| Host or Rules of the Game | Game Show |
| Host: Bob Barker | |
| Host: Alex Trebeck, The Daily Double | |
| Two teams of undergrads competed for scholarships by answering science, literature, and math questions | |
| Host: Allen Ludden. Celebrities such as Carol Burnett and Vicki Lawrence teamed up with contestants, using word association to guess the secret word. | |
| had celebrity panelists guessing the occupation of the contestants. Each 'no' answer earned the contestant $5. | |
| The first Pyramid was worth $10,000; by 1985, the prize was $100,000. | |
| Host: Regis Philbin | |
| Celebrities disguised themselves with silly masks and costumes. Contestants had to guess their true identities | |
| Three contestants claim to be the same person. A celebrity panel asks them questions, and must guess who's telling the truth. | |
| Two contestants had to match the words a celebrity panel used to fill in the blanks. | |
| Couples married less than 2 years prove how much they really know about each other. | |
| Host: Jeff Probst. 16-20 people stuck on an island | |
| Four women were selected from the audience. Their task: to convince everyone that they are the most pathetic. The audience judged their sob stories with the applause-o-meter, and a | |
| Families squared off to guess what 100 surveyed people answered to each question. | |
| Two contestants in heated isolation booths answered questions, trying to get to 21 points first. | |
| Contestants in the weirdest talent show on TV showed off their acts. A panel of celebrities awarded them points or 'gonged' them off the stage. | |
| Players were 'pieces' on a life-sized board game, rolling the dice to move through the game and answering questions or performing stunts. | |
| trade common objects for what's behind the curtain. | |
| Celebrities seated in a tic-tac-toe grid answer questions (or bluff) while 'ad-libbing' jokes. | |
| . Players matched what was hidden behind squares, revealing a rebus puzzle underneath. First to solve the rebus won the money and prizes. | |
| Answer a silly question or perform a ridiculous stunt. This popular show is the only one with a town named after it | |
| Dramatic show asked contestants a series of questions, worth from $1 to $64,000. | |
| Contestants performed wacky, messy tasks in 60 seconds. | |
| Hilarious trivia show. If anyone said the secret word, a duck floated down and awarded $100 | |
| Contestants spin the wheel for prize money which they earn by guessing letters in a phrase. | |