26Jan2006
Bullseye (UK Version) to Return to Challenge
After years of being off the air except for the Game Show Marathon, the digital channel Challenge has announced they are reviving the classic game show Bullseye. This isn't the crappy US one. It's a version that literally uses a dart board. Challenge is also basically the UK equivalent of GSN. A host has not been picked, but comedian Peter Kay has been rumored to do it. Here are the rules. Source: UKGameshows
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Online Critic Pans Arnold “Anything To Win”
Yahoo! News pointed us out to this article. According to the blog "All Day Permanent Red", "Anything To Win" was a bit disrespectful to politics, mainly in Arnold Schwarzenegger. They state that it's a bit farfetched for GSN to ask why it's so unreal that Arnold swear to uphold the Constitution. They also make a reference to Johnnie Cochran's famous OJ Simpson trial line. How do you feel about "Anything To Win" topics like Arnold? Please email or comment to us, we'd love to hear. Do you think Arnold or the show is unreal? Here's the blog source.
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NBC Greenlights 2nd Heads-Up Poker Tourney
It was hard for a casual poker viewer to find it unless you watched NBC 24/7, but apparently the "Heads-Up Poker Challenge" was good enough for renewal. This is the first modern poker game on one of the six major broadcast networks, with CBS deciding not to air their poker in December. Caesars Palace new poker room in Las Vegas will host the 2nd tournament in March, with a decade absense of poker from the casino. According to the article, the show got huge ratings for NBC, as poker junkies saw Phil Hellmuth defeat Chris "Jesus" Ferguson for the top prize. The show's high production values have also helped gather the best poker players on the planet. Hellmuth and Ferguson have confirmed they are returning. Joining him will be stars lik
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UK Deal or No Deal Goes Primetime
The hit British and international show "Deal or No Deal" has been commissioned to make 6 primetime episodes for Channel 4, according to Bother's Bar. The primetime version is expected to be exactly the same, but later on Saturdays in the Spring.
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Millionaire Goes to Disney for Walk in and Win Week + More
"Who Wants To Be a Millionaire", hosted by Meredith Vieira, is going to start February out with a bang by doing the ever-low scoring Walk in and Win Week. During this week, a player will be randomly selected from the audience without any audition prior to the show. The week of shows was taped in January, 2005, in Walt Disney World using the "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire -- PLAY IT!". A list of contestants is on the link provided. Millionaire is also teaming with Netflix on a movie themed week, while Millionaire does a home competition to win a home entertainment system through the "Netflix Movie Week Sweepstakes". Source: Yahoo! News
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World Series of Pop Culture
How many damn World Series TV events do we need? The Futon Critic stated that VH1, one of the many networks that have destroyed music, is going to try another game show with the World Series of Pop Culture. This will feature teams of three playing against each other in a, you guessed it, pop culture trivia game. The season winner receives up to $100,000. Here's the casting. World Series of Pop Culture Casting
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Aussie Deal or No Deal Changes Soon
We have learned that a few changes will be occuring for the Australian version of Deal or No Deal in competition with the new Family Feud. They are going to change their logo to the rectangular one the US uses, they will be getting a new set (What it will look like is a mystery to me), and they will be getting a "bonus round". So far, we know it a "Double or Nothing" situation. Aussie Deal will start in February with the new things, so if we get pictures, they will be sure to be here.
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GSN December Ratings
GSN rebounded from last month with their .3 rating up to a .4 and a 222,000 headcount. Like stated, in November, the rating was .3 and a headcount of 200,000. GSN did better than Oxygen, Discovery Health, WE, Toon Disney, Noggin, and OLN. Source: Cableworld
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Howie Mandel on “Deal or No Deal”
Are you one of the people that bitches about how mindless "Deal or No Deal" is. Well, Howie agrees with you, but he still thinks it's great. "There's no skill," he said. "You can be a rock and move into another cash bracket." The real moment of nerve, though, was when he questioned his stand-up/acting career. "If I'm a game show host, will someone buy a ticket to see me do standup?" he wondered. "If I'm a game show host, will I get an offer to do a dramatic role in a movie?" However, Deal or No Deal could be a brand new start to his career. Source: AP
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NBC Deal or No Deal Schedule
OK, according to Zap2It, here's the schedule deal. NBC will run a full week of Deal or No Deal again on Monday, February 27th, probably at the 8PM ET time slot again, and then it moves to it's Monday time slot on March 6th. Lots of Deal or No Deal in the future for game show fans apparently.
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Deal or No Deal Gets Permanent Monday Slot
According to TV Yahoo news, Deal or No Deal will be getting it's own weekly time slot. The Howie Mandel hit game show will air on Monday nights at 8PM ET, moving "Las Vegas" to Fridays. NBC is also placing The Apprentice after it, so there's a two hour block of games for fans. The "Deal or No Deal" Monday start is rumored to begin extremely early in March, so keep posted for more info as it comes in. Also, Buzzer will start regular updates again on Tuesday, as I am in New York this weekend.
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Price is Right to Return to UK
Digital Spy has announced that ITV1 has picked up "The Price is Right" for the 5PM slot in the spring. Joe Pasquale is to host, and rumors are flying that it could be a one hour show.
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Price is Right Tries to Give Away a Million on 2/14
CBS has FINALLY scheduled the final Price is Right Million Dollar Spectacular. It is going to air on Valentine's Day, February 14th, at some time. I'm guessing 8PM, but what do I know. The Spectacular usually gives away ungodly sums of money and gives a chance for a contestant to spin the Big Wheel, hoping to land on the dollar twice and win $1,000,000. Check back for the official time if it comes in later.
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Deal or No Deal Back in February?
According to WCAU in Philadelphia, PA, Deal or No Deal will be aired on February 24th. However, the Olympics are basically scheduled constantly through the 26th? Which is right? We have no idea, but we'll try to find out soon.
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CBS Game Show Marathon Blurb in USAToday
It's so small that if you blink, you'd miss it, but it's in there. The show is set for spring, and will revive such classic game shows as Beat the Clock and, as everyone assumed, Match Game. It will last for 7 weeks. And that's all the information we have. Hopefully more will develop soon.
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