Because of the much anticipated
Gameshow Marathon, I thought you might be interested in a list of game shows that have been in prime time since
Who Wants to be a Millionaire burst onto the scene in August 1999. This list only includes game shows, and not "reality" shows. I was surprised to learn there have been 16 of them - not bad for something that rarely saw the light of day in prime time for almost 30 years.
I've tried to include episode information as well, but if anyone has any updated numbers, or if there's anything I've missed, feel free
1. Who Wants to be a Millionaire (ABC) - 363 episodes between 1999 and 2002
2. Greed (Fox) - 44 eps, 1999-2000
3. Winning Lines (CBS) - 10 eps, 2000
4. Twenty-One (NBC) - 19 eps, 2000
5. It's Your Chance of a Lifetime (Fox) - 5 eps, 2000
6. Weakest Link (NBC) - 80 eps, 2001-02
7. You Don't Know Jack (ABC) - 6 eps, 2001
8. The Chamber (Fox) - 3 eps, 2002
9. The Chair (ABC) - 6 eps, 2002
10. Dog Eat Dog (NBC) - 26 eps, 2002-03
11. Let's Make a Deal (NBC) - 5 eps, 2003
12. Play For a Billion (Fox/ABC) - 2 eps, 2003-04
13. Super Millionaire (ABC) - 12 eps, 2004
14. Studio 7 (WB) - 8 eps, 2004
15. Deal or No Deal (NBC) - 30+ eps so far, 2005-06
16. Game Show Marathon (CBS) - 7 eps, 2006
So far, nothing's come close to matching the magic of WWTBAM (not that I'm really expecting anything to).