Hollywood Squares
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Hollywood Squares is a classic American television game show that features celebrities seated in a tic-tac-toe grid, with contestants trying to win by correctly judging the stars’ answers to trivia questions.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Celebrity Squares | 1 |
| Hollywood Squares (various syndicated versions) | 1 |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television game show ⓘ |
| basedOn | tic-tac-toe ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat |
daytime television
ⓘ
syndicated prime access ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
Bob Quigley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Merrill Heatter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
3×3 grid of celebrity squares
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contestants agreeing or disagreeing with celebrities’ answers ⓘ host asking questions to celebrities ⓘ two contestants competing as X and O ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1966 ⓘ |
| firstAiredOnNetwork | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
celebrity panel game
ⓘ
tic-tac-toe quiz show ⓘ |
| gameGoal |
get three squares in a row
ⓘ
win cash and prizes ⓘ |
| genre | game show ⓘ |
| hasRevivalSeries |
Hollywood Squares (1998–2004)
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The Hollywood Squares (1971–1980 syndication) NERFINISHED ⓘ The New Hollywood Squares (1986–1989) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpinOffOrVariant |
Hip Hop Squares
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VH1’s Hip Hop Squares revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Celebrity Squares
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ⓘ
international tic-tac-toe panel shows ⓘ |
| mediaType | television program ⓘ |
| notableAnnouncer |
Kenny Williams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shadoe Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCenterSquare |
Joan Rivers
GENERATED
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Paul Lynde GENERATED ⓘ Whoopi Goldberg GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
center square becoming a star position
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mix of comedy and quiz gameplay ⓘ use of comedians as regular panelists ⓘ |
| notableHost |
John Davidson
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ⓘ
Peter Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Bergeron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Merrill Heatter-Bob Quigley Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| questionType |
general knowledge trivia
ⓘ
joke-based bluff answers ⓘ |
| recurringElement |
catchphrases from host and celebrities
ⓘ
secret square bonus game ⓘ |
| setting | studio with large tic-tac-toe set ⓘ |
| syndication | first-run syndication ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family audience ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfCelebrities | 9 GENERATED ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Celebrity Squares
this entity surface form:
Hollywood Squares (various syndicated versions)
this entity surface form:
The Hollywood Squares