GSN Honors the Beloved 'Match Game' Panelist Brett Somers With a Special Marathon on Saturday, September 22 From 9 am to 5 pm ET

Network will Also Showcase Somer's 1971 'Password' Appearance on Sunday

Night September 23

    SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Brett Somers, the
 popular "Match Game" panelist who died Saturday, September 15, will be
 honored by GSN in an all-day marathon Saturday, September 22. The Somers'
 "Match Game" tribute will air from 9 AM to 4 PM ET and will feature some of
 the best moments from her years of work on one of America's all-time
 favorite game shows. Immediately following the "Match Game" marathon, GSN's
 original documentary THE REAL MATCH GAME STORY: BEHIND THE BLANK airs from
 4 PM to 5 PM ET.
     Additionally, on Sunday night (Monday morning) September 23 at 3:30 AM
 ET, GSN will air an episode of Password from 1971 where she appeared with
 then-husband Jack Klugman, as the other celebrity guest.
     GSN's Somers "Match Game" marathon includes 14 episodes of the show
 originally broadcast between 1973 and 1982. Classic moments will include
 one that features Somers singing like guest Ethel Merman; one where Somers
 decides she's "had enough" and another when fellow panelist Jimmie Walker
 stands up for her when the audience taunts her. Best known for her dry
 witty humor, Somers was also the subject of "Match Game' questions. For
 example, one episode will include the question -- "When Brett went
 streaking, everybody ____ed."
     GSN's original special THE REAL MATCH GAME STORY: BEHIND THE BLANK
 takes a look at "Match Game" from its rise to fame until its end in 1982.
 Narrated by Jamie Farr, the special includes interviews with Richard
 Dawson, Somers, Marcia Wallace, Betty White and Walker; numerous staff
 members from the classic series and one of the last interviews given by the
 series' legendary host, Gene Rayburn.
     The original "Match Game" series continues to air as part of the GSN
 line-up. "Match Game" airs Monday-Friday at 11:00 AM and 2:30 PM ET. On the
 weekends, it airs at 11:00 AM ET.
     (A videoclip representing GSN's Somers tribute will be available at
 http://www.gsn.com by the end of business today.)
     About GSN
     GSN is the entertainment industry leader in multi-platform interactive
 game programs. Now reaching more than 65 million homes, GSN is distributed
 in the U.S. through all major cable systems and satellite providers. The
 network is jointly owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Liberty Media
 Corporation. For further media information, visit GSN's press website at
 corp.gsn.com.
 
 

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