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colonial

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WWTBAM renewed
« on: January 12, 2017, 09:58:38 PM »
The syndie gamer, now hosted by Chris Harrison, has been renewed for the 2017-18 season on ABC O&Os ...

http://deadline.com/2017/01/millionaire-rightthisminute-renewed-through-2018-on-abc-channels-1201884820/

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Re: WWTBAM renewed
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2017, 10:05:16 PM »
Wow! Guess this means the "Moving to Vegas as a last ditch effort to save a game show" curse is finally broken?

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Re: WWTBAM renewed
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2017, 01:29:43 AM »
In order for there to be a "curse", doesn't the number of failed shows need to be higher than two?

The only two examples I can think of are HS and LMAD, and I don't count Gambit because that was a revival purposely staged in Vegas from the beginning.
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Re: WWTBAM renewed
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2017, 01:32:48 AM »
I am 1) not worried about any curse in this realm and 2) glad at this news. Very glad indeed.
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Re: WWTBAM renewed
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2017, 03:13:14 AM »
It's pretty amazing that WWTBAM has weathered this many format and hosting changes and is still standing. I seriously thought this show was toast, like, six years ago. It's even improving in the ratings according to the article (probably a product of better clearances than in the past).

I guess it demonstrates that a syndicated show can pretty much run forever if you can produce it cheaply enough. (Cheap as in efficient, mind you, not necessarily in a tightwad sense - although we've recently passed the 7-year anniversary of anyone actually becoming a millionaire on the show in any way.)

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Re: WWTBAM renewed
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2017, 08:14:52 AM »
    It seems that WWTBAM is the Rasputin of game shows. Nothing can kill it.

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Re: WWTBAM renewed
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2017, 10:26:18 AM »
Happy to hear the news.  What they needed was a good host, and they have that in Chris.
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