[quote name=\'Winkfan\' date=\'Jan 2 2006, 03:59 PM\']Haven't you all forgotten? In '91-93, the viewers wanted "game shows," alright. DATING game shows, that is. Yes, all those 'trivia' games were ousted in favor of those that appealed not to the viewer's brain, but rather, his/her libido. Thus, we got shows like
STUDS, Infatuation, etc.
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No they didn't. Studs and Infatuation were more of a "Fox-ified" way of finding "alternative" programming. Talk shows that were hardly game shows, but rather, talk shows with an occasional prize. I'll throw "That's Amore" in for another example.
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On the other hand,
Supermarket Sweep made a successful comeback during that same period (darn, I miss that show); and
Shop Til You Drop managed to get in a long run as well.
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Not applicable, again. Cable was a different beast altogether. For Cable, the 1990s were a defining era of cheaply done, 'niche' programming. Supermarker Sweep and STYD, both programmed for Lifetime : Television for Women.... and i'd speculate that the thinking behind slotting those two programs were because the formats both skewed towards women only.
Yes they were hits, but for Lifetime. If the syndicators thought the two could do well enough on the syndicated platform, they would have been trotted out. Wasn't STYD brought out in syndication, on a limited basis? And, wasn't it a limited dud? Or am i thinking about "Debt"?