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      The Gong Show

      TV-14 2017 - Present 2 Seasons Game Show Comedy Musical Variety List
      82% 11 Reviews Avg. Tomatometer 69% Fewer than 50 Ratings Avg. Audience Score Comic Tommy Maitland hosts as performers -- including contortionists, singers, magicians, dancers, comics, painters, and even people who work with scary bugs -- try to impress a rotating panel of three celebrity judges. If any of the judges deem an act to be less than worthy of a score, they can pick up a mallet and hit the giant gong that is hanging behind them and end the performance. If the judges are happy with the act, they will let it play out until the end and present their scores. At the end of each show, the act with the highest scores receives a trophy and a check for $2,000.17. Read More Read Less

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      Season 1 82% 2017 Details Season 2 2018 Details

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      Synopsis Comic Tommy Maitland hosts as performers -- including contortionists, singers, magicians, dancers, comics, painters, and even people who work with scary bugs -- try to impress a rotating panel of three celebrity judges. If any of the judges deem an act to be less than worthy of a score, they can pick up a mallet and hit the giant gong that is hanging behind them and end the performance. If the judges are happy with the act, they will let it play out until the end and present their scores. At the end of each show, the act with the highest scores receives a trophy and a check for $2,000.17.
      Executive Producer
      Will Arnett, Evan Prager, Jesse Ignjatovic, Peter Principato, Conrad Green, Marc Forman, Mike Myers, Jason Weinberg
      Network
      ABC
      Rating
      TV-14
      Genre
      Game Show, Comedy, Musical, Variety
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Jun 22, 2017