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Title: GSN Schedule proposal
Post by: PeterMarshallFan on September 09, 2003, 08:02:46 PM
Mon-Fri

9AM: To Tell the Truth [Ward]
9:30: Bullseye
10AM: Break the Bank
10:30: Go
11AM: Beat the Clock [Narz/Wood]
11:30: Beat the Clock [Hall]
12PM: Weakest Link
1PM: Love Connection
1:30: Newlywed Game
2PM: Whammy!
2:30: National Lampoon's Funny Money
3PM: Lingo
3:30: Cram
4PM: The Joker's Wild
4:30: Tic Tac Dough
5PM: Family Feud [Dawson]
5:30: Family Feud [Combs]
6PM: $100,000 Pyramid
6:30: Match Game [Rayburn]
7PM: Win, Lose or Draw
7:30: Press Your Luck
8PM: Newlywed Game
8:30: Whammy!
9PM: Match Game PM
9:30: Lingo
10PM: Funny Money
10:30: Cram
11PM: Russian Roulette
11:30: Newlywed Game
12AM: Lingo
12:30: Cram
1AM: Funny Money
1:30: Whammy!
2AM: Match Game PM
2:30: Weakest Link
3:30-6:30AM: Black & White Overnight
6:30-9AM: Paid Programming

Weekends

9AM: Play the Percentages
9:30: Hollywood Squares [Marshall]
10AM: Treasure Hunt
10:30: $20,000 Pyramid
11AM: $25,000 Pyramid
11:30: $100,000 Pyramid
12PM-5PM: Same as weekdays
5PM-7PM: Video Game Block [I had to put it somewhere.....]
7PM: The Joker's Wild
7:30: Tic Tac Dough
8PM-11PM: Game of the Week
11PM-9AM: Same as weekdays
Title: GSN Schedule proposal
Post by: Monarx on September 09, 2003, 08:11:34 PM
Looks good to me.  Although I don't like Newlydread, it looks good. :)
Title: GSN Schedule proposal
Post by: Jimmy Owen on September 09, 2003, 09:06:20 PM
I feel that the new originals should not be shown in the daytime because it dissipates the prime time showings.  Prime time should be all original and well known reruns.  The only original I would put on in the daytime is the video game block and that would go in the before school hours where you have informercials scheduled.  The rest of the daytime hours should be made up of library programming.  I would only have one hour of infomercials a day at most, and I would put them on where GSN could charge a premium price.  Proposed infomercial time slot?  11am Eastern/10am Central.
Title: GSN Schedule proposal
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on September 09, 2003, 09:16:18 PM
[quote name=\'PeterMarshallFan\' date=\'Sep 9 2003, 07:02 PM\'] Mon-Fri
I see some major problems with this already.

Your going to open the day with a version of \"To Tell the Truth\" that about 3 people remember?  And follow that up with 2.5 hours of obscure classics?  Also, isn't ending the day on a half hour somewhat obscure?  In addition, I noticed you conviently left out \"Friend or Foe\" off the entire schedule.
Title: GSN Schedule proposal
Post by: whampyl03 on September 10, 2003, 12:11:40 AM
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9AM: To Tell the Truth [Ward]
9:30: Bullseye
10AM: Break the Bank
10:30: Go

Although all 4 are great shows, there really aren't that many episodes in the vault...  about (very loose guesstimates) 50 episodes of Bullseye (I don't think all eps were transferred to GSN's Digital format), about 70 of Break The Bank, and about 100 episodes of GO really don't go that far on the weekday schedule.  They'll fall into Run-intotheground-itus rather quick.  These SHOULD be weekenders.

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4PM: The Joker's Wild
4:30: Tic Tac Dough

I like the sound of that move. :)

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2PM: Whammy!
2:30: National Lampoon's Funny Money
3PM: Lingo
3:30: Cram

Jimmy Owen's comments basically sum up how I feel about this move.

OVERALL:  Very well done.  Few slight problems here and there, but overall, a nice schedule.
Title: GSN Schedule proposal
Post by: SplitSecond on September 10, 2003, 02:29:32 AM
Cable outlets are (correct me if I'm wrong) allowed to combine all the numbers they draw from repeat showings within the day (or within a 24-hour period) into an aggregate rating.

There's no \"dissipation\" to speak of.  Time for a more clever excuse as to why you don't want to see the originals, perhaps?
Title: GSN Schedule proposal
Post by: Jimmy Owen on September 10, 2003, 05:59:14 AM
I do want to see the originals-in prime time, not daytime.  You don't see the real networks putting on that evening's episode of \"Friends\" or whatever in the daytime, they save it for prime time.  I guess the question is: How many times a day should the same show be rerun?  In my opinion two showings of the same ep per day is enough.
Title: GSN Schedule proposal
Post by: clemon79 on September 10, 2003, 11:38:00 AM
[quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Sep 9 2003, 06:16 PM\'] Your going to open the day with a version of "To Tell the Truth" that about 3 people remember?  And follow that up with 2.5 hours of obscure classics? [/quote]
 Personally, I like the Robin Ward TTTT, and I rank it second to TTTT '90.

Leaving in the video game block is insanity writ large, tho.

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In addition, I noticed you conviently left out \"Friend or Foe\" off the entire schedule.

Well, at least he got THAT right. :)
Title: GSN Schedule proposal
Post by: Ian Wallis on September 10, 2003, 11:49:02 AM
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Although all 4 are great shows, there really aren't that many episodes in the vault... about (very loose guesstimates) 50 episodes of Bullseye (I don't think all eps were transferred to GSN's Digital format), about 70 of Break The Bank, and about 100 episodes of GO really don't go that far on the weekday schedule. They'll fall into Run-intotheground-itus rather quick.


I believe that \"Bullseye\" had 160 episodes converted.  \"Break the Bank\" had about 100 if you combine both the Kennedy and Barry runs.

OK, so you run throught the episodes quickly - simple:  once they're done, put another short-lived show in there.  GSN certainly has enough of those!
Title: GSN Schedule proposal
Post by: catnap1972 on September 10, 2003, 12:03:16 PM
[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Sep 10 2003, 11:38 AM\'] [quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Sep 9 2003, 06:16 PM\']
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In addition, I noticed you conviently left out "Friend or Foe" off the entire schedule.

Well, at least he got THAT right. :) [/quote]
 Since it's assumed that both it and Wintuition are on permanent hiatus anyway, I don't see what's wrong with leaving them off.
Title: GSN Schedule proposal
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on September 10, 2003, 03:29:24 PM
[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Sep 10 2003, 10:38 AM\'] [quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Sep 9 2003, 06:16 PM\'] Your going to open the day with a version of "To Tell the Truth" that about 3 people remember?  And follow that up with 2.5 hours of obscure classics? [/quote]
Personally, I like the Robin Ward TTTT, and I rank it second to TTTT '90.

Leaving in the video game block is insanity writ large, tho.

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In addition, I noticed you conviently left out "Friend or Foe" off the entire schedule.

Well, at least he got THAT right. :) [/quote]
 So your one of the three then, Chris? :)
Seriously, I have nothing personal against Robin Ward's \"To Tell the Truth\" other than the fact it's more than likely the least known version...people would turn to it say \"what's this\"? and move on to something more entertaining.
Title: GSN Schedule proposal
Post by: clemon79 on September 10, 2003, 04:16:53 PM
[quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Sep 10 2003, 12:29 PM\'] So your one of the three then, Chris? :)
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 And proudly so. Didn't care for it so much in first run ('cuz it was a panel show and as a kid I was into games), but looking back, Ward paced the show faster than anyone before him, and the One-On-One round was a nice twist.

Plus it had a lot of chase lights on the set. I love chase lights. :)
Title: GSN Schedule proposal
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on September 10, 2003, 04:53:01 PM
[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Sep 10 2003, 03:16 PM\'] [quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Sep 10 2003, 12:29 PM\'] So your one of the three then, Chris? :)
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And proudly so. Didn't care for it so much in first run ('cuz it was a panel show and as a kid I was into games), but looking back, Ward paced the show faster than anyone before him, and the One-On-One round was a nice twist.

Plus it had a lot of chase lights on the set. I love chase lights. :) [/quote]
 Well, I guess I know what to send you for Christmas, then.  *digs around in ShopKo's bargain bin*
Title: GSN Schedule proposal
Post by: PeterMarshallFan on September 10, 2003, 06:36:28 PM
[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Sep 10 2003, 04:16 PM\'] [quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Sep 10 2003, 12:29 PM\'] So your one of the three then, Chris? :)
 [/quote]
And proudly so. Didn't care for it so much in first run ('cuz it was a panel show and as a kid I was into games), but looking back, Ward paced the show faster than anyone before him, and the One-On-One round was a nice twist.

Plus it had a lot of chase lights on the set. I love chase lights. :) [/quote]
I liked it too, but I wonder---was the fast pace Ward's style, or was he pretty much forced to rush it to fit in the One-On-One game? 1o1 is fun, but it takes way too long to play, IMO.
Title: GSN Schedule proposal
Post by: MCArroyo1 on September 10, 2003, 06:44:46 PM
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I liked it too, but I wonder---was the fast pace Ward's style, or was he pretty much forced to rush it to fit in the One-On-One game? 1o1 is fun, but it takes way too long to play, IMO.
Probably both.

I agree that TTTT 80 was a great, if unknown, series.  I'd even say that Ward did a better job than anyone (except Gordon Elliott) who followed him.  Even though he never seemed to know how to look at a camera.
Title: GSN Schedule proposal
Post by: whampyl03 on September 10, 2003, 07:06:38 PM
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I believe that \"Bullseye\" had 160 episodes converted

Yes, but I think not all eps. were converted to GSN's digital format.  I believe it's somewhere around 50 that were.


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\"Break the Bank\" had about 100 if you combine both the Kennedy and Barry runs.

Well, let's see here... 15 weeks, multiplied by 5 episodes a week + 4 nighttime eps + 1 not for air ep = 80.  So I was pretty close, that is unless there were some unaired eps other than the one mentioned above.
Title: GSN Schedule proposal
Post by: Brandon Brooks on September 10, 2003, 07:07:04 PM
[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Sep 10 2003, 03:16 PM\'] And proudly so. Didn't care for it so much in first run ('cuz it was a panel show and as a kid I was into games), but looking back, Ward paced the show faster than anyone before him, and the One-On-One round was a nice twist.

Plus it had a lot of chase lights on the set. I love chase lights. :) [/quote]
 Nah, you aren't the only one.  It's a good version, just very disco-rrific.  And as well all know, by that time, disco was on the decline.

:-)

Brandon Brooks
Title: GSN Schedule proposal
Post by: zachhoran on September 10, 2003, 07:31:32 PM
[quote name=\'whampyl03\' date=\'Sep 10 2003, 06:06 PM\']

Well, let's see here... 15 weeks, multiplied by 5 episodes a week + 4 nighttime eps + 1 not for air ep = 80.  So I was pretty close, that is unless there were some unaired eps other than the one mentioned above. [/quote]
 There were a full season of nighttime syndicted episodes of 1970s BtB, assuming that's 39 shows, that makes 114 total episodes.
Title: GSN Schedule proposal
Post by: catnap1972 on September 12, 2003, 11:00:19 AM
[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Sep 10 2003, 07:31 PM\'] [quote name=\'whampyl03\' date=\'Sep 10 2003, 06:06 PM\']

Well, let's see here... 15 weeks, multiplied by 5 episodes a week + 4 nighttime eps + 1 not for air ep = 80.  So I was pretty close, that is unless there were some unaired eps other than the one mentioned above. [/quote]
There were a full season of nighttime syndicted episodes of 1970s BtB, assuming that's 39 shows, that makes 114 total episodes. [/quote]
 113, actually (unless GSN located the lost 2nd ABC episode)
Title: GSN Schedule proposal
Post by: Ian Wallis on September 12, 2003, 04:13:53 PM
Actually, I believe back in those days it was more common to just do 24 or 26 nighttime shows per season, rather than 39.  I was a big fan of the show and seem to remember reruns starting around March.  So I think the grand total is closer to 100.