Melissa's game show gigs

Another shut-in weekend, another trip to the random page button on U.S. Game Shows Wiki.

Back came a brief bio of Melissa Peterman. The actress has become a staple on broadcast, syndie and cable game shows. From the dawn of commercial TV, performers have found that our little genre can put some extra cash in their pockets between acting jobs. If they prove to be decent game players and fairly pleasant people in "real" life, game shows can become a nicely lucrative sideline.

Melissa is pretty good at playing games, especially word games. She's done well on shows like Pyramid (a few different variants), Celebrity Name Game and, most recently, 25 Words or Less. She also comes off as down to earth and sympatico with the civvies, so game show people keep calling her agent.

Melissa got a crack at game show hosting with ABC's Bet on Your Baby (2013-14), but the show only lasted a couple seasons. She seems better suited to working as a celeb player and letting somebody else helm the show.

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