Catch 21

*Catch 21*
Catch 21
Genre	Game show
Created by	Merrill Heatter
Written by	Michael J. Prescott
Directed by	Rob George (2009–10); Bob Levy (2010–11); Hal Grant (2019–20);
Presented by	Alfonso Ribeiro
Starring	Mikki Padilla; Witney Carson;
Theme music composer	Super Sonic Noise (2008–2010); Ian Honeyman; Vincent Ott (2019–2020);
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	Original: 4; Revival: 1; Total: 5;
No. of episodes	Original: 300; Revival: 65; Total: 365;
Production
Executive producers	Merrill Heatter; Scott Sternberg; Jay Bienstock;
Production locations	Hollywood Center Studios; Hollywood, California (2008–11); Caesars Entertainment Studios; Las Vegas, Nevada (2019–20);
Running time	approx. 22–26 minutes
Production companies	Scott Sternberg Productions (2008–11); Merrill Heatter Productions; Game Show Enterprises (2019–20);
Original release
Network	Game Show Network
Release	July 21, 2008 –; July 1, 2011
Release	October 14, 2019 –; January 21, 2020
Related
	Gambit

Catch 21 is an American game show broadcast by Game Show Network (GSN). Created by Merrill Heatter (who also produced the show's predecessor Gambit), the series follows three contestants as they play a card game centered on blackjack and trivia. The show is based on a popular online game from GSN's website and aired for four seasons from 2008 to 2011. It was hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro, with actress Mikki Padilla serving as card dealer. The show was revived on October 14, 2019, and concluded on January 21, 2020, with Ribeiro returning as host and Witney Carson as card dealer.

This was actually a retooling of an earlier unsold game show pilot from 2002 called Casino(not to be confused with the 1995 crime drama film of the same name) hosted by Ron Pearson (who previously hosted the short-lived 1996–1997 game show Shopping Spree on The Family Channel) and Tanya Memme (from DirecTV) as the card dealer. Created by Merrill Heatter in association with King World.

The title itself is a pun on the best-selling 1961 war novel by Joseph Heller called Catch-22.

As of 2021, reruns air on its sister channels GetTV and Game Show Central and formerly on Bounce TV.