Gene Rayburn gave his all to hosting Match Game for more than two decades. As an alluring and influential figure in the game show circuit, Gene earned the love of millions of fans all over the world.

Ashley detailed that there were really two things that made the show the success it was. “One, the chemistry between the panelists,” he said, “who, because of the way they were grouped together on the ...

If you’re like me, when you hear the name Gene Rayburn, you think about the 1970s game show Match Game. This was the show to watch if you enjoyed really funny people sharing their wit through over-the ...

One of the best game shows in the history of television, The Match Game premiered 51 years ago on the NBC Television Network during daytime from 1962-1969 and then on the CBS Television Network from ...

GENE Rayburn was the most frightening of all game-show hosts. Unlike most of the other hosts of the 1960s and ’70s – beaming mannequins such as Bob Eubanks (“The Newlywed Game”) or Wink Martindale ...