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Network Games In The Morning - Would they Survive?
inturnaround:
[quote name=\'Starkman\' date=\'Dec 18 2003, 11:46 AM\']
And I always thought regis was an ABC show...shows how much I know hehe. [/quote]
Regis and Kelly is a syndicated show produced by Buena Vista Televison which is owned by Disney and broadcast out of WABC in New York. Since Disney took over ABC, they have been trying to get their syndie product on their O&Os. Unfortunately, that's not always possible in every market, but I bet in a few years they'll achieve what they want.
Already they acquired syndie WWTBAM for their O&Os and Wayne Brady seems to be what replaced Rosie O'Donnell on most stations(that's what killed Caroline Rhea, Rosie's designated heir).
uncamark:
[quote name=\'mmb5\' date=\'Dec 18 2003, 08:37 AM\']Actually the current Detroit CBS station has Guiding Light on at 10 AM because the previous CBS station had it at 10, well before the court show glut. [/quote]
There may be a "glut," but virtually every one of those court shows is performing well in the ratings, so they'll be around for a while.
So far, despite the improved performance of many syndicated game shows this season, there haven't been any new ones announced yet as we get closer to NATPE. This has to be because of the long lead time in developing syndicated series (the big trend this year so far seems to be the how-to/makeover genre, thanks to all of those shows on cable). I wouldn't be surprised if there will be a new batch of game shows coming out for September 2005 (or maybe earlier), unless the genre makes a big ratings reversal next year at this time.
DjohnsonCB:
The probable refusal of the major networks to return to game shows en masse makes it sound like there would be no chance for a possible "Concentration" revival since NBC may hold the rights to it, but it could be made for syndication in the same way "P.D.Q". was. NBC Productions could syndicated it, so that it would turn up around most of the country on CBS or ABC or Fox stations, but in the five top markets where there are NBC Owned stations, they would automatically get the exclusive rights to it.
And NBC could ease into it by giving it a prime time summer tryout on the actual network. That's more or less how WWTBAM progressed. I can maybe picture Geoff Edwards hosting, Burton Richardson announcing, and having two "Random Cash" and one "Double Cash" space on the board, which would actually BE a board of video panels like Harrah's in the Bluffs.
zachhoran:
[quote name=\'DrJWJustice\' date=\'Dec 18 2003, 03:11 AM\']
Why not walk down the path again? Only this time, let's get it right! Pearson missed the essence of the show when they tried it in '98 (and let's not forget a near total lack of advertising). Sure, our humor today is a bit more sultry than it was in the '70s, but I don't think the 'shock' value of answers like 'boobs' is the sole thing that kept us glued to the screen for nine years. People tuned in to watch a half hour party on TV every morning.
Let me put it another way -- I've helped produce live versions of the program at three national Boy Scouts of America conferences. The kids couldn't get enough, and we are talking about kids who barely out of diapers when the '90 version aired, let alone Gene's classic being long-since gone.
Point being, the show can work, but it needs the right atmosphere, the right chemistry among the celebs and the right type of humor. Granted, that's far easier said than done, but I do think it's worth a go. [/quote]
We can only hope that a new MG would have half the fun of Rayburn's 70s version. THe 1998 version certainly lacked a good panel. Maybe whichever of the Boy or Girl Scouts of the town in Texas JW is associated with that have the biggest comedic show biz aspirations could be the new panel 10 or 15 years down the road, and JW will still be young enough in whomever's eyes to host :)
zachhoran:
[quote name=\'DjohnsonCB\' date=\'Dec 18 2003, 04:44 PM\'] The probable refusal of the major networks to return to game shows en masse makes it sound like there would be no chance for a possible "Concentration" revival since NBC may hold the rights to it, but it could be made for syndication in the same way "P.D.Q". was. NBC Productions could syndicated it, so that it would turn up around most of the country on CBS or ABC or Fox stations, but in the five top markets where there are NBC Owned stations, they would automatically get the exclusive rights to it.
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'Twould be nice to see a new COncentration on some channel's lineup. It was reported in mid-2002 over at Usenet that Classic Concentration(under NBC's Production arm) was under some consideration as a possible syndicated entry last season or this season
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