The Game Show Forum

The Game Show Forum => Game Show Channels & Networks => Topic started by: The Pyramids on February 11, 2006, 06:00:04 PM

Title: 70's 'Pyramid'
Post by: The Pyramids on February 11, 2006, 06:00:04 PM

Did GSN ever air ABC's 'The $20,000 Pyramid' regularly? If so were there more weeks intact beyond what was shown on 'Pyramid Thursdays' in '02?

Title: 70's 'Pyramid'
Post by: aaron sica on February 11, 2006, 06:01:49 PM

[quote name=\'PaulD\' date=\'Feb 11 2006, 06:00 PM\']Did GSN ever air ABC's 'The $20,000 Pyramid' regularly? If so were there more weeks intact beyond what was shown on 'Pyramid Thursdays' in '02?

[snapback]109969[/snapback]

[/quote]

Yes, they did. They aired it for a short time beginning 10/12/97, weekdays at 8am. Not sure how long that went for. It also ran on Sundays at 6pm, with the last Sunday ep being 4/12/98.

[I swear I've not been taken over by Zach.....I just happened to check the message board right after PaulD posted] :)

Title: 70's 'Pyramid'
Post by: Ian Wallis on February 12, 2006, 03:02:36 PM

From what we've heard, the last two years of the ABC version still exist.  I think GSN only ran about half of the available episodes before pulling it from the schedule.

Title: 70's 'Pyramid'
Post by: NickintheATL on February 12, 2006, 05:34:46 PM

Does anyone think that this might work on "That 70's Hour"?

Now, before you panic, I don't want Match Game to go anywhere, I just think this show might be a great complement to that one.

Just a thought...

Title: 70's 'Pyramid'
Post by: The Pyramids on February 12, 2006, 06:02:53 PM

[quote name=\'NicholasM79\' date=\'Feb 12 2006, 05:34 PM\']Does anyone think that this might work on "That 70's Hour"?

Now, before you panic, I don't want Match Game to go anywhere, I just think this show might be a great complement to that one.

Just a thought...

[snapback]110010[/snapback]

[/quote]

That or 'Tatteltales' or better yet 'Hollywood Squares' (some of us never tire from an appartant lost cause).

Title: 70's 'Pyramid'
Post by: aaron sica on February 12, 2006, 06:17:45 PM

[quote name=\'PaulD\' date=\'Feb 12 2006, 06:02 PM\']That or 'Tatteltales' or better yet 'Hollywood Squares' (some of us never tire from an appartant lost cause).

[snapback]110013[/snapback]

[/quote]

TT would be a good companion show to MG for "That '70s Hour". They've aired back-to-back on GSN before, not to mention on CBS during their original runs (MG at 3:30, TT at 4).

Title: 70's 'Pyramid'
Post by: zachhoran on February 12, 2006, 07:06:50 PM

[quote name=\'NicholasM79\' date=\'Feb 12 2006, 05:34 PM\']Does anyone think that $20K Pyramid might work on "That 70's Hour"?

Now, before you panic, I don't want Match Game to go anywhere, I just think this show might be a great complement to that one.

Just a thought...

[snapback]110010[/snapback]

[/quote]

'Twould be nice to see again, but I think GSN only leases out non-GT shows 150 or 200 shows at a time at this point.

Title: 70's 'Pyramid'
Post by: uncamark on February 13, 2006, 12:50:52 PM

[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Feb 12 2006, 02:02 PM\']From what we've heard, the last two years of the ABC version still exist.  I think GSN only ran about half of the available episodes before pulling it from the schedule.

[snapback]110003[/snapback]

[/quote]

And what they run is probably all that was converted to DigiBeta.  Unlike G-T, which arrived at Culver City already converted, only relative dribs and drabs of the Sony holdings have been converted.

Title: 70's 'Pyramid'
Post by: Robert Hutchinson on February 13, 2006, 05:21:50 PM

This was during the brief time I had GSN--didn't they run it for the entire "Dark Period"? I don't remember them repeating episodes, either.

Title: 70's 'Pyramid'
Post by: Ian Wallis on February 14, 2006, 08:44:03 AM

Quote

This was during the brief time I had GSN--didn't they run it for the entire "Dark Period"? I don't remember them repeating episodes, either.

Yes, it was only run for that six month period and dropped from the scheduled when the Goodson-Todman shows returned.  The only other times it was ever seen were during a special "preview week" months before it appeared regularly, and the "Pyramid Thursdays" they had for a while.  It might have also popped up once or twice during the "Game of the Week", but I can't remember for sure.

Title: 70's 'Pyramid'
Post by: zachhoran on February 14, 2006, 08:54:27 AM

[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Feb 14 2006, 08:44 AM\']

Quote

This was during the brief time I had GSN--didn't they run it for the entire "Dark Period"? I don't remember them repeating episodes, either.

Yes, it was only run for that six month period and dropped from the scheduled when the Goodson-Todman shows returned.  The only other times it was ever seen were during a special "preview week" months before it appeared regularly, and the "Pyramid Thursdays" they had for a while.  It might have also popped up once or twice during the "Game of the Week", but I can't remember for sure.

[snapback]110110[/snapback]

[/quote]

There were eight $20K Pyramid episodes featuring David Letterman on a March 2001 Saturday night marathon. Two or three $20K episodes also aired during their "Golden Pyramid Awards" block in March 2002.