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The Game Show Forum => Game Show Channels & Networks => Topic started by: Chelsea Thrasher on March 21, 2024, 12:52:28 AM
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April 1st starts off with an interesting curiosity:
All week at 7PM Eastern Buzzr will be running Match Game 90 for an hour, with episodes all being shows previously rerun in marathons. (They're doing similar hours on Saturday 3/23 and Sunday 3/31 at 5PM.).
Match Game 90's never been on the regular schedule in Buzzr's nearly nine years of existence. Not sure if this is going to be a one-off or if they're going to eventually segue to a normal run of the show. Test?
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April 1st starts off with an interesting curiosity:
All week at 7PM Eastern Buzzr will be running Match Game 90 for an hour, with episodes all being shows previously rerun in marathons. (They're doing similar hours on Saturday 3/23 and Sunday 3/31 at 5PM.).
Match Game 90's never been on the regular schedule in Buzzr's nearly nine years of existence. Not sure if this is going to be a one-off or if they're going to eventually segue to a normal run of the show. Test?
I was wondering the same thing. They've done similar things with shows returning to the schedule after a long absence. For instance, Moore TTTT had a few weeks of repeats prior to them adding fresh ones, so I could see them applying something similar here even though it's never been on the regular schedule before. I'd definitely be interested in seeing Match Game 90 on the regular. The last time they did a survey, I specifically mentioned it as a show I'd like to see them run.
EDIT: On the other hand, I'm also reminded that they randomly ran a week of To Tell the Truth 1990 in the slot for the Garry Moore version recently, so who knows.
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Has anyone been keeping track of how many Rayburn-hosted Match Games Buzzr has aired? I only find myself tuning in once in a great while, but I think I've seen the network get into the syndicated run. Have all of the Match Game PM episodes aired on Buzzr? I'm curious how much is left before the network has no choice but to move to the '90s version of the show if it wants more fresh episodes.
Given how frequently Super Password airs on Buzzr, there would appear to be sufficient demand from the audience to see celebrities from that time period.
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Has anyone been keeping track of how many Rayburn-hosted Match Games Buzzr has aired? I only find myself tuning in once in a great while, but I think I've seen the network get into the syndicated run. Have all of the Match Game PM episodes aired on Buzzr? I'm curious how much is left before the network has no choice but to move to the '90s version of the show if it wants more fresh episodes.
Given how frequently Super Password airs on Buzzr, there would appear to be sufficient demand from the audience to see celebrities from that time period.
They've gotten through the entire CBS run (minus any episodes they've deemed inappropriate) and a large chunk of PM. There's still about 30 or so PM shows from 1976 they haven't gotten to.
They're currently working their way through the syndicated run. They've gotten about a third of the way through season two.
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Well, the MG '90 addition seems to be part of what I'm guessing will be an hour of revolving eras that'll change weekly, perhaps? The week of 4/8 shows MG '73.
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Effective 4/15:
What's 'new': Body Language, Supermarket Sweep
What's gone: Tattletales.
1pm to 3pm changes up for the week (Edit 4/10: 80s Split Second/LMAD on Weekdays and Temptation/Sale on weekends return after a one week break the week of 4/22. Primetime changes remain)
The prime/late changes are regular changes, which includes 80s LMAD getting pulled from prime (and the return of Supermarket Sweep after a short hiatus as well as Body Language after a longer one). I think this is the first time Tattletales has been off the Buzzr schedule entirely (unless it reappears next week after the Spring Break stunt ends). Based on the time period downgrade and now nearing the end of Kroeger's episodes, wouldn't be surprised to see it exit soon.
Weekdays:
Week of 4/15 Only:
1:00PM to 3:00PM (week of 4/15 Only): "Spring Break Getaway" stunt. (See Below)
then regular changes:
6PM-8PM Match Game switches to 73
8:00PM: Match Game 73 x2 (Replaces To Tell the Truth 73 x2)
9:00PM: To Tell the Truth 73 x2 (Replaces Tattletales 76 x2)
10:00PM: Password Plus 81 x2 (REplaces Newlywed Game 90s x2)
11:00PM: Supermarket Sweep x2 (Replaces LMAD 80s x2)
12:00AM: Body Language x2 (Replaces Classic Concentration x2)
1:00AM: Newlywed Game 90s x4 (Replaces Password Plus x2 and Super Password x2)
Weekends:
Buzzr's "Spring Break Getaway" stunt (reairs from weekdays) blows out weekend afternoons from 1P-6P the week of 4/15.
7:00pm: Match Game 73 x4 (Replaces Password Plus 81x2 and To Tell the Truth 70s x2)
9:00pm: To Tell the Truth 70s x2 (Replaces Tattletales)
10:00PM: Password Plus 81 x2 (REplaces Newlywed Game 90s x2)
11:00PM: Supermarket Sweep x2 (Replaces Classic Concentration x2)
12:00AM: Body Language x2 (Replaces Classic Concentration x2)
1:00AM: Newlywed Game 90s x4 (Replaces Password Plus x2 and Super Password x2)
Most of the above had been blown out for programming stunts on weekends since the end of January, but that appears to be the new regular prime/late schedule 7 days/week
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The spring break getaway stunt will be a rotation/sampling of various spring break themed episodes and prizes from various shows in the Buzzr library, primarily Classic Concentration, Eubanks' Card Sharks, Press Your Luck, and both versions of 80s Sale.
Classic Concentration locks down the 1P Hour all week, Eubanks' CS takes the 2:00pm half hour all week, and a mix of PYL and 80s Sale airs at 2:30p. (PYL M-W, Sale Th/F). All of those episodes reair on Saturday or Sunday from 1p-6p.
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Effective 4/15:
What's 'new': Body Language, Supermarket Sweep
What's gone: Tattletales. Split Second, 80s LMAD, and Temptation are gone for at least the week of 4/15, and 80s Sale is reduced to two programming stunt eps, one from each version. These may change back the week of 4/22 or change to something else. The prime/late changes appear to be normal changes, which includes 80s LMAD getting pulled from prime (and the return of Supermarket Sweep after a short hiatus as well as Body Language after a longer one). I think this is the first time Tattletales has been off the Buzzr schedule entirely (unless it reappears next week after the Spring Break stunt ends). Based on the time period downgrade and now nearing the end of Kroeger's episodes, wouldn't be surprised to see it exit soon.
Weekdays:
1:00PM to 3:00PM: "Spring Break Getaway" stunt. (See Below)
then:
6PM-8PM Match Game switches to 73
8:00PM: Match Game 73 x2 (Replaces To Tell the Truth 73 x2)
9:00PM: To Tell the Truth 73 x2 (Replaces Tattletales 76 x2)
10:00PM: Password Plus 81 x2 (REplaces Newlywed Game 90s x2)
11:00PM: Supermarket Sweep x2 (Replaces LMAD 80s x2)
12:00AM: Body Language x2 (Replaces Classic Concentration x2)
1:00AM: Newlywed Game 90s x4 (Replaces Password Plus x2 and Super Password x2)
Weekends:
Buzzr's "Spring Break Getaway" stunt (reairs from weekdays) blows out weekend afternoons from 1P-6P the week of 4/15.
7:00pm: Match Game 73 x4 (Replaces Password Plus 81x2 and To Tell the Truth 70s x2)
9:00pm: To Tell the Truth 70s x2 (Replaces Tattletales)
10:00PM: Password Plus 81 x2 (REplaces Newlywed Game 90s x2)
11:00PM: Supermarket Sweep x2 (Replaces Classic Concentration x2)
12:00AM: Body Language x2 (Replaces Classic Concentration x2)
1:00AM: Newlywed Game 90s x4 (Replaces Password Plus x2 and Super Password x2)
Most of the above had been blown out for programming stunts on weekends since the end of January, but that appears to be the new regular prime/late schedule 7 days/week
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The spring break getaway stunt will be a rotation/sampling of various spring break themed episodes and prizes from various shows in the Buzzr library, primarily Classic Concentration, Eubanks' Card Sharks, Press Your Luck, and both versions of 80s Sale.
Classic Concentration locks down the 1P Hour all week replacing 80s Split Second. Eubanks' CS takes the 2:00pm half hour all week, and a mix of PYL and 80s Sale airs at 2:30p. all of whom replace 80s LMAD. (PYL M-W, Sale Th/F). All of those episodes reair on Saturday or Sunday from 1p-6p.
No idea what happens to that two hour segment (or the weekend time cleared out for reruns) the week of the 22nd, as the schedule stops at the end of Sunday and on-air/social promotions had indicated it was a one week stunt.
In addition, they'll be sprinkling new CC eps into the 4PM-6PM block on Monday, Tuesday and half of Wednesday (starting with 950--OAD 2/18/91). Although I don't get why their numbering system still has them labeled as "90_0950"--it's not a matter of tape date; those shows definitely taped in 1991.
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Not entirely sure what this means, but something's coming up:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C6ouU9JtL3-/
Something Price related coming to Buzzr May 28th?
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Not entirely sure what this means, but something's coming up:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C6ouU9JtL3-/
Something Price related coming to Buzzr May 28th?
My guess they will finally add Barker Price episodes to the regular Buzzr Channel lineup. Nothing more, nothing less.
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Not entirely sure what this means, but something's coming up:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C6ouU9JtL3-/
Something Price related coming to Buzzr May 28th?
My guess they will finally add Barker Price episodes to the regular Buzzr Channel lineup. Nothing more, nothing less.
It's part of the National Game Show Day festivities, so we at least know that. And it's a Tuesday.
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My guess they will finally add Barker Price episodes to the regular Buzzr Channel lineup. Nothing more, nothing less.
My guess is that they are going to air something from another version. Maybe Dennis James? Tom Kennedy? My gut says that Kennedy would show up before James.
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I would be perfectly delighted to see any version of the show turn up.
Wishlist item, I'd love to see them finish off the last 3 years of Cullen's primetime run at some point (they stopped at late 1961).
There ARE Dennis James hosted episodes (and at least a few Bob nighttime shows) that don't feature fur coats as items - although they're comparatively few - if they were interested in doing a stunt and if they're still concerned about showing furs with non-Bob hosts. And if they think they're in the clear on furs as long as no Bob, that opens up ~195 shows with Dennis (as virtually the entire nighttime run does exist)
Then add in 175 episodes of Tom's run - and in theory, they've even got 80 episodes with Doug Davidson assuming no additional contractual entanglements - and there is a LOT that Fremantle could do with Price just on Buzzr without ever once airing Bob (or Drew) on the network. And if THAT version's now in play, then we may well be off to the races (or may just get a rehash of the episodes from Pluto, who tf knows)
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(or may just get a rehash of the episodes from Pluto, who tf knows)
This would be my bet personally, but I would still be happy if that were the case. There has to be a lot of Buzzr viewers who don't even know what Pluto is, much less that there's a 24-hour Price channel they can enjoy. So the more exposure they get, the better. That said, here's a time where I'd love to be proven wrong.
-Jason
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Could it be that airing Barker Price is a one-time clearance from CBS for National Game Show Day (since it has been speculated that CBS didn't want the older shows to run on an over-the-air channel)?
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It looks like it will indeed be Barker Price as a permanent part of the schedule. Buzzr has taken the "Price Is Right Shuffle" promo that ran when the Pluto channel launched, removed all of the Pluto references, and added a bunch of Buzzr logos. Which implies that they'll probably be airing the season 11 episodes that Pluto's Barker Era channel launched with.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmDrpXtEPkU
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Vulture reports the initial Buzzr payload is 200 episodes from 1984-85, with two airing daily from 2pm until 4pm. And starting the same day, 48 episodes from 1985-86 will be getting added to the Barker Era channel's inventory.
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It looks like it will indeed be Barker Price as a permanent part of the schedule. Buzzr has taken the "Price Is Right Shuffle" promo that ran when the Pluto channel launched, removed all of the Pluto references, and added a bunch of Buzzr logos. Which implies that they'll probably be airing the season 11 episodes that Pluto's Barker Era channel launched with.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmDrpXtEPkU
I wouldn't be surprised if CBS looked at the Buzzr numbers for the Pluto, etc...Bob & Drew channels, compared Buzzr airtimes that were simultaneous with the CBS airtimes (including Nighttime), and determined that the 24/7 Buzzr channels had little to no effect on the more important CBS ratings.
To appease any remaining CBS concerns, the Buzzr, Bob and Drew channels could also run regular CBS promos for both the daytime and nighttime shows, touting "The newest episodes are on CBS -- check your local listings for times".
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There are those who would say "It's snowing in Hell now" but I think this eventually had to happen. Let the Barker fans rejoice.
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There are those who would say "It's snowing in Hell now" but I think this eventually had to happen. Let the Barker fans rejoice.
I'm not sure why it's to be considered an eventuality. When there's already a round-the-clock streaming channel of the Barker era, adding the same rotation of episodes to a a digital subchannel seems a bit moot. It's not the same kind of thrill as if GSN had gotten back the rights to Price twenty years ago. Makes me wonder what happened that this is now permitted (and I wouldn't think Barker's demise would have anything to do with it).
Now, if they would finally release the first ten seasons of the show and the '70s syndicated version, furs and all, that would be something noteworthy.
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It's not the same kind of thrill as if GSN had gotten back the rights to Price twenty years ago. Makes me wonder what happened that this is now permitted (and I wouldn't think Barker's demise would have anything to do with it).
Now, if they would finally release the first ten seasons of the show and the '70s syndicated version, furs and all, that would be something noteworthy.
Piggybacking off another of your posts...if you're wondering why you're getting vitriol from some members, it's because of posts like the above. It reads incredibly ungrateful. I don't think it was your intention, but it comes across as "big deal, call me when [XYZ] happens."
Just to share my own point of view: I finally got GSN years after Price is Right was out of rotation. The Pluto channel was a wonder to me, and I didn't expect them to refresh the episodes at all after the initial drop. But look what we got instead! At a time when major league streamers are "sunsetting" shows we've heard of (over concerns of residuals, etc.), we're seeing growth and progress in our little corner of the industry. If the ready-to-air Barker episodes do well on Buzzr, there's greater potential they expand the library further. It's all a cause to celebrate, from my seat.
-Jason
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Piggybacking off another of your posts...if you're wondering why you're getting vitriol from some members, it's because of posts like the above. It reads incredibly ungrateful. I don't think it was your intention, but it comes across as "big deal, call me when [XYZ] happens."
Fair enough. You are correct that wasn't my intention. My point was that the Pluto channel has gone far and above what we ever expected could happen. This... Well, it's good news, sure, but it doesn't have the same pizzazz it would have had at another time considering that the streaming channel already exists.
At a time when major league streamers are "sunsetting" shows we've heard of (over concerns of residuals, etc.), we're seeing growth and progress in our little corner of the industry.
I would think residuals would be a big part of it, or perhaps I should say game shows are succeeding in streaming due to the lack of residuals... or is that the case anymore? I seem to recall it being that when GSN launched back in the day, the hosts, celebrity players, etc. weren't automatically entitled to residuals for reruns of their appearances, but some payouts did happen as a goodwill gesture (and thanks to Wostbrock).
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I would think residuals would be a big part of it, or perhaps I should say game shows are succeeding in streaming due to the lack of residuals... or is that the case anymore.
After Suits did so well for Netflix, I imagine game shows are also benefitting from having tons of product that's set to air from the minute you say go. They have to be screened for content, sure, but that can be folded into the process of digitizing them, closed captioning, etc.
-Jason
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Here's my take on the "why is it going to be on Buzzr when it's already on Pluto, Roku, Freevee, etc."
I would venture to say about 99% of the people in here (with obvious exceptions) are pretty tech savvy and can access the FAST services with no problems. So to us, it looks like a bit of duplication being on Buzzr when it can be viewed other places.
The keywords here being "to us". There's an older set of viewers out there who know how to access Buzzr, whether it be OTA or with their cable/satellite, but wouldn't know Hulu from Netflix. THESE are the people who will benefit from it.
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This... Well, it's good news, sure, but it doesn't have the same pizzazz it would have had at another time considering that the streaming channel already exists.
As others have pointed out, Buzzr has a higher profile than Pluto. If these "reruns" do well, then that will encourage Buzzr to convert more episodes at a faster pace than the Pluto channel has.
And if these episodes do well for Buzzr, then maybe the network will consider branching out. Two straight hours of season one episodes on the Pluto channel felt monotonous by the end of each day's run, but two half-hour episodes a day feels reasonable. I wouldn't expect the fur episodes or any other hosts' versions (although Buzzr has surprised me before, and I'd love to be wrong), but none of that would have a chance of happening without this trial run.
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Only because I’m curious…has it ever been confirmed one way or the other if there’s clearance issues with the James, Kennedy, and/or Davidson runs?
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I remember watching at least one Nighttime PIR starring Tom Kennedy when our home got GSN way back in the late 90s, and I don't think they'd bother slotting a program with 175 shows if they couldn't show most of them.
Davidson's PIR had just eighty and furs were totally out of fashion so I can't imagine the issue beyond rights issues.
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Davidson's PIR had just eighty and furs were totally out of fashion so I can't imagine the issue beyond rights issues.
When GSN stopped airing TPIR, Davidson's version was just a few months more than five years old -- there was no nostalgia yet for it. After that, I assume that whatever contractual reasons that kept Barker's version off the air extended to any version of The Price Is Right with "come on down" and pricing games.
Today, I would think the reason we haven't seen Davidson's version is the same reason no one has bothered to reair Chuck Henry's Now You See It or Michael Burger's Match Game: why bother when there's a better version that can be viewed instead?
But Buzzr has surprised us in the past, so who knows. I can't think of any special theme weeks that an episode of non-Barker Price would naturally be a part of (it's Buzzr's salute to Burton Richardson!), but stranger things have happened.
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But Buzzr has surprised us in the past, so who knows. I can't think of any special theme weeks that an episode of non-Barker Price would naturally be a part of (it's Buzzr's salute to Burton Richardson!), but stranger things have happened.
Right! How many of us thought we'd ever see MG/HS and Whew! air anywhere? I know I didn't. The "surprises" also recalled me back to the days when GSN first added Price.........It would just show up randomly on the schedule. What a great thing to have right after I got GSN (it was when DISH Network added it). I'd be tuning in for the 7pm MG episode of "Prime Games", only to be treated to an hour-long episode of Price.
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I was thinking exactly the same thing, and you stated it perfectly.
Case in point, my parents. They enjoyed seeing Barker TPIR when they were at my house, but they are not streamers. They do, however, watch BUZZR on their cable service, so this is perfect for them.
There's an older set of viewers out there who know how to access Buzzr, whether it be OTA or with their cable/satellite, but wouldn't know Hulu from Netflix. THESE are the people who will benefit from it.
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Right! How many of us thought we'd ever see MG/HS and Whew! air anywhere? I know I didn't. The "surprises" also recalled me back to the days when GSN first added Price.........It would just show up randomly on the schedule. What a great thing to have right after I got GSN (it was when DISH Network added it). I'd be tuning in for the 7pm MG episode of "Prime Games", only to be treated to an hour-long episode of Price.
I remember those days. GSN had their second major schedule change in Dec 1996, and Price was one of the additions. I remember seeing random episodes at least a couple of weeks before that and they were mostly unannounced IIRC. I guess they were excited that they finally had the rights and wanted to tease us ahead of the schedule change! Those were the days :)
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Indeed! There was one Saturday I recall in which they ran a 90 minute block from 10:30am-noon of Kennedy Price, Cullen Price and an hour-long Barker.
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The keywords here being "to us". There's an older set of viewers out there who know how to access Buzzr, whether it be OTA or with their cable/satellite, but wouldn't know Hulu from Netflix. THESE are the people who will benefit from it.
This right here. My mom would LOVE Pluto. I tried getting them a Roku box and a year of Hulu one year for Christmas. COMPLETE non-starter. She's got a smart TV in the living room now, and I promise you she has not one damn clue how to use the apps. :)
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Today, I would think the reason we haven't seen Davidson's version is the same reason no one has bothered to reair Chuck Henry's Now You See It or Michael Burger's Match Game: why bother when there's a better version that can be viewed instead?
I'll politely disagree that the 70s NYSI is better, host notwithstanding. The first round format was tidier, the championship round was a nice diversion, and (IMO), the set was quite glitzy for daytime.
The keywords here being "to us". There's an older set of viewers out there who know how to access Buzzr, whether it be OTA or with their cable/satellite, but wouldn't know Hulu from Netflix. THESE are the people who will benefit from it.
This right here. My mom would LOVE Pluto. I tried getting them a Roku box and a year of Hulu one year for Christmas. COMPLETE non-starter. She's got a smart TV in the living room now, and I promise you she has not one damn clue how to use the apps. :)
I've tried to show Mom how to cast/stream a few times, but she seems content with whatever Mediacom offers. Unfortunately, I don't know of any OTA BUZZR affiliates in Iowa. She does watch quite a few of the ABC/NBC primetime game show offerings.
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The keywords here being "to us". There's an older set of viewers out there who know how to access Buzzr, whether it be OTA or with their cable/satellite, but wouldn't know Hulu from Netflix. THESE are the people who will benefit from it.
This right here. My mom would LOVE Pluto. I tried getting them a Roku box and a year of Hulu one year for Christmas. COMPLETE non-starter. She's got a smart TV in the living room now, and I promise you she has not one damn clue how to use the apps. :)
I got my mom into game shows as a kid, and before she cut the cord a few weeks ago she watched GSN every day. A couple years ago I bought her a smart TV for her birthday. She almost made me take it back but I managed to teach her how to use the thing. She’d probably love the various game channels on Pluto, but when we explained how the app works she got even more confused and said forget it.
And for that reason that I refused to get her a Firestick. :P
Next time I’ll tell the story of how she almost gave back her then-new 2015 car because it had a USB instead of a CD player.
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Buzzr's promo for National Game Show Day:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_hxQVZSPF0
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Because there have been some crossed wires between the Buzzr and Pluto announcements, I checked Buzzr's schedule for Tuesday, May 28 (it is so weird to finally see Barker Price on there), and Buzzr will be starting at the beginning of season 13 with episode 5391D (originally aired September 10, 1983) at 3:00 p.m. Eastern/12:00 noon Pacific. 5392D airs at 4:00 p.m. Eastern/1:00 p.m. Pacific, and so on for those two hours every weekday. As is Buzzr tradition, the weekend airings simply repeat episodes that aired during the preceding weekdays.
Note that the new-to-Pluto episodes will be airing at 2:00 p.m. Eastern/11:00 a.m. Pacific and 3:00 p.m. Eastern/12:00 noon Pacific, creating overlap. Of course, if you know how to access the Pluto channel, then you've probably already seen the episodes that are airing on Buzzr.
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Because there have been some crossed wires between the Buzzr and Pluto announcements, I checked Buzzr's schedule for Tuesday, May 28 (it is so weird to finally see Barker Price on there), and Buzzr will be starting at the beginning of season 13 with episode 5391D (originally aired September 10, 1983) at 3:00 p.m. Eastern/12:00 noon Pacific. 5392D airs at 4:00 p.m. Eastern/1:00 p.m. Pacific, and so on for those two hours every weekday. As is Buzzr tradition, the weekend airings simply repeat episodes that aired during the preceding weekdays.
Note that the new-to-Pluto episodes will be airing at 2:00 p.m. Eastern/11:00 a.m. Pacific and 3:00 p.m. Eastern/12:00 noon Pacific, creating overlap. Of course, if you know how to access the Pluto channel, then you've probably already seen the episodes that are airing on Buzzr.
To make room, Buzzr is dropping PYL, Super Password, Temptation, and 1 hour of Classic Concentration. Split Second and Let's Make a Deal run one hour earlier and $ale of the Century takes the 2pm slot before Price. They all run 7 days a week going forward.
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Because there have been some crossed wires between the Buzzr and Pluto announcements, I checked Buzzr's schedule for Tuesday, May 28 (it is so weird to finally see Barker Price on there), and Buzzr will be starting at the beginning of season 13 with episode 5391D (originally aired September 10, 1983) at 3:00 p.m. Eastern/12:00 noon Pacific. 5392D airs at 4:00 p.m. Eastern/1:00 p.m. Pacific, and so on for those two hours every weekday. As is Buzzr tradition, the weekend airings simply repeat episodes that aired during the preceding weekdays.
I'm surprised they're not running these episodes in prime time. They will attract viewers. But I guess we should be thankful that Buzzr is airing these at all.
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I'm surprised they're not running these episodes in prime time. They will attract viewers. But I guess we should be thankful that Buzzr is airing these at all.
I hadn't thought about that, but it's a very good point. I'd definitely be tuning in for 8pm Price.
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To make room, Buzzr is dropping PYL, Super Password, Temptation, and 1 hour of Classic Concentration. Split Second and Let's Make a Deal run one hour earlier and $ale of the Century takes the 2pm slot before Price. They all run 7 days a week going forward.
On the first two, I say BOOOOO!!!!!
Cordially,
Tammy
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Why the outrage? It's two shows that have aired more than enough times over the years, and have plenty of episodes on Youtube. I think it's okay to give them a bit of a break.
With all the reruns, I'd argue PYL could use an even longer break given it never really left the air since 1986.
/Minus a few years in the late-90s
//Just in case anyone decides to "Well Actually" me
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Outrage is an extreme reaction, but it's all a matter of perspective. I just now double-checked that Super Password would be completely off the schedule by the end of the month -- for a while a year or so ago, it felt like every time I turned on Buzzr, I'd see an episode of Super Password. So that show I personally won't miss.
Recently, Buzzr had been quietly airing "new" episodes of Press Your Luck on the weekends, which I had been enjoying. I didn't have GSN during its run there, so I haven't seen these later episodes since the USA Network days. I like seeing them intact and crystal clear, and I have no real interest in scouring YouTube for the VHS transfers and GSN'ed videos that have been uploaded.
I'm a little bummed that the show is taking a break, but this isn't the first time Buzzr has taken Press Your Luck off the schedule entirely, and I hope it'll be back soon enough.
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Fair enough. Point taken.
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I would understand were they Body Language and Double Dare or Treasure Hunt and The $20,000 Pyramid but honestly, that's a little excessive and over the top. Brandon is right. Ever since Fremantle started monetizing videos I imagine they've shown more leeway but I do know one channel got absolutely potatoed this week.
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I would understand were they Body Language and Double Dare or Treasure Hunt and The $20,000 Pyramid but honestly, that's a little excessive and over the top. Brandon is right. Ever since Fremantle started monetizing videos I imagine they've shown more leeway but I do know one channel got absolutely potatoed this week.
Has nothing to do with GT. He took the Sony gamble and lost. That's my final answer
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Has nothing to do with GT. He took the Sony gamble and lost. That's my final answer
And does Sony have a reason besides, "It's mine, and you can't share it because I said so!" for why they don't like when fans of old game shows they now own upload episodes to streaming sites?
Because if they're not attempting to monetize on them with reruns on GSN or elsewhere, where do they lose by fans uploading episodes of their shows to YouTube, upon which they can monetize?
I'm just not seeing where Sony doesn't get it with this while Fremantle does.
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Has nothing to do with GT. He took the Sony gamble and lost. That's my final answer
And does Sony have a reason besides, "It's mine, and you can't share it because I said so!" for why they don't like when fans of old game shows they now own upload episodes to streaming sites?
They don't need any other reason than that. Because if they're not attempting to monetize on them with reruns on GSN or elsewhere, where do they lose by fans uploading episodes of their shows to YouTube, upon which they can monetize?
I'm no intellectual property lawyer...though I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express one time in 2003. With that said, I'd imagine that a lawsuit for copyright infringement would be harder to prove if it could be successfully proven they disregarded other violators. I'm just not seeing where Sony doesn't get it with this while Fremantle does.
By "get it", you mean allowing others to commit digital piracy for your own selfish reasons.
When you complain that others come across as "condescending" in response to your posts, perhaps you should put a little stock into what you post.
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They don't need any other reason than that.
I did not say that they did but only asked if they did have another reason.
By "get it", you mean allowing others to commit digital piracy for your own selfish reasons.
You're wrong. By "get it", I mean realizing there's money to be made with the fans sharing your content through streaming.
When you complain that others come across as "condescending" in response to your posts, perhaps you should put a little stock into what you post.
Perhaps you should as well, as you're way too quick to use invective with people around here. I asked a legitimate question, and your insulting me is out of line.
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I would understand were they Body Language and Double Dare or Treasure Hunt and The $20,000 Pyramid but honestly, that's a little excessive and over the top. Brandon is right. Ever since Fremantle started monetizing videos I imagine they've shown more leeway but I do know one channel got absolutely potatoed this week.
Has nothing to do with GT. He took the Sony gamble and lost. That's my final answer
If you're referring to The Game Show Channel, it's my understanding that uploading UK Millionaire was the straw that broke the camel's back.
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Recently, Buzzr had been quietly airing "new" episodes of Press Your Luck on the weekends, which I had been enjoying. I didn't have GSN during its run there, so I haven't seen these later episodes since the USA Network days. I like seeing them intact and crystal clear, and I have no real interest in scouring YouTube for the VHS transfers and GSN'ed videos that have been uploaded.
I'm a little bummed that the show is taking a break, but this isn't the first time Buzzr has taken Press Your Luck off the schedule entirely, and I hope it'll be back soon enough.
I agree with that. Brandon's right that there's enough of the show out there, but the final couple of months of the show have either never been repeated, or were shown just once on USA back in the early '90s. It would be good to finally see them to close out the original series.
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Welp, now it seems Buzzr is using the noon-3pm block as a rotisserie of sorts, because Now You See It, Beat The Clock, and Super Password, respectively, inherit those time slots the following week.
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Welp, now it seems Buzzr is using the noon-3pm block as a rotisserie of sorts, because Now You See It, Beat The Clock, and Super Password, respectively, inherit those time slots the following week.
I think they wanna do a shake up, but wanna throw spaghetti at the wall doing it. Mg90 was on at 7pm a few weeks ago, so there's signs they might do a overhaul
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I'm 100% not complaining about anything that is going on right now. I like a good rotisserie.
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I'm 100% not complaining about anything that is going on right now. I like a good rotisserie.
Yeah, but if it's from fear to commit to a schedule, it's rotisserie chicken.
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Yeah, but if it's from fear to commit to a schedule, it's rotisserie chicken.
I'm calling fowl on that one.
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Welp, now it seems Buzzr is using the noon-3pm block as a rotisserie of sorts, because Now You See It, Beat The Clock, and Super Password, respectively, inherit those time slots the following week.
Weird that they're starting NYSI with a seemingly random January 1975 week, then going back to the beginning on Thursday.
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Yeah, but if it's from fear to commit to a schedule, it's rotisserie chicken.
I'm calling fowl on that one.
(https://i.imgflip.com/44vau8.jpg)
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I'm 100% not complaining about anything that is going on right now. I like a good rotisserie.
Yeah, but if it's from fear to commit to a schedule, it's rotisserie chicken.
But the people at Buzzr knew the job was dangerous when they took it...
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I'm 100% not complaining about anything that is going on right now. I like a good rotisserie.
Yeah, but if it's from fear to commit to a schedule, it's rotisserie chicken.
As long as they're not scheduling rotisseries over and over:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG43jyZ65R8
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The block starting at noon is the celebration of National Game Show Day all month, no? I'd expect that block to change through the end of June.
I have a hunch we'll see Concentration pop back up too.
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The block starting at noon is the celebration of National Game Show Day all month, no? I'd expect that block to change through the end of June.
I have a hunch we'll see Concentration pop back up too.
And the 70 Whew they are holding back
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Looks like some weekday daytime changes starting next Monday:
8:30-9:30 - Split Second 86
9:30-10:30 - Let's Make a Deal 85
10:30-11:30 - Press Your Luck 85
11:30-1:00 - Super Password 86
1:00-3:00 - Classic Concentration 90
3:00-5:00 - The Price is Right (S13)
5:00-8:00 - Match Game (Rayburn)
8:00-9:00 - Card Sharks 87
9:00-10:00 - To Tell the Truth 74
10:00-11:00 - Password Plus 80
11:00-12:00 - Supermarket Sweep 6
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To those who thought they'd bring back Whew! and Narz Conentration, that looks like wishful thinking. To air those, Buzzr probably has to pay a fee, a fee they don't seem interested in forking over anymore.
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To those who thought they'd bring back Whew! and Narz Conentration, that looks like wishful thinking. To air those, Buzzr probably has to pay a fee, a fee they don't seem interested in forking over anymore.
Is this the effects of Mark Deetjen not running the channel anymore now kicking in?
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I think we've been seeing these effects since he passed, since 2022.
The decline of Buzzr started August 2022, when they had that new schedule that relegated Whew to the morning and took Narz Concentration and Cullen Price Is Right off altogether.
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I think we've been seeing these effects since he passed, since 2022.
The decline of Buzzr started August 2022, when they had that new schedule that relegated Whew to the morning and took Narz Concentration and Cullen Price Is Right off altogether.
I would think getting reruns of the Barker series on television for the first time since GSN dropped them would be a positive. And we’d be thankful such a channel continued to exist to provide us with classic material we can’t see other places.
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Remind me, what does the F in FAST stand for?
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The decline of Buzzr started August 2022, when they had that new schedule that relegated Whew to the morning and took Narz Concentration and Cullen Price Is Right off altogether.
I had no idea you were a fan of Whew and Concentration.
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Remind me, what does the F in FAST stand for?
I have an intentionally wrong answer I'd like to submit!
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Although the week of 7/1 is still not uploaded, 7/8 is...and Classic Concentration will be off the schedule completely. A whole bunch more Match Game will be piled on.
The heck?
Edit: posted too soon, actually things vary throughout the week. CC will be on 7/11 & 7/12 for an hour at 2. A stunt, I'm assuming...
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Although the week of 7/1 is still not uploaded, 7/8 is...and Classic Concentration will be off the schedule completely. A whole bunch more Match Game will be piled on.
The heck?
Edit: posted too soon, actually things vary throughout the week. CC will be on 7/11 & 7/12 for an hour at 2. A stunt, I'm assuming...
Based on the episode numbers, looks to be a "Christmas In July" stunt that runs from noon to 3 all week.