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The Game Show Forum => Game Show Channels & Networks => Topic started by: PeterMarshallFan on December 12, 2003, 07:02:40 PM
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http://adlink.com/resource_center/programm...week=12/29/2003 (http://\"http://adlink.com/resource_center/programming_grids/apg.cfm?netid=14909&begweek=12/29/2003\")
Interesting...looks like Video Games bombed, and WinTuition was finally taken off.
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[quote name=\'PeterMarshallFan\' date=\'Dec 12 2003, 07:02 PM\'] http://adlink.com/resource_center/programm...week=12/29/2003 (http://\"http://adlink.com/resource_center/programming_grids/apg.cfm?netid=14909&begweek=12/29/2003\")
Interesting...looks like Video Games bombed, and WinTuition was finally taken off. [/quote]
Wintuition is still there Mon Tue and Fri at 2:30PM EST. NY Eve(Wed.) boasts a $100K Pyramid marathon, and NY Day(Thu.) boasts a Lingo marathon.
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[quote name=\'PeterMarshallFan\' date=\'Dec 12 2003, 07:02 PM\']http://adlink.com/resource_center/programm...week=12/29/2003 (http://\"http://adlink.com/resource_center/programming_grids/apg.cfm?netid=14909&begweek=12/29/2003\")
Interesting...looks like Video Games bombed, and WinTuition was finally taken off.[/quote]
And something else I noticed having looked at the schedule just now: the new lineup for Saturday has Match Game starting at 9:35, Greed starting at 10:10, and Newlywed Game starting at 11:25 (all times Eastern and Pacific). Why are they doing that?
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[quote name=\'Thad Dixon\' date=\'Dec 12 2003, 08:14 PM\'] [quote name=\'PeterMarshallFan\' date=\'Dec 12 2003, 07:02 PM\']http://adlink.com/resource_center/programm...week=12/29/2003 (http://\"http://adlink.com/resource_center/programming_grids/apg.cfm?netid=14909&begweek=12/29/2003\")
Interesting...looks like Video Games bombed, and WinTuition was finally taken off.[/quote]
And something else I noticed having looked at the schedule just now: the new lineup for Saturday has Match Game starting at 9:35, Greed starting at 10:10, and Newlywed Game starting at 11:25 (all times Eastern and Pacific). Why are they doing that? [/quote]
For the Games Across America spots, I believe.
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That's correct...it's the Games Across America segments.
Press Release, just for fun:
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031202/latu009_1.html (http://\"http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031202/latu009_1.html\")
-JE
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What's Make The Connection? I'm not familiar with the name....=)
j
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Eh, I gots nothin to say, other than, re: GSN Video Games:
Told. You. Say.
It's nothing against GSN trying new things, it's just, that GSN has found something that's worked for nine years (Having been in the black, despite still-mediocre carriage, for 3 straight years (since 2001)). No reason to shake things up when they don't need to be shaken.
For those interested, the minor tweaks involve the abolition of GSN Video Games, Weekend Friend or Foe being delayed by 30 min, now starting at 2:00 PM ET. Whammy, Lingo, and RR fill in the next slot. WinTuition is gone altogether. In the 1:30 PM ET slot, 7 days/wk, is some form of Match Game (Either '7x or '90, I've got a feeling) Extra promos, and the Games Across America slots take up an extra 30 minutes, so the Saturday Funny Money has been axed.
BTW: Make the Connection, checking other advance scheds, may be for 3 days only.
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[quote name=\'mctoyboy\' date=\'Dec 12 2003, 05:29 PM\'] What's Make The Connection? I'm not familiar with the name....=)
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Gene Rayburn's panel show, where the panel would ask questions of two contestants in an effort to determine how they were associated with each other.
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Thanx! It's cool to see them sneaking different things on here and there. Maybe they will continue to do so. I actually kind of hope it is MG90 in the afternoon slot......=)
j
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Earlier this year MG90 was shown in both the 12:30 and 1:30 slots. Would be nice to see again, though....
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I think it was pretty much a given that GSN Video Games wouldn't work out so well, but it was a valient effort for GSN just to try and squeeze something new and different on the schedule.
On that note, this is definitely a noteworthy schedule adjustment. It's about time they removed WinTuition and Funny Money (at least from Saturdays) from the lineup.
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[quote name=\'ssjason\' date=\'Dec 12 2003, 07:19 PM\'] That's correct...it's the Games Across America segments.
Press Release, just for fun:
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031202/latu009_1.html (http://\"http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031202/latu009_1.html\")
-JE [/quote]
I have a bad feeling about GAA. To me it sounds a lot like "DJ Games" without the DJ's and Scott Sternberg -- the man who gave us DJG, as well as Extreme Gong and Wheel 2000...
How about doing "Games Around The World", airing real game shows from England, Australia and the like?
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At least GAA is airing in segments, unlike DJ Games, which was a full half-hour show. So if it were bad, at least people wouldn't have to put up with it for very long, since I'm estimating maybe at least 5 minutes for each segment.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Dec 12 2003, 07:33 PM\'][quote name=\'mctoyboy\' date=\'Dec 12 2003, 05:29 PM\'] What's Make The Connection? I'm not familiar with the name....=)
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Gene Rayburn's panel show, where the panel would ask questions of two contestants in an effort to determine how they were associated with each other.[/quote]
And hosted for the first few weeks by Jim McKay.
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They already took off Cram, did they not?
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http://adlink.com/resource_center/programm...week=12/29/2003
Interesting...looks like Video Games bombed, and WinTuition was finally taken off.
I would say just let TechTV hire Carmen Nicole and put her in Adam Sessler's place on X-Play, but they'll never get rid of that annoying balding nerd.
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[quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Dec 16 2003, 08:14 PM\']They already took off Cram, did they not?[/quote]
"Cram" was moved to the weekends and afternoons. However, if the edict seems to be "no more studio shows," then "Cram" is probably out of production for good.
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[quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Dec 17 2003, 05:05 PM\'] [quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Dec 16 2003, 08:14 PM\']They already took off Cram, did they not?[/quote]
"Cram" was moved to the weekends and afternoons. However, if the edict seems to be "no more studio shows," then "Cram" is probably out of production for good. [/quote]
If they do indeed stop the studio shows, I think Cram would be a decent syndicated companion piece to Street Smarts(if Street does see a year five), Whammy! would be a good companion piece for Feud if it gets a year six, and it would be nice to see a Syndicated version of Lingo if GSN axes that one too. My guess is Lingo wouldn't fly in Syndication, but we'll see what happens.
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Id think theyd try the castoffs on another cable network first if they are able to. For some reason id think Cram would be a better fit on Spike or USA than it would be in syndie, could be a lil too wierd for syndie.
I strongly agree that Whammy and Karn feud would be a great idea for fremantle especally since many packagers throw Sony's pyramid in with fremantle's Feud, this would give them a better package to work with without having to share with the competition.
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[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Dec 17 2003, 07:51 PM\'] [quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Dec 17 2003, 05:05 PM\'] [quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Dec 16 2003, 08:14 PM\']They already took off Cram, did they not?[/quote]
"Cram" was moved to the weekends and afternoons. However, if the edict seems to be "no more studio shows," then "Cram" is probably out of production for good. [/quote]
If they do indeed stop the studio shows, I think Cram would be a decent syndicated companion piece to Street Smarts(if Street does see a year five), Whammy! would be a good companion piece for Feud if it gets a year six, and it would be nice to see a Syndicated version of Lingo if GSN axes that one too. My guess is Lingo wouldn't fly in Syndication, but we'll see what happens. [/quote]
Zach.
You think that the GSN original that garners the highest ratings has the LEAST likelihood of making it in syndication?
And just why is Whammy! a good companion? They [FF] don't have a similar aspect in them at all. If anything, run W! and Cram back to back--even though they are from different packagers.
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[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Dec 17 2003, 07:51 PM\'][quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Dec 17 2003, 05:05 PM\'] [quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Dec 16 2003, 08:14 PM\']They already took off Cram, did they not?[/quote]
"Cram" was moved to the weekends and afternoons. However, if the edict seems to be "no more studio shows," then "Cram" is probably out of production for good. [/quote]
If they do indeed stop the studio shows, I think Cram would be a decent syndicated companion piece to Street Smarts(if Street does see a year five), Whammy! would be a good companion piece for Feud if it gets a year six, and it would be nice to see a Syndicated version of Lingo if GSN axes that one too. My guess is Lingo wouldn't fly in Syndication, but we'll see what happens.[/quote]
The trick is that GSN owns the copyrights for all of their originals except "Whammy!" and "Russian Roulette" and, unless they want to sell the shows back to their producers, could easily squelch any attempts to market them outside of their channel. (The producers may still control overseas format rights and, of course, GSN licenses "Lingo" from IDTV.)
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[quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Dec 18 2003, 12:48 PM\']
Zach.
You think that the GSN original that garners the highest ratings has the LEAST likelihood of making it in syndication?
And just why is Whammy! a good companion? They [FF] don't have a similar aspect in them at all. If anything, run W! and Cram back to back--even though they are from different packagers. [/quote]
It just seems as though Lingo is the oldest skewing of GSN's originals, such a word game being a success on cable doesn't mean it will in syndication. CHain Reaction did better on cable than on the network. WHammy and Feud are both owned by Fremantle. As was stated earlier today, there may be a few new game shows being launched at the 2005 NATPE convention, so we'll see what happens.