List of Australian game shows
Appearance
Game show titles listed in bold indicate game shows which are currently being recorded and broadcast in Australia. This includes game shows on season breaks and hiatus.
Title | Network | Years |
---|---|---|
1 vs. 100 | Nine Network | 2007 |
A Question of Sport | Network Ten | 1995 – 1996 |
AFL Lovematch | FOX8 | 2004 – ? |
ADbc | SBS One | 2009- |
All About Faces | Nine Network | 1971 |
All-Star Squares (See also "Hollywood Squares") | Seven Network | 1999 |
Almost Anything Goes (See "It's a Knockout") | Network Ten | 1976 – 1978 |
A*mazing | Seven Network | 1994 – 1998 |
Ampol Stamp Quiz | Nine Network | 1964 – 1965 |
Any Questions? | ABC TV | 1950s |
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | Network Ten | 2007 – |
Australia's Brainiest Kid | Network Ten | 2005 – 2008; |
Current shows
Title | Network | Years |
---|---|---|
Cash Cab | Channel V | 2007 – |
Deal or No Deal | Seven Network | 2003 – |
The Einstein Factor | ABC1 | 2004 – |
Go Go Stop | Seven Network | 2004 – |
Good News Week | ABC1 Network Ten | |
Rockwhiz | SBS/VH1 | 1996 – 1998 1999 – 2000, 2008 – |
- Battle Of The Sexes (Network Ten - 1998)
- The Better Sex (Nine Network - 1978)
- Friday Night Games
Big Brother - Friday Night Live (Network Ten 2005-2008) - Big Nine (Nine Network - 1969-1970)
- Big Square Eye (ABC TV - 1991-1993)
- Blankety Blanks (Network Ten - 1977-1980, Nine Network - 1985-1986, 1996)
- Blind Date (Network Ten - 1968-70, Seven Network - 1974, Network Ten - 1991)
- Blockbusters (Seven Network - 1991-1994)
- Cash Bonanza (Nine Network - 2001)
- Cash Cab (Channel V - 2007-)
- Casino 10 (Network Ten - 1975-1977)
- Catch Us If You Can (Channel V - 2007-)
- Catchphrase and Burgo's Catchphrase (Nine Network - 1997-2001, 2002-2003)
- The Celebrity Game (Nine Network - 1969, Network Ten - 1976-1977)
- Crown Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge (Fox 8 - 2005-)
- Celebrity Squares (Network Ten - 1967, Nine Network - 1975-1976)
- Celebrity Tattletales (Seven Network - 1980)
- Coles £3000 Question and Coles $6000 Question (Seven Network - 1960-1971)
- Concentration (Nine Network - late 1950s to 1967, Seven Network 1970s, 1997)
- The Con Test (Network Ten - 2007)
- Crossfire (Nine Network - 1987-1988)
- Deal or No Deal (Seven Network - 2003, 2004-future)
- The Daryl and Ossie Show (Network Ten - 1978)
- Does Father Know Best? (ABC TV - 1950s)
- Dog Eat Dog (Seven Network - 2002)
- Don't Forget Your Toothbrush (Nine Network - 1995)
- Double Dare (Network Ten - 1989-1992)
- Double Your Dollars (Nine Network - 1965)
- Download (Nine Network - 2000-2002)
- The Dulux Show (Seven Network - 1957)
- EC Plays Lift Off (ABC TV - 1994)
- The Einstein Factor (ABC TV - 2004-)
- Fairway Fun (Nine Network - 1960s)
- Family Bowl Quiz (ABC TV - 1969)
- Family Double Dare (Network Ten - 1989)
- Family Feud (Nine Network - 1977-1984, Seven Network - 1989-1996, Nine Network - 2006-2007)
- The Family Game (Network Ten - 1967)
- Flashback (ABC TV - 1983, 2000)
- Flashez (ABC TV - 1976-1977)
- Ford Superquiz (Nine Network - 1981-1982)
- Free for All (Nine Network - 1973)
- Friday Night Games (Network Ten - 2005-)
- Gambit (Nine Network - 1974)
- Generation Gap (Network Ten - 1969)
- Get the Message (Network Ten - 1971-1972)
- Gladiators (Seven Network - 1995-1996, 2008)
- The Golden Show (Nine Network - 1960s)
- The Gong Show (Network Ten - 1976)
- Go Go Stop (Seven Network - 2004-)
- Good News Week (ABC TV - 1996-1998, Network Ten - 1999-2000, 2008-)
- Great Temptation (Seven Network - 1970-1976)
- The Great TV Game Show (Network Ten - 1989)
- Greed (Network Ten - 2001)
- Guess What? (Nine Network - 1992-1993)
- Have a Go (Seven Network - 1987)
- Head 2 Head (ABC TV - 2006)
- High Rollers (Seven Network - 1975)
- Hot Streak (Seven Network - 1998)
- Hole in the Wall (Nine Network)
- I Do, I Do (Network Ten - 1996)
- It Could Be You (Nine Network - 1960-1967, 1969, 1982)
- It Pays To Be Funny (Seven Network - 1957-1958)
- It's a Knockout (Network Ten - 1985-1987)
- It's Academic (Network Ten - 1968-1970, Seven Network - 1970-1978, 2005-)
- I've Got a Secret (Network Ten - 1966, 1968-1969)
- Jeopardy! (Seven Network - 1970-1978, Network Ten - 1993)
- Jigsaw (Nine Network - 1960s)
- Joker Poker (Network Ten - 2005-)
- Keynotes (Nine Network - 1964, 1992-1993)
- The Krypton Factor (ABC TV - 1987)
- Let's Make a Deal (Nine Network - 1968-1969, 1977, Network Ten - 1991)
- Letterbox and $50,000 Letterbox (Seven Network - 1963, 1981)
- Letter Charades (Nine Network - 1967)
- Little Aussie Battlers (Nine Network - 10 February, 1998) (one off special)
- Long Play (Network Ten - 1977)
- The Love Game (Seven Network - 1984)
- The Main Event (Seven Network - 1991-1992)
- Man O Man (Seven Network - 1994)
- The Marriage Game (Network Ten - 1966-1972)
- The Master (Seven Network - 2006)
- The Mint (Nine Network - 2007- 2008 )
- Mastermind (ABC TV - 1978-1984)
- Match Game (Network Ten - 1960s)
- Match Mates (Nine Network - 1981-1982)
- Micro Macro (ABC TV - 1978)
- Million Dollar Chance of a Lifetime (Seven Network - 1999-2000)
- Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune (Nine Network - 2008)
- Mind Twist (Network Ten - 1992-1993)
- Money Makers (Network Ten - 1971-1973, 1982)
- Junior Money Makers (Channel O - Brisbane - 1973)[1]
- My Generation (Nine Network - 1995-1996)
- Name That Tune (TCN9 - 1956-1957, 1975) (The first game show on Australian television. Aired only in Sydney)
- National Bingo Night (Seven Network - 2007)
- National Star Quest (1978 - Talent show with a country theme. Made in Wollongong, aired on regional TV stations)
- New Faces (Nine Network - 1963-1985, 1989-1990, Network Ten - 1991-1993)
- The Newlywed Game (Network Ten - 1968, Nine Network - 1987)
- Now You See It (Seven Network - 1985-1993, Nine Network - 1998-1999)
- Opportunity Knocks (Seven Network - 1976)
- Out of the Question (Seven Network - 2008-)
- The Oz Game (ABC TV - 1988-1989)
- Pass the Buck (Nine Network - 2002)
- Perfect Match (Network Ten - 1978, 1984-1989, Seven Network - 2002)
- Personality Squares (Network Ten - 1967-1969, 1981)
- The Phone (FOX8 - 2009-)
- Pick a Box (Seven Network - 1957-1971)
- Pick Your Face (Nine Network - 1999-2003)
- Play Your Cards Right (Seven Network - 1984)
- Play Your Hunch (Nine Network - 1962-1964)
- Playcards (Network Ten - 1969)
- Pot Luck (Network Ten - 1987)
- Pot of Gold (Network Ten - 1975-1978)
- Press Your Luck (Seven Network - 1987-1988)
- The Pressure Pak Show (Seven Network - 1957-1958)
- The Price Is Right (ATN7 - 1957-1959, GTV9 - 1958, Seven Network - 1963, Network Ten - 1973-1974, Seven Network - 1981-1986, Network Ten - 1989, Nine Network - 1993-1998, 2003-2005)
- Pyramid (Australian children's TV series) (Nine Network - 2009-)
- Pyramid Challenge (Network Ten - 1978)
- Quest (ABC TV - 1976-1978)
- The Quiz Kids (Seven Network - 1964-1968)
- Quizmania (Nine Network - 2006-2007)
- Quizmaster (Seven Network - 2002)
- Race Around the World (ABC TV)
- Ready, Steady Cook (Network Ten - 2005-)
- Ripsnorters (Seven Network - 1997)
- The Rich List (Seven Network - 2007- )
- RockWiz (SBS - 2005-)
- Sale of the Century (Nine Network - 1980-2001)
- Say G'day (Nine Network - 1986)
- Say When!! (Nine Network - 1962-1964)
- Search for a Star (Network Ten - 1970-1971, 1981)
- Second Chance (Network Ten - 1977)
- Shafted (Nine Network - 2002)
- Sharky's Friends (Nine Network - 2007-)
- Showcase (Network Ten - 1965-1970, 1973-1974, 1978)
- The Singing Bee (Nine Network - 2007-)
- Spending Spree (Nine Network - 1971-1976)
- Spicks and Specks (ABC TV - 2005-)
- Split Personality (Network Ten - 1967)
- Split Second (Nine Network - 1972-1973)
- Sport in Question (ABC TV - 1986)
- The Squiz (SBS One - 2009-)
- Star Search (Network Ten - 1985-1986, 1991)
- Stop the Music (Seven Network - 1950s)
- Strike It Lucky (Nine Network - 1994)
- Supermarket Sweep (Nine Network - 1992-1994)
- Superquiz (Network Ten - 1989)
- Surprise Package (Nine Network - 1961)
- Take a Chance (Seven Network - 1959)
- Take a Letter (Network Ten - 1967)
- Take the Hint (Nine Network - 1963-1966)
- Talkin' 'bout your Generation (Network Ten - 2009-)
- Talking Telephone Numbers (Seven Network - 1996)
- Tell the Truth (Nine Network - 1959-1965, Network Ten - 1971-1972)
- Temptation (Nine Network - 2005-)
- Theatre Sports (ABC TV - 1987)
- Three on a Match
- Tic-Tac-Dough (Nine Network - 1960-1964)
- Time Masters (Seven Network - 1996-1997)
- The Tommy Hanlon Show (Nine Network - 1967-1968)
- Total Recall (Seven Network - 1994-1995)
- Treasure Hunt (Network Ten - 1977-1978)
- The Trivial Video Show (Seven Network - 1986)
- TV Talent Scout (Seven Network - 1957-1958)
- University Challenge (ABC TV - 1987-1989)
- The Uplate Game Show (Network Ten - 2005 - 2006)
- Video Village (Nine Network - 1960s)
- Vidiot (ABC TV - 1992-1994)
- Visquiz (SBS TV - 1985)
- The Weakest Link (Seven Network - 2001-2002, Seven Local TV - 2008-)
- What's It Worth? (ABC TV - 1950s)
- Wheel of Fortune (Seven Network - 2006)
- Wheel of Fortune (Seven Network - 1981-1996, 1996-2003, 2004-2006)
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Nine Network - 1999 - 2006, 2007 - )
- Win Roy and HG's Money (Seven Network - 2000) (see Win Ben Stein's Money)
- Wipeout (Nine Network - 2009-)
- Wipe Out (Seven Network - 1999-2001)
- Who Dares Wins (Seven Network - 1996-1998)
- Who, What And Where?
- Would You Believe? (ABC TV - 1970-1974)
- You're A Star (Network Ten - 1982)
Longest serving Australian game show hosts/hostesses
Host | Show | Duration |
Andrew O'Keefe | Deal or No Deal | 2003, 2004-future |
Larry Emdur | The Price Is Right | 1993-1998, 2003-2005 |
Tony Barber | Sale of the Century | 1980-1990 |
Glenn Ridge | Sale of the Century | 1991-2001 |
John Burgess | Wheel of Fortune | 1984-1996 |
Rob Elliott | Wheel of Fortune | 1996-2003 |
Eddie McGuire | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | 1999-2005, 2007-present |