Hellevator

Hellevator
GenreHorror
Game show
Presented bySoska sisters
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producerJason Blum
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesBlumhouse Television
Matador Content
Electus
Lionsgate Television
Original release
NetworkGame Show Network
ReleaseOctober 21, 2015 (2015-10-21) –
October 28, 2016 (2016-10-28)
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Hellevator is an American horror game show[1] produced by Jason Blum for his Blumhouse Productions banner and Todd Lubin[2] in which a team of three contestants rides a haunted[3] elevator[4] through an abandoned slaughterhouse.[5] The show is hosted by Jen and Sylvia Soska[6] and premiered on October 21, 2015, on Game Show Network.[7] The debut episode was watched by 503,000 viewers.[8]

The four episode second season began airing October 7, 2016, at 9:00 p.m. A team of four players begins the game, one is taken from them at the beginning of the show and placed in a cell designated as the Inferno.[5]

  1. ^ Weinstein, Shelli (2014-11-18). "Game Show Network Adds Jason Blum Horror Game Show - Variety". Variety. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Hellevator, a real game show, is coming to GSN - EW.com". ew.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  3. ^ Schneider, Michael (18 November 2014). "GSN's New Development Includes Horror Game Show; Two App-Themed Series". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  4. ^ Petski, Denise (2015-06-18). "Horror-Themed Game Show Hellevator Greenlit By GSN - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. ^ a b "GSN's Horror-Themed Game Hellevator Returns for Its Second Season with a Special Four-Week Network Event Beginning Friday, October 7 at 9 PM" (Press release). GSN Corporate. August 24, 2016. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  6. ^ "GSN Sets an October Premiere Date for Hellevator". Dread Central. September 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  7. ^ "'Hellevator': Watch the First 10 Minutes of the Game Show From 'Paranormal Activity' Producer Jason Blum". yahoo.com. 7 October 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  8. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (October 22, 2015). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.21.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.