Hollywood Squares (Bergeron): Series Finale

[@KyleJBAwesomeness-OfficialChan]

And that’s it we’re off the air RIP Hollywood Squares October 17, 1966-June 4, 2004

[@AlexMaxwell2000]

It's coming back

[@ananonymoususer4698]

Little did he know greater success would come for him hosting the ABC shows AFV (2001-2015) and DWTS (2005-2019).

[@marcpower4167]

He damn near got The Price is Right after Bob Barker retired, Fremantle pushed hard to get him, but ultimately they couldn't reach a deal on scheduling, Tom was too busy already having DWTS & AFV on his plate. They even offered to move tapings to New York to accommodate him but he didn't want everyone to have to move on account of him.

[@KyleJBAwesomeness-OfficialChan]

After this final episode aired So over the entire 38-year run of the show the entire 23 seasons and 5,171 episodes, how many celebrities appeared in the show, how many contestants played, how much money in cash and prizes was won and how many crew members were working on the show in the entire 38-years run all together?

[@MatthewTheMattam]

All you really need to do is multiply 5,171 by 9 and you almost have the right number, save for episodes with more than 9 celebs. It did happen occasionally.

[@DakotaReeves-v7e]

As all the staff members & celebrities gather with Tom, he signs off with, "These are the people who brought you Hollywood Squares. From all of us to all of you, all the best. It's a wrap, goodbye, everybody!"

[@robertnunez4917]

That was a very depressing time for me. During that period I was out of work.

[@DakotaReeves-v7e]

This is a June 4, 2004 episode in season six of "Hollywood Squares" with Tom Bergeron. It's not only the last day of Staff Appreciation Week, but also the show's series finale episode. 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

[@kylebulger4240]

The show recently got revived last year as Celebrity Hollywood Squares on VH1 with DC Youngfly as host

[@GarryJohnson-xh6vy]

This was my favorite version but I've never seen this episode except here on KZbin. I'm so excited HS is coming back in January 2025

[@garrygriffy1866]

14:37 they played the losing sound before he even turned the key

[@iHeartsNostalgiaPit]

well that answers one of my questions they did know it was over, shame they didn't bring Whoopi back for this

[@MattJr4793]

they knew it was over but they just didn't say it

[@devares2006]

There were a lot of bridges burned between Whoopi and King World. I doubt if she would've wanted to come back for the finale.

[@iHeartsNostalgiaPit]

@@devares2006 oh did that contribute to her leaving?

[@devares2006]

@@iHeartsNostalgiaPit yeah. They used her because they thought that since she was friends with a lot of A-list celebrities, she would invite them to come on the show and she didn't. Watch the E! True Hollywood Stories on Hollywood Squares. It'll give you a better insight on it.

[@iHeartsNostalgiaPit]

@@devares2006 if only it were easy to find

[@ZACHERYalderton]

this year should have been 57 years almost 58 years long time

[@KyleJBAwesomeness-OfficialChan]

When does this show come back? 18 years later and still no reboot

[@tannerrichards8287]

BET has a show related to this for 2023 called Celebrity Squares

[@AustinTheSuperiorVyonder2021]

@@tannerrichards8287 That's VH1, not BET.

[@allstardm7233]

CBS is bringing the show back in 2025

[@chris.twentyeightt]

I think the last four questions edited out the bluffs before their real answers since taping time was very short.

[@stopdeforestation]

I had never seen it spelled xaque as Zach. Very creative parents of his

[@erikdraven1731]

I only remember him as "The wedding planner" on a few early seasons of "Hell's Kitchen".

[@JoseTwitterFan]

Unfortunate it didn't ran any longer, especially when the H² era had its prize budget slashed for the final season. Could've been a viable afternoon replacement for Donny Osmond's Pyramid (which also got cancelled by this point) that aired alongside Richard Karn's Family Feud in some markets.

[@MrWildcat2009]

Ratings were tanking for quite some time. They were on contract til 2004 otherwise it would’ve been canceled sooner.

[@MrWildcat2009]

An interesting way of saying to viewers “this is the last show” without actually saying it was their last show. Could’ve been executed a little better.

[@kriseisenmann8756]

Cancelled

[@kriseisenmann8756]

Final

[@jasonbeard4713]

A bunch of nobody "squares". The REAL HS ended on 6/20/80.

[@marcpower4167]

That was a problem that really plagued this era, they had trouble getting big name stars, When Whoopi was there they were hoping she could use her connections and relationships to get big names, but that didn't go as well as they hoped. A-list stars kinda look down on game shows. Hopefully that trend will change now with bigger names like Alec Baldwin, Elizabeth Banks, Steve Harvey & Drew Carey having successful runs as hosts and speaking positively about the experience.

[@MrWildcat2009]

@@marcpower4167with the amount of money they spent on this show they were expecting huge stars and huge ratings in return but unfortunately didn’t work out and that’s why this version ultimately failed. The biggest mistake made here was extending the show thru 2004 when you had no idea what to expect.