Game Show Network

On May 7, 1992, Sony Pictures Entertainment joined forces with the United Video Satellite Group to launch the Game Show Channel, which was set to begin in 1993.{{cite press release |title=Sony Pictures Television Launches Game Show Network's 'Common Knowledge' On Fox Stations This August |publisher=Sony Pictures Entertainment |url=https://www.sonypictures.com/corp/press_releases/2020/0727 |date=July 27, 2020 |access-date=2023-07-12}} The announcement of the channel was made by SPE president Mel Harris.{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/04/business/the-media-business-sony-venture-to-start-game-show-channel.html| title=THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Sony Venture to Start Game Show Channel| first=Geraldine| last=Fabricant| newspaper=The New York Times| date=May 7, 1992| access-date=July 12, 2023| url-access=subscription}}

On December 2, 1992, Sony Pictures Entertainment made a deal to acquire the Barry & Enright game show library, and in a separate deal, struck a 10-year licensing agreement for the rights to the Mark Goodson game show library of more than 20,000 episodes including among others, What's My Line?, Family Feud, and To Tell the Truth. Upon the deal, Sony said it would sell an equity stake in the network to Mark Goodson Productions, including the production of new original series by Jonathan Goodson Productions.{{cite news| url=https://variety.com/1992/tv/news/sony-makes-a-deal-for-gameshow-libraries-101753/| title=Sony makes a deal for gameshow libraries| first=Jennifer| last=Pendleton| magazine=Variety| date=December 7, 1992| access-date=July 12, 2023}} Both deals were completed on December 7, 1992, eleven days before Mark Goodson's death.{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-13539468.html| title=Sony Pictures' secret: Goodson's price is right. (Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.'s licensing deal with Mark Goodson Productions)| first=Kim| last=Mitchell| magazine=Multichannel News| date=December 7, 1992| access-date=July 12, 2023| archive-date=June 11, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611025717/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-13539468.html| url-status=dead}} On June 6, 1994, Mark Goodson Productions pulled out of the venture.{{cite news |title=COMPANY TOWN ANNEX |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-27-fi-20432-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=February 16, 2022 |date=July 27, 1994 |url-access=subscription}} GSN's launch time was intended to be at 10:00 p.m. ET, but at the time, it was pushed back to 7:00 p.m. ET.

Game Show Network launched at 7:00 p.m. on December 1, 1994.{{cite web| url=http://corp.gsn.com/corporate-info| title=GSN Corporate| website=GSN| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309104932/http://corp.gsn.com/corporate-info| archive-date=March 9, 2010}} The first aired game show to be on GSN was What's My Line?.{{cite web| url=https://www.facebook.com/gsn/posts/10153235986710227?comment_id=48314711&offset=0&total_comments=36|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140707103213/https://www.facebook.com/gsn/posts/10153235986710227?comment_id=48314711&offset=0&total_comments=36| url-status=dead| archive-date=July 7, 2014| website=Facebook| title=GSN Official| date=August 29, 2013| access-date=May 7, 2014}} By the launch date, the network had secured rights to over 40,000 episodes from the libraries of several game show production companies and corporate parent Sony. The initial lineup was exclusively acquired programming such as Match Game, Family Feud, The Newlywed Game, Jeopardy!, and Wheel of Fortune. Over time, Game Show Network acquired the rights to The Price Is Right, The $10,000 Pyramid, Let's Make a Deal, Hollywood Squares, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and other libraries, putting them on the schedule at various times throughout the network's history. The network eventually began producing original game shows such as Lingo, Burt Luddin's Love Buffet, Whammy!, Inquizition, and Extreme Gong.{{cite book |last=Nedeff |first=Adam |date=April 1, 2014 |title=This Day in Game Show History - 365 Commemorations and Celebrations, Vol. 4: October Through December |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RJmeDwAAQBAJ&dq=game+show+network+history&pg=PT296|publisher=BearManor Media |page=December 1, 1994 - Game Show Network Launches |isbn=978-1-5939-3572-6}} Faux Pause is an American television program that aired in 1998 on Game Show Network. Co-hosted by Mary Gallagher and Sean Donnellan, Pause consisted of jokes and skits done while watching certain episodes of game shows, in a similar fashion to Mystery Science Theater 3000.

In 2001, a massive change in both leadership and programming at the network took place when Liberty Media acquired a 50% stake. Both president Michael Fleming and vice president Jake Tauber departed, and former ABC Family/Fox Family Channel president Rich Cronin was hired to head the network.{{cite news| last1=Umstead| first1=R. Thomas| title=Game Show Lands Cronin| url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/game-show-lands-cronin-132113| access-date=February 16, 2022| magazine=Multichannel News| date=May 6, 2001}}

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On March 15, 2004, Game Show Network began using the abbreviation "GSN" and introduced the tagline "The Network for Games." GSN began expanding its programming to include reality television games and various competition-based programs.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2005/01/03/gsns-world-series-of-blackjack-returns-with-a-stellar-line-up-of-the-worlds-top-40-players-17486/20050103gsn01/ |title=GSN's World Series of Blackjack Returns with a Stellar Line Up of the World's Top 40 Players |website=The Futon Critic |access-date=December 31, 2020}}{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2005/06/14/extreme-dodgeball-returns-on-gsn-with-a-new-league-celebrity-captains-and-more-intense-action--18556/20050614gsn01/ |title=Extreme Dodgeball Returns on GSN with a New League, Celebrity Captains and More Intense Action |access-date=December 31, 2020 |website=The Futon Critic}}{{cite web |url=https://uk.pokernews.com/news/2007/08/high-stakes-poker-4.htm |title=High Stakes Poker is back for Season 4 |access-date=July 12, 2023 |archive-date=March 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308064834/http://uk.pokernews.com/news/2007/08/high-stakes-poker-4.htm |url-status=dead |first=Barry |last=Carter |website=PokerNews}} GSN would also air reruns of reality competitions (for example, Spy TV and The Mole).{{cite news |last1=Jicha |first1=Tom |title=Game Show Network Plays The Name Game |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2004-03-14/entertainment/0403100593_1_game-show-network-gsn-casino-games |access-date=July 7, 2016 |newspaper=Sun Sentinel |location=Ft Lauderdale, Florida |date=March 14, 2004 |archive-date=August 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825221145/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2004-03-14/entertainment/0403100593_1_game-show-network-gsn-casino-games |url-status=dead}} Along with its new format, GSN would continue to produce traditional game shows, including new seasons of Lingo and a revival of Chain Reaction.{{cite press release |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2006/03/21/lingos-fifth-season-premieres-april-3-marking-a-first-for-gsn-the-network-for-games--20868/20060321gsn01/ |title=Lingo's Fifth Season Premieres April 3 Marking a First for GSN, the Network for Games |access-date=December 31, 2020 |publisher=GSN |via=The Futon Critic}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/gsn-names-chain-reaction-host-29194 |title=GSN Names Chain Reaction Host |first=Anne |last=Becker |date=July 11, 2006 |magazine=Broadcasting & Cable |access-date=July 12, 2023}}

David Goldhill succeeded Rich Cronin as GSN president on August 1, 2007.{{cite news |last1=Moss |first1=Linda |title=Goldhill Succeeds Cronin Atop GSN |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/goldhill-succeeds-cronin-atop-gsn-369714 |access-date=February 16, 2022 |magazine=Multichannel News |date=July 25, 2007}} A high definition simulcast feed of the network was launched on September 15, 2010.{{cite press release |url=http://corp.gsn.com/press/releases/gsn-s-new-hd-service-launches-time-warner-cable-new-york-city-bright-house-networks-a |title=GSN's New HD Service Launches on Time Warner Cable New York City, Brighthouse Networks and Service Electric Cablevision Systems |date= December 3, 2010 |access-date=July 12, 2023 |publisher=GSN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727111325/http://corp.gsn.com/press/releases/gsn-s-new-hd-service-launches-Time-Warner-Cable-new-york-city-bright-house-networks-a |archive-date=July 27, 2011 |url-status=dead}}

Some notable acquisitions for the network included Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?{{cite press release |publisher=GSN |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2005/04/18/gsn-renews-and-expands-its-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-inventory-and-acquires-super-millionaire-series-18212/20050418gsn01/ |title=GSN Renews and Expands Its 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' Inventory and Acquires 'Super Millionaire' Series |date=April 18, 2005 |via=The Futon Critic |access-date=July 12, 2023}} and the Steve Harvey-hosted Family Feud,{{cite news |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/gsn-acquires-another-cycle-fmnas-family-feud-112995 |title=GSN Acquires Another Cycle of FMNA's 'Family Feud' |date=March 14, 2012 |first=Paige |last=Albiniak |magazine=Broadcasting & Cable |access-date=July 12, 2023}} both of which would headline the network's prime time lineup. Notable original game shows produced during this time were Catch 21 (which would be revived in 2019), Baggage (hosted by Jerry Springer), the first U.S. incarnation of The Chase,{{cite press release |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2008/07/07/gsn-premieres-catch-21-on-july-21-2008--28049/20080707gsn01/ |title=GSN Premieres 'Catch 21' on July 21, 2008 |date=July 8, 2008 |publisher=GSN |via=The Futon Critic |access-date=July 12, 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/jerry-springer-hosts-new-dating-game-series-baggage-debut-month-game-show-network-article-1.176783 |title=Jerry Springer hosts new dating game series, 'Baggage,' to debut next month on Game Show Network |newspaper=New York Daily News |agency=Associated Press |date=March 23, 2010 |access-date=December 31, 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/gsn-renews-the-chase-before-its-season-one-debut-1200503573/ |title=GSN Renews 'The Chase' Before Its Season One Debut |date=July 1, 2013 |first=AJ |last=Marechal |magazine=Variety |access-date=July 12, 2023}} American Bible Challenge (the premiere of which drew an audience of nearly two million viewers),{{cite news |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/gsn-sets-ratings-record-bible-challenge-debut-63904 |title=GSN Sets Ratings Record With 'Bible Challenge' Debut |date=August 25, 2012 |first=R. Thomas |last=Umstead |magazine=Broadcasting & Cable |access-date=December 31, 2020}} and Skin Wars (which would later move to Syfy).{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/gsns-body-painting-competition-skin-wars-launch-an-aftershow-723440/ |title=GSN's Body-Painting Competition 'Skin Wars' to Launch an Aftershow (Exclusive) |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Philiana |last=Ng |access-date=February 16, 2022 |date=August 5, 2014}} The network produced interactive program blocks, such as GSN Live and Playmania.{{cite web |title=GSN Live |url=https://twitter.com/gsnlive?lang=en |website=Twitter |access-date=December 31, 2020}}{{cite web |title=GSN: Playmania Times Six |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/gsn-playmania-times-six-370494 |magazine=Multichannel News |date=September 25, 2006 |access-date=December 31, 2020}}

In March 2011, DirecTV (which by this point had taken over Liberty Media's then-65% stake in the network) sold a 5% stake in the network back to Sony Pictures Entertainment. Although DirecTV nominally remained the majority owner, it had ceded control of the network to Sony, and had the right to force Sony to increase its stake in GSN to 58%.{{cite news |last=Goetzl |first=David |title=Sony Gains Control of GSN Even With Minority Stake |url=https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/153425/sony-gains-control-of-gsn-even-with-minority-stake.html |access-date=June 30, 2011 |newspaper=TVBlog |date=June 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229020356/http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle |archive-date=December 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |url-access=subscription}} On November 8, 2012, DirecTV sold an 18% interest in GSN to Sony.[https://my.insideview.com/iv/launchReferredArticle.do?aid=_7561097217 "Update: DirecTV sells 18% stake in GSN to Sony"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406160137/https://my.insideview.com/iv/launchReferredArticle.do?aid=_7561097217 |date=April 6, 2016}}. InsideView. Retrieved on November 28, 2012. GSN partnered with Vubiquity to launch "GSN On Demand" on August 15, 2013.{{cite press release |url=http://www.vubiquity.com/node/290 |title=GSN Gets In The VOD Game With Vubiquity| website=Vubiquity |date=August 13, 2015 |access-date=September 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928074311/http://www.vubiquity.com/node/290 |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |url-status=dead}}

In April 2017, David Goldhill stepped down after nearly 10 years as GSN president, the longest tenure for any president to date. He was succeeded by Mark Feldman in August 2017.{{cite news |last1=Goldberg |first1=Lesley |title=GSN Promotes Mark Feldman to CEO |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/gsn-promotes-mark-feldman-ceo-1026513/ |access-date=February 16, 2022 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |date=August 3, 2017}} Later that year, the network would begin to refer to itself in promos by its full name.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvmigD1NeiE "Saturday Night Classics!"]. GSN. December 22, 2017. On October 1, 2018, the network's programming returned to focus on traditional game show formats, culminating in a rebranding that restored the network's full name.{{cite tweet |user=gameshownetwork |author=Game Show Network |number=1046799403120349185 |date=October 1, 2018 |title=It's the first day of our new logo! We're going back to our roots to celebrate our favorite thing: game shows. All-day, every day! What do you think?}}

The network's daily schedule would consist almost entirely of original programming, including new shows like America Says, Common Knowledge, and People Puzzler.{{cite news |title=Game Show Network Adds, Renews Series |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/game-show-network-adds-renews-series |access-date=December 31, 2020 |work=Multichannel News |date=April 5, 2019}} In April 2020, Game Show Network re-introduced Master Minds, a retool of an earlier original show called Best Ever Trivia Show featuring Jeopardy! champion and host Ken Jennings, and now hosted by the returning Brooke Burns of the GSN version of The Chase.{{cite press release |url=https://press.gsntv.com/resources/press-releases/game-show-networks-new-expert-trivia-game-show-master-minds-hosted-by-brooke-burns-premieres-april-6-at-4-pm-et |title=Game Show Network's New Expert Trivia Game Show, 'MASTER MINDS' Hosted by Brooke Burns Premieres April 6 at 4 PM ET |date=March 10, 2020 |publisher=Game Show Network |access-date=December 31, 2020}}

DirecTV's stake in Game Show Network would move to AT&T when it acquired the service in 2015.{{cite web |url=https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/us/atnt2/sec/sec-show.aspx?Type=html&FilingId=12972266&CIK=0000732717&Index=10000 |title=AT&T INC. filed this 8-K on Sep 21, 2018 |date=September 21, 2018 |website=Securities and Exchange Commission |access-date=December 31, 2020}} On November 18, 2019, it was announced that Sony had acquired AT&T's 42% stake and thus resumed full ownership of GSN.{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/sony-acquires-atts-42-game-show-network-stake-in-deal-worth-500m-1202789119/|title=Sony Acquires AT&T's 42% Game Show Network Stake In Deal Worth $500M |last=Hayes |first=Dade |date=November 18, 2019 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=November 18, 2019}} A list of 2020 Nielsen ratings published by Variety indicated that Game Show Network averaged 432,000 viewers in prime time, up 6% from the 2019 average.{{cite news |last1=Schneider |first1=Michael |title=Year in Review: Most-Watched Television Networks — Ranking 2020's Winners and Losers |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/network-ratings-2020-top-channels-fox-news-cnn-msnbc-cbs-1234866801/ |access-date=December 31, 2020 |magazine=Variety |date=December 28, 2020}}

In December 2021, Mark Feldman resigned after four years as Game Show Network president, to join the video game firm Scopely amid the gaming unit sale from Sony. He was succeeded by longtime executive John Zaccario.{{cite news |last1=Hayes |first1=Dade |date=December 7, 2021 |title=Sony-Owned GSN Ups Longtime Exec John Zaccario To President, Succeeding Mark Feldman Amid Mobile Gaming Unit Sale |website=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/sony-gsn-john-zaccario-president-network-1234886624/ |access-date=December 7, 2021}}

On September 7, 2022, Dish Network and Sling TV removed Game Show Network from their lineups, after failing to reach a renewal agreement with owner Sony Pictures Television.{{cite news |last1=Spangler |first1=Todd |title=Game Show Network Goes Dark on Dish, Sling TV Over Contract Fight |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/game-show-network-blackout-dish-sling-tv-1235362533/ |magazine=Variety |date=September 7, 2022 |access-date=September 7, 2022}} The network returned to both services on September 27, 2022.{{cite news |last=Spangler |first=Todd |title=Game Show Network Restored to Dish, Sling TV After Three-Week Blackout |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/game-show-network-restored-dish-sling-tv-agreement-1235386277/ |magazine=Variety |date=September 27, 2022 |access-date=September 28, 2022}}

{{Main|List of programs broadcast by Game Show Network}}

Current original programming, as of June 2025 includes Bingo Blitz, Tic-Tac-Dough, and Beat the Bridge. Reruns of past original shows airing on the network include America Says, Catch 21, Master Minds, Common Knowledge, Split Second, Switch, Chain Reaction (both Dylan Lane-hosted incarnations), and People Puzzler.

GSN's acquired slate includes Match Game (1973-82 version hosted by Gene Rayburn and ABC revival hosted by Alec Baldwin), Family Feud (hosted by Steve Harvey), Flip Side, Deal or No Deal (NBC & CNBC versions), Jeopardy! (hosted by Alex Trebek and Ken Jennings), 25 Words or Less, Cash Cab (hosted by Ben Bailey), Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (original ABC primetime run hosted by Regis Philbin), Press Your Luck (ABC revival hosted by Elizabeth Banks), Wheel of Fortune (hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White), The Wall, The Chase (ABC revival hosted by Sara Haines), and the 2016 version of The $100,000 Pyramid.{{cite web |title=Where to find your favorite game shows |url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/classic-game-shows-buzzr-gsn-1.45023573 |access-date=December 31, 2020 |newspaper=Newsday |location=Melville, New York |archive-date=June 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626190528/https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/classic-game-shows-buzzr-gsn-1.45023573 |url-status=dead }}{{cite press release |title=Popular Game Shows "Deal Or No Deal" and "1 VS. 100" to Debut on Gsn, June 1 and June 6 |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2009/05/12/popular-game-shows-deal-or-no-deal-and-1-vs-100-to-debut-on-gsn-june-1-and-june-6-31320/20090512gsn01/ |date=May 12, 2009 |access-date=July 12, 2023 |publisher=Game Show Network |via=The Futon Critic}}

GSN began syndicating some of its original programming to other channels in the early 2010s. On June 24, 2013, the channel entered into an agreement with Bounce TV, giving it the broadcast rights to The Newlywed Game, Catch 21, and The American Bible Challenge.{{cite news |first=C. Daniel |last=Baker |magazine=Black Enterprise |url=http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/bounce-tv-adds-shows/ |title=Bounce TV Acquires Broadcast Rights To American Bible Challenge & The Newlywed Game |date=June 24, 2013 |access-date=July 12, 2023}}{{cite press release |via=PR Newswire |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bounce-tv-acquires-broadcast-network-rights-to-the-american-bible-challenge-and-catch-21-212778321.html |title=Bounce TV Acquires Broadcast Network Rights To The American Bible Challenge and Catch 21 |publisher=Bounce TV |date=June 24, 2013 |access-date=July 12, 2023}} The American Bible Challenge aired in reruns on UP in fall 2013 and again in spring 2015. Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza aired on Laff in 2015.{{cite web |title=LAFF Launch Schedule and Acquires Spin City; Season 4 of Orange Is the New Black Coming to Netflix |url=https://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2015/04/laff-launch-schedule-and-acquires-spin.html?m=0 |website=Sitcoms Online |access-date=December 31, 2020}} Reruns of America Says aired in syndication during the 2019–20 season.{{cite news |last=Porter |first=Rick |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/Sony-Game-Show-Network-take-America-Says-syndication-1217538 |title=Sony, Game Show Network Take 'America Says' to Syndication |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 12, 2019 |access-date=March 7, 2020}} Currently, reruns of People Puzzler are airing in syndication for the 2023-24 television season.{{Cite web|url=https://tvnewscheck.com/programming/article/with-major-studios-cooling-on-syndication-stations-seek-program-alternatives/|title=With Major Studios Cooling On Syndication, Stations Seek Program Alternatives|first=Mark|last=Miller|date=August 23, 2023|website=TV News Check}}

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On March 28, 2020, the network launched Game Show Central, a digital streaming channel broadcasting archived GSN original programming. The network is currently available on Samsung and Vizio smart television sets and Paramount Global-owned AVOD platform Pluto TV (which also carries rival network Buzzr). Game Show Central features both current/recent Game Show Network originals like America Says and older shows such as Cram, Friend or Foe?, Minute To Win It, and Baggage.{{cite web |last=Davis |first=Alex |url=http://buzzerblog.com/2020/03/28/so-game-show-network-stealth-dropped-a-digital-network-and-were-completely-on-board/ |title=So Game Show Network Stealth Dropped a Digital Network and We're Completely On Board |website=BuzzerBlog |date=March 28, 2020 |access-date=May 2, 2020}} By 2023, a limited selection of syndicated shows originally acquired for Game Show Network's schedule (including 25 Words or Less and the Steve Harvey run of Family Feud) were incorporated into the schedule. The Roku Channel picked up the service (with a somewhat different schedule and roster of shows compared to the Pluto TV stream) later in 2020.{{cite web |title=Game Show Central |url=https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/3241c85298d253a380f4284f23b71fa9/game-show-central |website=The Roku Channel |access-date=December 21, 2020}} The service was made available globally via Plex in late July 2020.{{cite web |last1=Barnes |first1=Jess |title=Plex Adds Live TV Service with Over 80 Channels |url=https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/plex-adds-live-tv-service-with-over-80-channels/ |website=Cord Cutters News |access-date=February 16, 2022 |date=July 23, 2020}}

On October 10, 2023, GSN partnered with sister company Crunchyroll, LLC to launch a Crunchyroll-branded FAST channel dedicated to anime and related programming. The Crunchyroll channel initially launched on October 11, 2023 on The Roku Channel, LG Channels, and Vizio WatchFree+ platforms.{{cite news |last1=Hayes |first1=Dade |title=Sony's Crunchyroll And GSN Team To Launch Anime Streaming Channel |url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/crunchyroll-anime-sony-gsn-launch-streaming-channel-1235569795/ |work=Deadline |date=11 October 2023}}{{cite web|title=Pluto TV Will Add Five New Free Live TV Channels In February 2024|url=https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/pluto-tv-will-add-5-new-free-live-tv-channels-in-feburary-2024/ |website=Cord Cutters News|date=January 31, 2024|last=Bouma|first=Luke|access-date=February 6, 2024}}

Beginning on February 17, 2025, Game Show Central would also be offered as an over-the-air digital subchannel network, distributed in a hybrid OTA and cable/streaming model similar to that of Oxygen. At launch, it was primarily carried on stations—many of them being Ion affiliates—owned by the E. W. Scripps Company and Inyo Broadcast Holdings, replacing Sony-owned classic television network Get (which temporarily replaced Scripps News on their stations following that network’s November 2024 conversion into a streaming-only service) on the majority of its charter affiliates. The broadcast feed maintains a separate schedule, incorporating additional archived Game Show Network originals not carried on the cable and streaming channels—including some previously featured on the streaming feed—such as The Newlywed Game (Sherri Shepherd and Carnie Wilson runs), Blank Slate, Best Ever Trivia Show, Winsanity and Lingo (Bill Engvall run).

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, GSN's website at GSN.com offered Flash games based on popular GSN shows.

In 2007, Liberty Media acquired the Toronto-based FUN Technologies, operator of the popular online tournament casual game website WorldWinner. Following the acquisition, Liberty began to extend the GSN brand into online gaming by re-branding WorldWinner as a GSN service.{{cite web |last=Viscarolosaga |first=Efrain |title=WorldWinner's parent plans a whole new game |url=http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2008/06/09/weekly8-WorldWinners-parent-plans-a-whole-new-game.html |website=Mass High Tech |access-date=February 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829135743/http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2008/06/09/weekly8-WorldWinners-parent-plans-a-whole-new-game.html |archive-date=August 29, 2011}} GSN also launched a social gaming app on Facebook, now known as GSN Casino, featuring skill and casino games along with competitive tournaments. By October 2010, GSN Casino had over 8 million active users. GSN also developed a Wheel of Fortune app for Facebook, released in 2010.{{cite web |last=Morrison |first=Chris |title=GSN Quietly Grows Large on Facebook With Game Shows and Tournaments |url=http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2010/10/05/gsn-quietly-grows-large-on-facebook-with-game-shows-and-tournaments/ |website=Inside Social Games |access-date=February 5, 2012}}

GSN also published GSN Casino mobile apps, featuring various slot machine and bingo games in 2013, GSN Casino was the 10th highest-grossing app for iPad on the App Store. In January 2014, GSN acquired Bitrhymes Inc., developers of the social and mobile games Bingo Bash and Slots Bash, for an undisclosed amount. GSN had sued Bitrhymes in November 2013 following its prior offer to acquire the company, arguing that it had attempted to back out of its offer and accept a different one during GSN's exclusive negotiation period.{{cite news |title=Game Show Network Sues After Gaming Company Cancels Acquisition |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/game-show-network-sues-gaming-655855/ |first=Alex Ben |last=Block |date=November 13, 2013 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=February 16, 2022}}{{cite web |title=That's a Bingo: GSN Gobbles Up Bash Gaming, Ending Lawsuit |url=http://recode.net/2014/02/25/thats-a-bingo-gsn-gobbles-up-bash-gaming-mid-lawsuit/ |website=Re/code |date=February 25, 2014 |access-date=February 26, 2014}}

In November 2014, the network announced that a show based on Bingo Bash was in development for Game Show Network's 2015 slate of original programming.{{cite press release |title=GSN Builds On 2014 Success With New Development For 2015 |url=https://press.gsntv.com/resources/press-releases/gsn-builds-on-2014-success-with-new-development-for-2015 |website=Game Show Network Corporate |date=November 18, 2014 |access-date=July 12, 2023}}

In October 2021, Sony sold the GSN Games subsidiary to mobile game developer Scopely in a $1 billion cash and stock deal. Sony then took a minority stake in Scopely.{{cite news |last=Weprin |first=Alex |date=2021-10-18 |title=Sony Sells GSN Games Studio to Scopely for $1B |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/sony-sells-gsn-games-scopely-1235032997/ |access-date=2021-10-18 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{cite news |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=2021-10-18 |title=Sony Pictures Entertainment to Sell GSN Games Division to Scopely for $1 Billion |url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/sony-sale-gsn-games-scopely-1235091732/ |access-date=2021-10-18 |magazine=Variety}}

• Buzzr⁣ – a digital multicast network showcasing vintage game shows.
• Challenge⁣ – a British channel devoted to airing game shows and competition-based programs.
• GameTV⁣ – a Canadian channel that airs game shows and general entertainment programming.
• Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids⁣ – a now-defunct channel that aired Nickelodeon-produced game shows.
• The Game Channel⁣ – a Philippine channel focused on family game shows and reality shows.

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