Rumor Has It

A very short-lived game show about celebrity scandals.

Broadcast
VH1 - June 7, 1993-October 28, 1993

Host
Brian O'Connor

Announcer
John Ten Eyck

Gameplay
Three contestants competed every day, testing their knowledge of celebrity hearsay, fact, and innuendo.

First round
To start, each player began the game with 100 points.

Round one was called "Scandalation", where all questions were multiple choice and were about celebrity scandals. Correct answers added 10 points to a player's score, while incorrect answers deducted 10 points. At the end of the round, whoever was in the lead won a prize and the lowest scoring player was eliminated.

In case of a tie for first, the prize was carried over into the next round.

Second round (Video Tap)
The two remaining players participated in the "Video Tap Round". They were shown a clip from a music video and then tried to identify the artist for 20 points. Whoever answered correctly was given the first choice at answering two questions about the artist. The player with the highest score at the end of this round won the game and a prize (two in case of a first place tie in the previous round).

Instant Reflex
At the end of each round, the game shifted into an "Instant Reflex" round. It was a speed round were all the questions have two possible answers and the points were doubled of the regular round questions meaning that the "Scandalation Instant Reflex" questions were worth +/-20 points while the "Video Tap Instant Reflex" questions were worth +/- 40 points.

Bonus round (Rumor Mix & Match)
The day's winner played the "Rumor Mix and Match" bonus round. The object was to match eight statements to celebrity photos in 30 seconds or less. If all eight statements matched the correct celebrities, the player won a grand prize. In addition unlike most game shows, the winning contestant's main game score was carried over into this round as each correct match added 50 points to their score.

There were no returning champions, but the nine highest scoring players returned at the end of the season for the "Total Trash Tournament"; which explains why winning contestants' winning scores were in play for the bonus round.

Trivia
This was the first ever game show to air on VH1.