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CBS MEDIA VENTURES SEALS DEAL WITH GAME SHOW ENTERPRISES STUDIOS TO PRODUCE NEW SYNDICATED GAME SHOW ‘FLIP SIDE’
CBS MEDIA VENTURES SEALS DEAL
WITH GAME SHOW ENTERPRISES STUDIOS TO PRODUCE
NEW SYNDICATED GAME SHOW ‘FLIP SIDE’
Episodes to Run on Game Show Network in Second Window Starting Fall 2024
LOS ANGELES – March 28, 2024 – CBS Media Ventures entered an agreement with Game Show Enterprises Studios to produce “Flip Side,” a new syndicated game show hosted by Jaleel White that will launch in Fall 2024.
The daily show will premiere first in syndication on stations across the country, including anchor group CBS Stations. Episodes will then get a second run shortly after on Game Show Network.
“‘Flip Side’ is a project that we have been developing for over a year for the syndication marketplace,” said Wendy McMahon, President and CEO of CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures. “Bringing Game Show Enterprises Studios on as a creative partner was an intriguing proposition to us – it creates a new business model for a daily syndicated show and will boost the show’s exposure out of the gate with the second run on Game Show Network. We’re excited to work together to make ‘Flip Side’ a success on both platforms.”
“We are delighted to partner with CBS Media Ventures in bringing ‘Flip Side’ to the marketplace and to our viewers at Game Show Network,” added John Zaccario, President of GSN. “CBS Media Ventures understood right away what Game Show Enterprises Studios could add to this creative partnership and to the commercial success of this show.”
Hosted by Jaleel White (“Family Matters”),“Flip Side” is a fresh take on a traditional game show and based on the format created by Keller/Noll. The easy to play-along game show pits two teams of players against each other to test them on how they think two different groups of people feel about the same issue.The teams compete for a shot at $10,000 by guessing the top answers based on anonymous surveys – which can be provocative, surprising, and laugh-out-loud funny!
“Flip Side” is a Game Show Enterprises Studios production for CBS Media Ventures with Jay James, Corin Nelson and Rich Sirop serving as executive producers. Cleve Keller and Dave Noll (Keller/Noll) and Ken Ross also serve as executive producers. T. Jones serves as co-executive producer.
Game Show Enterprises Studios (GSES) is a full-service production company specializing in game shows and competition formats. The GSES infrastructure includes fulltime development, production, current programming, post-production, and production management departments. Since 2018, GSES has produced over 3,000 episodes of high-quality, game show entertainment reaching millions of viewers.
About CBS Media Ventures
CBS Media Ventures is the preeminent company in television syndication. CMV’s first-run programming reaches 48 million unique same-day viewers each week, more than all other syndicators, cable networks and all 4 of the broadcast networks’ prime-time. CMV produces or distributes “The Drew Barrymore Show,” “Jeopardy!,” “Wheel of Fortune,” “Entertainment Tonight,” “Inside Edition,” “Hot Bench” and “Pictionary,” as well as the “Judge Judy” and “Dr. Phil” libraries. The division also handles national barter advertising sales for Debmar-Mercury's and Fox's first-run syndicated programming. CMV is a division of Paramount.
About GSN
GSN includes Game Show Network LLC (“Game Show Network”), the leader in game show entertainment across multimedia, which presents original and classic game programming and competitive entertainment via its cable network, GameShowNetwork.com website and Game Show Enterprises Studios, the production arm of the network and studio that develops and produces hundreds of hours of original episodes, including PEOPLE PUZZLER and MASTER MINDS among others, making Game Show Network the premiere destination for fun, family-friendly programming. Game Show Network is distributed throughout the U.S., Caribbean and Canada by all major cable operators, satellite providers and telcos. Additionally, GSN encompasses Great Entertainment Television (get.), Sony Movies, Sony Cine and the distribution of FAST channels such as Game Show Central, CINEVAULT Westerns, CINEVAULT 80s, CINEVAULT Classics and get Comedy. GSN is owned Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation.
About Keller/Noll
Cleve Keller and Dave Noll are “Masterminds” (Emmy Magazine). They are a “TV Formats Powerhouse” (C21 Magazine). Together, Cleve & Dave have been creating shows since 2007 and have now crossed 60+ series and 3,700+ episodes. Their list of hits include: the “Chopped” franchise, “America Says,” “Beat the House,” “Cover Shot,” “Dinner Takes All,” “Don’t Sweat It,” “Face the Truth,” “Factorious,” “Inner Chef with Marcus Samuelsson,” “Movies 101,” “No Kitchen Required,” “Punchline,” “Rocco’s Dinner Party,” “Winsanity” and “Your Mama Don’t Dance.” Dave Noll is the author of the newly released book, “The Visionary In Charge.”
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Press Contacts:
Leslie Ryan, CBS Media Ventures Leslie.ryan@cbs.com
Alison Lazar, Game Show Network alazar@gameshownetwork.com
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Publicity
Bettina Cataldi
212-817-5664 bettina.cataldi@cbs.com