Wednesday, October 9, 2024

What Might've Been: The Family Game (1967)

 Imagine The Newlywed Game with kids. Chuck Barris thought this might work just as well, but The Family Game wasn't a big hit.

The Family Game aired on ABC from June-December 1967, with Bob Barker (Truth or Consequences) as host. The series ended up finishing a few days after Christmas.

Nearly 20 years later, Barris tried mounting a new version, with Jeff MacGregor, who'd been entrusted to revive The Dating Game, as host. That pilot went unsold.

Let's take you back to 1967.

No rating. I was only 4 when this was on the air.

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