# Celebrity Name Game **URL:** \ **Category:** Ten Network\ **Tags:** tennetwork\ **Created:** [September 4, 2018, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/celebrity-name-game/5551 "2018-09-04T08:16:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/celebrity-name-game/5551/1 "2018-09-04T08:16:52Z")
### Celebrity Name Game ![mp4_000462440](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/7/6/7678979b28c8d3981ce111acf1b31a94ace04567.jpeg) ![mp4_000464440](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/9/f/9fd2e6205996d305f913a633977a69b11fa8873a.jpeg) ![mp4_000465160](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/e/9/e93879e251ff43bad4815c42786b9ac1868b929f.jpeg) ![mp4_000466600](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/d/e/de7cf648f4171c3d5070dea84c091bfad4bd1b6b.jpeg) ![mp4_000467720](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/a/4/a4fddaaeb1c92c7f6a2c174e63bbdb9841c54363.jpeg) ![mp4_000475800](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/a/f/aff27cdb604ad544a95b97fd5a5913097d207e91.jpeg) ![mp4_000473600](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/b/9/b9c75b711282c80149f340e2a654f7bcbe257b2f.jpeg) > Welcome to Celebrity Name Game - Australia’s newest celebrity television sensation. > > On the show, teams of 2 people get paired with celebrities and compete against one another with the chance to win a fantastic cash prize! > > We’re looking for fun-loving teams of 2 people (over 18 years). It could be husband and wife, siblings, best friends or work-mates etc., who love to play games and are Australian or New Zealand permanent residents. > **[Celebrity Name Game](https://go.mycastingnet.com/Apply/Show/Fremantlegameshow)** > > Apply now Contestant call as seen tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Glennc](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/9fc348/32.png) [@Glennc](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Glennc)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/celebrity-name-game/5551/2 "2018-09-04T08:35:23Z")
If only Ten could get the American host for the Australian version… ---
**Author:** ![killy06](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/killy06/32/366375_2.png) [@killy06](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/killy06)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/celebrity-name-game/5551/3 "2018-09-04T08:49:49Z")
Would love to see someone different host this… maybes strong female lead like Liv Phyland? ---
**Author:** ![cmo](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@cmo](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/cmo)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/celebrity-name-game/5551/4 "2018-09-04T09:03:46Z")
Ten going down the game show path quite a bit. Dare I say it “there’s something going on around here”. Hopefully it’s not 1989 all over again. ---
**Author:** ![TelevisionAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/televisionau/32/125_2.png) [@TelevisionAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TelevisionAU)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/celebrity-name-game/5551/5 "2018-09-04T09:11:34Z")
> [@cmo](#): > > Ten going down the game show path quite a bit. Dare I say it “there’s something going on around here”. Hopefully it’s not 1989 all over again. If they bring back _Candid Camera_ then we know they’ve gone the full Shank ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/chris/32/542_2.png) [@Chris](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/celebrity-name-game/5551/6 "2018-09-04T09:49:58Z")
They used to play the American version on Foxtel. I quite liked it and would be better than something like Pointless. Pretty sure American version has ended? ---
**Author:** ![OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/onair/32/88553_2.png) [@OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/OnAir)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/celebrity-name-game/5551/7 "2018-09-04T10:03:24Z")
The American version is absolutely dreadful. ---
**Author:** ![ryan1890](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@ryan1890](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ryan1890)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/celebrity-name-game/5551/8 "2018-09-04T22:50:21Z")
I wanted to audition but won’t be in Sydney from 19-23 September ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/chris/32/542_2.png) [@Chris](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2018, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/celebrity-name-game/5551/9 "2018-09-05T00:18:40Z")
> [@OnAir](#): > > The American version is absolutely dreadful. I really liked it. It’s a fun show that you can play along at home. I think this should replace Pointless. > [@ryan1890](#): > > I wanted to audition but won’t be in Sydney from 19-23 September ☹ This is actually a show me and my boyfriend would consider applying for. Are there not audition dates for other states? That’s pretty poor. I’d gladly travel to Sydney if I got on the show but I’m not going to go up there next week for the audition. ---
**Author:** ![ryan1890](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@ryan1890](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ryan1890)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2018, 12:24am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/celebrity-name-game/5551/10 "2018-09-05T00:24:43Z")
They usually only film/allow attendance at one location. ---
**Author:** ![TV\_Addict](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv_addict/32/317_2.png) [@TV\_Addict](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV_Addict)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2018, 12:53am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/celebrity-name-game/5551/11 "2018-09-05T00:53:25Z")
Does being owned by CBS give Ten the ability to buy shows the other networks couldn’t afford? Or are gameshows cheap for the ratings they produce? ---
**Author:** ![sav001](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/sav001/32/11618_2.png) [@sav001](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/sav001)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2018, 1:33am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/celebrity-name-game/5551/12 "2018-09-05T01:33:38Z")
They are pretty cheap to produce compared to tv series. ---
**Author:** ![turdall](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/turdall/32/217_2.png) [@turdall](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/turdall)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2018, 5:23am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/celebrity-name-game/5551/13 "2018-09-05T05:23:53Z")
> [@Chris](#): > > This is actually a show me and my boyfriend would consider applying for. Are there not audition dates for other states? That’s pretty poor. I’d gladly travel to Sydney if I got on the show but I’m not going to go up there next week for the audition. Do it! I watched an episode and I don’t think its a show I would be good at. ---
**Author:** ![jag3146](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jag3146/32/498231_2.png) [@jag3146](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/jag3146)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/celebrity-name-game/5551/14 "2018-09-05T13:03:49Z")
Leave Pointless alone. 😛 I love it! TEN have plenty of other time spots to fill. ---
**Author:** ![parano1a](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@parano1a](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/parano1a)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/celebrity-name-game/5551/15 "2018-09-05T13:52:44Z")
Is there any difference between this and Celebrity Head (a segment on Hey Hey It’s Saturday)? ---
**Author:** ![sav001](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/sav001/32/11618_2.png) [@sav001](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/sav001)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2018, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/celebrity-name-game/5551/16 "2018-09-05T13:56:34Z")
It’s the same. A person pairs up with a celebrity and then they take turn turns guessing which celebrity they are through the clues provided by the other person. ---
**Author:** ![killy06](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/killy06/32/366375_2.png) [@killy06](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/killy06)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/celebrity-name-game/5551/17 "2018-09-08T21:02:44Z")
Grant Denyer confirmed as host of this show in the SMH this morning. > **[Back to the future as Ten ‘supersizes’ old-school entertainment shows](https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/back-to-the-future-as-ten-supersizes-old-school-entertainment-shows-20180907-p502f0.html)** > > The network turns to classic formats in the hope of fresh hits. ---
**Author:** ![turdall](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/turdall/32/217_2.png) [@turdall](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/turdall)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/celebrity-name-game/5551/18 "2018-09-08T21:35:11Z")
Ok now he is officially hosting too much. ---
**Author:** ![Jeffmister](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e36b37/32.png) [@Jeffmister](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Jeffmister)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2018, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/celebrity-name-game/5551/19 "2018-09-08T22:31:21Z")
Same thing can be said about Julia Moris and Dr Chris Brown - Ten are becoming too reliant on certain presenters to present their big shows ---
**Author:** ![turdall](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/turdall/32/217_2.png) [@turdall](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/turdall)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2018, 12:15am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/celebrity-name-game/5551/20 "2018-09-09T00:15:04Z")
True. Just think 3 new shows in a matter of weeks is a bit much. [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/celebrity-name-game/5551.md?page=2)