Best Game Show Hosts
Katrina and I are confessed game show nerds, so it should not be shocking that we watched Game Show Network's Top 10 Game Show Hosts Countdown last night. Here's their Top 10, with their most famous game show alongside.
10. Bob Eubanks ("The Newlywed Game")
9. Pat Sajak ("Wheel of Fortune")
8. Chuck Woolery ("Love Connection")
7. Bill Cullen (23 shows)
6. Regis Philbin ("Millionaire")
5. Richard Dawson ("Family Feud")
4. Monty Hall ("Let's Make A Deal")
3. Alex Trebek ("Jeopardy")
2. Gene Rayburn ("Match Game")
1. Bob Barker ("The Price is Right")
As a whole, Katrina and I thought the list was pretty good. We would, however, disagree with Regis and Chuck, especially Regis.
Regis hosted one of the most famous and (temporarily) popular shows ever, but it had nothing to do with his hosting style, which was irritating. If he hadn't made the game drag out so badly, "Millionaire" might have lasted longer in prime time.
The list named Wink Martindale as an honorable mention; he certainly should have been included on the list instead of Regis and/or Chuck.
You can't argue with No. 1, though. The Top 5 is solid, but Jeopardy fans like us would have liked to have seen Trebek up at No. 2.
Your thoughts on the list? (Any Peter Tomarken fans out there?)
posted by Ryan @ 11:14 AM
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2 Comments:
I'm probably not as big of a game show fan as you guys, but what about Dick Clark on the $100,000 Pyramid? Did he make the honorable mention list?
I loved that show.
We were flipping back and forth, so we might have missed an honorable mention or two. We didn't see any mention of Dick Clark, though.
I'm with you about his show, though. Pyramid is great, especially the bonus round.
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