So, I’ve been keeping an eye on this the last few mornings. Pluto, Sling, and Roku Channel all appear to be playing game shows during infomercial hours now. STIRR is still playing informercials, at least for now. (I have neither a Samsung smart TV nor a Fire device, so if someone else wants to reply with whether Samsung TV Plus or IMDBtv are following suit, that would be great.)
Pluto, Sling & Roku Channel are all playing the same episodes, so it seems to be a single feed that streaming providers can pick up. As of right now, only the Roku Channel program guide tells which shows are playing. Sling still lists paid programming, and Pluto still lists it as “24/7 Game Shows.”
It appears that they’re rerunning the first couple hours of prime time from the night before. On Saturday & Sunday when infomercial hours are extended, they also run the 3rd hour, then loop back to the first hour. Oddly, all the streaming services are still running the E/I programming for now. But since BUZZR has cut back on E/I, at least it’s only a half-hour break in format.
As I said above, it would be nice if they were ran something that wasn’t as common during the infomercial hours, but I’m not complaining. I still think it’s a smart move to keep viewers engaged during those hours, & catch the early risers who might stumble across the channel.
