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The network has caught flack from a subset of game show fans for airing contemporary and recent shows[[note]]Their [[AdoredByTheNetwork love of the Steve Harvey-hosted ''Family Feud'']] being the most notable example. [[/note]], including the network's own original programming, instead of retro reruns. Their [[ExecutiveMeddling treatment]] of classic game show reruns since the 2000s hasn't done them any favors. The network eventually lost the rights to the Goodson-Todman library for good, save for [[Series/MatchGame a few]] [[Series/CardSharks standouts]], and instead focused on a larger push towards original programming.

Beginning in March of 2004, the network began using the abbreviated "GSN" moniker; ushering in one of the most infamous eamples of NetworkDecay. GSN expanded its programming scope to not only include reality competitions, but poker, [[NetworkDecay and even programs that were only tangibly related to game shows or any kind of competition, if at all.]] Things would cool down towards the end of TheNewTens, as the network's programming would [[RevisitingTheRoots shift back towards more traditional game shows and formats]]. This shift culminated in a 2018 refresh that would even restore Game Show Network's full name.[[note]]The network's full name has also been used for brief periods and occasions since 2016.[[/note]]

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The network has caught flack flak from a subset of game show fans for airing contemporary and recent shows[[note]]Their [[AdoredByTheNetwork love of the Steve Harvey-hosted Harvey–hosted ''Family Feud'']] being the most notable example. [[/note]], including the network's own original programming, instead of retro reruns. Their [[ExecutiveMeddling treatment]] of classic game show reruns since the 2000s hasn't done them any favors. The network eventually lost the rights to the Goodson-Todman library for good, save for [[Series/MatchGame a few]] [[Series/CardSharks standouts]], and instead focused on a larger push towards original programming.

Beginning in March of 2004, the network began using the abbreviated "GSN" moniker; ushering in one of the most infamous eamples examples of NetworkDecay. GSN expanded its programming scope to not only include reality competitions, but poker, [[NetworkDecay and even programs that were only tangibly related to game shows or any kind of competition, if at all.]] Things would cool down towards the end of TheNewTens, as the network's programming would [[RevisitingTheRoots shift back towards more traditional game shows and formats]]. This shift culminated in a 2018 refresh that would even restore Game Show Network's full name.[[note]]The network's full name has also been used for brief periods and occasions since 2016.[[/note]]
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The network has caught flack from a subset of game show fans for airing contemporary and recent shows [[note]]Their [[AdoredByTheNetwork love of the Steve Harvey-hosted ''Family Feud'']] being the most notable example. [[/note]], including the network's own original programming, instead of retro reruns. Their [[ExecutiveMeddling treatment]] of classic game show reruns since the 2000s hasn't done them any favors. The network eventually lost the rights to the Goodson-Todman library for good, save for [[Series/MatchGame a few]] [[Series/CardSharks standouts]], and instead focused on a larger push towards original programming.

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The network has caught flack from a subset of game show fans for airing contemporary and recent shows [[note]]Their shows[[note]]Their [[AdoredByTheNetwork love of the Steve Harvey-hosted ''Family Feud'']] being the most notable example. [[/note]], including the network's own original programming, instead of retro reruns. Their [[ExecutiveMeddling treatment]] of classic game show reruns since the 2000s hasn't done them any favors. The network eventually lost the rights to the Goodson-Todman library for good, save for [[Series/MatchGame a few]] [[Series/CardSharks standouts]], and instead focused on a larger push towards original programming.
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The network has caught flack by [[UnpleasableFanbase a subset of game show fans]] for airing contemporary and recent shows [[note]]Their [[AdoredByTheNetwork love of the Steve Harvey-hosted ''Family Feud'']] being the most notable example. [[/note]], including the network's own original programming, instead of retro reruns. Their [[ExecutiveMeddling treatment]] of classic game show reruns since the 2000s hasn't done them any favors. The network eventually lost the rights to the Goodson-Todman library for good, save for [[Series/MatchGame a few]] [[Series/CardSharks standouts]], and instead focused on a larger push towards original programming.

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The network has caught flack by [[UnpleasableFanbase from a subset of game show fans]] fans for airing contemporary and recent shows [[note]]Their [[AdoredByTheNetwork love of the Steve Harvey-hosted ''Family Feud'']] being the most notable example. [[/note]], including the network's own original programming, instead of retro reruns. Their [[ExecutiveMeddling treatment]] of classic game show reruns since the 2000s hasn't done them any favors. The network eventually lost the rights to the Goodson-Todman library for good, save for [[Series/MatchGame a few]] [[Series/CardSharks standouts]], and instead focused on a larger push towards original programming.
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The network has caught flack by [[UnpleasableFanbase a subset of game show fans]] for airing contemporary and recent shows [[note]]Their [[AdoredByTheNetwork love of the Steve Harvey-hosted ''Family Feud'']] being the most notable example. [[/note]], including the network's own original programming, instead of retro reruns. Their [[ExecutiveMeddling treatment]] of classic game show reruns since the 2000s hasn't done them any favors. The network eventually lost the rights to the Goodson-Todman library for good, save for a few standouts, and instead focused on a larger push towards original programming.

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The network has caught flack by [[UnpleasableFanbase a subset of game show fans]] for airing contemporary and recent shows [[note]]Their [[AdoredByTheNetwork love of the Steve Harvey-hosted ''Family Feud'']] being the most notable example. [[/note]], including the network's own original programming, instead of retro reruns. Their [[ExecutiveMeddling treatment]] of classic game show reruns since the 2000s hasn't done them any favors. The network eventually lost the rights to the Goodson-Todman library for good, save for [[Series/MatchGame a few standouts, few]] [[Series/CardSharks standouts]], and instead focused on a larger push towards original programming.
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[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A network that's dedicated to]] [[GameShow game shows]].

Founded in 1994 and currently owned by Creator/SonyPicturesTelevision, Game Show Network originally featured reruns of classic TV game shows from the 1950s onward. At first, the network's rerun lineup ran the gamut from [[Creator/MarkGoodson Goodson-Todman]] stalwarts (such as ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'', ''Series/{{Password}}'', ''Series/FamilyFeud'', and ''Series/MatchGame'') to programs produced by Creator/{{Sony}} themselves (such as ''Series/{{Pyramid}}'', ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'', ''Series/WheelOfFortune'', ''Series/TicTacDough'', ''Series/TheNewlywedGame'', and ''Series/TheJokersWild''). In the late 1990s, the network began creating its own games, starting with live call-in programs and eventually branching out into original formats and revivals.

The network has caught flack by [[UnpleasableFanbase a subset of game show fans]] for airing contemporary and recent shows [[note]]Their [[AdoredByTheNetwork love of the Steve Harvey-hosted ''Family Feud'']] being the most notable example. [[/note]], including the network's own original programming, instead of retro reruns. Their [[ExecutiveMeddling treatment]] of classic game show reruns since the 2000s hasn't done them any favors. The network eventually lost the rights to the Goodson-Todman library for good, save for a few standouts, and instead focused on a larger push towards original programming.

Beginning in March of 2004, the network began using the abbreviated "GSN" moniker; ushering in one of the most infamous eamples of NetworkDecay. GSN expanded its programming scope to not only include reality competitions, but poker, [[NetworkDecay and even programs that were only tangibly related to game shows or any kind of competition, if at all.]] Things would cool down towards the end of TheNewTens, as the network's programming would [[RevisitingTheRoots shift back towards more traditional game shows and formats]]. This shift culminated in a 2018 refresh that would even restore Game Show Network's full name.[[note]]The network's full name has also been used for brief periods and occasions since 2016.[[/note]]

Compare and contrast Creator/{{Buzzr}}, a digital subchannel network run by [[Creator/FremantleMedia Fremantle]] (the current owners of the Goodson-Todman library among others), and the former "Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} Games and Sports for Kids" network.
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!!Original GSN programming, counting revivals of existing formats:
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* ''20Q''
* ''Series/AmericaSays''
* ''Series/AmericanBibleChallenge''
* ''As Seen On...''
* ''Series/{{Baggage}}''
* ''Best Ever Trivia Show''/''Master Minds''
* ''Big Saturday Night''
* ''Bingo America'' (semi-revival of ''Series/NationalBingoNight'', using the same ball cage)
* ''Black And White Overnite'' (also known as "Sunday Night In Black & White")
* ''Burt Luddin's Love Buffet''
* ''Camouflage'' (hidden words rather than hidden pictures)
* ''Carnie Wilson: Unstapled''
* ''[[Creator/CarolineRhea Caroline]] and Friends''
* ''[[Series/{{Gambit}} Catch 21]]'' (revival of ''Gambit'')
* ''Series/ChainReaction'' (revival of 1980s-90s game show)
* ''Series/{{The Chase|GameShow}}'' (update of the UK show)
* ''Chuck Woolery: Naturally Stoned''
* ''Club A.M.'' (and its successor, ''GSN Live'')
* ''Common Knowledge''
* ''Series/{{Cram}}''
* ''DJ Games''
* ''Decades'' (and its revival, ''Super Decades'')
* ''Divided'' (based on UK series)
* ''Series/DrewCareysImprovAGanza''
* ''Emogenius''
* ''Extreme Gong'' (revival of ''Series/TheGongShow'')
* ''Fake-A-Date''
* ''Faux Pause''
* ''Series/FriendOrFoe?''
* ''Get a Clue''
* ''Grand Slam'' (US debut of a British format)
* ''Series/{{Hellevator}}''
* ''Hollywood Showdown''
* ''Series/HowMuchIsEnough''
* ''Series/{{Idiotest}}''
* ''Series/{{Inquizition}}''
* ''Series/LateNightLiars''
* ''Series/{{Lingo}}'' (revival of the 1980s game show)
* ''Lovers Lounge''
* ''Mall Masters''
* ''The Money List''
* ''National Lampoon's Funny Money''
* ''Series/TheNewlywedGame'' (2009 revival)
* ''Series/OneVersusAHundred'' (Carrie Ann Inaba revival)
* ''People Puzzler''
* ''[=PlayMania=]''
* ''[[Series/{{Pyramid}} The Pyramid]]'' (2012 revival)
* ''Series/RussianRoulette''
* ''Skin Wars'' (Reality competition with professional body painters)
** ''Skin Wars: Fresh Paint'' (Features people from several artistic fields doing body painting for the first time)
* ''Series/ThatsTheQuestion''
* ''Throut And Neck''
* ''Trivia Track''
* ''Series/Series/WhammyTheAllNewPressYourLuck'' (revival of ''Series/PressYourLuck'')
* ''When Did That Happen?''
* ''Series/{{Winsanity}}''
* ''Series/WinTuition''
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