The prime time game show lineup ABC has airing for the last few years is going to get smaller.
That's because the network has announced the cancellation of four of its prime time game shows. They are Match Game, Card Sharks, The Hustler and Celebrity Dating Game.
Match Game, hosted by Alec Baldwin was a revival of the long running celebrity panel game that was originally hosted by Gene Rayburn and for several years in a 1970s revival the top rated daytime show.
Card Sharks was hosted by Joel McHale and was a big money incarnation of the game that was previously hosted by Jim Perry, Bob Eubanks and Bill Rafferty. It would also come back in a short-lived version in 2001 that was hosted by Pat Bullard.
The Hustler was hosted by former late night talk show host Craig Ferguson. It was a trivia game that featured several contestants. But one of them was designated The Hustler and given all the answers. The object was for contestants to choose The Hustler in order to keep them from winning the pot.
Celebrity Dating Game was co-hosted by Zooey Deschanel and Michael Bolton. The original version was Chuck Barris' first game show and debuted on that network in December 1965.
ABC said that the shows were canceled due to declining ratings.
The good news for game show fans is that Celebrity Family Feud, Press Your Luck and The $100,000 Pyramid will return.
Will there be any new game shows this summer on ABC or will there be other programs that take its place Stay tuned this summer.
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