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urbanpreppie05:
Sorry if you read this at the GSN board...I goofed! But anyway...

1. Exactly how much were vowels after Rolf? On the Bob Goen premiere vowels were 200...but a later episode said they were 100.

2. Why did the budget get cut so much in daytime? Sajak's last show had a total of 112K, Rolf's premiere (the following Monday) was 77K, and Bob's premiere (6 mos. later) was 41K!

3. What time did Wheel of Fortune come on when it moved to Cbs...and when it came back to NBC, what time was it on?

4. Was clearance low when it was on CBS, cause I SERIOUSLY don't remember it being on.

5. Did anyone else ever watch this show and laugh at how cheap it was? (My 10-year old brother watched an episode of Goen WOF and said- "It looks like they spent all the money on the computer graphics")

aaron sica:
[quote name=\'urbanpreppie05\' date=\'Nov 15 2003, 03:09 PM\'] Sorry if you read this at the GSN board...I goofed! But anyway...

1. Exactly how much were vowels after Rolf? On the Bob Goen premiere vowels were 200...but a later episode said they were 100.

2. Why did the budget get cut so much in daytime? Sajak's last show had a total of 112K, Rolf's premiere (the following Monday) was 77K, and Bob's premiere (6 mos. later) was 41K!

3. What time did Wheel of Fortune come on when it moved to Cbs...and when it came back to NBC, what time was it on?

4. Was clearance low when it was on CBS, cause I SERIOUSLY don't remember it being on.

5. Did anyone else ever watch this show and laugh at how cheap it was? (My 10-year old brother watched an episode of Goen WOF and said- "It looks like they spent all the money on the computer graphics") [/quote]
 I'll answer the ones I know...:)

3) When WoF came to CBS, it aired at 10:30 a.m. (EST), right after "Family Feud". When it came back to NBC, at least where I lived, it aired at 10am.

4) It didn't seem like clearance was an issue for CBS, from what I remember in my TVG...All 5 stations listed (WCBS-2 from NY, WCAU-10 from Philly, WLYH-15 from Lancster/Lebanon, WHP-21 from Harrisburg, WYOU-22 from Scranton) carried the entire CBS morning lineup.

5) I didn't laugh at the cheapness, but was flabbergasted. I remember seeing the wheel spinning around on the first CBS telecast and wondering if I really was seeing what I thought I saw - $75 spaces....Indeed I was.

Dbacksfan12:
[quote name=\'urbanpreppie05\' date=\'Nov 15 2003, 03:09 PM\'] Sorry if you read this at the GSN board...I goofed! But anyway...

1. Exactly how much were vowels after Rolf? On the Bob Goen premiere vowels were 200...but a later episode said they were 100.

2. Why did the budget get cut so much in daytime? Sajak's last show had a total of 112K, Rolf's premiere (the following Monday) was 77K, and Bob's premiere (6 mos. later) was 41K!

3. What time did Wheel of Fortune come on when it moved to Cbs...and when it came back to NBC, what time was it on?

4. Was clearance low when it was on CBS, cause I SERIOUSLY don't remember it being on.

5. Did anyone else ever watch this show and laugh at how cheap it was? (My 10-year old brother watched an episode of Goen WOF and said- "It looks like they spent all the money on the computer graphics") [/quote]
 1. The were $200 on CBS, dropped to $100 on NBC.
2. My guess is that the network didn't have much faith in life after Pat; so they slashed the budget.  Also, when Goen came on, they dropped the shopping format; thus having to give out cash.

jbrocato:
To answer the first question, vowels were originally $200 on the Goen version, then reduced to $100.  I think Goen is the only American host to ever charge any amount other than $250.

John Brocato

MikeK:
[quote name=\'urbanpreppie05\' date=\'Nov 15 2003, 03:09 PM\'] 4. Was clearance low when it was on CBS, cause I SERIOUSLY don't remember it being on. [/quote]
 If you were in Cleveland at the time, the area's then-CBS affiliate, WJW, didn't show Wheel of Fortune or Now You See It.  I don't recall what filled the 10 AM slot but Jackpot was on at 10:30 AM on WJW around that time.  The Joker's Wild and The Challengers filled the 10-11 AM hour, at least for the first part of the 1990-91 season.

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