Game show and Talk show

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Game show noun - A television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards.

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Talk show and game show are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Talk show" instead a noun phrase "Game show".

Talk show noun - A program during which well-known people discuss a topic or answer questions telephoned in by the audience.

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Game show and talk show are semantically related. You can use "Game show" instead a noun phrase "Talk show".

Cancelled in 2009, having been called "more talk show than game show"; YMMV as to whether that's a bad thing.

Source: Series / The Big Spin
Charge Account (NBC, 1960-1962) with Jan Murray, which was eventually renamed after the host and even dumped the game show part to become a straight talk show near the end of its short run.

Source: Series / You Bet Your Life
Merv Griffin - Talk show host and game show creator

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