Pioneers of Television | Game Shows

Published 2023-01-27
In 2008, PBS aired a Pioneers of Television documentary discussing the history of game shows from their inception to current day. The documentary interviews popular game show personalities like Bob Stewart, Betty White, Peter Marshall, Tom Kennedy, among others. Here are some things you will see throughout this documentary:

- The Quiz Show Scandals
- How Merv Griffin created Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune
- The real secret to working on Hollywood Squares
- How some shows saved the networks

(c) 2008 PBS. This episode is uploaded for non-profit, entertainment purposes only, and to help keep the memories of Phyllis Diller, Florence Henderson, Bob Stewart, Merv Griffin, Jack Narz, Tom Kennedy, Betty White, Monty Hall, Hugh Downs, among others alive. No challenge of copyright ownership is implied or intended

All Comments (21)
  • RIP Michael Tiller thank you for all the Game Shows you've given us through the years.we miss you :yt:🎗:face-purple-crying:.
  • @Matthew6418
    We lost a pioneer of game show trading and uploading. RIP Michael
  • Michael, I don't know how many more uploads you had scheduled before you left us, but whatever the case we will all enjoy what's left
  • @ABCEasyas--
    I’m still in shock from yesterdays news. I’ve been watching Michael’s content since the earliest days of Youtube. I’m gonna miss him!
  • @samturner64
    Rest in peace, dear friend. Thanks for everything from trading to sharing classics, you truly were a wonderful guy.
  • @johnbarnett6924
    World Chess Grandmaster Bobby Fischer, made an appearance here❤ I loved it❤ thanks John Barnett revisited November 2023❤
  • @gsnman
    GST won't be the same without you, Michael. :eyes-purple-crying:
  • @jdcnow
    We are beyond appreciative Mr Tiller. Rest in love and laughter. I hope you get to meet Allen and Betty up there. Thank you for everything. ❤️
  • @ABCEasyas--
    Is it just luck this particular episode was uploaded today? It is a fitting tribute to Michael to see a documentary about the pioneers of game shows.
  • @comedyfan74
    Rest In Peace Michael. You will be dearly missed.
  • This comes from WPBA-TV which is now WABE-TV in Atlanta, the PBS station not part of Georgia Public Broadcasting. RIP Michael Tiller - it won't be the same without you :(
  • My deepest sympathies to his friends and family, his parents most of all.
  • @kingporter67
    Wow, excellent pioneers of television game shows documentary!!