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Game Show "Channels" On Roku,...Etc... Thread.
MSTieScott:
It's intriguing that these vintage on-demand Wheel of Fortunes are doing well enough that they're going to the expense of adding more, because I would assume that the number of interested viewers has to be pretty low. But then, what constitutes "low" for Pluto?
When the first batch of vintage Wheels dropped, it got me to thinking... we know that Fremantle has had success with streaming '80s episodes of The Price Is Right hosted by Bob Barker. If the vintage Wheel of Fortune episodes wound up being successful-by-Pluto-standards, would that indicate there's enough of an audience to try putting the syndicated TPIRs on demand? Not Barker -- it's still too early to broach the idea of showing a pre-activist Bob offering furs. But why not Dennis James and Tom Kennedy?
It's a question that I don't know the answer to: Is there general-public appeal in the Barker Channel and these on-demand Wheel of Fortune episodes from seeing the familiar hosts from decades past? Or would the incredibly narrow audience of "people who want to see the Dennis James episodes" still be enough by Pluto viewership standards to justify converting the tapes?
BrandonFG:
I think nostalgia plays a role. I’ve mentioned before that I belong to a couple Xennial groups on Facebook and Reddit. I’ve seen several people mention the Barker and Wheel channel, as well as people who love watching Classic Concentration or $ale on Buzzr. I guess it’s the warm fuzzies that takes you back to summer of ‘86 watching with grandma.
TimK2003:
A recently-added series from across the pond on Tubi and Fawesome -- Head Hunters.
ChrisLambert!:
--- Quote from: TimK2003 on February 26, 2024, 09:54:56 PM ---A recently-added series from across the pond on Tubi and Fawesome -- Head Hunters.
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This is also on Xumo Game Shows. Interesting idea and Rob Beckett is a good host, but it’s more than a little bit repetitive.
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