Gameshow Marathon (American game show)
Template:Future tvshow Gameshow Marathon (or Game$how Marathon) is an upcoming series that will debut on CBS in 2006. The series is being produced by FremantleMedia North America and Granada America. The series is based on Ant and Dec's Gameshow Marathon, which aired in 2005 on UK's ITV as part of the network's 50th anniversary.
Premise
Gameshow Marathon will be a seven-episode game show tournament featuring celebrity contestants Leslie Nielsen, Tim Meadows, Lance Bass, Kathy Najimy, Paige Davis, and Brande Roderick. The celebrities will play The Price Is Right, Let's Make a Deal, Beat The Clock, Press Your Luck, Card Sharks, Match Game and Family Feud. Ricki Lake will host the series and will act as emcee for all seven programs during the run. Rich Fields, the current announcer of The Price is Right, has been selected to announce all seven episodes of the series. The Match Game episode will feature Betty White, George Foreman, Kathy Griffin, Bruce Vilanch, Adam Carolla, and Adrianne Curry as panelists. "Barker's Beauties" from The Price is Right will also play a role in some of the other shows.
Formats
The formats of each individual shows will be largely unchanged, though certain small modifications will be made due to time issues (most of these shows were 30 minutes long, but each Gameshow Marathon episode will be 60 minutes in duration) and in order to conform with the overall game format of Gameshow Marathon.
Credits
The game show pedigree of the production staff indicates the seriousness with which the network is taking the subject of game shows. From The Weakest Link comes the show's executive producer, Stuart Krasnow; director Brian DiPirro worked on Card Sharks, Beat The Geeks and Deal Or No Deal; and writers Ann Slichter and Aaron Solomon penned questions for The Weakest Link, Family Feud and Whammy! The All New Press Your Luck.