"Match Game" returns to ABC with new host Martin Short tonight, July 23, at 9 p.m. ET. Here's how to watch new episodes for free.

They’ve entertained — and stumped — viewers for decades. 10. To Tell the Truth The show, which ran from 1956 to 1968, has a fun premise and is charming in its simplicity. “Very odd things happen when ...

Hosted by Martin Short, the ABC game show, “Match Game,” offers four contestants the opportunity to win $25,000. Episodes feature two panels, one of celebrities and another of players ...

One of the best game shows in the history of television, "The Match Game" premiered 51 years ago on NBC during daytime from 1962-1969, and then on CBS from 1973-1979.

3. A MAD WRITER’S “SAUCE” QUESTION MADE THE GAME SAUCIER. Dick DeBartolo was a Match Game question writer, and a freelance writer for MAD Magazine. The Match Game had been on the air for 10 ...

Asked how much of Match Game is scripted, Short told TV Insider: It’s pretty free-form. Certainly the questions are written and the game itself is structured, but everything else is in the moment.