Press release - Primetime – Unscripted
September 8, 2020
Match Game: 58th Episode Celebration (9/24)
Sept. 8, 2020
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND PREPARE TO CELEBRATE THIS MOMENTOUS ‘MATCH GAME’ MILESTONE … THAT’S RIGHT,
IT’S THE 58TH EPISODE CELEBRATION
Host Alec Baldwin Welcomes Jerry Ferrara, Constance Zimmer, Chris Sullivan, Caroline Rhea, Ross Mathews and Dascha Polanco to Join the Festivities on This Brand-New Episode of
ABC’s ‘Match Game’ Airing Thursday, Sept. 24
Series photos available here.
“58th Episode Celebration” – Yes, it’s totally random and that’s what makes it BLANK! We are celebrating the way only “Match Game” knows how with Alec Baldwin at the helm and plenty of hilarious hijinks. The “58th Episode Celebration” of “Match Game” airs THURSDAY, SEPT. 24 (10:01-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-14, DL) Produced by Fremantle, “Match Game” features four contestants each week vying for the chance to win $25,000, as they attempt to match the answers of six celebrities in a game of fill-in-the-blank. Episodes can also be viewed the next day on demand and on Hulu.
Celebrity panelists for Sept. 24 include the following:
Jerry Ferrara (“Power”; “Think Like A Man”; “Sully”; “Entourage”)
Constance Zimmer (“Condor”; “Shameless”; “UnREAL”)
Chris Sullivan (“This Is Us”)
Caroline Rhea (“Women of a Certain Age”; “The Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin”)
Ross Mathews (Red Carpet staple; judge,“RuPaul’s Drag Race”)
Dascha Polanco (“In the Heights”)
Joining the celebrity panelists are contestants Nikkie Bendross (hometown: Covington, Georgia), Mark Drum (hometown: Astoria, New York), John Larocchia (hometown: Bellmore, New York) and Julie Rothe (hometown: San Antonio, Texas).
“Match Game” is executive produced by Scott St. John, Alec Baldwin, Mallory Schwartz and Fremantle’s Jennifer Mullin.
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