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Match Game 7x - did it naturally run its course?
Bryce L.:
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No he didn't. The prize money was inconsequential. FWIW, the winnings on P+ were remarkably level at $22,000 per "week" (group of five shows).
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Super Password could've fooled me. Compared to P+, the show felt like watching peanut butter pour out of the jar.
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Couldn't have said it better myself. At least Ludden knew how to keep the game moving along.
Jimmy Owen:
I thought it ended rather abruptly on CBS, with unaired episodes and what not. The fact that Channel 2 in NYC and LA continued to run it without missing a beat showed that it still had some audience appeal. The syndication run probably went one season too long. It had migrated to WOR and KHJ by then.
aaron sica:
--- Quote from: Jimmy Owen on May 12, 2021, 10:30:38 PM ---It had migrated to WOR and KHJ by then.
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Not sure about the LA scene (although now I feel I need to check), but for 1982-1983, WCBS picked the show back up to simply air reruns - these aired at 9am.
EDIT: No reruns in LA for 1982-1983.
Jimmy Owen:
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--- Quote from: Jimmy Owen on May 12, 2021, 10:30:38 PM ---It had migrated to WOR and KHJ by then.
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Not sure about the LA scene (although now I feel I need to check), but for 1982-1983, WCBS picked the show back up to simply air reruns - these aired at 9am.
EDIT: No reruns in LA for 1982-1983.
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Yep, about a month into the 83-84 season it was time for The Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour
JMFabiano:
--- Quote from: Jimmy Owen on May 13, 2021, 10:49:19 AM ---
--- Quote from: aaron sica on May 13, 2021, 07:31:18 AM ---
--- Quote from: Jimmy Owen on May 12, 2021, 10:30:38 PM ---It had migrated to WOR and KHJ by then.
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Not sure about the LA scene (although now I feel I need to check), but for 1982-1983, WCBS picked the show back up to simply air reruns - these aired at 9am.
EDIT: No reruns in LA for 1982-1983.
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Yep, about a month into the 83-84 season it was time for The Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour
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And yet, I think some stations were still using the rerun package while MG/HS was on. Don't quote me on that, just vaguely remembering someone saying they saw both at the same time. Maybe even AFTER MG/HS ran its course?
I do remember the WCBS airings. (yet nothing of the Barry-Enright shows being there! Perhaps it was because I was watching Joker on WPVI at the time) Why do I want to say I also remembered seeing them in the afternoon for a time? Maybe mashing memories of that and MG/HS together?
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