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TLEberle · « **Reply #135 on:** January 22, 2011, 09:58:47 PM »

[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'255351\' date=\'Jan 22 2011, 06:56 PM\'][quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'255349\' date=\'Jan 22 2011, 09:45 PM\'][quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'255347\' date=\'Jan 22 2011, 06:38 PM\']Amazing how ratings have changed in 25+ years.[/quote]Is it?[/quote]I think he's talking about the state of ratings in 2011, which I do believe is amazing. If Name That Tune pulled a 7.7 in the last week of reported ratings, it would have finished .1 behind the #1, Wheel of Fortune, making it a surefire hit that would be instantly renewed. In 1985, a rating like that was apparently not enough to keep it around.[/quote]I think Brandon knows that I wasn't calling him out (implicitly or explicitly) and you're right, what producer wouldn't sell their soul for an eight share in this multiverse of content?

golden-road · « **Reply #136 on:** January 22, 2011, 10:09:53 PM »

Found an ad for Kennedy TPIR

http://www.davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC/B...-1985-01-07.pdf

Page 140.

BrandonFG · « **Reply #137 on:** January 22, 2011, 11:23:00 PM »

[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'255352\' date=\'Jan 22 2011, 09:58 PM\'][quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'255351\' date=\'Jan 22 2011, 06:56 PM\'][quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'255349\' date=\'Jan 22 2011, 09:45 PM\'][quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'255347\' date=\'Jan 22 2011, 06:38 PM\']Amazing how ratings have changed in 25+ years.[/quote]Is it?[/quote]I think he's talking about the state of ratings in 2011, which I do believe is amazing. If Name That Tune pulled a 7.7 in the last week of reported ratings, it would have finished .1 behind the #1, Wheel of Fortune, making it a surefire hit that would be instantly renewed. In 1985, a rating like that was apparently not enough to keep it around.[/quote]I think Brandon knows that I wasn't calling him out (implicitly or explicitly) and you're right, what producer wouldn't sell their soul for an eight share in this multiverse of content?
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Correct and correct. It was more of an observation at what could get you canceled back in the day. :-)

Twentington · « **Reply #138 on:** January 23, 2011, 12:39:41 AM »

[quote name=\'Jamey Greek\' post=\'255193\' date=\'Jan 20 2011, 10:43 PM\'][quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'255192\' date=\'Jan 20 2011, 11:40 PM\']Isn't there an IHOP or something close to where you live? There's got to be something else you can do with your life. You must be hungry.[/quote]
Unfortunately no[/quote]

Whoosh.

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'255320\' date=\'Jan 22 2011, 04:52 PM\'][quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'255319\' date=\'Jan 22 2011, 01:39 PM\']You need to make your links accurate -- with correct page numbers -- or you need to stop posting in this thread. If you cannot do the former, I can certainly take care of the latter.[/quote]
I salute you.
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Seconded.

Back to the topic at hand, that "Punch Lines" sounds a tad complicated — how exactly did it work? Teams of comedians on a panel?

joshg · « **Reply #139 on:** January 23, 2011, 01:06:01 AM »

[quote name=\'golden-road\' post=\'255354\' date=\'Jan 22 2011, 07:09 PM\']Found an ad for Kennedy TPIR

http://www.davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC/B...-1985-01-07.pdf

Page 140.[/quote]

...which features photos of TK with contestants Frank Wayne and Sheryl Paris(?).

Steve Gavazzi · « **Reply #140 on:** January 23, 2011, 01:52:01 AM »

[quote name=\'joshg\' post=\'255370\' date=\'Jan 23 2011, 01:06 AM\'][quote name=\'golden-road\' post=\'255354\' date=\'Jan 22 2011, 07:09 PM\']Found an ad for Kennedy TPIR

http://www.davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC/B...-1985-01-07.pdf

Page 140.[/quote]...which features photos of TK with contestants Frank Wayne and Sheryl Paris(?).[/quote]
...and a shot of Pick a Pair with a price in a spot that was never used for anything but the names of products.

Crap like this bugs me. I know it isn't important, but I still wanna know why it was put there, and I also know there's no way anyone remembers.

NickintheATL · « **Reply #141 on:** January 23, 2011, 03:28:29 AM »

[quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'255373\' date=\'Jan 23 2011, 01:52 AM\']...and a shot of Pick a Pair with a price in a spot that was never used for anything but the names of products.

Crap like this bugs me. I know it isn't important, but I still wanna know why it was put there, and I also know there's no way anyone remembers.[/quote]

Steve, it's just a trade ad. That is all.

clemon79 · « **Reply #142 on:** January 23, 2011, 03:31:46 AM »

[quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'255373\' date=\'Jan 22 2011, 10:52 PM\']Crap like this bugs me. I know it isn't important, but I still wanna know why it was put there, and I also know there's no way anyone remembers.[/quote]
Is it possible that the original picture had the brand name of a product in there and it needed to get removed?

NickintheATL · « **Reply #143 on:** January 23, 2011, 03:57:40 AM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'255378\' date=\'Jan 23 2011, 03:31 AM\'][quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'255373\' date=\'Jan 22 2011, 10:52 PM\']Crap like this bugs me. I know it isn't important, but I still wanna know why it was put there, and I also know there's no way anyone remembers.[/quote]
Is it possible that the original picture had the brand name of a product in there and it needed to get removed?
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I can tell you it would not. What he's talking about was just generic product tags like "Baked Beans" or "Peanut Butter", for example.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #144 on:** January 23, 2011, 09:31:08 AM »

[quote name=\'Twentington\' post=\'255362\' date=\'Jan 23 2011, 12:39 AM\']Back to the topic at hand, that "Punch Lines" sounds a tad complicated — how exactly did it work? Teams of comedians on a panel?[/quote]
Punch Lines was an updated version of Eye Guess. Instead of a board with printed answers, there was a wall where this panel of unknown young comics would say the answers. As with the original, all the answers would be revealed at the start of the round, but in this version, after the panel gave their answers, they all ran to a different spot on the wall. The contestants had to remember who had the right answer, and also note where they had moved. In this version, the contestants were paired with celebrity playing partners (Fred Grandy and Joyce Bulifant) for no reason other than to make it a show with celebrities.

Adam Nedeff · « **Reply #145 on:** January 23, 2011, 10:13:39 AM »

[quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'253403\' date=\'Dec 26 2010, 07:19 PM\'][quote name=\'JasonA1\' post=\'253398\' date=\'Dec 26 2010, 05:58 PM\']The issue also reveals (on page 107) that a 90-minute game show block for launch in fall '83 was cleared in 70 markets, but failed to get enough major markets to go all the way. The shows? Chain Reaction, Three on a Match and Eye Guess.[/quote]
Three NBC daytime games from three consecutive decades, all produced by Bob Stewart and hosted by Bill Cullen. Interesting.
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Source on this is my own faulty memory, but I recall the Perf mentioning this package once and specifying the hosts. It was going to be Geoff Edwards on Chain Reaction, Jack Clark on Three on a Match, and Nipsey Russell on Eye Guess.

Jamey Greek · « **Reply #146 on:** January 23, 2011, 10:24:50 AM »

[quote name=\'Adam Nedeff\' post=\'255385\' date=\'Jan 23 2011, 10:13 AM\'][quote name=\'Dan88\' post=\'253403\' date=\'Dec 26 2010, 07:19 PM\'][quote name=\'JasonA1\' post=\'253398\' date=\'Dec 26 2010, 05:58 PM\']The issue also reveals (on page 107) that a 90-minute game show block for launch in fall '83 was cleared in 70 markets, but failed to get enough major markets to go all the way. The shows? Chain Reaction, Three on a Match and Eye Guess.[/quote]
Three NBC daytime games from three consecutive decades, all produced by Bob Stewart and hosted by Bill Cullen. Interesting.
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Source on this is my own faulty memory, but I recall the Perf mentioning this package once and specifying the hosts. It was going to be Geoff Edwards on Chain Reaction, Jack Clark on Three on a Match, and Nipsey Russell on Eye Guess.
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Had that ever came to fruition I am sure Merv and company would have to find someone else to announce the syndicated version of WOF. Or Bob Stewart would have to find someone else to host Three on a Match.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #147 on:** January 23, 2011, 11:12:43 AM »

[quote name=\'Adam Nedeff\' post=\'255385\' date=\'Jan 23 2011, 10:13 AM\'][quote name=\'JasonA1\' post=\'253398\' date=\'Dec 26 2010, 05:58 PM\']The issue also reveals (on page 107) that a 90-minute game show block for launch in fall '83 was cleared in 70 markets, but failed to get enough major markets to go all the way. The shows? Chain Reaction, Three on a Match and Eye Guess.[/quote]
Source on this is my own faulty memory, but I recall the Perf mentioning this package once and specifying the hosts. It was going to be Geoff Edwards on Chain Reaction, Jack Clark on Three on a Match, and Nipsey Russell on Eye Guess.[/quote]
The coulda-been here is just all kinds of fascinating to me. Even if the shows only ran a season, how marvelous would that have been? Interesting that Stewart was going with old-school veterans, but yet didn't have Cullen himself tagged for one of the shows. Even if Child's Play had taken off, adding a syndicated show shouldn't have been a problem.

MikeK · « **Reply #148 on:** January 23, 2011, 11:36:05 AM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'255389\' date=\'Jan 23 2011, 11:12 AM\'][quote name=\'Adam Nedeff\' post=\'255385\' date=\'Jan 23 2011, 10:13 AM\']
Source on this is my own faulty memory, but I recall the Perf mentioning this package once and specifying the hosts. It was going to be Geoff Edwards on Chain Reaction, Jack Clark on Three on a Match, and Nipsey Russell on Eye Guess.[/quote]
The coulda-been here is just all kinds of fascinating to me. Even if the shows only ran a season, how marvelous would that have been? Interesting that Stewart was going with old-school veterans, but yet didn't have Cullen himself tagged for one of the shows. Even if Child's Play had taken off, adding a syndicated show shouldn't have been a problem.[/quote]
I'm pulling this one from the deepest crevices of my rear, but I think it's worth probing. (This statement, not my rear, thank you very much.)

Outside of the occasional appearance on The $25,000 Pyramid in the 80s, Bill's last work for Bob Stewart was Chain Reaction in 1980. Is it possible that Stewart felt Cullen was too old to host the above triad of shows? Yes, Clark and Nipsey weren't spring chickens in the mid-80s, but it's something that came to mind.

Eric Paddon · « **Reply #149 on:** January 23, 2011, 12:14:05 PM »

I think it would surprise people just how old Nipsey really was. He was *older* than Bill by two years according to the bio entries I've seen.

That said, I don't think there was ever a time in Bill's game show career when he was doing two daily shows at once, network and syndicated as a host.