	Herself - Host (7 episodes, 2006)
Rich Fields	...	Himself - Announcer (7 episodes, 2006)
Kathy Najimy	...	Herself - Contestant (7 episodes, 2006)
Brande Roderick	...	Herself - Contestant (6 episodes, 2006)
Todd Newton	...	Prize Delivery (5 episodes, 2006)
Lance Bass	...	Himself - Contestant (5 episodes, 2006)
Paige Davis	...	Herself - Contestant (5 episodes, 2006)
Tim Meadows	...	Himself - Contestant (4 episodes, 2006)
Leslie Nielsen	...	Himself - Contestant (4 episodes, 2006)

Storyline

Based on _"Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon" (2005)_ , a series that aired on ITV in 2005 to commemorate the network's 50th anniversary, "Gameshow Marathon" is a 7-episode game show tournament airing on CBS featuring game shows that have at some point or another been on the network. The game shows featured are "The Price is Right," "Let's Make A Deal," "Beat The Clock," "Press Your Luck," "Card Sharks," "Match Game" and "Family Feud."

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Genres:

Game-Show

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 May 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Studio 46, CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Blvd., Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fremantle Media North America

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (7 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Der Gameshow-Marathon (2007)

User Reviews

Even worse than "Celebrity Cooking Showdown."

They started off the episode I watched ("The Price is Right") with a fairly interesting retrospective of the real show and it's all-but- canonized host, Bob Barker.

Big mistake. All it did was ensure anyone who watched what followed would see this show for the crap it is, and that Ricki Lake is woefully unsuited to game show hosting (in much the same way that she was woefully unsuited to talk show hosting).

The retrospective was followed by a whole lot of gabbing with/about the celebrities, followed by a dreadful, boring, truncated version of "The Price is Right."

Avoid at all costs.