Pyramid | |
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Genre | Game show |
Created by | Bob Stewart |
Written by | Michael X. Ferraro Shawn Kennedy[1] Anna Lotto[2] Karen Lurie[3] |
Directed by | Mike Gargiulo Bruce Burmester[4] Paul Nichols Bob Loudin Paul Overacker Rob George Rich DiPirro |
Presented by | Dick Clark Bill Cullen John Davidson Donny Osmond Mike Richards Michael Strahan |
Announcer | Bob Clayton Jack Clark Steve O'Brien Alan Kalter Johnny Gilbert Charlie O'Donnell John Cramer JD Roberto Brad Abelle |
Theme music composer | Ken Aldin Bob Cobert[4] Barry Coffing John Blaylock Alan Ett Scott Liggett[5] Bleeding Fingers Music |
Composer | Bob Cobert |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 1,211 (1973–1988) 40 (2012) 92 (2016–present) |
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Executive producers |
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Producers | Anne Marie Schmidt Sande Stewart Francine Bergman Jane Rothchild David Michaels Erin Perry[4] Stephen Brown Cathy Cotter John Ricci Jr. Jonathan Bourne |
Running time | 22 minutes (1973–2012) 44 minutes (2016–present) |
Production companies | Bob Stewart Productions (1973–1988) Basada, Inc. (1973–1974, 1978–1981, 1986–1988) 20th Century Fox Television (1985–1988) Stewart Tele Enterprises (1991) Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2002) Sony Pictures Television (2002–2004, 2012, 2016–present) Embassy Row (2012) GSN Originals (2012) SMAC Productions (2016–) Carolco Television Productions (1991) |
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Network | The $10,000 Pyramid: CBS (1973–1974) ABC (1974–1976) The $20,000 Pyramid: ABC (1976–1980) The $25,000 Pyramid: Weekly syndication (1974–1979) The $50,000 Pyramid: Daily syndication (1981) The (New) $25,000 Pyramid: CBS (1982–87, 1988) The $100,000 Pyramid: Daily syndication (1985–1988, 1991) Pyramid: Daily syndication (2002–2004) The Pyramid: GSN (2012) The $100,000 Pyramid: ABC (2016–present) |
Release | March 26, 1973 present | –
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Pyramid is an American game show franchise that has aired several versions domestically and internationally. The show was developed by Bob Stewart. The original series, The $10,000 Pyramid, debuted on CBS on March 26, 1973,[6] and spawned seven subsequent Pyramid series. Most later series featured a full title format matching the original series, with the title reflecting an increasing top prize. Two teams, each consisting of a celebrity and contestant, attempt to convey mystery words and phrases within a common category, against a time limit, to win cash and prizes. The title refers to the show's pyramid-shaped gameboard, featuring six categories arranged in a triangular fashion. The various Pyramid series have won a total of nine Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Game Show, second only to Jeopardy!, which has won 13.
Dick Clark is the host most commonly associated with the show, having hosted the network daytime version from 1973 to 1980 (which moved from CBS to ABC in 1974, and increased its namesake top prize from $10,000 to $20,000 in 1976) and The (New) $25,000 Pyramid from 1982 to 1988 on CBS. Clark also hosted two weeknight syndicated versions, The $50,000 Pyramid in 1981 and The $100,000 Pyramid from 1985 to 1988 (concurrent with the daytime show).
Bill Cullen hosted the first weekly nighttime version of The $25,000 Pyramid from 1974 to 1979. John Davidson hosted The $100,000 Pyramid in 1991, and Donny Osmond hosted a version simply titled Pyramid from 2002 to 2004; both aired five episodes per week. Game Show Network's The Pyramid, hosted by Mike Richards, who was an executive at format owner Sony Pictures Television, aired a single forty-episode season in 2012.
The current incarnation of The $100,000 Pyramid debuted June 26, 2016, on ABC with Michael Strahan as host. It has aired on Sunday nights during the summer months since, completing its fourth season in September 2019. On November 20, 2019, the series was renewed for a fifth season, which premiered on May 26, 2021.[7][8][9][10] On January 6, 2022, The $100,000 Pyramid renewed for a sixth season and the show moved from New York to Los Angeles.[11][12] The sixth season premiered on July 10, 2022 and ran until August 28, 2023. The seventh season premiered on September 28, 2023.[13][14]