Pyramid (game Show) - Episode Status

Episode Status

ABC wiped most, if not all, of the tapes from the daytime Pyramid between 1974 and early 1978, with all episodes afterward existing. Three episodes from 1976, a full week of shows from October 1977 with William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, and three early 1978 episodes circulate among private collectors.

The status of the show's first season on CBS (1973–1974) is unknown, since CBS did not wipe game shows. One 1973 episode circulates among collectors. Three episodes of the original CBS version exist in the UCLA Film and Television Archive (including the third episode), and 14 episodes taped in the fall of 1973 originating from CBS Television City in Hollywood have aired on GSN. In addition, the USA Network aired episodes of the CBS (New) $25,000 Pyramid from October 17, 1988 to November 4, 1994 as well as episodes of The $100,000 Pyramid from December 28, 1992 to September 8, 1995. GSN has also aired The $20,000 Pyramid (various episodes from 1978 and 1979), the CBS (New) $25,000 Pyramid, the 1980s $100,000 Pyramid, and the 2002-2004 Pyramid.

CBS Television Distribution (originally Viacom) owns the rights to the version hosted by Bill Cullen, and television distribution rights to the John Davidson version (whose ancillary rights are owned by StudioCanal via the latter's acquisition of syndicator Orbis Communications). Reruns of The $50,000 Pyramid aired in 1982 on the CBN Cable Network, shortly before the premiere of the CBS revival. None of these versions have aired on GSN.

Sony, which controls the rest of the Pyramid library, also jointly owns GSN with DirecTV.