Given that both Wheel & Jeopardy pull in very strong numbers in primetime, coupled with the fact that they were once NBC daytime staples, why hasn\'t the likes of NBC considered bringing these shows back for daytime viewing?
Their schedule seems to be nothing but variations of the \"Today\" show from 4:30am through 11am, then many talk shows mixed in.
I realize the \"housewife\" demographic is virtually non-existant anymore, however, many who are unemployed, many who choose to stay home, many retired people all might enjoy seeing this.
NBC from 10am - 11am could air both these shows, scaled down for daytime budgets. The only drawback perhaps would be it would go up against CBS\' \"Let\'s Make A Deal\". For my money, much as I loved \"Deal\", I cannot endure an hour of that show, and am not too fond of the current series. Wheel & Jeopardy give much more play along factors, and have a bit more of an educational value than watching somebody dressed up as a giant carrot deciding if they should select door 1, 2 or 3.
Is it strictly financial reasons why NBC cannot or will not do this? Is it because both these shows are syndicated at night? With the recent news that the Today show\'s ratings are down, and given that NBC has it on for what seems like 12 out of every 24 hours (a big exaggeration I know), why wouldn\'t daytime versions of \"Wheel of Fortune\" and \"Jeopardy!\" work today? It might also be a way to groom potential new hosts for both night time programs down the road,as Alex is due to retire I believe in 2016, and not sure when Pat will finally hang it up.