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Don Howard

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« on: July 28, 2004, 10:30:03 AM »
I crave a boon, my game show brethren. On Stosh Beverly's site in his Retrovision section, he or a member of his team of correspondents says that six five-a-week syndicated games were cancelled twenty years ago. I can't think of any that got canned at the end of the 1983-84 season. Hot Potato, The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour, Tattletales and Dream House come to mind, but those were on a network and not syndication. Maybe I'm in the early stages of senility, but does anyone know what six shows those are?
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zachhoran

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« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2004, 10:32:22 AM »
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jul 28 2004, 09:30 AM\'] I crave a boon, my game show brethren. On Stosh Beverly's site in his Retrovision section, he or a member of his team of correspondents, says that six five-a-week syndicated games have been cancelled. I can't think of any that got canned at the end of the 1983-84 season. Maybe I'm in the early stages of senility, but does anyone know what six shows those are? [/quote]
 If Stosh considers the little-seen This is your Life revival with Joe Campanella from that season, there's one. OUtside of that, I can't think of any five-a-week syndie shows axed at the end of that season. Starcade ended after that season, but it was a weekly in most markets.

BrandonFG

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« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2004, 12:02:30 PM »
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jul 28 2004, 09:30 AM\'] I crave a boon, my game show brethren. On Stosh Beverly's site in his Retrovision section, he or a member of his team of correspondents says that six five-a-week syndicated games were cancelled twenty years ago. I can't think of any that got canned at the end of the 1983-84 season. Hot Potato, The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour, Tattletales and Dream House come to mind, but those were on a network and not syndication. Maybe I'm in the early stages of senility, but does anyone know what six shows those are? [/quote]
 Were there even six syndicated daily game shows to begin with in spring or summer 1984? All I got was Wheel, TTD, TJW, and Feud. Of course, none of those four were cancelled.

In the fall, there was Anything For Money, Every Second Counts, J!, and LMAD.
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zachhoran

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« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2004, 12:13:04 PM »
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Jul 28 2004, 11:02 AM\']
Were there even six syndicated daily game shows to begin with in spring or summer 1984? All I got was Wheel, TTD, TJW, and Feud. Of course, none of those four were cancelled.

In the fall, there was Anything For Money, Every Second Counts, J!, and LMAD. [/quote]
 Add to Lange NTT and the little-seen quasi-game show Guilty or Innocent to the Fall 1984 syndie debuts.

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« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2004, 12:27:33 PM »
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Jul 28 2004, 09:30 AM\'] On Stosh Beverly's site in his Retrovision section, he or a member of his team of correspondents says that six five-a-week syndicated games were cancelled twenty years ago. [/quote]
 Apparently he updated very quickly, 'cos it's not there now.  The twenty years ago entry is now "ABC opts not to pick up The New Newlywed Game for a new daytime run but Chuck Barris Productions has the show ready for a revival in fall 1985."

BrandonFG

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« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2004, 01:37:19 PM »
[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Jul 28 2004, 11:13 AM\'] [quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Jul 28 2004, 11:02 AM\']
Were there even six syndicated daily game shows to begin with in spring or summer 1984? All I got was Wheel, TTD, TJW, and Feud. Of course, none of those four were cancelled.

In the fall, there was Anything For Money, Every Second Counts, J!, and LMAD. [/quote]
Add to Lange NTT and the little-seen quasi-game show Guilty or Innocent to the Fall 1984 syndie debuts. [/quote]
 Hmmm...perhaps he meant to say six game shows are prepared for a fall 1984 launch? It's all moot, since rigsby mentioned that Stosh changed the entry.
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