I did learn rumor on Facebook that the reason why the last 3 episodes of 1985 and the first 6 shows of 1986 are being skipped by GSN might be because the Executive Producer of Press Your Luck, Bill Carruthers, and maybe Producer Bill Mitchell, may have vetoed those episodes from being rebroadcast due to Peter promoting the time slot change. USA Network may have aired January 6 to 9, 1986, and while I didn't find any (subtle?) mention at the beginning of the show of the time slot change, I did read somewhere (Jason Hernandez's episode guide?) that Peter explained the rules of the game and maybe there was mention of the time slot change during that time. Of course, I will have to view the episodes over the weekend and see if there was any mention.
If the veto power is true, although Carruthers and Mitchell have passed away at least a decade ago, I am sure their estate is respecting their wishes.
Maybe I can contact Rick Stern on Facebook and find out if Carruthers and Mitchell really did veto those nine episodes from being rebroadcast. Maybe USA aired the January 6 to 9, 1986 episodes because Carruthers and maybe Mitchell may not have realized that there may have been some subtle mention of the time slot change in those episodes.
Of course, with this latest skipping of episodes, maybe GSN will air all the episodes right to the end of at least February 1986 or maybe the beginning of March 1986 in the current lease and maybe we might see the earliest episodes from the "Across The Board" era.
But either way, I really am glad it's confirmed we're getting 1986 episodes. But we have to get through the rest of December 1985 that GSN is going to air first - after all, these episodes have not been shown on TV since the original CBS airings nearly 29 years ago, so these gems will be a genuine treat to see.
