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TimK2003:
I always thought Whew would be a good one to go after and air on Buzzr. Not necessarily because of its notoriety and love amongst most of us, but because it was a shorter-length show (due to the 5 minute CBS newsbreaks), look at all the commercial time they would have within this 30-minute slot.
PYLdude:
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--- Quote from: Blanquepage on March 06, 2020, 01:19:56 PM ---I too could have sworn Bzzz! was on there too, but it's not in any of the screengrabs I pulled up. It was SOMEWHERE, right?
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I'm almost positive it was. I seem to remember being very surprised by the option, considering the only other time it aired in reruns was for a very brief spell in the early-2000s. I believe it was on WGN.
I'm guessing Tribune has a Fremantle connection of some sort? I know they syndicated Feud and Celebrity Name Game at some point.
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Tribune syndicated Feud beginning in I think Louie's last season. The distribution arm was out of business by the time CNG premiered; they did briefly revive it, or at least the production portion, for Arsenio Hall's return to late night.
chargeradiocom:
I guess the survey should have been a clue, but still, nice surprise to see this!
--- Quote from: BrandonFG on March 06, 2020, 01:52:51 PM ---
--- Quote from: Blanquepage on March 06, 2020, 01:19:56 PM ---I too could have sworn Bzzz! was on there too, but it's not in any of the screengrabs I pulled up. It was SOMEWHERE, right?
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I'm almost positive it was. I seem to remember being very surprised by the option, considering the only other time it aired in reruns was for a very brief spell in the early-2000s. I believe it was on WGN.
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There were a couple of separate questions, asking if people would be interested in dating/relationship shows and, if so, which shows? Bzzz! was on that list. I don't recall the entire list, but I remember Newlywed Game (with Eubanks), Dating Game (no version specified), and Singled Out also being on it.
--- Quote from: BrandonFG on March 06, 2020, 01:52:51 PM ---I'm guessing Tribune has a Fremantle connection of some sort? I know they syndicated Feud and Celebrity Name Game at some point.
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Someone on BUZZR's FB page said a while back that Fremantle had bought out Tribune Syndication, and that's how they got Bzzz! I hadn't heard of such a purchase and question whether that person knew what they were talking about. But it does make sense that there would be some kind of connection, given the shows you mentioned and Bzzz! if they didn't buy the Edwards-Billett library outright.
--- Quote from: TimK2003 on March 06, 2020, 02:12:53 PM ---I always thought Whew would be a good one to go after and air on Buzzr. Not necessarily because of its notoriety and love amongst most of us, but because it was a shorter-length show (due to the 5 minute CBS newsbreaks), look at all the commercial time they would have within this 30-minute slot.
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Hot take: I've halfway wondered if, given the success of the Press Your Luck revival, Fremantle might be considering another cartoon villain game show, and have gone after Whew! thinking a revival of it might fit the bill. (Not for ABC necessarily, but for syndication/GSN/streaming/etc.)
Blanquepage:
--- Quote from: chargeradiocom on March 06, 2020, 02:26:25 PM ---I guess the survey should have been a clue, but still, nice surprise to see this!
--- Quote from: BrandonFG on March 06, 2020, 01:52:51 PM ---
--- Quote from: Blanquepage on March 06, 2020, 01:19:56 PM ---I too could have sworn Bzzz! was on there too, but it's not in any of the screengrabs I pulled up. It was SOMEWHERE, right?
--- End quote ---
I'm almost positive it was. I seem to remember being very surprised by the option, considering the only other time it aired in reruns was for a very brief spell in the early-2000s. I believe it was on WGN.
--- End quote ---
There were a couple of separate questions, asking if people would be interested in dating/relationship shows and, if so, which shows? Bzzz! was on that list. I don't recall the entire list, but I remember Newlywed Game (with Eubanks), Dating Game (no version specified), and Singled Out also being on it.
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Yes, that's it! It was a question dedicated to relationship shows. On another note, the survey has major implications around the existence of Celebrity Sweepstakes (which I'm really gunning for). There are a couple of nighttime episodes in some hands and the NBC finale studio master that's been around appears in vacuum-sealed mint condition. Hope remains, even if it's just the PM version...
BrandonFG:
--- Quote from: PYLdude on March 06, 2020, 02:23:09 PM ---
--- Quote from: BrandonFG on March 06, 2020, 01:52:51 PM ---
--- Quote from: Blanquepage on March 06, 2020, 01:19:56 PM ---I too could have sworn Bzzz! was on there too, but it's not in any of the screengrabs I pulled up. It was SOMEWHERE, right?
--- End quote ---
I'm almost positive it was. I seem to remember being very surprised by the option, considering the only other time it aired in reruns was for a very brief spell in the early-2000s. I believe it was on WGN.
I'm guessing Tribune has a Fremantle connection of some sort? I know they syndicated Feud and Celebrity Name Game at some point.
--- End quote ---
Tribune syndicated Feud beginning in I think Louie's last season. The distribution arm was out of business by the time CNG premiered; they did briefly revive it, or at least the production portion, for Arsenio Hall's return to late night.
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I sit corrected. :) I may have been confusing it with Tribune stations signing on to air the show (WGNT being one).
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