That's true--you have certainly been the beneficiary of your own statement around these parts as well.

Personal opinions on a TV show are a direct correlation to its popularity?

I don’t think it’s a properly-executed show. The ratings are decent enough to keep getting renewed. Two things can be correct.

Am I the only one who still thinks the Passwod segments seen during Jimmy's Tonight Show are still above and beyond the primetime shows? 

Despite the late night segmentsbeing more for fun than for $$$, it still seemed to flow better than Keke's version.

Personal opinions on a TV show are a direct correlation to its popularity?

I don’t think it’s a properly-executed show. The ratings are decent enough to keep getting renewed. Two things can be correct.

And yet…the ratings are quite good, and it appears the show will be renewed.

So why all the blather about how “bad” it is?

A clever photoshop artist could create a portrait of Allen Ludden wearing some of Keke's kooky eyewear.

That would be... interesting. I seem to recall reading in Adam Nedeff's book about Allen Ludden that he tried to avoid wearing glasses in his early TV appearances, but I guess he really needed them, or became less self conscious about wearing them. From what I remember you saying about Allen, he liked being on camera, but I don't think he was necessarily trying to flaunt his eyewear. Aside from a few pics. in Adam's book, I never saw Allen without glasses except if he was a guest on What's My Line, the camera might get a glimpse of Allen without glasses as he takes off his blindfold.