List of Australian game shows
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Game show titles listed in bold indicate game shows which are currently being recorded and broadcast in Australia. This includes game shows on season breaks and hiatus.
| Title | Network | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 vs. 100 | Nine Network | 2007 – |
| A Question Of Sport | Network Ten | 1995 – 1996 |
| AFL Lovematch | FOX 8 | 2004 – ? |
| All About Faces | Nine Network | 1971 |
| All-Star Squares (See also "Hollywood Squares") | Seven Network | 1999 |
| Almost Anything Goes (See "It's a Knockout") | Network Ten | 1976 – 1978 |
| A*mazing | Seven Network | 1994 – 1998 |
| Ampol Stamp Quiz | Nine Network | 1964 – 1965 |
| Any Questions? | ABC TV | 1950s |
| Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | Network Ten | 2007 – |
| Australia's Brainiest Kid | Network Ten | 2005 – 2008; |
[edit] Current shows
| Title | Network | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Cash Cab | Channel V | 2007 – |
| Deal or No Deal | Seven Network | 2003 – |
| The Einstein Factor | ABC1 | 2004 – |
| Go Go Stop | Seven Network | 2004 – |
| Good News Week | ABC1 Network Ten |
1996 – 1998 1999 – 2000, 2008 – |
- Battle Of The Sexes (Network Ten - 1998)
- The Better Sex (Nine Network - 1978)
- Big Nine (Nine Network - 1969-1970)
- Big Square Eye (ABC TV - 1991-1993)
- Blankety Blanks (Network Ten - 1977-1980, Nine Network - 1985-1986, 1996)
- Blind Date (Network Ten - 1968-70, Seven Network - 1974, Network Ten - 1991)
- Blockbusters (Seven Network - 1991-1994)
- Cash Bonanza (Nine Network - 2001)
- Cash Cab (Channel V - 2007-)
- Casino 10 (Network Ten - 1975-1977)
- Catch Us If You Can
- Catchphrase and Burgo's Catchphrase (Nine Network - 1997-2001, 2002-2003)
- The Celebrity Game (Nine Network - 1969, Network Ten - 1976-1977)
- Crown Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge (Fox 8 - 2005-)
- Celebrity Squares (Network Ten - 1967, Nine Network - 1975-1976)
- Celebrity Tattletales (Seven Network - 1980)
- Coles £3000 Question and Coles $6000 Question (Seven Network - 1960-1971)
- Concentration (Nine Network - late 1950s to 1967, Seven Network 1970s, 1997)
- The Con Test (Network Ten - 2007)
- Crossfire (Nine Network - 1987-1988)
- Deal or No Deal (Seven Network - 2003, 2004-future)
- The Daryl and Ossie Show (Network Ten - 1978)
- Does Father Know Best? (ABC TV - 1950s)
- Dog Eat Dog (Seven Network - 2002)
- Don't Forget Your Toothbrush (Nine Network - 1995)
- Double Dare (Network Ten - 1989-1992)
- Double Your Dollars (Nine Network - 1965)
- Download (Nine Network - 2000-2002)
- The Dulux Show (Seven Network - 1957)
- EC Plays Lift Off (ABC TV - 1994)
- The Einstein Factor (ABC TV - 2004-)
- Fairway Fun (Nine Network - 1960s)
- Family Bowl Quiz (ABC TV - 1969)
- Family Double Dare (Network Ten - 1989)
- Family Feud (Nine Network - 1977-1984, Seven Network - 1989-1996, Nine Network - 2006-2007)
- The Family Game (Network Ten - 1967)
- Flashback (ABC TV - 1983, 2000)
- Flashez (ABC TV - 1976-1977)
- Ford Superquiz (Nine Network - 1981-1982)
- Free for All (Nine Network - 1973)
- Friday Night Games (Network Ten - 2005-)
- Gambit (Nine Network - 1974)
- Generation Gap (Network Ten - 1969)
- Get the Message (Network Ten - 1971-1972)
- Gladiators (Seven Network - 1995-1996, 2008)
- The Golden Show (Nine Network - 1960s)
- The Gong Show (Network Ten - 1976)
- Go Go Stop (Seven Network - 2004-)
- Good News Week (ABC TV - 1996-1998, Network Ten - 1999-2000, 2008-)
- Great Temptation (Seven Network - 1970-1976)
- The Great TV Game Show (Network Ten - 1989)
- Greed (Network Ten - 2001)
- Guess What? (Nine Network - 1992-1993)
- Have a Go (Seven Network - 1987)
- Head 2 Head (ABC TV - 2006)
- High Rollers (Seven Network - 1975)
- Hot Streak (Seven Network - 1998)
- Hole in the Wall (Nine Network)
- I Do, I Do (Network Ten - 1996)
- It Could Be You (Nine Network - 1960-1967, 1969, 1982)
- It Pays To Be Funny (Seven Network - 1957-1958)
- It's a Knockout (Network Ten - 1985-1987)
- It's Academic (Network Ten - 1968-1970, Seven Network - 1970-1978, 2005-)
- I've Got a Secret (Network Ten - 1966, 1968-1969)
- Jeopardy! (Seven Network - 1970-1978, Network Ten - 1993)
- Jigsaw (Nine Network - 1960s)
- Joker Poker (Network Ten - 2005-)
- Keynotes (Nine Network - 1964, 1992-1993)
- The Krypton Factor (ABC TV - 1987)
- Let's Make a Deal (Nine Network - 1968-1969, 1977, Network Ten - 1991)
- Letterbox and $50,000 Letterbox (Seven Network - 1963, 1981)
- Letter Charades (Nine Network - 1967)
- Little Aussie Battlers (Nine Network - 10 February, 1998) (one off special)
- Long Play (Network Ten - 1977)
- The Love Game (Seven Network - 1984)
- The Main Event (Seven Network - 1991-1992)
- Man O Man (Seven Network - 1994)
- The Marriage Game (Network Ten - 1966-1972)
- The Master (Seven Network - 2006)
- The Mint (Nine Network - 2007- )
- Mastermind (ABC TV - 1978-1984)
- Match Game (Network Ten - 1960s)
- Matchmates (Nine Network - 1981-1982)
- Micro Macro (ABC TV - 1978)
- Million Dollar Chance of a Lifetime (Seven Network - 1999-2000)
- Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune (Nine Network - 2008)
- Mind Twist (Network Ten - 1992-1993)
- Money Makers (Network Ten - 1971-1973, 1982)
- My Generation (Nine Network - 1995-1996)
- Name That Tune (TCN9 - 1956-1957, 1975) (The first game show on Australian television. Aired only in Sydney)
- National Bingo Night (Seven Network - 2007)
- National Star Quest (1978 - Talent show with a country theme. Made in Wollongong, aired on regional TV stations)
- New Faces (Nine Network - 1963-1985, 1989-1990, Network Ten - 1991-1993)
- The Newlywed Game (Network Ten - 1968, Nine Network - 1987)
- Now You See It (Seven Network - 1985-1993, Nine Network - 1998-1999)
- Opportunity Knocks (Seven Network - 1976)
- The Oz Game (ABC TV - 1988-1989)
- Pass the Buck (Nine Network - 2002)
- Perfect Match (Network Ten - 1978, 1984-1989, Seven Network - 2002)
- Personality Squares (Network Ten - 1967-1969, 1981)
- Pick a Box (Seven Network - 1957-1971)
- Pick Your Face (Nine Network - 1999-2003)
- Play Your Cards Right (Seven Network - 1984)
- Play Your Hunch (Nine Network - 1962-1964)
- Playcards (Network Ten - 1969)
- Pot Luck (Network Ten - 1987)
- Pot of Gold (Network Ten - 1975-1978)
- Press Your Luck (Seven Network - 1987-1988)
- The Pressure Pak Show (Seven Network - 1957-1958)
- The Price Is Right (ATN7 - 1957-1959, GTV9 - 1958, Seven Network - 1963, Network Ten - 1973-1974, Seven Network - 1981-1986, Network Ten - 1989, Nine Network - 1993-1998, 2003-2005)
- Pyramid Challenge (Network Ten - 1978)
- Quest (ABC TV - 1976-1978)
- The Quiz Kids (Seven Network - 1964-1968)
- Quizmania (Nine Network - 2006-2007)
- Quiz Master (Seven Network - 2002)
- Race Around the World (ABC TV)
- Ready, Steady Cook (Network Ten - 2005-)
- Ripsnorters (Seven Network - 1997)
- The Rich List (Seven Network - 2007- )
- RockWiz (SBS - 2005-)
- Sale of the Century (Nine Network - 1980-2001)
- Say G'day (Nine Network - 1986)
- Say When (Nine Network - 1962-1964)
- Search for a Star (Network Ten - 1970-1971, 1981)
- Second Chance (Network Ten - 1977)
- Shafted (Nine Network - 2002)
- Sharky's Friends (Nine Network - 2007-)
- Showcase (Network Ten - 1965-1970, 1973-1974, 1978)
- The Singing Bee (Nine Network - 2007-)
- Spending Spree (Nine Network - 1971-1976)
- Spicks and Specks (ABC TV - 2005-)
- Split Personality (Network Ten - 1967)
- Split Second (Nine Network - 1972-1973)
- Sport in Question (ABC TV - 1986)
- Star Search (Network Ten - 1985-1986, 1991)
- Stop the Music (Seven Network - 1950s)
- Strike It Lucky (Nine Network - 1994)
- Supermarket Sweep (Nine Network - 1992-1994)
- Superquiz (Network Ten - 1989)
- Surprise Package (Nine Network - 1961)
- Take a Chance (Seven Network - 1959)
- Take a Letter (Network Ten - 1967)
- Take the Hint (Nine Network - 1963-1966)
- Talking Telephone Numbers (Seven Network - 1996)
- Tell the Truth (Nine Network - 1959-1965, Network Ten - 1971-1972)
- Temptation (Nine Network - 2005-)
- Theatre Sports (ABC TV - 1987)
- Three on a Match
- Tic-Tac-Dough (Nine Network - 1960-1964)
- Time Masters (Seven Network - 1996-1997)
- The Tommy Hanlon Show (Nine Network - 1967-1968)
- Total Recall (Seven Network - 1994-1995)
- Treasure Hunt (Network Ten - 1977-1978)
- The Trivial Video Show (Seven Network - 1986)
- TV Talent Scout (Seven Network - 1957-1958)
- University Challenge (ABC TV - 1987-1989)
- The Uplate Game Show (Network Ten - 2005 - 2006)
- Video Village (Nine Network - 1960s)
- Vidiot (ABC TV - 1992-1994)
- Visquiz (SBS TV - 1985)
- The Weakest Link (Seven Network - 2001-2002, Seven Local TV - 2008-)
- What's It Worth? (ABC TV - 1950s)
- Wheel of Fortune (Seven Network - 2006)
- Wheel of Fortune (Seven Network - 1981-1996, 1996-2003, 2004-2006)
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Nine Network - 1999 - 2006, 2007 - )
- Win Roy and HG's Money (Seven Network - 2000) (see Win Ben Stein's Money)
- Wipe Out (Seven Network - 1999-2001)
- Who Dares Wins (Seven Network - 1996-2001)
- Who, What And Where?
- Would You Believe? (ABC TV - 1970-1974)
- You're A Star (Network Ten - 1982)
[edit] Longest serving Australian game show hosts/hostesses
| Host | Show | Duration |
| Andrew O'Keefe | Deal or No Deal | 2003, 2004-present |
| Larry Emdur | The Price Is Right | 1993-1998, 2003-2005 |
| Tony Barber | Sale of the Century | 1980-1990 |
| 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? | 1999-2005, 2007-present |
