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SRIV94:

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Nope, sorry, you can't.  But thanks anyway.  :)

Doug

AH3RD:
[quote name=\'ChuckNet\' date=\'Jun 20 2003, 10:35 AM\'] NBC bid High Rollers, HS, and Chain Reaction a fond farewell after runs of 2 yrs, 14 yrs, and 6 mos, respectively. The David Letterman Show takes over the 10-11:30 AM slot on Mon[/quote]

A decision which The Peacock Network would later come to sorely regret; The David Letterman Show would be pulled after three months, despite Letterman winning his first Emmys for best host of and best writing for a daytime variety series.

Ian Wallis:
I remember watching the very first show - two interesting things happened:

1) he was introduced as \"the man for whom NBC cancelled three game shows\"

2) one of the guests was a critic who reviewed the show, and even stated that it's hard to do an honest review on just one show.  He also compared the show to an earlier NBC talk show attempt \"America's Alive\", which aired from June 1978-January 1979.  \"America's Alive\" may not have been successful, but the theme song from that show was GREAT!  (I wonder if anyone, anywhere has a clean copy of it...)

Also, in reading over old TVGuides recently, it was stated in an early 1980 issue that *four* game shows might have been cancelled.  Plans then were for a half-hour midday version of \"Today\".  Obviously plans were scrapped, which saved us one game show, anyway.

ChuckNet:

--- Quote ---Also, in reading over old TVGuides recently, it was stated in an early 1980 issue that *four* game shows might have been cancelled. Plans then were for a half-hour midday version of \"Today\". Obviously plans were scrapped, which saved us one game show, anyway.
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Also, when Another World was briefly tried as a 90-minute show a year earlier (until the premiere of spinoff series Texas in 1980), NBC would've followed suit w/Days of Our Lives had the expansion been successful, which would've spelled disaster for GS fans.

Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious \"Chuckie Baby\")

tommycharles:
[quote name=\'ChuckNet\' date=\'Jun 20 2003, 10:35 AM\'] The David Letterman Show takes over the 10-11:30 AM slot on Mon [/quote]
 Ya know - I would much rather have Dave than a few more years of a GS. Who knows - if NBC hadn't cancelled all of those shows, we might not have Late Show...

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