Buzzr season jumps, May 2020

[WhammyPower]

On May 1, the 5:00 PM and 5:30 PM airings of Match Game moved to 1978 (from 1977), four weeks after Dawson's departure.

On May 4, the 9:30 AM airing of Supermarket Sweep moved to 1994 episodes (from 2000). These appear to be from early in the season, as David is emphasizing the then-new $250 Super Bonus. The production numbers from Buzzr's schedule do jump around a little bit (This week, for example, is 1394, 1403, 1396, 1401, and 1398).

[ivoryman1986]

I think you meant 1993 for Supermarket Sweep with the episode #s you given. The production codes during the 1993-produced Season 5 episodes that are most notable are:
#1398: The readouts become blue and the $250 Super Bonus premieres.
#1451-#1455: The first set of Season 5 Sweep of Champions and the premiere of the $100 Soda Can Recycle bonus.
#1456: The Big Money Makers tagline premieres and the Brach's Candy Bags were replaced with the candy bags with the SS cart emblem on it.

[Blanquepage]

Schedules for week of 5/26 updated. Only call outs I see are Eubanks Card Sharks jumps to 1988 and Split Second goes back to Episode #1.

[aaron sica]

Schedules for week of 5/26 updated. Only call outs I see are Eubanks Card Sharks jumps to 1988 and Split Second goes back to Episode #1.

Car game!

[snowpeck]

Schedules for week of 5/26 updated. Only call outs I see are Eubanks Card Sharks jumps to 1988 and Split Second goes back to Episode #1.

They won't be in 1988 for long though. They're just running a handful of episodes that aired in a couple of previous marathons.

[SwohS Emag]

Schedules for week of 5/26 updated. Only call outs I see are Eubanks Card Sharks jumps to 1988 and Split Second goes back to Episode #1.

That's frustrating for Split Second - I had missed #90 and #91 from DVR errors both times they have aired so far.  Why stop at #89 and rewind to #1? 

[SRIV94]

On 5/11, Narz CONCENTRATION goes back to where they started on 3/30 (ep 97-1).

[WhammyPower]

I did mean 1993 Sweep, yes.

Also adding that they advanced to 1988 on the 9:00 AM SOTC as of Monday (5/4).

[WhammyPower]

Heads up for Body Language fans:

NYSI's 4:00 AM Sunday run and Body Language's 10:00 PM Sunday run switch effective today (5/10).

[Bryce L.]

Heads up for Body Language fans:

NYSI's 4:00 AM Sunday run and Body Language's 10:00 PM Sunday run switch effective today (5/10).

This tells me one of two things, either...

1. Body Language tanked in the Sunday night slot, or
2. Concentration '76 did better than expected.

Either way, good switch.

[Blanquepage]

Heads up for Body Language fans:

NYSI's 4:00 AM Sunday run and Body Language's 10:00 PM Sunday run switch effective today (5/10).

This tells me one of two things, either...

1. Body Language tanked in the Sunday night slot, or
2. Concentration '76 did better than expected.

Either way, good switch.

I wouldn't be surprised if it were both, but this is coming from one where Body Language is his second least favored G-T production from 1970-onward, only ahead of Mindreaders. My thought would be "Concentration's doing really well, so let's give Jack more exposure on the weekend with a show we've already got converted and can stretch a bit."

[snowpeck]

Heads up for Body Language fans:

NYSI's 4:00 AM Sunday run and Body Language's 10:00 PM Sunday run switch effective today (5/10).

This tells me one of two things, either...

1. Body Language tanked in the Sunday night slot, or
2. Concentration '76 did better than expected.

Either way, good switch.

I wouldn't be surprised if it were both, but this is coming from one where Body Language is his second least favored G-T production from 1970-onward, only ahead of Mindreaders. My thought would be "Concentration's doing really well, so let's give Jack more exposure on the weekend with a show we've already got converted and can stretch a bit."

It also doesn't help that they only converted about 20 episodes of Body Language this time around and ran almost half of those in a recent marathon (meaning they've already started repeating.)

[Bryce L.]

Heads up for Body Language fans:

NYSI's 4:00 AM Sunday run and Body Language's 10:00 PM Sunday run switch effective today (5/10).

This tells me one of two things, either...

1. Body Language tanked in the Sunday night slot, or
2. Concentration '76 did better than expected.

Either way, good switch.

I wouldn't be surprised if it were both, but this is coming from one where Body Language is his second least favored G-T production from 1970-onward, only ahead of Mindreaders. My thought would be "Concentration's doing really well, so let's give Jack more exposure on the weekend with a show we've already got converted and can stretch a bit."

It also doesn't help that they only converted about 20 episodes of Body Language this time around and ran almost half of those in a recent marathon (meaning they've already started repeating.)

Though they could've gone back into the 2015-2017 package (which would all be brand-new to people who, like me, were unable to access the network prior to the online stream's launch in June 2018).

[jage]

Does Buzzr really have access to ratings data for a random 10 PM slot on the weekend, or a 4 AM slot? I wonder if some of this speculation is just overthinking things a bit, and given the nicheness (is that a word) of the network, some decisions are just made based on casual feedback or on a whim to mix things up.

[TimK2003]

Does Buzzr really have access to ratings data for a random 10 PM slot on the weekend, or a 4 AM slot? I wonder if some of this speculation is just overthinking things a bit, and given the nicheness (is that a word) of the network, some decisions are just made based on casual feedback or on a whim to mix things up.

I would think, if anything, they can track viewership via Stirr and Pluto as well as their own website -- I don't think they have to pay/subscribe to any kind of ratings service (like Nielsen) for them.