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[11/17/16 - 09:31 AM]
Hit Game Shows "Match Game" and "To Tell the Truth" Return to ABC in January 2017
The new episodes of "Match Game" begin on January 4, 2017, and "To Tell the Truth" on January 1, 2017.

[via press release from ABC]

MORE FUN, LAUGHS AND ______________, ON 'MATCH GAME' WITH ALEC BALDWIN AND 'TO TELL THE TRUTH' WITH ANTHONY ANDERSON

Hit Summer Game Shows Return in January to Warm Up Winter Nights on ABC

Alec Baldwin and Anthony Anderson are returning for new episodes of their successful game shows, both produced by FremantleMedia North America, "Match Game" and "To Tell the Truth." This summer's game-show darlings are warming up winter with an expanded list of celebrity guest panelists. The new episodes of "Match Game" begin on January 4, 2017, and "To Tell the Truth" on January 1, 2017.

"Our game shows are being embraced by fans and celebrated for bringing people together to participate in the fun," said Rob Mills, senior vice president, Alternative Series, Specials & Late Night Programming, ABC Entertainment. He added, "We're looking forward to having new shows available to continue the laughs and extend the celebration beyond the holidays."

Jennifer Mullin, Co-CEO, FremantleMedia North America, said, "ABC has been such a perfect home for these two series, and Alec and Anthony are comedic powerhouses who take the fun of the game to the next level. We've had an incredible time producing these shows and we hope the viewers have as much fun with them as we did."

It's bawdy, it's irreverent and it's back! "Match Game" returns for season two on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EST), with Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actor Alec Baldwin. Produced by FremantleMedia North America, "Match Game" features four contestants each week vying for the chance to win $25,000, as they attempt to match the answers of six celebrities in a game of fill-in-the-missing-blank.

"Match Game" averaged 6.0 million Total Viewers and a 1.3/5 in Adults 18-49 during its run last summer. "Match Game" ranked No. 1 in its time period among Adults 18-49 and Total Viewers, standing as ABC's biggest summertime program in the hour in 10 years - since 2006. On its premiere, "Match Game" debuted with ABC's largest summer audience in the time slot with regular programming in nearly 10 years and tied the Net's highest young adult rating in 4 years - since 8/20/06 and 7/15/12, respectively.

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Two-time Emmy Award-nominee Anthony Anderson is back to host a second season of ABC's hit series "To Tell the Truth," premiering SUNDAY, JANUARY 1 (9:00-10:00 p.m. EST), and then on SUNDAYS from 8:00-10:00 p.m. EST, on the ABC Television Network.

Produced by FremantleMedia North America, "To Tell the Truth" is a clever and funny re-imagination of the beloved game show of the same name. In its second season the show will feature a new celebrity panel for each episode. In each round, the celebrity panel is presented with three people who all claim to be the same person with the same incredible talent, job or achievement. One is sworn to tell the truth while the others are not. Anderson's mother, Doris, is also part of the fun, returning as a commentator and bringing their playful family dynamic to the stage .

"To Tell the Truth" averaged 5.2 million Total Viewers and a 1.2/4 in Adults 18-49 during its run, improving its hour for ABC by 82% in Total Viewers and by 50% in Adults 18-49. On its series premiere, "To Tell the Truth" delivered ABC's best summertime numbers with series programming in the hour in 3 years with Total Viewers and in 2 years with Adults 18-49 - since 5/28/13 and 6/24/14, respectively.

Hashtag: #ToTellTheTruth

About the Disney|ABC Television Group

Disney|ABC Television Group is comprised of The Walt Disney Company's global entertainment and news television properties, owned television stations group, and radio business. This includes ABC Studios, a global leader in the development, production and distribution of entertainment content across broadcast, cable and on-demand platforms; the ABC Owned Television Stations Group; and the ABC Television Network, which provides entertainment and news programming to viewers via more than 200 affiliated stations across the U.S. It also includes Disney Channels Worldwide, a portfolio of 116 kid-driven, family-inclusive entertainment channels, including Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney Junior, Disney Cinemagic, Hungama, and Radio Disney brands, as well as cable network Freeform, which targets Millennials. Disney|ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution and Disney Media Distribution round out the portfolio. Disney|ABC Television Group also has equity interests in A+E Networks and Hulu.

About FremantleMedia North America

FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) is a premier content studio. FMNA and its portfolio of companies, including Random House Studio, Original Productions and 495 Productions, create entertaining and innovative scripted and alternative programs for network, cable, syndicated and digital partners. Its diverse, critically-acclaimed and award-winning slate includes "America's Got Talent" (NBC), "Family Feud" (SYN), "Let's Make A Deal" (CBS), "The Price Is Right" (CBS), "The Great Christmas Light Fight" (ABC), "Deadliest Catch" (Discovery), "Jay Leno's Garage" (CNBC) "Married to Medicine" (Bravo), "Blue Collar Millionaires" (CNBC), "Ice Road Truckers" (HISTORY), "Storage Wars" (A&E), "Celebrity Family Feud" (ABC), "Celebrity Name Game" (SYN), "To Tell the Truth" (ABC), "Match Game" (ABC), "Hollyweed" (Independent) and "American Gods" (STARZ), among others. FMNA also operates BUZZR, a retro game show channel that launched in 2015, and is available in the top 10 U.S. markets, and 65 percent of the country. FMNA is the U.S. arm of global media giant FremantleMedia, which includes a distribution arm, FremantleMedia International, a digital and branded entertainment division and a kids & family entertainment business. As one of the world's largest and most successful creators, producers and distributors of TV brands in the world, FremantleMedia's comprehensive global network has operations in 31 countries, creating over 10,000 hours of programming a year, rolling out more than 45 formats and managing over 350 individual titles. The company also distributes more than 20,000 hours of content in over 200 territories. For more information follow us @FMNATV and visit our Facebook page.





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