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The Big Board / "Average American" Game Show -- Casting Call
« Last post by TimK2003 on September 04, 2025, 10:35:29 PM »
Just happened to catch this casting call for a new primetime game show about "Average Americans".

Supposedly, the shows will be shot in Nashville in November.

Here is the info about applying for this show.

https://lailanigibsonartjobs.substack.com/p/casting-average-americans-nationwide
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The Big Board / Re: The most-improved hosts/announcers
« Last post by SRIV94 on September 04, 2025, 10:17:08 PM »
I admit I'm biased, but you look at Chuckie Baby his first week of hosting GONG and his last week of hosting GONG, and the difference is stark.
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The Big Board / Re: NBC Daytime Schedule 1980
« Last post by SRIV94 on September 04, 2025, 10:11:33 PM »
Quote from: JasonA1 on September 04, 2025, 03:01:27 PM
Through the run, Mindreaders had 76% clearance at noon.

That seems awfully high.

CS at 12N only averaged around a 67-70% clearance (although like MINDREADERS, I would suspect that some of that clearance is some ET affiliates putting it on in another slot like 9:30 or 4PM).
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The Big Board / Re: The most-improved hosts/announcers
« Last post by Card Shark on September 04, 2025, 06:33:57 PM »
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Drew Carey on TPiR. Not that he was terrible in his first season but there were definitely growing pains where he stumbled a bit. Hell, I'd add Barker as well. He was very robotic and overexplained things a lot in the half-hour era. If the Internet were a mainstream thing in 1972, I have a feeling several of us would've said "He's no Bill Cullen, that's for sure."

Yea, I didn't want to go there, but...I'm going there. I can't imagine what it must have been like having the pressure on you of following in Bob's shoes, knowing the rules for over 60-some games, the different marks he had to make, etc. But, he definitely seemed a bit awkward. But, clearly, since around 2010 (I may be off), he has made that show his own, while paying homage to Bob at the same time.
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The Big Board / Re: The most-improved hosts/announcers
« Last post by PYLdude on September 04, 2025, 05:58:01 PM »
I’ll take announcers for my pick and go to Jim Thornton. I wasn’t entirely blown away by his performance on Price, but he fits Wheel nicely.
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The Big Board / Re: The most-improved hosts/announcers
« Last post by TimK2003 on September 04, 2025, 05:31:37 PM »
Quote from: chris319 on September 04, 2025, 02:40:36 PM
There is a TPIR demo with Bob Hilton announcing. I thought he was very good, better even than Rod Roddy.

He was, but in his recent game show interview, Bob Hilton said Barker was afraid he would be upstaged as both hosted Truth or Consequences by that time. So Barker himself gave Hilton the thumbs down.
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The Big Board / Re: The most-improved hosts/announcers
« Last post by BrandonFG on September 04, 2025, 05:13:52 PM »
Drew Carey on TPiR. Not that he was terrible in his first season but there were definitely growing pains where he stumbled a bit. Hell, I'd add Barker as well. He was very robotic and overexplained things a lot in the half-hour era. If the Internet were a mainstream thing in 1972, I have a feeling several of us would've said "He's no Bill Cullen, that's for sure."
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The Big Board / Re: The most-improved hosts/announcers
« Last post by parliboy on September 04, 2025, 04:43:53 PM »
Quote from: SamJ93 on September 04, 2025, 10:05:53 AM
Who are some game show hosts & announcers who started out badly, but ended up being at least passable?
I thought of this because I seem to remember Mark L. Walberg getting a lot of flak when he first started out... although this may have just been because his early shows (Shop 'til You Drop, The Big Date) were themselves rather lacking in quality.

Mark L Walberg feels like a talented guy who worked in an era with of a lot of crap TV and did what he could to put food on the table.  Given good material, he rises to its level.  He doesn't elevate a show, but he doesn't lower it either.
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The Big Board / Re: The most-improved hosts/announcers
« Last post by whewfan on September 04, 2025, 04:42:05 PM »
Quote from: MikeK on September 04, 2025, 10:15:33 AM
My initial reaction was Mark L. too, for the same reason.  I think Mark L. started gaining legitimacy was with Russian Roulette.

Graham Elwood too.  Strip Poker?  Meh.  Cram?  Much better.

I think it would be hard for just about anyone to make something palatable out of stripping and poker. I mean, who watched Strip Poker for the GAME?! (Considering it was short lived, a better question might be WHO was watching?!) Cram obviously had a LOT more going for it. 
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The Big Board / Re: The most-improved hosts/announcers
« Last post by whewfan on September 04, 2025, 04:36:24 PM »
Quote from: chris319 on September 04, 2025, 02:40:36 PM
There is a TPIR demo with Bob Hilton announcing. I thought he was very good, better even than Rod Roddy.

Bob Hilton was okay on TPIR to me, but hearing him on the TPIR 94 pilot, seemed very out of place. Burton was a better fit for that IMO.
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