Editing Game Show Network (section)

=== 2017–present: Return to "Game Show Network" ===
In April 2017, David Goldhill stepped down after nearly 10 years as GSN president, the longest tenure for any president to date. He was succeeded by Mark Feldman in August 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goldberg |first1=Lesley |title=GSN Promotes Mark Feldman to CEO |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/gsn-promotes-mark-feldman-ceo-1026513/ |access-date=February 16, 2022 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |date=August 3, 2017}}</ref> Later that year, the network would begin to refer to itself in promos by its full name.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvmigD1NeiE "Saturday Night Classics!"]. ''GSN''. December 22, 2017.</ref> On October 1, 2018, the network's programming returned to focus on traditional game show formats, culminating in a rebranding that restored the network's full name.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=gameshownetwork |author=Game Show Network |number=1046799403120349185 |date=October 1, 2018 |title=It's the first day of our new logo! We're going back to our roots to celebrate our favorite thing: game shows. All-day, every day! What do you think?}}</ref>

The network's daily schedule would consist almost entirely of original programming, including new shows like ''[[America Says]]'', ''[[Common Knowledge (game show)|Common Knowledge]]'', and ''[[People Puzzler]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Game Show Network Adds, Renews Series |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/game-show-network-adds-renews-series |access-date=December 31, 2020 |work=[[Multichannel News]] |date=April 5, 2019}}</ref> In April 2020, Game Show Network re-introduced ''[[Master Minds (game show)|Master Minds]]'', a retool of an earlier original show called ''Best Ever Trivia Show'' featuring ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' champion and host [[Ken Jennings]], and now hosted by the returning [[Brooke Burns]] of the GSN version of ''[[The Chase (American game show)|The Chase]]''.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://press.gsntv.com/resources/press-releases/game-show-networks-new-expert-trivia-game-show-master-minds-hosted-by-brooke-burns-premieres-april-6-at-4-pm-et |title=Game Show Network's New Expert Trivia Game Show, 'MASTER MINDS' Hosted by Brooke Burns Premieres April 6 at 4 PM ET |date=March 10, 2020 |publisher=Game Show Network |access-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref>

DirecTV's stake in Game Show Network would move to [[AT&T]] when it acquired the service in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/us/atnt2/sec/sec-show.aspx?Type=html&FilingId=12972266&CIK=0000732717&Index=10000 |title=AT&T INC. filed this 8-K on Sep 21, 2018 |date=September 21, 2018 |website=Securities and Exchange Commission |access-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref> On November 18, 2019, it was announced that Sony had acquired AT&T's 42% stake and thus resumed full ownership of GSN.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/sony-acquires-atts-42-game-show-network-stake-in-deal-worth-500m-1202789119/|title=Sony Acquires AT&T's 42% Game Show Network Stake In Deal Worth $500M |last=Hayes |first=Dade |date=November 18, 2019 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=November 18, 2019}}</ref> A list of 2020 [[Nielsen Media Research|Nielsen]] ratings published by ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' indicated that Game Show Network averaged 432,000 viewers in prime time, up 6% from the 2019 average.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schneider |first1=Michael |title=Year in Review: Most-Watched Television Networks — Ranking 2020's Winners and Losers |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/network-ratings-2020-top-channels-fox-news-cnn-msnbc-cbs-1234866801/ |access-date=December 31, 2020 |magazine=Variety |date=December 28, 2020}}</ref>

In December 2021, Mark Feldman resigned after four years as Game Show Network president, to join the video game firm [[Scopely]] amid the gaming unit sale from Sony. He was succeeded by longtime executive John Zaccario.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hayes |first1=Dade |date=December 7, 2021 |title=Sony-Owned GSN Ups Longtime Exec John Zaccario To President, Succeeding Mark Feldman Amid Mobile Gaming Unit Sale |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/sony-gsn-john-zaccario-president-network-1234886624/ |access-date=December 7, 2021}}</ref> 

On September 7, 2022, [[Dish Network]] and [[Sling TV]] removed Game Show Network from their lineups, after failing to reach a renewal agreement with owner Sony Pictures Television.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Spangler |first1=Todd |title=Game Show Network Goes Dark on Dish, Sling TV Over Contract Fight |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/game-show-network-blackout-dish-sling-tv-1235362533/ |magazine=Variety |date=September 7, 2022 |access-date=September 7, 2022}}</ref> The network returned to both services on September 27, 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last=Spangler |first=Todd |title=Game Show Network Restored to Dish, Sling TV After Three-Week Blackout |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/game-show-network-restored-dish-sling-tv-agreement-1235386277/ |magazine=Variety |date=September 27, 2022 |access-date=September 28, 2022}}</ref>