Editing Rebus (section)

==Use in game shows==
'''Canada'''
* 1980s children's game show ''[[Kidstreet]]'' featured a rebus [[Kidstreet#Kidstreet Rebus|during the bonus round (or "final lap")]].

'''United Kingdom'''
* ''[[Catchphrase (UK game show)|Catchphrase]]'' is a long-running game show which requires contestants to decipher a rebus. The show began as a short-lived [[Catchphrase (U.S. game show)|American game show]] hosted by [[Art James]] before being seen in the United Kingdom from 1986 to 2004 and returning in 2013. There was also an [[Burgo's Catch Phrase|Australian version]] of the show hosted by [[John Burgess (host)|John Burgess]].
* In 1998, Granada TV produced ''[[Waffle (game show)|Waffle]]'', a single word rebus puzzle show that was hosted by Nick Weir, and included premium telephone line viewer participation.

'''United States'''
* Rebuses were central to the television game show ''[[Concentration (game show)|Concentration]].'' Contestants had to solve a rebus, usually partially concealed behind any of thirty numbered "squares", to win a game.  An updated version, known as ''Classic Concentration,'' shrank the board to twenty-five squares.  There were also British and Australian versions of the game.
* The [[HBO]] children's game series ''[[Crashbox]]'' features three rebus puzzles in the game segment "Ten Seconds."
* A short-lived ABC game show from 1965 known as ''The Rebus Game'' also involved contestants creating rebuses to communicate an answer.
* The [[Nickelodeon]] game show ''[[Get the Picture (game show)|Get the Picture]]'' features a Power Surge called "Rebus Mania", in which the teams had 30 seconds to guess the rebus that was shown.

'''India'''
* ''[[Dadagiri Unlimited]]'' is a game show in which some rebus puzzles are used in the [[Dadagiri Unlimited#Googly|googly round]]. The show is broadcast by [[Zee Bangla]] and hosted by the former Indian cricketer [[Sourav Ganguly#2008–12: International retirement and IPL|Sourav Ganguly]].