I remember a local radio personality helping to win her partner the whopping sum of $600 on Pyramid, but I didn't remember the Steve/Kathi episode. I do, however remember an episode of Combs Feud where local Seattle TV news talent took on Seattle's radio personalities in a battle for supremacy in the 13th media market, as well as a $5,000 donation to Seattle's Children's Hospital, airing at the oh-so-accessible timeslot of 10:30p on a Wednesday.
10:30 PM on a Wednesday? Dang, that sounds like a weird time to have one of those specials. I'm wondering something here though: did the time that it aired have anything to do with a sporting event?
From what i've seen in the time i've been around(26 years), sometimes those specials, whether they be game show, or health or whatever are scheduled the way they are(and especially back when Ray Combs Family Feud was airing originally) because there was a sporting event airing the same night(MLB Playoffs, Monday Night Football, local sports, etc.).
What i'm thinking is there probably was a AL or NLCS game, or a World Series game, or a Monday Night Football game airing at 5 PM, or 6 PM, or 7 PM and then possibly the Family Feud episode aired after the sporting event and before the 11 PM news, sort of like a special lead in or something.
From reading old newspaper listings, Family Feud's syndicated version aired on KOMO 4 back then, which makes it airing after sports a definite possibility. Question is: am I correct, or just crazy; also, out of pure curiousity Travis, would you happen to know who was on each team? I know the latter is probably unlikely, but I would like to know why it was aired at 10:30 PM on a Wednesday.
Although like I said, the only reason I can think of why this happened was that ABC had an Baseball playoff game(and considering Ray Combs syndicated Feud debuted in fall 1988, and ABC had MLB coverage up until 1989, after which CBS took over in 1990, all this is likely; and then following the baseball, instead of KOMO airing regular ABC programming, they more then likely aired the special Combs Feud episode).
Sorry about being so long winded with the explanation, I guess I tend to do that a lot. Although just by looking at this post, I can guess what I wrote is the reason why it aired at 10:30 PM on a Wednesday; or maybe not.
