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Hollywood Squares

7.5(13)19661 season · 68 episodes30m / ep
Comedy
Reality
Family

Hollywood Squares is an American panel game show, in which two contestants play tic-tac-toe to win cash and prizes. The "board" for the game is a 3 × 3 vertical stack of open-faced cubes, each occupied by a celebrity seated at a desk and facing the contestants. The stars are asked questions by the host, or "Square-Master", and the contestants judge the veracity of their answers in order to win the game. Although Hollywood Squares was a legitimate game show, the game largely acted as the background for the show's comedy in the form of joke answers, often given by the stars prior to their "real" answer. The show's writers usually supplied the jokes. In addition, the stars were given question subjects and plausible incorrect answers prior to the show. The show was scripted in this sense, but the gameplay was not. In any case, as host Peter Marshall, the best-known "Square-Master" and the man in whose honor the show's first announcer, Kenny Williams, actually "coined" the term, would explain at the beginning of the Secret Square game, the celebrities were briefed prior to show to help them with bluff answers, but they otherwise heard the actual questions for the first time as they were asked on air.

Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
Last aired
1967-01-20
Language
English
  • NBC
  • Syndication
  • game show
  • celebrity
  • jackpot
  • money
  • championship
  • laughter
  • panel show
  • all stars
  • prizes

Seasons

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Jerome Shaw

Produced in

United States of America

Where to watch

All options

Availability for United States. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

Gallery

Still from Hollywood Squares

Air dates

First aired
1966-10-17
Latest episode
1967-01-20
Status
Ended
Next release
Completed
  • Season 117 Oct 1966

Frequently asked questions

Where can I watch Hollywood Squares?
Available on Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel in India — see the Where to watch section above.
How many seasons does Hollywood Squares have?
1 season · 68 episodes · Ended.
What is the rating of Hollywood Squares?
7.5/10 from 13 TMDB votes.

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