TV Guide's 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time

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The 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time was a list compiled by TV Guide, which included the 50 greatest American game shows ever in total. 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.

Here is the complete list of the top 50, with tenures:

50. Supermarket Sweep (ABC, 1965-1967;Lifetime/Pax, 1990-2004)
49. Love Connection (Syndication, 1983-1994 and 1998-1999)
48. People Are Funny (NBC, 1954-1961 and 1984)
47. Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? (PBS, 1991-1996)
46. Who Do You Trust? (ABC, 1957-1963)
45. Win, Lose or Draw (NBC, 1987-1989; Syndication, 1987-1990)
44. Ready...Set...Cook! (Food Network, 1995-present)
43. Play Your Hunch (CBS, 1958-1959; ABC, 1959; NBC, 1959-1963)
42. Shenanigans (ABC, 1964-1965)
41. Sale of the Century (NBC, 1969-1973 and 1983-1989; Syndication, 1973-1974 and 1985-1986)
40. Scrabble (NBC, 1984-1990 and 1993)
39. High Rollers (NBC, 1974-1976 and 1978-1980; Syndication, 1975-1976 and 1987-1988)
38. Liar's Club (Syndication, 1969 and 1976-1979 and 1988-1989)
37. Card Sharks (NBC, 1978-1981; CBS, 1986-1989; Syndication, 1986-1987 and 2001-2002)
36. Remote Control (MTV, 1987-1990 and 1991; Syndication, 1989-1990)
35. Pantomime Quiz (CBS, 1950-1957; NBC, 1952; DuMont, 1953-1954; ABC, 1955 and 1958-1959)
34. The Big Payoff (NBC/CBS, 1953-1959)
33. 2 Minute Drill (ESPN, 2000-2001)
32. The Joker's Wild (CBS, 1972-1975; Syndication, 1977-1986 and 1990-1991)
31. Tattletales (CBS, 1974-1978 and 1982-1984; Syndication, 1977-1978)
30. Win Ben Stein's Money (Comedy Central, 1997-2002)
29. Double Dare (Nickelodeon, 1986-1993 and 2000; FOX, 1988)
28. The Dating Game (ABC, 1965-1973; Syndication, 1973-1974 and 1978-1980 and 1986-1989 and 1996-1999)
27. I've Got a Secret (CBS, 1952-1967 and 1976; Syndication, 1972-1973; Oxygen, 2001; GSN, 2006-present)
26. Name That Tune (NBC, 1953-1954 and 1974-1975 and 1977;CBS, 1954-1959; Syndication, 1974-1981 and 1984-1985)
25. Wheel of Fortune (NBC, 1975-1989; CBS, 1989-1991; Syndication, 1983-present)
24. You Bet Your Life (NBC, 1950-1961; Syndication, 1980-1981 and 1992-1993)
23. Beat the Clock (CBS, 1950-1958 and 1979-1980; ABC, 1958-1961; Syndication, 1969-1974; PAX, 2002-2003)
22. The $64,000 Question (CBS, 1955-1958)
21. Truth or Consequences (CBS, 1950-1951; NBC, 1954-1965; Syndication, 1966-1975 and 1977-1978 and 1987-1988)
20. Concentration (NBC, 1958-1973 and 1987-1991; Syndication, 1973-1978)
19. Hollywood Squares (NBC, 1966-1980; Syndication, 1971-1981 and 1986-1989 and 1998-2004)
18. Let's Make a Deal (NBC, 1963-1968 and 1990-1991 and 2003; ABC, 1968-1976; Syndication, 1971-1977 and 1980-1981 and 1984-1986)
17. Video Village (CBS, 1960-1962)
16. The Gong Show (NBC, 1976-1978; Syndication, 1976-1980 and 1989; Game Show Network, 1998-2000)
15. Twenty One (NBC, 1956-1958 and 2000)
14. Family Feud (ABC, 1976-1985; CBS, 1988-1993; Syndication, 1977-1985 and 1988-1995 and 1999-present)
13. Queen for a Day (NBC/ABC, 1956-1964; Syndication, 1969-1970)
12. Survivor (CBS, 2000-present)
11. The Newlywed Game (ABC, 1966-1974 and 1984; Syndication, 1977-1980 and 1985-1989 and 1996-2000)
10. Match Game (NBC, 1962-1969; CBS, 1973-1979; ABC, 1990-1991; Syndication, 1975-1982 and 1998-1999)
9. To Tell the Truth (CBS, 1956-1968; Syndication, 1969-1978 and 1980-1981 and 2000-2002; NBC, 1990-1991)
8. Masquerade Party (ABC/NBC/CBS, 1952-1960; Syndication, 1974-1975)
7. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (ABC/Syndication, 1999-present)
6. Pyramid (ABC/CBS/Syndication, 1973-1988 and 1991 and 2002-2004)
5. What's My Line? (CBS, 1950-1967; Syndication, 1968-1975)
4. Password (CBS, 1961-1967; ABC, 1971-1975; NBC, 1979-1982 and 1984-1989)
3. College Bowl (CBS/NBC, 1959-1970; Disney Channel, 1987)
2. Jeopardy! (NBC, 1964-1975 and 1978-1979; Syndication, 1984-present)
1. The Price is Right (NBC/ABC, 1956-1965; CBS/Syndication, 1972-present

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