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chad1m

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« on: April 30, 2009, 12:00:50 PM »
From The Futon Critic....

"MILLION DOLLAR PASSWORD" RETURNS TO CBS ON SUNDAY, MAY 24

MILLION DOLLAR PASSWORD, hosted by Emmy Award winner Regis Philbin, returns to Sundays (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) beginning May 24, on the CBS Television Network.

Sunday, May 24[/u] (Taped August 3, show #3, repeat)
- William Shatner (Star Trek, Boston Legal) & Aisha Tyler (Talk Soup, CSI:)
[color=\"#FF0000\"]Sunday, May 31 [/u] (Taped August 2, show #1, unaired)  (Featuring user Sodboy13)[/u]
- Norm Macdonald (SNL, Match Game '08 pilot) & Jamie Kennedy (Jamie Kennedy Experiment)[/color]
Sunday, June 14[/u] (Taped August 3, show #4, unaired)
- Chelsea Handler (Chelsea Lately) & Jeff Garlin (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
Sunday, June 21[/u] (season one repeat)
- Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) & Rachael Ray (The Rachael Ray Show)
Sunday, June 28[/u] (Taped August 4, show #6, repeat) (Featuring user chad1m)[/u]
- Julie Chen (Big Brother, The Early Show) & Phil Keoghan (The Amazing Race)
Sunday, July 5[/u] (Taped August 4 , show #5, repeat)
- Betty White (Leave now if you don't know her) & Adam Carolla (The Man Show, morning radio show)

The program will not air on June 7 due to the Tonys.
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Matt Ottinger

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« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2009, 12:31:29 PM »
[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'214467\' date=\'Apr 30 2009, 12:00 PM\']I can only assume this is a burnoff[/quote]
Yes, because the last thing CBS wants to do is keep a show that finishes first in total viewers and second in coveted adults (to football) in its time period.

I mean, I'm just baffled as to why it was dumped in the first place.  Seems like its performance and its cost and its opportunity to pimp other CBS shows would make it extremely attractive.
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Sodboy13

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« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2009, 12:35:24 PM »
[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'214467\' date=\'Apr 30 2009, 11:00 AM\']
From The Futon Critic....

"MILLION DOLLAR PASSWORD" RETURNS TO CBS ON SUNDAY, MAY 24

MILLION DOLLAR PASSWORD, hosted by Emmy Award winner Regis Philbin, returns to Sundays (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) beginning May 24, on the CBS Television Network.

Last summer, in its Sunday (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) time period, MILLION DOLLAR PASSWORD (5.9/10, 9.03m) was first in viewers and second in adults 25-54 (2.4/07). The shows' return in December averaged 10.11m viewers, placing second in its time period behind Sunday night football.

I can only assume this is a burnoff, the Garlin/Handler and Kennedy/McDonald plus maybe some reruns.

Mike (sodboy), feel free to jump up and squeal at any time. :)
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Yes, sir.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeee!
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chad1m

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« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2009, 04:12:13 PM »
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'214478\' date=\'Apr 30 2009, 12:31 PM\']I mean, I'm just baffled as to why it was dumped in the first place.  Seems like its performance and its cost and its opportunity to pimp other CBS shows would make it extremely attractive.[/quote]Yeah, but as we have learned in the decade of the 2000s, networks don't care if 50 million people 55+ are watching. If the 18-34s aren't there, it's not successful enough for anyone. I mean, who cares if the four episodes, in a "real" season (as opposed to the summer season) finished in the top 25 for the week and if the viewership grew with each episode.
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ChuckNet

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« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2009, 04:40:16 PM »
Even if it's just a "burnoff", glad to see it return...who knows, maybe it's not quite dead after all!

Chuck Donegan (The Optimistic "Chuckie Baby")
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chad1m

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« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2009, 05:02:37 PM »
Yeah, looking back, I'm not quite sure if Sundays at 8 is really a "burnoff" slot.
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« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2009, 05:08:01 PM »
I'm not in the demographic CBS is looking for, but the only way I would get excited over game shows again is if they are live.  No editing, no fitting the game play to time out just right, no stopdowns, etc.  If they go over hour allotted, upload the show to an on-demand service or run a crawl during "Cold Case.".  Contestants waiting months or years to get paid is not cool.
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chad1m

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« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2009, 05:15:13 PM »
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'214623\' date=\'May 1 2009, 05:08 PM\']Contestants waiting months or years to get paid is not cool.[/quote]I can inform that having talked with a few people I met during my experiences, that even though the two episodes did not air in their original slot, CBS paid everyone who won their appropriate prizes.
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« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2009, 05:30:14 PM »
I can't imagine CBS is thinking of this over the long haul if Reege is set to host Millionaire on ABC again in three months.
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chad1m

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« Reply #9 on: May 01, 2009, 05:42:46 PM »
[quote name=\'calliaume\' post=\'214629\' date=\'May 1 2009, 05:30 PM\']I can't imagine CBS is thinking of this over the long haul if Reege is set to host Millionaire on ABC again in three months.[/quote]I'm not sure how/if this relates to anything, but doesn't Regis have some sort of long-term agreement with CBS?
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« Reply #10 on: May 03, 2009, 12:13:30 AM »
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'214478\' date=\'Apr 30 2009, 11:31 AM\']
[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'214467\' date=\'Apr 30 2009, 12:00 PM\']I can only assume this is a burnoff[/quote]
Yes, because the last thing CBS wants to do is keep a show that finishes first in total viewers and second in coveted adults (to football) in its time period.

I mean, I'm just baffled as to why it was dumped in the first place.  Seems like its performance and its cost and its opportunity to pimp other CBS shows would make it extremely attractive.
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The last episode they aired had ads for a direct-sales Elvis DVD. Make of that what you will.
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chad1m

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« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2009, 03:09:05 PM »
The schedule has been posted and it now appears at the top of the post. You may begin retroactively wishing Mike (sodboy13) good luck! :)
And maybe the ending of my episode will change in reruns... ;)
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« Reply #12 on: May 12, 2009, 02:59:12 PM »
So on Memorial Day weekend, if we choose to watch, tape or Tivo MDP, we can see Shatner stumble while switching podiums and make a fool of himself all over again. If it was still played the way it was in the 60s, he would've had a fighting chance.
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chad1m

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« Reply #13 on: May 12, 2009, 03:00:55 PM »
Right. I'll re-post a story about Shatner that I originally posted in early February.

I recently had a discussion with someone who was present at the taping of the Million Dollar Password episode with Aisha Tyler and William Shatner. That episode is known for Aisha's superb gameplay and Shatner's horrid gameplay. We discussed how poorly he had played here at the forum... but this person let me in on something else from that tape day. This is verbatim from our conversation:

The only weird thing I can really think of to mention about that day, is that there was a woman, who was a champion on Super Password in the late 80's... who got to play w/Shatner and the other celeb... Aisha Tyler. It was such a slaughterhouse -- she somehow made it to the end game with Shatner by some miracle, but he played so badly, that she could not even win at the $10,000 level. And they let her try twice. It was just pitiful. After the second attempt, all of a sudden they cleared the end game set up and started setting up for the next game, and she just... disappeared. No "oh wells," no goodbyes.

So, yeah. Even with the two tries at $10,000 rule, Shatner could not get five out of ten with his contestant in the end game. I couldn't imagine failing spectacularly with Shatner, TWICE, and then not having any TV time to show for it!  I just thought this would be a nice tidbit to add in addition to what actually made the cut. I met this lady at our boot camp and I think she deserved much better than what she got.
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Jimmy Owen

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« Reply #14 on: May 12, 2009, 03:31:04 PM »
Well, maybe they can re-edit that show and include her round, thus giving her the face time on TV she didn't get last time.  They could even call it a "new" episode.
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