GSN has tried a few experiments in real-time interactivity, as have other networks. Things have never really worked out, maybe because most viewers just want to watch a game show instead of playing one. Now a couple of Vine co-founders, Rus Yusupov (sounds like a chess grandmaster) and Colin Kroll have launched HQ, an interactive app that offers a real-time live trivia game show every day at 3:00 PM and 9:00 PM Eastern.
It's not like HQ is drawing an enormous audience. The linked article says that 4,700 people tuned in for one of the latest runs. Buzzr probably draws a lot more viewers, and GSN pulls more than a hundred times as many for their top-rated shows. But host Scott Rogowsky still has fun challenging the assembled multitudes with queries that sound like they were borrowed from Cash Cab. Except the questions have multiple choice answers.
Good luck on the idea. I'm all for game shows getting into any niche where they can survive.
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