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Tune.” Even NBC’s “Hollywood TV Media turns giving each other clues to the Stars”) and country music star The alphabet network has also Game Night” hearkens back to tele- items in a chosen category, with a Jennifer Nettles. launched revamped versions of vision days gone by with nods to Videoreleases rime time has gone retro once point awarded for each right an- Other season 2 guests include “The Gong Show” and “Battle of “Win, Lose or Draw’s” casual living again. A few years ago, “Mad swer. After three rounds of play, the “This Is Us” stars Justin Hartley and the Network Stars,” which have room vibe. Baywatch PMen’s” whisky-swilling ad team with the most points advances Chrissy Metz, comedian Margaret been airing on Thursday nights this As more and more viewers are men were all the rage, but these to the Winner’s Circle to play for the Cho (“Drop Dead Diva”), Carolina summer. Add those to this spring’s drawn away from broadcast tele- When devoted lifeguard days networks are cashing in on the big prize. The new ABC series fea- Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, revitalized “Match Game” hosted vision by big-budget cable series Mitch Buchannon (Johnson) popularity of classic game show re- tures an hour-long format, which al- Dr. Mehmet Oz (“The Dr. Oz Show”), by Alec Baldwin, and this summer’s or streaming services, it looks as adds three new lifeguards boots. The latest ratings winner lows enough time for two complete RuPaul (“RuPaul’s Drag Race”), “To Tell the Truth” with Anthony An- if networks have found a solution to his team, one in particu- combines a charismatic host with games. Olympian Apolo Ohno and R&B derson, and ABC has a full slate of by producing less-expensive lar stands out, and not for celebrity guests and big money. While “Pyramid” has inspired a singer Usher, among many others. retro hits. summer programming that ap- the right reasons. Matt Michael Strahan (“Good Morn- number of revivals and more than a “The $100,000 Pyramid” isn’t This summer, Fox has gotten in peals to audiences’ sense of nos- Brody (Efron), a former ing America”) hosts as celebrities dozen international versions, the the only classic game show reboot on the action with a new “Love talgia. With nine Daytime Emmy Olympic swimmer, takes the team up with contestants to play latest ABC series has proven to be to bank on the appearance of celeb- Connection” hosted by Andy Cohen Awards for Outstanding Game lifeguard position as a way word-association games in the one of the most popular, thanks, in rities. New old game shows have (“Watch What Happens Live With Show to its credit, “The $100,000 of completing compulsory part, to an impressive roster of stars been popping up on a lot of the ma- Andy Cohen”). He has some big Pyramid” is a good bet for sum- hopes of winning cash in a new epi- community service and sode of “The $100,000 Pyramid,” who’ve lined up to play the game jor networks lately, and many of shoes to fill as he takes the place of mer entertainment. airing Sunday, Aug. 27, on ABC. This that many of them — including them employ stars from the worlds game show host extraordinaire This summer, join Strahan and doesn’t take the job as seri- week’s celebrity guests include NA- Strahan — watched as children. of comedy, sports, music and more. Chuck Woolery, who hosted the millions of viewers on a trip down ously as he should. Like oil SCAR champ Kyle Busch, Strahan’s This season kicked off Sunday, June In fact, ABC has become a hub for original 1983 version. Fox’s new memory lane as contestants play and water, the two men just “Good Morning America” col- 11, with matchups between Leslie nostalgic series like “Pyramid.” Be- “Beat Shazam” — although it fea- word-association games with celeb- cannot seem to work to- league Lara Spencer, rapper-turned- Jones (“Ghostbusters,” 2016) and fore Strahan kicks off the fun, Steve tures newer app technology — is in rities in “The $100,000 Pyramid,” gether, but when packages actor Ice-T (“Law & Order: Special LL Cool J (“Lip Sync Battle”), and TV Harvey hosts “Celebrity Family essence a new take on “Name That airing Sunday, Aug. 27, on ABC. of drugs —and even worse, Victims Unit”) and actress Peri Gil- bodies — start washing up pin (“Frasier”). Previous guests in- on their peaceful beach, clude Debi Mazar (“Younger”), they’re forced to set aside Bobby Moynihan (“Saturday Night their differences to restore Live”), Martha Stewart and Snoop peace to their oceanfront Dogg. paradise. Strahan, a former NFL defensive Director: Seth Gordon. Stars: end, guides the action as players Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, compete for a potentially life-alter- ing prize. But it may not be just the Priyanka Chopra, Alexandra thrill of the prize money that has TV Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach, fans hooked on the old school pro- Jon Bass, Ilfenesh Hadera. gram. In a June interview with ny- 2017. 116 min. Action. post.com, Strahan explained why he believes classic game shows like his are experiencing a resurgence in popularity. “They’re something you can do with your family,” he said. “As a par- ent you may not want to watch a kids show, and as a kid you probably don’t want to watch a big, serious adult show. Here is something you can watch together.” This is the second season of the revamped game show, which de- buted on CBS in 1973 as “The $10,000 Pyramid” before jumping to ABC in 1974, with television icon Dick Clark at the helm. The show struck a chord with viewers right out of the gate as the simple word-association game and enter- taining celebrity guests provided a lighthearted break from news of the Vietnam War and Watergate scandal. The game show has gone through a number of iterations over the years, and each time the title has adjusted to reflect the top potential prize, from $10,000 to $20,000 to $25,000 to $50,000 to ABC’s cur- rent $100,000 version. However, the game play has remained largely the Dwayne Johnson in a same throughout the show’s varied Chrissy Metz in “The $100,000 Pyramid” scene from “Baywatch” history. 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