Granada's Jackson making hits stateside: it's fun and game shows for former Beeb bigwig.(FIFTH ESTATER)(Game Show Marathon from CBS Inc.)(Granada America CEO Paul Jackson)

Broadcasting & Cable, December, 2005 by Benson, Jim

Nothing from Granada America CEO Paul Jackson's wide range of projects takes him back to his roots quite like his latest, which focuses on classic American game shows. CBS' upcoming Game Show Marathon is a fitting hybrid for Jackson-marrying the reality fare he has produced for years with the venerable "panel" shows, as game shows are called in his native Great Britain, that he grew up on.

"I was brought up in that genre," says Jackson. "I've never really done traditional game shows during my time in the business, and here I am executive-producing them." Game Show Marathon consists of seven one-hour celebrity elimination episodes, all based on weekly rotating staples from the Mark Goodson/Bill Todman library, which includes Match Game, Card Sharks and...

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