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Title: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: MikeK on December 20, 2022, 08:24:38 PM
I just saw an ad saying Lost and Found is returning in January.  No date given, no mention of what is planned.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: weaklink75 on December 20, 2022, 09:30:23 PM
I just saw an ad saying Lost and Found is returning in January.  No date given, no mention of what is planned.

Maybe they got something not in their library but couldn't air until January or something- was unusual that they didn't do anything in September...
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: Blanquepage on December 20, 2022, 11:53:03 PM
I just saw an ad saying Lost and Found is returning in January.  No date given, no mention of what is planned.

Maybe they got something not in their library but couldn't air until January or something- was unusual that they didn't do anything in September...
Yeah, same initial instinct. The wishful part of me can't stop thinking that they devoted a little extra energy this year to securing the rights and digitizing a new worthwhile acquisition.
Now if it turns out to be a lineup with Choose Up Sides, Barry Gray's Winner Take All, and What's Going On, well I'll just be over at the bar  ;D
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: Blanquepage on January 05, 2023, 11:04:22 AM
Lost and Found is a weeklong thing! All starting at 4PM ET

1/16
Winner Take All '51, Choose Up Sides, It's News to Me (seriously, did someone at BUZZR get this idea from my prior post?  :P)

1/17
Strike it Rich (Garagiola premiere, was briefly on Prime Video)
All 3 Double Dare '76 pilots

1/18
Make the Connection, Play For Keeps, Play Your Hunch

1/19
4 episodes of Beat the Clock '72! It's showing episodes 11-14, were those still with Jack?
EDIT: some quick-on-the-draw episode guide memorizers in another forum say that it's with Gene Wood and guest Gisele MacKenzie

1/20
Premiere of Ward TTTT, Star Words pilots 2 & 3, On a Roll pilot 2

Everything gets repeated on 1/21 starting at 11AM ET.




Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: gamed121683 on January 05, 2023, 11:57:22 AM
So that's the "Lost & Found" schedule, eh?

Have fun at the bar, Blanquepage!
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: BillCullen1 on January 05, 2023, 12:02:58 PM
I'm wondering if the It's News To Me episode(s) have John Daly or Walter Cronkite as host.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: Blanquepage on January 05, 2023, 01:36:31 PM
I'm wondering if the It's News To Me episode(s) have John Daly or Walter Cronkite as host.
It's from '52, so it'd be Daly.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: weaklink75 on January 05, 2023, 02:19:34 PM
Not the most exciting lineup, but the 70's syndicated Beat The Clock episodes will be nice to see (I wonder why Buzzr hasn't done much with them, even though they aired on GSN back in the day- they simply haven't converted them maybe?)
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: thewhammy_2000 on January 06, 2023, 11:05:10 AM
Okay. How did "Strike it Rich" get in there??
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: Blanquepage on January 06, 2023, 11:49:16 AM
Okay. How did "Strike it Rich" get in there??
They appeared to get the rights to it a few years ago, and even offered 20 episodes on Prime for a bit, late 2019 I think?
This'll be the first time it's aired on the actual network.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: JMFabiano on January 06, 2023, 01:18:28 PM
Okay. How did "Strike it Rich" get in there??
They appeared to get the rights to it a few years ago, and even offered 20 episodes on Prime for a bit, late 2019 I think?
This'll be the first time it's aired on the actual network.

Think Fremantle has the format. 
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: snowpeck on January 06, 2023, 01:45:32 PM
Okay. How did "Strike it Rich" get in there??
They appeared to get the rights to it a few years ago, and even offered 20 episodes on Prime for a bit, late 2019 I think?
This'll be the first time it's aired on the actual network.

Think Fremantle has the format.
My guess is it had something to do with Fremantle keeping Strike it Lucky in production for many years in the UK after Kline & Friends ceased to be a thing.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: chargeradiocom on January 09, 2023, 02:02:33 PM
1/16
Winner Take All '51, Choose Up Sides, It's News to Me (seriously, did someone at BUZZR get this idea from my prior post?  :P)
Hey, I’ve been part of several online fan groups where industry insiders would lurk and occasionally even join in the conversation. While I don’t have any knowledge thereof, it wouldn’t surprise me a bit that there are some BUZZR staff eyeballs here.

So you may be more influential that you realized. ;)

1/19
4 episodes of Beat the Clock '72! It's showing episodes 11-14, were those still with Jack?
EDIT: some quick-on-the-draw episode guide memorizers in another forum say that it's with Gene Wood and guest Gisele MacKenzie
Nice. I’ve never been a huge BtC guy, but I took a liking to Gene’s version for some reason. Glad to see it getting a little attention.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: JasonA1 on January 16, 2023, 08:53:46 PM
Friendly reminder Lost & Found is this week!

-Jason
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: SRIV94 on January 17, 2023, 11:03:12 PM
Looks like another day of gimmickry on 1/27/23 (12N - 4PM ET).  A 1981 syndie MG (ep 252), two WML? (one from 1968, the other from 1971), the "Rip rips his toupee off" ep of SP, and a 1983 FF syndie ep (non-celebs), plus a TT from 1974, a BL from 1985 and a MG76 that I believe have all aired before.

Not sure what the common thread is (normally I'd say it's a "Let's Laugh Day" marathon, but that day isn't until March).
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: Blanquepage on January 17, 2023, 11:13:12 PM
Looks like another day of gimmickry on 1/27/23 (12N - 4PM ET).  A 1981 syndie MG (ep 252), two WML? (one from 1968, the other from 1971), the "Rip rips his toupee off" ep of SP, and a 1983 FF syndie ep (non-celebs), plus a TT from 1974, a BL from 1985 and a MG76 that I believe have all aired before.

Not sure what the common thread is (normally I'd say it's a "Let's Laugh Day" marathon, but that day isn't until March).

A cute stunt I think, 1/27 is National Wig Day.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: WhammyPower on January 18, 2023, 07:05:46 AM
A 1981 syndie MG (ep 252) ... and a MG76 that I believe have all aired before.

A cute stunt I think, 1/27 is National Wig Day.
If this is true, the definitive episode to show is MGPM 215.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: Robair on January 19, 2023, 06:45:19 PM

A cute stunt I think, 1/27 is National Wig Day.
Buzzr is indeed billing this as Big Wig Day, running from 12-4pm on 1/27.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: BillCullen1 on January 19, 2023, 07:38:58 PM
Friendly reminder Lost & Found is this week!

-Jason

I had never seen the eps of Choose Up Sides, Play Your Hunch or Winner Take All, the latter with Barry Gray. Play For Keeps was basically a big money version of Winner Take All.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: That Don Guy on January 19, 2023, 07:44:07 PM
Friendly reminder Lost & Found is this week!

-Jason

I had never seen the eps of Choose Up Sides, Play Your Hunch or Winner Take All, the latter with Barry Gray. Play For Keeps was basically a big money version of Winner Take All.

According to one source, the Choose Up Sides episode was produced something like three years before the Gene Rayburn/Don Pardo series - and IIRC, while this episode was on CBS, the later one was on NBC, although it could have possibly been on just New York's WNBC.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: WhammyPower on January 20, 2023, 10:16:35 AM
And here's a promo:

https://youtu.be/SQsXBMgVCPI
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: That Don Guy on January 20, 2023, 08:41:49 PM
One thing I noticed about the third Double Dare pilot (besides the fact that I remembered the bonus game clue "Sit On It" from the original CBS commercials): in the bonus round, one of the clues was, "His real name is Arthur Fonzarelli, Jr." - but if somebody would have answered "Arthur Fonzarelli," wouldn't they have accepted it? After all, they accepted "The Fonz" when the displayed answer was "Fonzie."
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: JasonA1 on January 20, 2023, 10:04:47 PM
in the bonus round, one of the clues was, "His real name is Arthur Fonzarelli, Jr." - but if somebody would have answered "Arthur Fonzarelli," wouldn't they have accepted it? After all, they accepted "The Fonz" when the displayed answer was "Fonzie."

I think that's all broadly under "no" because "we don't think anybody would respond to a clue by repeating a clue back to us." :) If a Q&A show asks "Who was the first actor to play James Bond?" you can't respond with "The first actor to play James Bond." Even without an implicit rule, all shows allow for "producer discretion" and undoubtedly, all shows wouldn't take an answer like that.

-Jason
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: Clay Zambo on January 20, 2023, 10:31:34 PM
1/20
Premiere of Ward TTTT, Star Words pilots 2 & 3, On a Roll pilot 2

Would anyone have recorded these in a shareable fashion?
Much obliged for a chance to see.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: Blanquepage on January 20, 2023, 11:12:11 PM
Justin Game Show Channel has been uploading everything
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: MikeK on January 20, 2023, 11:38:13 PM
1/20
Premiere of Ward TTTT, Star Words pilots 2 & 3, On a Roll pilot 2

Would anyone have recorded these in a shareable fashion?
Much obliged for a chance to see.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aY6LYn4z9-MamtieYXVu128mNbZoJ6qz/view?usp=sharing
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: BrandonFG on January 21, 2023, 02:45:52 AM
Some thoughts from an insomniac after watching Lost and Found tonight.

Could be because I’m watching it on Pluto, could be the NYC cameras, could be because it’s a 42.5-y/o game show, but the TTTT episode looked very…”fuzzy” for lack of a better word. Almost felt like I was watching through a filter. Didn’t ruin my enjoyment, just something I noticed.

I haven’t seen the Star Words or On a Roll pilots in years, but after watching them tonight my thoughts remain the same. Clever concepts, clunky execution, slow game.

And in typical GSF fashion, I’m guessing Star Words replaces Child’s Play at 10:30 ET? On a Roll, OTOH is tough to figure out. Perhaps PYL’s 4:00 ET slot, but I have a feeling most affiliates wouldn’t pick up the show. Mayyyyyybe CBS is looking at canceling Capitol a little early and doing some reshuffling there? Put it on at 12:30 and push Y&R to 1:00?
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: Chelsea Thrasher on January 21, 2023, 07:15:11 AM
On a Roll, OTOH is tough to figure out. Perhaps PYL’s 4:00 ET slot, but I have a feeling most affiliates wouldn’t pick up the show. Mayyyyyybe CBS is looking at canceling Capitol a little early and doing some reshuffling there? Put it on at 12:30 and push Y&R to 1:00?

Also probably worth noting that neither Card Sharks and Pyramid were exactly setting the books on fire at 10am. Pyramid had lost a few viewers in PYL's first freefall in the second half of 1985 and was, at times, losing to the Family Ties reruns on NBC (and with no competition on ABC). Card Sharks managed to recover most of the eyeballs PYL lost, but even then it was still losing more than it was winning against the not particularly massive numbers Sale was doing.  Both the CBS and NBC hours were trading off 18 vs. 20 shares at the time the pilot was filmed with NBC getting more wins than losses, and I'd wager CBS were at least keeping their options open (on top of what was going on with Capitol and PYL's disasterous numbers at 4p). (and compare their 18-20 to the 30 average Price was doing, Wheel's 27, and even Scrabble's 22)

Additionally, Michael Brockman was still running Daytime at the time, and was generally open to piloting shows (especially from known developers like Goodson) and loved games.

(Ultimately, the show wasn't that great, plus Pyramid got a few viewers back, Card Sharks kept trading off time period wins with Sale and the balance shifted a bit more towards CS' favor, they decided to cut loss with the 4P half, and stay with a soap in the afternoon with Capitol's replacement. But there were at least four different options for the show)
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: tyshaun1 on January 21, 2023, 08:09:15 AM
I haven’t seen the Star Words or On a Roll pilots in years, but after watching them tonight my thoughts remain the same. Clever concepts, clunky execution, slow game.
I thought Star Words was decent with the Star Wars-like transitions and the game itself was solid but slow, especially the front end, but do you need another word game following a word game? And one that's not as fast paced? On A Roll was just simply too cumbersome and the 2nd pilot exposed the flaw of having the game go on too long and possibly won by a player who didn't actually play the main game.

And in typical GSF fashion, I’m guessing Star Words replaces Child’s Play at 10:30 ET? On a Roll, OTOH is tough to figure out. Perhaps PYL’s 4:00 ET slot, but I have a feeling most affiliates wouldn’t pick up the show. Mayyyyyybe CBS is looking at canceling Capitol a little early and doing some reshuffling there? Put it on at 12:30 and push Y&R to 1:00?
CBS did several game show pilots in 1986 (On A Roll, Keynotes, Blackout), possibly due to the relative weakness of Card Sharks, and Brockman mentioned it as a liability as early as June that year in a Broadcasting Magaizne article. I don't think there was any hope for the 4pm slot no matter what they put on because affiliates simply did not carry said show (Body Language and PYL did single share poorly) or put it in a different slot. In fact, the week after dropping programming for it, CBS became the #1 daytime network and hasn't lost it since. They were already in development on The Bold and the Beautiful by this point so I think the writing was on the wall for Capitol, too.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: Chief-O on January 21, 2023, 10:04:53 AM
Could be because I’m watching it on Pluto, could be the NYC cameras, could be because it’s a 42.5-y/o game show, but the TTTT episode looked very…”fuzzy” for lack of a better word. Almost felt like I was watching through a filter. Didn’t ruin my enjoyment, just something I noticed.

I did catch bits of that, and I noticed some noise on the bright red neon sign.....sounds like it might've been more a tape issue. (I can't eliminate bad camera tube adjustments, though) But then again, it always seemed shows out of 30 Rock did look like that (even SNL of that time).....might've been some different methodology in camera setup.

There was at least one TTTT '80 ep I saw on GSN way back where it seemed the lenses, or perhaps the cameras' internals, were visibly dusty.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: WarioBarker on January 21, 2023, 12:18:11 PM
in the bonus round, one of the clues was, "His real name is Arthur Fonzarelli, Jr." - but if somebody would have answered "Arthur Fonzarelli," wouldn't they have accepted it? After all, they accepted "The Fonz" when the displayed answer was "Fonzie."
I think that's all broadly under "no" because "we don't think anybody would respond to a clue by repeating a clue back to us." :)
I don't think Don was asking in the context of repeating a clue back (since said clue points to a nickname), but rather whether the show would've deemed "Arthur Fonzarelli" a correct answer in response to any of the other revealed clues. After all, if the "his real name is" clue isn't given, the Spoilers don't know to think of a nickname.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: Clay Zambo on January 21, 2023, 12:19:09 PM


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aY6LYn4z9-MamtieYXVu128mNbZoJ6qz/view?usp=sharing
Merci beaucoup!
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: MikeK on January 21, 2023, 02:17:54 PM


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aY6LYn4z9-MamtieYXVu128mNbZoJ6qz/view?usp=sharing
Merci beaucoup!
De nada.

I finished uploading the entire week's offerings to my Google Drive.  I'll keep them up for at least a few weeks.  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eJIH4pzDDzjAtX4i4BmAQWJBmYwv09XA?usp=sharing
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: Clay Zambo on January 21, 2023, 04:53:50 PM
You rock, M. Klauss!
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: JasonA1 on January 21, 2023, 05:45:12 PM
in the bonus round, one of the clues was, "His real name is Arthur Fonzarelli, Jr." - but if somebody would have answered "Arthur Fonzarelli," wouldn't they have accepted it? After all, they accepted "The Fonz" when the displayed answer was "Fonzie."
I think that's all broadly under "no" because "we don't think anybody would respond to a clue by repeating a clue back to us." :)
I don't think Don was asking in the context of repeating a clue back (since said clue points to a nickname), but rather whether the show would've deemed "Arthur Fonzarelli" a correct answer in response to any of the other revealed clues. After all, if the "his real name is" clue isn't given, the Spoilers don't know to think of a nickname.

Oh, my bad! Yes, I think they should have accepted that answer if it was given before the clue in question was exposed.

-Jason
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: TLEberle on January 21, 2023, 07:45:30 PM
I can see why Strike it Rich didn’t leave much of a mark. The game isn’t all that interesting, though moderately more difficult material would have helped that. The other issue is that the prizes seemed schizophrenic—thousands of chocolate candies, a Rolls Royce for a week and cookery classes are mixed with stuff that would be seen on any other game show like a VCR, spa and the like. I think Sale of the Century did that part better. Lastly going for $5,000 seemed like long odds for an amount of money that was less than the prize package.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: tvwxman on January 22, 2023, 08:36:40 AM
I can see why Strike it Rich didn’t leave much of a mark. The game isn’t all that interesting, though moderately more difficult material would have helped that. The other issue is that the prizes seemed schizophrenic—thousands of chocolate candies, a Rolls Royce for a week and cookery classes are mixed with stuff that would be seen on any other game show like a VCR, spa and the like. I think Sale of the Centudy did that part better. Lastly going for $5,000 seemed like long odds for an amount of money that was less than the prize package.
Like so many other Brit shows, this was, I think, built for Michael Barrymore to be an entertainer. The game was almost an aside on the show, after 10 minutes of contestant interviews.

The US version ? Just the opposite. Yawn.

I love the UK version. I never liked the US version.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: gamed121683 on January 22, 2023, 09:22:49 AM
Well, since we're talking about To Tell The Truth '80 in this thread...Is it just me or does the theme song kind of sound like the Password Plus theme a bit?
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: Clay Zambo on January 22, 2023, 01:31:21 PM
Well, since we're talking about To Tell The Truth '80 in this thread...Is it just me or does the theme song kind of sound like the Password Plus theme a bit?

It's just you.

No, seriously, the opening fanfare is quite similar rhythmically and structurally, but that's about it. (Well, the other similarity is that I think both themes are total bops.)

Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: SuperMatch93 on January 22, 2023, 02:15:35 PM
It always reminded me of the Hustle, honestly.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: TimK2003 on January 22, 2023, 02:43:22 PM
Well, since we're talking about To Tell The Truth '80 in this thread...Is it just me or does the theme song kind of sound like the Password Plus theme a bit?

It's just you.

No, seriously, the opening fanfare is quite similar rhythmically and structurally, but that's about it. (Well, the other similarity is that I think both themes are total bops.)

I think there were several Score Productions "phases" where a lot of their themes (especially from the 70s onward) had the same type of rhythms/instruments used. 

For example, the first Tattletales theme had several similarities to the Narz Concentration theme; Classic Concentration/Body Language; and even non G/T shows -- Moneymaze and Big Showdown.

Look at all the early-mid 70's Heatter-Quigley themes that were heavy on the electronic Moog sounds.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: tyshaun1 on January 22, 2023, 02:55:23 PM
Well, since we're talking about To Tell The Truth '80 in this thread...Is it just me or does the theme song kind of sound like the Password Plus theme a bit?

It's just you.

No, seriously, the opening fanfare is quite similar rhythmically and structurally, but that's about it. (Well, the other similarity is that I think both themes are total bops.)

I think there were several Score Productions "phases" where a lot of their themes (especially from the 70s onward) had the same type of rhythms/instruments used. 

For example, the first Tattletales theme had several similarities to the Narz Concentration theme; Classic Concentration/Body Language; and even non G/T shows -- Moneymaze and Big Showdown.

Look at all the early-mid 70's Heatter-Quigley themes that were heavy on the electronic Moog sounds.
That's because Concentration & Tattletales were composed by Edd Kalehoff, Classic and Body Language were by Paul Epstein, and Moneymaze and Big Showdown were by Walt Levinsky.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: BillCullen1 on January 23, 2023, 09:36:48 AM
I just saw an ad saying Lost and Found is returning in January.

That was enjoyable. I'm hoping next year they show Puzzlers and Spell Binders.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: SRIV94 on February 07, 2023, 06:38:14 PM
Weirdness today.  Yesterday BUZZR moves ahead with Perry CS (ep 519, OAD:  4/25/80).  After skipping 520, BUZZR airs 521, with a poll group plug edited out, a contestant plug left in, and a ticket plug at the end replaced by. . .a "get in touch with Game Show Network" bumper.

Think we also have fresh TT as well (February 1976 vintage).
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: Chelsea Thrasher on February 08, 2023, 12:53:27 AM
a "get in touch with Game Show Network" bumper.

A significant number of Fremantle's copies of episodes come from GSN ca. the 1990s to early 2000s - and back in the day, those promos were dubbed over plugs that GSN didn't air on the master tape.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: snowpeck on February 08, 2023, 01:37:59 AM
a "get in touch with Game Show Network" bumper.

A significant number of Fremantle's copies of episodes come from GSN ca. the 1990s to early 2000s - and back in the day, those promos were dubbed over plugs that GSN didn't air on the master tape.
It was reported that during the big dubbing project in the mid-90s, two copies of each tape were made - one for GSN and one for the Goodson archives. I guess GSN returned their tapes at some point, but the question is why are they using those and not their own copies which should be unaltered.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: MSTieScott on February 18, 2023, 09:01:01 PM
This Monday, Classic Concentration is new to Buzzr again, picking up with episode 784. I'm sure I've said it before, but I never would have predicted it would be such a runaway success -- good on Buzzr for giving it a chance back in 2018.

Press Your Luck also resumes new-to-Buzzr episodes this Monday, picking up with episode 456. I know they've been seen before, but I'm watching the Buzzr run with fresh eyes, so that makes me a happy camper.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: SRIV94 on February 20, 2023, 03:02:47 PM
Did we jump forward in P+ as well?

ETA:  Yep.  Today we jumped to 393 and 394 (7/10-11/80).
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: BrandonFG on February 20, 2023, 03:24:17 PM
This Monday, Classic Concentration is new to Buzzr again, picking up with episode 784. I'm sure I've said it before, but I never would have predicted it would be such a runaway success -- good on Buzzr for giving it a chance back in 2018.
I’ve said this before, but I’ve seen a few people from the Gen-X/millennial generations bring up CC on social media and how it took them back to their childhood. I dunno what kinda metrics Buzzr uses, but I imagine the numbers and impressions look good for we 80s and 90s babies.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: Blanquepage on February 21, 2023, 03:30:01 PM
The week of March 6 - looks like another celebration week with a mix of shows everyday beginning at 4ET. Haven't seen any promos yet, but I'd bet it has to do with Women's History Month?

3/6
WML '70 #805
WML '70 #1025
TTTT 1 (2007?) #175
WML '71 #1564

3/7
WML '57 #43
Password '62 #34
TTTT '68 #1500

3/8
TTTT '70 #601
WML '65 #48
WML '69 #313
Tattletals '77 #811

3/9
Match Game '73 #16
Match Game '76 #666
Password Plus #132
Super Password #958

3/10
WML '56 #46
WML '56 #44
WML '67 #14

3/11 will have repeats of these same episodes.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: snowpeck on February 21, 2023, 04:02:00 PM
The week of March 6 - looks like another celebration week with a mix of shows everyday beginning at 4ET. Haven't seen any promos yet, but I'd bet it has to do with Women's History Month?

3/6
WML '70 #805
WML '70 #1025
TTTT 1 (2007?) #175
WML '71 #1564

3/7
WML '57 #43
Password '62 #34
TTTT '68 #1500

3/8
TTTT '70 #601
WML '65 #48
WML '69 #313
Tattletals '77 #811

3/9
Match Game '73 #16
Match Game '76 #666
Password Plus #132
Super Password #958

3/10
WML '56 #46
WML '56 #44
WML '67 #14

3/11 will have repeats of these same episodes.
My guess is it's a marathon celebrating the Oscars, which are on 3/12. A lot of the celebrity-type shows have Oscar winners. The Super Password has Academy member Leonard Maltin. One of the TTTTs has Sacheen Littlefeather (who infamously declined Marlon Brando's Oscar for him one year) and the O'Hurley TTTT has an accountant who knows the Oscar winners ahead of time.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: Blanquepage on February 21, 2023, 04:18:13 PM
The week of March 6 - looks like another celebration week with a mix of shows everyday beginning at 4ET. Haven't seen any promos yet, but I'd bet it has to do with Women's History Month?

3/6
WML '70 #805
WML '70 #1025
TTTT 1 (2007?) #175
WML '71 #1564

3/7
WML '57 #43
Password '62 #34
TTTT '68 #1500

3/8
TTTT '70 #601
WML '65 #48
WML '69 #313
Tattletals '77 #811

3/9
Match Game '73 #16
Match Game '76 #666
Password Plus #132
Super Password #958

3/10
WML '56 #46
WML '56 #44
WML '67 #14

3/11 will have repeats of these same episodes.
My guess is it's a marathon celebrating the Oscars, which are on 3/12. A lot of the celebrity-type shows have Oscar winners. The Super Password has Academy member Leonard Maltin. One of the TTTTs has Sacheen Littlefeather (who infamously declined Marlon Brando's Oscar for him one year) and the O'Hurley TTTT has an accountant who knows the Oscar winners ahead of time.

Makes a bunch more sense. Thanks!
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: Scrabbleship on February 23, 2023, 07:58:05 AM
This Sunday (2/26) from 8:00 PM-12:00 AM ET, Buzzr is running a four hour marathon of rarities and not-so rarities in celebration of Black History Month.

8:00 PM: TTTT '90 (a Lynn Swann-hosted episode, number unknown)
8:30 PM: WML '71 (Mystery Guest: Odetta)
9:00 PM: IGAS '66 (OAD 10/17/66, jazz bagpipist Rufus Harley is a contestant)
9:30 PM: WML '74 (Mystery Guest: Ruby Dee)
10:00 PM: Super Password '88 (OAD week of 4/25-29/88, Scoey Mitchell and a big endgame win)
10:30 PM: Beat the Clock '71 (Guest: Cab Calloway)
11:00 PM: Family Feud [SYN] '85 ('84 US Olympians week w/Evelyn Ashford)
11:30 PM: Body Language '85 (one of two weeks with Kim Fields)

If memory serves me right, this is the first time Buzzr has touched Swann TTTT or Narz Beat The Clock and one of the few times they've delved into Allen-era IGAS or Bruner-era WML.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: Blanquepage on February 23, 2023, 09:17:23 AM

If memory serves me right, this is the first time Buzzr has touched Swann TTTT or Narz Beat The Clock and one of the few times they've delved into Allen-era IGAS or Bruner-era WML.

They've aired Swann's version during Betty Christmas marathons, but I think your assertion's applicable to Elliott's tenure unless I missed it.
Correct about Narz BtC, and I'd hope the recent dust-off of the '70s BtC leads to a spot on the regular lineup.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: Scrabbleship on February 23, 2023, 06:15:33 PM

If memory serves me right, this is the first time Buzzr has touched Swann TTTT or Narz Beat The Clock and one of the few times they've delved into Allen-era IGAS or Bruner-era WML.

They've aired Swann's version during Betty Christmas marathons, but I think your assertion's applicable to Elliott's tenure unless I missed it.

The clip in the promo is from Week 14 (Jay Johnstone/ Vicki Lawrence(-Schultz)/Orson/Kitty) so it's probably a new-to-Buzzr episode.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: WarioBarker on February 23, 2023, 06:38:51 PM
Show numbers for the 2/26 marathon:

* 8:00 PM: To Tell The Truth '90 #57
* 8:30 PM: What's My Line? '71 #134-4
* 9:00 PM: I've Got A Secret '66 #27
* 9:30 PM: What's My Line? '74 #239-2
* 10:00 PM: Super Password '88 #921
* 10:30 PM: Beat the Clock '71 #476
* 11:00 PM: Family Feud '85SYN #9-089
* 11:30 PM: Body Language '85 #204
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: aaron sica on March 02, 2023, 10:02:25 AM
Looks to be some changes afoot starting the week of March 13 to the weekday schedule, per Zap2It and TV Passport:

9am hour - CS replaced by Body Language
8pm hour -Newlywed Game replaced by TTTT
9pm-11pm - Super Password replaced by Newlywed Game
2am hour - Supermarket Sweep replaced by Super Password

Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: snowpeck on March 02, 2023, 02:28:22 PM
Looks to be some changes afoot starting the week of March 13 to the weekday schedule, per Zap2It and TV Passport:

9am hour - CS replaced by Body Language
8pm hour -Newlywed Game replaced by TTTT
9pm-11pm - Super Password replaced by Newlywed Game
If that schedule is correct, Supermarket Sweep is off the lineup as well, replaced with an hour of Super Password.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: rwalker on March 02, 2023, 03:02:06 PM
Looks to be some changes afoot starting the week of March 13 to the weekday schedule, per Zap2It and TV Passport:

9am hour - CS replaced by Body Language
8pm hour -Newlywed Game replaced by TTTT
9pm-11pm - Super Password replaced by Newlywed Game
If that schedule is correct, Supermarket Sweep is off the lineup as well, replaced with an hour of Super Password.

Not surprising when it has its own channel on Roku and other platforms

Say, why are people on the buzzr page begging for TPIR when it can be easily found on many streaming services?
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: aaron sica on March 02, 2023, 03:30:15 PM
If that schedule is correct, Supermarket Sweep is off the lineup as well, replaced with an hour of Super Password.

Thanks, Greg! Fixed my post.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: chrisholland03 on March 03, 2023, 07:17:26 AM
Looks to be some changes afoot starting the week of March 13 to the weekday schedule, per Zap2It and TV Passport:

9am hour - CS replaced by Body Language
8pm hour -Newlywed Game replaced by TTTT
9pm-11pm - Super Password replaced by Newlywed Game
If that schedule is correct, Supermarket Sweep is off the lineup as well, replaced with an hour of Super Password.

Not surprising when it has its own channel on Roku and other platforms

Say, why are people on the buzzr page begging for TPIR when it can be easily found on many streaming services?

Someone's going to say the quiet part out loud
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: daveromanjr on March 03, 2023, 10:39:20 AM
Looks to be some changes afoot starting the week of March 13 to the weekday schedule, per Zap2It and TV Passport:

9am hour - CS replaced by Body Language
8pm hour -Newlywed Game replaced by TTTT
9pm-11pm - Super Password replaced by Newlywed Game
2am hour - Supermarket Sweep replaced by Super Password
Nothing quite like 2 solid hours of The Newlywed Game each primetime evening.  Joy.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: SuperMatch93 on March 03, 2023, 11:03:02 AM
Funny, wasn't GSN stripping the heck out of the Newlywed Game years ago too?
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: rwalker on March 03, 2023, 11:54:26 AM
Funny, wasn't GSN stripping the heck out of the Newlywed Game years ago too?

The original, yes. Then Sherrys version was on that Tuesday night block 2011 or thereabouts
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: gamed121683 on March 03, 2023, 11:54:51 AM
Do we know which version of Truth will be airing in the primetime slot (assuming this news is true, of course)?
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: Blanquepage on March 03, 2023, 12:31:12 PM
Do we know which version of Truth will be airing in the primetime slot (assuming this news is true, of course)?
Not yet. But..I'm going to make a wild guess: 90s version in one slot, and O'Hurley's version in the other.
The 70's version just feels more suitable as a morning to midday offering with something more modern fitting into the evening, IMHO.
But we'll see...
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: chargeradiocom on March 03, 2023, 02:46:53 PM
If that schedule is correct, Supermarket Sweep is off the lineup as well, replaced with an hour of Super Password.

Not surprising when it has its own channel on Roku and other platforms

Say, why are people on the buzzr page begging for TPIR when it can be easily found on many streaming services?
I get where they’re coming from (I think). There’s probably some perceived prominence in having the show on a traditional TV network rather than just streaming. And let’s be honest, the ostensible target audience for BUZZR’s traditional channel is probably less adept at streaming as a whole. So it makes sense that some folks would still like to see Barker TPIR on BUZZR if they can ever clear up the remaining issues and make it happen.

Although, given they seem to be completely shifting Supermarket Sweep over to streaming, Fremantle probably feels it no longer makes good business sense to worry about it.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: Blanquepage on March 07, 2023, 10:51:41 AM
Welp, I done fouled that prediction up. TTTT will indeed be Moore beginning with episode 1693.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: gamed121683 on March 07, 2023, 11:39:47 AM
Welp, I done fouled that prediction up. TTTT will indeed be Moore beginning with episode 1693.

Wow! The Moore version of Truth in primetime? Yeah, I would've lost that bet, too. Has Buzzr ever aired Ep. 1693 before?
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: SRIV94 on March 08, 2023, 06:40:06 PM
Welp, I done fouled that prediction up. TTTT will indeed be Moore beginning with episode 1693.

Wow! The Moore version of Truth in primetime? Yeah, I would've lost that bet, too. Has Buzzr ever aired Ep. 1693 before?

Yes.  They've gotten as far as 1791.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: SRIV94 on March 08, 2023, 06:50:04 PM
Looks to be some changes afoot starting the week of March 13 to the weekday schedule, per Zap2It and TV Passport:

9am hour - CS replaced by Body Language
8pm hour -Newlywed Game replaced by TTTT
9pm-11pm - Super Password replaced by Newlywed Game
2am hour - Supermarket Sweep replaced by Super Password
The BL and SP eps are ones they've shown before (BL starts at 247--5/23/85, SP also in 1985).

And CC ends new to us episodes this Friday (813 and 814--7/26-27/90).  P+ ends new-to-Buzzr eps next Friday (438 and 441--9/12, 17/80).
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: snowpeck on March 08, 2023, 06:52:00 PM
Looks to be some changes afoot starting the week of March 13 to the weekday schedule, per Zap2It and TV Passport:

9am hour - CS replaced by Body Language
8pm hour -Newlywed Game replaced by TTTT
9pm-11pm - Super Password replaced by Newlywed Game
2am hour - Supermarket Sweep replaced by Super Password
The BL and SP eps are ones they've shown before (BL starts at 247--5/23/85, SP also in 1985).

And CC ends new to us episodes this Friday (813 and 814--7/26-27/90).  P+ ends new-to-Buzzr eps next Friday (438 and 441--9/12, 17/80).
There are a few new P+ episodes after that. For some reason when Betty White Christmas preempted the normal slot last December, they skipped a handful of episodes, so they're coming back around to those.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: SRIV94 on March 08, 2023, 07:00:31 PM
There are a few new P+ episodes after that. For some reason when Betty White Christmas preempted the normal slot last December, they skipped a handful of episodes, so they're coming back around to those.
Gotcha.  So those are starting with 375 (6/16/80).  But, yes, after 441 they're not going forward for at least a little while (Buzzr sked only goes up to the early morning of 3/27/23).
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: SRIV94 on March 17, 2023, 11:42:57 AM
There are a few new P+ episodes after that. For some reason when Betty White Christmas preempted the normal slot last December, they skipped a handful of episodes, so they're coming back around to those.
Gotcha.  So those are starting with 375 (6/16/80).  But, yes, after 441 they're not going forward for at least a little while (Buzzr sked only goes up to the early morning of 3/27/23).
And after they get through those eps, they go back to the Cullen-hosted weeks (starting at 335--end of Uncle Bill's first week). 
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: SRIV94 on March 18, 2023, 01:25:54 AM
Welp, I done fouled that prediction up. TTTT will indeed be Moore beginning with episode 1693.

Wow! The Moore version of Truth in primetime? Yeah, I would've lost that bet, too. Has Buzzr ever aired Ep. 1693 before?

Yes.  They've gotten as far as 1791.

Looks like they will get further--1791 and 1792 are both scheduled to air 3/27.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: snowpeck on March 18, 2023, 02:12:25 AM
Welp, I done fouled that prediction up. TTTT will indeed be Moore beginning with episode 1693.

Wow! The Moore version of Truth in primetime? Yeah, I would've lost that bet, too. Has Buzzr ever aired Ep. 1693 before?

Yes.  They've gotten as far as 1791.

Looks like they will get further--1791 and 1792 are both scheduled to air 3/27.
I think 1831 is the farthest they've gotten.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: chrisholland03 on March 18, 2023, 01:37:04 PM
Confirming
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: SRIV94 on March 22, 2023, 02:30:37 PM
I think 1831 is the farthest they've gotten.
Honestly I didn't remember that.  Any idea as to when they got there?

EDIT:  Never mind--appears it was last May.  Completely missed them.  Hopefully this run will take us there and beyond.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: Kniwt on March 31, 2023, 12:10:56 PM
Buzzr is running Newlywed Game promos that repeatedly use the words "Truth" and "Consequences." Obviously not an accident, but could they be possibly dropping a hint?
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: BillCullen1 on March 31, 2023, 12:40:02 PM
Buzzr is running Newlywed Game promos that repeatedly use the words "Truth" and "Consequences." Obviously not an accident, but could they be possibly dropping a hint?

Wow, Bob Barker possibly coming to Buzzr? That would be a BIG get for them.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: BrandonFG on March 31, 2023, 12:56:27 PM
I'm going a little more obvious and guessing Larry Anderson's TorC, even if it's just a few episodes. I believe someone that's not One of Us uploaded a bunch of the 1987 version to Youtube.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: Clay Zambo on March 31, 2023, 02:13:46 PM
Buzzr is running Newlywed Game promos that repeatedly use the words "Truth" and "Consequences." Obviously not an accident, but could they be possibly dropping a hint?

I thought it was just a way of connecting the two otherwise unrelated shows in a promo with some cute wordplay that we'd appreciate.

#notthatIwouldwatchNewlywedGameevenifIwereonit
#neverneededlawnfurniturethatbadly
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: SRIV94 on April 04, 2023, 12:29:02 AM
I think 1831 is the farthest they've gotten.

Now they've gone farther--1832 and 1833 aired tonight.

/Although this would probably be better served to go into the 2023 Q2 thread.  :)
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: Matt Ottinger on April 04, 2023, 07:35:58 PM
I think 1831 is the farthest they've gotten.

Now they've gone farther--1832 and 1833 aired tonight.

I swear, the first thing I though when I saw this is that you were referring to years in the 19th century, and I had no IDEA what you were talking about.
Title: Re: BUZZR 2023 Q1 happenings
Post by: Kevin Prather on April 04, 2023, 09:33:26 PM
I think 1831 is the farthest they've gotten.

Now they've gone farther--1832 and 1833 aired tonight.

I swear, the first thing I though when I saw this is that you were referring to years in the 19th century, and I had no IDEA what you were talking about.

"One of these men is the real John C. Calhoun, the other two are imposters..."