Fill in the blank, ABC’s Match Game is… back. The classic game show that originally dates back to the 1960s is getting another iteration with a brand-new host. But viewers should expect the same basic game that often makes for some hilarious moments.
Match Game joins a lineup of game shows on ABC this summer, including Celebrity Family Feud season 11, Press Your Luck season 6 and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire season 4; more game shows are also airing on Fox, including The 1% Club season 2 and The Quiz with Balls season 2.
But if you want to get all the info you need about this new version of Match Game, read on below.
Match Game next episode
Match Game is all new on Wednesday, July 30, at 9 pm ET/PT on ABC. It airs immediately after Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
To watch Match Game live, you need access to your local ABC station, whether that be through a traditional pay-TV provider, a TV antenna or a live TV streaming service, such as Fubo, Hulu with Live TV and YouTube TV.
The game show will also stream on-demand, with the latest episodes of Match Game making their way to Hulu the day after they air on TV.
Match Game host
Comedy legend, Emmy winner (recent Emmy nominee) and current star of Only Murders in the Building, Martin Short, is the new host for Match Game. He also serves as an executive producer on the game show.
Short famously got his start on SCTV, but has been a star of TV and movies, including Saturday Night Live (as host and cast member), Primetime Glick, The Three Amigos, Father of the Bride and Schmigadoon.
Short joins a list of previous hosts for the game show that includes Gene Rayburn, Bert Convy, Charlene Tilton, Rickie Lake and Alec Baldwin.
Match Game gameplay
Match Game is pretty simple: two contestants compete head to head to try and match the answer to a fill-in-the-blank question among a group of celebrity panelists. Whoever gets the most correct matches moves on for the chance to win $25,000.
Each hour-long episode will consist of two games.
Match Game celebrity panelists
Here’s a look at what celebrities will be participating in Match Game this season:
- Anthony Anderson
- Cara Delevingne
- Ana Gasteyer
- Selena Gomez
- Kevin Nealon
- Randall Park
- Jay Pharoah
- Caroline Rhea
- Phoebe Robinson
- BD Wong
- Constance Zimmer
- Ziwe
