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'''''America Says''''' is an American television [[game show]] hosted by [[John Michael Higgins]] and broadcast on [[Game Show Network]]. The series consists of two teams of four guessing the top answers to fill-in-the-blank survey questions. It is basically a restructuring of the Audience Match portion of ''[[Match Game]]''.<ref name="GSN">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2018/08/14/game-show-network-announces-season-2-of-america-says-285105/20180814gsn01/|title=Game Show Network Announces Season 2 of "America Says"|publisher=The Futon Critic|access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/america-says/1030610841/|title=America Says|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref>
'''''America Says''''' is an American television [[game show]] hosted by [[John Michael Higgins]] and broadcast on [[Game Show Network]]. The series consists of two teams of four guessing the top answers to fill-in-the-blank survey questions. It is a restructuring of the Audience Match portion of ''[[Match Game]]''.<ref name="GSN">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2018/08/14/game-show-network-announces-season-2-of-america-says-285105/20180814gsn01/|title=Game Show Network Announces Season 2 of "America Says"|publisher=The Futon Critic|access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/america-says/1030610841/|title=America Says|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref>


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
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Two teams of four compete, consisting of friends and family. One team is shown a fill-in-the-blank and its top seven answers, with the first letter of each word in each correct answer being shown as a clue. For example, if the question is "When I think of [[Italy]], I think of [blank]," an answer might be "L______ T____" for Leaning Tower. The length of the blank is a further clue to the length of the correct answer.
Two teams of four compete, consisting of friends and family. One team is shown a fill-in-the-blank and its top seven answers, with the first letter of each word in each correct answer being shown as a clue. For example, if the question is "When I think of [[Italy]], I think of [blank]," an answer might be "L______ T____" for Leaning Tower. The length of the blank is a further clue to the length of the correct answer.


In each round, each team is given one question. The team has a total of 30 seconds to guess all seven answers correctly. The first player offers an answer and keeps giving answers until giving an answer that is not on the board, at which point control passes to the next player in line. This process continues (going back to the beginning of the line as often as necessary) until either all seven answers are given or time runs out. Players may not give answers out of turn; if a player does so, including before the previous player's answer is ruled incorrect, the answer is disregarded, and the team is given in a five-second penalty. The team is awarded 100 points for every correct answer, and a 1,000-point bonus (1,700 total) if they can get all seven answers within 30 seconds. If the team cannot guess all seven, then the opposing team is given a chance to steal the remaining answers at 100 points each. Steal attempts are untimed but end when either the board is completed or the stealing team gives an incorrect answer. In early episodes, the opposing team was allowed to confer on steals; during episodes filmed using a [[Social distancing|socially-distanced]] set during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], individual players give one answer each, without conferring. This resulted in a drop off 17% of answers cleaned up (average percentage of possible cleaned up answers in Seasons 1, 2, 3, and 5 was about 46%, and the percentage of possible cleaned up answers in Season 4 was 29% <ref>https://america-says-data.streamlit.app/</ref>). This adjustment is also seen in the drop of average scores and average answers per team by 4.7% in Season 4 (16.04 answers per team per game in the other four seasons vs 15.3 answers per team per game in Season 4 - score of 3451 vs 3289).
In each round, each team is given one question. The team has a total of 30 seconds to guess all seven answers correctly. The first player offers an answer and keeps giving answers until giving an answer that is not on the board, at which point control passes to the next player in line. This process continues (going back to the beginning of the line as often as necessary) until either all seven answers are given or time runs out. If a teammate speaks out of turn at any time, the team is penalized five seconds. The team is awarded 100 points for every correct answer, and a 1,000-point bonus (1,700 total) if they can get all seven answers within 30 seconds. If the team cannot guess all seven, then the opposing team is given a chance to steal the remaining answers at 100 points each. Steal attempts are untimed but end when either the board is completed or the stealing team gives an incorrect answer. In early episodes, the opposing team was allowed to confer on steals. In episodes filmed using a [[Social distancing|socially-distanced]] set during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], individual players give one answer each, without conferring.


Synonyms and word forms are acceptable if they correctly fill in the same blank(s): for example, "chefs" and "cooking" would both be acceptable for "cooks," but "physician" would not be acceptable for "doctor". As a general rule, other than questions that explicitly deal with synonyms for a given word, the show tries to avoid including two or more synonyms in the answers when they do not fill in the same blanks (for example, "actor" and "thespian" would not be separate answers for most questions unless the question were something like "____ is another word for a performer").
Synonyms and word forms are acceptable if they correctly fill in the same blank(s): for example, "chefs" and "cooking" would both be acceptable for "cooks," but "physician" would not be acceptable for "doctor." As a general rule, other than questions that explicitly deal with synonyms for a given word, the show tries to avoid including two or more synonyms in the answers when they do not fill in the same blanks (for example, "actor" and "thespian" would not be separate answers for most questions unless the question were something like "____ is another word for a performer").


The second round is played the same way, with 200 points given for each correct answer and a 2,000-point bonus for all seven. Likewise, the third round is played for 300 points per answer and 3,000 bonus points for all seven. The team on the viewer's left starts the first two rounds; the team that is ahead after two rounds starts the third round (the team on the left starts the third round if there is a tie). The round ends immediately if the trailing team can no longer catch their opponents. The team with the most points after all three rounds wins $1,000 and the chance to play for $15,000 in the bonus round.
The second round is played the same way, with 200 points given for each correct answer and a 2,000-point bonus for all seven. Likewise, the third round is played for 300 points per answer and 3,000 bonus points for all seven. The team on the viewer's left starts the first two rounds, the team that is ahead after two rounds starts the third round (the team on the left starts the third round if there is a tie). The round ends immediately if the trailing team can no longer catch their opponents. The team with the most points after all three rounds wins $1,000 and the chance to play for $15,000 in the bonus round.


In the event of a tie after the third round, a tiebreaker is played between the team captains. The first letter of the top answer is shown, and then the question is shown. The first captain to buzz in is given the chance to answer. If the answer given is correct, that captain wins the game for his or her team. If the answer given is incorrect, then the other team wins automatically.
In the event of a tie after the third round, a tiebreaker is played between the team captains. The first letter of the top answer is shown, and then the question is shown. The first captain to buzz in is given the chance to answer. If the answer given is correct, that captain wins the game for his or her team. If the answer given is incorrect, then the other team wins automatically.


On October 29, 2019, "The Canadians" (Ayumi Iizuka, Doug Morency, David Ivkovic, and Paul 'PK' Kingston) became the first team to complete a perfect game, amassing 10,400 points in three perfect rounds of 1,700 points, 3,400 points, and 5,100 points (plus a 200-point steal), and winning the bonus round. As of Season 5, only two other teams have surpassed 8,000 points - both also in Season 3 ("The Divas" with 9,200 points on October 3, 2019 and "The Alley Cats" with 8,100 points on December 10, 2019 -> "The Alley Cats" won the bonus round).
On October 29, 2019, "The Canadians" (Ayumi Iizuka, Doug Morency, David Ivkovic, and Paul 'PK' Kingston) became the first team to complete a perfect game, amassing 10,400 points in three perfect rounds of 1,700 points, 3,400 points, and 5,100 points (plus a 200-point steal although missing 3 additional opportunities for steals), and went on to win the bonus round in 39 seconds.


===Bonus round===
===Bonus round===
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For the first survey question, only the top answer is needed, the second needs the top two answers, the third needs the top three answers, and the fourth and final question needs the top four answers.
For the first survey question, only the top answer is needed, the second needs the top two answers, the third needs the top three answers, and the fourth and final question needs the top four answers.


If a team member feels they are stuck on a question, they can hit the skip Button (which stops the clock) and skip to the next question. They must return to the passed question after completing the other three in order to win the Bonus Round for $15,000. The skip button can only be used once during the Bonus Round, and cannot be used once three of the four questions are completed (as there is no other question with which to pass).
If a team member feels they are stuck on a question, they can hit the skip button (which stops the clock) and skip to the next question. They must return to the passed question after completing the other three in order to win the Bonus Round for $15,000. The skip button can only be used once during the Bonus Round, and cannot be used once three of the four questions are completed (as there is no other question with which to pass).

As in the main game, players must wait until it is their turn before offering an answer. If a player offers an answer out of turn, the team loses five seconds from their clock.


Once all the needed answers for each question are correctly guessed, the clock stops, and the next question is revealed. The guessing for each subsequent question begins with the player next in line (i.e. if Player Two gave the last correct answer for a question, the next question's guessing starts with Player Three).
Once all the needed answers for each question are correctly guessed, the clock stops, and the next question is revealed. The guessing for each subsequent question begins with the player next in line (i.e. if Player Two gave the last correct answer for a question, the next question's guessing starts with Player Three).


If the team can give all ten correct answers before time runs out, their winnings are increased to $15,000. If they cannot, they leave with just the $1,000 from the Main Game.
If the team can give all ten correct answers before time runs out, their winnings are increased to $15,000. If they cannot, they leave with just the $1,000 from the Main Game.

As of Season 5, 106 teams have been successful in the Bonus Round (19.63%<ref>https://america-says-data.streamlit.app/</ref>). Over that time, there have been 5 teams to complete the Bonus Round in 20 or fewer seconds, but the best was "Games With Friends" during the episode that aired August 28th, 2019 who completed the task with 47 seconds still on the clock - 1.3 seconds per answer provided.


==Production==
==Production==
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==Reception==
==Reception==
Angela Henderson-Bentley of ''[[The Herald-Dispatch]]'' praised Higgins' performance as host, writing that he "is just as adept at hosting as he is at providing classic sitcom moments."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.herald-dispatch.com/features_entertainment/angela-henderson-bentley-higgins-is-hilarious-in-game-show-america-says/article_b0df7361-ed05-5344-9800-0c7b3ba5a548.html|title=Higgins is Hilarious in Game Show ''America Says''|work=[[The Herald-Dispatch]]|last=Henderson-Bentley|first=Angela|date=April 22, 2021|access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref> Higgins was nominated for [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host|Outstanding Game Show Host]] at the [[46th Daytime Emmy Awards]].<ref name="NATAS 2019">{{cite web|url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/daytime-46th-nominations-release-no-credits.pdf|title=The 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations |publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |access-date=March 20, 2019|year=2019|location=New York }}</ref>
Angela Henderson-Bentley of ''[[The Herald-Dispatch]]'' praised Higgins' performance as host, writing that he "is just as adept at hosting as he is at providing classic sitcom moments."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.herald-dispatch.com/features_entertainment/angela-henderson-bentley-higgins-is-hilarious-in-game-show-america-says/article_b0df7361-ed05-5344-9800-0c7b3ba5a548.html|title=Higgins is Hilarious in Game Show ''America Says''|work=[[The Herald-Dispatch]]|last=Henderson-Bentley|first=Angela|date=April 22, 2021|access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref> Higgins was nominated for [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host|Outstanding Game Show Host]] at the [[46th Daytime Emmy Awards]].<ref name="NATAS 2019">{{cite web|url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/daytime-46th-nominations-release-no-credits.pdf|title=The 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations|publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|access-date=March 20, 2019|year=2019|location=New York|archive-date=March 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320195512/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/daytime-46th-nominations-release-no-credits.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>


''America Says'' raised Game Show Network's ratings by 26% over its time slot lead-in, and raised its ratings for women aged 25–54 by more than 40%.<ref name=GSN />
''America Says'' raised Game Show Network's ratings by 26% over its time slot lead-in, and raised its ratings for women aged 25–54 by more than 40%.<ref name=GSN />


==See also==
==See also==
*''[[Family Feud]]'' (similar in content)
*''[[Family Feud]]'' (similar in concept)
*[[2018 in American television]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.gsntv.com/america-says/}}
* {{Official website|https://www.gameshownetwork.com/america-says/}}
* {{IMDb title|8305258|America Says}}
* {{IMDb title|8305258|America Says}}
* [https://www.sidereel.com/tv-shows/america-says ''America Says'' on SideReel]
* [https://www.sidereel.com/tv-shows/america-says ''America Says'' on SideReel]
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America Says
GenreGame show
Based ona format
by Keller/Noll
Directed byHal Grant
Presented byJohn Michael Higgins
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes540
Production
Executive producers
  • Tara Long
  • Mark Herwick
  • Dave Noll
  • Cleve Keller
  • John Quinn
  • Jeffery Breeder
  • Michael Canter
Running time20–22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkGame Show Network
ReleaseJune 18, 2018 (2018-06-18)[1] –
December 16, 2022 (2022-12-16)

America Says is an American television game show hosted by John Michael Higgins and broadcast on Game Show Network. The series consists of two teams of four guessing the top answers to fill-in-the-blank survey questions. It is a restructuring of the Audience Match portion of Match Game.[2][3]

Gameplay

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Main rounds

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Two teams of four compete, consisting of friends and family. One team is shown a fill-in-the-blank and its top seven answers, with the first letter of each word in each correct answer being shown as a clue. For example, if the question is "When I think of Italy, I think of [blank]," an answer might be "L______ T____" for Leaning Tower. The length of the blank is a further clue to the length of the correct answer.

In each round, each team is given one question. The team has a total of 30 seconds to guess all seven answers correctly. The first player offers an answer and keeps giving answers until giving an answer that is not on the board, at which point control passes to the next player in line. This process continues (going back to the beginning of the line as often as necessary) until either all seven answers are given or time runs out. If a teammate speaks out of turn at any time, the team is penalized five seconds. The team is awarded 100 points for every correct answer, and a 1,000-point bonus (1,700 total) if they can get all seven answers within 30 seconds. If the team cannot guess all seven, then the opposing team is given a chance to steal the remaining answers at 100 points each. Steal attempts are untimed but end when either the board is completed or the stealing team gives an incorrect answer. In early episodes, the opposing team was allowed to confer on steals. In episodes filmed using a socially-distanced set during the COVID-19 pandemic, individual players give one answer each, without conferring.

Synonyms and word forms are acceptable if they correctly fill in the same blank(s): for example, "chefs" and "cooking" would both be acceptable for "cooks," but "physician" would not be acceptable for "doctor." As a general rule, other than questions that explicitly deal with synonyms for a given word, the show tries to avoid including two or more synonyms in the answers when they do not fill in the same blanks (for example, "actor" and "thespian" would not be separate answers for most questions unless the question were something like "____ is another word for a performer").

The second round is played the same way, with 200 points given for each correct answer and a 2,000-point bonus for all seven. Likewise, the third round is played for 300 points per answer and 3,000 bonus points for all seven. The team on the viewer's left starts the first two rounds, the team that is ahead after two rounds starts the third round (the team on the left starts the third round if there is a tie). The round ends immediately if the trailing team can no longer catch their opponents. The team with the most points after all three rounds wins $1,000 and the chance to play for $15,000 in the bonus round.

In the event of a tie after the third round, a tiebreaker is played between the team captains. The first letter of the top answer is shown, and then the question is shown. The first captain to buzz in is given the chance to answer. If the answer given is correct, that captain wins the game for his or her team. If the answer given is incorrect, then the other team wins automatically.

On October 29, 2019, "The Canadians" (Ayumi Iizuka, Doug Morency, David Ivkovic, and Paul 'PK' Kingston) became the first team to complete a perfect game, amassing 10,400 points in three perfect rounds of 1,700 points, 3,400 points, and 5,100 points (plus a 200-point steal although missing 3 additional opportunities for steals), and went on to win the bonus round in 39 seconds.

Bonus round

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In the Bonus Round, the winning team has 60 seconds to correctly identify the top answers to four survey questions. The players are lined up in the same order around a central console with a large red skip button. Play starts again with the team captain and is similar to the main game: a correct guess allows the player to give another answer, a wrong answer passes control to the next player in line.

For the first survey question, only the top answer is needed, the second needs the top two answers, the third needs the top three answers, and the fourth and final question needs the top four answers.

If a team member feels they are stuck on a question, they can hit the skip button (which stops the clock) and skip to the next question. They must return to the passed question after completing the other three in order to win the Bonus Round for $15,000. The skip button can only be used once during the Bonus Round, and cannot be used once three of the four questions are completed (as there is no other question with which to pass).

Once all the needed answers for each question are correctly guessed, the clock stops, and the next question is revealed. The guessing for each subsequent question begins with the player next in line (i.e. if Player Two gave the last correct answer for a question, the next question's guessing starts with Player Three).

If the team can give all ten correct answers before time runs out, their winnings are increased to $15,000. If they cannot, they leave with just the $1,000 from the Main Game.

Production

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The series premiered on June 18, 2018.[4] On August 14, 2018, Game Show Network renewed America Says for a 96-episode second season,[2][5] which premiered on November 26, 2018.[6]

On April 5, 2019, media reports stated that America Says had been renewed for a 160-episode third season, which premiered on July 22, 2019.[7] On June 12, 2019, GSN and Sony Pictures Entertainment announced that the show would be launched in syndication for the 2019-20 television season.[8] Sony elected not to bring the series back to syndication for the 2020-21 television season.[9]

On March 9, 2020, Game Show Network renewed America Says for a fourth season,[10] but production was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season premiered on May 31, 2021.[11]

On March 14, 2022, Game Show Network renewed America Says for a fifth season, which premiered on April 25, 2022.[12][13]

Reception

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Angela Henderson-Bentley of The Herald-Dispatch praised Higgins' performance as host, writing that he "is just as adept at hosting as he is at providing classic sitcom moments."[14] Higgins was nominated for Outstanding Game Show Host at the 46th Daytime Emmy Awards.[15]

America Says raised Game Show Network's ratings by 26% over its time slot lead-in, and raised its ratings for women aged 25–54 by more than 40%.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hartshorn, Tori. "Actor John Michael Higgins Named as Host of Game Show Network's New Survey-Based Show, AMERICA SAYS". BroadwayWorld.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Game Show Network Announces Season 2 of "America Says"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  3. ^ "America Says". TVGuide.com.
  4. ^ "Actor John Michael Higgins Named as Host of Game Show Network's New Survey-Based Show, America Says Premiering June 18" (Press release). GSN Corporate. May 16, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "Game Show Network Greenlights Season 2 of AMERICA SAYS Hosted by John Michael Higgins". Broadway World. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  6. ^ "Game Show Network on Instagram: "Your favorite fill-in-the-blank Game Show returns with ALL NEW episodes! #AmericaSays with @johnmichaelhiggins Weekdays starting Mon Nov 26…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  7. ^ Game Show Network Adds, Renews Series; Multichannel, April 5, 2019
  8. ^ Porter, Rick (June 12, 2019). "Sony, Game Show Network Take 'America Says' to Syndication". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  9. ^ Consoli, John (January 8, 2020). "TVN Focus On Syndication – First-Run Syndie Revival Continues In 2020". TVNewsCheck.com. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "Game Show Network Doubles Original Episodes This Year, Touts Family-Friendly Slate". Adweek. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  11. ^ Cain, Kimberly; Rubin, Sam (May 18, 2021). "John Michael Higgins on hosting Season 4 of the game show 'America Says'". KTLA. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  12. ^ Game Show Network [@GameShowNetwork] (March 14, 2022). "Big News Alert! 🚨..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ Game Show Network [@GameShowNetwork] (March 15, 2022). "The wait is almost over! Get ready for ALL NEW EPISODES of America Says, Beginning MONDAY, APRIL 25!..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ Henderson-Bentley, Angela (April 22, 2021). "Higgins is Hilarious in Game Show America Says". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  15. ^ "The 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
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