Editing Match Game (section)

=== First ABC revival (2016–21) ===
The first of ten 60-minute episodes of another revival of ''Match Game'' premiered on ABC (which had previously aired the 1990 version) on June 26, 2016. [[Alec Baldwin]] served as host and executive producer. The show aired as part of ABC's "Sunday Fun and Games" block alongside the returning ''[[Celebrity Family Feud]]'' and ''[[Pyramid (franchise)#The $100,000 Pyramid|The $100,000 Pyramid]]''. It also marked the series' return to New York, having taped there during the 1960s.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2016/04/28/match-game-returns-to-primetime-with-host-alec-baldwin-on-abc-203215/20160428abc03/ |title='Match Game' Returns to Primetime with Host Alec Baldwin on ABC |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] via FutonCritic.com |date=April 28, 2016 |access-date=April 28, 2016 |archive-date=April 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6h77Y230t?url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2016/04/28/match-game-returns-to-primetime-with-host-alec-baldwin-on-abc-203215/20160428abc03/ |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865679084/The-new-vulgar-Match-Game-is-kind-of-a-bore.html|title=The new, vulgar "Match Game" is kind of a bore|work=Deseret News|first=Jim|last=Bennett|date=May 3, 2017|access-date=May 3, 2017|archive-date=May 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505015945/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865679084/The-new-vulgar-Match-Game-is-kind-of-a-bore.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> On August 4, 2016, ABC renewed ''Match Game'' for a second season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/match-game-renewed-season-two-abc/|title=''Match Game'': Renewed for Season Two on ABC|work=TV Series Finale|first=Cindy|last=McLennan|date=August 4, 2016|access-date=August 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thewrap.com/abc-renews-game-shows-match-game-family-feud-100000-pyramid/|title=ABC Renews Game Shows 'Match Game,' 'Celebrity Family Feud,' '$100,000 Pyramid'|work=[[TheWrap]]|first=Reid|last=Nakamura|date=August 4, 2016|access-date=August 4, 2016}}</ref>

Gameplay was similar to the 1973–79 version,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/tv/match-game-alec-baldwin-trump-rosie-odonnell-150634649.html|title=Alec Baldwin's ''Match Game'': Funny, Smutty, and Anti-Trump|work=[[Yahoo!]] TV|publisher=Yahoo, Inc.|last=Tucker|first=Ken|date=June 27, 2016|access-date=June 27, 2016}}</ref> featuring two full games, each with two new contestants. Each game is self-contained, with two questions per contestant, the winner advances to the Super Match. If the score was tied after two rounds, a tiebreaker round with all stars was played, if the tie persisted, a sudden-death tiebreaker was played. Values for the audience match portion of the bonus game were $5,000, $3,000, and $2,000, with $1,000 awarded for not matching any of the top three answers. The contestant then selected a celebrity for the head-to-head match, which multiplied the audience match winnings by five if successful, for a potential top prize of $25,000.

On many episodes, answers deemed inappropriate for broadcast were edited out with comical effects, including a [[slide whistle]] sound effect dubbed over the audible answer in place of the usual [[bleep censor]]. In addition, the answer card and celebrity's mouth could be blurred or pixelated.

The show was picked up to fill ABC's winter programming schedule on January 4, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Porter|first1=Rick|title=''Match Game'' and ''To Tell the Truth'' help fill ABC's winter 2017 schedule|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/more-tv-news/match-game-and-to-tell-the-truth-help-fill-abcs-winter-2017-schedule/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118100736/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/more-tv-news/match-game-and-to-tell-the-truth-help-fill-abcs-winter-2017-schedule/|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 November 2016|website=TV By the Numbers|publisher=Tribune Media Company|access-date=5 January 2017}}</ref>

On April 2, 2017, the show began to be used as a [[mid-season replacement]] on Sunday evenings with newly produced episodes filling in for three weeks to replace the canceled period drama/sci-fi series ''[[Time After Time (American TV series)|Time After Time]]'' before the start of May [[sweeps]], when extended season finales and awards ceremonies fill out the remainder of the season.

On August 6, 2017, ABC announced that ''Match Game'' was renewed for a third season,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title=''Match Game'' Renewed For Season 3 By ABC, Host Alec Baldwin Inks Deal With ABC Studios – TCA|url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/match-game-renewed-season-3-abc-alec-baldwin-deal-abc-studios-1202143360/|website=Deadline|date=August 6, 2017|access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Pena|first1=Jessica|title=''Time After Time'': Cancelled; ABC Series Pulled & Replaced by ''Match Game''|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/time-time-cancelled-abc-series-pulled-replaced-match-game|website=TV Series Finale.com|date=March 29, 2017|access-date=29 March 2017}}</ref> which later premiered on January 9, 2018. Season four of the show debuted in June 2019.<ref name="ABCSummerDates">{{cite web|title=ABC Announces Summer Premiere Dates with Expanded "Summer Fun & Games" Lineup, Captivating Dramas and "The Bachelor" Franchise All Summer Long|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/04/10/abc-announces-summer-premiere-dates-with-expanded-summer-fun-and-games-lineup-captivating-dramas-and-the-bachelor-franchise-all-summer-long-300110/20190410abc01/|work=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=April 10, 2019}}</ref> On November 20, 2019, the series was renewed for a fifth season, which premiered on May 31, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=ABC Renews "Summer Fun & Games" for 2020|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/11/20/abc-renews-summer-fun-and-games-for-2020-867314/20191120abc01/|work=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=November 20, 2019}}</ref> After the last series of episodes aired over summer 2020 and July 2021, ABC confirmed in April 2022 that the series had been cancelled; the decision was made before Baldwin was involved in an [[Rust shooting incident|accidental shooting of a crew member on the set of the film ''Rust'']] in October 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/alec-baldwin-match-game-canceled-abc-card-sharks-1235221591/|title=Alec Baldwin's ''Match Game'' Canceled at ABC, Along With ''Card Sharks'' and More as Network Firms Up Summer Plans (EXCLUSIVE)|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|author=Michael Schneider|date=April 1, 2022|access-date=April 1, 2022}}</ref>