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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: BrandonFG on July 20, 2008, 08:12:27 PM
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Casey posted a G-R report from Price's new season, and there's a few syndie Deal reports over on Hollywood Junket (http://\"http://hollywoodjunket.com/blog\"). (NOTE: there are some spoilers on the site as well)
Any other reports of what's going on for the upcoming season, from anyone who's attended a taping? Would love to hear about Trivial Pursuit, or even Million Dollar Wheel.
And has Fremantle officially shot the broken-legged horse that is "Temptation"?
/Don't tell PETA I said that
//I literally work a block from their HQ
///Having a BBQ there for Labor Day
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'191461\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 08:12 PM\']
And has Fremantle officially shot the broken-legged horse that is "Temptation"?
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Dunno, but I was looking at the numbers for Temptation in Hartford just today, and noticed something stunning.
At 2:30pm, up against 2 soap operas and Martha Stewart :
Temptation comes in second place with a 1.5 rating.
This HAS to be an abnormality, no?
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[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'191462\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 08:19 PM\']
At 2:30pm, up against 2 soap operas and Martha Stewart :
Temptation comes in second place with a 1.5 rating.
This HAS to be an abnormality, no?
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It is surprising, to say the least. Perhaps a lot of people there are just glad to have $ale back in some form (I had the same attitude when Whammy! premiered, was glad to have PYL back in some form).
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[quote name=\'Johnissoevil\' post=\'191495\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 10:14 PM\']
[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'191462\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 08:19 PM\']
At 2:30pm, up against 2 soap operas and Martha Stewart :
Temptation comes in second place with a 1.5 rating.
This HAS to be an abnormality, no?
[/quote]
It is surprising, to say the least. Perhaps a lot of people there are just glad to have $ale back in some form (I had the same attitude when Whammy! premiered, was glad to have PYL back in some form).
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But Whammy at least TRIED to make it look like the game it was a revival of.
Temptation failed to do that. They added too much in and it took away from it.
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'191461\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 08:12 PM\']///Having a BBQ there for Labor Day
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True story: Local humane society had a fund-raiser. Local paper headline: "Homeless Animal BBQ"
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'191518\' date=\'Jul 21 2008, 08:05 AM\']
Local paper headline: "Homeless Animal BBQ"[/quote]
We were working on a promo page at work that has wallpapers and icons on it for our users. (Apparently they like that stuff.) One day, one of my officemates looks at the banner on the page, and asks "Does that say what I think it says?"
On the banner, in inch-high letters: "Fun Free Downloads."
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[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'191462\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 08:19 PM\']
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'191461\' date=\'Jul 20 2008, 08:12 PM\']
And has Fremantle officially shot the broken-legged horse that is "Temptation"?
[/quote]
Dunno, but I was looking at the numbers for Temptation in Hartford just today, and noticed something stunning.
At 2:30pm, up against 2 soap operas and Martha Stewart :
Temptation comes in second place with a 1.5 rating.
This HAS to be an abnormality, no?
[/quote]
Could that be due to time-shifting? Sometimes women will tape or TIVO the soaps to watch later (and pause the action if interrupted by a phone call). Temptation is good for watching in real-time but for archiving.....? My grandmother used to tape her soaps to watch overnight and watched the USA game show block during the day. Always enjoyed visiting grandma.
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The syndie Deal's website is up at DealorNoDealTV.com (http://\"http://www.DealorNoDealTV.com\"), but as for now it only has a video promo, link to get tickets, and a countdown of days to the premiere.
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[quote name=\'peiboy91\' post=\'191562\' date=\'Jul 21 2008, 04:40 PM\']
The syndie Deal's website is up at DealorNoDealTV.com (http://\"http://www.DealorNoDealTV.com\"), but as for now it only has a video promo, link to get tickets, and a countdown of days to the premiere.
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And pictures of the only two models this version needs: Patricia and Tameka.
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[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'191565\' date=\'Jul 21 2008, 04:46 PM\']
And pictures of the only two models this version needs: Patricia and Tameka.
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http://www.exposay.com/celebrity-photos/cl...iere-RCSrjr.jpg (http://\"http://www.exposay.com/celebrity-photos/claudia-jordan-collateral-movie-premiere-RCSrjr.jpg\")
/Does NOT approve
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Are there any station listings available for any of the new shows?
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[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'191565\' date=\'Jul 21 2008, 04:46 PM\']
[quote name=\'peiboy91\' post=\'191562\' date=\'Jul 21 2008, 04:40 PM\']
The syndie Deal's website is up at DealorNoDealTV.com (http://\"http://www.DealorNoDealTV.com\"), but as for now it only has a video promo, link to get tickets, and a countdown of days to the premiere.
[/quote]
And pictures of the only two models this version needs: Patricia and Tameka.
[/quote]
*bzzt* Sorry, that's incorrect. The correct answers are "Leyla and Anya"....
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Personally, I got a chuckle out of the commercials for Deal. Well crafted and slightly creative.
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'191576\' date=\'Jul 21 2008, 05:34 PM\']
Are there any station listings available for any of the new shows?
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Not that I know of. But since your a fellow Michigander, I can tell you that Deal will air on WSMH-Fox 66. I have seen the commercials a few times during Everybody Loves Raymond.
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[quote name=\'xavier45\' post=\'191579\' date=\'Jul 21 2008, 05:46 PM\']Not that I know of. But since your a fellow Michigander, I can tell you that Deal will air on WSMH-Fox 66.[/quote]Very cool. I can't ever remember WSMH picking up a syndie game.
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Columbus, OH: WSYX Channel 6 will carry DOND
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[quote name=\'bwood\' post=\'191583\' date=\'Jul 21 2008, 06:07 PM\']
Columbus, OH: WSYX Channel 6 will carry DOND
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Me thinks Sinclair got a group deal. In Buffalo last weekend, I saw an ad for DOND on Fox Toronto WUTV.
/And yet I haven't seen any ads for it on their Baltimore flagship(s).
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I can safely say that WREX-TV in Rockford will be airing DoND starting September 8th, as well as Trivial Pursuit: America Plays.
This is on top of already having Millionaire, Jeopardy and Wheel.
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[quote name=\'bwood\' post=\'191583\' date=\'Jul 21 2008, 06:07 PM\']
Columbus, OH: WSYX Channel 6 will carry DOND
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Channel 6 is carrying a syndicated game? When was the last time they did that?
The last I remember was Pictionary and they ran that at 1:30am for a few months before moving it to 2:30am.
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'191580\' date=\'Jul 21 2008, 05:51 PM\']
[quote name=\'xavier45\' post=\'191579\' date=\'Jul 21 2008, 05:46 PM\']Not that I know of. But since your a fellow Michigander, I can tell you that Deal will air on WSMH-Fox 66.[/quote]Very cool. I can't ever remember WSMH picking up a syndie game.
[/quote]
Now that Don mentions Pictionary, I do remember WSMH airing that back in '97. But that was the last time they ever aired a Syndie Game Show.
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'191592\' date=\'Jul 21 2008, 06:39 PM\']
The last I remember was Pictionary and they ran that at 1:30am for a few months before moving it to 2:30am.
[/quote]
And that's because Don Howard is getting more senile by the hour. WSYX ran Pyramid for at least its first season and might still be running WWTBAM. Move along, friends. Meltdowns aren't pretty.
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'191580\' date=\'Jul 21 2008, 05:51 PM\']
[quote name=\'xavier45\' post=\'191579\' date=\'Jul 21 2008, 05:46 PM\']Not that I know of. But since your a fellow Michigander, I can tell you that Deal will air on WSMH-Fox 66.[/quote]Very cool. I can't ever remember WSMH picking up a syndie game.
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When they started in 85, they had "Anything For Money" and Dawson Feud. Later they picked up TTD and TJW as well as Don Bleu Gong Show and MacGregor DG. Boardman's Liar's Club and Fun House also aired on 66.
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'191640\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 12:11 AM\']When they started in 85, they had "Anything For Money" and Dawson Feud. Later they picked up TTD and TJW as well as Don Bleu Gong Show and MacGregor DG. Boardman's Liar's Club and Fun House also aired on 66.[/quote]Ah, see, I did not know that, being born in... well, before you. ;) But very cool. I do remember seeing a bit or piece of Pictionary at age 7, but obviously not clearly enough to remember what station.
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'191641\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 12:20 AM\']
I do remember seeing a bit or piece of Pictionary at age 7[/quote]
And now, I must go take my Geritol. :-P
/Was age 7 when the other Pictionary aired
//Way back in 1989
///When there were only four broadcast networks
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'191641\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 12:20 AM\']
I do remember seeing a bit or piece of Pictionary at age 7
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I'm one of the younger folks here (c.1986) and that one even makes me feel a bit old.
/Was seven when Caesar's Challenge was on.
//Continuing to stay off your lawns, sirs.
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'191658\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 09:16 AM\']
[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'191641\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 12:20 AM\']
I do remember seeing a bit or piece of Pictionary at age 7[/quote]
And now, I must go take my Geritol. :-P
/Was age 7 when the other Pictionary aired
//Way back in 1989
///When there were only four broadcast networks
[/quote]
I'll take the Geritol from you, thank you. :)
//Was 14 when it aired
///Was a freshman in high school in 1989
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And for my Mid-Michigan friends:
[quote name=\'WSMH Promotions\']Dear Chad,
I'm very happy to hear that you are an avid watcher. Yes, Deal or No Deal will be airing on FOX 66 in the fall at 5pm and 5:30pm. Thank you for watching FOX 66![/quote]
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"DOND" on WMAQ--don't know time yet, but they've got open that hour of local shows, infomercials and "Access" reruns at 11 a.m., so maybe there (or the 2 p.m. hour where "Crosswords" is, if they bail out on the Daytime Plus scheme).
"Trivial Pursuit" could be on either WFLD or WPWR--the Fox-owned stations have bought it.
And the second run of "WWTBAM" could either disappear or move into overnight at WGN--their midday newscast is adding a half-hour in September and starting at 11:30 a.m.
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WTKR picked up D/ND, I'm guessing in the 4pm hour with "Millionaire".
WTVZ will air "Trivial Pursuit", and I'm guessing that will take the noon-1 hour, replacing "Temptation".
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On the Louisville front......
WDRB Fox 41 has already started advertising DOND, which would indicate a strong time slot since they never plugged Crosswords, which aired at 4:30am. No official word yet on "Trivial Pursuit", but based on Belo being announced as one of the station groups to pick up the show, my hunch is that WHAS will be carrying it, possibly as a pairing with WWTBAM.
Tyshaun
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[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'191673\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 12:07 PM\']
And for my Mid-Michigan friends:
[quote name=\'WSMH Promotions\']Dear Chad,
I'm very happy to hear that you are an avid watcher. Yes, Deal or No Deal will be airing on FOX 66 in the fall at 5pm and 5:30pm. Thank you for watching FOX 66![/quote]
[/quote]
Good timeslot.
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[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'191672\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 08:57 AM\']
///Was a freshman in high school in 1989
[/quote]
Oh, shut up.
Signed,
Chris Lemon
Class of '89
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'191692\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 01:51 PM\']
[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'191672\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 08:57 AM\']
///Was a freshman in high school in 1989
[/quote]
Oh, shut up.
Signed,
Chris Lemon
Class of '89
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I was expelled from college for the third and final time in 1989.
Speaking of syndie DOND, Stosh and Stu (henceforth, The ST Boyz) were talking about how players who eliminate the high amounts early will have their game play edited from broadcast and be awarded $500. This discussion took place on Stu's Show two Wednesdays ago.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'191692\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 01:51 PM\']
[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'191672\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 08:57 AM\']
///Was a freshman in high school in 1989
[/quote]
Oh, shut up.
Signed,
Chris Lemon
Class of '89
[/quote]
OK, I then pass the Geritol to you. :)
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'191693\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 12:56 PM\']
Speaking of syndie DOND, Stosh and Stu (henceforth, The ST Boyz) were talking about how players who eliminate the high amounts early will have their game play edited from broadcast and be awarded $500. This discussion took place on Stu's Show two Wednesdays ago.
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Buzzerblog and Hollywood Junket had this a couple weeks ago as an isolated incident on a couples' week taping. The two blew through all the high amounts, to a point where $500 was the big number on the board, so tape was stopped, and they were sent on their merry way with the high amount on the board. Doesn't make the practice any more savory or defensible, but it seems to be more of an "occurrence" than the hard-and-fast "rule" the Perf would make it out to be.
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'191693\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 01:56 PM\']Speaking of syndie DOND, Stosh and Stu (henceforth, The ST Boyz) were talking about how players who eliminate the high amounts early will have their game play edited from broadcast and be awarded $500. This discussion took place on Stu's Show two Wednesdays ago.[/quote]
I know there have been episode(s) cut from the syndie version, but I didn't know that there was a standard operating procedure for it.
The (Best of) Syndie DoND will air on WPGH (FOX) in the Pittsburgh-New Castle area. Not sure about Trivial Pursuit, but it probably won't be on KDKA (CBS) or WTAE (ABC). WPXI (NBC) has been showing MGC, so I don't know if they're getting the Program Partners Package or continuing to air Montel.
/KDKA has 7(!!!) hours of local news/magainze per weekday
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[quote name=\'xavier45\' post=\'191689\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 01:48 PM\'][quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'191673\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 12:07 PM\']And for my Mid-Michigan friends:
[quote name=\'WSMH Promotions\']Dear Chad,
I'm very happy to hear that you are an avid watcher. Yes, Deal or No Deal will be airing on FOX 66 in the fall at 5pm and 5:30pm. Thank you for watching FOX 66![/quote][/quote]Good timeslot.[/quote]
And that's where WDCA-20 (a MyNet affiliate) will be showing it in D.C. Right now, the big 4 DC stations are doing local news at that time and both 20 and WDCW-50 (CW) are showing court shows.
The only other certainty about DC syndie shows is that WJLA-7 (ABC) has snagged Millionaire from the 4:00 slot on WUSA-9 (CBS) and will bump Crosswords to make room for it at 12:30 p.m.
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[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'191697\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 02:13 PM\']
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'191692\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 01:51 PM\']
[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'191672\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 08:57 AM\']
///Was a freshman in high school in 1989
[/quote]
Oh, shut up.
Signed,
Chris Lemon
Class of '89
[/quote]
OK, I then pass the Geritol to you. :)
[/quote]
I never knew Geritol came in gazpacho flavor.
Signed,
Another high school freshman from 1988-89
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[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'191697\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 01:13 PM\']
OK, I then pass the Geritol to you. :)
[/quote]
Pass it to me--I was one year out of college in 1989.
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[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'191714\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 03:46 PM\']
[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'191697\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 01:13 PM\']
OK, I then pass the Geritol to you. :)
[/quote]
Pass it to me--I was one year out of college in 1989.
[/quote]
ObGameShow: Geritol sponsored Twenty One in the 1950s.
Do you have tired blood? Then glug some of this while you study these answers.
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[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'191674\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 11:33 AM\']
"Trivial Pursuit" could be on either WFLD or WPWR--the Fox-owned stations have bought it.
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According to the guys who did the America Plays taping at Northbrook, they mentioned it was WPWR, My50, or whatever the hell we call it up here.
/what the hell game shows were on that station back in '89?
//I was only 4 at the time, btw.
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[quote name=\'Strikerz04\' post=\'191737\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 04:09 PM\']
[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'191674\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 11:33 AM\']
"Trivial Pursuit" could be on either WFLD or WPWR--the Fox-owned stations have bought it.
[/quote]
According to the guys who did the America Plays taping at Northbrook, they mentioned it was WPWR, My50, or whatever the hell we call it up here.
/what the hell game shows were on that station back in '89?
//I was only 4 at the time, btw.
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In that rough time frame, Clark "$100K Pyramid," Raferty "Card Sharks" (two years after the rest of the nation!), "Matchmaker" and a fourth show I don't remember right now. In prime time.
I'm now guessing that "TP" will replace "Temptation" at 1 p.m. Lots of love, Rossi.
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[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'191745\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 05:07 PM\']
I'm now guessing that "TP" will replace "Temptation" at 1 p.m. Lots of love, Rossi.
[/quote]
Well, Charmin is a lot more entertaining than "Temptation" ever was...
/what?
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'191592\' date=\'Jul 21 2008, 06:39 PM\']
[quote name=\'bwood\' post=\'191583\' date=\'Jul 21 2008, 06:07 PM\']
Columbus, OH: WSYX Channel 6 will carry DOND
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Channel 6 is carrying a syndicated game? When was the last time they did that?
The last I remember was Pictionary and they ran that at 1:30am for a few months before moving it to 2:30am.
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They air WWTBAM at 7:30 weeknights, have for some time now.
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Can't say how much distribution Syndeal will get up here in Canada, but NTV ("Canada's Superstation") has already been showing ads for it, promoting a fall launch at the plum time of 5.30 pm. This is due to speculation that CBC will run Wheel as a lead-in to supper hour news casts nationally, and J! as a lead in to the prime-time hours.
Ryan :)
/NTV isn't pleased right now; they've shunted Wheel and J! out of their 5-6 pm block to 4-5 am.
//This is the same NTV that used to run J!-H2-Wheel in a 90 min block when I was living there in '04
///But NTV wins points for being over the air on channel six; I used to walk home and listen to J! and H2.
////"Wheel of Fortune": Canada's game?
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Oh all of you hush. LOL Class of 77....Oy......
Don
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[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'191745\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 05:07 PM\']
In that rough time frame, Clark "$100K Pyramid," Raferty "Card Sharks" (two years after the rest of the nation!), "Matchmaker" and a fourth show I don't remember right now. In prime time.
[/quote]
How on Earth did I miss that? My only memory of seeing Rafferty CS was on one of those rare days when the aerial would pick up stations from Milwaukee and Grand Rapids.
/remembers WFLD's B&E primetime block fondly, with an occasional dash of Catch Phrase
//Perfect Match & Davidson Pyramid, not so much
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[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'191751\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 06:53 PM\']
[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'191745\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 05:07 PM\']
I'm now guessing that "TP" will replace "Temptation" at 1 p.m. Lots of love, Rossi.
[/quote]
Well, Charmin is a lot more entertaining than "Temptation" ever was...
[/quote]
Yes, yes, we all find Rossi Morreale to be quite Charmin.
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[quote name=\'vtown7\' post=\'191777\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 10:30 PM\']
/NTV isn't pleased right now; they've shunted Wheel and J! out of their 5-6 pm block to 4-5 am.
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Provided that they're not pre-empted for Geoff Stirling's occasional late-night diatribes.
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[quote name=\'rugrats1\' post=\'191814\' date=\'Jul 23 2008, 08:14 AM\']
[quote name=\'vtown7\' post=\'191777\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 10:30 PM\']
/NTV isn't pleased right now; they've shunted Wheel and J! out of their 5-6 pm block to 4-5 am.
[/quote]
Provided that they're not pre-empted for Geoff Stirling's occasional late-night diatribes.
[/quote]
Do they still do that? I figured that all they showed at late night was 80% of a music video or that NFB feature with Smallwood and Stirling.
R.
Obgameshows: One Newfoundlander made it on DoND Canada, despite having to fly by helicopter to the closest casting call, in Halifax.
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[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'191705\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 02:03 PM\']Buzzerblog and Hollywood Junket had this a couple weeks ago as an isolated incident on a couples' week taping. The two blew through all the high amounts, to a point where $500 was the big number on the board, so tape was stopped, and they were sent on their merry way with the high amount on the board. Doesn't make the practice any more savory or defensible, but it seems to be more of an "occurrence" than the hard-and-fast "rule" the Perf would make it out to be.
[/quote]How brilliant. S&P doesn't have any issue with something like this?
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[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'191826\' date=\'Jul 23 2008, 07:31 AM\']
How brilliant. S&P doesn't have any issue with something like this?[/quote]
Why would they? S&P's job is to make sure the game is played fairly. Since there's no opponent that would get screwed from this, calling the game off and saying "okay, we'll just give you the most you can possibly win at this point" is not only fair, it's advantageous in the player's favor.
Really, it makes sense. I'm sure somewhere a DoND beancounter figured out that giving someone $500 (or whatever; I'm sure they figured out exactly where the line is) and stopping the game is cheaper that whatever the production costs would be (and in this case "production costs" are more than just studio time, or, indeed, money) to continue playing out a stinker.
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Buzzerblog (http://\"http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/rumor-control-potential-millionaire-changes/\") is reporting on some of the possible (they're still in rehersals) changes for WWTBAM next season- Some of them are a little disconcerting to me...others are interesting..
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'191828\' date=\'Jul 23 2008, 10:34 AM\']
I'm sure they figured out exactly where the line is) and stopping the game is cheaper that whatever the production costs would be (and in this case "production costs" are more than just studio time, or, indeed, money) to continue playing out a stinker.
[/quote]
But the 'stinker' is one of the best reasons for me to watch! Why would I want to tune in if there isn't the possibility of watching a complete 'Epic Fail' in progress?
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[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'191705\' date=\'Jul 22 2008, 03:03 PM\']
Buzzerblog and Hollywood Junket had this a couple weeks ago as an isolated incident on a couples' week taping. The two blew through all the high amounts, to a point where $500 was the big number on the board, so tape was stopped, and they were sent on their merry way with the high amount on the board. Doesn't make the practice any more savory or defensible, but it seems to be more of an "occurrence" than the hard-and-fast "rule" the Perf would make it out to be.
[/quote]
At this point a name change for the show should be in order. Something like "Deal, no Deal, or whatever we feel should hit the cutting room floor".
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[quote name=\'Mr. Armadillo\' post=\'191842\' date=\'Jul 23 2008, 12:33 PM\']
But the 'stinker' is one of the best reasons for me to watch! Why would I want to tune in if there isn't the possibility of watching a complete 'Epic Fail' in progress?
[/quote]
I could be completely off base, but I'd consider an Epic Fail on DoND to be more of "you're down to one large case and (n < 6) smaller cases, and you go anyway and open the one large case" rather than "you've opened every large case in the first three rounds." In the first scenario, you had a chance to escape with good money and blew it; in the other case you never really had the chance to escape with good money.
OTOH, I could see where the latter would be classified an Epic Fail. But the former is more interesting to watch.
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[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'191845\' date=\'Jul 23 2008, 12:51 PM\']I could be completely off base, but I'd consider an Epic Fail on DoND to be more of "you're down to one large case and (n < 6) smaller cases, and you go anyway and open the one large case" rather than "you've opened every large case in the first three rounds." In the first scenario, you had a chance to escape with good money and blew it; in the other case you never really had the chance to escape with good money.
OTOH, I could see where the latter would be classified an Epic Fail. But the former is more interesting to watch.
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The difference between the two cases is that in the latter case, I would be more inclined to feel sorry for the contestant. In the former case, I would be much more inclined to laugh derisively.
/wait, isn't that basically what you said originally?
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Exactly. The Nelson Muntz moment is when someone gets *too* greedy. A player who opens up all of the reds is guilty only of bad luck.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'191852\' date=\'Jul 23 2008, 02:25 PM\']
Exactly. The Nelson Muntz moment is when someone gets *too* greedy. A player who opens up all of the reds is guilty only of bad luck.
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Correct. I do feel for the people who blow through all the big cases in at least the first two rounds, if not the first round alone. That sucks. People who give up massive $100K+ bank offers only to get $5? Ha ha.
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[quote name=\'rigsby\' post=\'191849\' date=\'Jul 23 2008, 01:18 PM\']
/wait, isn't that basically what you said originally?
[/quote]
I didn't really say everything I said.
/Gotta love Yogi.
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[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'191869\' date=\'Jul 23 2008, 03:10 PM\']
/Gotta love Yogi.
[/quote]
Lotsa love back at ya.
/What?
//Wrong Yogi??
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It just really depends on the situation I guess- there was an Australian DOND ep a year or so back where the contestant knocked off the top four amounts in order (top amount, 2nd highest, etc), in his first four picks of the game- I don't think they'd stop a game like that because an incident like that would be great TV (I'd love to see Howie's reaction and what the banker's offer would be at the end of that round)...
/"The offer is 1 million dollars-Zimbabwean Dollars"
//An article on BBC news said a recent lotto jackpot in Zimbabwe was 1.2 QUADRILLION dollars..
///which is about $4000 US and dropping....
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[quote name=\'weaklink75\' post=\'191936\' date=\'Jul 24 2008, 10:33 AM\']//An article on BBC news said a recent lotto jackpot in Zimbabwe was 1.2 QUADRILLION dollars..[/quote]
This is the article weaklink75 is talking about: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7516874.stm (http://\"http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7516874.stm\")
Holy. Freaking. Cow.
/Must go to the bank and acquire a Z$10,000,000 note.
//http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0gi2bkN5LY8cm/610x.jpg (http://\"http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0gi2bkN5LY8cm/610x.jpg\") = $0.02
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In a country that corrupt, it surprises me not at all that their monetary system facilitates easy scamming of people by Omission Of Zero.
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While on the subject of bad currency (and on topic!), I once watched a clip of "Millionaire" from Turkey a few years ago where someone won 125 *BILLION* Turkish Lira.
IIRC, that was around $75,000 US back then.
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I actually always thought that they'd do a DOND ep around April 1st that guaranteed the contestant would have a million in his case- only to find out it's a Banker's April Fool's Joke, because it's a million of one of 26 different currencies....which can be good and bad..
1 million Ghanaian Cedi= US $102.50
1 million Japanese Yen= US $9297
1 million Macau Patacas= US $125,800
1 million Cayman Islands Dollars= US $1,225,000
etc. (and there was actually a GS in Europe called 1 million What? that was based on this idea..)
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And of course, there's also One million Zimbabwean dollars, which is now too small to calculate without going into negative exponents -- I bet the banker would love offering that as a prize. (As of current, US$1 = Z$425,276,250,000 -- at a point that a dollar is not even worth the electrons in an atom used in the paper its printed on. Never mind that Z$$100,000,000 is now the lowest denomination.)
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[quote name=\'rugrats1\' post=\'192023\' date=\'Jul 24 2008, 08:17 PM\'](As of current, US$1 = Z$425,276,250,000 -- at a point that a dollar is not even worth the electrons in an atom used in the paper its printed on. Never mind that Z$$100,000,000 is now the lowest denomination.)[/quote]
Imagine Zimbabwean price tags in scientific or engineering notation...
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Trivial Pursuit actually will be airing in the Flint Saginaw Michigan market.
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I'm going to try to backread this thread, but what is up with TP?
1. They haven't figured out their host yet? According to Buzzerblog, that is the case. Obviously they haven't taped any without a freaking host.
2. Is there any official site for the show yet at all? The only site I see is for the board game version.
Agh, they are gonna have to tape like crazy to make it for fall premiere. What's the green light date for this anyhow?
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'191828\' date=\'Jul 23 2008, 11:34 AM\']
[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'191826\' date=\'Jul 23 2008, 07:31 AM\']
How brilliant. S&P doesn't have any issue with something like this?[/quote]
Why would they? S&P's job is to make sure the game is played fairly. Since there's no opponent that would get screwed from this, calling the game off and saying "okay, we'll just give you the most you can possibly win at this point" is not only fair, it's advantageous in the player's favor.
Really, it makes sense. I'm sure somewhere a DoND beancounter figured out that giving someone $500 (or whatever; I'm sure they figured out exactly where the line is) and stopping the game is cheaper that whatever the production costs would be (and in this case "production costs" are more than just studio time, or, indeed, money) to continue playing out a stinker.
[/quote]
Good for the couple, showing how bad their gameplay sucked might be something they don't want aired. But maybe we viewers got cheated out of a laugh on this one?
They did pull at least one network DOND out for some reason, didn't it air online only?
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[quote name=\'rwalker\' post=\'192442\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 03:10 PM\']Good for the couple, showing how bad their gameplay sucked might be something they don't want aired. But maybe we viewers got cheated out of a laugh on this one?[/quote]
It's hard to fault someone for "gameplay" if they simply were unlucky with their case selection. And as for not wanting it aired, it seems to me that for those contestants, all they would have to gain from their experience is the chance to be seen on television, and now even that's been taken away from them. Seems like a bit of a gyp.
Understand that if a game comes down to the final few cases, there's still a big amount, and a player gambles and misses, that's still going to air. All we're talking about are games that were pretty much hopeless from the start. And honestly, I can certainly see why the producers wouldn't want those to air.
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[quote name=\'polo23\' post=\'192348\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 01:14 AM\']Trivial Pursuit actually will be airing in the Flint Saginaw Michigan market.[/quote]I actually emailed Debmar-Mercury and WNEM about TP in early June and they told me that it will be airing on their My digital offshoot (My5, WNEM-DT2) at 11am. Unfortunately, my DirecTV does not carry this channel. =\
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[quote name=\'rwalker\' post=\'192441\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 02:59 PM\']
1. They haven't figured out their host yet? According to Buzzerblog, that is the case. Obviously they haven't taped any without a freaking host.
[/quote]
Wasn't it determined that Peter Brady of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour would emcee?
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[quote name=\'rwalker\' post=\'192441\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 02:59 PM\']
What's the green light date for this anyhow?
[/quote]
September 22, I believe.
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'192451\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 02:55 PM\']
[quote name=\'rwalker\' post=\'192441\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 02:59 PM\']
1. They haven't figured out their host yet? According to Buzzerblog, that is the case. Obviously they haven't taped any without a freaking host.
[/quote]
Wasn't it determined that Peter Brady of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour would emcee?
[/quote]
Unconfirmed.
Wouldn't be surprised if it did happen, at which point I would avoid it at all costs.
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[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'192454\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 04:02 PM\']
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'192451\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 02:55 PM\']
[quote name=\'rwalker\' post=\'192441\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 02:59 PM\']
1. They haven't figured out their host yet? According to Buzzerblog, that is the case. Obviously they haven't taped any without a freaking host.
[/quote]
Wasn't it determined that Peter Brady of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour would emcee?
[/quote]
Unconfirmed. Wouldn't be surprised if it did happen, at which point I would avoid it at all costs.
[/quote]
Oh, now certainly you'd give the first show a try out of curiosity, wouldn't you?
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'192456\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 03:14 PM\']
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'192454\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 04:02 PM\']
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'192451\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 02:55 PM\']
[quote name=\'rwalker\' post=\'192441\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 02:59 PM\']
1. They haven't figured out their host yet? According to Buzzerblog, that is the case. Obviously they haven't taped any without a freaking host.
[/quote]
Wasn't it determined that Peter Brady of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour would emcee?
[/quote]
Unconfirmed. Wouldn't be surprised if it did happen, at which point I would avoid it at all costs.
[/quote]
Oh, now certainly you'd give the first show a try out of curiosity, wouldn't you?
[/quote]
After Rossi this year, I'd pass.
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'192448\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 12:46 PM\']
And as for not wanting it aired, it seems to me that for those contestants, all they would have to gain from their experience is the chance to be seen on television, and now even that's been taken away from them. Seems like a bit of a gyp.[/quote]
Absolutely. But nowhere near any sort of S&P violation.
Let me go on record as saying I'm not defending the practice (personally, I'm thinking more along the lines of "if your format can be played out in such a way as to be utterly uninteresting no matter how good your contestant is, there's something wrong with your format"), but I'm not going to pound any drums about the contestants being screwed, either. The only SLIGHT eyebrow-raise might be that poorly-informed contestants won't know about the Blowout Rule policy and therefore have the expectation that they were gonna get on TV yanked out from under them, but I suspect this will be made clear as part of the contestant selection process going forward. Or if it isn't, it should be.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'192460\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 04:38 PM\']
Let me go on record as saying I'm not defending the practice (personally, I'm thinking more along the lines of "if your format can be played out in such a way as to be utterly uninteresting no matter how good your contestant is, there's something wrong with your format"), but I'm not going to pound any drums about the contestants being screwed, either. The only SLIGHT eyebrow-raise might be that poorly-informed contestants won't know about the Blowout Rule policy and therefore have the expectation that they were gonna get on TV yanked out from under them, but I suspect this will be made clear as part of the contestant selection process going forward. Or if it isn't, it should be.
[/quote]
7 years ago, when I was on WLink, NBC would fly in 12 contestants for every 8-contestant show. The 12 would go in front of producers one final time so that they could determine just who would make the best 'tv' possible.
Two shows were taped in one day; the 4 that didn't make the cut on the first show, were thrown into the mix for the second.
I always thought that teasing a potential contestant by flying them in (and putting them up for 2 nights in the Sheraton, all on NBC's dime), whereas wasn't illegal, still sucked. To get 'that' close to playing a game on television for a lot of money, and then being denied, well, that to me wasn't right...but perfectly legal.
This, to me, is worse. Still not illegal, but worse.
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'192451\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 03:55 PM\']
[quote name=\'rwalker\' post=\'192441\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 02:59 PM\']
1. They haven't figured out their host yet? According to Buzzerblog, that is the case. Obviously they haven't taped any without a freaking host.
[/quote]
Wasn't it determined that Peter Brady of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour would emcee?
[/quote]That's "Scoop" Brady to you, mister!
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'192448\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 02:46 PM\']
[quote name=\'rwalker\' post=\'192442\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 03:10 PM\']Good for the couple, showing how bad their gameplay sucked might be something they don't want aired. But maybe we viewers got cheated out of a laugh on this one?[/quote]
It's hard to fault someone for "gameplay" if they simply were unlucky with their case selection. And as for not wanting it aired, it seems to me that for those contestants, all they would have to gain from their experience is the chance to be seen on television, and now even that's been taken away from them. Seems like a bit of a gyp.
Understand that if a game comes down to the final few cases, there's still a big amount, and a player gambles and misses, that's still going to air. All we're talking about are games that were pretty much hopeless from the start. And honestly, I can certainly see why the producers wouldn't want those to air.
[/quote]Well, that's what happens when you have a weak ass format like DonD. I just think it's rather dishonest presenting...that they only have "big" winners when obviously it is not the case (no pun intended).
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[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'192494\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 04:22 PM\']
I just thought its rather dishonest presenting...that they only have "big" winners when obviously it is not the case (no pun intended).[/quote]
And you'd be absolutely correct.
But that's not an S&P violation.
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I would think they would have said something to them when they were picked for the show something to the effect of "the producers have the right to stop a game early if they think it's not airable- if this happens, you'll get the highest amount on the board plus a DVD of the taped footage for your trouble"...
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'192451\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 12:55 PM\']
[quote name=\'rwalker\' post=\'192441\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 02:59 PM\']
1. They haven't figured out their host yet? According to Buzzerblog, that is the case. Obviously they haven't taped any without a freaking host.
[/quote]
Wasn't it determined that Peter Brady of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour would emcee?
[/quote]
I love that you chose the Brady Variety Hour out of all the myriad Brady projects.
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[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'192494\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 04:22 PM\']Well, that's what happens when you have a weak ass format like DonD. I just think it's rather dishonest presenting...that they only have "big" winners when obviously it is not the case (no pun intended).[/quote]Except that's not the case either. They're going to keep in the Massive Flameouts, because watching someone walk the tightrope and fall is entertaining. They're only cutting the ones where someone trips and stumbles on the first rung of the ladder, to keep my ever-so-tenuous analogy rolling.
Make no mistake, I don't like the idea of a show being able to cherry pick their episodes. If three people did nothing but play Zombie Jeopardy! for eighteen minutes, we'd see that, and probably shake our heads in disbelief. Just because a show is allowed to do so because there isn't a rule specifically preventing it doesn't mean that they ought to do it.
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[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'192494\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 07:22 PM\']Well, that's what happens when you have a weak ass format like DonD. I just think it's rather dishonest presenting...that they only have "big" winners when obviously it is not the case (no pun intended).[/quote]
Again, they're not JUST going to show us "big winners". The only ones that won't air are games that fail from the start. I imagine they'll still show us plenty of people who go one step too far late in the game and end up with a small amount.
EDIT: Yeah, what Travis said.
I also remain somewhat incredulous that people continue to refer to the "weak ass format" of DoND as if the show was some kind of colossal failure instead of the highest rated program on NBC. Yes, it's a very, very simplistic format, but the show works. The fact that we GS fans don't like it as much as the average viewer matters not one whit to them.
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[quote name=\'fishbulb\' post=\'192551\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 11:25 PM\']
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'192451\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 12:55 PM\']
[quote name=\'rwalker\' post=\'192441\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 02:59 PM\']
1. They haven't figured out their host yet? According to Buzzerblog, that is the case. Obviously they haven't taped any without a freaking host.
[/quote]
Wasn't it determined that Peter Brady of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour would emcee?
[/quote]
I love that you chose the Brady Variety Hour out of all the myriad Brady projects.
[/quote]
Because that's the only one which featured Geri Reischl.
Back to topic, has anyone come right out and said Temptation is done?
I realize most if not all of the signs are there, but has the distributor said the official words anyplace?
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'192559\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 08:50 PM\']
I also remain somewhat incredulous that people continue to refer to the "weak ass format" of DoND as if the show was some kind of colossal failure instead of the highest rated program on NBC.[/quote]
But the game itself *is* a weak-assed format. It's also wildly successful television. I don't think that speaks as much to the quality of the format as it does the stupidity of the average American.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'192566\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 11:28 PM\']But the game itself *is* a weak-assed format. It's also wildly successful television. I don't think that speaks as much to the quality of the format as it does the stupidity of the average American. [/quote] Curiosity: would Americans be less stupid if their entertainment was less stupid? In other words, was it the chicken or the egg?
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'192496\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 06:23 PM\']
[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'192494\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 04:22 PM\']
I just thought its rather dishonest presenting...that they only have "big" winners when obviously it is not the case (no pun intended).[/quote]
And you'd be absolutely correct.
But that's not an S&P violation.
[/quote]
Lemon is right, in that it is not an S&P violation. It does not violate the letter of the laws that govern game shows. I think it does violate the spirit, however. In principle, viewers expect that a contestant who answers correctly does so without help, and a contestant who answers incorrectly (or not at all) was genuinely unable to recall the right answer. The analogy on DonD is that viewers, in principle, expect that all 30!* ways of choosing the boxes have some chance of occuring.
*or 30! divided by 5! divided by a couple others, if you want to treat the multiple picks as single entities. Either way, the idea is the same.
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[quote name=\'Jay Temple\' post=\'192575\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 09:52 PM\']
I think it does violate the spirit, however.[/quote]
You bet it does. But we've established right here on these very boards over the last few years that that spirit is long since dead. Get used to the idea.
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I wish TP:AP would start taping very soon. We're less than 2 months from launch(September 22) with no confirmed host(though it's presumed to be Christopher Knight), no official site & worse yet, no contestant casting calls outside of its question tours they've been hawking all summer. I'm beginning to question Debmar-Mercury as a viable distributor of this show. Maybe it should've been sold to CBS or Sony for "better" marketing. Oh well.
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[quote name=\'parliboy\' post=\'192571\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 11:38 PM\']Curiosity: would Americans be less stupid if their entertainment was less stupid? In other words, was it the chicken or the egg?
[/quote]
"A circle has no beginning." - Luna Lovegood
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But this is more like a spiral...
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[quote name=\'HYHYBT\' post=\'192754\' date=\'Jul 30 2008, 04:46 AM\']
But this is more like a spiral...
[/quote]
I was going with the "mobius strip" route, but I digress...
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The other day, Berman did one of his lists of syndicated game show ratings and said something like "please note that 'Temptation' has been cancelled and 'Merv Griffin's Crosswords' is on hiatus."
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[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'192932\' date=\'Jul 31 2008, 01:10 PM\']
The other day, Berman did one of his lists of syndicated game show ratings and said something like "please note that 'Temptation' has been cancelled and 'Merv Griffin's Crosswords' is on hiatus."
[/quote]
You mean this page (http://\"http://tv.yahoo.com/the-60th-annual-primetime-emmy-awards/show/43034/news/urn:newsml:tv.mediaweek.com:20080729:ratingsboxwhatshotwhatsnot__ER:85157\")?
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Well, there you go...Twentieth did nothing to promote the show, and now they've done nothing to confirm its cancellation. I guess we'll see the show again in another 18 years. :-P
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'192953\' date=\'Jul 31 2008, 11:57 AM\']
Well, there you go...Twentieth did nothing to promote the show, and now they've done nothing to confirm its cancellation.[/quote]
In fairness, would that have helped? The show ate a bag of Dick's.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'192967\' date=\'Jul 31 2008, 03:39 PM\']
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'192953\' date=\'Jul 31 2008, 11:57 AM\']
Well, there you go...Twentieth did nothing to promote the show, and now they've done nothing to confirm its cancellation.[/quote]
In fairness, would that have helped? The show ate a bag of Dick's.
[/quote]
Not at all. It's almost like they realized as much and tried to let the show fade off as quietly as possible, which is about as much as you can expect with a 0.5 rating.
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Daytime Deal's website now includes a station listing.
/WTKR at 4:30.
//Is this only single-run?
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And in New York, it takes the 4PM slot that Ellen DeGeneres now has on WNBC. Don't know if it's single run or not, but wouldn't be surprised if it isn't.
Considering what happened to the LAST game show that aired there...
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Interesting. In my area, it's up against Wheel and replaces Judge Judy.
I sense epic fail in northern IN for Deal.
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Looks like Des Moines will be getting the Syndie Deal action on the local CW station, KCWI 23
/This will mark the first time in my life I'll watch CW voluntarily.
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9am in our market (WHP-CBS). Seems kind of early if you ask me.
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[quote name=\'catnap1972\' post=\'193003\' date=\'Jul 31 2008, 07:09 PM\']
9am in our market (WHP-CBS). Seems kind of early if you ask me.
[/quote]
You beat me to it...Was just about to report the same thing. :)
This gives good old 21 a 3-hour game show block, assuming it's a double-run....DOND at 9, WWTBAM at 10, and of course TPiR at 11... Much better than the previous 9am offerings in recent years (People's Court right now, previously Keith Ablow)..
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Here in Portland, Deal will air on KPTV (FOX 12) at 7 PM, up against Jeopardy on KATU. This is kinda interesting, since KPTV hasn't aired any syndicated game shows since its days as an independent station back in the early '90s.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'192967\' date=\'Jul 31 2008, 12:39 PM\'][quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'192953\' date=\'Jul 31 2008, 11:57 AM\']Well, there you go...Twentieth did nothing to promote the show, and now they've done nothing to confirm its cancellation.[/quote]In fairness, would that have helped? The show ate a bag of Dick's.[/quote]Strangely, that would be the first instant bargain out of the entire series that I would have shown any interest in.
/burp
//anytime you're in Seattle, have a Dick's burger. See what I mean.
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Down here in Miami, Deal will be on at 4 pm on WTVJ (NBC 6), up against Oprah, news, and Judge Judy.
Crosswords had that time slot, but was replaced about 3 months back with Access Hollywood.
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And for the people in the West Palm Beach area, it will be on Fox 29 at 7pm. It replaces Family Guy and is up against WOF.
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In Washington DC- WDCA (the My Network TV affiliate) 5pm (against the news)
In Baltimore- WBFF (the Fox affiliate) 6pm (against the news)
In Salisbury MD- WMDT (the ABC affiliate) 7pm (against WOF)
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Chicago Reporting in...
Weekdays at noon on NBC 5, which leads me to believe that they will use the Martha Stewart Show to replace Crosswords at 2pm.
I would have had Deal at 2pm...that, to me, would serve as a great lead in to Ellen.
The Inquisitive One
/we're gonna have some fun today...
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[quote name=\'TheInquisitiveOne\' post=\'193066\' date=\'Aug 1 2008, 04:01 PM\']
Chicago Reporting in...
Weekdays at noon on NBC 5, which leads me to believe that they will use the Martha Stewart Show to replace Crosswords at 2pm.[/quote]
Then WMAQ was not suckered into Daytime Plus.
I noticed that despite everything, Program Partners still has 180 stations for "Family Court with Judge Penny" this fall--but I'm really wondering how many stations are going to want to go for Marie Osmond in September 2009 unless Ritch Colbert can pledge to them that he won't sell renewals and then pull out and change plans at the last minute.
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Marie Osmond wasn't all that successful in daytime with her brother the last time around.
Why do the syndicators think she'll be successful by herself?
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[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'193068\' date=\'Aug 1 2008, 05:17 PM\']
I noticed that despite everything, Program Partners still has 180 stations for "Family Court with Judge Penny" this fall--but I'm really wondering how many stations are going to want to go for Marie Osmond in September 2009 unless Ritch Colbert can pledge to them that he won't sell renewals and then pull out and change plans at the last minute.
[/quote]
This is a VERY interesting point. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on the General Manager?
[quote name=\'Fedya\' post=\'193077\' date=\'Aug 1 2008, 06:37 PM\']
Marie Osmond wasn't all that successful in daytime with her brother the last time around.
Why do the syndicators think she'll be successful by herself?
[/quote]
Audience short-term memory?
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[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'192454\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 03:02 PM\']
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'192451\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 02:55 PM\']
[quote name=\'rwalker\' post=\'192441\' date=\'Jul 28 2008, 02:59 PM\']
1. They haven't figured out their host yet? According to Buzzerblog, that is the case. Obviously they haven't taped any without a freaking host.
[/quote]
Wasn't it determined that Peter Brady of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour would emcee?
[/quote]
Unconfirmed.
Wouldn't be surprised if it did happen, at which point I would avoid it at all costs.
[/quote]
Apparently it's now been confirmed. (http://\"http://blogs.usatoday.com/entertainment/late_night_notes/index.html\")
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[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'193004\' date=\'Jul 31 2008, 07:12 PM\']
[quote name=\'catnap1972\' post=\'193003\' date=\'Jul 31 2008, 07:09 PM\']
9am in our market (WHP-CBS). Seems kind of early if you ask me.
[/quote]
You beat me to it...Was just about to report the same thing. :)
This gives good old 21 a 3-hour game show block, assuming it's a double-run....DOND at 9, WWTBAM at 10, and of course TPiR at 11... Much better than the previous 9am offerings in recent years (People's Court right now, previously Keith Ablow)..
[/quote]
Well here's another kick in the pants...apparently WLYH (CW15) is (also?) getting in on the action...7:30pm weekdays according to the commercial I just saw.
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[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'193531\' date=\'Aug 6 2008, 05:12 PM\']
Apparently it's now been confirmed. (http://\"http://blogs.usatoday.com/entertainment/late_night_notes/index.html\")
[/quote]
Any word yet on an announcer for this show?
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'193641\' date=\'Aug 7 2008, 02:00 PM\']
[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'193531\' date=\'Aug 6 2008, 05:12 PM\']
Apparently it's now been confirmed. (http://\"http://blogs.usatoday.com/entertainment/late_night_notes/index.html\")
[/quote]
Any word yet on an announcer for this show?
[/quote]
Chris Knight
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[quote name=\'catnap1972\' post=\'193549\' date=\'Aug 6 2008, 07:16 PM\']
Well here's another kick in the pants...apparently WLYH (CW15) is (also?) getting in on the action...7:30pm weekdays according to the commercial I just saw.
[/quote]
Interesting. I wonder if 21 will have one episode in the morning and CW15 one in the evening, or still a double run in the morning. Not counting shows like blind date, this is CW15's first game show since (I think) the daytime Feud back when they were CBS.
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[quote name=\'catnap1972\' post=\'193549\' date=\'Aug 6 2008, 07:16 PM\']
[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'193004\' date=\'Jul 31 2008, 07:12 PM\']
This gives good old 21 a 3-hour game show block, assuming it's a double-run....DOND at 9, WWTBAM at 10, and of course TPiR at 11... Much better than the previous 9am offerings in recent years (People's Court right now, previously Keith Ablow)..
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Well here's another kick in the pants...apparently WLYH (CW15) is (also?) getting in on the action...7:30pm weekdays according to the commercial I just saw.
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In the 2007-8 season, 21 couldn't compete at 9...the third hour of Today and Regis/Kelly Lee on 27 blew 21 out of the water. So DoND is good counter-programming for that hour. Millionaire actually didn't do too bad for 21 at 10am this past season, so I'm not surprised that didn't change.
Also glad that DoND makes it on air at 7:30 on 15. Should be a solid performer for them if they get eyes.
I would wager that (WPMT Fox) 43 picked up Trivial Pursuit sometime between 12-2, because they now have 2 hours of holes to fill. I have yet to hear word from them on anything. Also, no word on what 27 is doing with their schedule this fall.
(FWIW, from what I've seen, WGAL is keeping the same schedule, except in the 11a hour, where Martha will be making an appearance for awhile.)
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I figured Matt O. would have posted this by now...
Lansing, Michigan checks in. DoND weekdays at 5:30 pm (single run) replacing Crosswords. Not sure yet what will happen with the other Crosswords slot at 4 am.
For the record, other changes include Martha Stewart moving from 3 to 2, replacing Judge Joe Brown; and Bonnie Hunt moving into the 3 pm slot. Rachael Ray stays at 4.
That's the good news for those of you who can get WILX's signal. The bad news is that they've announced a power cut in their analog signal effective Sept. 8, which will probably drastically decrease the viewing area. However, digital signal will be at full strength for those of you who can receive it.
/Whatever happened to that bottle of Geritol?
//Leslie High School, Class of '71
///And a big hurray for whoever it was who wanted my two favorite models on SynDeal
////Anya and Leyla forever!!! Now that's what I call my dream threesome. :)
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Do you think the WILX power cut is a way to get around having to shut off its analog signal? This way they could tell the FCC it's a low power station and stay on beyond the deadline.
Not sure if MSU allows the kids to have cable or sat. in the dorms.
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Here in Phoenix, it'll run on KNXV ABC 15 at 3 pm. So ABC 15 will now have Wheel, Jeopardy, and Deal or No Deal.
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Straying from the "Where's Deal gonna be" for a second:
for those of us in the NYC area that actually like watching Jeopardy! before 7 on WABC, WLNY flipped around their afternoon-early evening schedule yesterday- J! and Wheel are now on at 5, trading spaces with Dr. Phil who is now on at 6 preceding Oprah.
And now back to our regularly scheduled programming.
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Gem State checking in:
Twin Falls:
KSAW ABC51 (Semi-Sattelite of Boise's KIVI): Trivial Pursuit; 4PM, followed by "Best Of" Millionaire at 4:30. Both replace Crosswords.
Boise:
KNIN (CW): DOND; 4:30PM.
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'193840\' date=\'Aug 12 2008, 01:17 AM\']
Do you think the WILX power cut is a way to get around having to shut off its analog signal? This way they could tell the FCC it's a low power station and stay on beyond the deadline.
Not sure if MSU allows the kids to have cable or sat. in the dorms.
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No, I think the WILX power cut is nothing more than a plan to save money while weaning viewers to digital starting with the beginning of the Fall Season. Lower transmitter power = less electricity needed = less money spent. As far as I know, the analog goes off for good on schedule.
Not sure about MSU dorms, but I'm pretty sure they have cable available.
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Syndie DOND will be airing in Omaha, NE on WOWT-6 at 2:30pm weekdays. Not the most convenient time, but thanks to the magic of DVR I can watch it on my time. This info per the programming department who kindly answered my e-mail.
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Syndie DOND will be airing in Omaha, NE on WOWT-6 at 2:30pm weekdays. Not the most convenient time, but thanks to the magic of DVR I can watch it on my time. This info per the programming department who kindly answered my e-mail.
Guess I should also add that here, in good ol' Lincoln, we're getting DOND on KLKN-8 (ABC) at 6:30 p.m. Hmm...DOND or WOF? I'll take Wheel, thank you...:). Especially since we get WOWT here in Lincoln...;)
By the way, Matt, do you know what station(s) in Omaha/Lincoln are going to air TP? My initial guess would be KXVO to replace the Rossi-fest, but I'm not sure.
Anthony
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Trivial Pursuit: America Plays's website is now up and running. (http://\"http://www.tpamericaplays.com\") The site includes info on the show, info on how to become a contestant or submit a question, and also local listings.
Good to see both syndie shows running sites a month before the premiere, unlike last year.
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Looks like my ABC affil wants to attempt to overthrow Wheel/J! with Deal/TP.
...and it looks like the indy station probably got suckered into the Daytime+ pack.
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Oof! 4AM in Philadelphia. That can't be good.
Pittsburgh has TP TBA, but since it's WPXI, I'm thinking it may be 1:30PM. That's when Crosswords is on right now, and I see no real reason to adjust the 12:30-2PM game show block further.
/Sit down, Today show.
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Well, in NYC it replaces Temptation...so hopefully it isn't all that bad...
Still, Peter Brady...pass for now.
/What I'd really like to see is what's airing where among the new syndie offerings in NYC altogether...
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[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'194078\' date=\'Aug 14 2008, 06:31 PM\']
Oof! 4AM in Philadelphia. That can't be good.
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Hopefully WFMZ (even though technically they are Allentown) will pick it up and replace Temptation with it since that slot (8-9pm) is still open to my knowledge. I know they are replacing Crosswords (4-5pm) with Deal or No Deal.
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In Huntsville, AL, both DOND and TP:AP will be on the local CW affiliate (WHDF-15). This can't be a good sign.
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[quote name=\'Tony Peters\' post=\'194120\' date=\'Aug 14 2008, 10:16 PM\']
In Huntsville, AL, both DOND and TP:AP will be on the local CW affiliate (WHDF-15). This can't be a good sign.
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Just what are you expecting, Wheel and J! affiliates to roll over and play dead for two unproved in syndication newcomers?
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Wow...WHP or WLYH picks up another game show. I guess Fox43 is getting sick of burned by clunkers.
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[quote name=\'catnap1972\' post=\'194158\' date=\'Aug 15 2008, 07:01 AM\']
Wow...WHP or WLYH picks up another game show. I guess Fox43 is getting sick of burned by clunkers.
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Originally Fox43 had an hour of Temptation and an hour of Crosswords....It didn't take them long to replace the first episode of Temptation with an infomercial...
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In Atlanta...
TP: America Plays will air on WPCH (Peachtree TV -- what used to be the local signal for TBS. Now, it's an indy station that primary airs sitcom reruns, movies, Braves games and the occassional "reality" show) from 1-2p ET. The channel did air Temptation from 10-11a, but recently cut it down to one episode, replacing the second broadcast with, of all things, "Diff'rent Strokes".
Daytime DoND will air on WXIA (NBC) at 4p (replacing WWTBAM, which was double running from 4-5p). Presumably, WWTBAM continues at 4:30p, although that hasn't been confirmed. Show will run opposite "Oprah" and "Judge Judy" in Atlanta.
DoND will also air on WXIA's sister station, WATL (MyNet), at 6:30p, creating a 90-minute game show block with WOF (7p) and J! (7:30p) for the Gannett station. This replaces "According to Jim" reruns. DoND will run against local news on WSB (ABC) and WAGA (Fox), and network news on WXIA and WGCL (CBS).
Family Feud: Should still be airing from 1-2p on WATL
Not sure what WXIA plans to do with its 12:30p slot, which was home to Crosswords.
JD
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[quote name=\'catnap1972\' post=\'194158\' date=\'Aug 15 2008, 07:01 AM\']
Wow...WHP or WLYH picks up another game show. I guess Fox43 is getting sick of burned by clunkers.
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This is actually really interesting that WHP and WLYH are airing the same shows in different time slots. Even though they are LMAed, this isn't a practice they've done before.
Both stations are at the bottom of the barrel, ratings-wise and otherwise, so maybe it's just throwing darts at a board to see what works.
/a board about the TV situation in the HLLY market could prosper, couldn't it?
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[quote name=\'mitchgroff\' post=\'194198\' date=\'Aug 15 2008, 02:24 PM\']
/a board about the TV situation in the HLLY market could prosper, couldn't it?
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Yes it could! If one were started, I'd be happy to contribute.....
/Has tons and tons of old TVG issues from SE PA with ads for the local channels too
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According to TP:AP's website, the show is airingin Seattle on believe it or not: KIRO 7 at 9AM. From what I can remember KIRO doesn't usually like to pick up syndicated game shows, the last one they aired was I believe John O'Hurley's To Tell The Truth in 2000 and I believe they aired it at some ungodly hour in the middle of the night. One thing comes to mind on this: why didn't KCPQ/KMYQ pick it up? for the past few years they've picked up most of the Tribune/Debmar-Mercury shows including Family Feud and Temptation. Kind of weird that they would pick this up, but I guess i'll take whatever I can get
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Odd that out of all the markets listed, Grand Junction (Western Colorado) has NO affiliate listed...yet.
Even if someone did pick it up, the early-prime time period looks to be locked up. Only the 5PM slot where Crosswords airs on KFQX/FOX-4 is viable, but they may simulcast the new FOX-31 Denver newscast @ 5:30 (up to now, KDVR/FOX-31 in Denver had no early evening newscast -- just 5-10am "Good Morning Colorado" and the 10pm news), and move Scrubs up to the top of the hour.
KKCO/NBC-11 has the J!/Wheel fortress and KJCT/ABC News 8 has a 6pm newscast with Entertainment Tonight leading into prime. And that will not change for another decade or so.
And over on sister station KREX/Newschannel 5, there has been talk of doing a 6PM newscast, in addition to their 5PM, which would knock out half of the Millionaire double run.
And since the station burn-down in January, the local MyNetwork 27/KGJT has been simulcasting the KREX/CBS feed exclusively, with the exception of the Sunday Colorado Rockies baseball games. They just don't have enough temporary space & equipment to run My27 100% independently until they have their new building in 2009. So that option is moot.
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[quote name=\'mitchgroff\' post=\'194198\' date=\'Aug 15 2008, 02:24 PM\']
This is actually really interesting that WHP and WLYH are airing the same shows in different time slots. Even though they are LMAed, this isn't a practice they've done before.
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This is also the most number of game shows (5) that WHP has had concurrently as far back as I can remember (at least since I moved here in 1995)
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[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'193068\' date=\'Aug 1 2008, 04:17 PM\']
[quote name=\'TheInquisitiveOne\' post=\'193066\' date=\'Aug 1 2008, 04:01 PM\']
Chicago Reporting in...
Weekdays at noon on NBC 5, which leads me to believe that they will use the Martha Stewart Show to replace Crosswords at 2pm.[/quote]
Then WMAQ was not suckered into Daytime Plus.
I noticed that despite everything, Program Partners still has 180 stations for "Family Court with Judge Penny" this fall--but I'm really wondering how many stations are going to want to go for Marie Osmond in September 2009 unless Ritch Colbert can pledge to them that he won't sell renewals and then pull out and change plans at the last minute.
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I think that Bonnie Hunt Program will be aired in place of Crosswords at 2pm. So its either late night for the Daytime Plus, or we can say good-bye (and for some, good riddance).
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[quote name=\'1984Gameshowsfan\' post=\'194231\' date=\'Aug 15 2008, 07:20 PM\']
According to TP:AP's website, the show is airingin Seattle on believe it or not: KIRO 7 at 9AM.
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That is very surprising, I was also surprised when I read that. I've always said that I thought KIRO was actually "Anti-Game Show." Back in the '80s, they never aired CBS' network game shows except for TPIR and for a brief period The $25K Pyramid (CBS game shows DID air in Seattle, but on KCPQ). KIRO is under different ownership now though. KOMO it seems was always the big game show station, but I guess after Pyramid and Millionaire they decided not to pick up anymore.
Now I live in Phoenix though, and speaking of which, it appears Trivial Pursuit will be taking over Merv Griffin's Crosswords old slot at 10 am on KTVK channel 3.
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Re: Crosswords. Let's face facts. Colbert is releasing the stations from the committment to this show and offering ITB as a courtesy. There's no station in the country for which MGC is a necessity or even a mild ratings draw and this action is not gonna sour a station from doing business with PP.
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[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'194381\' date=\'Aug 17 2008, 11:56 PM\']
Re: Crosswords. Let's face facts. Colbert is releasing the stations from the committment to this show and offering ITB as a courtesy. There's no station in the country for which MGC is a necessity or even a mild ratings draw and this action is not gonna sour a station from doing business with PP.
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Understood, but when PP decides to shoot new eps. of "Crosswords", what do they do with stations who have filled the timeslot with new programming (in WAVY's case, Bonnie Hunt). PP says they plan to start new eps. in winter-09; is it better to just wait until September 2009?
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'194383\' date=\'Aug 17 2008, 09:42 PM\']
Understood, but when PP decides to shoot new eps. of "Crosswords", what do they do with stations who have filled the timeslot with new programming (in WAVY's case, Bonnie Hunt). PP says they plan to start new eps. in winter-09; is it better to just wait until September 2009?[/quote]
I would be shocked if they actually start shooting in Winter '09, if ever.
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[quote name=\'Strikerz04\' post=\'194378\' date=\'Aug 17 2008, 09:44 PM\']
I noticed that despite everything, Program Partners still has 180 stations for "Family Court with Judge Penny" this fall--
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I really wish I could see a station list for that...I'm pretty sure it's not going to be airing on WNBC (in fact, I'm pretty sure it's headed for WPIX, airing between Steve Wilkos and Judge Mathis), but I'm just curious.
I was looking at Bonnie Hunt's show site, and WNBC is going to be airing it...at 2 PM.
I wonder what this is going to mean for the rest of the daytime lineup there...I'm fairly sure they're not going to give up Judge Joe Brown at 3 and they already have Martha and Deal signed up there...maybe Days is moving back to 1 PM? Who knows?
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While watching the Olympics on NBC last night, I saw a promo for the syndicated DoND showing Howie & his crew "training" for the syndicated show in a workout type manner. This leads me to believe my local NBC affiliate is carrying it. The question will be at what time. I'll keep an eye for the time slot.
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Here's what's happening in the DC and Baltimore markets:
Sept. 8
* DC - WJLA-7 gets the rights to WWTBAM from WUSA-9, and evicts Crosswords from 12:30 p.m. to make room.
* Balt - WBAL-11 also evicts Crosswords from its double-run slot at 2 p.m. to make room for Bonnie Hunt
* DC - WDCA-20 moves the double-run of Feud from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in order to pair it up with the double-run of DoND at 5 p.m.
* Balt - Feud moves from WBFF-45 (Single-run at 1 p.m.) to WUTB-24 (Double-run at 2 p.m.) because WBFF is making room for DoND (Split double-run at 1 & 6 p.m.)
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[quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' post=\'194391\' date=\'Aug 18 2008, 03:48 AM\']
While watching the Olympics on NBC last night, I saw a promo for the syndicated DoND showing Howie & his crew "training" for the syndicated show in a workout type manner. This leads me to believe my local NBC affiliate is carrying it. The question will be at what time. I'll keep an eye for the time slot.
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Or you could just go to the show website, like most normal people, find out that way, and save yourself the trouble.
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[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'194409\' date=\'Aug 18 2008, 04:10 PM\']
Or you could just go to the show website, like most normal people, find out that way, and save yourself the trouble.
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How long have you been here? "normal people" and Craiggers don't co-exist in the same sentence. :)
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[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'194414\' date=\'Aug 18 2008, 02:13 PM\']
"normal people" and Craiggers don't co-exist in the same sentence. :)[/quote]
There, fixed that for you.
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An article on the official WWTBAM changes.... (http://\"http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/08/millionaire_gets_refreshed.php\") (The only thing I'm not sold on is the time limit...If they want to go that way, I'd rather them have a bank of time to start, then add time for each question, so if they want to spend a little more time on a question, fine, but it'll cost them later on- but this should in theory up the number of contestants playing)
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[quote name=\'weaklink75\' post=\'194428\' date=\'Aug 18 2008, 06:55 PM\']
An article on the official WWTBAM changes.... (http://\"http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/08/millionaire_gets_refreshed.php\") (The only thing I'm not sold on is the time limit...If they want to go that way, I'd rather them have a bank of time to start, then add time for each question, so if they want to spend a little more time on a question, fine, but it'll cost them later on- but this should in theory up the number of contestants playing)
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"You're going for $25,000 with all your lifelines, but you only have twenty seconds left to answer because you took your sweet-ass time with the other, harder ones."
Pass.
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I'd always thought a time limit would help the show, but I was thinking more in minutes, not seconds. Giving only 30 or 45 seconds for a question will dramatically change the tempo of the game and is a very intriguing idea. (You'll want to immediately answer the first five easy ones to pocket some time, and that means no horsing around even with a funny one.) I'm not sure I like it until I see it in action, but it certainly will make the Hot Seat that much warmer.
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I thought there was always a time limit in that you can't just sit there and stare at the question, you actually have to be talking to Meredith, trying to work it out, or plot your strategy. I'm confused about how the time bank works, too. The article mentions that any time saved up can be used on the $1m question, but later it says any unused time is carried forward. (I don't think anyone would lock down an answer early only to carry that time through to the big fella: out of thousands of contestants, all of six have reached the pinnacle of the game.)
Of the changes, I'm less "distressed" about the lifeline changes, because they impact the game the least. But the time bank and the category board seem like unnecessary additions to a game that was great because it was so simple in execution.
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I think I like most of the changes. Wait and see type of thing, of course. But it's almost a completely different game now.
Categories: brilliant. Such a subtle change, but it makes a risk worth a reward if you know your Shakespeare. Viewers will want to see what the $100K question on "ice cream" is too.
New lifelines: I hate to think that 50:50 is going by the wayside, but Double Dip is enough of a "certain" lifeline that I don't think it will be missed too much.
Clock: I'm fine with this. I would have been fine with it if it had been introduced on Meredith's day one. It's going to cause contestants to be in the zone that much more, and the pace should be much better as well.
Not different enough that it should scare long-time viewers, but yes, this is a very different game than we're used to.
EDIT: To Travis: on the Regis version, contestants were allowed to take as much time as they wanted, bar none. Of course, that's within reason. But there was no official time limit. I doubt there was a limit on Meredith's version, because so much could be edited out.
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Are we sure that the contestant gets to see the category list? The press release (http://\"http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/who-wants-to-be-a,509246.shtml\")says the viewer gets to see what's coming up, but there's nothing about the contestant getting to see the list...
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[quote name=\'mitchgroff\' post=\'194437\' date=\'Aug 18 2008, 09:40 PM\']Categories: brilliant. Such a subtle change, but it makes a risk worth a reward if you know your Shakespeare. Viewers will want to see what the $100K question on "ice cream" is too.[/quote]
I have two ideas on what it would be, but that's irrelevant to the conversation.
I have to agree with Alex in his rollover clock idea--the idea that your bonus time goes into a question that you'll never get to isn't that great, but considering it takes only 5 seconds to answer your standard Tier 1 question, it doesn't seem that bad. My preference for time limits would've been 30/60/120, but to be honest, I'd still have no limit given the option.
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[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'194436\' date=\'Aug 18 2008, 09:25 PM\']
I thought there was always a time limit in that you can't just sit there and stare at the question, you actually have to be talking to Meredith, trying to work it out, or plot your strategy. [/quote]
In Regis' version it was made very clear that there was no time limit and they would edit out especially long pauses. As I recall from in-studio storytelling, only one player really took that to a preposterous extreme.
If they ever established a time limit for Meredith's version, I never heard about it. (Paging Mr. Mackey. Mr. Dave Mackey, white courtesy phone!) But trying to enforce a "sit there and stare" rule would be awfully tough.
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[quote name=\'mitchgroff\' post=\'194437\' date=\'Aug 18 2008, 08:40 PM\']Categories: brilliant. Such a subtle change, but it makes a risk worth a reward if you know your Shakespeare. Viewers will want to see what the $100K question on "ice cream" is too.[/quote]
I'm sure some contestants won't like the questions that turn up in categories where they expect to do well. Viewers may not, either, which makes me wonder whether this will make for better television. My definitive example (which I would LOVE to see on J! in a slightly different form) is this, in the category MUSIC:
A below middle C has a frequency of 440 Hz. Which note has a frequency of 880 Hz?
A. the A below that one
B. B below middle C
C. middle C
D. the A above middle C
(The answer is D. Any note has a frequency double that of the same note, one octave lower.)
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'194433\' date=\'Aug 18 2008, 08:03 PM\'] I'm not sure I like it until I see it in action, but it certainly will make the Hot Seat that much warmer.
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How so? The contestant's butt won't be in the seat long enough to get it warmed up properly!
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'194444\' date=\'Aug 18 2008, 07:55 PM\']In Regis' version it was made very clear that there was no time limit and they would edit out especially long pauses. As I recall from in-studio storytelling, only one player really took that to a preposterous extreme.[/quote] Which is why I referenced the daily version, and not the network one. :)
If they ever established a time limit for Meredith's version, I never heard about it. (Paging Mr. Mackey. Mr. Dave Mackey, white courtesy phone!) But trying to enforce a "sit there and stare" rule would be awfully tough.
I don't see what would be so hard about it. If you don't know the answer within ten minutes, I don't think it's going to come to you at 10:13, no matter the priming and grimacing that you do. When you have four answers on the screen and someone staring at them without saying anything or going through "When I was a young lad in Detroit, my grandmother told me about this particular landmark..." it gets really boring to watch. And that boring-ness increases the closer to $100 the contestant is.
/and if the answer comes to you then, well, that's just too bad, isn't it.
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[quote name=\'Jay Temple\' post=\'194447\' date=\'Aug 18 2008, 11:04 PM\']
[quote name=\'mitchgroff\' post=\'194437\' date=\'Aug 18 2008, 08:40 PM\']Categories: brilliant. Such a subtle change, but it makes a risk worth a reward if you know your Shakespeare. Viewers will want to see what the $100K question on "ice cream" is too.[/quote]
I'm sure some contestants won't like the questions that turn up in categories where they expect to do well. Viewers may not, either, which makes me wonder whether this will make for better television. My definitive example (which I would LOVE to see on J! in a slightly different form) is this, in the category MUSIC:
A below middle C has a frequency of 440 Hz. Which note has a frequency of 880 Hz?
A. the A below that one
B. B below middle C
C. middle C
D. the A above middle C
(The answer is D. Any note has a frequency double that of the same note, one octave lower.)
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It would be more definitive if the A below middle C actually had a frequency of 440 Hz. It's the A above middle C that's 440 Hz (more or less). In fact, A hasn't even always been 440 Hz.
I know it's only Wikipedia (http://\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_(music)\"), but there's more than enough information about historical pitch to make anybody's eyes glaze over.
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[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'194449\' date=\'Aug 18 2008, 11:11 PM\']
I don't see what would be so hard about it. If you don't know the answer within ten minutes, I don't think it's going to come to you at 10:13, no matter the priming and grimacing that you do.[/quote]
"Ten minutes", though, is an enforceable limit. If there's a firm time limit (and again, I don't know whether or not there is) then there's absolutely no problem. But "you can't just sit there and stare at the question" is too vague, and therefore probably isn't a rule. Obviously five seconds of silence is OK. Is ten? Twenty? Sixty? Can you stare for sixty seconds, talk to Meredith for a moment, and stare another sixty? A "time limit" is either a specific number or it isn't, and if it isn't, then it's not really a limit.
[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'194449\' date=\'Aug 18 2008, 11:11 PM\']When you have four answers on the screen and someone staring at them without saying anything or going through "When I was a young lad in Detroit, my grandmother told me about this particular landmark..." it gets really boring to watch. And that boring-ness increases the closer to $100 the contestant is.[/quote]
And again, the idea is that they would (and regularly do) edit away the boring bits.
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[quote name=\'Fedya\' post=\'194450\' date=\'Aug 18 2008, 10:37 PM\']
[quote name=\'Jay Temple\' post=\'194447\' date=\'Aug 18 2008, 11:04 PM\']
[quote name=\'mitchgroff\' post=\'194437\' date=\'Aug 18 2008, 08:40 PM\']Categories: brilliant. Such a subtle change, but it makes a risk worth a reward if you know your Shakespeare. Viewers will want to see what the $100K question on "ice cream" is too.[/quote]
I'm sure some contestants won't like the questions that turn up in categories where they expect to do well. Viewers may not, either, which makes me wonder whether this will make for better television. My definitive example (which I would LOVE to see on J! in a slightly different form) is this, in the category MUSIC:
A below middle C has a frequency of 440 Hz. Which note has a frequency of 880 Hz?
A. the A below that one
B. B below middle C
C. middle C
D. the A above middle C
(The answer is D. Any note has a frequency double that of the same note, one octave lower.)
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It would be more definitive if the A below middle C actually had a frequency of 440 Hz. It's the A above middle C that's 440 Hz (more or less). In fact, A hasn't even always been 440 Hz.
I know it's only Wikipedia (http://\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_(music)\"), but there's more than enough information about historical pitch to make anybody's eyes glaze over.
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D'oh! That's what I thought, but I did a quick search and either the site that I found had it wrong or I misread it.
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'194444\' date=\'Aug 18 2008, 10:55 PM\']
If they ever established a time limit for Meredith's version, I never heard about it. (Paging Mr. Mackey. Mr. Dave Mackey, white courtesy phone!) But trying to enforce a "sit there and stare" rule would be awfully tough.
[/quote]
Oh great! Am I double parked at the white curb again? I'll go move my car.
Yes, in Regis' day, it was take all the time you need, we don't care, we'll edit it out if we need to. When I was a contestant, Rich Sirop addressed the time issue with us in his Green Room briefing. He said that we could take a reasonable amount of time on each question, but if in the producers' opinion we were taking too much time, either a producer or Meredith would prompt for an answer.
I think this move is one that's going to (1) eliminate a lot of the post-production on this show, and (2) change the tenor of the game.
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[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'194479\' date=\'Aug 19 2008, 01:15 PM\']
I think this move is one that's going to ... (2) change the tenor of the game.
[/quote]
Oh, great. Now there's a singing audition? ;)
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Apparently there's been a change in the Harrisburg market...
I emailed WHP to find out about any changes in the schedule - "700 Club" is now going in at the 9am hour, with "The Doctors" at 10. WLYH will now have the DoND hour at 7. As for Millionaire? It's moving to Fox43.
I notice a lot more stations airing "700 Club" now than before as well..
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[quote name=\'Clay Zambo\' post=\'194483\' date=\'Aug 19 2008, 12:35 PM\']
[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'194479\' date=\'Aug 19 2008, 01:15 PM\']
I think this move is one that's going to ... (2) change the tenor of the game.
[/quote]
Oh, great. Now there's a singing audition? ;)
[/quote]
Oh--is Joey Fatone now hosting the show? :)
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[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'194492\' date=\'Aug 19 2008, 02:43 PM\']
I emailed WHP to find out about any changes in the schedule - "700 Club" is now going in at the 9am hour...
I notice a lot more stations airing "700 Club" now than before as well...
[/quote]
I wonder if Pat did any armtwisting to get WHP to carry 700 -- "Susquehanna Valley will be going to damnation if you don't carry my show."
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Until a few years ago, the show was live at 10AM. Now it's at 9AM.
I don't think there's arm twisting as far as affiliates, just with ABC Family due to existing agreements.
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Aaron Sica wrote:
I emailed WHP to find out about any changes in the schedule - "700 Club" is now going in at the 9am hour, with "The Doctors" at 10.
They're showing 70s soap operas again? ;-)
(I'd rather watch that than watch shtick of people trying to be as snotty as Dr. Phil....)
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[quote name=\'sshuffield70\' post=\'194548\' date=\'Aug 19 2008, 09:12 PM\']
Until a few years ago, the show was live at 10AM. Now it's at 9AM.
I don't think there's arm twisting as far as affiliates, just with ABC Family due to existing agreements.
[/quote]
It's kind of funny how WHP has come full-circle over the years....They aired "PTL Club" (and later "Jim Bakker", etc.) during the 7am hour in the '70s, then at 9am once "Captain Kangaroo" was scaled back in '81. Now they fill the 9am hour with religion once again..
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As we all know, stations are paid handsomely to run 700 Club, so for a bottom-line, short-term thinking general manager, running it is a no-brainer.
In Flint/Sag/BC our CBS affilliate ran 700 Club rather than TPIR starting in Jan 76. Over-the-air viewers were "Price-less" until Sept 79. We did get the Nighttime version via the ABC affiliate, but no daytime Price.
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[quote name=\'sshuffield70\' post=\'194548\' date=\'Aug 19 2008, 08:12 PM\']
Until a few years ago, the show was live at 10AM. Now it's at 9AM.
I don't think there's arm twisting as far as affiliates, just with ABC Family due to existing agreements.
[/quote]
ABCFAM has no exclusivity on that show (and they'd just as soon be rid of it, but are stuck with it due to Robertson's non-negotiable perpetuity clause with Fox for FAM that could not expire with new ownership).
Considering that "700 Club" is a time buy by CBN, I think the station is happy to take the revenue in a dead time period (unless you have "Today" or Regis and Kelly or are a Fox/MyTV affil that more or less has to take Mike and Juliet--or if you're WLS in Chicago and have Oprah).
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[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'194601\' date=\'Aug 20 2008, 11:31 AM\']
Considering that "700 Club" is a time buy by CBN, I think the station is happy to take the revenue in a dead time period (unless you have "Today" or Regis and Kelly or are a Fox/MyTV affil that more or less has to take Mike and Juliet--or if you're WLS in Chicago and have Oprah).
[/quote]
Alas, not sure if the expanded hour with Mike and Jan is anymore better or worse.
\Then again watching Jan in the morning is a hell of a way to get up
\\NOT LIKE THAT, HOWEVER! ;)
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Updating a previous post:
[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'194078\' date=\'Aug 14 2008, 06:31 PM\']
Oof! 4AM in Philadelphia. That can't be good.
Pittsburgh has TP TBA, but since it's WPXI, I'm thinking it may be 1:30PM.[/quote]
I was wrong. WPXI is putting it at 4AM, same as Philly.
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[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'194492\' date=\'Aug 19 2008, 02:43 PM\']
Apparently there's been a change in the Harrisburg market...
I emailed WHP to find out about any changes in the schedule - "700 Club" is now going in at the 9am hour, with "The Doctors" at 10. WLYH will now have the DoND hour at 7. As for Millionaire? It's moving to Fox43.
I notice a lot more stations airing "700 Club" now than before as well..
[/quote]
700 Club is such a terrible, awful lead-in to The Doctors. I knew 21 picked that show up, and Millionaire never did well for 21 at 10a, so I'm not too surprised by the move. King World (or CBS or whatever they are calling themselves these days) has high, high hopes for Doctors...I'd actually rather watch the 700 Club given the choice.
It would have been nice if WHP had kept Millionaire and LMAed it over to WLYH at 7:30. That Millionaire/DOND combo at 7p would be an interesting matchup, albeit they would be competing with themselves because WHP has Wheel/J in the 7p hour. But I'll take an hour of Deal at 7, it's a great alternative to other programs at that hour.
Millionaire will now have aired on three stations in our five-commercial-station market in its six years. I wonder where 43 will schedule it...probably in early fringe or against soaps. It's too much to hope that it would end up after I got home from work!
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[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'194601\' date=\'Aug 20 2008, 11:31 AM\']Considering that "700 Club" is a time buy by CBN, I think the station is happy to take the revenue in a dead time period (unless you have "Today" or Regis and Kelly or are a Fox/MyTV affil that more or less has to take Mike and Juliet--or if you're WLS in Chicago and have Oprah).[/quote]
I was wondering why the heck WREX would drop Regis...makes a bit more sense now. Tough to squeeze in stuff like Trivial Pursuit and DoND when you've already got 700 Club and forty-three hours of Today on top of that.
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WOF and J! have issued their press releases for the new season..
Nothing really now on the WOF front... (http://\"http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20080821cbs02\")
A couple of new things on the J! front.. (http://\"http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20080821cbs03\")I think the "Kids Week Reunion" (15 kids from the first Kids Weeks in '99 and '00 come back to play again) to start the season is an interesting idea....
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[quote name=\'weaklink75\' post=\'194837\' date=\'Aug 22 2008, 04:34 PM\']I think the "Kids Week Reunion" (15 kids from the first Kids Weeks in '99 and '00 come back to play again) to start the season is an interesting idea....[/quote]Especially to those of us who played in January 2003. ;)
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The J! press release mentions an all-new high-tech set for the CES shows...I wonder if that will signal a change to the LA set in the process?
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If it wasn't already reported, Millionaire goes back to late afternoons on the number 9. It gets moved from 11am to 5pm to coincide with the debut of the 5:30 news. If I'm not mistaken, this is the first time Millionaire has been on "late" since it was on WBBM when it first premiered.
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[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'194927\' date=\'Aug 23 2008, 06:42 AM\']
The J! press release mentions an all-new high-tech set for the CES shows...I wonder if that will signal a change to the LA set in the process?
[/quote]
It wouldn't surprise me. You had fairly major set changes in '84, '91, '97, '02(?)...we're six years out on the current set.
Jeopardy has always been on the cusp of "high-tech" sets, anyway, IMO.
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[quote name=\'Strikerz04\' post=\'194938\' date=\'Aug 23 2008, 09:20 AM\']If it wasn't already reported, Millionaire goes back to late afternoons on the number 9. It gets moved from 11am to 5pm to coincide with the debut of the 5:30 news. If I'm not mistaken, this is the first time Millionaire has been on "late" since it was on WBBM when it first premiered.[/quote]
I'm curious, where do you find advance local schedules? I'm curious to see if there's any changes in my area as well.
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[quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'194954\' date=\'Aug 23 2008, 12:21 PM\']
[quote name=\'Strikerz04\' post=\'194938\' date=\'Aug 23 2008, 09:20 AM\']If it wasn't already reported, Millionaire goes back to late afternoons on the number 9. It gets moved from 11am to 5pm to coincide with the debut of the 5:30 news. If I'm not mistaken, this is the first time Millionaire has been on "late" since it was on WBBM when it first premiered.[/quote]
I'm curious, where do you find advance local schedules? I'm curious to see if there's any changes in my area as well.
[/quote]
Saw the preview last night after I got home. Not sure where else to get them, however.
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[quote name=\'mitchgroff\' post=\'194823\' date=\'Aug 22 2008, 02:14 PM\']
Millionaire will now have aired on three stations in our five-commercial-station market in its six years. I wonder where 43 will schedule it...probably in early fringe or against soaps. It's too much to hope that it would end up after I got home from work!
[/quote]
Yep.....WHTM-27 from 2002 to 2006, WHP-21 from 2006 to 2008, and now WPMT-43....I would imagine they will probably schedule it sometime in the afternoon. Did they pick up Trivial Pursuit? If so, probably another 3 hour game show block ending with "Feud"...
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[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'194939\' date=\'Aug 23 2008, 10:42 AM\']It wouldn't surprise me. You had fairly major set changes in '84, '91, '97, '02(?)...we're six years out on the current set.[/quote]
Except the set just got modified to be HD-friendly. Granted, it wasn't much of a change, but it doesn't seem correct to say that the set's been the same for 6 years.
To be honest, though, how much more high-tech can you get? Will there be LED's displaying the clue in binary? Hologram Daily Doubles?
/I guess the monitors could be new models and whatnot.
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[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'194980\' date=\'Aug 23 2008, 06:31 PM\']To be honest, though, how much more high-tech can you get? Will there be LED's displaying the clue in binary? Hologram Daily Doubles?[/quote]
Thanks to a quantum video feed, we'll see clues read by Franklin Roosevelt and Dr. Zefram Cochrane.
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I saw TP is airing at 11 on WNEM. Are they dropping Price? Crazy if they are!
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[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'194449\' date=\'Aug 18 2008, 11:11 PM\']
When you have four answers on the screen and someone staring at them without saying anything or going through "When I was a young lad in Detroit, my grandmother told me about this particular landmark..." it gets really boring to watch.[/quote]
I'd like to whap the people who do that with a hammer.
[quote name=\'Fedya\' post=\'194558\' date=\'Aug 19 2008, 10:03 PM\']
Aaron Sica wrote:
I emailed WHP to find out about any changes in the schedule - "700 Club" is now going in at the 9am hour, with "The Doctors" at 10.
They're showing 70s soap operas again? ;-)
[/quote]
That'd be fine with me. Lydia Bruce was a fox!
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[quote name=\'polo23\' post=\'195042\' date=\'Aug 24 2008, 06:11 PM\']
I saw TP is airing at 11 on WNEM. Are they dropping Price? Crazy if they are!
[/quote]
It probably is airing on their subchannel that airs My Network TV, just that TP's listing page doesn't seem to delineate between subchannels.
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[quote name=\'Scrabbleship\' post=\'195056\' date=\'Aug 24 2008, 10:10 PM\']
[quote name=\'polo23\' post=\'195042\' date=\'Aug 24 2008, 06:11 PM\']
I saw TP is airing at 11 on WNEM. Are they dropping Price? Crazy if they are!
[/quote]
It probably is airing on their subchannel that airs My Network TV, just that TP's listing page doesn't seem to delineate between subchannels.
[/quote]
Here are the changes in Cincinnati, as far as I know:
DonD (Syndie): 7 & 7:30 on WSTR (MyNet)
WOF and J! will be back for their 26th and 25th seasons on WCPO. WWTBAM stays at 4:30 on WKRC. FF stays at 10 am on WKRC, as well (except for Fridays, when The Dish airs).
Brian
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Update on the Harrisburg/Lancaster, PA market, according to Zap2It, which "is what it is"...
(Of note, TVGuide.com's listings are completely spot-on wrong for the w/o 9/8.)
Games start at 2p on WPMT, with an hour of Feud, then an hour of Millionaire at 3p. Wonder if 2007-08 eps will air in the second-run slot, with the different rules? Hmmm.
WHP has Wheel/J from 7-8 in that order, same as for 20+ years. DoND airs single-run at 7:30p on WLYH with an ep of Frasier slotted at 7.
Missing: the replacement package for Crosswords, which might be slotted in late-night, but Zap2It isn't being friendly with showing late-night stuff at the moment.
FWIW, Zap2It shows People's Court at 9a rather than 700 Club on WHP. Also interesting.
In Philly, interesting to note that DoND runs at 12n on WCAU, with Millionaire continuing on WPVI at 12:30p. A nice hour of games at noontime. This also means that Philly will most likely be seeing only a single-run of DoND.
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Okay, this just made bizarre.
Starting Sept. 8, most everything stays the same in my market. Feud at 10 for 2, TPIR at 11, Temptation at 12 for 2, and Millionaire at 1 for 2.
Crosswords moves to WHME, the religious station, at 6:30 for one run. This, I think, marks the first game ever on the station.
Through 8pm....Deal is nowhere to be found. The Deal website says 7pm on the ABC affil, but they have Judge Judy there now.
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[quote name=\'mitchgroff\' post=\'195208\' date=\'Aug 26 2008, 10:57 AM\']
(Of note, TVGuide.com's listings are completely spot-on wrong for the w/o 9/8.)
[/quote]
I'll tell quality control. Specific channel, or whole market?
--Mike
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[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'195212\' date=\'Aug 26 2008, 12:19 PM\']
[quote name=\'mitchgroff\' post=\'195208\' date=\'Aug 26 2008, 10:57 AM\']
(Of note, TVGuide.com's listings are completely spot-on wrong for the w/o 9/8.)
[/quote]
I'll tell quality control. Specific channel, or whole market?
[/quote]
It's wrong for the Hampton Roads market as well (DMA 42). TVG has no record of D/ND starting up on the 8th, but it airs on WTKR at 4:30, and according to Zap2it.com, 10:30am as well.
Also, I believe Bonnie Hunt's new show debuts on the 8th, but TVG reports Crosswords still airing on WAVY in the 2pm hour...
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'195213\' date=\'Aug 26 2008, 12:38 PM\']
TVG reports Crosswords still airing on WAVY in the 2pm hour...
[/quote]
The Best of Crosswords or a local version hosted by Don Slater?
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'195215\' date=\'Aug 26 2008, 12:47 PM\']
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'195213\' date=\'Aug 26 2008, 12:38 PM\']
TVG reports Crosswords still airing on WAVY in the 2pm hour...
[/quote]
The Best of Crosswords or a local version hosted by Don Slater?
[/quote]
I'd pay to see the latter! The former is an oxymoron, though there was a classic episode where Ty says "Here comes trouble! Here come the spoilers!" AGTOT?
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[quote name=\'mitchgroff\' post=\'195208\' date=\'Aug 26 2008, 10:57 AM\']
Missing: the replacement package for Crosswords, which might be slotted in late-night, but Zap2It isn't being friendly with showing late-night stuff at the moment.
FWIW, Zap2It shows People's Court at 9a rather than 700 Club on WHP. Also interesting.
[/quote]
As far as I could tell, Fox43 doesn't have Crosswords in late night. I did, notice, however, that their news is now three hours in the morning, from 6am-9am...Their ratings mustn't be too bad if they're 3 hours now..Seems like yesterday they launched their simple 7am-8am show.
People's Court is still listed, but Martha is listed twice - at its old time slot of 10am on WHTM and on its new home at 11am on WGAL. We'll have to see what WHTM plugs in..
EDIT: Partly by the process of elimination and also by checking at her website, "Bonnie Hunt" is filling the 10am WHTM spot.
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Just looked at Zap2it:
Supposedly TP:AP debuts later than Monday the 8th, because it's not listed.
DOND takes MGC's place for a double run at noon on WHDF-CW-15/14
Feud retains its time slot (double run at 11AM), but moves from WAFF-NBC-48/49 to WHDF.
Everything else game-show-wise remains the same in Huntsville.
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Having just checked zap2it myself, no shows are moving anywhere.
However, Syndie DoND is listed nowhere on the schedule, despite the official website saying it would be on my CW affiliate. Could this mean they've changed their mind and decided not to pick it up after all?
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[quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'195273\' date=\'Aug 26 2008, 11:11 PM\']
Having just checked zap2it myself, no shows are moving anywhere.
However, Syndie DoND is listed nowhere on the schedule, despite the official website saying it would be on my CW affiliate. Could this mean they've changed their mind and decided not to pick it up after all?
[/quote]
Or it could be your CW station hasn't sent their new schedule to Tribune. Or Tribune hasn't entered it in. Many things at play.
--Mike
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[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'195210\' date=\'Aug 26 2008, 11:41 AM\']
Okay, this just made bizarre.
Starting Sept. 8, most everything stays the same in my market. Feud at 10 for 2, TPIR at 11, Temptation at 12 for 2, and Millionaire at 1 for 2.
Crosswords moves to WHME, the religious station, at 6:30 for one run. This, I think, marks the first game ever on the station.
Through 8pm....Deal is nowhere to be found. The Deal website says 7pm on the ABC affil, but they have Judge Judy there now.
[/quote]
Sounds like they haven't completely updated the new season. I have not heard of ANY channel that wishes to continue airing Temptation, albeit reruns, into the ground another season.
Not even all the love in Rossi's World would make me air that shiatbag of a show one episode beyond the original commitment!
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Come the 22nd, we (WREX)'ll be airing the secondary Millionaire at 12:30, and the primary Millionaire at 2:00. That seems a little weird to show the double-run before the primary-run. Any precedent for that?
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Thanks for the Philly update Mitch, Wow! DoND's gonna compete with the noon newscasts. At least I can switch over to Millionaire on WPVI-TV 6 at 12:30.
Here's what I know from Philly as of 8/27:
11:00AM-TPIR(KYW-TV 3)
12:00PM-Syndie DoND(WCAU-TV 10)
12:30PM-Millionaire(WPVI-TV 6)
4:00PM & 4:30PM-Syndie DoND(double-run)(WFMZ-TV 69)
7:00PM-J!(WPVI-TV 6)
7:30PM-WoF(WPVI-TV 6)
9:00PM&9:30PM(Tue-Fri) Family Feud(WFMZ-TV 69)
4:00AM-TP:AP(WTXF-TV 29)
The only thing I'm uncertain is what'll become of Crosswords at WFMZ. Also, that station better give a more decent time for TP:AP(if they have it) or else I'll be forced to move somewhere else. YUCK!
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[quote name=\'Tony Peters\' post=\'195271\' date=\'Aug 26 2008, 10:33 PM\']Supposedly TP:AP debuts later than Monday the 8th, because it's not listed.[/quote]I've had it on my list as debuting on September 22.
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[quote name=\'Gus\' post=\'195302\' date=\'Aug 27 2008, 03:44 AM\']
Come the 22nd, we (WREX)'ll be airing the secondary Millionaire at 12:30, and the primary Millionaire at 2:00. That seems a little weird to show the double-run before the primary-run. Any precedent for that?
[/quote]
WTKR's done it for a couple of years; primary ep. at 4:00pm and secondary at 10:30am. By my logic, you get more viewers at 4, including the after-school crowd.
And yes, TP:AP starts the 22nd.
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'195312\' date=\'Aug 27 2008, 08:02 AM\']
And yes, TP:AP starts the 22nd.
[/quote]
Aha. I'll check back in another 2 weeks to find the schedule.
BTW, WAFF is ditching Feud for The Bonnie Hunt Show, albeit it's going in at 2PM, with The Neverending Today Show: Hour the Fourth moving to right after the other 3 hours and Martha (Stewart) moving from 10AM to 11AM.
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[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'195275\' date=\'Aug 26 2008, 10:21 PM\']Or it could be your CW station hasn't sent their new schedule to Tribune. Or Tribune hasn't entered it in. Many things at play.[/quote]
I think you're right. I just checked another site (http://www.tvguide.com (http://\"http://www.tvguide.com\")) and they indeed have Syndie DoND listed on my CW station (KCWI 23 on two time slots: 6:30 PM and 11:00 PM).
Everything else is still the same as last year:
WHO 13 (NBC): Millionaire (4:00 PM), Jeopardy! (4:30 PM), Wheel of Fortune (6:30 PM)
KDMI 56.1 (MyNet): Family Feud double run (4:00 PM and 4:30 PM)
WOI 5 (ABC), KCCI 8 (CBS) and KDSM 17 (FOX): Nothing.
Trivial Pursuit's website doesn't list any Des Moines stations yet.
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It has "WHP/WLYH" listed for Harrisburg so I'm thinking, like Mitch said, that "Frasier" reruns at 7 may be a temporary thing, with TP being plugged in at 7 to make a TP/DoND game hour. I also am thinking that the "WHP" portion is the My affiliate ("My TwentyOne.2").
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Our local MyNetworkTV(central MO) may get an award for strange game show scheduling. Starting Sept. 8 we get the oddly named 'Best" of MGC at a dandy 7:30 A.M. slot, right before 8 a.m. '07-'08 Millionaire. This is sandwiched between infomercials. On the plus side(I hope) we also get MGC replacement Inside the Box at 9 a.m. on the Fox station which is in group ownership w/ the local MNT and ABC. I guess this shows the owners are game show fans(or looking for somewhat cheaper alternative programming), because they've loaded the ABC side with a nice game package for afternoons/evenings. ABC17 has Feud @ 4:00, new Millionaire @ 4:30, Jeopardy @ 5:00 and syndie DoND @ 6:30 to take on WoF. Aside from 6:30 Wheel on local NBC, this station group is the only one programming syndicated games. No word on TP, but my guess is 9:30a.m., after ItB, as they have scheduled infomercials the first week.
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Looked up the WNBC complete fall sched:
They're one of the stations getting the Style by Jury/Inside the Box combo, which is going to air at 12 and 12:30 (the latter part opposite Millionaire on WABC). Martha moves to 11, replacing the infomercial/Crosswords block, and the 4PM Deal slot is going to be a double run.
Just to review, here's the NYC area game show time slots:
-TPIR at 11 (obviously)
-Inside the Box and Millionaire at 12:30
-TP double run at 2
-Feud double run at 3
-DOND double run at 4
-J! and Wheel at 5 on WLNY and 7 on WABC
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[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'194768\' date=\'Aug 21 2008, 06:31 PM\']
Updating a previous post:
[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'194078\' date=\'Aug 14 2008, 06:31 PM\']
Oof! 4AM in Philadelphia. That can't be good.
Pittsburgh has TP TBA, but since it's WPXI, I'm thinking it may be 1:30PM.[/quote]
I was wrong. WPXI is putting it at 4AM, same as Philly.
[/quote]
Figure this way, I think WPXI was double running Feud with Millionaire inbetween before Crosswords came along, I guess they are going back to something that worked well for them (according to Zap2It 12:30-2pm is Feud/Millionaire/Feud as of 9/8) instead of replacing an epic fail of a show with one that may fall flat on it's face within 6 months.
It will also be interesting to see what D/ND does on WPGH @ 5pm up against all three local newscasts
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Here is what I have confirmed for the Lansing, MI market so far. I'm still waiting to hear back from some stations on what their fall lineup is. Feel free to fill in the blanks.
Trivial Pursuit - WHTV - 12:00 noon and 5:30 p.m. (starts 9/22)
Family Feud - WHTV - 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. (starts ???)
Deal or No Deal - WILX - 5:30 p.m. (starts 9/8)
Wheel of Fortune - WILX - 7:00 p.m. (starts 9/8)
Jeopardy - WILX - 7:30 p.m. (starts 9/8)
This is when this is currently showing, haven't received confirmation from the station if it's staying the same.
WWTBAM - WLAJ - 7:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. (starts 9/8)
Am I missing any shows?
Rich
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Small update for Phoenix. KTVK 3TV will move Family Feud's double run from 1 pm to 12 noon starting September 8th. Deal or No Deal will be seen at 3:30 pm on KNXV ABC 15 (I think it said 3 pm before).
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If I missed it in a previous post, my apologies.
WGN in Chicago will move Millionaire to 5pm this fall, and insert an evening newscast afterwards, which pretty much ends the double run.
I wonder what will take the 11am hour? Time will tell.
That means there will be quite a unique distribution of game shows in our area:
10am: The Price is Right (CBS), Family Feud block (WCIU)
Noon: Deal or No Deal (NBC)
1pm (?): TP: America Plays (My 50 Chicago)
3:30 pm: Old Standby number 1 (Jeopardy!, ABC 7)
5pm: Millionaire (WGN)
6:30 pm: Old Standby number 2 (Million Dollar Wheel, WLS)
Being an old standby is not a bad thing at all. I am just amazed that with all the shuffling that has gone on in the last 25 years or so, these shows managed to stay in the same slot since day one. I wouldn't have it any other way. We have a nice season up ahead.
The Inquisitive One
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[quote name=\'TheInquisitiveOne\' post=\'195412\' date=\'Aug 28 2008, 10:30 AM\']
Being an old standby is not a bad thing at all. I am just amazed that with all the shuffling that has gone on in the last 25 years or so, these shows managed to stay in the same slot since day one.[/quote]
I'm not. Think of what a killing those shows make for the stations that carry them. You'll notice that Oprah never seems to move around a whole lot either. If it's my station, and I'm lucky enough to land Wheel and Jeopardy, you will pry those out of prime access over my dead body. :)
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[quote name=\'Gus\' post=\'195302\' date=\'Aug 27 2008, 02:44 AM\']
Come the 22nd, we (WREX)'ll be airing the secondary Millionaire at 12:30, and the primary Millionaire at 2:00. That seems a little weird to show the double-run before the primary-run. Any precedent for that?
[/quote]
Okay...so we now have Millionaire at 12:30, Millionaire again at 2, Trivial Pursuit at 2:30, Deal or No Deal at 3, and I presume they're keeping Jeopardy and Wheel...and that's just what's on WREX.
Wow.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'195413\' date=\'Aug 28 2008, 12:43 PM\']I'm not. Think of what a killing those shows make for the stations that carry them. You'll notice that Oprah never seems to move around a whole lot either. If it's my station, and I'm lucky enough to land Wheel and Jeopardy, you will pry those out of prime access over my dead body. :)[/quote]
All this I agree with. Wheel and Jeopardy have been firestarters since WLS gave them the nod. Granted, it was a few weeks after the shows' syndication debuts, but it's better late than never.
Oprah has high influence here when WLS airs her twice (!) in one day...the first showing at 9am, with a rerun after Nightline. Nonetheless, these shows are power players, so it's good they stay where they are.
The Inquisitive One
/the power of the big O...
//something my girlfriend knows every night.
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[quote name=\'TheInquisitiveOne\' post=\'195420\' date=\'Aug 28 2008, 03:26 PM\']
Oprah has high influence here when WLS airs her twice (!) in one day...the first showing at 9am, with a rerun after Nightline. Nonetheless, these shows are power players, so it's good they stay where they are.
The Inquisitive One
/the power of the big O...
//something my girlfriend knows every night.
[/quote]
I believe Philly and NYC also do the Oprah after-hours thing as well...
/Does your girlfriend have an "O" face as well?
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[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'195424\' date=\'Aug 28 2008, 12:57 PM\']
/Does your girlfriend have an "O" face as well?[/quote]
Yes. She does. ;)
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Detroit:
Feud: 9 and 12-WWJ. Will also be at 9:30 for two weeks.
Wheel/J: Still 7 and 7:30-WDIV. WDIV also has the repeat at 12:30
Deal: 3 PM-WDIV
WWTBAM: 3:30-WDIV, moves from WWJ.
TPAP: 9:30 on WWJ.
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Not my area where I live, but somewhere I *used* to live and still follow the syndication developments...Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
WNEP-16 (ABC): Still will air Millionaire at 4. 4:30, formerly "Temptation", will be the new home of "DoND".
WYOU-22 (CBS): Replacing the 3-4 "Family Feud" hour with Bonnie Hunt.
WBRE-28 (NBC): Still the home of WoF and J! from 7-8, just as they have been since '92.
WSWB-38 (CW): Half of the new home of the "feud", airing an episode at 5pm.
WQMY-53 (MY): An episode of "Crosswords" at 2pm, and the other half of "Feud" at 6:30pm.
WOLF-56 (FOX): No games.
Incidentally, "Feud" makes its debut on 38 and 53, after being on WNEP and WYOU and WBRE at different times since '99.
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[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'195424\' date=\'Aug 28 2008, 02:57 PM\']/Does your girlfriend have an "O" face as well?[/quote]
If it fits...
The Inquisitive One
/too far?
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everythingi s the same, WCAU will have DonD at noon, and WNBC will have it at 4pm, all other schedules are the same
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Well it looks like we can confirm one thing on WWTBAM- Someone posted a commercial (http://\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA_mfScmnXk\") of the new season, and at the very beginning you can see the player's screen- and the "Millionaire Menu" is there, so they will know the categories of the questions in their stack ahead of time- which makes the strategies increase a little..
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[quote name=\'Mr. Armadillo\' post=\'195414\' date=\'Aug 28 2008, 12:48 PM\']
[quote name=\'Gus\' post=\'195302\' date=\'Aug 27 2008, 02:44 AM\']
Come the 22nd, we (WREX)'ll be airing the secondary Millionaire at 12:30, and the primary Millionaire at 2:00. That seems a little weird to show the double-run before the primary-run. Any precedent for that?
[/quote]
Okay...so we now have Millionaire at 12:30, Millionaire again at 2, Trivial Pursuit at 2:30, Deal or No Deal at 3, and I presume they're keeping Jeopardy and Wheel...and that's just what's on WREX.
Wow.
[/quote]
Jeopardy's actually moving from 4:30 to 3:30 to make way for The Doctors. Wheel stays put. And the second Millionaire is actually going to start off at 2:30 until Trivial Pursuit premieres on the 22nd, at which point it will move to 12:30. This shuffling all starts on the 8th -- if only syndicators could all agree on a single season-start date, then we wouldn't have to deal with this rollout schedule shuffling, it's as crazy for us as it is for viewers. Alas.
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[quote name=\'weaklink75\' post=\'195449\' date=\'Aug 28 2008, 09:21 PM\']
Well it looks like we can confirm one thing on WWTBAM- Someone posted a commercial (http://\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA_mfScmnXk\") of the new season, and at the very beginning you can see the player's screen- and the "Millionaire Menu" is there, so they will know the categories of the questions in their stack ahead of time- which makes the strategies increase a little..
[/quote]
I thought of this a new way: look at the categories as a trade-off.
As a contestant, if the show gave me time limits every question, then I'd like a benefit to make up for that, something that might help me get in the right mindset prior to the question being read. And a category tree answers that limit fairly well.
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Jeopardy's actually moving from 4:30 to 3:30 to make way for The Doctors. Wheel stays put. And the second Millionaire is actually going to start off at 2:30 until Trivial Pursuit premieres on the 22nd, at which point it will move to 12:30. This shuffling all starts on the 8th -- if only syndicators could all agree on a single season-start date, then we wouldn't have to deal with this rollout schedule shuffling, it's as crazy for us as it is for viewers. Alas.
It used to be that the new syndicated shows all started the week after Labor Day, and the new network primetime shows started the week after that. In recent years, the network's "premiere week" has been much later in September than it ever used to be (for some reason), and the new syndie shows have scattered premieres. Would be nice if there was some rhyme and reason to it.
Going back even further, there was a time when they ALL started the same week, but that was back in the mid '70s (...those childhood memories!) It was great looking at the Fall Preview TVGuides back then and seeing so many new shows.
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[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' post=\'195481\' date=\'Aug 29 2008, 05:05 PM\']It was great looking at the Fall Preview TVGuides back then and seeing so many new shows.[/quote]
It was great looking at TV Guides back then and seeing actual TV listings for your area.
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Ah, the memories.
[Last show. Beginning Monday, "The $25,000 Pyramid" returns here.]
[Last show. Beginning Monday, "Child's Play" premieres here.]
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[quote name=\'TheInquisitiveOne\' post=\'195412\' date=\'Aug 28 2008, 12:30 PM\']
10am: The Price is Right (CBS), Family Feud block (WCIU)
Noon: Deal or No Deal (NBC)
1pm (?): TP: America Plays (My 50 Chicago)
3:30 pm: Old Standby number 1 (Jeopardy!, ABC 7)
5pm: Millionaire (WGN)
6:30 pm: Old Standby number 2 (Million Dollar Wheel, WLS)
[/quote]
I just saw a promo for Feud on MY50 earlier this week, which makes things a little different?
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Syndicated "Deal" will air in my area at 4 PM weekdays before the 4:30 PM news on WRIC-TV 8.
Unfortunately, WTVR-TV 6's 10 AM-11 AM schedule is screwed up. They only air "WWTBAM" on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 AM, and paid programming takes its place on the other three days of the week, while "Merv Griffin's Crosswords" airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10:30 AM, with paid programming taking its place on Tuesdays and Thursdays! This schedule is a throwback of sorts of the "checkerboard scheduling" for the earliest syndicated shows during the '70s.
Also of note, WTVR has picked up the best of "Crosswords" package for this season, and "Family Feud" won't be airing at all in the Richmond, VA area.
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[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'195210\' date=\'Aug 26 2008, 11:41 AM\']
Okay, this just made bizarre.
Starting Sept. 8, most everything stays the same in my market. Feud at 10 for 2, TPIR at 11, Temptation at 12 for 2, and Millionaire at 1 for 2.
Crosswords moves to WHME, the religious station, at 6:30 for one run. This, I think, marks the first game ever on the station.
Through 8pm....Deal is nowhere to be found. The Deal website says 7pm on the ABC affil, but they have Judge Judy there now.
[/quote]
Yeah, that post is now wrong.
Feud stays at 10. (poor TPIR gets a Bonnie Hunt lead in my area.)
Temptation sacked for The Doctors at 12 (that's a TALK SHOW!?)
Double the Deal at 7.
Wheel/J! still at 7, and Crosswords at 6:30. Millionaire at 1 as well.
I think TP:AP got shafted to late nite in my area.
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Temptation sacked for The Doctors at 12 (that's a TALK SHOW!?)
Well, yeah, 'cause who wants to watch an old soap opera anyway? ;)
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Here in Portland, Oregon:
Family Feud: 9 AM on KOIN 6 (CBS)
Millionaire: 12:30 PM on KATU 2 (ABC), moved from 4:30 PM
Deal or no Deal: 7:00 PM on KPTV 12 (FOX)
Crosswords: 1:30 PM on KGW 8 (NBC), moved from 1:00 PM
Jeopardy: 7 PM on KATU
Wheel: 7:30 PM on KATU
Trivial Pursuit has not been cleared at all.
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[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'195485\' date=\'Aug 29 2008, 06:13 PM\']
Ah, the memories.
[Last show. Beginning Monday, "The $25,000 Pyramid" returns here.]
[Last show. Beginning Monday, "Child's Play" premieres here.]
[/quote]
Indeed. Then came this dark day:
2:30 BREAK THE BANK-Game
Last show of the series. Beginning Monday, because Fred Silverman is
fat wad of particulate matter, One Life To Live airs here for 45 minutes
followed by a 45-minute edition of General Hospital. Ratings be hanged.
Freddy wants sudsers and sudsers he shall have, the merciless peasant.
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Ch-ch-changes reflected int his post as of Sep. 7:
Looks like in Indy, WNDY (My-23) is gamesville. One ep of Feud at 3 (previously two eps at 4 on sister CBS-8; timeslot goes to The Doctors), TP:AP at 3:30, and DOND at 7.
Millionaire stays for its noon hour on FOX-59 and WOF/J! stay in the 7 PM hour on NBC-13.
CW-4 replaces its noon hour of Temp and MGC with Judge Karen. With a smile, no doubt.
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From the lands of the Western Reserve, Cleveland's listings read thusly:
* Scoop Brady's Trivial Pursuit @ 10:30am on WOIO-19 replacing Temptation
followed by The Price Is Right with all its dastardly changes
* Who Wants To Be A Millionaire @ 7pm on WOIO-19
* Deal Or No Deal @ 7:30pm on WOIO-19
* Wheel Of Fortune @ 7pm on WEWS-5 (as has been the case since 1983)
* Jeopardy! @ 7:30pm on WEWS-5 (as has been the case since 1984)
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[quote name=\'Casey Buck\' post=\'195647\' date=\'Aug 31 2008, 07:34 PM\']
Here in Portland, Oregon:
Family Feud: 9 AM on KOIN 6 (CBS)
Millionaire: 12:30 PM on KATU 2 (ABC), moved from 4:30 PM
Deal or no Deal: 7:00 PM on KPTV 12 (FOX)
Crosswords: 1:30 PM on KGW 8 (NBC), moved from 1:00 PM
Jeopardy: 7 PM on KATU
Wheel: 7:30 PM on KATU
Trivial Pursuit has not been cleared at all.
[/quote]
The show's site says KPTV at a tba time. It doesn't premiere until the 22nd, so you might wanna check the online listings starting next week...
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[quote name=\'Jumpondees\' post=\'195389\' date=\'Aug 28 2008, 05:52 AM\']Figure this way, I think WPXI was double running Feud with Millionaire inbetween before Crosswords came along, I guess they are going back to something that worked well for them (according to Zap2It 12:30-2pm is Feud/Millionaire/Feud as of 9/8) instead of replacing an epic fail of a show with one that may fall flat on it's face within 6 months.
It will also be interesting to see what D/ND does on WPGH @ 5pm up against all three local newscasts
[/quote]
Yup, they're going back to the Feud Sandwich, but I thought it was cool that within 7 1/2 hours, you had 5 different game shows. (6 in 8.5 if you count nights with DoND)
Also, anything to keep me away from KDKA's 3-hour evening newscast is a plus, so it may not be that bad.
/I'd laugh if KDKA and WPXI switched affiliates.
//7 hours of local news+4 hours of Today would equal 1 unwatchable network
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Interesting...
Syndie DoND's official site says it will air in my market (Providence/New Bedford) at 4:30pm on WNAC (FOX 64).
The Trivial Pursuit: America Plays website (www.tpamericaplays.com (http://\"http://www.tpamericaplays.com\")) says that it will air in my market at 4:30pm on WNAC (FOX 64).
I wonder which of these is truthful...or might it be a case of DoND premiering in the slot then moving once TP premiers?
-Jason, back to lurking
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[quote name=\'Casey Buck\' post=\'195647\' date=\'Aug 31 2008, 04:34 PM\']
Here in Portland, Oregon:
Family Feud: 9 AM on KOIN 6 (CBS)
Millionaire: 12:30 PM on KATU 2 (ABC), moved from 4:30 PM
Deal or no Deal: 7:00 PM on KPTV 12 (FOX)
Crosswords: 1:30 PM on KGW 8 (NBC), moved from 1:00 PM
Jeopardy: 7 PM on KATU
Wheel: 7:30 PM on KATU
Trivial Pursuit has not been cleared at all.
[/quote]
I've been seeing Feud air in a double run recently, at 9AM and oddly enough 2:05AM or whereabouts (!). It's really weird because 9:30 IIRC is paid programming.
KGW does the same thing (Crosswords, then Paid programming). Not to take this too off-topic, but is there a reason why station managers do this?
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[quote name=\'TonicBH\' post=\'195799\' date=\'Sep 2 2008, 05:48 AM\']
I've been seeing Feud air in a double run recently, at 9AM and oddly enough 2:05AM or whereabouts (!). It's really weird because 9:30 IIRC is paid programming.
KGW does the same thing (Crosswords, then Paid programming). Not to take this too off-topic, but is there a reason why station managers do this?
[/quote]
We get this with Family Feud in my area. The 10am hour is Feud/Paid Programming while the 2pm hour is Paid Programming/Feud.
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Just checked the TS site:
Final syndie game show schedule for Huntsville, AL:
10:00AM
Trivial Pursuit: America Plays (double run) - WHDF-CW-15/14 (new show, runs against The Price is Right)
11:00AM
Family Feud (double run) - WHDF (same time, new station - moves from WAFF)
12:00PM
Deal or No Deal (double run) - WHDF (new show)
12:30PM
Jeopardy! - WAFF-NBC-48/49
6:30PM
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - WHNT-CBS-19/59
Wheel of Fortune - WAFF
As before, WAAY-ABC-31/32 and WZDX-Fox-54/41 are game show-less, as will be WZDX/DT2-MyNetworkTV-41.2 (branded "WAMY My8") when Temptation is put out of its misery shortly.
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The moral of my story is...always read the schedules before you post... :)
Here's the rundown of the Chicagoland Game Show Schedule...
10am - The Price is Right (CBS)
Noon - Daytime Deal or No Deal (NBC 5, pretty sure it's double run)
2pm - Family Feud (My 50 Chicago, dual run)
3pm - TP: AP (My 50 Chicago, dual run)
3:30 pm - Jeopardy (ABC 7)
5pm - Millionaire (WGN)
6:30 pm - [Million Dollar] Wheel of Fortune (ABC 7)
TP: AP goes head to head with Ellen (all hour long) and Jepoardy (second half). Good luck trying to grab my attention.
Crosswords is dashed in favor of Bonnie Hunt. No big loss there.
Temptation goes the way of Old Yeller. Fine by me.
The Inquisitive One
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[quote name=\'TheInquisitiveOne\' post=\'195876\' date=\'Sep 2 2008, 03:37 PM\']
Temptation goes the way of Old Yeller. [/quote]
Thanks for the spoiler space......not.
That's another film that can go back to NetFlix.
Is anyone getting WOF and J! on different channels this season?
After all these years with ratings still being good, I wonder if anyone's dumping the tandem.
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[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'195626\' date=\'Aug 31 2008, 01:36 PM\']
Feud stays at 10. (poor TPIR gets a Bonnie Hunt lead in my area.)
[/quote]
Could always be worse...out here, TPiR had an hour of infomercials for a lead-in for the last few years before they finally wised up and put an hour of their morning news guys there instead.
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[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'195880\' date=\'Sep 2 2008, 03:04 PM\']
[quote name=\'TheInquisitiveOne\' post=\'195876\' date=\'Sep 2 2008, 03:37 PM\']
Temptation goes the way of Old Yeller. [/quote]
Thanks for the spoiler space......not.
That's another film that can go back to NetFlix.[/quote]
Darth Vader is L—
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Dear God, I join the picture thingy:
http://culturepopped.blogspot.com/2008/04/...your-movie.html (http://\"http://culturepopped.blogspot.com/2008/04/i-spoil-your-movie.html\")
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[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'195928\' date=\'Sep 2 2008, 09:29 PM\']
Dear God, I join the picture thingy:
http://culturepopped.blogspot.com/2008/04/...your-movie.html (http://\"http://culturepopped.blogspot.com/2008/04/i-spoil-your-movie.html\")[/quote]
Where's "Spock dies."?
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'195931\' date=\'Sep 2 2008, 09:47 PM\']
[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'195928\' date=\'Sep 2 2008, 09:29 PM\']
Dear God, I join the picture thingy:
http://culturepopped.blogspot.com/2008/04/...your-movie.html (http://\"http://culturepopped.blogspot.com/2008/04/i-spoil-your-movie.html\")[/quote]
Where's "Spock dies."?
[/quote]
The Titanic sinks as well.
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'195933\' date=\'Sep 2 2008, 09:52 PM\']
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'195931\' date=\'Sep 2 2008, 09:47 PM\']
[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'195928\' date=\'Sep 2 2008, 09:29 PM\']
Dear God, I join the picture thingy:
http://culturepopped.blogspot.com/2008/04/...your-movie.html (http://\"http://culturepopped.blogspot.com/2008/04/i-spoil-your-movie.html\")[/quote]
Where's "Spock dies."?
[/quote]
The Titanic sinks as well.
[/quote]
Do you people work for NBC's promotions department?
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From the Quad-Cities of Iowa and Illinois (a missed $25K question on yesterday's WWTBAM rerun):
WHBF-4 (CBS): TP:AP at 11 a.m. and DOND at 3 p.m. (DOND replaces one run of FF; the other remains at 3:30).
WBQD-26 (My): MGC reruns move to 8:30 a.m. (Double run of Family Court at 4 replaces Rossi; double run of That '70s Show at 5 replaces MGC)
KWQC-6 (NBC): Keeps the double run of WWTBAM at 11, J! at 4 and WOF at 6:30.
The only thing missing is Out of the Box...
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'195933\' date=\'Sep 2 2008, 09:52 PM\']
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'195931\' date=\'Sep 2 2008, 09:47 PM\']
[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'195928\' date=\'Sep 2 2008, 09:29 PM\']
http://culturepopped.blogspot.com/2008/04/...your-movie.html (http://\"http://culturepopped.blogspot.com/2008/04/i-spoil-your-movie.html\")[/quote]
Where's "Spock dies."?
[/quote]
The Titanic sinks as well.
[/quote]
And Woolery left Wh...
...Wait a minute, that movie hasn't come out yet!!! :-p
/May go straight to DVD.
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For Milwaukee, we now know the new WMLW scheduling:
Family Feud: 7:00pm and 7:30pm
Millionaire: 8:00pm and 8:30pm
Crosswords: 9:30pm
J! - 10:30pm (second run)
No word on Trivial Pursuit timing, but the site says Wiegel (WDJT/WMLW) bought it.
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A perk of working in master control is you get to see stuff before it airs. A few impressions on the new season:
DoND: Much faster-paced than the nighttime version. Moves at a nice clip. No family brought in, no gimmickry, just game.
Jeopardy: They re-arranged the theme! Sounds more --- I don't want to say laid-back, but maybe less pompous, if the older one was at all. Rearranged the think music, too -- third ever IIRC.
Wheel: Only change from season 25 is the addition of the million-dollar wedge, which works exactly as reported. And the removal of that "25" space too.
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[quote name=\'Gus\' post=\'196047\' date=\'Sep 4 2008, 02:42 PM\']
Jeopardy: They re-arranged the theme! Sounds more --- I don't want to say laid-back, but maybe less pompous, if the older one was at all. Rearranged the think music, too -- third ever IIRC.
[/quote]
Maybe it's just me, but I think it's about time they re-arranged the set too. The current one has grated at my nerves since the day it debuted. It looks like they took the '90s checkerboard set, threw out the checkerboards, tore up some cardboard boxes and glued the scraps to the wall. Ick.
Judging by the time period pattern of J! set overhauls, I'd say we're about past-due for one. The first one lasted a year, the second one lasted 6 years, the third lasted about 6 more(?), the sushi bar lasted about 5, and this current one (save for podiums) is going into its seventh season. I'm hoping we see an overhaul either next season or sometime during this one.
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[quote name=\'kenbob_clarker\' post=\'196077\' date=\'Sep 4 2008, 08:25 PM\']
the third lasted about 6 more(?), the sushi bar lasted about 5
[/quote]
Other way around. The last two sets debuted in November of their respective years. Would be nice to get a new set this upcoming season.
/The checkerboard set still looks awesome 17 years later
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I'm gonna throw this out there:
This is one of the most content-heavy half-hours in the field right now. Who gives a rat's ass what the set looks like?
I mean, really, "grated at my nerves?" Really? I care about three things, set-wise, when I'm watching Jeopardy:
a) The board is large and easy to read.
b) The podiums display the scores clearly.
c) It is easy to discern who buzzed in.
They had a problem with © for a little while, but they seem to have fixed that. But I am NOT looking at the backdrops and saying "ugh. What's happening over on The Insider?"
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I think it's the most content-heavy in the field now. Millionaire's gonna come closer this year, but still won't average ~58 questions a show.
The new think cue will be interesting. The first one was solid, I liked the intermediary second one (the one with the piano second-half), the current is good enough.
ugh. What's happening over on The Insider?"
Pat O'Brien. 'nuff said. :)
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[quote name=\'Gus\' post=\'196047\' date=\'Sep 4 2008, 02:42 PM\']
Wheel: Only change from season 25 is the addition of the million-dollar wedge, which works exactly as reported. And the removal of that "25" space too.
[/quote]
What about the Big Money wedge? I thought they were tossing that as well.
Also, I found out yesterday that WREX is moving Jeopardy! back an hour to 3:30. Presumably to give "The Doctors" a cleaner time slot (4-5) against Oprah, and it also completes the game show block they're building with Millionaire, TP, and Deal. Still, three hours between J! and Wheel just feels wrong.
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Is Oprah allowing "The Doctors" to compete against her directly? She doesn't let Phil do that.
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Update on the fall schedule for Atlanta...
WOF: 7pm on WATL (MyNet)
J!: 7:30p on WATL (MyNet)
Same as last year for both
DoND: 4:30p on WXIA (NBC)/6:30p on WATL for, according to TitanTV, digital users only (those using rabbit ears will apparently get "According to Jim" repeats. That's according to TitanTV, not me)
TP:AP: 1-2p on WPCH (Peachtree TV -- Time Warner-owned indy that used to be WTBS)
WWTBAM: 4p (new episodes) and 12:30p (last season's episodes) on WXIA
FF: 12-1p on WPCH (new time slot and channel from last season. Aired last season on WATL from 1-2p. WATL has opted to extend its "Apocalypse Block" (nothing but Springer, Povich, Wilkos and Cheaters) to EIGHT HOURS -- nothing but these four shows from 9-5p.
At this point, it appears we won't be receiving Best of Crosswords/Inside the Box
JD
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[quote name=\'Mr. Armadillo\' post=\'196121\' date=\'Sep 5 2008, 10:36 AM\']
Still, three hours between J! and Wheel just feels wrong.
[/quote]
Try living in Chicago. J! at 3:30 and Wheel at 6:30. I've known it to be that way since as long as I've been around, and both shows were probably there long before I was born. Oddly enough,though, not too many game shows, if any, have been slotted in that 3 hour lull, even though Oprah airs at 9am.
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'196080\' date=\'Sep 4 2008, 07:33 PM\']
Would be nice to get a new set this upcoming season.
[/quote]
In the J! press release for S25, they said they were building a "state-of-the-art set featuring the latest in electronic equipment" for the ToC. Maybe they'll use some of those set pieces back in CA./The checkerboard set still looks awesome 17 years later
White Men Can't Jump came on TV the other day, and after watching the Jeopardy! scene, I wonder if that set could easily be converted to being HD friendly.
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[quote name=\'rollercoaster87\' post=\'196130\' date=\'Sep 5 2008, 12:40 PM\']
[quote name=\'Mr. Armadillo\' post=\'196121\' date=\'Sep 5 2008, 10:36 AM\']
Still, three hours between J! and Wheel just feels wrong.
[/quote]
Try living in Chicago. J! at 3:30 and Wheel at 6:30. I've known it to be that way since as long as I've been around, and both shows were probably there long before I was born. Oddly enough,though, not too many game shows, if any, have been slotted in that 3 hour lull, even though Oprah airs at 9am.
[/quote]
When us Indianans in my area didn't observe DST, Wheel was at 6:30 when we were on Central, and J! lead-in TPIR at 10:30 (they tape-delayed Price and kept it at 11). J! did eventually go to 3:30, paired with Hollywood Squares for the last couple of years.
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[quote name=\'Mr. Armadillo\' post=\'196121\' date=\'Sep 5 2008, 08:36 AM\']
Still, three hours between J! and Wheel just feels wrong.[/quote]
Where I come from, three *minutes* between J! and Wheel feels wrong. :)
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[quote name=\'Mr. Armadillo\' post=\'196121\' date=\'Sep 5 2008, 10:36 AM\']
What about the Big Money wedge? I thought they were tossing that as well.
Also, I found out yesterday that WREX is moving Jeopardy! back an hour to 3:30. Presumably to give "The Doctors" a cleaner time slot (4-5) against Oprah, and it also completes the game show block they're building with Millionaire, TP, and Deal.
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Yes, and yes. As I mentioned a while ago, a double run of Millionaire starts Monday. but since TP doesn't come until the 22nd, they're back-to-back in the 2:00 hour until then. Speaking of which...
Millionaire: Biggest changes. Graphics are slick. There's the clock, and the categories. 15 seconds a question on the first tier, with ATA, PAF, and DD given; 30 on tier 2 with ATE added. The expert shows up on Skype-sponsored videophone. For the phone-a-friend, when the player asks for it, they show on-screen their three PAFs along with a photo and town of residence, and we see the photo while the friend is on the line. Coming out of a commercial, they introduced the contestant waiting in the wings while the first player was still in the hot seat. A clock-runout is a walk, not a loss.
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Small update on D.C. -- WJLA (for a week or so, I guess) will be exiling MGC to 2:35 a.m. next week once its rights to WWTBAM begin on Monday. After Sept. 11, I don't see Crosswords on at all.
When does TP begin? I don't see it on any DC or Balt schedule for the next 14 days.
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Millionaire: Biggest changes. Graphics are slick. There's the clock, and the categories. 15 seconds a question on the first tier, with ATA, PAF, and DD given; 30 on tier 2 with ATE added. The expert shows up on Skype-sponsored videophone. For the phone-a-friend, when the player asks for it, they show on-screen their three PAFs along with a photo and town of residence, and we see the photo while the friend is on the line. Coming out of a commercial, they introduced the contestant waiting in the wings while the first player was still in the hot seat. A clock-runout is a walk, not a loss.
At first when I heard of these changes I wasn't too thrilled. Millionaire has worked for nearly a decade the way it was, why change it? But now that the new season is almost on our doorstep, I'm actually looking forward to this. If it ends up boosting the ratings (which I'm sure is one of the main reasons behind this), then that's a good thing.
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At the eleventh hour the My Network affiliate here in St. Louis has added 'Feud' at 9AM in the morning. ABC-30 dropped it in favor of 'Deal' at 10PM. No 'Trivial Pursuit' though.
Thats nothing new. This may be of dubious distinction, but six years ago this market started the new season without 'Feud', 'Pyramid','Hollywood Squares' or 'Millionaire' on any station. Given the markets history I was truly surprised we got 'Crosswords' and 'Temptation' last year.
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Is Feud and Millionaire both starting their seasons tomorrow as well?
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[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'196415\' date=\'Sep 7 2008, 05:29 PM\']
Is Are Feud and Millionaire both starting their seasons tomorrow as well? [/quote]
There, fixed that for you. :-D
And yes, they are.
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[quote name=\'SteveR\' post=\'196154\' date=\'Sep 5 2008, 05:53 PM\']
When does TP begin?
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The 22nd. It should show up on future online lineups starting tomorrow.
With this being season 10 for Feud, anyone know if they're doing anything to commemorate the season?
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'196425\' date=\'Sep 7 2008, 09:23 PM\']With this being season 10 for Feud, anyone know if they're doing anything to commemorate the season?[/quote]
They'll double the points?
Seriously, though. I have my doubts. The show doesn't get all that much promotion as it is.
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'196425\' date=\'Sep 7 2008, 09:23 PM\']
With this being season 10 for Feud, anyone know if they're doing anything to commemorate the season?
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Season ten. So it's now lasted longer than the original incarnation. Who'd a thunk it?
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Oddity in Seattle: KIRO (CBS-7) has a double run of Feud (previously on KMYQ (MyTV-22, 10 on cable)) listed for 9 - 10 AM starting tomorrow. Since the TP:AP website lists their show @ 9 AM on KIRO, at least half of the Feud double run will presumably last just a couple of weeks.
Oddity 2: While Zap2It shows the double run of Millionaire on KONG (IND-16, 6 on cable) in last year's time slot of 6 - 7 PM, the Millionaire website still lists the previous time slot of 7 - 8 PM. Or are they changing? Guess I'll find out when I get home from work tomorrow and see I've taped an episode of "EXTRA." (>8={)
/Finally found 200 things to say around here.
//Once pledged to keep the my-posts-to-Lemon's ratio to 1:50; would you believe 1:100?
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[quote name=\'Esoteric Eric\' post=\'196433\' date=\'Sep 7 2008, 07:21 PM\']Oddity 2: While Zap2It shows the double run of Millionaire on KONG (IND-16, 6 on cable) in last year's time slot of 6 - 7 PM, the Millionaire website still lists the previous time slot of 7 - 8 PM. Or are they changing? Guess I'll find out when I get home from work tomorrow and see I've taped an episode of "EXTRA." (>8={)[/quote]For what it's worth, the Comcast on-screen schedule has 6p as two episodes of Millionaire, just like last year after Crosswords got punted to 2:30p.
/2:30p is still too good for it.
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[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'196426\' date=\'Sep 7 2008, 09:40 PM\']
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'196425\' date=\'Sep 7 2008, 09:23 PM\']With this being season 10 for Feud, anyone know if they're doing anything to commemorate the season?[/quote]
They'll double the points?
Seriously, though. I have my doubts. The show doesn't get all that much promotion as it is.
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Richard Dawson is planning to come out and start mumbling stuff...And he'll be out there until they lower the Star Wheel to scare him off.
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[quote name=\'Mr. Armadillo\' post=\'196121\' date=\'Sep 5 2008, 09:36 AM\']
three hours between J! and Wheel just feels wrong.
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Try 5.5 hours, what we in Huntsville get (though it's not as bad as the 9 hours in the mid-90s; the time slot was 9AM - we were probably first in the whole USA to see it then).
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Thanks to WTVR picking up "The Doctors" to air at the 10 AM timeslot, "Millionaire" and "Crosswords" will both not being airing in the Richmond, VA market this season.
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Can anyone provide information on the Central Virginia market? Zap2it and Tv Guide are both still reporting last year's info on most of the stations. The market ranking is somewhere in the 180s I think, so I doubt anyone will know, but unfortunately Comcast no longer gives us access to the Richmond or DC stations.
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According to Zap2it's Verizon Fios listing:
WTVR:
-Crosswords at 10:30 then TPiR.
WRIC:
-D/ND at 4pm
-Wheel at 7, I'm guessing Jeopardy at 7:30?
No word on TP or Millionaire, and the show's website doesn't show Richmond in the listings. Millionaire's site says WTVR at a time tba.
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[quote name=\'WhammyPower\' post=\'196009\' date=\'Sep 3 2008, 10:30 PM\'] No word on Trivial Pursuit timing, but the site says Wiegel (WDJT/WMLW) bought it. [/quote]
UPDATE: TP is airing at 11:00PM and 3:00AM on WMLW.
/No love for the Bradys
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Finally found TP in DC. Looks like WDCA-20 is going for a 3-hour GS block while the "big boys" are in Phil/Oprah/talk/news mode with:
3-4: TP
4-5: Feud
5-6: DoND
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Interesting turnout in Central VA (Charlottesville area):
MyTV has Feud at 9 and 930, Millionaire at 10a, DOND at 1030, Crosswords at 11, and Box at 1130.
They also have Style by Jury at 130a.
What's odd is they are carrying all 3 of the "Daytime Plus" programs - is anywhere else doing this?
Additionally, they are airing the Millionaire eps from last season, and I haven't been able to discover another run of Millionaire in the area. Do any other affils air last season's program, without airing this season's? (Crosswords doesn't count.)
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In Charlottesville, it looks like TPAP is on at 9:30AM starting Sept. 22 on MyCville. It may pop over to Channel 16 in the afternoon in one of the Feud slots too.
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I think those afternoon listings for ABC (in Charlottesville) are erroneous - Tyra Banks and Bonnie Hunt occupy those 2 afternoon slots. Thus, my confusion on the reruns that air in Millionaire's only slot in the town (10 am).
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"Trivial Pursuit: America Plays" will not be airing in the Richmond, VA market.
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[quote name=\'SwohS Emag\' post=\'196867\' date=\'Sep 10 2008, 09:54 PM\']
Interesting turnout in Central VA (Charlottesville area):
MyTV has Feud at 9 and 930, Millionaire at 10a, DOND at 1030, Crosswords at 11, and Box at 1130.
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That 11a-12n hour there looks very much like a business decision. My guess is that the Gray Television quad-opoly (ABC 16/CBS 19/Fox 27 + Digital MyTV) is trying to protect their top-rated show of that hour, TPiR, on 19.
/probably the most fascinating TV market in the country right now, right there in north central Virginia
//nice area of the country, too
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Thanks for the comment, VERY good point about TPIR that I hadn't thought about. Sorry to all to keep bumping this thread. Why is it the most interesting market - because of the election?
I still can't understand why they're airing LAST YEAR's Millionaire. I recorded it again today - maybe it was just an error for this week.
And I truly feel bad for the neighbor to the east, Richmond, which seems to have gotten the royal shaft in gs syndication this year.
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[quote name=\'SwohS Emag\' post=\'196945\' date=\'Sep 11 2008, 09:04 PM\']
I still can't understand why they're airing LAST YEAR's Millionaire. I recorded it again today - maybe it was just an error for this week.[/quote]
Maybe you stumbled upon a second-run episode (with the old rules), with a first-run show seen in another time slot.
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I need a Nelson laugh, stat.
TP: America Plays is on the MyNetwork affiliate at 8AM, single run.
The network has the weakest signal in the area.
The network is digital-only on cable, and has a number greater than pretty much anything that isn't pay-per-view.
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[quote name=\'SwohS Emag\' post=\'196945\' date=\'Sep 11 2008, 09:04 PM\']
Thanks for the comment, VERY good point about TPIR that I hadn't thought about. Sorry to all to keep bumping this thread. Why is it the most interesting market - because of the election?
I still can't understand why they're airing LAST YEAR's Millionaire. I recorded it again today - maybe it was just an error for this week.
And I truly feel bad for the neighbor to the east, Richmond, which seems to have gotten the royal shaft in gs syndication this year.
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A bit OT, but the market is interesting to me because only ten years ago there was only one NBC affiliate...now there's a full assortment of network stations.
EDIT: As I suspected, TP:AP will be on WLYH, the CW affiliate in our market, at 7p, next to DoND.
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In looking at the daily Nielsens report for our market, I found that Inside the Crosswords airs during the 8am hour on WVBT. On one hand, I find it strange, on the other hand, I've noticed more and more syndicated programming (not just cartoons) popping up in that time slot.
Oh, and Syn-Deal holds its own at 4pm on WTKR, and gives The Doctors a run for the money.
I find it highly disheartening that TP:AP has yet to present either a) a commercial, b) a rulesheet, or c) a pic that's not from the pilot.
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TP's website finally has a listing for the Des Moines, IA area:
The show will air on digital-only KDMI 56.1 (MyNet) at 5:00 PM (Taking Temptation's slot)
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Does anyone else get WWJ-Detroit? The TP:AP site says that the show is on at 9:30 AM, but all I see is a Season 9 episode of Family Feud. With new episodes at 9 AM AND 12 noon, it's a bit of overkill. Unless the local CBS affiliate is serious about triple-running the show, I think someone's made a mistake.
EDIT-Ugh. It's amazing. I went to the site. I saw the "Local Listings" link button. Didn't see the giant "PREMIERES SEPTEMBER 22ND!" about 3/4 of an inch above that. My eyes are failing me at the ripe old age of 22. And I'll just bet that if I go to the WWJ site and check Monday's listing at 9:30...
EDIT 2-Yep. There it is. Nothing to see here folks. Nothin' ah'tall.
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I found this one on the TiVo last night while searching for something unrelated... Inside the Box does air in Cleveland, on WUAB at 3 AM.
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Fox 59's listings show Crosswords and Temptation running weekdays at 1. Last season, when these shows actually existed, they aired on 59's sister, CW 4.
I'm baffled, but perhaps not curious enough to set the DVR, as to why these are showing up.
UPDATE: must've been a burp. That slot's "Maury" now.
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[quote name=\'WhammyPower\' post=\'196706\' date=\'Sep 9 2008, 09:55 AM\'] UPDATE: TP is airing at 11:00PM and 3:00AM on WMLW.
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Update again: WMLW has moved the Bonnie Hunt show to 10pm, which now bumps the 10:30 Jeopardy! and the 11:00 TP a half-hour later.
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For those who care/are interested, today's first-run Deal is #1-001.
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[quote name=\'bandit_bobby\' post=\'196484\' date=\'Sep 8 2008, 11:00 AM\']
Thanks to WTVR picking up "The Doctors" to air at the 10 AM timeslot, "Millionaire" and "Crosswords" will both not being airing in the Richmond, VA market this season.
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Holy crap, I live in the same city as bandit_bobby? Wow...
/We also lost "Feud"
//If that's also been mentioned, my bad...I sorta skimmed thru this thread
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[quote name=\'Gus\' post=\'200081\' date=\'Oct 20 2008, 10:21 AM\']
For those who care/are interested, today's first-run Deal is #1-001.
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Does anyone know if they have an upcoming episode list anywhere kicking around? One of my students was in the audience this summer and has no clue as to when it is airing.
Thanks
Ryan :)
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[quote name=\'vtown7\' post=\'200101\' date=\'Oct 20 2008, 02:14 PM\']
Does anyone know if they have an upcoming episode list anywhere kicking around?[/quote]
D'uhhhh, I dunno if it's kicking around on the internets, but it may be kicking around back at work if i can dig it up tomorrow.
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Thanks in advance Gus for your help! ISTR maybe 112-113 were the episodes that she saw, if that makes any sense.
Ryan.
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[quote name=\'vtown7\' post=\'200106\' date=\'Oct 20 2008, 05:55 PM\']
Thanks in advance Gus for your help! ISTR maybe 112-113 were the episodes that she saw, if that makes any sense.
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1-012 and 1-013 aired in second-run during the premiere week; I need to get an updated list to see when they show in first-run.
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K, they have the tentative schedule through 11/28. I'm gonna give the Monday ep # for each week; each week's episodes air sequentially.
Week of 10/20/2008: 1st run =1-001, 2nd run = 1-026
10/27/2008: 1-016, 1-101
11/3/2008: 1-021, 1-091
11/10/2008: 1-081, 1-111
11/17/2008: 1-031, 1-121
11/24/2008: 1-131, 1-041
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[quote name=\'Gus\' post=\'200229\' date=\'Oct 22 2008, 05:38 AM\']
K, they have the tentative schedule through 11/28. I'm gonna give the Monday ep # for each week; each week's episodes air sequentially.
Week of 10/20/2008: 1st run =1-001, 2nd run = 1-026
10/27/2008: 1-016, 1-101
11/3/2008: 1-021, 1-091
11/10/2008: 1-081, 1-111
11/17/2008: 1-031, 1-121
11/24/2008: 1-131, 1-041
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Are they indicating any stunt weeks for November? (Surprised that they did Expectant Mothers Week, Small Business Week and Evian Week before November sweeps.)
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God forbid they save the week with big wins for November. Also, I'm thinking Halloween week is the 016-020 shows
Speaking of gimmicks, it looks like Family Feud is planning another Battle of the Exes; just saw an ad explicitly asking for divorced couples.
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[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'200245\' date=\'Oct 22 2008, 11:28 AM\']
Are they indicating any stunt weeks for November? (Surprised that they did Expectant Mothers Week, Small Business Week and Evian Week before November sweeps.)[/quote]
No, they just list the episode numbers. I'll only know when the shows feed, but yeah, you'd think they'll do something. N.B. these episode lists sport the word "TENTATIVE" in big letters; this is television after all.
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[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'200245\' date=\'Oct 22 2008, 12:28 PM\']
Are they indicating any stunt weeks for November? (Surprised that they did Expectant Mothers Week, Small Business Week and Evian Week before November sweeps.)
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Alex on BuzzerBlog mentioned something about a Twins Week taping back in August...I wonder when that airs? I do remember seeing something last week involving two-player teams, but it appeared to be married couples, newlyweds perhaps?
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[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'200246\' date=\'Oct 22 2008, 12:05 PM\']
Also, I'm thinking Halloween week is the 016-020 shows.[/quote]
They're feeding the promos for that week right now, and you ain't kidding about it being Halloween week. All the contestants, and the models, are in costume. The set is decked out in Halloween stuff, and the wheel is sponsored by Starburst.
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Just got a headline over my RSS feed...my CBS affiliate, who airs Wheel and J!, will be moving into their new state-of-the-art facility in November...and will be airing their local news in high-def. Looks like I could be getting the syndie games (plus Oprah) in HD finally.
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[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'200245\' date=\'Oct 22 2008, 11:28 AM\']Evian Week[/quote]What the hell was this?
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[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'200350\' date=\'Oct 23 2008, 09:18 PM\']
[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'200245\' date=\'Oct 22 2008, 11:28 AM\']Evian Week[/quote]What the hell was this?
[/quote]
Instead of a ball, they used a big Evian bottle pointer on the selection wheel, and the $1,000 case was replaced by a year's supply of Evian that was won by whoever had it.
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[quote name=\'weaklink75\' post=\'200351\' date=\'Oct 23 2008, 06:47 PM\'][quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'200350\' date=\'Oct 23 2008, 09:18 PM\'][quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'200245\' date=\'Oct 22 2008, 11:28 AM\']Evian Week[/quote]What the hell was this?[/quote]Instead of a ball, they used a big Evian bottle pointer on the selection wheel, and the $1,000 case was replaced by a year's supply of Evian that was won by whoever had it.
[/quote]In addition to the $1,000 that was normally there.
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[quote name=\'Gus\' post=\'200250\' date=\'Oct 22 2008, 12:51 PM\']
[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'200246\' date=\'Oct 22 2008, 12:05 PM\']
Also, I'm thinking Halloween week is the 016-020 shows.[/quote]
They're feeding the promos for that week right now, and you ain't kidding about it being Halloween week. All the contestants, and the models, are in costume. The set is decked out in Halloween stuff, and the wheel is sponsored by Starburst.
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As you may've noticed, it's a different Mars candy every day this week--the cases have the various brands' logos on them (in particular, besides Starburst, M&Ms, Skittles, Twix and Milky Way) and right before the second break, the models pass out the candy of the day to the contestants and the audience.
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[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'200653\' date=\'Oct 29 2008, 12:56 PM\']
[quote name=\'Gus\' post=\'200250\' date=\'Oct 22 2008, 12:51 PM\']
[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'200246\' date=\'Oct 22 2008, 12:05 PM\']
Also, I'm thinking Halloween week is the 016-020 shows.[/quote]
They're feeding the promos for that week right now, and you ain't kidding about it being Halloween week. All the contestants, and the models, are in costume. The set is decked out in Halloween stuff, and the wheel is sponsored by Starburst.
[/quote]
As you may've noticed, it's a different Mars candy every day this week--the cases have the various brands' logos on them (in particular, besides Starburst, M&Ms, Skittles, Twix and Milky Way) and right before the second break, the models pass out the candy of the day to the contestants and the audience.
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Oh, well 'that's' going to get me to watch.
Have we absoultely run out of gimmicks?
/Rhetorical.
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[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'200339\' date=\'Oct 23 2008, 05:14 PM\']
Just got a headline over my RSS feed...my CBS affiliate, who airs Wheel and J!, will be moving into their new state-of-the-art facility in November...and will be airing their local news in high-def. Looks like I could be getting the syndie games (plus Oprah) in HD finally.
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The South Bend market now gets Wheel and Jeopardy in HD. They moved into their new studio Sunday.
I didn't realize adding "hi-def" added another billion colors to the wheel. :)
Also of note, Oprah is in high-def, but we don't get that in HD (or at least not today).
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I have episode schedules for DoND thru January and TP:AP thru December. For Deal or No Deal, all the second-run episodes starting 12/1 have already been screened in first-run, and all the first-run episodes starting 12/1 have been previously screened in second-run, except for the week of 1/12 which are all-new.
Week of 12/1/08: Monday eps are 1-011 in first-run, 1-006 in double-run
12/8/08: 1-066; 1-051
12/15/08: 1-071; 1-076
12/22/08: 1-061; 1-056
12/29/08: 1-046; 1-036
1/5/09: 1-086; 1-001
1/12/09: 1-106; 1-016
1/19/09: 1-026; 1-021
1/26/09: 1-101; 1-081
For Trivial Pursuit, first-run and double-run are swapped and we rewind to the start of the season; the season thus far will air in the same sequence, with first-run only markets seeing the previously second-run-only episodes. Week 11 begins 12/1 and reruns continue through 1/2/09, week 15. This is as far as they have scheduled so far.
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Boy, Deal must not be doing well in my area. The affiliate picked up Everybody Loves Raymond and has it paired it at 7 with Deal at 7:30.
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[quote name=\'weaklink75\' post=\'200351\' date=\'Oct 23 2008, 08:47 PM\']
[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'200350\' date=\'Oct 23 2008, 09:18 PM\']
[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'200245\' date=\'Oct 22 2008, 11:28 AM\']Evian Week[/quote]What the hell was this?
[/quote]
Instead of a ball, they used a big Evian bottle pointer on the selection wheel, and the $1,000 case was replaced by a year's supply of Evian that was won by whoever had it.
[/quote]
This show is drowning in bad ideas.
/got nuthin'
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[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'203948\' date=\'Dec 17 2008, 06:30 PM\']
Boy, Deal must not be doing well in my area. The affiliate picked up Everybody Loves Raymond and has it paired it at 7 with Deal at 7:30.
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What was the situation before...and which station?
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[quote name=\'mitchgroff\' post=\'203955\' date=\'Dec 17 2008, 07:57 PM\']
[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'203948\' date=\'Dec 17 2008, 06:30 PM\']
Boy, Deal must not be doing well in my area. The affiliate picked up Everybody Loves Raymond and has it paired it at 7 with Deal at 7:30.
[/quote]
What was the situation before...and which station?
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WBND-TV had first and second-run Deal at 7 and 7:30.
WNDU-TV had Raymond at 7 and Entertainment Tonight at 7:30.
WSBT-TV has the Griffin game block.
Now...
WBND-TV has Raymond at 7, Deal at 7:30.
WNDU-TV has ET at 7, Inside Edition at 7:30.