Family Game Night (TV series)
| Family Game Night | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game Show |
| Presented by | Todd Newton |
| Narrated by |
Burton Richardson (2010–2012) Stacey J. Aswad (2012) Andrew Kishino (2013–2014) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 105 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) |
Sunset Bronson Studios Hollywood, California |
| Running time | 44 Minutes, Approx. (60 Minutes with commercials) |
| Production company(s) |
ZOO Productions Hasbro Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network |
The Hub (2010–2014) Discovery Family (2014) |
| Original release | October 10, 2010 – November 12, 2014 |
Family Game Night is a television series based on Hasbro's family of board games and EA's video game franchise of the same name. The show is 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 new channel, The Hub, formerly Discovery Kids (later Discovery Family on October 13, 2014); it was previewed on October 9, 2010 on its sister channel, TLC. Seasons 1 through 3 each contained between 20 and 30 episodes. Seasons 4 and 5 each contained 15 episodes. Season two premiered on Friday, September 2, 2011, and new 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.
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 and the series was cancelled on November 12, 2014.
For the first two seasons, the TV show featured two families of four competing for cash and prizes. Each family consisted of the mother, the father, and two children, ages 8 to 18. Teams are usually named for the younger of the two kids (i.e. Willie's Family or Suzie's Family).
Teams earned "Monopoly Crazy Cash Cards" by playing the various games, normally five of them in each episode. Whenever a family won a game, the youngest child was allowed to select a Monopoly Crazy Cash Card from a rack located at the "Crazy Cash Corner" on the far left of the stage. The rack initially held 21 different cards, each depicting one of the tokens used in either the original "Monopoly" board game or the "Monopoly: Here and Now Edition" board game. Each card held a different randomized amount of money, which was revealed at the end of the show. Most of the cards were valued between $200–$995 in $5 increments, although at least one card held a four-figure amount (usually between $1,000–$7,000) and one card was the "Top Cash Card" worth between $7,500–$25,000.
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