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GSN's reason for giving up Marshall HS
cmjb13:
From tvgameshows.net
GSN Gives Up Original Hollywood Squares Package
In a decision which will undoubtedly draw a mixed bag reaction from its viewers, Game Show Network has opted to give up its package of original Hollywood Squares episodes.
The network used the Tom Bergeron episodes during its summer Friday vertivision daytime format.
\"We had a limited amount of programming slots available and we had to choose between the new and old version of The Hollywood Squares,\" a GSN spokesperson said. \"So we went with the newer version because it is more contemporary for our viewers now. More recognizable actors on that show.\"
A series of 130 of the Peter Marshall episodes began running in the spring of 2002 but never drew strong ratings or young demographics.
The Bergeron episodes are now airing during GSN's morning lineups seven days a week.
zachhoran:
[quote name=\'cmjb13\' date=\'Oct 7 2003, 05:31 AM\'] From tvgameshows.net
GSN Gives Up Original Hollywood Squares Package
In a decision which will undoubtedly draw a mixed bag reaction from its viewers, Game Show Network has opted to give up its package of original Hollywood Squares episodes.
The network used the Tom Bergeron episodes during its summer Friday vertivision daytime format.
"We had a limited amount of programming slots available and we had to choose between the new and old version of The Hollywood Squares," a GSN spokesperson said. "So we went with the newer version because it is more contemporary for our viewers now. More recognizable actors on that show."
A series of 130 of the Peter Marshall episodes began running in the spring of 2002 but never drew strong ratings or young demographics.
The Bergeron episodes are now airing during GSN's morning lineups seven days a week. [/quote]
This is certainly a shame but understandable. What, then, is the reason for GSN (presumably) double-running the 1987-88 seasons of WLOD and $100K Pyramid (Mon-Wed and Friday) starting next week, which are admittedly 10 to 20 years more recent than the Marshall HS package, but also have a number of B-list celebs appearing on them?
inturnaround:
The celebrities on WLoD are far less important to the game. It could just as easily have been played with other players, but they went with celebs.
As for HS, the celebs are central to the success of the show. Plus, I think that maybe GSN can stop being worried about the less-than-PC nature of the show.
All spectualtion on my part, though.
Ian Wallis:
The same could be said for \"Match Game\" - many celebrities on there whom today's audiences wouldn't know. But I guess ratings speak volumes.
It's too bad GSN is taking this stance though. If what they're looking for are contemporary shows, it seems unlikely that much from the '70s and before will ever be run again (except for maybe \"Black and White overnight\")
Fedya:
But with Match Game, people still recognize Brett Somers and Charles Nelson Reilly (and Betty White when she's in the sixth seat). I remember when ET did a feature on MG a year or two back, Brett said she was amazed that she gets fan mail from teenagers.
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