Where do gameshows get the money that they give away?

Question

Where do gameshows get the money that they give away?

Answer 1

from the commercials

and when they say

"this show is brought to you by,,,,"

that's the company that is paying for most of it

Answer 2

Each sponsor pays a large amount of money for each mention of their company or product as well as for the commercials during the program. That is why there are so many commercials during game shows.

Answer 3

from the commercials that advertise.