Syndicated game show Flip Side will be back for a second season. CBS Media Ventures announced today the show, hosted by Jaleel White, has been cleared on CBS stations in 95% of the country.
The first season of the game show is averaging 1.01 million viewers season to date, ranking #4 among syndicated game shows, after only Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy! and Family Feud.
Additionally, CBS Media Ventures confirmed The Perfect Line syndicated game show is a firm go for 2025.
Anchored by CBS Stations group, which previously picked up the show, The Perfect Line, hosted by Deborah Norville (Inside Edition), is now sold to broadcast stations in 90% of the country.
Game shows have proven to be solid building blocks for stations with four of the top 12 daily first-run syndicated series this season falling in that genre.
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“We saw Flip Side quickly climb the ranks in its first season, growing viewership +23% from October to February, thanks to Jaleel’s charisma, humor, and a game that resonated with audiences,” John Budkins, EVP, Programming and Syndication Production, CBS Media Ventures and Stations said. “This fall, we’re ready to build on that success with our new game show The Perfect Line. With the esteemed Deborah Norville at the helm and a fresh game concept, we will deliver another winning combination for viewers.”
Game shows have proved to be solid building blocks for stations with four of the top 12 daily first-run syndicated series this season falling in that genre.
“We saw Flip Side quickly climb the ranks in its first season, growing viewership +23% from October to February, thanks to Jaleel’s charisma, humor, and a game that resonated with audiences,” said John Budkins, EVP, Programming and Syndication Production, CBS Media Ventures and Stations. “This fall, we’re ready to build on that success with our new game show ‘The Perfect Line.’ With the esteemed Deborah Norville at the helm and a fresh game concept, we will deliver another winning combination for viewers.”
In The Perfect Line, contestants will play a series of games where they test their knowledge on a broad range of topics, by arranging events, items, or people in the correct order to create “the perfect line.” Each round contestants are eliminated, leaving the last person standing to play the final round for a grand prize. T
The Perfect Line is distributed by CBS Media Ventures, with Michael Binkow serving as Executive Producer and Chana Shwadlenak as Co-Executive Producer. Jon Barinhotz, Robert Belushi, Justin Vickers and Alex Hague serve as Executive Producers. “The Perfect Line” is based on a soon-to-be released boardgame by CMYK.
Based on a format created by Keller Noll, Flip Side pits two teams of players against each other to test them on how they think opposite groups of people feel about the same topic. The teams compete for a shot at $10,000 by guessing the top answers based on anonymous surveys.
Flip Side is distributed by CBS Media Ventures with Eric Pierce and Matt Laesch as Executive Producers. Jaleel White, Ken Ross, Cleve Keller and Dave Noll serve as Executive Producers.