Editing Card Sharks (section)

==Broadcast history==
===1978–1981===
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The original ''Card Sharks'' aired on [[NBC]] from April 24, 1978 to October 23, 1981, hosted by [[Jim Perry (television personality)|Jim Perry]]; it was the first new [[Goodson-Todman]] game show to debut on [[NBC]] since the end of the original ''[[Match Game]]'' in September 1969. From its debut until June 20, 1980, ''Card Sharks'' aired at 10:00 am ([[Eastern Time Zone|ET]])/9:00 am ([[Central Time Zone|CT]]/[[Mountain Time Zone|MT]]/[[Pacific Time Zone|PT]]). The series was one of the few respectably-rated programs (daytime or otherwise) on NBC under [[Fred Silverman]]'s tenure as network president, which at the time was struggling to gain ratings in both daytime and prime-time.

After a scheduling shuffle necessitated by the debut of ''[[The David Letterman Show]]'' on June 23, 1980, ''Card Sharks'' moved to noon/11:00 am, a timeslot where it first faced ''[[The Pyramid (game show)|The $20,000 Pyramid]]'', which was in its last week of its run, and then from June 30 on, the top-rated game show in daytime, ''[[Family Feud]]'' on ABC; the first half of ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' in certain markets on CBS; and preemptions on local affiliates due to many stations electing to air local newscasts, talk shows, or other syndicated programming in the noon hour. ''Card Sharks'' remained in the noon/11:00 slot until its final episode aired on October 23, 1981.

===1986–1989===
The CBS version of ''Card Sharks'' debuted at 10:30/9:30 am January 6, 1986, as a replacement for ''[[Body Language (game show)|Body Language]]'', and stayed in that timeslot for its entire run; ''[[Press Your Luck]]'' relocated to the latter show's old 4:00/3:00 pm slot to make room for ''Card Sharks''. Until January 1987, ''Card Sharks'' faced off against its original host Jim Perry's game show ''[[Sale of the Century]]'' on NBC in the time slot; ''Sale of the Century'' was moved to 10:00 am that year. ''[[Blockbusters (American game show)|Blockbusters]]'' (with the then-host of the syndicated ''Card Sharks'', Bill Rafferty) and then Alex Trebek's ''[[Classic Concentration]]'' followed as competition for ''Card Sharks''. This version ended its run on March 31, 1989, and was replaced by a short-lived version of ''[[Now You See It (American game show)|Now You See It]]''. The new host of the CBS version was [[Bob Eubanks]]; the host of the British adaptation, [[Bruce Forsyth]], was at one point being considered for the job as well, after having a short-lived game show in the US on ABC, ''[[Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak]]'' (Forsyth would eventually host ''[[Play Your Cards Right]]'', the British adaptation of the series<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4f4b9de907392|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122034639/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4f4b9de907392|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 22, 2021|title = Play Your Cards Right (TV series)}}</ref>). [[Patrick Wayne]] was also considered for the job.

The syndicated series debuted on September 8, 1986, replacing ''[[The Price Is Right|The Nighttime Price Is Right]]''. [[Bill Rafferty]] was host of this version. For the first half of the season, this syndicated ''Card Sharks'' series had fairly decent clearances, but this changed due to the show's ratings struggles in an overcrowded syndicated game show market. At the midseason point, the syndicated ''Card Sharks'' disappeared from quite a few of its markets, while many stations that continued to air it moved it to very undesirable late-night and early morning timeslots. The series continued to air until June 5, 1987, in the markets that kept it, with re-runs airing until September 11 of that year. Plans were to replace ''Card Sharks'' with the return of the ''[[Match Game]]'' with original host [[Gene Rayburn]],<ref>''Broadcasting & Cable'', January 19, 1987</ref> but these plans never came to fruition.

===2001===
The Pat Bullard-hosted 2001 series debuted on September 17, 2001 (though as it launched the week after the [[September 11 attacks]], was subject to pre-emption by several stations for news coverage) and aired new episodes until December 14, 2001. Four weeks of re-runs aired following that, and the series was cancelled altogether on January 11, 2002. In most of its markets the 2001 ''Card Sharks'' was either paired with or aired on the same station as one or both of the [[FremantleMedia|Pearson Television]]-produced shows that were airing at the time, ''[[To Tell the Truth]]'' with [[John O'Hurley]] or ''[[Family Feud]]'' with [[Louie Anderson]].

For this version, two best-of-three matches were played per episode, each with two new contestants. No questions were asked; instead, a random draw was held backstage to determine who had initial control, with the option to pass or play after seeing the first card. A single row of seven cards was used, and a mistake by one contestant gave control to the other. Both contestants were given two "Clip Chips" at the start of the match, which could be used to allow the one in control to change the last exposed card by correctly predicting the outcome of a pre-recorded video segment. Each game was worth $500 and could be won either by a correct guess on the last card, or by default if the opponent missed it. If the contestants tied at one game each, the deciding game was played using three cards.

The winners of the two matches competed against one another in one seven-card game referred to as the "Big Deal," and could use any Clip Chips they still had. The winner received an additional $1,100, bringing their total up to $2,100, and advanced to the Money Cards. Losing contestants in either the matches or the Big Deal kept any money they had won.

For the Money Cards round, six cards were dealt out in three rows: three on the bottom row, two in the middle, one on the top. The contestant's $2,100 was divided into three equal stakes of $700, one of which was added to their total upon starting each row. Only the initial card on each row could be changed. The minimum bet was $100 for every card except the one on the top row (the "Major Wager") which required the contestant to risk at least half their total. A contestant could win up to $51,800 in this round.

===Pilot===
On October 1, 2018, a pilot for the Bullard version from 2000 was uploaded by fellow veteran game show host [[Wink Martindale]] on [[YouTube]] as part of his ongoing webseries called "Wink's Vault".<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZs_Sk0KmP0 Card Sharks Pilot (2000)]</ref> On February 3, 2025; the pilot was also aired on [[Buzzr]] as part of a marathon called the "Card Sharks 40th Anninversary Morning Marathon".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZMXuOhbXk Card Sharks - 2000 Pilot]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIJg5Souo Card Sharks: 2000 Pilot Episode]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO42PicgRug Card Sharks (2001) - PILOT EPISODE]</ref>

===''Gameshow Marathon'' (2006, CBS)===
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On June 15, 2006, ''Card Sharks'' was the fifth of seven classic game shows featured in CBS's month-long ''Gameshow Marathon'' hosted by [[Ricki Lake]] and announced by [[Rich Fields]] as it was one of the "semifinal rounds" in the tournament. The contestants were [[Brande Roderick]] and [[Paige Davis]].

The set was modeled after the original 1978–81 production. In the Money Cards, the winner earned $1,000 for each row, for a possible $144,000. Roderick won $6,000 in the bonus round.

In the car game, unlike the 1986–89 version, the game was changed where 10 people were polled (cheerleaders in this episode) were called up for another poll question. This time, the rules were fixed and were made easier with the contestant simply having to say whether the number of people who did do what they were asked (e.g., "We asked these cheerleaders, 'Have you ever dated someone from a rival school?' How many of these 10 cheerleaders said they had dated someone from a rival school?") was a number higher or lower than 5. A card from the blue deck was shown lying face down and was brought out with the numerical value of the people who said "yes". The card was then revealed after the contestant's guess was made and if the value matched the contestant's guess, then the car was won. Roderick won $10,000 along with a [[BMW M Coupé and Roadster|BMW M Roadster]] (worth $40,445) for a grand total of $50,445 for the home viewer.

===2019–2021===
On March 13, 2019, Vulture reported that [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] was partnering with Fremantle to reboot the series, with pre-production on new hour-long episodes of ''Card Sharks'' and ''[[Press Your Luck]]'' being underway and taping slated to begin sometime in the spring. Scott St. John (a producer on ''[[Match Game]]'') served as an executive producer.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adalian |first1=Josef |title=No Whammy! ABC Is Bringing Back Press Your Luck and Card Sharks |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/03/press-your-luck-card-sharks-reboots-abc.html |website=Vulture|date=13 March 2019 |access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref> Airing on ABC makes ''Card Sharks'' one of only a handful of shows (joining ''[[To Tell the Truth]]'', ''[[The Price Is Right]]'', and ''Match Game'') to have at one point or another aired on all three of the [[Big Three television networks]].

On April 8, 2019, TVLine reported that actor [[Joel McHale]] would host the new revival series.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Iannucci |first1=Rebecca |title=Joel McHale to Host Card Sharks Revival |url=https://tvline.com/2019/04/08/joel-mchale-card-sharks-host-revival-game-show-abc/ |website=TVLine |access-date=8 April 2019|date=8 April 2019}}</ref> The series premiered on June 12, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=ABC Announces Summer Premiere Dates With Expanded 'Summer Fun & Games' Lineup, Captivating Dramas and 'The Bachelor' Franchise All Summer Long |url=https://www.wdtvpress.com/abc/pressrelease/abc-announces-summer-premiere-dates-with-expanded-summer-fun-games-lineup-captivating-dramas-and-the-bachelor-franchise-all-summer-long/ |access-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410171417/https://www.wdtvpress.com/abc/pressrelease/abc-announces-summer-premiere-dates-with-expanded-summer-fun-games-lineup-captivating-dramas-and-the-bachelor-franchise-all-summer-long/ |archive-date=10 April 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On November 20, 2019, the series was renewed for a second season. From March 13, 2020 to July 3, 2020, the show suspended production as a result of the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]].<ref name="WBRZ 2 (ABC)">{{cite web|date=March 13, 2020|title=Hollywood: a list of all Delayed or Canceled Productions|url=https://www.wbrz.com/news/hollywood-a-list-of-all-delayed-or-cancelled-productions|access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref> This resulted in the season two premiere being delayed to October 18, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Basu|first=Sayak|date=2020-10-17|title=Card Sharks Season 2: Release Date, Host, New Season 2020|url=https://thecinemaholic.com/card-sharks-tv-show/|access-date=2021-05-03|website=The Cinemaholic}}</ref> The series later resumed its second season on June 23, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ABC Announces Summer 2021 Premiere Dates|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2021/04/07/abc-announces-summer-2021-premiere-dates-957113/20210407abc01/|access-date=2021-05-03|website=The Futon Critic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Revised Premiere Dates for ABC Summer Series "The Ultimate Surfer," "Press Your Luck," "The $100,000 Pyramid" and "Card Sharks"|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2021/04/28/revised-premiere-dates-for-abc-summer-series-the-ultimate-surfer-press-your-luck-the-100000-pyramid-and-card-sharks-51515/20210428abc01/|access-date=2021-05-03|website=The Futon Critic}}</ref> On April 1, 2022, it was reported that the series was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/alec-baldwin-match-game-canceled-abc-card-sharks-1235221591/|title=Alec Baldwin's ''Match Game'' Canceled at ABC, Along With ''Card Sharks'' and More as Network Firms Up Summer Plans (EXCLUSIVE)|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|author=Michael Schneider|date=April 1, 2022|access-date=April 1, 2022}}</ref>

The 2019 version featured similar rules as the 1978–81 and 1986–89 iterations, with two new players competing in the main game and no returning champions. A separate row of seven cards was dealt for each player, and a maximum of five questions were asked, with the fifth (if necessary) played under sudden-death rules. The winner was decided by a single victory instead of a best-of-three match. During the first season, the number of cards per row was ten.

The Money Cards round was played using a single line of seven cards. The player was staked with $10,000, presented as five chips worth $1,000 each and one worth $5,000, and the first card was turned over to start the game. One card was able to be changed before any turn in this round. The player's wager was added to his/her total for a correct guess, and subtracted for an incorrect one. In season one, the player lost the wager if a card of the same rank was turned up; in season two, this situation was counted as a "push," with no money won or lost. The player had to bet a multiple of $1,000 on every card except the last; at this point, he/she could either end the game and keep all winnings or bet at least half the total as a multiple of $500. For this final turn, the player was allowed to trade in a $1,000 chip for two $500 chips so that he/she could bet exactly half the total if desired. The round ended immediately if the player went broke. The maximum potential payout was $640,000.