Almost 100 per cent of the time they are not live. I do not think the Tape term is as literal as it once was and I believe they are Digitally Recorded now.
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About 200 new episodes are taped for each new season of Wheel of Fortune.
In a game of poker, the player to the left of the dealer shows their cards first.
Several tv networks produce game shows in the US. There is now a network completely dedicated to game shows. It is called the Game Show network, which is very popular.
Shows have been taped during the Summer to be shown it the fall, but they are not recorded a set amount in the future like your question suggests. Location shows have been done many months before all of the episodes have aired, yet some shows air less than a month after being recorded
the best channel to watch game shows is GSN (game show network). on my network that is channel number 184.