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CBS, of course, is already planning to appeal.
Today, the channel started the FDD block by running the hour-long 1993 Tournament of Champions. After going to commercial after round one of the championship match, three-fourths of the length of the episode, the stream began 1988's Kudla vs. Stern.
Today, the channel started the FDD block by running the hour-long 1993 Tournament of Champions. After going to commercial after round one of the championship match, three-fourths of the length of the episode, the stream began 1988's Kudla vs. Stern.Four of today's episodes (one from '88, two from 1990 and one from 1992) have been released in digital packs. The fifth episode, Odd Squad vs. Farvergnügens from 1990, hasn't been released digitally.The last two days have shown 10 episodes of Fox Family Double Dare previously available for purchase on iTunes and Amazon, but currently unavailable on Paramount Plus.The block today started with the first-taped episode of 1992 Family Double Dare. Airing right now is the final 1988 episode, with the Chews vs. Wilfrids, which I don't believe has aired or been officially released since its first go-round.
EDIT: Afterward, the first 1988 FDD, the first 1990 FDD and 1990 episode 5, Kandy Kanes vs. Holders, streamed. All have been available in iTunes/Amazon packages.
Arounf 1979-1980 WMAQ 5 Chicago was running Password Plus at 3 while having local news at 11:30
B is fine, but A and C aren't really viable. Based on modern production practices only, I'm guessing each contestant applied to the show with a specialty category (or few) in mind, and the producers had that prepared ahead of their tape date. Then, the contestants and material would be randomly matched the morning of taping. There probably wouldn't be time to write a brand new main game question, especially in the pre-internet days, and you're not supposed to do that once you know who's playing anyway. To the other point, the contestant shouldn't have to switch their expertise because of the show's negligence.That makes sense. Reading your first paragraph I wondered was an alternate question possible, but your second paragraph answered that question. I prolly should've said "swap in an alternate" for choice a) but points taken.
What SHOULD have happened is somebody checking the pool of games ahead of time and flagging that contestant X couldn't play in game Y, and/or the category with the Ferris Bueller question should have had a spare that they subbed in for just such a reason. Perhaps somebody saw it and rolled the dice that said player wouldn't get that main game question (which she ultimately didn't, but it was close).
You either a) write a new question, b) put that contestant on a different episode, or c) ask him or her to come up with a new specialty subject.
In the episode of Debt that wink’s page posted shortly before learning of his death, there was a question about the tv series Ferris Bueller and the winning contestant’s one question category was the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
That's just bad question stacking. You'd think someone would have gone through and made sure the three expert topics weren't broached in the main game.