Game Shows FAQ: All That's Left to Know about the Pioneers, the Scandals, the Hosts and the Jackpots

by Adam Nedeff

Book Overview

TV game shows are an American pastime, broadcast ratings champ, and cultural institution. Lavishly illustrated and filled with entertaining titbits, Game Shows FAQ presents an unprecedented look at how the game show genre has evolved in the past hundred years. From its earliest days as a promotional tool for newspapers, to the high-browed panel games on radio, to the scandalous years of the quiz shows, to the glitzy and raucous games of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617136557
• ISBN13: 9781617136559
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Applause Books
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"