Alec Baldwin's Match Game game show has been canceled by ABC

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ABC has canceled the game show Match Game, hosted by Alec Baldwin.The cancellation of the show was not linked to the 64-year-old actor's involvement in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during the filming of Rust in New Mexico last October, Variety reported.The show had not been in production since 2020, ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, and only two new episodes were aired last year.

The latest:ABC has canceled the game show Match Game, hosted by Alec Baldwin, 64, as the show had not been in production since 2020, ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, and only two new episodes were aired last yearThe most recent revival of the game show (which first hit the air in 1962) involving Baldwin began airing in 2016 and lasted for 69 episodes.The format of the show saw four contestants playing for a $25,000 prize in attempting to match fill-in-the-blank answers from celebrity guests.

The decision was made as the network milled over plans for its summer lineup, according to Variety, as shows such as Card Sharks, Celebrity Dating Game and The Hustler are not expected to be renewed, while Celebrity Family Feud, Press Your Luck and The $100,000 Pyramid are projected to return to the air.Baldwin in November of 2020 said that he was having 'a ball' hosting the show, calling it one of the 'weird quilt of jobs' that allowed him to work in New York City and remain close to his family.

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