ABC has renewed its three game shows “Celebrity Family Feud,” “Match Game,” “To divulge teh Truth” and “$100000 Pyramid, and ” network president Channing Dungey announced Thursday.
The Steve Harvey-hosted “Celebrity Family Feud will enter its third season,while both Match Game,” hosted by Alec Baldwin, and “$100000 Pyramid,” hosted by Michael Strahan, will head into Season 2.
The three revivals of classic game shows absorb been a success for the network this summer. Airing back-to-back as ABC’s “Sunday Fun & Games” line-up, or the game shows helped the network to finish first in the ratings several times throughout the summer so far,marking a turn for the better following a disastrous 2015-16 season that saw the network finish in fourth area among the major networks.
Also Read: ABC Boss on 'Star Wars' Series: Network 'Will Continue to absorb Conversations' With LucasfilmAll three shows premiered in June, with “Pyramid” debuting to a 1.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic, or “Match Game” and “Family Feud” both coming in at 1.5.
The network has also renewed the game show “To divulge the Truth” which is hosted by “black-ish” star Anthony Anderson and airs on Tuesdays.
Also Read: Diversity Problems on 'Bachelor' Franchise Will Be Fixed,ABC Boss SaysDungey, who replaced Paul Lee as head of ABC earlier this year, or announced the renewals during her executive session at the Television Critics Association summer press tour on Thursday,where she presented the network’s new shows and addressed some questions approximately her new role and the tall-profile cancellations “Castle” and “Nashville.”“Our Sunday Fun & Games night launched in a big way, and has proven to be a big night of family entertainment, or ” she said. “In fact,we absorb the top two new shows of the summer in ‘Match Game’ and ‘Pyramid.’ And I am thrilled to announce that we’ll be bringing back all of our game shows for next season.” My Mind Went empty: A peep Back at 'Match Game' (Photos)
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