| Title | Host | Production Date | Description | Catalog Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Questions | Jack Clark | 1975 | Kelly Garrett, Tony Roberts, Gene Shalit, Anne Meara | A/SM | |
| 21 | Jim Lange | 5/4/82 | "Tie Pilot" | A-/SM | |
| $10,000 Sweep, The | Jack Clark | 1972 | Interesting Pyramid precursor | 1stGen/GSN | |
| $50,000 a Minute | Meredith MacRae & Geoff Edwards | 1985 | Pilot #1 – Shelley Smith vs. Charles Siebert | A/SM | |
| $50,000 a Minute | Meredith MacRae & Geoff Edwards | 1985 | Pilot #2 – Markie Post vs. Ed Begley, Jr. | A/SM | |
| ABC Carnival '74 | Tom Kelly | 1974 | Weird show with a carnival setting and Johnny Gilbert as the on-camera barker. | A-/SM | |
| Babble | Tom Kennedy | 1984 | Unsold pilot with guests Meredith MacRae, Brad Garrett, Gwynne Gilford, James Hampton, Marcia Wallace, Norm Crosby, Betty White | 1stGen/GSN, A-/SM | |
| Bamboozle | Bob Hilton | 1986 | Pilot #1 - Elaine Joyce/Stuart Pankin - Similar to To Tell the Truth (so much so that Chuck Barris got sued) | B/SM | |
| Bamboozle | Bob Hilton | 1986 | Pilot #2 - Marcia Wallace/Paul Kreppel - 2nd half only | B/SM | |
| Banko | Wink Martindale | 1985 | Format based on Bingo | A-/SM | |
| Beat the Odds | Chuck Henry | 1975 | Attempt at reviving the 60s game show that introduced the Whammy (represented here as a blue lightning bolt) | A-/SM | |
| Big Money, The | Monty Hall | 1966 | Contestants have to decide whether to risk their money to complete tasks such as shooting a bullseye with an arrow from increasingly far away. Elements made it to 50 Grand Slam from the same producer. | A/SM | |
| Big Spenders | Pat Harrington | 1974 | Auction-based show, not dissimilar from TPIR's one-bids. | A/SM | |
| Body Talk | Vicki Lawrence | 1990 | Pilot #1 – Elaine Joyce/Marcia Wallace vs. Richard Simmons/Bill Kirchenbauer | A+/Buzzr, A/SM | |
| Boggle | Bill Rafferty | 1988 | First try at bringing the popular word game to television | A/SM | |
| Buck Stops Here, The | Jim Peck | 1985 | Question and answer game against time | A-/SM | |
| Buzzword | Ron Hoon | 1986 | Merv's failed show about anagrams. At least the theme lived on. | B/SM | |
| Caught in the Act | Jim Peck | 1975 | Anne Meara/Bill Cullen/Anita Gillette/Clifton Davis/Stephanie Braxton | A/SM | |
| Celebrity Double Dare | Bruce Jenner | 1987 | Yeesh, this show didn't need celebrities | A-/SM | |
| Celebrity Secrets | Bob Eubanks | 1988 | Two pilots for a revamped All-Star Secrets. Panel: Norm Crosby, Sally Struthers, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, Lisa Hartman, Christopher Hewett (Jumpy video on Pilot A) | A-/SM | |
| Celebrity Table Tennis | Johnny Gilbert | 1971 | Yep, that's all it is. Features Peter Lawford, Bob Crane, Jo Anne Worley and Greg Morris | A-/SM | |
| Challengers, The | Alan Roberts (Kalter) | 1974 | Interesting trivia-based game created by Ron Greenberg | A-/SM | |
| Change Partners | Art James | 1972 | Rough pitch pilot involving married couples swapping partners and answering trivia questions | A-/SM | |
| Choice is Yours, The | Bill Cullen | 1970 | Celebrity panelists and regular folks share their opinions on issues | A-/SM | |
| Combination Lock | Ross King | 1996 | Unsold pilot created by John Ricci | B+/S4C | |
| Comedy Courtroom | Chuck Barris | 1986 | Bizarre show where real court cases are turned into comedy sketches and a jury of audience members determines a verdict | A-/SM | |
| Cop Out | Geoff Edwards | 1972 | Are celebrities being honest or copping out? | A/GSN | |
| Critical Decisions | Eric Boardman | 1990 | A hypothetical situation is presented and three celebrities and two contestants decide which of three responses to the situation is the most popular. Guests: Michael Landon, Donna Mills, William Shatner | B/SM | |
| Crossword | George Fenneman | 1966 | Possibly the first attempt at turning crossword puzzles into a game show | B/Color Kine | |
| Decisions, Decisions | Bill Cullen | 1979 | Game that eventually became Hot Potato's bonus round - 2 pilots | B/SM | |
| Decisions/Decisions | Alex Trebek | 1982 | Couples try to agree on the answers to questions | A-/SM | |
| Dollar a Second | Bob Eubanks | 1981 | Attempt to revive a 1950s show | 1stGen/GSN | |
| Double Cross | Jack Barry | 1975 | Precursor to Bullseye, some elements would also make it to The Joker's Wild and Play the Percentages | A-/SM | |
| Easy Street | Bob Eubanks | 1981 | Shopping game involving the prices of items in the past | A-/SM | |
| Engaged to Be Married | Jim McKrell | 1983 | Newlywed Game clone involving engaged couples | A-/SM | |
| Everything's Relative | Jim Peck | 1980 | Pilot for a revival of the 60s show where families see how well they know each other | B/SM | |
| Exit List, The | Mike Greenberg | 2011 | Unsold ABC primetime pilot based on a Dutch show where couples answer questions in a giant maze. | A/SM | |
| Family Follies | Jeremy Beadle | 1985 | Pilot about proving who's right and who's wrong in family disagreements. | A/SM | |
| Fast Friends | Bob Goen | 1984 | Another weird one from Jay Wolpert combining trivia with making friends. Somehow this made it to air for a series in the UK. | B/SM | |
| Flash Frame | Bob Eubanks | 1984 | Four pilots for this show involving pop culture trivia | A-/SM | |
| Gambit | Bob Eubanks | 1990 | Revival attempt | A/SM | |
| Get Rich Quick | Steve Edwards | 1977 | Guests are Robert Urich, Lynnie Greene, John Ritter, & Debralee Scott | 1stGen/GSN, A-/SM | |
| Going, Going, Gone! | Richard Lewellen | 1959 | Sort of a cross between Let's Make a Deal and Treasure Hunt. | A-/SM | |
| Here's Hawaii | Tom Kennedy | 1960? | Mix of variety and games outdoors on the Hawaiian islands. | A-/Kine | |
| Honeymoon Game, The | Jim McKrell | 1970 | Jack Barry’s third attempt at the Joker’s Wild format, and would have been the world’s first 90 minute game show | A-/SM | |
| I Predict | Monty Hall | 1987 | Pitchfilm | A-/SM | |
| It Had to Be You | Ed McMahon | 1966 | Precursor to He Said, She Said with civilian couples | 1stGen/Buzzr | |
| Jumble | Richard Kline | 1989 | Based on the newspaper puzzle game, Bill Kirchenbauer vs. Alaina Reed | A/SM | |
| Jumble | Richard Kline | 1989 | Pitch film for the above | A/SM | |
| Keynotes | Kevin O'Connell | 8/5/86 | Pilot #3 - Music-based game that got picked up in the UK | B/SM | |
| King of the Hill | Robert Earle | 1975 | Card Sharks precursor | A/SM | |
| Let's Get Personal | Chuck Woolery | 1982 | Pilot for NBC where two contestants play a game involving personality traits. Jack Campion is one of the contestants, while Sally Julian, Larry Anderson and Timothy Stack figure into the skits. | A/SM | |
| Lucky Numbers | Alex Trebek | 1985 | Two unsold pilots for this tweaked version of High Rollers | A/SM | |
| Make Your Move | Robert Earle | 1965 | Pilot for NBC involving capturing treasure on a game board that the contestants can't see. | A-/Kine | |
| Malcolm | Alex Trebek | 1983 | Do I need to describe this one? | A-/SM | |
| Matchmates | Michael Burger | 1985 | Couples try to match answers. | A-/SM | |
| Monday Night Quarterback | Jerry Kramer | 1971 | Dick Martin/John Hall vs. Peter Lawford/Myron Pottios | 1stGen/GSN | |
| Money in the Blank | Kevin O'Connell | 1987 | Pyramid meets Three on a Match | A-/SM | |
| Money Words | Mike Darrow | 1974 | Battleship with words. | A/SM | |
| Name That Tune | Peter Allen | 1989 | Attempted revival of the venerable format | A/SM | |
| Oddball | Jamie Farr | 1986 | Attempted revamp of "Get the Message" | A/SM | |
| On a Roll | David Sparks | 1986 | Pilot #1 – Sharon vs. Tim | A+/Buzzr | |
| On a Roll | David Sparks | 1986 | Pilot #2 - Dinah vs. Bret | 1stGen/Buzzr | |
| On a Roll | David Sparks | 1986 | Pilot #3 - Sharon vs. Bret | A/SM | |
| Origins Game, The | Burt Ward | 1971 | Players have to determine which origin stories are true or false. Fimation tried to get this one off the ground for years and never quite made it. This is an office runthrough hosted by Batman's Burt Ward. | A-/SM | |
| Origins Game, The | Dick Patterson | 1976 | Attempt number two, this time with kids playing | A/SM | |
| Origins Game, The | Bob Eubanks | 1982 | Back to adults this time, and the stories are told by a weird floating head with the aid of animation | A/SM | |
| Origins Game, The | Bob Eubanks | 1982 | 2nd pilot for the Eubanks version. | A/SM | |
| Party Line | Gene Rayburn | 1983 | Pilot for what eventually became Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak | A-/SM | |
| Pass or Play | Dick Liberatore | 1977 | Interactive quiz show for the QUBE cable system | A/SM | |
| Pass the Line | Cliff Saber | 1954 | A panel has to finish a story with drawings | A/Kine | |
| People on TV | Jimmy Cefalo | 1990 | Players answer questions about celebrities. | B+/SM | |
| Photo Finish | John Mahjor | 1990 | Quiz show involving photos. | B/SM | |
| Phrase It | Jack Narz | 1980 | Edited pitch for a show that combines elements of Password and Wheel of Fortune. Celebs are Don Galloway, Anne Lockhart, Steve Kanaly, Barbara Feldon, Wesley Eure | A/SM | |
| Pie in the Sky | Bob Goen | 1984 | Jay Wolpert tries to cash in on the Trivial Pursuit craze. | B/SM | |
| Play for Keeps | Sonny Fox | 1955 | Pilot #1 – Basically big-money “Winner Take All” | 1stGen/Buzzr | |
| Play for Keeps | Sonny Fox | 1955 | Pilot #2 – Basically big-money “Winner Take All” | A+/Buzzr | |
| Pot O Gold | Art James | 1977 | Combine movie and TV trivia with Plinko? | B/SM | |
| Pressure Point | Clint Holmes | 1990 | Neat little trivia show that would have fit in with Reid/Land's other shows on TNN | A-/SM | |
| Punch Lines | Bill Cullen | 1979 | Eye Guess plus a wall of comedians. Joyce Bulifant vs. Fred Grandy. | A/SM | |
| Punchlines | Jeremy Kewley | 1986 | Eye Guess plus a wall of comedians. This one was done for Australia | B/SM | |
| Puzzle Roulette | Jim Lange | 11/25/87 | Attempt to bring back Catch Phrase with the addition of roulette | A-/SM | |
| Puzzlers | Pat Sajak | 1980 | Pilot #1 - Renee/Alan/Chrstianne – odd Goodson/Todman pilot, but Pat’s personality shines through! | A/SM | |
| Puzzlers | Pat Sajak | 1980 | Pilot #2 - Laurie/John/April | A/SM | |
| Quick as a Flash | Bill Cullen | 1952 | Unsold pilot from early in Bill's TV career | A-/Kine | |
| Riddlers, The | David Letterman | 1977 | JoAnne Worley, Robert Urich, Joyce Bulifant, Michael McKean, Debralee Scott | 1stGen/GSN, A/SM | |
| Run for the Money | Bill Rafferty | 1987 | Pilot for what became "Going for Gold" in the UK | A/SM | |
| Safecrackers | Geoff Edwards | 1975 | PIlot that combines word games with a safe full of money. Guests are James Darren, McLean Stevenson, Elaine Joyce | B/SM | |
| Says Who | Geoff Edwards | 1971 | Betsy Palmer, Anne Meara, Bill Cullen, Peter Lawford | 1stGen/GSN | |
| Scrabble Challenge, The | John O'Hurley | 2002 | Boring, boring pilot where two players just play Scrabble. That's it. | A/SM | |
| Second Guess | Alex Trebek | 1986 | Couples race towards luxurious prizes. | B/SM | |
| Second Guessers | Jack Carter | 1970 | Studio audience members try to guess answers to questions given by people on the street | 1stGen/GSN | |
| Shoot for the Stars | Monty Hall | 1976 | Celebrities, a rotating plate of 28 balls and questions with numerical answers. Celebs are Jo Anne Worley, Nipsey Russell, Jack Klugman, Rue McClanahan, Pat Harrington | A-SM | |
| Simon Says | Bob Barker | 1971 | Odd pilot involving a “computer” and random facts about audience members | B/SM | |
| Smart Alecks, The | Allen Ludden | 1977 | Inventors show off their inventions | B/SM | |
| Spell Binders | Bill Anderson | 1978 | Neat game involving spelling. Kind of wish this one had been picked up. Celebs are Debralee Scott & Charles Nelson Reilly. | A/SM | |
| Split Second | Robb Weller | 1990 | Attempt to revive the 70s and 80s game of lightning fast questions and answers. | A/SM | |
| Star Cluster | Jim McKrell | 1986 | Contestants try to predict how celebrities answered personal questions. Features Abby Dalton, Bob Ridgeley, Linda Blair, Shelley Taylor Morgan, Jm. J Bullock and Doug Davidson. | A-/SM | |
| Star Play | Tom Kennedy | 1988 | Celebrities play word games using charades. Kind of a cross between Tom's previous shows Body Language and You Don't Say. Celebs are Carol Burnett, Willie Aames, Deidre Hall, Robert Guillaume, Valerie Harper and Pat Harrington. | A/SM | |
| Star Words | Nipsey Russell | 1983 | Pilot #1 - Patty Duke Astin and Charles Nelson Reilly; April vs. Jeff | A/SM, A+/Buzzr | |
| Star Words | Nipsey Russell | 1983 | Pilot #2 - Patty Duke Astin and Charles Nelson Reilly; Annette vs. Jim | 1stGen/Buzzr | |
| Star Words | Nipsey Russell | 1983 | Pilot #3 - Patty Duke Astin and Charles Nelson Reilly; April vs. Jeff | 1stGen/Buzzr | |
| Strike a Match | Randy Hamilton | 1987 | Pilot from Merv Griffin that eventually became a popular online word game. | B/SM | |
| Suit Yourself | Jim Peck | 1990 | Interesting game that combined playing cards and trivia. | A/SM | |
| Take Your Choice | Fred Allen | 1954 | Comedy quiz show where contestants select questions for their partners to answer. | 1stGen/Buzzr | |
| TKO | Peter Tomarken | 1989 | Pilot #4 | A+/Buzzr | |
| TV's the Game | Tom Dreeson | 1983 | Contestants try to match audience opinion questions about TV shows. | A/SM | |
| Talking Pictures | Allen Ludden | 1968 | Concentraton meets Hollywood Squares | A-/SM | |
| Talking Pictures | Monty Hall | 5/11/76 | See above, 2nd try at this one almost a decade later | A-/SM | |
| Temptation | Jed Allan | 1981 | Really bad audience participation show. | C/SM | |
| Top Secret | Wink Martindale | 1987 | Pilot #1 - This one ALMOST made CBS's schedule | A/SM | |
| Top Secret | Wink Martindale | 1987 | Pilot #3, slated as "short version" | A/SM | |
| Travel Buff | Mark Kriski | 1997 | Geography-themed quiz show. | A/SM | |
| Travel Buff | Scott Morgan | 1997 | Geography-themed quiz show. | A/SM | |
| Tricky Business | Bill Rafferty | 7/29/86 | Pilot #2 - Sort of a reworking of Every Second Counts | A-/SM | |
| Twenty One | Jim Lange | 1982 | Pilot for a revival | A-/SM | |
| Twisters | Jim Perry | 1982 | Jackpot meets shuffleboard | 1stGen/GSN | |
| We've Got Your Number | Jack Barry | 1975 | From a videotape source (as opposed to the color kinescope circulating) | A-/SM | |
| What Do You Want? | Groucho Marx | 1961 | Show similiar to You Bet Your Life. | A/Kine | |
| Word Grabbers | Jim Lange | 1976 | Celebrities try to complete statements. Early TV appearance of David Letterman. Partial. | A/SM | |
| You Bet Your Life | Richard Dawson | 1988 | Pilots 1 and 3 | B+/SM |
