Quote from: Jeremy Nelson on February 29, 2012, 06:41:15 PMDoes anybody know where I could find a pic of the pilot?From Broadcasting magazine, page 3 or so.
Does anybody know where I could find a pic of the pilot?
Two pages down from there is an ad for Break the Bank. It says that Joe Farago and the new format raised ratings by 30% in New York...am I correct that the show was off the air in the fall? Since it was from the same syndicator, were they looking to pair these up, or was Strike it Rich being groomed as the replacement?
Quote from: Modor on February 29, 2012, 07:02:27 PMSince it was from the same syndicator, were they looking to pair these up, or was Strike it Rich being groomed as the replacement?Correct. Break the Bank was one and done. Not sure if Blair wanted to pair the two shows together, but it makes sense.
Since it was from the same syndicator, were they looking to pair these up, or was Strike it Rich being groomed as the replacement?
Quote from: fostergray82 on February 29, 2012, 07:21:06 PMQuote from: Modor on February 29, 2012, 07:02:27 PMSince it was from the same syndicator, were they looking to pair these up, or was Strike it Rich being groomed as the replacement?Correct. Break the Bank was one and done. Not sure if Blair wanted to pair the two shows together, but it makes sense.Blair also distributed Divorce Court in the 80s. Maybe they knew Break The Bank was a dead duck and wanted to pair Divorce Court with Strike it Rich. FWIW, Cleveland did get BtB and Divorce Court in the 4-5 PM hour on WJ(K)W.
(Odd little coincidental fact: the post-Jeopardy slot went between three Jims during 1985- Divorce Court (Peck) begat Name that Tune (Lange) and was begat itself by the second season of the syndie Sale (Perry).)
There was a second season of the syndie $ale? I didn't realize that...
Syndie SOTC was a mid-season replacement, much like The Simpsons. First season, a partial one ran for about 3 or 4 months, and the second one, a full one began in September.