My GamesFever
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My GamesFever is a live daytime interactive game show
on MyNetworkTV
stations owned by the Fox Television Stations Group. Featured in the two-hour program were interactive games where the viewers can win cash
prizes. The show aired from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m, in two separate feeds (Eastern
and Pacific
) every Monday through Friday.
a request or using the network's website. Potential contestants may enter up to twenty-five times per phone number on each show.
After a few moments, a contestant is notified whether or not their entry is chosen (at random) to proceed to another random selection process. If an entry is selected in the second phase, the contestant will be called on his or her home or mobile phone
, depending on the method of entry. The contestant will then come on-air and be given a chance to play if the game lasts long enough.
Contestant selection was based on call volume, as reflected by an on-screen thermometer
. When the thermometer reached a certain level, or after a certain amount of time, a caller is selected to play the game. A $.99 fee is charged for each text message entry, in addition to standard text messaging rates charged by the wireless provider. Entries on the website are free. Regardless of the method of entry, each entry has an equal chance of being selected. Residents of certain states may be ineligible to play various entry methods.
The show ended on April 20, 2007 with 105 episodes.
My GamesFever was broadcast from Miami, Florida
, under a grant from the Governor's Office of Film and Entertainment. and was produced by Shine Matrix Limited.
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
on MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
stations owned by the Fox Television Stations Group. Featured in the two-hour program were interactive games where the viewers can win cash
Cash
In common language cash refers to money in the physical form of currency, such as banknotes and coins.In bookkeeping and finance, cash refers to current assets comprising currency or currency equivalents that can be accessed immediately or near-immediately...
prizes. The show aired from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m, in two separate feeds (Eastern
North American Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
and Pacific
Pacific Time Zone
The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. During daylight saving time, its time offset is UTC-7.In the United States...
) every Monday through Friday.
Format
On My GamesFever, the contestants were home viewers. American residents 18 or older may enter the contest by text messagingText messaging
Text messaging, or texting, refers to the exchange of brief written text messages between fixed-line phone or mobile phone and fixed or portable devices over a network...
a request or using the network's website. Potential contestants may enter up to twenty-five times per phone number on each show.
After a few moments, a contestant is notified whether or not their entry is chosen (at random) to proceed to another random selection process. If an entry is selected in the second phase, the contestant will be called on his or her home or mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
, depending on the method of entry. The contestant will then come on-air and be given a chance to play if the game lasts long enough.
Contestant selection was based on call volume, as reflected by an on-screen thermometer
Thermometer
Developed during the 16th and 17th centuries, a thermometer is a device that measures temperature or temperature gradient using a variety of different principles. A thermometer has two important elements: the temperature sensor Developed during the 16th and 17th centuries, a thermometer (from the...
. When the thermometer reached a certain level, or after a certain amount of time, a caller is selected to play the game. A $.99 fee is charged for each text message entry, in addition to standard text messaging rates charged by the wireless provider. Entries on the website are free. Regardless of the method of entry, each entry has an equal chance of being selected. Residents of certain states may be ineligible to play various entry methods.
Programming history
The show premiered online on December 4, 2006 and began its television broadcasting one week later. The program aired without commercials.The show ended on April 20, 2007 with 105 episodes.
My GamesFever was broadcast from Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
, under a grant from the Governor's Office of Film and Entertainment. and was produced by Shine Matrix Limited.
Games
My GamesFever featured various minigames that were played throughout the program. The rewards for the games were usually cash prizes ranging from $200 – $500 in cash. Most games were word games, featuring variations on anagrams, word searches, crosswords and fill-in-the-blanks.See also
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- Play2Win
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