CBS announced its fall slate this morning, with only minimal surprises. As expected, the only change to the Thursday night lineup is the setting of Survivor, now taping at the Central American country of Guatemala. The Amazing Race also keeps its current time slot, Tuesdays at 9:00, with a family edition on tap for fall. But to those of us who prefer traditional game shows: sorry folks, but Winning Lines is still dead.
Here are some of the people we know from the gs (and/or GSN) world and how they were affected:
JEFF PROBST: No matter how long he hosts Survivor, there's a few of us who will always remember him from Rock & Roll Jeopardy!.
MIKE O'MALLEY: After an abbreviated fifth season that gave Yes, Dear enough episodes to qualify for syndication, I didn't think O'Malley's sitcom would live on, but it's back and reunited with erstwhile Monday lead-in Still Standing on Wednesday nights. Another chance to get Moira Quirk as a guest star. :-)
JASON ALEXANDER: If GSN greenlights a third season of Celebrity Blackjack, the defending champion has plenty of time to practice his strategy, now that Listen Up got the hook. So far only Patrick Warburton (Less than Perfect) has dodged the Seinfeld curse.
MIKE WALLACE: Soon to enter his 38th year on the clock (or stopwatch, as it were), he still has no intention of retiring yet.
BRAD GARRETT: No word of an Everybody Loves Raymond spinoff yet.
JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT: OK, so the closest she's come to being involved with a game show was a Greed team that lost when they thought she appeared on Sesame Street, but she's one of my favorite actresses (and I knew right away they blew it). Team Eye picked up her drama pilot Ghost Whisperer, so I can forgive them for cancelling Joan of Arcadia.
DENNIS HAYSBERT: Another stretch, because he appeared with Ken Jennings in an Allstate commercial, but he'll have to work his next one around The Unit, coming in midseason. Mom liked him on 24, so she's looking forward to it.
RYAN SEACREST: Fox unveils their three-part schedule tomorrow (get the Excedrin ready!), but he's not going anywhere anytime soon.