21Nov2005
CBS BRINGS ON GAME SHOW MARATHON
Game shows are coming back in full swing in America. Like what the UK did with the celebrity Game Show Marathon, CBS has announced they are going to do the same. Celebrities will be taken down one by one until a single winner is declaired. Each game will come from Fremantle's library of game shows, like The Price is Right, Family Feud, Match Game, and I've Got A Secret. Six celebrities will compete in a new game each week. CBS has said they are looking at this to be a once a year event.
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Wheel of Fortune Launches Cash Game
Much like Lingo has (had) on GSN.com, Wheel of Fortune officially announced their new cash game from WorldWinner. This game can be seen at www.wheeloffortune.com or wwww.worldwinner.com. Now, fans and gamers will be able to spin the wheel, solve the puzzle, and win cash: just like a regular Wheel of Fortune player. To celebrate the launch, they are running a two week promotion with a chance of being able to fly to Los Angeles and play the game live on TV. Stephen Kileen, president and CEO of WorldWinner, stated, "For every Wheel of Fortune fan who has ever sat in their living room yelling out the correct puzzles and thinking how much smarter they are than the contestants on TV, this is definitely their chance to prove it." Wheel of For
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Deal or No Deal: The Worldwide Phenomenon
Endemol's Deal or No Deal is quite possibly the world's most braindead game show, but there is not a show that is more exciting. Sexy models holding suitcases containing life changing sums of money. Incredibly tense decisions with people risking hundreds of thousands of dollars on just intuition, guts, and luck. From over 30 countries, Deal or No Deal puts people to extreme circumstances of fortune to win. Let's take a look at 3 of the versions: The Dutch Version, the British version, and an internet exclusive: Buzzer goes indepth with the US version. If you want to see the BRAND NEW INFORMATION, which includes SET INFORMATION, FORMER THE PRICE IS RIGHT MODELS, and more, please read to the US Deal or No Deal logo. The Dutch Deal or No Deal
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Distraction Season 2: January 10, 2006
Let's keep the Distraction news coming. Distraction's 2nd season will debut on January 10th, 2006, which is a Tuesday. Whatever time slot, we don't know, but a guess would be that it's keeping it's 10PM Tuesday time slot for a 2nd season. Be sure to check out this terrific game show on Comedy Central.
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GSN Ratings Improve
Hooray for our 200th news article. GSN's ratings rose from the semi-depressing .3 of September to the not nearly as depressing .4 for the month of october. They are also up to 211,000 head count now. As many have said, Millionaire reruns are getting to the ratings, after several years of nonstop abuse, and The Amazing Race may have worn off, partially because of the new edition on CBS. Again, this is just my own personal opinion here, but the network really should try to get syndie Millionaire ASAP. Millionaire is a huge ratings getter for GSN, and getting Meredith Vieira Millionaire, which not all of the country gets, can generate some motivation. You would get a large group of students and workers who can't see the show watching it and it
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DEAL OR NO DEAL TO AIR IN DECEMBER
Well this one came out of nowhere. According to a very good source, NBC's Deal or No Deal will debut for *4* nights in a row. December 19 through the 22nd at 8PM ET. This comes much earlier than anyone expected, to be quiet honest. This is Howie Mandel's first major network show in a while and his first network game show. Now for the opinion stuff, and I would love your opinions. Why is it on for 4 nights in a row? Are they burning this show off? Are they "testing" the waters: seeing what night will work for it and if the ratings will be good? Please drop us a comment or email me at itiparanoid13@gmail.com. But no matter what, this is great news for a great game show. More info will come later if we get it, and be looking for a Deal or
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Three Wishes Order Pushed Back
Only two weeks after being upped by 6 episodes, NBC's Three Wishes, one of the few feel-good TV shows in a while, has been pushed back. Those 6 episodes have been taken away and no word yet on what will replace the Amy Grant-hosted "reality" show. The show aired Friday nights at 8PM. I hate to make guesses already, but... Deal or No Deal- Friday Nights at 8PM ET on NBC. Again, this is just a guess, but with the way things are going, would you be shocked?
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RIP Ralph Edwards
Ralph Edwards, host of the popular TV program "This Is Your Life" has passed away at the age of 92. One of the pioneering radio broadcasters, Edwards hosted one of the first commercial shows in TV history, Truth or Consequences. Ralph's program "This Is Your Life" was scheduled to be revived on ABC with Regis Philbin as host. Mr. Edwards passed away on Wednesday of heart failure at 92 years old. We at Buzzer send our thoughts and prayers to his family and friends.
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More Tourneys for World Series of Blackjack
World Series of Blackjack, as said before, is thankfully coming back in 2006. The Ute Mountain Casino, the largest casino in southwest Colorado, will host 3 prelim tournaments with the top winner of each tournament getting a seat in the finals. The champion of the World Series of Blackjack, which will tape in early 2006 in Las Vegas, will reward over $500,000 to the champion, with a prize pool being $1,000,000.
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I’ve Got A Secret 2005 Info
As we reported, I've Got A Secret is GSN's newest strictly traditional game show pilot. Nothing was known except it was to be an all-gay panel. However, thanks to a contestant show, we finally have some information. Each panelist will get 20 seconds to give rapid-fire questions to a contestant while he tries to hide his secret. Yes, the panel is all gay, but the contestant who gave info stated that "it would enrich the spirit of the show or the camaraderie of the show" Each show will fit into a half hour time frame.
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Aussie Millionaire: No Cheating!
According to the Herald Sun in Australia, TV's newest Who Wants to be a Millionaire winner, and the 2nd winner in a month and in history of Aussie Millionaire, Martin Flood, has been cleared: no cheating. After reaching $250,000 and the episode ending, the security staff made him remove his jacket and shoes. Also, his wallet was checked for electric devides. Renouned criminologist Paul Wilson viewed the show and made no connection to the coughing and the answers. Martin Flood stated "That hurt. It was a horrible way to come out of the show after working my ass off for years to prepare for it." Congratulations, Martin! Enjoy your million!
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The Apprentice: Martha Stewart Gets Canned
This might be something good for those wanting Deal or No Deal soon. According to MediaWeek, Martha Stewart's less than popular edition of the hit reality series "The Apprentice" has been cancelled. The show ranks 76 out of 134 shows and was tied for 64th in the key demographic. What does this mean? Deal or No Deal might come when we first projected, in December, as The Apprentice wraps up in December.
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Dutch Deal or No Deal Holds New Worldwide Record
On today's episode of Deal or No Deal in Holland titled "Miljoenenjact", which has a top prize of 5,000,000 euro. Before we begin, please pardon us for the lack of exact information. We will get exact info when it comes to us, but as of right now, not a ton is known. This was a live feed over the internet and buffering constantly restricted exact data keeping. After surviving a 500 player trivia contest, she was selected to play the briefcase game for all the money. She selected 14 and the game began. Rounds went by, and more and more tiny values flew off the chain. To the surprise of the host, Linda deMol, bank offers were rising about 100,000 euro, and yet she kept playing. With bank offers up to 995,000 euros and the begging of her frien
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Want to “View” British Deal or No Deal?
OK, it's a very liberal term of viewing, but it still works. There's a great website called Bothers Bar in which, on the left side of the site, they do live chatcasts of Deal or No Deal. They go through every turn of the game, give analysis, and more all live during the show's broadcast in England. On Bothers Bar, you can also see if they are airing the Dutch version of Deal or No Deal live on the web. Check out the main news part to find that link. This is as close to DoND as you're going to get until NBC airs it.
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Let’s Make a Deal on DVD?
We were shocked too. According to message boards and www.amazon.com, Let's Make A Deal is coming to DVD in some way, shape, or form. Some members of the game show community are saying that this is the DVD release of a VHS called "Deal!", which was released about a decade ago. This movie showed behind the scenes footage. Will this be the same thing? Will it be actual episodes? Find out when it comes out November 29th. Amazon.com's Listing
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