List of Australian game shows
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The following is a list of game shows in Australia.
Current shows
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| The 1% Club
| 2023– |
| Celebrity Letters and Numbers
| SBS | 2021– |
| The Chase Australia
| 2015– |
| Deal or No Deal
| Seven Network (2003–2015) | 2003–2015 |
| Hard Quiz
| ABC | 2016– |
| Hard Quiz Kids
| 2024– |
| Have You Been Paying Attention?
| 2013– |
| Jeopardy! Australia
| Seven Network | 1970-1978 |
| Mastermind
| 1978–1984 |
| Spicks and Specks
| ABC | 2005–2014, 2018- |
| Tipping Point Australia
| 2024– |
| Wheel of Fortune
| 2024- |
Future shows
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| The Floor
| 2025 |
| Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Gen
| 2025 |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
| 2025 |
Past shows
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! style="width:30%;"|Title ! style="width:20%;"|Network ! style="width:15%;"|Years |
| 1 vs. 100
| 2007 |
| 31 Questions
| 2012–2014 |
| AFL Lovematch
| Fox8 | 2004–? |
| ADbc
| SBS One | 2009–2010 |
| All About Faces
| 1971 |
| Almost Anything Goes
| 1976–1978 |
| It's a Knockout
| 1985–1987, 2011 |
| A*mazing
| 1994–1998 |
| Ampol Stamp Quiz
| 1964–1965 |
| Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? |
| Australia's Brainiest
| 2005–2008 |
| Australia's Celebrity Game
| 1969 |
| Balance Your Budget
| TCN-9 | 1959–1960 |
| Battle of the Sexes
| 1998 |
| Beat the Star
| 2010 (Cancelled before all recorded episodes could be aired){{cite web| first = David | last = Knox | title = Gone: Beat the Star. Bumped: Four Weddings. Returning: Border Security, The Force. | url = http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/09/gone-beat-the-star-bumped-four-weddings-returning-border-security-the-force.html | publisher = tvtonight.com.au | date = 10 September 2010 | accessdate = 4 November 2010}} |
| The Better Sex
| 1978 |
| Between the Lines
| 2011 |
| The Big 9 (see Twenty One)
| 1969–1970 |
| Big Square Eye
| ABC | 1991–1993 |
| Binnie Time
| GTV-9 | 1958–1959 |
| Blankety Blanks
| 1977–1978 |
| Blind Date
| 1968–1970 |
| Perfect Match Australia
| 1978, 1984–1989 |
| Blockbusters
| 1991–1994 |
| C'mon, Have a Go!
| 1985–1986 |
| Cash Bonanza
| 2001 |
| Cash Cab
| 2007–2010 |
| Casino 10
| 1975–1977 |
| Catch Phrase / Burgo's Catch Phrase
| 1997–2001, 2002–2004 |
| Catch Us If You Can
| 2007 |
| The Celebrity Game
| 1976–1977 |
| Celebrity Name Game
| 2019–2020 |
| Celebrity Tattletales (see also Tattletales)
| 1980 |
| Child's Play
| 1984 |
| Coles £3000 Question / Coles $6000 Question / The $7000 Question
| 1960–1971 |
| The Con Test
| 2007 |
| Concentration
| late 1950s to 1967 |
| Match Mates
| 1981–1982 |
| Crown Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge
| Fox8 | 2006 |
| The Cube
| 2021 |
| The Daryl and Ossie Show
| 1978 |
| Do You Trust Your Wife?
| GTV-9 | 1957–1958 |
| Does Father Know Best?
| ABC | 1950s |
| Dog Eat Dog
| 2002 |
| Don't Forget Your Toothbrush
| 1995 |
| Double Dare
| 1989–1992 |
| Family Double Dare
| 1989 |
| Double Your Dollars
| 1965 |
| The Dulux Show
| 1957 |
| EC Plays Lift Off
| ABC | 1994 |
| The Einstein Factor
| ABC | 2004–2009 |
| Fairway Fun
| 1960s |
| Family Bowl Quiz
| ABC | 1969 |
| Family Feud (1977–84/1988–96)
| 1977–1984 |
| Bert's Family Feud
| 2006–2007 |
| Family Feud (2014–2018/2020)
| 2014–2018 |
| All Star Family Feud
| 2016–2018 |
| The Family Game
| 1967 |
| Fear Factor
| 2002 |
| Flashback
| ABC | 1983, 2000 |
| Free for All
| 1973 |
| Friday Night Games
| 2005–2006 |
| Fun with Charades
| HSV-7 | 1956–1958 |
| Gambit
| 1974 |
| Game of Games
| 2018 |
| Generation Gap
| 1969 |
| Get the Message
| 1971–1972 |
| Gladiators (1995–96)
| 1995–1996 |
| Gladiators (2008)
| 2008 |
| Go Go Stop
| 2004–2009 |
| The Golden Show
| 1960s |
| The Gong Show
| 1976 |
| Good News Week
| 1996–1998 |
| Good News World
| 2011 |
| Great Temptation
| 1970–1976 |
| Sale of the Century
| 1980–2001 |
| Temptation
| 2005–2009 |
| The Great TV Game Show
| 1989 |
| Greed
| 2001 |
| Guess What?
| 1992–1993 |
| Have a Go
| 1987 |
| Head 2 Head
| ABC | 2006 |
| High Rollers
| 1975 |
| Hole in the Wall
| 2008 |
| Hot Streak
| 1998 |
| I Do, I Do
| 1996 |
| It's Academic
| 1968–1970 |
| It Could Be You
| 1960–1967, 1969, 1982 |
| It Pays to Be Funny
| 1957–1958 |
| I've Got a Secret
| HSV-7, Network 10 | 1956–1958, 1966, 1968–1969 |
| Jigsaw
| 1960s |
| Joker Poker
| 2005 |
| Keynotes
| 1964, 1992–1993 |
| The Krypton Factor
| ABC | 1987 |
| Lab Rats Challenge
| Nine Network | 2008–2014 |
| A League of Their Own
| 2013 |
| Let's Make a Deal
| 1968–1969, 1977 |
| Letter Box and $50,000 Letterbox
| 1962, 1981 |
| Letter Charades
| 1967 |
| Letters and Numbers
| SBS | 2010–2012 |
| Little Aussie Battlers
| 10 February 1998 (one off special) |
| Long Play
| 1977 |
| The Love Game
| 1984 |
| The Main Event
| 1991–1992 |
| Man O Man
| 1994 |
| The Marriage Game (see also The Newlywed Game)
| 1966–1972 |
| Millionaire Hot Seat
| 2009–2023 |
| The Newlywed Game
| 1968 |
| The Master
| 2006 |
| Match Game
| 1960s |
| Micro Macro
| ABC | 1978 |
| Million Dollar Chance of a Lifetime
| 1999–2000 |
| The Million Dollar Drop
| 2011 |
| Million Dollar Minute
| 2013–2015 |
| Mind Twist
| 1992–1993 |
| The Mint
| 2007–2008 |
| Minute to Win It
| 2010 |
| Money Makers
| 1971–1973, 1982 |
| Junior Money Makers
| TVQ0 (Brisbane only)[http://blog.televisionau.com/search/label/The%20Money%20Makers Money Makers and Junior Money Makers hosted by Philip Brady]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} | 1973 |
| Move It
| 9Go! | 2014–2018 |
| My Generation
| 1995–1996 |
| Name That Tune
| TCN9 (Sydney only) | 1956–1957, 1975) (The first game show on Australian television) |
| National Bingo Night
| 2007 |
| National Star Quest
| Syndicated | 1978 (Talent show with a country theme. Made in Wollongong, aired on regional TV stations) |
| New Faces
| 1963–1985, 1989–1990 |
| Noughts and Crosses
| HSV-7 | 1957-1960 |
| Now You See It
| 1985–1993 |
| Download
| 2000–2002 |
| Opportunity Knocks
| 1976 |
| Out of the Question
| 2008 |
| The Oz Game
| ABC | 1988–1989 |
| Pantomime Quiz
| 1957 |
| Pass the Buck
| 2002 |
| Personality Squares (See Hollywood Squares)
| 1967–1969 |
| Celebrity Squares (see also Hollywood Squares)
| 1975–1976 |
| All-Star Squares (See also "Hollywood Squares")
| 1999 |
| The Phone
| Fox8 | 2009 |
| Pick a Box
| 1957–1971 |
| Ford Superquiz
| 1981–1982 |
| Superquiz
| 1989 |
| Pick Your Face
| 1999–2003 |
| Play Your Cards Right
| 1984–1985 |
| Play Your Hunch
| 1962–1964 |
| Playcards
| 1969 |
| Pointless
| 2018–2019 |
| Pot Luck
| 1987 |
| Pot of Gold
| 1975–1978 |
| The Pressure Pak Show
| 1957–1958 |
| The Price Is Right (1957–1963)
| ATN-7 (Sydney only) | 1957–1959 |
| The Price Is Right (1973–2012)
| Seven Network | 1973–1974 |
| Pyramid
| 2009–2014 |
| A Question of Sport
| 1995–1996 |
| Quiz Kids
| | |
| Quizmania
| 2006–2007 |
| Quizmaster
| 2002 |
| Race Around the World
| ABC | 1997–1998 |
| Raising a Husband
| GTV-9 | 1957–1958 |
| Randling
| ABC1 | 2012 |
| Ripsnorters
| 1997 |
| The Rich List
| 2007–2009 |
| RocKwiz
| SBS | 2005–2015 |
| Say G'day
| 1986 |
| Say When!!
| 1962–1964 |
| Spending Spree
| 1971–1976 |
| Search for a Star
| 1970–1971, 1981 |
| Second Chance
| 1977 |
| Press Your Luck
| 1987–1988 |
| Shafted
| 2002 |
| Sharky's Friends
| 2007 |
| Showcase
| 1965–1970, 1973–1974, 1978 |
| Simply Irresistible
| 1995 |
| The Singing Bee
| 2007 |
| Snakes and Ladders
| HSV-7 | 1959 |
| Spit It Out
| 2010–2011 |
| Split Personality
| 1967 |
| Split Second
| 1972–1973 |
| Sport in Question
| ABC | 1986 |
| The Squiz
| SBS | 2009 |
| Star Search
| 1985–1986 |
| Steam Punks!
| ABC3 | 2013–2014 |
| Stop the Music
| HSV-7 | 1956–1957 |
| Strike It Lucky
| 1994 |
| Supermarket Sweep Australia
| 1992–1994 |
| Surprise Package
| 1961 |
| Take a Chance
| 1959 |
| Take a Letter
| 1967 |
| Take the Hint
| 1963–1966 |
| Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
| 2009–2012 |
| Talking Telephone Numbers
| 1996 |
| Tell the Truth
| 1959–1965 |
| That's My Desire
| HSV-7 | 1958–1960 |
| Theatre Sports
| ABC | 1987 |
| Think Tank
| ABC | 2018–2019 |
| Three on a Match
| 1973–? |
| Tic-Tac-Dough
| 1960–1964 |
| Crossfire
| 1987–1988 |
| Time Masters
| 1996–1998 |
| The Tommy Hanlon Show
| 1967–1968 |
| Total Recall
| 1994–1995 |
| Treasure Hunt
| 1977–1978 |
| The Trivial Video Show
| 1986 |
| TV Talent Scout
| 1957–1958 |
| University Challenge
| ABC | 1987–1989 |
| The Up-Late Game Show
| 2005–2006 |
| Video Village
| 1960s |
| Vidiot
| ABC | 1992–1994 |
| Visquiz
| SBS | 1985 |
| The Weakest Link
| 2001–2002 |
| The Wall
| 2017 |
| What Do You Know?
| ABC3 | 2010–2011 |
| What's It Worth?
| ABC | 1950s |
| What's My Line?
| TCN-9 | 1956–1958 |
| Wheel of Fortune
| 1981–2006 |
| Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune
| 2008 |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
| 1999–2006, 2007, 2021 |
| Win Roy and HG's Money (see Win Ben Stein's Money)
| 2000 |
| Wipeout
| 1999–2000 |
| Wipeout
| 2009 |
| Who Dares Wins
| 1996–1998 |
| Who, What And Where?
| | |
| Would You Believe?
| ABC | 1970–1974 |
| You're A Star
| 1982 |
Longest serving Australian game show hosts
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! Host | Show | Duration |
| Andrew O'Keefe | Deal or No Deal / The Chase Australia | 2003–2021 |
| Larry Emdur | The Price Is Right / The Chase Australia | 1993–1998, 2003–2005, 2012, 2021–present |
| Tony Barber | Sale of the Century | 1980–1991 |
| Glenn Ridge | Sale of the Century | 1991–2001 |
| John Burgess | Wheel of Fortune | 1984–1996 |
| Rob Elliott | Wheel of Fortune | 1997–2003 |
| Eddie McGuire | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? / Hot Seat | 1999–2023 |
| Simon Reeve | It's Academic / Million Dollar Minute | 2005–2015 |
See also
{{Portal|Television|Australia}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.buzzfeed.com/stewiedee/a-brief-history-of-australian-game-shows-13k5o A Brief History of Australian Game Shows]