Author Topic: Renewed Syndicated-Only Game Shows (Read 10919 times)

RMF · « **Reply #15 on:** January 06, 2010, 03:03:13 AM »

The Movie Game made it to Season 3, and I don't believe that there ever was a network version.

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #16 on:** January 06, 2010, 03:10:10 AM »

If you are open-minded about the definition (why wasn't that syndicated, was it the dreaded zed?), "Bzzz,""Let's Go to the Races," "Celeb Bowling" and possibly "Celeb Tennis" lasted more than a season. Would "Pay Cards" qualify or does "Spin-Off" take it off the menu?

Mr. Bill · « **Reply #17 on:** January 07, 2010, 04:49:09 PM »

[quote name=\'William_S.\' post=\'233699\' date=\'Jan 6 2010, 01:05 AM\'][quote name=\'jmangin\' post=\'233608\' date=\'Jan 5 2010, 11:26 AM\']Break the Bank (1985)
The Challengers[/quote]
I thought BtB was part of CBS' Lineup as was Challengers on NBC with a late-day on syn. ( I saw it also on WWOR9 for a bit)
[/quote]
Break the Bank was on ABC before syndication in its 1976 incarnation. Besides which, it was one of the earliest game shows, airing in the mid-'50s and hosted by Bert Parks. In the 1957 season it was briefly called "Break the $250,000 Bank".

The Challengers was syndicated for one year, but as has been mentioned, was a revised, updated version of "The Who, What or Where Game" which was on NBC in the late 60s to about 1972.

"Treasure Hunt" doesn't fit the criteria here either because it was a live NBC production in the late 1950s with Jan Murray.

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #18 on:** January 07, 2010, 04:52:21 PM »

[quote name=\'Mr. Bill\' post=\'233801\' date=\'Jan 7 2010, 04:49 PM\']Besides which, it was one of the earliest game shows, airing in the mid-'50s and hosted by Bert Parks. In the 1957 season it was briefly called "Break the $250,000 Bank".[/quote]It was also a completely different game.

opimus · « **Reply #19 on:** January 07, 2010, 06:27:42 PM »

Bible Baffle 1977-1982

davemackey · « **Reply #20 on:** January 07, 2010, 06:52:33 PM »

[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'233636\' date=\'Jan 5 2010, 01:59 PM\'][quote name=\'vtown7\' post=\'233635\' date=\'Jan 5 2010, 01:52 PM\']Would Street Smarts count in this survey?

Ryan.[/quote]

Can't see why not. Don't forget Freakin' Studs.

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Wasn't Freakin' Studs on CBS?

J.R. · « **Reply #21 on:** January 07, 2010, 07:07:33 PM »

[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'233810\' date=\'Jan 7 2010, 05:52 PM\']Wasn't Freakin' Studs on CBS?[/quote]
I think it was FOX.

BrandonFG · « **Reply #22 on:** January 07, 2010, 07:44:03 PM »

[quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'233811\' date=\'Jan 7 2010, 07:07 PM\'][quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'233810\' date=\'Jan 7 2010, 05:52 PM\']Wasn't Freakin' Studs on CBS?[/quote]
I think it was FOX.
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Might've been syndicated to Fox O&Os. It aired on an independent station (now a CW affiliate) in Norfolk.

Blanquepage · « **Reply #23 on:** January 07, 2010, 09:04:18 PM »

[quote name=\'opimus\' post=\'233808\' date=\'Jan 7 2010, 06:27 PM\']Bible Baffle 1977-1982[/quote]
Ok, I've seen this title before, but has anyone actually seen this series? I'm just curious.

--Jamie

Blanquepage · « **Reply #24 on:** January 07, 2010, 09:16:56 PM »

I've got two: Click (1997-99) and Kwik Witz (1996-99)
Both of them are highly forgettable. I don't remember if Peer Pressure, which accompanied Click in many markets, was renewed for a season 2....

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #25 on:** January 07, 2010, 09:25:54 PM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Fiono Coyne\' post=\'233821\' date=\'Jan 7 2010, 09:04 PM\'][quote name=\'opimus\' post=\'233808\' date=\'Jan 7 2010, 06:27 PM\']Bible Baffle 1977-1982[/quote]
Ok, I've seen this title before, but has anyone actually seen this series? I'm just curious.[/quote]
I remember seeing a version of it on the old Christian Broadcasting Network. May even have been an older precursor of CBN, I'm not sure. I'm sure I've told the story before. Pretty much standard-issue Jeopardy-style quizzer with three players buzzing in to answer questions about the Bible. Thing is, the buzzers were not tied to a lockout system, so when two or more buzzed in at roughly the same time, the host had to judge who was first. I remember sometimes he was clearly wrong, and sometimes he'd just call it a tie and throw the question out. None of it seemed to matter much. Heck of a way to run a quiz show, especially since lockout systems date back to Winner Take All.

I don't know the specific history of the show, however, and internet info is hard to find since there are "Bible Baffle" products currently on the market that probably don't have anything to do with the TV show.

BrandonFG · « **Reply #26 on:** January 07, 2010, 09:36:34 PM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Fiono Coyne\' post=\'233824\' date=\'Jan 7 2010, 09:16 PM\']Both of them are highly forgettable. I don't remember if Peer Pressure, which accompanied Click in many markets, was renewed for a season 2....[/quote]
It was, but I think they were simply first-season episodes...

TLEberle · « **Reply #27 on:** January 07, 2010, 10:06:25 PM »

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'233827\' date=\'Jan 7 2010, 06:36 PM\'][quote name=\'Jimmy Fiono Coyne\' post=\'233824\' date=\'Jan 7 2010, 09:16 PM\']Both of them are highly forgettable. I don't remember if Peer Pressure, which accompanied Click in many markets, was renewed for a season 2....[/quote]It was, but I think they were simply first-season episodes...
[/quote]With new music and graphics, and any time the title was said aloud, Peer was blackedout.

For some reason, I remember a show for young people, with "Pressure" in the title, and the last round was a timed event where whoever got five right faster won, and the time was shown as a beaker filling up. Whether that was related or not, I have no idea.

/now where are my keys?

mmb5 · « **Reply #28 on:** January 07, 2010, 10:10:05 PM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Fiono Coyne\' post=\'233824\' date=\'Jan 7 2010, 09:16 PM\']I've got two: Click (1997-99) and Kwik Witz (1996-99)
Both of them are highly forgettable. I don't remember if Peer Pressure, which accompanied Click in many markets, was renewed for a season 2....[/quote]

I wouldn't call Kwik Witz a game show. It was semi if not significantly scripted.

--Mike

mmb5 · « **Reply #29 on:** January 07, 2010, 10:22:51 PM »

And speaking of Bible Baffle, I found an article that said it started as a local Chicago show in 1978 (and called Bible Scrabble!?!) produced by WCFC. It was offered to any channel who wanted it starting in 1980, which CBN did have in its infancy. It was still on the air locally in 1983 and I saw references in some listings in as late as 1986 on religious stations in other markets. Apparently the bonus game involved unscrambling a KJV verse for modest prizes.

--Mike