Press Release
SOURCE: Game
Show Network
Game
Show Network Salutes Warner Bros.' "Oceans 11'' Remake by
Unlocking Vintage "Black and White'' Episodes Featuring Rat
Pack Members
CULVER CITY,
Calif.--November 30th, 2001--Game Show Network, the 24-hour cable
network devoted exclusively to game shows and interactive game
play, dedicates six nights of classic game show episodes in honor
of the original 1960 movie and its cast including Frank Sinatra,
Joey Bishop, Sammy Davis Jr., Cesar Romero, Peter Lawford, Red
Skelton and Angie Dickinson, leading up to the premiere weekend
of "Oceans 11.'' The Warner Bros. film premieres Friday, Dec.
7, 2001.
These distinctive
and hilarious "Black and White'' episodes will take you back
to the shows that started the popular trend of using celebrity
guests and their spontaneity to liven up a game. The six-night
run will air from 4 a.m. to 6 a.m. ET / 1 a.m. to 3 a.m. PT, Monday,
Dec. 3 through Saturday, Dec. 8, 2001. Descriptions of each game
show and the celebrity guests include:
Monday, Dec. 3, 2001:
Celebrity Guest Sammy Davis Jr.
Featured in three episodes of "What's My Line"
Original air dates for the episodes are 1957, 1964 and 1959.
Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2001
Celebrity Guest Cesar Romero
Featured in "I've Got a Secret" (1953),
"The Name's the Same" (1952)
and "What's My Line" (1958)
Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001
Celebrity Guest George Raft
"I've Got a Secret" (1953), "The Name's
the Same" (1953) and "What's My Line" (1953)
Thursday, Dec. 6, 2001
Celebrity Guest Joey Bishop
"What's My Line" (1963), "Password" (1962)
and "What's My Line" (1966)
Friday, Dec. 7, 2001
Celebrity Guest Peter Lawford
"I've Got a Secret" (1965), "Password"
(1964) and "What's My Line" (1956)
Saturday, Dec. 8, 2001
Celebrity Guests Angie Dickinson, Red Skelton,
Frank Sinatra "Password" (1965) guest Angie
Dickinson, "What's My Line" (1954) mystery
guest Red Skelton and (1966) mystery guests
Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow
The only 24-hour
cable network devoted exclusively to game shows and interactive
game play, Game Show Network's classic and original programming
currently reaches more than 40 million homes.
Game Show
Network is the premier programming service exclusively dedicated
to the exciting world of games, game playing and game shows. Game
Show Network is jointly owned and operated by Sony Pictures Entertainment
and Liberty Digital Inc.
Game Show
Network offers a wide array of programming including game show
favorites from its diverse library, and new interactive game shows
where viewers can become contestants in their own homes. Game
Show Network can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.gameshownetwork.com.
Liberty Digital
Inc. is a diversified new media company focused on the development
of interactive television programming with interests in interactive
television technology, e-commerce and content businesses. Liberty
Digital's Series A common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National
Market under the symbol "LDIG.'' For more information, visit
http://www.libertydigital.com.
Sony Pictures
Entertainment (SPE) is a division of Sony Corporation of America
(SCA), a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corp. SPE's global operations
encompass motion picture production and distribution; television
production and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home
entertainment acquisition and distribution; operation of studio
facilities; development of new entertainment products, services
and technologies; and distribution of filmed entertainment in
67 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the
World Wide Web at http://www.spe.sony.com.
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