The Newlywed Game

The Newlywed Game
Also known as	The New Newlywed Game (1985–1988) The Newlywed Game Starring Paul Rodriguez (1988–1989)
Genre	Dating game show
Created by	Nick Nicholson E. Roger Muir
Directed by	Bill Carruthers (1966–1974) John Dorsey (aka "The Fox"; 1966–1974, 1977–1980, 1985–1988) Jeff Goldstein (1988–1989) Paul Casey (1996–1999) Rob Fiedler (1997–1998) Alan Carter (2009-2010) Rob George (2010) Bob Levy (2010-2013)
Presented by	Bob Eubanks Paul Rodriguez Gary Kroeger Carnie Wilson Sherri Shepherd
Announcer	Scott Beach Johnny Jacobs Tony McClay Bob Hilton Charlie O'Donnell Ellen K John Cramer Brad Aldous Randy West
Theme music composer	Chuck Barris (1966–1974, 1977–1980, 1985–1988, 1997–1999)
Composers	Lynn Barris (music coordinator 1966–1974) Frank Jaffe (music coordinator 1966–1974) Lee Ringuette (music coordinator 1977–1980, 1984–1988) Milton DeLugg (music director 1984–1988) Jim Latham (1996–1997) Steve Kaplan (1997–1998) Barry Coffing (1998–1999) John Blaylock (1998–1999) Lewis Flinn (2009-2013)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Chuck Barris (1966–1974, 1977–1980, 1985–1987) Jeff Wald (1987–1989) Michael Canter (1996–1997) Stephen Brown (1997–1999) Michael Davies (2009–2013) Jennifer Kelly (2009) Vincent Rubino (2010)
Producers	Bill Carruthers (1966–1974) Walt Case (1966–1974, 1984–1988) Mike Metzger (1977–1980) Scott Sternberg (1988–1989) Bruce Starin (1988–1989) Jennifer Simons (2009–2013)
Running time	approx. 22-26 minutes
Production companies	Chuck Barris Productions (1966–1974, 1977–1980, 1984–1987) Barris Industries (1985–1989) Barris Productions (1987–1989) Columbia TriStar Television (1996–1999) Embassy Row (2009–2013) GSN (2009–2013) Sony Pictures Television (2009–2013)
Original release
Network	ABC (1966–1974, 1984) Syndicated (1977–1980, 1985–1989, 1996–1999) GSN (2009–2013)
Release	July 11, 1966 (1966-07-11) – February 14, 2013 (2013-02-14)
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The Newlywed Game is an American television game show. Newly married couples compete against each other in a series of revealing question rounds to determine how well the spouses know or do not know each other. The program, originally created by Robert "Nick" Nicholson and E. Roger Muir^[1] (credited on-screen as Roger E. Muir) and produced by Chuck Barris, has appeared in many different versions since its 1966 debut. The show became famous for some of the arguments that couples had over incorrect answers in the form of mistaken predictions, and it even led to some divorces.^[2][3]

Many of The Newlywed Game's questions dealt with "making whoopee", the euphemism that producers used for sexual intercourse to circumvent network censorship. However, it became such a catchphrase of the show that its original host, Bob Eubanks, continued to use the phrase throughout the show's many runs, even in the 1980s and 1990s episodes and beyond, when he could easily have said "make love" or "have sex" during these periods without censorship.

Game Show Network's version of The Newlywed Game airs reruns throughout the week. Network Bounce TV has acquired the reruns from GSN.^[4]

In 2013, TV Guide ranked it No. 10 in its list of the 60 greatest game shows ever.^[5]