[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Aug 26 2004, 08:52 AM\'] Face the Nation is not a game show. It's a panel show. [/quote]
Which brings to mind the fact that within the broad definition of "game shows" there are sub-genres:
The Panel Show (IGAS, TTTT, and you could included HS and MG7x)
The Pure-D Game Show (Concentration, Video Village, Taboo)
The Stunt Show (Beat The Clock, Almost Anything Goes)
The Quiz Show (64K?, WWTBAM, J!)
And, more recently, The Reality Show (Survivor, TAR)
You might even add The Sports Show (Gladiators)
So if you look at it in sub-genres, all could fit within the general category of "game show," with one caveat:
If it doesn't WANT to be a game show, it doesn't HAVE to be.
By the way, if Face the Nation is a panel show, Fox News is a 24-hour stunt show.