Temptation (2007 U.S. game show)

Temptation
Genre	Game show
Presented by	Rossi Morreale
Narrated by	Rolonda Watts
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	170
Production
Executive producer(s)	Ginger Simpson
Location(s)	Los Angeles, California
Running time	20 minutes
Production company(s)	FremantleMedia
Distributor	20th Television
Release
Original network	Syndicated
Original release	September 10, 2007 – May 23, 2008
Chronology
Preceded by	Sale of the Century (1969–1974, 1983–1989)

Temptation: The New Sale of the Century is a television game show loosely based on both the original Australian and American Sale of the Century versions, plus the 2005 Australian version, also titled Temptation. The show began airing in syndication on September 10, 2007, with the last first-run episode airing on May 23, 2008. Reruns continued until September 5, 2008.

The series was hosted by Rossi Morreale with former talk show host Rolonda Watts as announcer. Temptation was produced by FremantleMedia North America, and syndicated by 20th Television.

As with other syndicated half-hour programs, Temptation aired two episodes in some markets, with the second episode with a later production date. In July 2008, Temptation was canceled due to low ratings (it was the lowest among game shows during the 2007–2008 season) and replaced by Trivial Pursuit: America Plays on most stations.

The game was played in two rounds, each containing several parts. Three contestants, one a returning champion, each started the game with 20 "Temptation dollars".

This round was broken down into three parts: a "Speed Round", an "Instant Bargain", and a "Fame Game":

After the first commercial break, the second round consisted of "Knock-Off", a second Instant Bargain, a second speed round, "Instant Cash", and one final speed round.

The contestant with the highest score was the champion and advanced to Shopper's Paradise for the "Shopping Spree of a Lifetime". If two or more contestants were tied, a tiebreaker question was played. The contestant who had the right answer earned $10 and became the champion. If not, the opponent won $10 and became the champion.

The losers kept any cash and prizes won during the main game; unlike earlier incarnations of Sale of the Century, no contestants received their score in cash. Any player who had not won anything up to the end of the game received unacknowledged parting gifts.

Temptation used a similar shopping endgame to its predecessor series, but with slightly different.

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