Series synopsis
Celebrity Poker Showdown is an American talk television series that premiered on Bravo on December 2, 2003. It ended on July 5, 2006. It was created by Adams Simons Sorota. It stars Kevin Pollak, Dave Foley, Phil Gordon and Robert Thompson.
Celebrity Poker Showdown is a celebrity game show on the cable network Bravo. It was a limited-run series in which celebrities played poker, and ran eight tournaments during its five-season run.
In each show, five celebrities played a no limit Texas hold 'em tournament for charity. The winners of each qualifying game won a silver commemorative poker chip and advanced to the championship game. The winner of the championship game won the grand prize for his or her charity as well as a gold commem ...
Premise
Celebrity Poker Showdown is a celebrity game show on the cable network Bravo. It was a limited-run series in which celebrities played poker, and ran eight tournaments during its five-season run.
In each show, five celebrities played a no limit Texas hold 'em tournament for charity. The winners of each qualifying game won a silver commemorative poker chip and advanced to the championship game. The winner of the championship game won the grand prize for his or her charity as well as a gold commemorative poker chip. Each tournament featured 25 celebrities and consisted of six episodes, five qualifying games and one championship game.
In an interview with TV Guide, host Dave Foley said that a ninth tournament is not being produced, as Bravo did not order any new episodes.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kevin Pollak as Self - Host
- Dave Foley as Self - Host
- Phil Gordon as Self
- Robert Thompson as Self
Guest cast
- Ben Affleck as Self
- Don Cheadle as Self
- Emily Procter as Self
- David Schwimmer as Self
- John Spencer as Self
- Timothy Busfield as Self
- Allison Janney as Self
- Martin Sheen as Self
- Hank Azaria as Self
- Michael Ian Black as Self
- Peter Facinelli as Self
- Mo Gaffney as Self
Episodes
This series spans 8 seasons with 48 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | December 2, 2003 | January 13, 2004 |
| Season 2 | 6 | May 27, 2004 | July 1, 2004 |
| Season 3 | 6 | July 8, 2004 | August 12, 2004 |
| Season 4 | 6 | October 10, 2004 | November 14, 2004 |
| Season 5 | 6 | January 25, 2005 | March 1, 2005 |
| Season 6 | 6 | August 18, 2005 | September 22, 2005 |
| Season 7 | 6 | October 13, 2005 | November 17, 2005 |
| Season 8 | 6 | May 31, 2006 | July 5, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Game 1 Willie Garson, Ben Affleck, Don Cheadle, Emily Procter, David Schwimmer |
December 2, 2003 |
| 2 |
Game 2 Richard Schiff, John Spencer, Timothy Busfield, Allison Janney, Martin Sheen |
December 9, 2003 |
| 3 |
Game 3 Nicole Sullivan, Hank Azaria, Michael Ian Black, Peter Facinelli, Mo Gaffney |
December 16, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Game 1 Jerome Bettis, Rosario Dawson, Mena Suvari, Wanda Sykes, Travis Tritt |
May 27, 2004 |
| 2 |
Game 2 Timothy Busfield, Mo Gaffney, Dulé Hill, Danny Masterson, James Woods |
June 3, 2004 |
| 3 |
Game 3 Michael Ian Black, Star Jones Reynolds, Norm Macdonald, Adam Rodriguez, Jeremy Sisto |
June 10, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Game 1 Willie Garson, Jennie Garth, Richard Kind, Dave Navarro, Jerry O'Connell |
July 8, 2004 |
| 2 |
Game 2 Angie Dickinson, Jeff Gordon, Kathy Griffin, Penn Jillette, Ron Livingston |
July 15, 2004 |
| 3 |
Game 3 Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, David Cross, Peter Facinelli, Judy Greer |
July 22, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Game 1 Christopher Meloni, Matthew Perry, Stephen Root, Sarah Silverman, Michael Vartan |
October 10, 2004 |
| 2 |
Game 2 Bobby Cannavale, Tony Hawk, Cheryl Hines, Dennis Rodman, Ryan Stiles |
October 17, 2004 |
| 3 |
Game 3 Macaulay Culkin, Neil Flynn, Sara Gilbert, Ricki Lake, Kevin Nealon |
October 24, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Game 1 | January 25, 2005 |
| 2 | Game 2 | February 1, 2005 |
| 3 | Game 3 | February 8, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Game 1 | August 18, 2005 |
| 2 | Game 2 | August 25, 2005 |
| 3 | Game 3 | September 1, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Game 1 | October 13, 2005 |
| 2 | Game 2 | October 20, 2005 |
| 3 | Game 3 | October 27, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Game 1 | May 31, 2006 |
| 2 | Game 2 | June 7, 2006 |
| 3 | Game 3 | June 14, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Bravo |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 2, 2003 |
| Last aired | July 5, 2006 |
| Runtime | 120 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 20:00:00 |