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game show
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It is catalogued under topics including Game shows and Television genres.
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A game show (or gameshow) is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment where contestants compete in a game for rewards. The shows are typically directed by a host, who explains the rules of the program as well as commentating and narrating where necessary. The history of the game shows dates back to the late 1930s when both radio and television game shows were broadcast. The genre became popular in the United States in the 1950s, becoming a regular feature of daytime television.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “game show” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.