 Chuck Barris Productions was incorporated on October 2, 1968.It had its first game show in syndication in 1969, the short-lived "The Game Game" (credited to Chuck Barris Games Shows, Inc. [sic]).In 1981, Barris renamed Chuck Barris Productions, Inc. to Barris Industries, Inc.

After spending some time in Europe, Chuck Barris returned to the United States in 1984 and formed a syndication arm called Bel-Air Program Sales in October along with Bob Cohen and Brian Firestone, which began syndicating "The Dating Game", "The Newlywed Game", "The Gong Show", "The $1.98 Beauty Show" and the Barris versions of "Treasure Hunt".