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 wouldn’t count on it.
REMINDER: “1 vs. 100″ BEGINS A NEW SERIES OF 10 EPISODE THIS FRIDAY AT 8PM ET
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.
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.
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.
Cynopsis announced that LMNO Productions is teaming up with ShuffleUp Productions Inc. to make two Las Vegas themed game shows. There are two games planned as of now. One is “Let It Ride”, which is a betting type card game. The second is a working title called “The Next Vegas Game”. This will allow allow inventors of casino games the chance to present them to gaming experts. Nothing more is known about this as of now, but we’ll keep you posted.
Just like “Deal or No Deal”, after the first few episodes of “1 vs. 100″, Jakks has announced they will be creating a plug-n-play game based off of the hit quiz show hosted by Bob Saget. President of Endemol USA David goldberg stated “The 1 vs. 100 ratings have been solid since the show’s premiere. Almost 13 million viewers tuned into the premiere, making it easily the most-watched and highest rated show in the 18-49 demographic of the night. We believe the show has momentum and will continue to gain a bigger following. Jakks’ TV Games line has been hugely successful and will be an excellent platform for this exciting new show.” The game is expected to be released in the spring for $19.99.
On what ABC called the “series premiere” and what a person with active brainwaves calls the second episode, “Show Me the Money” sunk down again, this time to a 5.2/9 on the Wednesday episode. This is down from the overall official 8.3/13 it achieved on its Tuesday November 14th premiere date. However, in an attempt to keep people at bay, I’ll cut it slack once more. This was a holiday weekend and people were traveling, so who knows what will happen. Next week, a regular week, will be a true decider of the show’s fate. If it slips again, I don’t think we’ll be shown the money again.
By the way, as I promised, I gave the show one more shot (before I left for a movie) on Wednesday, and I just couldn’t take it. My opinion stays the same. Any of yours change?
We have quite a bit of home game news, so let’s throw it all in one post. Pat Sajak’s newest game, Blackjack Bowling, is going to be released on mobile phone systems relatively soon. Even more, the game has been on the air in Russia, so if you live there, please tell us how it is.
Also, there is an updated version of the original “Wheel of Fortune” plug-n-play game. According to a source, at a Target, the new game is packaged in a plastic casing without the cardboard boxing that the original had. The game is not without the upper left cartridge slot and is marked with a “1″ on the plastic emblem where the “gamekey” use to be. “More than likely, this assumes that future version of the product will be released as Edition 2, 3, 4, etc. etc.
Also, GSN has launched a new download-ready version of Lingo. I’ve gotten some reports back, and the general opinion is that it’s interesting, but could be better. The game lets you play with 4, 5, 6, or 7 lettered words, which is a bit more of a challenge than the television show. Go to GSN’s website for more information.
Thanks for sticking around through the break on Buzzer, and we hope your Thanksgiving was as good as ours.
Dave Price is on the fast-track of becoming the new host of “The Price is Right”. The CBS Early Show weatherman is hosting three test episodes of “The Price is Right” on Friday, December 8th at 9AM, 11:45AM, and 2PM. You could win $5,000 or more in cash, if you’ve previously appeared on the show you can be on these test episodes, and if you win on the test games you can appear on the real show as well! If you want to attend, please click the link below and be sure to email us if you can.
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