Editing Game Show Network (section)

===Game Show Central===
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Game Show Central
| logo = Gsc-logo.png
| logo_size = 
| logo_caption = Game Show Central logo used since March 2020
| founder =
| launch_date = {{Plainlist|
* {{Start date and age|2020|3|28}} (as an AVOD streaming channel)
* {{Start date and age|2025|2|17}} (as an OTA multicast network)
}}
| closed_date = 
| owner = [[Sony Pictures Television#Sony Pictures Television Networks|Sony Pictures Television Networks]]
| parent = Game Show Network, LLC
| picture_format = [[480i]] ([[Standard-definition television|SDTV]]; [[widescreen]])
| country = United States
| language = English
| area = {{Plainlist|
* United States
* Canada
}}
| headquarters = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.
| sister_channels = [[Crunchyroll Channel]]
| founded = 
| former_names =
| website = {{URL|http://www.gameshowcentral.com/}}
| terr_serv_1 = [[Digital terrestrial television]]
| terr_chan_1 = Available in select markets
| online_serv_1 = [[Internet Protocol television]]
| online_chan_1 = [[Pluto TV]], [[Amazon Prime Video|Prime Video Live TV]], [[The Roku Channel]], [[Xumo|Xumo Play]], [[Tubi]], [[Plex (software)|Plex]], [[Sling TV]], [[Philo (company)|Philo]], [[FuboTV]], [[Google TV (interface)|Google TV]], [[Samsung TV Plus]], [[LG (company)|LG Channels]], [[TCL Electronics|TCL TV+]], [[The CW|The CW app]], [[Vizio|Vizio Watch Free+]], Anoki LiveTVx
}}
On March 28, 2020, the network launched Game Show Central, a digital [[free ad-supported streaming television|streaming channel]] broadcasting archived GSN original programming. The network is currently available on [[Samsung]] and [[Vizio]] [[Smart TV|smart television sets]] and [[Paramount Global]]-owned AVOD platform [[Pluto TV]] (which also carries rival network [[Buzzr]]). Game Show Central features both current/recent Game Show Network originals like ''[[America Says]]'' and older shows such as ''[[Cram (game show)|Cram]]'', ''[[Friend or Foe? (game show)|Friend or Foe?]]'', ''[[Minute to Win It (American game show)|Minute To Win It]]'', and ''[[Baggage (American game show)|Baggage]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Davis |first=Alex |url=http://buzzerblog.com/2020/03/28/so-game-show-network-stealth-dropped-a-digital-network-and-were-completely-on-board/ |title=So Game Show Network Stealth Dropped a Digital Network and We're Completely On Board |website=BuzzerBlog |date=March 28, 2020 |access-date=May 2, 2020}}</ref> By 2023, a limited selection of syndicated shows originally acquired for Game Show Network's schedule (including  ''25 Words or Less'' and the Steve Harvey run of ''Family Feud'') were incorporated into the schedule. [[Roku, Inc.#The Roku Channel|The Roku Channel]] picked up the service (with a somewhat different schedule and roster of shows compared to the Pluto TV stream) later in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Game Show Central |url=https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/3241c85298d253a380f4284f23b71fa9/game-show-central |website=The Roku Channel |access-date=December 21, 2020}}</ref> The service was made available globally via [[Plex (software)|Plex]] in late July 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barnes |first1=Jess |title=Plex Adds Live TV Service with Over 80 Channels |url=https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/plex-adds-live-tv-service-with-over-80-channels/ |website=Cord Cutters News |access-date=February 16, 2022 |date=July 23, 2020}}</ref>

On October 10, 2023, GSN partnered with sister company [[Crunchyroll LLC|Crunchyroll, LLC]] to launch a [[Crunchyroll#Crunchyroll Channel|Crunchyroll]]-branded [[Free ad-supported streaming television|FAST]] channel dedicated to [[anime]] and related programming. The Crunchyroll channel initially launched on October 11, 2023 on [[The Roku Channel]], [[LG]] Channels, and [[Vizio]] WatchFree+ platforms.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hayes |first1=Dade |title=Sony's Crunchyroll And GSN Team To Launch Anime Streaming Channel |url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/crunchyroll-anime-sony-gsn-launch-streaming-channel-1235569795/ |work=Deadline |date=11 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pluto TV Will Add Five New Free Live TV Channels In February 2024|url=https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/pluto-tv-will-add-5-new-free-live-tv-channels-in-feburary-2024/ |website=Cord Cutters News|date=January 31, 2024|last=Bouma|first=Luke|access-date=February 6, 2024}}</ref>

Beginning on February 17, 2025, Game Show Central would also be offered as an over-the-air digital subchannel network, distributed in a hybrid OTA and cable/streaming model similar to that of [[Oxygen (TV network)|Oxygen]]. At launch, it was primarily carried on stations—many of them being [[Ion (TV network)|Ion]] affiliates—owned by the [[E. W. Scripps Company]] and Inyo Broadcast Holdings, replacing Sony-owned classic television network [[Get (TV network)|Get]] (which temporarily replaced [[Scripps News]] on their stations following that network’s November 2024 conversion into a streaming-only service) on the majority of its charter affiliates. The broadcast feed maintains a separate schedule, incorporating additional archived Game Show Network originals not carried on the cable and streaming channels—including some previously featured on the streaming feed—such as ''[[The Newlywed Game]]'' ([[Sherri Shepherd]] and [[Carnie Wilson]] runs), ''Blank Slate'', ''[[Master Minds (American game show)|Best Ever Trivia Show]]'', ''[[Winsanity]]'' and ''[[Lingo (American game show)|Lingo]]'' ([[Bill Engvall]] run).