15Oct2005
Great Catch: A New Dating/Game Show
Well this is an interesting idea. There's a new dating/game show coming out (and I use game show wholeheartedly in this case) called "Great Catch". According to my source from the show, here's the drill. "Its a dating game show with stunts, to reach the date. Set in a studio, 25 yards like a football field, 3 contestant's will answer questions each questions they get right, they move 5 yards, miss it, move back 5 yards, You can challenge a player who is ahead of you, anything goes, the bigger the yards they need, the harder the challenge. (dating game, mixed with survivor)." So we have some trivia, some reality challenges, and a dating show: something that could quite possibly make everyone happy. When there is a contestant call, we'l
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TVLand Starts New Game Show
TVLand is apparently going back into the world of original programming with another "game show". This new one is called "Jump the Shark", based off of the hit website and book. The show is taping on November 5th at 2PM ET and is looking for audience members to watch. Live in NYC? Want to see it? Click the link below. Whether this will be a half hour/hour show or the little few minute programming bumps inbetween commercials is yet to be known. Jump the Shark Audience Member Search Jump The Shark Update: This comes from our friends at www.tvtattle.com: "Jump the Shark" creator Jon Hein e-mails: "It's true that we're taping a pilot, but it's a panel show (think Politically Incorrect for Pop Culture) not a game show." [Editor's Note - Craigsl
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*Sigh* Here comes Big Brother 7
Too bad the ratings are not as bad, because this show won't die. According to TVTattle, CBS has renewed their "hit" reality show Big Brother for a 7th season. Julie Chen will return, and executive producer Arnold Shapiro quite bluntly stated "This is the earliest we've gotten a renewal" as if we were 5 years old and could not tell. They state that the early renewal will give them more time to make up more surprises, oh joy. Big Brother was created by Deal or No Deal company Endemol. Suddenly Endemol is sounding like a bad sign for TV..... (end 'em all).
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GSN Schedule Update
GSN's throwing a few changes at you coming up. Greed will be seen on Saturdays at 7PM ET/PT. Classic fans will be happy to see an hour of The $100,000 Pyramid at 5-6PM ET/PT on Sundays. Millionaire will also be airing at 6PM ET/PT on Sundays. So people who are complaining for some reason about The Amazing Race, two hours of it are gone.
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$100,000 Pyramid Marathon on New Years Eve
If classic complainers from the GSN boards don't get to thanking the network for this one, then they have no right to complain. In honor of Dick Clark returning to the his usual spot of New Years Eve's celebration, GSN is going to air a $100,000 Pyramid marathon from 12PM to 6PM ET/PT. Here are the episode numbers and celebrity listings, courtesy of GSN. 12:00PM- Ep. 359: Lynn Herring/Paul Kreppel 12:30PM- Ep 211: Joel Brooks/Shelly Smith 1:00PM- Ep. 261: Abby Dalton/Jamie Farr (Jamie sings during show) 1:30PM- Ep. 306: Mary Cadorette/Nathan Cook (First show celebrating 14 years on the air) 2:00PM- Ep. 281: Lauri Hendler/Stuart Pankin ($100,000 Win Episode) 2:30PM- Ep. 251: Nathan Cook/Tesesa Ganzel (Exciting last second win) 3:00
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India’s SET to air Deal Ya No Deal
Deal or No Deal isn't just coming to America this season. Sony Entertainment Television announced that they will be airing Deal Ya No Deal in India, which is the classic formula from the Endemol international hit. The prizes will range from an undetermined small amount to Rs 10 million. It will be hosted by R Madhavan, an actor. Source: IndianTelevision.com
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Louis Nye Tribute on GSN
GSN will give a Black and White Overnight marathon to the late comedian Louis Nye. He was first seen on "The Steve Allen Show" and was most recently seen on an episode of the hit HBO comedy "Curb Your Enthusiasm". The tribute will be on October 15th at 3AM and 3:30AM ET/PT. Here are the episodes. 3AM- I've Got a Secret (Host: Steve Allen)- 1964 (Color)- Bess Myerson, Betsy Palmer, Bill Cullen, and Henry Morgan 3:30AM- Beat the Clock (Host: Jack Narz)- 1972 (Color)- Louis Nye will be a celebrity panelist
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Deal or No Deal news?
This is just a posibility from a friend at the taping. While the host, airdate, or elimination format has not been given away, the money possibly has. Supposedly as of now, the money will go from one cent to $1,000,000. Quite a large difference. In Australia, at least in primetime, the chain went from 5 cents to $2,000,000. We'll get the rest of the news for you as it comes.
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Jeff Probst to quit Survivor?
E! Online is reporting that at the end of his current contract with CBS, Jeff Probst will leave Survivor, a show he has hosted throughout the series' American six-year, eleven-series lifespan. Probst says that he desires to settle down with his girlfriend, former contestant Julie Barry. He cited the constant traveling related to the show and an increase in his relationship with Barry as reasons for leaving the father of the reality show craze. CBS has not yet confirmed nor denied the report. (source: E! Online)
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Hypnosis dating show pilot ordered by NBC
RUMOR HAS IT: The following information is rumored to be true. Buzzer! and its affiliates will not be held responsible if it does not turn out to be true or valid. GameShowNewsNet.com reports that NBC has ordered a pilot of a new reality dating show called "Groundhog Date," which will allegedly feature one gentleman and one lady on three dates. The catch is that the lady will be hypnotised into believing that each date is the first with him. Between each date, the man will improve his approach, and after the third and final date, the hypnotist will bring back the lady's memories of all three dates. She will then decide whether she will continue seeing the man or not. I would take this with a grain of salt. Or three.
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More Deal or No Deal Contestant Calls
Well, apparently they are finally going ahead with Deal or No Deal in full swing. The game show news site's favorite buddy, Craigslist.com, has put up an "open call" for contestants. It still states that no trivia questions will be used, so how the elimination portion of the game will be handled is anyone's guess. If you want to be TV's next Millionaire, here's the link. Get out there and win some money! DoND Open Call
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OMG WHEN IS SURVIVOR?
Keep your pants on, Homie G. Buzzer's on top of it. On the left, under the archives, on the sidebar (over the river and through the woods) we have a new, albeit skimpy Game Show Schedule. We're working on making it better. But for now, enjoy those BRAND NEW EPISODES!
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Fab-tabulous! Broadway hosts a game show
Superstars of Broadway (well, as superstarish as a Broadway superstar can be) are coming together to play everyone's favorite drama-themed game show, Play on Broadway! Actors and audience members will play alongside one another on October 16th in the (ironically off-Broadway) Laura Pels Theatre. They will be playing for various prizes donated. Proceeds will go to the T. Lundquist Benefit Fund, Fractured Atlas and the Actors' Fund of America, charitable organizations assisting the theatre and those involved with it. Tickets are still available for the performance. They're $75 for mezzanine, $150 for rear orchestra, of which $75 is tax deductible, and $275 for front orchestra, of which $200 is tax deductible. The front orchestra tickets
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GSN Schedules Nipsey Russell Memorial
On the week of October 10 (That's next week, if you're keeping score at home), GSN is showing a week of Nipsey Russell episodes of Match Game, from 3:30-4:00 ET/PT. The episodes will span 4 years of Nipsey's run on Match Game, the years of 1974 through 1978. Russell passed away on Sunday in New York City. His illustrious career included a role in the movie "The Wiz" with Michael Jackson and on various game shows, including "Pyramid" and of course, "Match Game."
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Look, Feel, Found Glory
Common Bonds for $600. After much deliberation between Mike, Alex, and myself, we have determined that "Around the Bend" by Pearl Jam is a crappy song. While Mike and Alex were determining how crappy indeed "Around the Bend" by Pearl Jam really is, I snuck into the back and changed the site around. Seriously, it was all three of us who changed the site around. It's less graphics intensive in terms of interface, and everything is much cleaner all around. Besides, blue is *sooo* TVGameshows.net. We're not them. :-D So, if you have comments, positive or negative, please leave them. If you leave positive ones, then we we'll get back to you on them. :-D
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