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Match Game 7x - did it naturally run its course?
JohnXXVII:
CBS's handling of the show was ridiculous. It's cancellation was way premature. It probably could have lasted on the network into the mid-80s with proper nurturing. Was there some bad blood going on among the execs?
After Match Game 79 was cancelled, the 4pm CBS time slot on the network went to a soap opera, then in 1980 to One Day at a Time reruns, then in January 1982 to a Tattletales revival, in 1984 to Body Language, 1986 to Press Your Luck, and finally in the fall of 1986 given up entirely to local programming. I think Match Game could have performed better than some of those in that time slot.
It's too bad it wasn't revived on the network in 1982 instead of Tattletales. Perhaps Match Game shouldn't have done the third syndie season, in hopes of being picked up again by CBS? Or was there bad blood with Match Game and folks at CBS?
aaron sica:
--- Quote from: JohnXXVII on May 14, 2021, 04:17:35 PM ---1980 to One Day at a Time reruns, then in January 1982 to a Tattletales revival
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You left out the short lived “Up to the Minute” in between these two (September 1981 to January 1982) that CBS News tried and failed with. Easy to do though, it was barely a blip on the radar.
splinkynip:
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--- Quote from: aaron sica on May 13, 2021, 02:21:19 PM ---Just spot-checked the NY Daily News on January 3, 1983 - MG at 9, JW at 9:30. TTD aired at 11am on WOR.
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Confirmed by New York magazine, p. 99. What genius at WOR thought TTD would be good counterprogramming to Wheel of Fortune and the first half hour of TPIR?
https://books.google.com/books?id=kuICAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
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I didn't realize WCBS only had TTD for a year and a half. I do recall it aired at 11 followed by Bullseye in 81-82 after moving them from the6pm hour.
JMFabiano:
--- Quote from: JohnXXVII on May 14, 2021, 04:17:35 PM ---CBS's handling of the show was ridiculous. It's cancellation was way premature. It probably could have lasted on the network into the mid-80s with proper nurturing. Was there some bad blood going on among the execs?
After Match Game 79 was cancelled, the 4pm CBS time slot on the network went to a soap opera, then in 1980 to One Day at a Time reruns, then in January 1982 to a Tattletales revival, in 1984 to Body Language, 1986 to Press Your Luck, and finally in the fall of 1986 given up entirely to local programming. I think Match Game could have performed better than some of those in that time slot.
It's too bad it wasn't revived on the network in 1982 instead of Tattletales. Perhaps Match Game shouldn't have done the third syndie season, in hopes of being picked up again by CBS? Or was there bad blood with Match Game and folks at CBS?
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Don't recall WCBS having any of those at 4 pm. I remembered the games at least mostly being on daytime there all the same.
mystery7:
--- Quote from: splinkynip on May 14, 2021, 07:20:28 PM ---I didn't realize WCBS only had TTD for a year and a half. I do recall it aired at 11 followed by Bullseye in 81-82 after moving them from the6pm hour.
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You sure about Bullseye running on WCBS? I remember watching it on WOR at 7, at least for the first season when it was paired with Face The Music. And I'm pretty sure Price Is Right was firmly ensconced in CBS's 11 AM network slot by then. Uncle Walter and Dan Rather both would have had some words if CBS's flagship O&O had pre-empted The CBS Evening News for a game show.
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