The Original Match Game

The game features contestants trying to match answers given by celebrity panelists to fill in the blank questions.

The original match game.

Match gameis an american television panelgame showthat premiered on nbcin 1962 and has been revived several times over the course of the next six decades. A point is given for each correct match and the one with the most points wins. The champion was seated in the upstage red circle seat. The series ran from october 31 1983 to july 27 1984 on nbc.

The match game hollywood squares hour is an american television panel game show that combined two panel games of the 1960s and 1970s the match game and the hollywood squares into an hour long format. Game show in which 6 guest stars which change from week to week are given a humorous phrase with one word missing. Get exclusive videos blogs photos cast bios free episodes. Two contestants including a returning champion competed.

The stars write down a word they think would be most appropriate for the missing word and then two contestants try to guess what the stars have chosen. Gene rayburn greets two contestants and several million americans on match game 7 pm. Match game 7x p m was the comedy game show where celebrities match contestants and vice versa simply by filling in the blanks.