Sherri Shepherd to Host New Season of GSN's THE NEWLYWED GAME, Premiering 10/25

Returning with a fresh assortment of newly-hitched couples, GSN announces the premiere of 65 all-new episodes of THE NEWLYWED GAME, hosted by Sherri Shepherd, premiering on Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 8:00 PM ET. THE NEWLYWED GAME will air in back-to-back episodes every Thursday night starting at 8:00 PM ET on GSN.

In the new season of THE NEWLYWED GAME, special themed episodes range from the hilarious to the heartfelt, featuring couples all willing to reveal their most intimate and oftentimes downright shocking marital quirks!

THE NEWLYWED GAME is GSN's modern installment of the classic series showcasing three newly married couples of wide-ranging backgrounds who face off in a series of question rounds. During each round, a spouse attempts to guess his or her mate's answer to questions about their relationship, ranging from the first time they met to the details of their love life. At the end of the game, the couple scoring the most points wins exciting prizes.

Sherri Shepherd is a Daytime Emmy(R) Award-winning co-host of "The View" and actress who stars in the Lifetime Movie "ABDUCTED: The Carlina White Story" premiering October 6. She has appeared in the award-winning film "Precious" and was recently seen in StEve Harvey's "Think Like a Man" and "One for the Money." Shepherd's other film credits include "Who's Your Caddy," "Beauty Shop," "Cellular," "Guess Who" and "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa." She recently competed in the fourteenth season of "Dancing with the Stars" and is a frequent guest star as Tracy Morgan's wife, Angie Jordan, on the Emmy(R) award-winning series "30 Rock." Her other television credits include "Sherri," "Friends," "Less than Perfect," "Everybody Loves Raymond," "Joan of Arcadia," "Suddenly Susan," "The Jamie Foxx Show" and "Hot In Cleveland."

THE NEWLYWED GAME is produced by Michael Davies and his Production Company, Embassy Row, which is owned by Sony Pictures Television. In addition to GSN's "The Pyramid" and "Chain Reaction," Davies has brought audiences fan-favorite shows such as "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," "Power of 10," Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live" and "Kathy," and Oxygen's "The Glee Project." Host Sherri Shepherd also serves as a producer for THE NEWLYWED GAME.

About GSN

GSN is a multimedia entertainment company that offers original and classic game programming and competitive entertainment via its 75-million subscriber television network and online game sites. GSN's cross-platform content gives game lovers the opportunity to win cash and prizes, whether through GSN's popular TV game shows or through GSN Digital's free casual games, mobile and social games, and cash competitions. GSN is distributed throughout the U.S., Caribbean and Canada by all major cable operators, satellite providers and telcos. GSN and its subsidiary, WorldWinner.com, Inc., are owned by DIRECTV and Sony Pictures Entertainment. For further information, visit GSN at www.gsntv.com.