I too will echo the sentiment that GSN did this show justice. I do have my gripes on a couple minor things.
1) The fast zoom ins on the main game category reveal NEEDS TO GO. A simple shot of the board will suffice.
2) I know it was only the first episode shown, but I have to gripe on the "judges". On the category where the object were to guess the words from the Declaration of Independence, why are we giving credit for "happiness" for saying "happy"? I know in certain other categories, giving the root word is generally acceptable, but these words were played in context of "name these words found in the...". These words should have been in " " and credit should not have been given on "happiness" until the player "happiness".
Also, in the WC, on the subject of "Things you spread", you don't spread a "sandwich". That IMO should have gotten an immediate buzz because the clue did not fit the subject.
Other than that, I thought Mike did pretty well, if this show gets picked up for more cycles, I think he may find his stride. The set looks great, I just think gold as the dominant color doesn't play well with me, but I shall adjust.
I don't know if I like (what I am referring to as) the "dance club" arrangement of the theme, still way better than the techno crap the Donnymid brought us.
I think after just one episode, I'll give this a B+.
Honestly, I think GSN has done a good job in taking classic properties like Press Your Luck/Whammy and the Newlywed Game and putting a fresh coat of paint on them and making them modern. Pyramid at first glance looks like it will fit that mold as well. I truthfully think that if GSN is going to go the way of more original programming, maybe they should try their hand at more modern updates of classic formats. They do seem to have success with those.