Quote from: Nick on September 28, 2023, 08:06:28 AM

A quick check of the website as I write this shows plenty of tickets available for upcoming tapings in 2.5 weeks and beyond, so if you're not getting even 170 people clamouring for tickets each day anymore, then it's a sad reality that people have lost interest in attending the show in person (a trend that started before they reduced the audience size).  I suppose you could surmise various reasons reasons for that (I'd like to know how much of it is the compressed taping schedule where they're trying to fit in three shows a day and the simple fact there are fewer calendar days now on which you can attend a taping).

Bob Barker was a legend and I surmise that turnout to the show would be low no matter who had taken over the show, either in the host role or the producer role. You also have to take into account that a pandemic just happened and while there is certainly interest in getting back out there, I’d guess it would still take time to see numbers return to pre-pandemic levels. And having just moved, they don’t have time to wait for that to happen. Speaking of moving, unfortunately they had to move from their iconic location located at bustling intersection. Any place they’d move to would be a downgrade, but where they are is definitely a significant departure from where they were and could be a turnoff. They certainly won’t be getting many people walking in off the street. There’s just so many stacked up factors that the days of waiting on the street for two days won’t be coming back. It is a little sad, but I’m happy that there’s the energy of a crowd of people sitting side by side back, even if it’s not 300 people.

Quote from: Bob Zager on Today at 11:39:36 AM

Should they retain it, or maybe use a more modern day register

So the contestant would have to operate it?

I have mixed feelings about the old-fashioned rotary NCR brand cash register, still being used after 50+ years.  Should they retain it, or maybe use a more modern day register, maybe even just have a video screen simulating the look of current day registers?