What is another word for game shows?

Pronunciation: [ɡˈe͡ɪm ʃˈə͡ʊz] (IPA)

"Game shows" are popular television programs that feature contestants competing against each other by answering questions or completing challenges. There are several synonyms for game shows, including quiz shows, trivia shows, competition shows, and game programs. These types of shows have been popular since the early days of television and continue to entertain audiences worldwide. In recent years, game shows have evolved to include elements of reality TV, such as dramatic eliminations and alliances between contestants. No matter the format, game shows remain a staple of television programming, providing audiences with both entertainment and mental stimulation.

What are the hypernyms for Game shows?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    contests, competitions, reality television, variety shows, television shows, Entertainment programs, quiz shows.

Famous quotes with Game shows

  • Many people have the idea that game shows are easy to come up with. And nothing could be further from the truth.
    Bob Barker
  • I don't do game shows.
    Trisha Goddard
  • Because many of us have been in game shows for some time, there's always someone around who can share a story of Johnny O or Jay Stewart that I never heard.
    Randy West
  • If you have real passion for a career in game shows, be willing to serve an apprenticeship; it's the best way to learn.
    Randy West
  • Did you ever wonder why the Jews are such great proponents of democracy? Whether in Indonesia or Pakistan or Serbia or you name it, whenever there is some threat to universal suffrage, the Jews are ready to send the U.S. armed forces in to bomb and kill until everyone is permitted to vote. Why is that? Why can't the Indonesians have an Islamic theocracy if they want? Why can't the Pakistanis have a military dictatorship? Why can't the Serbs run their own country the way they prefer? What is the appeal in making sure that people whose minds have been wasted by Alzheimer's Disease vote? Well, let's not beat around the bush: the appeal of mass democracy lies in the fact that in essentially every country in the world today, the number of persons unable to think for themselves is substantially larger than the number able to make independent decisions. Those unable to think for themselves have their thinking done for them by the people who control the mass media. Which is to say, democracy is the preferred system because it gives the political power to those who own or control the mass media and at the same time allows them to remain behind the scenes and evade responsibility for the way in which they use that power. And the more inclusive the democracy is -- that is, the more Alzheimer's sufferers and Mongoloid cretinsand paranoid schizophrenics and people who live in empty packing cases in alley ways and Jamaican immigrants and football fans are able to vote -- the more certain is the grip of the media masters on the political process. Those voters who buy astrology magazines at the checkout stand and spend their time watching soap operas, game shows, and Oprah absorb their general attitudes on things through the television screen. They learn which ideas are fashionable and which are not by noticing the facial expression and tone of voice of Tom Brokaw and Dan Rather when the news is announced each day. Their opinions on specific issues are formed as they view televised sidewalk surveys taken by reporters. The only uncertainty about these people is whether or not they'll be able to pryt hemselves loose from their couches long enough to vote for the designated candidates. That's why it's important to have lots of them. And wherever there are lots of them, the men who control the mass media also will control the outcome of elections. It's a much surer way of controlling governments than bribing corrupt dictators or slipping seductive whores into the king's bedroom a la Esther and Ahasuerus -- or Monica and Bill. Believe me, one day soon the Jews on both sides of the great water will institute a web-TV voting system that allows the couch potatoes and the ball game fans to vote without having to getup from their couches, just by clicking their remote controls at their TV screens to select the next President or prime minister. That will be real democracy.
    William Luther Pierce

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