The old game show returns, featuring Drew Barrymore in the center square once occupied by Paul Lynde. advertisement. The Wall Street Journal ... Hollywood Squares. Thursday, 8 p.m., CBS.

The life-size celebrity Tic-Tac-Toe game premiered in 1965, but it would be 10 years before it earned its first Emmy.

Paul Lynde appears on ‘Hollywood Squares.’ | NBC Television/GettyImages Lynde also happened to be gay, which was barely represented in television of the era.

Vilanch and Lynde’s paths crossed in 1976 for The Paul Lynde Halloween Special, which has become a camp classic thanks to its line-up of guest stars including Tim Conway, Florence Henderson ...

Actor Paul Lynde, known for his snarky personality and for making thinly veiled sexual and gay references, was the show's most popular celebrity, making over 700 appearances.

Peter Marshall, longtime 'Hollywood Squares' host, dies at 98 Singer and actor made his name as straight man for the likes of Paul Lynde and George Gobel.

Peter Marshall, the actor and singer turned game show host who played straight man to the stars for 16 years on “The Hollywood Squares,” has died. He was 98.

Peter Marshall, the actor and singer turned game show host who played straight man to the stars for 16 years on “The Hollywood Squares,” has died. He was 98.

Peter Marshall, the cheery actor, singer and nightclub comedian who became one of America's best-known game show hosts on the long-running program "The Hollywood Squares" from 1966 to 1981, died ...