Game show
A game show is an entertainment programme on radio and television in which, for example, one or more candidates have to perform tasks, solve puzzles or answer questions correctly. The quiz show is a subtype of the game show. Some game shows are broadcast as Saturday evening shows.
A game show is a game with candidates according to fixed rules and a final structure. Its core is the competition that leads to the victory of a candidate or a group of candidates at the end. Whereas in the past prizes in kind were played out much more often, now there are usually higher sums of money to be won. Game technology is used for the technical realization of the games (input devices, control monitors, etc.).
Well-known game shows on German-language television were or are, among others (with mention of the main channel sorted by year of first broadcast):
- One Will Win (EWG; ARD; 1964-69, 1979-1987, 1998, 2014).
- Forget-me-not (ZDF; 1964-1970)
- The Golden Shot (ZDF; 1964-1970)
- Wünsch Dir was (ORF and ZDF; 1969-1972)
- Three times nine (ZDF; 1970-1974)
- Dalli Dalli (ZDF; 1971-1986 and 1995-1997) (NDR; 2011-2013)
- Am laufenden Band (ARD; 1974-1979)
- The Monday Painters (ARD; 1974-1996)
- Let's go (ARD; 1977-1986)
- Guess with Rosenthal (ARD; 1979-1986)
- The Pyramid (ZDF; 1979-1994)
- Wetten, dass... (ZDF; 1981-2014)
- Gefragt - Gewußt - Gewonnen! (ZDF; 1983-1986)
- Flitterabend (ARD; 1988-1995)
- Ruck Zuck (Tele 5 and RTL II; 1988-2000, 2004, 2005, since 2016).
- Wheel of Fortune (Sat.1 1988-1998, Kabel1 1998-2002, 9Live 2004-2005, RTL Plus 2016).
- The Price is Hot (RTL; 1989-1997, as of 2017).
- Money or Love (ARD; 1989-2001, 2014)
- Tutti Frutti (RTL; 1990-1993, from 2016)
- Family Duel (RTL; 1992-2003, 2013-2014, from 2016)
- Traumhochzeit (RTL; 1992-2002, ZDF; 2008, RTL; 2012-2013).
- The 100,000 Mark Show (RTL; 1993-2000, 2008)
- Glücksritter (RTL; 1996-1997)
- The Moment of Truth (Sat.1; 1999-2003)
- 1 against 100 (ORF; 2002, 2008)
- Genial daneben (Sat.1; 2003-2011, since 2017)
- Elton zockt (ProSieben; 2003-2015)
- Deal or No Deal (Sat.1; 2004-2008, 2014-2015).
- Elton vs. Simon (ProSieben; 2004-2006, 2008-2010, 2012).
- Schlag den Raab (ProSieben; 2006-2015)
- Rich List - Every Answer Counts (Sat.1; 2007-2008)
- Schlag den Star (ProSieben; since 2009)
- Traders (SF 1; since 2010)
- Save the Million! (ZDF; 2010-2013)
- My Man Can (Sat.1; 2010-2013)
- 17 Meters (ProSieben; 2011-2012)
- Germany's mastermind (ZDF; 2011-2013, 2016)
- Klein gegen Groß (ARD; since 2011)
- Opdenhövel's Countdown (ARD; 2012-2013)
- Joko gegen Klaas - Das Duell um die Welt (ProSieben; since 2012)
- This is top! (ARD; 2013-2015)
- Hartwich's 100! Daniel tests the Germans (RTL; from 2015)
- The Game Begins (ZDF; 2015-2017)
- Guess How Old I Am (ARD; 2016)
- Schlag den Henssler (ProSieben; 2017-2018)
- All against One (ProSieben; 2018)
- Because they don't know what's happening - The Jauch-Gottschalk-Schöneberger Show (RTL; since 2018).
- Schlag den Besten (ProSieben; since 2019)
Other television game shows are grouped in Category:Game show.