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Title: B&W Overnight Promo on GSN
Post by: BillCullen1 on December 12, 2012, 11:39:40 PM
GSN has started airing a promo for its B&W hour starting on 12/17. Clips of IGAS and WML are seen. I don't ever recall seeing a promo for the B&W Overnight shows before.
Title: B&W Overnight Promo on GSN
Post by: Matt Ottinger on December 12, 2012, 11:44:04 PM
Bless their hearts.  Something else that's new this year is that the listing services are getting and including the specific original air dates of the shows.  No other details, and I doubt there are too many people who can look up that date and find out which episode it is, but it's still nice to see them go a little bit beyond the barest minimal effort possible.
Title: B&W Overnight Promo on GSN
Post by: chad1m on December 13, 2012, 02:43:16 AM
Here's the 15 second promo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YrzP3gWpdI
Title: B&W Overnight Promo on GSN
Post by: Matt Ottinger on December 13, 2012, 04:03:17 PM
Quote from: LetsGoYankees on December 13, 2012, 03:40:29 PM
Theory: Could these great, colorful ads be a sign of GSN permantly leasing Black & White shows? They're trying to test the waters on how well these shows can do at 2am

While there are those of us who hope for that every year these come up, by all indications (including a conversation I've had with a GSN insider) this is once again a little, temporary seasonal treat.  I have a hard time believing that ANY cable television network is all that concerned about how well ANY programming does for them at two o'clock in the morning.
Title: B&W Overnight Promo on GSN
Post by: Matt Ottinger on December 13, 2012, 04:37:08 PM
Quote from: LetsGoYankees on December 13, 2012, 04:28:06 PM
Btw, the Harvey 1-3AM eps have been on fire with ratings, and so has Baggage in the 12am hour. Late nights are doing well

All the more reason, then, that they aren't going to screw it up with fifty-year-old panel shows.
Title: B&W Overnight Promo on GSN
Post by: jjman920 on December 13, 2012, 08:02:06 PM
I don't recall them having colorful promos for B&W week the past few years, but if I recall correctly, they did use some colorful bumpers the first year they did this.

My DVR has had a series recording set for the last 5 years for What's My Line? and I've Got a Secret and even while it has been gone, it still has the series set. And every year it still picks up and records the week. I love it.

Very nice promos, I can't wait for the week to start.
Title: B&W Overnight Promo on GSN
Post by: That Don Guy on December 17, 2012, 11:18:40 AM
Quote from: Matt Ottinger on December 13, 2012, 04:03:17 PM
I have a hard time believing that ANY cable television network is all that concerned about how well ANY programming does for them at two o'clock in the morning.
Keep in mind that 2:00 in the morning in one part of the country is 11:00 in the evening in another.  GSN does not have a separate "west coast feed".
Title: B&W Overnight Promo on GSN
Post by: J.R. on December 29, 2012, 04:22:07 PM
Thanks, Casey Abell Junior.
Title: B&W Overnight Promo on GSN
Post by: clemon79 on December 29, 2012, 05:58:02 PM
Quote from: J.R. on December 29, 2012, 04:22:07 PM
Thanks, Casey Abell Junior.
YOU TAKE THAT BACK. YOU TAKE THAT BACK RIGHT NOW.
Title: B&W Overnight Promo on GSN
Post by: PYLdude on December 30, 2012, 02:45:34 AM
Quote from: clemon79 on December 29, 2012, 05:58:02 PM
Quote from: J.R. on December 29, 2012, 04:22:07 PM
Thanks, Casey Abell Junior.
YOU TAKE THAT BACK. YOU TAKE THAT BACK RIGHT NOW.

I  think you have him confused with GSL87. :)
Title: B&W Overnight Promo on GSN
Post by: Steve Gavazzi on December 30, 2012, 06:13:54 PM
Quote from: PYLdude on December 30, 2012, 02:45:34 AM
I think you have him confused with GSL87. :)

Does it really make a difference at this point? :-)