Family Game Night (game show)

rdf:langString Family Game Night (game show)

rdf:langString Rich DiPirro

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rdf:langString Stephen Davis

rdf:langString Barry Poznick

rdf:langString Charles Steenveld

rdf:langString Kevin Belickoff

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rdf:langString Sylmar, California

rdf:langString Hollywood, California

rdf:langString Delfino Studios

rdf:langString Stacey J. Aswad

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rdf:langString Family Game Night (abbreviated as FGN) was an American television game show based on Hasbro's family of board games and EA's video game franchise of the same name. The show was hosted by Todd Newton. Burton Richardson announced for the first two seasons, until he was replaced by Stacey J. Aswad for the third season, and then Andrew Kishino beginning in the fourth season. The 60-minute program debuted on October 10, 2010, on The Hub, formerly Discovery Kids. The network would become Discovery Family on October 13, 2014; it was previewed on October 9, 2010, on its sister channel, TLC. Seasons 1 and 2 each contained 26(1) and 30(2) episodes. Seasons 3, 4 and 5 each contained 15 episodes. Season two premiered on Friday, September 2, 2011, and additional games were added. The games added to the second season included Cranium Brain Breaks (which replaced Guess Who? as the opening toss-up game), Green Scream, Ratuki Go-Round, Simon Flash, Operation Sam Dunk, Trouble Pop Quiz, and Spelling Bee. However, games from the previous season were still kept. On June 19, 2012, Family Game Night was renewed for a third season by The Hub, which premiered on September 23, 2012. On July 9, 2012, it was announced that Family Game Night was one of four original series from The Hub that won the CINE Golden Eagle Award for high-quality production and storytelling. The show's fifth season premiered on August 3, 2014, and added a new feature in which a celebrity plays to win cash and prizes for the audience members that they team up with, as well as their favorite charities. The fifth season ended on November 9, 2014. A WWE special was produced as well featuring Diva Cameron and "The Miz". The show's host Todd Newton won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host in 2012 for his work on the show, He was also nominated four times in that category.