Who Is the Best Game Show Host Currently on TV? (POLL)
The thing about game shows is that once the sun sets on one legendary host, it rises once again with a new one and a fresh take on the previously established format. Many game shows, like Family Feud, Jeopardy!, and To Tell The Truth all have ushered in a new host a time or two due to various circumstances.
Although in most cases, it’s a smooth transition that feels pretty natural, other times it alienates the fan base and causes those to make teams for which host they prefer the most (looking at you, Jeopardy! folks.) With that in mind, we’ve decided to pose the question of who is the best game show host currently on television.
Take a look at our selection of game show hosts below and vote in the poll with your choice! Didn’t see your favorite host? Let us know who your favorite host is in the comment section!
Jane Lynch - Weakest Link
Jane Lynch currently hosts the revival of Weakest Link since 2020 and serves as its executive producer. She uses her sarcastic snark delivery from Glee to shine as a memorable host. Weakest Link will return to NBC. The network has renewed the series hosted by Lynch, based on the British game show, for a bumper third season.
Anthony Anderson - To Tell the Truth
The most recent iteration is now on the ABC network and has been hosted by Anthony Anderson since 2016. Under his tenure on the long-running show, which has seen a revolving door of hosts like Alex Trebek and Lynn Swann, many changes were made to the format. Including the addition of Anderson’s mother as scorekeeper (what a great son).
Ken Jennings - Jeopardy!
Ken Jennings is the highest-earning American game show contestant, having won money on five different game shows, including $4,522,700 on Jeopardy!, which he currently hosts, sharing duties with Mayim Bialik. He is one of the very few hosts on the list to have been a competitor, and his expansive knowledge of game shows makes him a fan favorite.
Drew Carey - The Price Is Right
Although it is impossible to replace the likes of the legendary Bob Barker, who manned The Price Is Right before many folks today were born, Drew Carey managed to make the show his own over time. When Carey began hosting, the set, theme music, and show logo were updated, which reflected the new era of the show. In 2022, Carey celebrated his fifteenth anniversary as host of the show.
Mayim Bialik - Jeopardy!
Mayim Bialik has become a fan favorite on TV shows such as Call Me Kat, Blossom and The Big Bang Theory. From May 31 to June 11, 2021, Bialik was a guest host of Jeopardy! She was such a hit that she returned as interim host before the show landed on Ken Jennings. Finally, it was announced that Bialik and Jennings would be the show’s permanent hosts in a job-sharing arrangement.
Steve Harvey - Family Feud
Steve Harvey is one of the original Kings of Comedy, a well-known stand-up comedian who had his own sitcom before transitioning to daytime talk television and radio hosting. Harvey began hosting Family Feud in 2010 and has seen improved ratings under his time. He has surpassed every previous Feud host so far in terms of length of consecutive tenures. Harvey also hosts the spin-off series Celebrity Family Feud.
Wayne Brady - Let's Make A Deal
Wayne Brady is famously known for being a regular on Whose Line Is It Anyway? Before long, he transitioned as the host of the daytime talk show The Wayne Brady Show. Brady hosted the original host of Fox’s Don’t Forget the Lyrics! and has been the host of Let’s Make a Deal since its 2009 revival.
