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Person, Place or Thing is an American game show in which three players compete to win cash and prizes by identifying people, places and things. Players gain more information of the subjects by asking questions and receiving clues. It premiered nationally on September 11, 2023. The show is based on the parlor game twenty questions. Melissa Peterman hosts.

Gameplay
Three contestants, one usually a returning champion, compete to have the most points after three rounds.

Rounds one and two
In round one, contestants are given a person, a place and a thing to identify. Each contestant asks a yes-or-no question to Melissa Peterman to get more information on the subject. After each contestant asks a question, Peterman gives a clue to help identify the subject. Contestants wishing to answer may ring in. A correct answer earns the player 100 points, while an incorrect response means they may not ask a question in the next series of yes-or-no questions. Play continues until the subject is identified, or four clues have been unsuccessfully responded to. Round two plays similarly, except each correct answer is worth 200 points, and each contestant gets to choose if the subject is a person, place or thing.

Round three
Round three is timed at 90 seconds. Clues for a person, place or thing are given quickly by Peterman. Contestants wishing to answer may ring in. A correct answer earns the player 500 points, while an incorrect response means they may not respond until the next subject is revealed. A new subject is revealed when it is correctly identified, or four clues are unsuccessfully exhausted. The player with the most points after time expires becomes champion and advances to the bonus round. The losing contestants receive a consolation prize.

Bonus round
In the bonus round, the champion is tasked with identifying a person, place and thing in 60 seconds. The contestant may ask Peterman yes-or-no questions, or elect to reveal one of three clues. The contestant may identify the subjects in any order, and may use the clues in any quantity they would like. Identifying all three subjects before time expires earns the champion $5,000. If the contestant does not win the bonus round, they receive a consolation prize.

Production and broadcast history
Person, Place or Thing began as a pandemic-era online game show based on the parlor game twenty questions hosted by sports reporter Beto Duran. Created by Jeff Proctor and produced by ProAngle Media, the game focused on sports-related subjects. Episodes were live streamed daily from April 8 to May 27, 2020. Proctor partnered with Paul Franklin, a former television executive who knew Melissa Peterman from his time selling Reba repeats at 20th Television. After seeing her as a celebrity guest on other game shows, Franklin reached out to Peterman and persuaded her to be part of the show's development, eventually culminating in a presentation pilot.

Fox First Run picked up Person, Place or Thing for a four-week test run in August 2022. 20 episodes were produced and aired on Fox Television Stations. In June 2023, Fox announced that the show had been sold in national syndication. The 180-episode first season, comprised of 160 episodes and the 20 test episodes, premiered on September 11, 2023.

In addition to its first-run syndication outlets, episodes of Person, Place or Thing may be viewed on the show's official YouTube channel and Tubi. Game Show Network began airing episodes on October 2, 2023.