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Hollywood Squares Airchecks This includes the Peter Marshall, John Davidson and Tom Bergeron Editions

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Interestingly when Peter Marshall did his edition of Hollywood Squares it was labeled both Daytime and Syndicated editions when that show came out. The airchecks indicated that ABC Owned affiliates like WLS and WABC got the syndicated edition of Hollywood Squares while NBC Network got the Daytime edition of the Peter Marshall version of Hollywood Squares from 1966-1981.







When the John Davidson/Shadoe Stevens edition of Hollywood Squares came out from 1986-1989 it was all syndicated and stations like WABC-TV, KGO-TV, WISH-TV and WTAE Pittsburgh, were some of the stations that got that edition of the show. Also this edition of Hollywood Squares aired as reruns on USA Network in the early 1990's.

Hollywood Squares 1987 Complete With Commercials!

Hollywood Squares (April 21, 1988)

Hollywood Squares (January 21, 1988)

WABC Hollywood Squares promo, 1986

Hollywood Squares (November 3rd, 1986)
 
Then we go to the most recent edition of the show prior to the reboot and in this one its Whoopi Goldberg and Tom Bergeron. This is when the show changed production companies from Orion to Sony and CBS. This edition was syndicated to CBS affiliates like KPIX, WCBS and KCBS in this edition from 1998-2004. In this edition Tom Bergeron started to get wider recognition and the show faded away as soon as Tom Bergeron got other hosting roles like America's Funniest Videos and Dancing with the Stars.




Note Paramount has aired variations of Hollywood Squares under the Hip-Hop Squares, Nashville Squares and Celebrity Squares name for their cable outlets VH1, CMT and MTV between the last Hollywood Squares Episode and the 2025 reboot with Drew Barrymore for CBS and Paramount+.

VH1 Bringing Back ‘Hip Hop Squares’

Ice Cube to produce a remake of...a remake of...a game show staple
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www.nytimes.com

Tick-Tack-Toe for the Vigorously Unsquare (Published 2012)

MTV2 reimagines “Hollywood Squares” as a game show featuring rappers, including Ghostface Killah and Mac Miller, as the celebrity panelists.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com

www.thecountrynote.com

“CMT’s Nashville Squares” Hosted By Comedian Bob Saget To Premiere on Friday, November 1st at 8p/7c - The Country Note

Tanya Tucker, Sara Evans, Marie Osmond, Kyle Busch, Jana Kramer & Mike Caussin, Chris Sullivan, Carson Kressley, Caroline Rhea, Bill Read More
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deadline.com

‘Celebrity Squares’ Game Show Hosted By DC Young Fly Set For Fall Premiere On VH1; Kevin Hart & Jesse Collins Among EPs

A new take on the classic Hollywood Squares game show featuring Black pop culture trivia is headed to VH1. DC Young Fly will host.
deadline.com deadline.com

variety.com

Drew Barrymore-Led ‘Hollywood Squares’ Reboot to Air on CBS in January

Drew Barrymore will serve as the centerpiece of an updated version of "Hollywood Squares," which CBS has picked up to air in January.
variety.com variety.com
 
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