Editing Card Sharks (section)

{{short description|American television game show}}
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{{Infobox television
| image                = Card Sharks 2019 logo.png
| runtime              = 22–26 minutes (1978–2002)<br />42–46 minutes (2019–21)<!--runtimes don't count commercials-->
| location             = {{Plainlist|
*[[The Burbank Studios|NBC Studios]]
*Burbank, California (1978–81)
*[[Television City|CBS Television City]]
*Hollywood, California (1986–89, 2019)
*[[Old Warner Brothers Studio|Tribune Studios]]
*Hollywood, California (2001–02)
*[[CBS Studio Center]]
*Studio City, California (2020–21)
}}
| creator              = [[Chester Feldman]]
| company              = {{Plainlist|
*[[Mark Goodson]]-[[Bill Todman]] Productions (1978–81)
*Mark Goodson Television Productions (1986–89)
*[[Pearson Television]] (2001–02)
*[[Fremantle (company)|Fremantle]] (2019–21)
*Start Entertainment (2019–21)}}
| presenter            = {{Plainlist|
*[[Jim Perry (television personality)|Jim Perry]]
*[[Bob Eubanks]]
*[[Bill Rafferty]]
*[[Pat Bullard]]
*[[Joel McHale]]
}}
| announcer            = {{Plainlist|
*[[Gene Wood]]
*[[Gary Kroeger]]
*[[Donna Jay Fulks]]
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}}
| starring             = {{plainlist|
*[[Ann Pennington (model)|Ann Pennington]]
*Janice Baker
*[[Lois Hamilton|Lois Aurino]]
*Kristin Bjorklund
*Melinda Hunter
*[[Markie Post]]
*Lacey Pemberton
*Suzanna Williams
*Tami Roman
*Jerry Wolf
*Alexis Gaube
}}
| director             = {{Plainlist|
*[[Paul Alter]] (1978–79, 1986)<ref name="eotvgs">{{cite book|last1=Schwartz|first1=David|last2=Ryan|first2=Steve|last3=Wostbrock|first3=Fred|title=The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaoftv0000schw|url-access=limited|edition=3|year=1999|publisher=Facts on File, Inc.|isbn=0-8160-3846-5|pages=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaoftv0000schw/page/35 35]}}</ref>
*[[Marc Breslow]] (1979–89)<ref name="eotvgs"/>
*R. Brian DiPirro (2001–02)<ref name="imdb 2001">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0292770/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast|title=Card Sharks 2001 cast and crew|work=[[IMDb]]|access-date=17 January 2015}}</ref>
*Lenn Goodside (2019–21)}}
| theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist|
*[[Score Productions]] (1978–81)
*[[Edd Kalehoff]] (1978–89)<ref name="eotvgs"/>
*Alan Ett, [[Scott Liggett (music producer)|Scott Liggett]], Gregory V. Sherman (2001–02)<ref name="imdb 2001"/>
*Tim Mosher & Stoker (2019–21)}}
| executive_producer   = {{Plainlist|
*Chester Feldman (1978–89)
*Jonathan Goodson (1986–89)
*Scott St. John (2019–21)
*Jennifer Mullin (2019–21)
*Jack Martin (2019)
*Joel McHale (2019–21)}}
| producer             = {{Plainlist|
*[[Jonathan Goodson]] (1978–81)
*Mimi O'Brien (1986–89)
*Michael Malone (2001–02)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2197093/|title=Michael Malone|work=IMDb|access-date=17 January 2015}}</ref>}}
| country              = United States
| network              = [[NBC]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1978|4|24}}
| num_episodes         = {{Plainlist|
*864 (NBC)
*826 (CBS)<ref>{{cite web|title=Y2Play on Game Show Network|url=http://www.everything2000.com/news/events/y2play2.asp|work=Everything2000.com|access-date=2014-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222171452/http://www.everything2000.com/news/events/y2play2.asp|archive-date=2014-02-22|url-status=dead }}</ref>
*195 (1986–87 Syn.)
*65 (2001–02 Syn.) 
*21 (ABC)}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|1981|10|23}}
| network2             = [[CBS]]
| first_aired2         = {{Start date|1986|1|6}}
| last_aired2          = {{End date|1989|3|31}}
| network3             = [[Television syndication|Syndication]]
| first_aired3         = {{Start date|1986|9|8}}
| last_aired3          = {{End date|1987|6|5}}
| first_aired4         = {{Start date|2001|9|17}}
| last_aired4          = {{End date|2002|1|11}}
| network5             = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| first_aired5         = {{Start date|2019|6|12}}
| last_aired5          = {{End date|2021|7|7}}
| based_on             = [[Acey Deucey (card game)|Acey Deucey]]
}}

'''''Card Sharks''''' is an American television [[game show]]. It was created by [[Chester Feldman]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title=Card Sharks' & 'Press Your Luck' Game Show Revivals Ordered By ABC |url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/card-sharks-press-your-luck-revivals-ordered-abc-1202575194/ |website=Deadline |date=13 March 2019|access-date=30 June 2020}}</ref> for [[Mark Goodson]]-[[Bill Todman]] Productions. Contestants attempt to predict the outcome of survey questions to gain control of a row of oversized [[playing card]]s, then determine whether the next card drawn is higher or lower. The title ''Card Sharks'' is a play on the term "[[card sharp]],” a person skilled at card games.

The concept has been made into a series four separate times since its debut in 1978, and it also appeared as part of CBS's ''[[Gameshow Marathon (American game show)|Gameshow Marathon]]''. The show originally ran on [[NBC]] from 1978 to 1981 with [[Jim Perry (television personality)|Jim Perry]] hosting. The show returned and ran from 1986 to 1989 on [[CBS]] with [[Bob Eubanks]] as host, accompanied by a [[television syndication|syndication]] production with [[Bill Rafferty]]. [[Gene Wood]] was the announcer in both the 1970s and 1980s. Another syndicated production aired in 2001 with [[Pat Bullard]] as host and [[Gary Kroeger]] as announcer. A revival hosted by [[Joel McHale]] aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] from June 2019 to July 2021. Each production has featured various assistants to handle the playing cards.

Reruns of the older versions currently air on [[Buzzr]].