Programming on the Game Show Network, 2-5 AM

Public Affairs Challenge
Three intensely boring contestants are given trivia questions relating to current events, acts of Congress, etc. The player with the lowest score after three rounds is thrown into a shark tank.

Spot the Brushfire
Contestants are presented with a series of pictures (chili peppers, large bearded men flying airplanes, rafts and canoes, wheels) and are asked to press a buzzer when a brushfire appears on screen. The first to press the buzzer is awarded 100 points, the second is awarded 50 points. If someone presses the buzzer when a picture that does not depict a brushfire appears on the screen, that contestant loses 25 points and is shamed for 15-30 seconds while one lucky member of the audience is sent into the parking lot to key the contestant's car.

Nostalg-Off
Two twenty-somethings sit around a living room set on comfortable recliners, reminiscing about their childhoods entirely through the context of consumer culture. Categories include "Tell your funniest Oregon Trail story," "Mortal Kombat vs. Street Fighter II" and "Man, I was so in love with Patti Mayonnaise." The winner gets a Super Soaker and a year's supply of Kool-Aid Bursts.

I Cannot Tell A Lie
Three state Senators stand behind podiums and give a single contestant major summaries of their record in public service and their positions on some of the most pressing issues of the day. The contestant must deduce from these policy speeches alone which Senator is telling the truth and which are lying. At the end of the show, it is revealed that all of the Senators were guilty of exaggeration, deception or outright fabrication, and an important lesson about the corrupting power of government is learned.

Know Your Fonts
In Round One, three office drones are presented with sentences in different fonts that must be identified. The game features categories such as monospaced, serif, sans-serif and so on. After Round One, there is a Lightning Round, which is basically the same thing as Round One except for a lot of additional lightning sound effects. The player with the highest score at the end of the game walks away with $500 and a profound feeling of existential despair.

Discomfort Zone
Four contestants submerge themselves in a vat of a vaguely uncomfortable fluid or semi-fluid (gelatin, hot sauce, sour cream, etc). Last one to leave the vat is awarded a shopping spree at one of Beverly Hills' finest retail establishments. If more than one contestant is left in the tub after seven minutes, a series of low-grade electrical shocks is administered to the competitors. If a winner has yet to be declared after fifteen minutes, each remaining contestant is sexually berated by former lovers.

Are You Smarter Than A Supercomputer
An average American competes in a trivia challenge against a massive supercomputer, designed to process several trivia questions every second. In addition to answering trivia questions, the supercomputer solves a complex mathematical equation, just to show off. The average American is never smarter than the supercomputer.

Keno Masters
Three gamblers are funded for a half hour of Keno. The player with the most money at the end of the designated play time wins $1500, which is almost always blown on more Keno. The second-place contestant wins a consolation prize of an all-expenses-paid one week vacation at a gambling addicts' rehabilitation facility.

Hangman Deluxe
Three contestants play a game of hangman. The first person to solve the puzzle is given 1000 points. Every round, the word is "lachrymose." The first contestant to discover that the game is nothing more than an elaborate sham is awarded 3000 points.