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Match Game (1973)

Comedy · Game-Show

The five-day-a-week syndicated successor to the popular CBS game show, where two contestants compete to match fill-in-the-blank phrases with those of the celebrities.

IMDb rating
8.3 (2,767 votes)
Episode average
7.3 -1.0 vs IMDb
Seasons
3
Streaming (US)
Amazon Prime Video · Peacock
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1973)

7.36 avg 54 episodes 7.8 → 8.2 27 min avg

Ep 0: 7.8 · 20 votesEp 1: 8.1 · 44 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 37 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 32 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 31 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 31 votesEp 6: 6.4 · 29 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 23 votesEp 8: 7.4 · 23 votesEp 9: 7.5 · 22 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 22 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 24 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 21 votesEp 13: 7.9 · 21 votesEp 14: 7.9 · 21 votesEp 15: 7.7 · 21 votesEp 16: 7.2 · 22 votesEp 17: 7.4 · 21 votesEp 18: 7.9 · 24 votesEp 19: 8.0 · 22 votesEp 20: 7.6 · 21 votesEp 21: 7.2 · 22 votesEp 22: 7.2 · 22 votesEp 23: 7.2 · 22 votesEp 24: 7.5 · 22 votesEp 25: 7.4 · 22 votesEp 26: 7.4 · 20 votesEp 27: 7.1 · 20 votesEp 28: 7.4 · 20 votesEp 29: 7.3 · 20 votesEp 30: 7.1 · 20 votesEp 34: 7.3 · 19 votesEp 35: 7.5 · 19 votesEp 36: 7.2 · 21 votesEp 37: 7.1 · 20 votesEp 38: 7.3 · 20 votesEp 39: 7.3 · 20 votesEp 40: 7.1 · 20 votesEp 41: 7.5 · 19 votesEp 42: 7.2 · 19 votesEp 43: 6.3 · 20 votesEp 44: 5.6 · 17 votesEp 45: 7.3 · 18 votesEp 46: 7.8 · 19 votesEp 51: 4.8 · 22 votesEp 56: 6.8 · 19 votesEp 61: 7.0 · 19 votesEp 71: 7.5 · 17 votesEp 72: 7.0 · 16 votesEp 76: 8.0 · 14 votesEp 81: 7.8 · 14 votesEp 86: 6.8 · 15 votesEp 91: 6.4 · 15 votesEp 111: 8.2 · 13 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
0Unaired Pilot7.820
1Episode #1.18.144
2Episode #1.28.137
3Episode #1.37.632
4Episode #1.47.531
5Episode #1.58.231
6Episode #1.66.429
7Episode #1.77.923
8Episode #1.87.423
9Episode #1.97.522
10Episode #1.108.022
11Episode #1.118.024
12Episode #1.128.021
13Episode #1.137.921
14Episode #1.147.921
15Episode #1.157.721
16Episode #1.167.222
17Episode #1.177.421
18Episode #1.187.924
19Episode #1.198.022
20Episode #1.207.621
21Episode #1.217.222
22Episode #1.227.222
23Episode #1.237.222
24Episode #1.247.522
25Episode #1.257.422
26Episode #1.267.420
27Episode #1.277.120
28Episode #1.287.420
29Episode #1.297.320
30Episode #1.307.120
34Episode #1.347.319
35Episode #1.357.519
36Episode #1.367.221
37Episode #1.377.120
38Episode #1.387.320
39Episode #1.397.320
40Episode #1.407.120
41Episode #1.417.519
42Episode #1.427.219
43Episode #1.436.320
44Episode #1.445.617
45Episode #1.457.318
46Episode #1.467.819
51Episode #1.514.822
56Robert Culp, Brett Somers, Jack Klugman, Jo Ann Pflug, Richard Dawson, Pat Carroll6.819
61Episode #1.617.019
71Episode #1.717.517
72Episode #1.727.016
76Episode #1.768.014
81Episode #1.817.814
86Bill Cullen, Brett Somers, Jack Klugman, Cass Elliot, Richard Dawson, Loretta Swit - Day 16.815
91Episode #1.916.415
111Episode #1.1118.213

Season 3 (1975)

6.98 avg 19 episodes 7.5 → 7.0 21 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 14 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 13 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 14 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 13 votesEp 5: 6.6 · 13 votesEp 6: 7.0 · 13 votesEp 7: 7.0 · 13 votesEp 8: 5.7 · 14 votesEp 9: 6.6 · 13 votesEp 17: 7.0 · 12 votesEp 41: 7.2 · 12 votesEp 88: 6.2 · 11 votesEp 123: 6.4 · 11 votesEp 133: 6.8 · 12 votesEp 134: 7.2 · 11 votesEp 158: 7.4 · 10 votesEp 173: 7.4 · 12 votesEp 198: 7.4 · 10 votesEp 228: 7.0 · 11 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #3.17.514
2Episode #3.27.413
3Episode #3.37.714
4Episode #3.47.213
5Episode #3.56.613
6Episode #3.67.013
7Episode #3.77.013
8Episode #3.85.714
9Episode #3.96.613
17Episode #3.177.012
41Episode #3.417.212
88Episode #3.886.211
123Episode #3.1236.411
133Episode #3.1336.812
134Episode #3.1347.211
158Episode #3.1587.410
173Episode #3.1737.412
198Episode #3.1987.410
228Episode #3.2287.011

Season 4 (1976)

7.34 avg 9 episodes 7.2 → 7.8

Ep 38: 7.2 · 13 votesEp 52: 7.6 · 11 votesEp 73: 7.3 · 11 votesEp 74: 7.4 · 10 votesEp 75: 7.0 · 10 votesEp 76: 7.2 · 10 votesEp 77: 7.2 · 10 votesEp 85: 7.4 · 10 votesEp 93: 7.8 · 10 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
38Episode #4.387.213
52Episode #4.527.611
73Bill Cullen, Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly, Janice Pennington, Richard Dawson, Fannie Flagg - Day 17.311
74Episode #4.747.410
75Episode #4.757.010
76Episode #4.767.210
77Episode #4.777.210
85Episode #4.857.410
93Episode #4.937.810
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