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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: Craig Karlberg on March 14, 2004, 05:50:29 AM
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I first saw this on GSNN-Daytime Hub before tv-gameshows.net got the story & I figured this was no surprise:
Syndie WWTBAM has been green-lighted for a 3rd season. With ratings averaging 3.7 this season coupled that with Meredith Vierra's first Daytime Emmy nomination, Buena-Vista has cleared the show through 2005 in most markets. No word on when new shows for next seaon will start taping, but I presume the 3rd season will premiere around mid-September 2004.
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And Meredith Vieira will soon hold the record for a female's longest tenure as a game show host.
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[quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'Mar 14 2004, 09:07 PM\'] And Meredith Vieira will soon hold the record for a female's longest tenure as a game show host. [/quote]
Which is kind of sad when you think about it, and this makes my 200th post!
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This is really great news. Meredith is a great host, and I congratulate her for breaking the female host/show length record.
Ben
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BTW, the previous record-holder in that category is Vicki Lawerence who hosted the NBC version of Win, Lose or Draw for 2 seasons. Congrats Meredith, & may you'll have many more years in show biz.
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I'm not sure if this has been done before, but it might be a good time to list all the female game show hosts:
-Merideth Viera ("Millionaire")
-Anne Robinson ("Weakest Link")
-Brooke Burns ("Dog Eat Dog")
-Karyn Bryant ("Name That Video")
-Annie Wood ("Bzzz")
-Vicki Lawrence ("Win Lose or Draw")
-Elaine Joyce ("Dating Game")
-Betty White ("Just Men")
Any that I've forgotten?
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How long did Summer Sanders' "Figure It Out" last?
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[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Mar 15 2004, 10:22 AM\'] Any that I've forgotten? [/quote]
Yes, several. Female game show hosts are no longer the novelty they once were.
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Don't forget Louise DuArt, she hosted "Rodeo Drive"....
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Mar 15 2004, 10:08 AM\'] How long did Summer Sanders' "Figure It Out" last? [/quote]
3 Seasons, I think...but far fewer episodes per season than WWTBAM.
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[quote name=\'inturnaround\' date=\'Mar 15 2004, 05:13 PM\'][quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Mar 15 2004, 10:08 AM\'] How long did Summer Sanders' "Figure It Out" last? [/quote]
3 Seasons, I think...but far fewer episodes per season than WWTBAM.[/quote]
Seemed to me that the typical Nick order for a cycle was 65 episodes, meaning that "Figure It Out" ran for 195 episodes. Most Nick game shows only ran for two cycles or 130 episodes, although "Make the Grade" did go to 195 (130 in New York with Lew Schneider and 65 in Florida with Robb Morris) and "Double Dare" ran to over 500 (with some oddball orders along the way and 200-some broadcast syndicated shows).
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And Meredith Vieira will soon hold the record for a female's longest tenure as a game show host.
Which is kind of sad when you think about it
Is the predominately white male thing an American phenomenon? Hasn't the UK had several female hosts?
ITSBRY
itsbry@juno.com
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[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Mar 15 2004, 08:22 AM\'] I'm not sure if this has been done before, but it might be a good time to list all the female game show hosts:
-Merideth Viera ("Millionaire")
-Anne Robinson ("Weakest Link")
-Brooke Burns ("Dog Eat Dog")
-Karyn Bryant ("Name That Video")
-Annie Wood ("Bzzz")
-Vicki Lawrence ("Win Lose or Draw")
-Elaine Joyce ("Dating Game")
-Betty White ("Just Men!")
Any that I've forgotten? [/quote]
Sarah Purcell (The Better Sex)
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[quote name=\'GSWitch\' date=\'Mar 16 2004, 02:28 PM\'] [quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Mar 15 2004, 08:22 AM\'] I'm not sure if this has been done before, but it might be a good time to list all the female game show hosts:
-Merideth Viera ("Millionaire")
-Anne Robinson ("Weakest Link")
-Brooke Burns ("Dog Eat Dog")
-Karyn Bryant ("Name That Video")
-Annie Wood ("Bzzz")
-Vicki Lawrence ("Win Lose or Draw")
-Elaine Joyce ("Dating Game")
-Betty White ("Just Men!")
Any that I've forgotten? [/quote]
Sarah Purcell (The Better Sex) [/quote]
Karyn Bryant also hosted a show on Lifetime about knowing your best friend (can't remember it's name)
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[quote name=\'JayC\' date=\'Mar 16 2004, 07:40 PM\']
Karyn Bryant also hosted a show on Lifetime about knowing your best friend (can't remember it's name) [/quote]
The show on Lifetime was Who Knows You Best? in 2000-01, but was hosted by Gina St. John, not Karyn Bryant.
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[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Mar 15 2004, 09:22 AM\'] Any that I've forgotten? [/quote]
Arlene Francis--Blind Date
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Stephanie Miller on Oxygen's "I've Got A Secret"...
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There was also the show Rodeo Drive. I don't remember the host's name, all I remember was her imitating Joan Rivers a lot.
Anyone want to flesh out my memory for me, or is this something that should just fade away?
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[quote name=\'Little Big Brother\' date=\'Mar 16 2004, 08:51 PM\'] There was also the show Rodeo Drive. I don't remember the host's name, all I remember was her imitating Joan Rivers a lot.
Anyone want to flesh out my memory for me, or is this something that should just fade away? [/quote]
Louise DuArt. And yes. :)
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We named all the female GS hosts we could possibly think of in another thread, not two months ago.
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[quote name=\'Robert Hutchinson\' date=\'Mar 17 2004, 01:20 AM\'] We named all the female GS hosts we could possibly think of in another thread, not two months ago. [/quote]
That we did. Here it is. (http://\"http://gameshow.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=2715&hl=\")
Remember, search is your friend.
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[quote name=\'inturnaround\' date=\'Mar 15 2004, 05:13 PM\'] [quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Mar 15 2004, 10:08 AM\'] How long did Summer Sanders' "Figure It Out" last? [/quote]
3 Seasons, I think...but far fewer episodes per season than WWTBAM. [/quote]
I think it's run was from 1996-1999, as later in 1998 they had the "Family Style" season, then the "Wild Style" season in 1999.
but I think under technicality, Summer Sanders holds the record for "longest female game show host". But that's MHO.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Mar 16 2004, 10:54 PM\'][quote name=\'Little Big Brother\' date=\'Mar 16 2004, 08:51 PM\'] There was also the show Rodeo Drive. I don't remember the host's name, all I remember was her imitating Joan Rivers a lot.
Anyone want to flesh out my memory for me, or is this something that should just fade away? [/quote]
Louise DuArt. And yes. :)[/quote]
And Louise is right now playing the Carol Burnett role in Harvey Korman and Tim Conway's comedy sketch show live tour, coming to a performing arts center near you--or perhaps it's the Vicki Lawrence role?
ObGameShow: They all did at least one at one time or another--and Vicki and Louise each hosted one.
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I think it's run was from 1996-1999, as later in 1998 they had the "Family Style" season, then the "Wild Style" season in 1999.
It actually premiered in Jun 1997, not long before I graduated HS.
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
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[quote name=\'JayC\' date=\'Mar 16 2004, 08:40 PM\'] [quote name=\'GSWitch\' date=\'Mar 16 2004, 02:28 PM\'] [quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Mar 15 2004, 08:22 AM\'] I'm not sure if this has been done before, but it might be a good time to list all the female game show hosts:
-Merideth Viera ("Millionaire")
-Anne Robinson ("Weakest Link")
-Brooke Burns ("Dog Eat Dog")
-Karyn Bryant ("Name That Video")
-Annie Wood ("Bzzz")
-Vicki Lawrence ("Win Lose or Draw")
-Elaine Joyce ("Dating Game")
-Betty White ("Just Men!")
Any that I've forgotten? [/quote]
Sarah Purcell (The Better Sex) [/quote]
Karyn Bryant also hosted a show on Lifetime about knowing your best friend (can't remember it's name) [/quote]
i think it was who knows you best.
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You guys know what that means, that syndie Millionaire will cancel after the 3rd season, because that is the hi-jinx that primetime Millionaire faced 2 years ago. I hope that it doesn't cancel although it needs to run in more markets (ummm like St. Louis).
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[quote name=\'JacksonBrowne1980\' date=\'Apr 6 2004, 11:55 AM\'][quote name=\'JayC\' date=\'Mar 16 2004, 08:40 PM\'] [quote name=\'GSWitch\' date=\'Mar 16 2004, 02:28 PM\'] [quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Mar 15 2004, 08:22 AM\'] I'm not sure if this has been done before, but it might be a good time to list all the female game show hosts:
-Merideth Viera ("Millionaire")
-Anne Robinson ("Weakest Link")
-Brooke Burns ("Dog Eat Dog")
-Karyn Bryant ("Name That Video")
-Annie Wood ("Bzzz")
-Vicki Lawrence ("Win Lose or Draw")
-Elaine Joyce ("Dating Game")
-Betty White ("Just Men!")
Any that I've forgotten? [/quote]
Sarah Purcell (The Better Sex) [/quote]
Karyn Bryant also hosted a show on Lifetime about knowing your best friend (can't remember it's name) [/quote]
i think it was who knows you best.[/quote]
Gina St. John did that show.
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[quote name=\'bulldog_06\' date=\'Apr 6 2004, 01:21 PM\'] You guys know what that means, that syndie Millionaire will cancel after the 3rd season, because that is the hi-jinx that primetime Millionaire faced 2 years ago. I hope that it doesn't cancel although it needs to run in more markets (ummm like St. Louis). [/quote]
If the ratings continue to increase, I seriously doubt syndie Millionaire will go anywhere, esp. if Super Millionaire does well in future stints.
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[quote name=\'bulldog_06\' date=\'Apr 6 2004, 01:21 PM\']You guys know what that means, that syndie Millionaire will cancel after the 3rd season, because that is the hi-jinx that primetime Millionaire faced 2 years ago. [/quote]
Those mischievous networks!
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[quote name=\'Robert Hutchinson\' date=\'Apr 7 2004, 04:42 PM\'][quote name=\'bulldog_06\' date=\'Apr 6 2004, 01:21 PM\']You guys know what that means, that syndie Millionaire will cancel after the 3rd season, because that is the hi-jinx that primetime Millionaire faced 2 years ago. [/quote]
Those mischievous networks![/quote]
I thought he was just sending a shout-out to the late Ms. Falkenburg...