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Marshall hosted the original version of ''Hollywood Squares'' that aired on NBC from 1966 to 1980, as well as a nighttime [[broadcast syndication|syndicated]] version that ran from 1971 to 1981. It then returned to NBC in 1983 as part of a [[Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour|60-minute hybrid series]] with ''[[Match Game]]'', featuring [[Jon Bauman]] hosting the ''Hollywood Squares'' portion of that show. Following Marshall's retirement, the show has since been revived twice in syndication: a version hosted by [[John Davidson (entertainer)|John Davidson]] from 1986 to 1989, and another hosted by [[Tom Bergeron]] from 1998 to 2004. Three revivals were run in the 2010's with a different title all on Paramount cable channels; in 2012, ''[[Hip Hop Squares]]'' on MTV2 with Peter Rosenberg, and from 2017-19 on VH1 with [[DeRay Davis]], in 2019, ''[[Nashville Squares]]'' on CMT with [[Bob Saget]], and in 2023, Celebrity Squares on VH1 with John "DC Young Fly" Whitfield.
 
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In May 2024, it was announced that the show would be revived by [[CBS]], with [[Drew Barrymore]] serving as the center square, with [[Nate Burleson]] as host.<ref>{{cite web |last=Campione |first=Katie |date=May 2, 2024 |title=''Hollywood Squares'' Reboot With Drew Barrymore Set For 2024-25 Broadcast Season At CBS |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/hollywood-squares-reboot-drew-barrymore-cbs-1235902756/ |access-date=May 2, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> The show is slated to air in January 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=May 2, 2024 |title=Drew Barrymore-Led ''Hollywood Squares'' Reboot to Air on CBS in January |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/drew-barrymore-hollywood-squares-reboot-cbs-1235990329/ |access-date=May 2, 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
In 2013, ''[[TV Guide]]'' ranked it at No. 7 in its list of the 60 greatest game shows ever.<ref name=TVGuide>{{cite news|last=Fretts |first=Bruce |date=June 17, 2013 |title=Eyes on the Prize |work=[[TV Guide]] |pages=14–15}}</ref> Internationally, there have been multiple versions produced under a variety of names (see [[#International versions|International versions]] below).
 
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