CBS wants to bring back "Name That Tune"

[byrd62]

With Beat Shazam having established itself as a hit this past summer over on Fox, why not bring back the king of musical game shows, and what better place to do it than on the network where it was a primetime hit some 60 years ago (never mind that it started out on NBC)?

http://deadline.com/2017/10/name-that-tune-revival-cbs-pilot-classic-game-show-1202189195/

[BrandonFG]

I was thinking the other day whether a Name That Tune revival could work with Beat Shazam being popular. Even though both revolve around the same idea, I think if NTT uses enough variety, it could stand on its own. Something like Melody Roulette seems kinda cheesy now, but other mini-games from the Kennedy or Lange versions would work. It's a lot that could be done to stand out, esp. if they keep a house band. Kinda how NTT and Face the Music coexisted, even if they were produced by the same people...

[clemon79]

Something like Melody Roulette seems kinda cheesy now,

If you don't have Melody Roulette and Bid-A-Note, you don't have Name That Tune. Period.

[BrandonFG]

Something like Melody Roulette seems kinda cheesy now,

If you don't have Melody Roulette and Bid-A-Note, you don't have Name That Tune. Period.

The 50s version did fine without it.

Totally agree on Bid-A-Note.

[TimK2003]

With Beat Shazam having established itself as a hit this past summer over on Fox, why not bring back the king of musical game shows, and what better place to do it than on the network where it was a primetime hit some 60 years ago (never mind that it started out on NBC)?

http://deadline.com/2017/10/name-that-tune-revival-cbs-pilot-classic-game-show-1202189195/

Were these the same people who tried it on a cruise ship in the not-so-distant past?  From what I recall in those threads, it wasn't that bad of a game.

[brianhenke]

  BTW, whatever happened to the NTT reboot that was supposed to have had versions on MTV, VH1 and  CMT several years back?

  Brian

[BrandonFG]

  BTW, whatever happened to the NTT reboot that was supposed to had versions on MTV, VH1 or CMT several years back?

I'm pretty sure the networks in question passed. From the article:

This is the latest attempt the to bring Name That Tune back to television. CBS previously developed a take 11 years ago. It was followed by efforts at MTV Networks (across MTV, VH1 and CMT) and most recently at FremantleMedia North America. UK’s ITV also did a pilot a couple of years ago.

[byrd62]

Wasn't one of the Viacom efforts Name That Video on VH1 back in the spring of 2001?

[colonial]

Wasn't one of the Viacom efforts Name That Video on VH1 back in the spring of 2001?

It was. Aired for 10 weeks, IIRC.

A lot of the people who worked behind the scenes on "Name That Video" also worked on ESPN's "2-Minute Drill". When I was an alternate contestant for Season 1, another contestant asked a crew member if they've worked on game shows before. She responds, "Sure, most of us worked on 'Name That Video' earlier in the year."

After said contestant said he loved the show, he asked her what became of it. Her response ...

"Well, VH1 suits never actually saw a full episode until the premiere aired. Halfway through the premiere, we got a call from corporate that the suits hated it so much, they were immediately pulling all advertising for the show. We were pretty much canceled after 15 minutes on the air."


JD

[ChrisLambert!]

I also loved Name That Video. I thought it was a quality production and can't imagine what kind of problems 2001-era VH1 would've had with it.

[Mr. Armadillo]

Something like Melody Roulette seems kinda cheesy now,

If Snoop Dogg can make The Joker's Wild's board work, there's still hope for Melody Roulette.

[Otm Shank]

Casting for pilot contestants already, although I have a hunch that it is very preliminary:

https://casting360.com/casting-calls/california/los-angeles/reality-tv/cbs-show-name-that-tune-seeking-contestants.php?view=1443736

[SamJ93]

Is it too early to advocate for Neil Patrick Harris as host?

[DoItRockapella]

Is it too early to advocate for Neil Patrick Harris as host?

This would be awesome, but he's already committed to hosting a primetime game show for NBC ("Genius Junior"), so I'd say it's unlikely.

Genius Junior taped in August, BTW...anyone have a guess as to when it will be on?

[davemackey]

As far as the mini games go, Bid-A-Note will definitely be there. I don’t think even Ralph Edwards knew that “I can name that tune in four notes” would become part of the pop culture.