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xavier45

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« on: June 09, 2008, 11:53:56 AM »
Buzzerblog is reporting that yesterday, the broadcast rights to WPT expired leaving the show without a home. GSN's CEO David Goldhill commented on this saying "The World Poker Tour has been a great partner and the show continues to perform strongly on our network. We are continuing discussions with WPTE regarding how we may be able to work together – including perhaps broadcasting parts of Season VII.”

So now everything that Goldhill aquired from Cronin's tenure has been cancelled or almost cancelled (Lingo).

uncamark

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« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2008, 05:21:46 PM »
HR blog post from James Hibberd about WPT's possible leave-taking, in which he conjectures about "High Stakes Poker" leaving the schedule, as well:

http://www.thrfeed.com/2008/06/wither-high-sta.html

bandit_bobby

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« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2008, 05:34:46 PM »
Does that mean that "World Poker Tour" won't be airing tonight?

ChrisLambert!

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« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2008, 06:47:29 PM »
I was surprised that Travel Channel was still showing weekend reruns of previous seasons during the GSN deal... I imagine most of the viewers didn't know/care they were older eps, which made the whole thing seem like a bit of a waste of GSN's money.
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« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2008, 08:25:08 PM »
Classic episodes of Poker are just as enjoyable as the new eps in my book.  Pretty much the same contestants and commentary.
« Last Edit: June 09, 2008, 08:27:37 PM by Jimmy Owen »
Let's Make a Deal was the first show to air on Buzzr. 6/1/15 8PM.

rialtus

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« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2008, 09:27:44 PM »
...and the crowd goes mild.

bandit_bobby

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« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2008, 11:10:40 PM »
Well, for now, new episodes of WPT Season 6 will still be airing.

davemackey

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« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2008, 04:42:11 PM »
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Does that mean that "World Poker Tour" won't be airing tonight?
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Rest easy. It did air. First time I actually saw WPT on GSN.

Poker's in decline, folks. Watch how many people throw their $10,000 on the table to play in the Main Event next month. I'll bet it's down for a second straight year.