Game Show in My Head

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Game Show in My Head
Starring Joe Rogan
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Paul Hardy
  • Sara K. Sanders
  • Kate Harrington
  • Aaron Sandler
Production companies
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseJanuary 3 (2009-01-03) 
January 24, 2009 (2009-01-24)

Game Show in My Head is an American television game show produced by Ashton Kutcher [1] and hosted by Joe Rogan. The show premiered on CBS on January 3, 2009, and aired on Saturdays at 8PM Eastern Standard Time.

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History

CBS originally ordered a pilot of Game Show in My Head hosted by Chris Kattan, but later decided to re-shoot the pilot with a new host, Joe Rogan. CBS ordered an unnamed number of episodes of the series.[ citation needed ] In March 2008, the show began seeking contestants. [2] In December 2008, CBS announced that they would begin airing episodes of the new version of the show on Saturdays, starting January 3, 2009. [3]

Saturdays are the least-watched night of the week, this move has inspired speculation that the network has a lack of faith in the program. [4]

Gameplay

Game Show in My Head is a hidden camera show in which contestants must perform a series of five "hilarious and embarrassing" tasks in front of strangers, [5] which they are instructed to do by the host via an earpiece.

Each of the tasks is worth $5,000, and contestants can also double their money in a "no-holds-barred bonus round." Therefore, the maximum amount of money that a contestant can earn is $50,000. The show is similar to the classic Nickelodeon game show You're On! . That is, the contestants have to get strangers to complete tasks while they're caught on a hidden camera. The contestants on location and in studio are taped live.

Game Show in My Head premiered with Two Back-to Back Episodes on Saturday, January 3, 2009 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT). Shalisse Pekarcik, a 26-year-old personal trainer from Salt Lake City, Utah, and Craig Scime, a 32-year-old entrepreneur from Buffalo, New York, competed for the chance to win $50,000 each.

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Game Show in My Head
No.TitleAir dateTimeslot (ET) Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
Ref.
1"Shalisse Pekarcik"January 3, 2009Saturday 8:00 p.m.2.2/43.3 [6]
2"Craig Scime"January 3, 2009Saturday 8:30 p.m.2.2/43.4 [6]
3"Ron Ramsey"January 10, 2009Saturday 8:00 p.m.4.3/77.2 [7]
4"Michael Rinzler"January 10, 2009Saturday 8:30 p.m.3.3/55.6 [7]
5"Seth McLaughlin"January 17, 2009Saturday 8:00 p.m.2.2/43.4 [8]
6"Debbie Speicher"January 17, 2009Saturday 8:30 p.m.2.3/43.6 [8]
7"Wendy Taubin"January 24, 2009Saturday 8:00 p.m.2.1/43.6 [9]
8"Eric Lokke"January 24, 2009Saturday 8:30 p.m.2.3/43.9 [9]

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