Hollywood Squares (Game Show, English)
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2003-09-22
Ended: 2004-04-27
Network: Syndication
Country: US
Runtime: 30 minutes
The long-running celebrity tic-tac-toe game show features celebrities placed in strategic positions. They are asked questions and the contestants have to judge whether the answer is correct or a lie. The first contestant to successfully get three Xs or Os in a row wins, as is the norm with tic-tac-toe. Also if the game board fills up completely, the person that has 5 squares secured wins if that is the case. There is also at least one Secret Square where prizes pile up until won, and is given to the contestant even if they otherwise lost the game. This guide includes information about every Syndicated episode under the title of Hollywood Squares, which changed when they brought it back. Former host Peter Marshall was no longer affiliated with the franchise any longer, so former regular panelist John Davidson took over, with frequent host and Center Square became Joan Rivers. Whoopi Goldberg was influencial in bringing it back with Tom Bergeron as host. After reports of Whoopi forced to take a budget reduction, it was taken over by Henry Winkler.