Hollywood Squares: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The long-running celebrity tic-tac-toe game show features celebrities placed in strategic positions. They are asked questions and the contestants have to judge whether the answer is correct or a lie. The first contestant to successfully get three Xs or Os in a row wins, as is the norm with tic-tac-toe. Also if the game board fills up completely, the person that has 5 squares secured wins if that is the case. There is also at least one Secret Square where prizes pile up until won, and is given to the contestant even if they otherwise lost the game. This guide includes information about every Syndicated episode under the title of Hollywood Squares, which changed when they brought it back. Former host Peter Marshall was no longer affiliated with the franchise any longer, so former regular panelist John Davidson took over, with frequent host and Center Square became Joan Rivers. Whoopi Goldberg was influencial in bringing it back with Tom Bergeron as host. After reports of Whoopi forced to take a budget reduction, it was taken over by Henry Winkler.

Series details

• Title: Hollywood Squares
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2003-09-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 2004-04-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syndication
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 2126

Cast and credited roles

• Tom Bergeron — Host
• Shadoe Stevens — Announcer
• Whoopi Goldberg — Whoopi Goldberg
• John Moschitta Jr. — Announcer
• Jeffrey Tambor — Announcer

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 4: premiered 2003-09-22; final listed air date 2003-09-25.
• Season 1998: premiered 1998-09-14; final listed air date 1998-09-14.
• Season 1999: premiered 1999-05-26; final listed air date 1999-05-26.
• Season 2001: premiered 2001-12-03; final listed air date 2001-12-05.
• Season 2003: premiered 2003-05-01; final listed air date 2003-11-03.
• Season 2004: premiered 2004-04-26; final listed air date 2004-04-27.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hollywood Squares on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.