Well this one was surprising. According to XanFan’s website, Press Your Luck is going to Univision. In what form it is coming is not known. It may be classic PYL, it may be Whammy, it may be something totally different. The show will debut in the USA version of Univision one week after it’s showing in Mexico. It’s estimated start date as of now is January 2006, but as you well know, dates and times can change. This will probably be easy for viewers to watch as well. Just wait for the board to stop and them to shout. That’s the game there.
Archive for September, 2005
30
Sep
Spanish Press Your Luck?
The Amazing Race 8 just began, so why not have a publicity tour for it? TAR’s host, Phil Keoghan, has been going around the country promoting TAR Season 1 DVD release and the book. According to our source, the last stop she attended, in Boston, had very little people which meant they actually had a chance to meet Phil and have a 30-45 minute Q&A session. Coming up is a link for the rest of the tour stops. Get out there and get a chance to meet Phil Keoghan!
Who would win in a fistfight: GSN or OLN? Personally, I’d give it to OLN since, you know, they’re the Outdoor Life network, and they’re always outside and built and stuff, but I digress. This isn’t quite a fistfight, but it’s just as funny.
GSN’s CEO Rich Cronin bet OLN’s President Gavin Harvey that if Amazing Race lost to Survivor in the ratings, then Cronin would “race” to and from work for a week, a walk equaling 8 miles a day. If Survivor lost to TAR in the ratings, then Harvey would have to eat a live cricket.
Guess who won?
“The results are in and GSN’s THE AMAZING RACE averaged 355,000 total viewers each night in prime time, peaking with 495,000 on July 14. This measurement was based on the one-month period from July 11 to August 10 (M-Su 9 PM). OLN’s SURVIVOR averaged 200,000 total viewers each night in prime time, peaking with 362,000 viewers on August 3, putting GSN ahead of OLN in total viewers. OLN’s measurement was based on the time period of July 24 through August 23 (Sun 7p; M-Th 10p).”
“True to his word, Harvey will honor the bet and eat a cricket with Cronin as a witness the next time the two are together in either New York or Los Angeles. Surprisingly, both cities have a few good restaurants that serve this fine ‘delicacy.’”
And to think there’s no fun in TV anymore.
Variety is reporting that ABC is looking for television shows to line their lackluster Saturday lineup. Their bright idea: being a cheapass.
According to the article at Variety, ABC is specifically looking for “big ideas” that can be done on a budget of about $500,000 per episode. ABC suggests ripping off of the Amazing Race, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, or WWTBAM to create something that can draw attention away from Saturday Night Live. Fox has remained a player on Saturday, often winning the night in young adults with firstrun unscripted staples “Cops” and “America’s Most Wanted.” Univision remains a force with Spanish-language “Sabado Gigante.”
As an afterthought, the article mentions that a “big hit” might be made in this experiment.
College communication majors, you better get on the ball. This might be your big break!
(Speaking of which, why not revive Your Big Break?)
We told you it would have a million dollar jackpot. Apparently, there are more changes that we expected also. First, here are the celebrities.
October 13th- Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Steven Culp, James Denton, Mark Moses, Doug Savant
October 20th- Barry Corbin, Joey Fatone, Gina Gershon, Andy Richter, James Woods
October 27th- Carlos Bernard, Bill Brochtrup, Dule’ Hill, Kathleen Madigan, Kelli Williams
November 3rd- Oksana Baiul, Richard Belzer, Dean Cain, Nicholas Gonzalez, Kevin Nealon
November 10th- Ian Gomez, Jeremy London, Camryn Manheim, Alison Sweeney, Wendy Pepper
November 17th- Championship Game
All people, as normal, get $5,000. In the championship game is where the money changes. 5th place receives $25,000. 4th gets $75,000. 3rd place will earn $100,000. If you get second place, you win $200,000. Finally, if you win the tournament, you walk out with $500,000 for charity.
This slipped under our radar also, but if you log onto www.bravotv.com, you can actually play Celebrity Poker Showdown online. They state that is has the “look and feel of Celebrity Poker Showdown”. The game runs 24 hours a day. Celebrity Poker Showdown 7 debuts on Thursday, October 13th, at 9PM ET/PT.
27
Sep
Don Admas Tribute
GSN will show honor to the late actor in a few weeks with a week-long Match Game tribute. Don Adams, who hosted the 1975 show “Don Adams’ Screen Test” along with voices on Inspector Gadget and, of course, Agent 86 on Get Smart, passed away on Sunday at the age of 82 years old. The week of October 3th will feature some of his funniest moments on the classic show “Match Game” starring Gene Rayburn. These episodes will air at 3:30PM ET/PT on GSN.
We FINALLY got some information on the show. First off, apparently, this show is a firm go-ahead for the air just about. Deal or No Deal on NBC is currently looking for a non-specific number of models to handle the money. They are also apparently going to have some speaking roles as well. The search says 5 episodes, but it may be more by the end of it.
Also, here’s some speculation into the host search. They have stated that this is a “celebrity host”, so now I am doubting the Australian host is coming over. No word is set yet of who exactly will be the host, but we’ll be sure to tell you. If you are a female and would like to try out to become a “spokesperson” for Deal or No Deal, here’s the application area.
After a bit of time without a new ITV show, GSN is putting out four at the same time, and all classics. To Tell The Truth, Super Password, The Newlywed Game, and Love Connection (stretching the definition of classic here, I know) are all going to begin next week. Go to www.gsn.com/games next week at 9:30AM ET, with To Tell The Truth 90!
This holidays, classic fans can get their 5 hours of happiness if you watch TV on Christmas. “A Betty White Christmas” will air between 12-5PM ET. This marathon will air some of Ms. White’s appearances on either black and white or color game shows.
Here’s the schedule:
12PM- What’s My Line
12:30PM- Password
1:00PM- TattleTales
1:30PM- Match Game
2PM- Password Plus
2:30PM- To Tell the Truth
3:00PM- Family Feud
3:30PM- Body Language
4:00PM- The $100,000 Pyramid
4:30PM- Match Game
This is the first time Body Language has aired in a while, so be sure to check it out.
22
Sep
WPT Sues Travel Channel
Well this could be pretty ugly. World Poker Tour Inc. is apparently suing The Travel Channel for a breach of contract. They were interfering with their plans with ESPN as partners for a new show on that network. This was all stated on the Hollywood Reporter as well. According to the article….
“…According to the report, WPT is seeking undisclosed damages and court costs, as well as a “declaration that WPT upheld its side of the contract, while the defendants breached their obligations.’”
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