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Match Game

Match Game

19737.81 Season1438 EpisodesEnded

Overview

The five-day-a-week syndicated successor to the popular CBS game show, where two contestants compete to match fill-in-the-blank phrases with those of the celebrities.

NetworksCBS

Top Cast

Gene Rayburn

Gene Rayburn

Self - Host

Richard Dawson

Richard Dawson

Self

Brett Somers

Brett Somers

Self

Charles Nelson Reilly

Charles Nelson Reilly

Self

Themes & Keywords

game show

About Match Game

Match Game is a series that first aired in 1973 exploring themes of game show. it stars Gene Rayburn, Richard Dawson, Brett Somers. The five-day-a-week syndicated successor to the popular CBS game show, where two contestants compete to match fill-in-the-blank phrases with those of the celebrities.

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