Network games you thought were cancelled....but just stopped airing in your area

[bclark71]

Reading this thread has reminded me of what a crappy CBS affiliate WAGA/5 Atlanta was.  It never aired anything CBS offered in the 10-11am and 4-4:30pm slots from 1982 on, so "Tattletales 2.0," "The New $25,000 Pyramid," "Press Your Luck," "Card Sharks," "Body Language," "Blackout," "Family Feud," "Now You See It '89," and re-homed daytime "Wheel Of Fortune" either found clearance in the late afternoon on channels WATL/36 and WVEU/69, or never aired at all in the market.  WAGA/5 also eventually dropped "The Price Is Right," which WVEU/69 aired in its 11am time slot.

NBC Affiliate WXIA/11 wasn't much better, as "Sale Of The Century" and "Super Password" never aired there or any other place on the Atlanta dial.

ABC affiliate WSB/2 declined "Match Game '90" in favor of local news, sending Ross Shafer and company to the above-mentioned WVEU/69.

[Jamey Greek]

Reading this thread has reminded me of what a crappy CBS affiliate WAGA/5 Atlanta was.  It never aired anything CBS offered in the 10-11am and 4-4:30pm slots from 1982 on, so "Tattletales 2.0," "The New $25,000 Pyramid," "Press Your Luck," "Card Sharks," "Body Language," "Blackout," "Family Feud," "Now You See It '89," and re-homed daytime "Wheel Of Fortune" either found clearance in the late afternoon on channels WATL/36 and WVEU/69, or never aired at all in the market.  WAGA/5 also eventually dropped "The Price Is Right," which WVEU/69 aired in its 11am time slot.

NBC Affiliate WXIA/11 wasn't much better, as "Sale Of The Century" and "Super Password" never aired there or any other place on the Atlanta dial.

ABC affiliate WSB/2 declined "Match Game '90" in favor of local news, sending Ross Shafer and company to the above-mentioned WVEU/69.

Did WAGA air Child's Play?  WCPX in Orlando was just as bad.  From the 80s on the only network game show they aired was TPIR. 

[Jamey Greek]

WESH in Orlando did not air Super Password When Daytime Win, Lose, or Draw premiered in 1987, WSSH did not air it opting for High Rollersinstead. They aired HR at 11:00 and pushed Daytime Wheel to 11:30.  They cleared WLOD in 1988.  However, they preempted WLOD with Couch Potatoes in its stead at 11:30. 

[Jamey Greek]

Reading this thread has reminded me of what a crappy CBS affiliate WAGA/5 Atlanta was.  It never aired anything CBS offered in the 10-11am and 4-4:30pm slots from 1982 on, so "Tattletales 2.0," "The New $25,000 Pyramid," "Press Your Luck," "Card Sharks," "Body Language," "Blackout," "Family Feud," "Now You See It '89," and re-homed daytime "Wheel Of Fortune" either found clearance in the late afternoon on channels WATL/36 and WVEU/69, or never aired at all in the market.  WAGA/5 also eventually dropped "The Price Is Right," which WVEU/69 aired in its 11am time slot.

NBC Affiliate WXIA/11 wasn't much better, as "Sale Of The Century" and "Super Password" never aired there or any other place on the Atlanta dial.

ABC affiliate WSB/2 declined "Match Game '90" in favor of local news, sending Ross Shafer and company to the above-mentioned WVEU/69.

WAGA aired CS in it's first year IIRC.  They also aired Pyramid in 1985-86