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GSN Spotlights Carnie Wilson

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Games, Reality, Cable

Carnie Wilson

Don’t know who she is? Well, the is going to give you plenty of opportunities to find out everything you don’t know about Carnie Wilson, best known for her role in the girl group Wilson Phillips.

She’s currently appearing on GSN as the host of the newly revamped Newlywed Game, formerly made famous in past decades by Bob Eubanks. Now, the network will try a reality style they’ve never attempted before: they’re going to spotlight Carnie’s behind-the-scenes life.

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GSN Gathering Celebs for Two Renewals

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Games, Reality, Cable, Renewals

Carnie Wilson

The is sticking with Catch 21 and the newly revamped Newlywed Game. Both game shows have been renewed for another run on the cable network, and both will see big surprises in upcoming episodes.

The Newlywed Game will turn standard marriages on their ear by featuring the first-ever same-sex couple on the series: George Takei (Star Trek) and his mate Brad Altman, to be exact. Other celebs scheduled to appear with their real-life partners include Davy Jones of The Monkees and his wife Jessica Pacheco, Edyta Sliwinska and Alec Mazo from , and several celebs from The Biggest Loser, Survivor, Real Housewives and others.

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Howie Mandel to Host Game Show Awards

Howie Mandel

The Game Show Network will sponsor the first-ever game show awards, an event that will celebrate everything the cable channel loves about televising gaming. will emcee the event, which airs June 6 at 8pm ET on GSN.

“I want the game show awards to be unlike any awards show on television,” Mandel said in a recent statement. “We’ll see what happens.” Mandel’s comedic career enjoyed renewed success with the launch of , which became a hit for NBC. Mandel was nominated for an Emmy in 2008 by virtue of his work on the show.

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Roger Lodge to Host GSN’s Camouflage

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Games, Prime Time, Cable, News

GSN LogoThe Game Show Network is bringing another original game show to cable this summer with Camouflage, a hidden word game show that’s a mixture of trivia and word puzzles. GSN has had mixed success with their original programming, enjoying hits like Lingo and Chain Reaction, while suffering through failures like Starface and That’s the Question. Now, Roger Lodge will try his hosting hand on the network for games.

Lodge is recognizable from his hosting duties on Blind Date, though he’s also hosted a live stage version of The Price is Right in Atlantic City and Trivial Pursuit on ESPN. After seven years, Lodge’s Blind Date duties are over, making him ripe to join other hosts who have tried their hands at GSN games. Camouflage is scheduled to premiere July 2 at 7:30pm.

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