30Nov2006
Brad Rutter Joins “1 vs. 100″ Mob
If you never had a reason to feel bad for the One on "1 vs. 100", now you have it. Brad Rutter is joining the mob. If you don't know, Brad Rutter won over $3,000,000 on "Jeopardy!" and defeated Ken Jennings in the Ultimate Tournament of Champions, so if you go on "1 vs 100" and you are up against him, dash away that hope at a million. However, with the tricky writing and quick time frame, could he be gone sooner than we think?
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Al Roker Guest Hosts “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”
We have gotten reports that, along with Tom Bergeron from "Dancing With the Stars" and "Hollywood Squares", Al Roker has been a guest host on the syndicated version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?". According to reports from audience members, the episodes will air in the beginning of the summer, but this may change.
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“I’ve Got A Secret” Cancelled
I just got done talking to a panel member on the show "I've Got A Secret", currently on at 9;30PM ET on GSN, and she stated that in October, GSN decided not to make any more episodes, so unless some freakish reversal order comes in it's officially cancelled. It's a true shame in my eyes, as I thought it was incredibly funny and entertaining. It also scored very nice ratings (at GSN standards) at the 11:30PM ET time slot, seeing ratings in the .3-.4. Edit: I completely forgot that "Anything to Win" had scores in that area, with the Tanya Harding episode earning a .7.
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“Show Me the Money” Sinks 3 Weeks in a Row
For the third week in a row, "Show Me the Money" on ABC went down in ratings. The William Shatner fronted game show, which TVGuide called a ripoff of "Deal or No Deal" recently (Even though I think it's more of a ripoff of the foreign show "Take It or Leave It" just dumbed down) scored a 5.2/8, which went down only in shares this week, which is not that great either. The show was 4th place, only beating "America's Next Top Model" which scored a 4.0/6, all according to Zap2It. If it means anything to anyone else also, "Show Me the Money" placed last in the key demographic of 18-49. Ratings are a tiny bit fuzzy right now, but we'll update this tomorrow once everything is more concrete.
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Deal or No Deal moving in midseason
NBC released their midseason schedule shuffle today, and Deal or No Deal is moving to Wednesday nights at 9 PM EST. We don't know exactly when this change should happen, though. NOTE: 1 vs. 100 will still be on Fridays at 8 PM EST.
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Australia to get “The Rich List”
This is somewhat of a surprise. The Rich List, based on the UK rules, is now headed to Australia. Andrew O'Keefe, the host of Aussie Deal or No Deal, is slated to host. Taping starts the week of December 11th in South Melbourne. No word yet on other specifics.
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“Match Game” Documentary Scores Big Ratings
GSN announced that their documentary "The Real Match Game Story: Behind the Blank" scored one of the biggest ratings in a long time: 0.7. This is with 614,000 viewers in the Persons +2 demographic. The show was captured in 450,000 households as well. It garnered a 57% increase in household ratings and delivery, a 40% increase among people 25-54 and a massive 121% increase in the 25-54 demographic from one year ago.
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Airdate of “Catminster” on GSN
We may have overlooked this before, but "Catminster", GSN's cat show, has an airdate. It will be seen as a special on Tuesday, March 27th 2007 from 8PM ET to 10PM ET. It is hosted by Bob Goen ("That's The Question") and Marianne Curan.
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Correction About MTV Game Shows
I have a tiny correction about the MTV game show I talked about before. A bit ago, I mentioned MTV looking for models for a game "Top Model". That was false, and they are looking for models for the game show discussed a long time ago called "IQ". Also now casting is a show called "Cred", which is looking for while guys and ladies who think they know the hip hop world.
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More “Deal or No Deal” Casting
It's the day of casting around here. We just got this email from NBC about a new "Deal or No Deal" casting call: OPEN CALL JUST ADDED BAKERSFIELD, CA THIS WEDNESDAY Wednesday, November 29, 2006 5:00PM-8PM Homewood Suites by Hilton Bakersfield 1505 Mill Rock Way Bakersfield, CA 93311
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“1 vs. 100″ News: Game 1 Played for $3,000,000 THIS FRIDAY
NBC provided Buzzer with lots of "1 vs. 100" news. First off, the first contestant on the season premiere, Jay Stakelon of Allentown, PA, will be going against the mob for the original prize of "1 vs. 100": $3,000,000. In the mob that day will be "rapper" Kevin Federline (Any money he gets off of 1vs100 will be more than he gets off Spears), cast members from the NBC show "Las Vegas", and poker hottie Annie Duke. Next game, Paula Russell from Chicago will play for the regular $1,000,000. This will make game show fans happy: In the mob that day will be GSN's "Telethon" (pilot) host Wink Martindale and "Newlywed Game" host Bob Eubanks. The $10,000 text competition remains, and it's not known if any game play changes will occur, but we wo
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Cronin to “Square Off”
Rich Cronin, president and CEO of GSN, will be interviewed on the TV Guide Channel series "Square Off" on December 9th at 9:00 PM EST. Hosted by Brian Lowry of Variety and Andy Wallenstein of The Hollywood Reporter, the show will feature questions ranging from industry trends to GSN's latest endeavors. Rich Cronin has been the head of GSN for over five years, and has previously held top positions at Viacom and FOX.
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Rumor Control: Jim Cramer Game Show Coming Soon?
Let's step in the Buzzer flashback machine. Take a look at this post. If you didn't care to, back in January 2006, we announced that Jim Cramer was developing a game/reality show where a group of contestants receiving money and investing it. The person with the most money at the end of the show wins. Now look at this Craigslist post. It looks extremely similar, doesn't it? If I were betting money, I'd say this is it, but I've been wrong a ton. We'll keep you posted on this story as more comes in.
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GlobalTV Searches for “Deal or No Deal” Models
GlobalTV in Canada is searching for five models to be a part of the five Canadian episodes of "Deal or No Deal". These episodes will tape in the area of January 20th-January 31st. An open regional casting call will take place in Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Montreal during the first two weeks of January. If you'd like to try to be a model, check on the GlobalTV "Deal or No Deal" website for more information on December 11th.
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