As a tribute to country music star Buck Owens, GSN will be airing special episodes of MATCH GAME, Monday through Friday at 3:30pm ET, April 3rd through April 7th, 2006.

These episodes will pre-empt the regularly scheduled episodes of MATCH GAME.

Owens, whose style of music was honky-tonk with rock influences and was popularly called “The Bakersfield Sound,” had more than 20 number-one hits during the 60s and 70s, including “Act Naturally” and “Love’s Gonna Live Here.” He was also the star of the popular TV series “Hee Haw.” Owens passed away on Saturday at the age of 76.

Below is a schedule:

• Monday, 4/3 at 3:30pm; Ep. 0456
• Tuesday, 4/4 at 3:30pm; Ep. 0457
• Wednesday, 4/5 at 3:30pm; Ep. 0458
• Thursday, 4/6 at 3:30pm; Ep. 0459
• Friday, 4/7 at 3:30pm; Ep. 0460

All episodes originally aired in 1975 and were hosted by Gene Rayburn. The other celebrity panelists besides Buck Owens were Brett Somers, Gary Burghoff, Gloria De Haven, Patti Deutsch, and Richard Dawson.