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* ''Series/PeoplePuzzler''

* ''Series/PeoplePuzzler

* ''Pressure1''

''Series/{{Brainteaser}}''

* ''Divided''

* ''Series/{{Mastermind}}

Considering they were easy and cheap to stage without the visual element to consider, there were numerous radio quiz show such as ''Dr. IQ'' (Which was recorded in various stage theatres around the US), ''The $64 Dollar Question'' (which aired from 1950 to 1952; sixty four 1950 dollars are roughly six hundred forty 2020 dollars) and ''Series/YouBetYourLife''. In fact, you can watch the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50ZaXJst18k test film of the latter]] to get an idea how such a radio show was staged.

The fallout from the scandals resulted in the amendment of the Federal Communications Act that declared "fixing of televised contests of intellectual knowledge or skill" illegal. Many cooperating contestants ended up with their lives ruined and their public reputation tarnished: Charles van Doren was kicked from his old tenure at Columbia University, and barely managed to secure a low-profile job as an ''Encyclopedia Britannica'' editor where he was paid peanuts; and Teddy Nadler, who made $264,000 [=50s=] dollars on ''Series/The64000Question'' (about 2.5 million 2020 dollars), [[HumiliationConga ended up applying for a simple job as a census taker and absolutely failed a simple map reading quiz]]. Throughout the [=60s=], the prizes were not allowed to stretch beyond the four digits; big-ticket game shows (especially quizzes) fell out of favor until 1973 with ''[[Series/{{Pyramid}} The $10,000 Pyramid]]''. The British had an identical scandal in 1958 (''Twenty One'' on Granada) and this resulted in a limit of £1,000 on cash prizes until the mid-1990s; [[LoopholeAbuse more frequently the top prize would be a car or in one case a speedboat]].

The 1990s brought with it a sense that ideas were running out, as networks and cable stations dropped games left and right (the last Big Three victim being ''Series/CaesarsChallenge'' in January 1994). Only ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'', ''Series/WheelOfFortune'', and ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' remained through the entire decade, with a few other games briefly popping up here and there. More discerning contestants opted to appear on [[https://time2play.com/blog/game-shows-youre-most-likely-to-win/ game shows you're most likely to win]] in order to up their chances at a big prize.[[Creator/{{GSN}} Game Show Network]] began in December 1994, giving fans a constant home for classic games and new formats; prior to that, they'd had to rely on other cable nets, including Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}, Creator/USANetwork, and [[Creator/{{Freeform}} The Family Channel]] for their fix. 2015 would bring the launch of a new classic game channel, Buzzr, owned by [[Creator/FremantleMedia Fremantle]] and serving as vault channel for their classic game show library.

* Ralph Edwards (''Truth or Consequences'', 1970s-81 ''Name That Tune'', ''The Cross-Wits'', ''Knockout'', ''Bzzz!'')

* ''Creator/{{Greggo}}'' (Greg Wicker; ''The Pokemon Game Show'')

* ''Series/TheHustler''

The 1990s brought with it a sense that ideas were running out, as networks and cable stations dropped games left and right (the last Big Three victim being ''Series/CaesarsChallenge'' in January 1994). Only ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'', ''Series/WheelOfFortune'', and ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' remained through the entire decade, with a few other games briefly popping up here and there. [[Creator/{{GSN}} Game Show Network]] began in December 1994, giving fans a constant home for classic games and new formats; prior to that, they'd had to rely on other cable nets, including Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}, Creator/USANetwork, and [[Creator/{{Freeform}} The Family Channel]] for their fix. 2015 would bring the launch of a new classic game channel, Buzzr, owned by [[Creator/FremantleMedia Fremantle]] and serving as vault channel for their classic game show library.

** ** ''Series/HowMuchIsEnough''

** ''Series/HotSeat''
** ''Series/HowMuchIsEnough''

** ''Throut And Neck''

* ''Hot Seat''

* ''Series/TheNotTooLateShowwithElmo'' (as of the second season)

* ''The Movie Game''

* ''Eggheads''

* ''Series/Eggheads''

* ''Series/CBSTelevisionQuiz''

* ''Series/{{Fantasy}}''

* ''Series/GameshowMarathon''

** ''LoversLounge''

* ''Series/{{Mastermind}}''

* ''Series/MissingLinks''

* ''Series/OurLittleGenius''

* ''ReleaseTheHounds''

* ''Series/TheSingingBee''

* ''Series/{{Steal}}''

* ''Series/{{Take Your Pick}}''

* ''Series/{{Winning Combination}}''

* ''Series/TheWizardOfOdds''

* Creator/TalentAssociates (1960s ''Supermarket Sweep'' and ''The Honeymoon Race'', among others)

* ''Series/TheWheel''

* ''Series/MichaelMcIntyresTheWheel''