Author Topic: Longest Running Game Shows in Other Countries (Read 2966 times)

TimK2003 · « **on:** August 09, 2006, 09:47:42 AM »

I never recalled seeing this anywhere before, so here goes:

Price Is Right is the longest running game show in the United States, but what game shows hold the record in other countries?

IIRC, I believe "Front Page Challenge" is the winner up in the Great White North (Definition second?), but what are some of the other record holders?

clemon79 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 09, 2006, 10:23:19 AM »

[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'126705\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 06:47 AM\']
IIRC, I believe "Front Page Challenge" is the winner up in the Great White North (Definition second?), but what are some of the other record holders?
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Well, Temptation / Sale Of The Century in Australia, obviously.

In the UK....hmm. Countdown, maybe? Or Mastermind?

rebelwrest · « **Reply #2 on:** August 09, 2006, 11:51:26 AM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'126711\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 10:23 AM\']
[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'126705\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 06:47 AM\']
IIRC, I believe "Front Page Challenge" is the winner up in the Great White North (Definition second?), but what are some of the other record holders?
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Well, Temptation / Sale Of The Century in Australia, obviously.

In the UK....hmm. Countdown, maybe? Or Mastermind?
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I saw this someone but I don't remember where, the longest running game show in Australia is Wheel of Fortune.

I think Mastermind may be the king in the UK, however over at ukgameshows.com they have a page of long-running game shows.

UKgameshows.com Long Running Game Shows

uncamark · « **Reply #3 on:** August 09, 2006, 12:01:25 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'126711\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 09:23 AM\']
[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'126705\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 06:47 AM\']
IIRC, I believe "Front Page Challenge" is the winner up in the Great White North (Definition second?), but what are some of the other record holders?
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Well, Temptation / Sale Of The Century in Australia, obviously.

In the UK....hmm. Countdown, maybe? Or Mastermind?
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Non-consecutive and if you count radio (one season after its first television layoff) and non-broadcast TV (one season on the Discovery Channel UK with Clive Anderson [!] as quizmaster in between the radio and return to the Beeb), "Mastermind." As a continuous run, "Countdown."

It seems to me that "University Challenge" should also be considered, although it seems to me that there was a long hiatus between the ITV and BBC2 runs.

jalman · « **Reply #4 on:** August 09, 2006, 12:07:54 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'126711\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 10:23 AM\']

In the UK....hmm. Countdown, maybe? Or Mastermind?
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Countdown, being a Channel 4 program, started in the 80s, did it not?

I was thinking A Question of Sport for the longest continuous run. University Challenge was around since the Sixties, but had a few breaks in its run.

By verifying the info through UKGameshows.com, I think I'm correct. However, I didn't know Countdown began on ITV before reading that site's profile.

uncamark · « **Reply #5 on:** August 09, 2006, 12:14:57 PM »

[quote name=\'jalman\' post=\'126721\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 11:07 AM\']
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'126711\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 10:23 AM\']

In the UK....hmm. Countdown, maybe? Or Mastermind?
[/quote]

Countdown, being a Channel 4 program, started in the 80s, did it not?

I was thinking A Question of Sport for the longest continuous run. University Challenge was around since the Sixties, but had a few breaks in its run.

By verifying the info through UKGameshows.com, I think I'm correct. However, I didn't know Countdown began on ITV before reading that site's profile.
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But as a local program on Yorkshire--I don't believe it went national until C4.

jalman · « **Reply #6 on:** August 09, 2006, 12:17:40 PM »

[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'126723\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 12:14 PM\']
But as a local program on Yorkshire--I don't believe it went national until C4.
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Ah.

EDIT: And UKGameshows also states this...also Price didn't come to the UK version until 1984. Hmmm....nap time.

urbanpreppie05 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 09, 2006, 01:07:59 PM »

Italy's Price is Right ran from 1983 to 2001, throughh 4 hosts and about 7 set changes...

UK Family Fortunes ran for a while didn't it?

And of course, let's not forget Aussie Wheel, from 1981 to 2004.

Chelsea Thrasher · « **Reply #8 on:** August 09, 2006, 01:26:43 PM »

[quote name=\'urbanpreppie05\' post=\'126727\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 12:07 PM\']
And of course, let's not forget Aussie Wheel, from 1981 to 2004.
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Here's the fun part there...as the five people interested in such things discovered this week, at least a few episodes were in fact produced in 05 will Oemcke still hosting, but Seven chose to sit on them and never aired them until now.

BrandonFG · « **Reply #9 on:** August 09, 2006, 04:00:58 PM »

[quote name=\'jalman\' post=\'126721\' date=\'Aug 9 2006, 12:07 PM\']
Countdown, being a Channel 4 program, started in the 80s, did it not?
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November 1982.

Gus · « **Reply #10 on:** August 09, 2006, 07:22:16 PM »

Nobody's mentioned Des Chiffres et des Lettres? The French progenitor of Countdown has been on continuously since 1972, which may make it older than TPIR.

pownster · « **Reply #11 on:** August 10, 2006, 10:31:23 AM »

In Australia - the longest continuosly airing shows are (in order)

Wheel of Fortune 1981-2004 (or 1981-2006 if you want to include the previous unaired shows from 2005 currently being shown)

Sale of the Century 1980-2001

Pick-a-Box 1957-1971

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If I'm not mistaken - ain't there some localised game shows in the States which have continuously run longer than TPiR. "It's Academic" springs to mind......

clemon79 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 10, 2006, 10:46:29 AM »

[quote name=\'pownster\' post=\'126884\' date=\'Aug 10 2006, 07:31 AM\']
In Australia - the longest continuosly airing shows are (in order)
Sale of the Century 1980-2001
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The original question, though, said nothing about being continuous.

Is there a compelling reason why Temptation or Great Temptation (and by this I mean the 1970's versions; absolutely the current one should be) shouldn't be lumped in with Sale, continuity aside? Were the formats all that different?

uncamark · « **Reply #13 on:** August 10, 2006, 02:47:13 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'126888\' date=\'Aug 10 2006, 09:46 AM\']
[quote name=\'pownster\' post=\'126884\' date=\'Aug 10 2006, 07:31 AM\']
In Australia - the longest continuosly airing shows are (in order)
Sale of the Century 1980-2001
[/quote]
The original question, though, said nothing about being continuous.

Is there a compelling reason why Temptation or Great Temptation (and by this I mean the 1970's versions; absolutely the current one should be) shouldn't be lumped in with Sale, continuity aside? Were the formats all that different?
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The only main difference is that before 1980, Reg Grundy was doing the format with some modifications without permission from Al Howard, after 1980, he *owned* the format. Yeah, they should all count as one.