We're into the final weeks of 2017, which is a good time to go over what were the biggest game show highlights of the year. A few that come to mind are:
Jeopardy! becoming The Austin Rogers Show
New records shattered on TPIR with $31,500 won in Plinko and $80,000 in the Showcase Showdown (plus the debut of Gridlock)
Name That Tune returning...as Beat Shazam on Fox (and Jamie Foxx becoming the first Oscar winner to ever host a game show)
The returns of The Gong Show (starring Mike Myers as Tommy Maitland), Love Connection, The Joker's Wild, and Battle of the Network Stars
American Idol heading to ABC in 2018
Celebrity Big Brother US being announced, also for 2018
The passings of Chuck Barris, Monty (and Marilyn) Hall, John Harlan, Bruce Forsyth, Chris Bearde, and Merrill Heatter
FremantleMedia acquiring Supermarket Sweep, which may return in 2018 as well
SOMEWHAT RELATED: Meghan Markle -- who started out on Deal or No Deal as one of the suitcase ladies -- engaged to Prince Harry
The "Bachelor in Paradise" scandal
And what I thought was the biggest lowlight...
The stink bomb known as "Candy Crush"!!!!
Any others I missed?