21Dec2006
British “Whose Line is it Anyway?” Goes to DVD
Thrilling news for all us Whosers: the British version of one of my favorite shows, "Whose Line is it Anyway", is coming to DVD soon. A&E will be releasing the first and second season on a one disc set. You can preorder it from Amazon for $34.99. Otherwise, it looks like it'll be $49.99. This set will be released on February 27, 2007, so be sure to pick it up if you're a fan. The more of these we can get the better.
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You Don’t Know Jack is Back!
Well this is a pleasant surprise! Jellyvision, the creators of my personal favorite video/computer game "You Don't Know Jack", have created a brand new website which has the feature "Daily Dis or Dat". Imagine Quickplay from our mama site FLASHGames² and slap on Dis or Dat instead. It's incredibly entertaining, funny, and did I mention entertaining? Be sure to check it out as often as you can.
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“Identity” Stays Steady in Night Three
NBC's new game show "Identity" might be safe after all. The Penn Jillette fronted psychological show stayed steady at a 5.6/9 on Wednesday, right around the same level that "1 vs. 100" has. If it can stick around this level for the final two nights, it'll probably be back at some time. For some reason I'm doubting as quickly as "Deal or No Deal" was brought back, but who knows. It's cheaper than "Deal".
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“Deal or No Deal” Model’s Christmas Music Video
The "Deal or No Deal" model invasion has landed yet again. Much like they did to, well, pimp the season premiere of "Deal or No Deal", the lovely suitcase models have made a new music video, and it's exclusively on NBC.com and YouTube if anyone cares to see it. Remember, a special Christmas edition of "Deal or No Deal" with an extremely nice themed studio airs on Monday, December 25th, at 8PM to 10PM, with a Christmas "1 vs. 100" to follow from 10PM to 11PM ET.
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NBC Prepares “Poker After Dark” for January 2nd
NBC's new daily poker series, "Poker After Dark" will debut on January 2nd at 2:05AM, the network has announced. The hour long show will be hosted by former "World Poker Tour" hostess Shana Hiatt. The show, which will pan out over an entire week, will see six poker pros battle each other for $120,000. On Saturday from 1AM to 2AM, a "director's cut" will be shown, recapping the week's events with more inside info and strategy. NBCU president Marc Graboff stated "There's a vibrant late night audience looking for original programming. We felt this inside look at the professional poker scene is perfect for late night television and those viewers seeking a unique and original broadcast."
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New “1 vs. 100″ Online Game
King.com recently launched a new "1 vs. 100" online game. It has also replaced the one on NBC.com. This new version includes brand new graphics, new questions, helps, and the ability to stop. Plus the scoring isn't goofy any more. Maybe I'm just really dumb, but I can't seem to win this game as I get higher in the chain. I've gotten to the $8,000 question, but I bomb out right around there. This version does have one really cool rule that I wish Endemol would use (If you are reading this NBC or Endemol, think about it): if you use a help you cannot gain money for that question. It certainly lowers the money a bit, since one of my pet peeves with the show currently is that the money just seems way too high.
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“Identity” Sinks in Night Two
Even with the top prize given away, "Identity" fell quite a bit from its first outing. The Tuesday episode received a 5.4/9, down quite a bit from the last episode because of the "Deal or No Deal" lead-in. However, the show is at "1 vs. 100" level right now, so its safe for the time being. If it goes down again tonight, it might not be pretty. Side note- now I have another issue with the show. The mystique of the top prize is gone. I really think that's what keeps me DVRing "Deal or No Deal" and "1 vs. 100": it's extremely hard to win, but it is obtainable. "Identity" basically showed it's a bit easier to win than, say, "Wheel of Fortune", which isn't that great. If this was a syndicated or cable show with a medium budget, I think
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November 2006 GSN Ratings
CableWorld went back to publishing the monthly cable ratings, which have been absent for a bit. GSN received a .4 with a headcount of 226,000. This comes without a shock really, as GSN has been in the .3-.4 range for oh, 2 years or so at this point? I think we may break out the confetti if the channel gets to .5. Note: this does include the "Match Game" documentary ratings, but not the Chuck Barris documentary ones.
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“Identity”: Night One
The ratings are in for yesterday's "Identity", and it's looking pretty good. For reference, "Deal or No Deal" had a 9.5/15. "Identity", for the hour, scored a 7.5/11, which fell a bit from the second half hour of "Deal or No Deal". However, it retained the 18-49 demographic, which is extremely important. However, how can it do on its own tonight? Tonight will be a major test to see if the show is dependent on "Deal or No Deal" for ratings and if the show will return. What did you all think of the show? I thought it was rather enjoyable. My only real gripes are that the money chain is a bit off (who's going to risk $50,000 for another $25,000 more?) and the fact that after time, "Identity" can and probably will become incredibly bo
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Penn Jillette: The Interview
Penn Jillette has quite a career under his belt already. He has a hit show on Showtime: "Penn and Teller: Bullshit!". He has a hit Las Vegas show. His movie "The Aristrocrats" is in the theatrical comedy record books after a short time. Now he gets to add another profession: game show host. Tonight, Penn Jillette will host "Identity", a brand new game show on NBC which makes people match up different identities to different people for $500,000. Recently, I was at a teleconference hosted by NBC and had the chance to talk to Mr. Jillette. This is what I came up with; I hope you enjoy. Note: sorry for the low quality right now. We're testing software to bring back the Buzzer podcast again and this was a trial run, so to speak. PENN
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A Reminder
Just a reminder to you all that tonight, after Deal or No Deal, Identity premieres at 9/8c, and will be on NBC through the rest of this week. The chat room will be open for both Deal and Identity this week, as well as for 1 vs. 100 on Friday. CHAT ROOM
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Summary of Upcoming GSN Marathons (Including Two New Ones)
December 24: Christmas Merry-ThonDecember 25: Super MillionaireDecember 31: $100,000 PyramidJanuary 1: LingoJanuary 6: GS Hosts playing game showsYep, you guessed it. This is a marathon of game show hosts playing other game shows. I only noticed Dawson Feud and Perry Card Sharks in the promo, so don't expect anything else.January 7: Top 10 GS HostsApparently, GSN has some sort of countdown of their top 10 game show hosts. Perhaps it's the Game Show Forum list, or their own. Who knows.
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Breaking News: MyNetwork Wants to Add Game Shows
Remember all those syndicated shows that we reported on before? They might not all be syndicated. TVWeek is claiming that MyNetwork, which basically airs all failing telenovelas, is thinking about adding game shows. "MyGamesFever", a PlayMania clone, was announced ages ago and is apparently coming to fruitation. Also, the shows claimed to be possibly syndicated, "Connections" from Granada, "Catch Phrase", and "Temptations" from Fremantle, might be exclusives to MyNetwork rather than syndication. We aren't 100% sure so take it with a grain of salt, but we're strongly assuming that "Temptations" is "Temptation", the new version of "Sale of the Century". We will keep you updated.
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ABC Cancels “Show Me the Money”
B&C announced that ABC has canceled "Show Me the Money". They have seven additional episodes taped which will continue to air in the Tuesday, January 2nd (8PM ET) time slot, but has decided against the order or more episodes after that. I guess it took the ratings to sink five weeks in a row for ABC to get the picture. This week, the show had a 4.4/7 and a 1.6/5 in the 18-49 demographic. Complete opinion here, but I'm happy they finally canned it. It's just a lousy show which got watered down to an extreme degree by ABC. No, obviously it's not the worst thing I've ever seen, but it was pretty bad. At least William Shatner was entertaining. EDIT: B&C just updated: "Show Me the Money" is now pulled from the air for good and will be
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BREAKING RUMOR CONTROL: DAVE PRICE HOST OF “PRICE”?
According to a blog post on Newsday, Dave Price is the new host of "The Price is Right". The reason this is in rumor control is because it's a blog post, and it may be wrong. However, Newsday is a very respectable news source, and writer Vernon Green stated that a source told him. What source? Who knows. This states that Price will continue to do "The Early Show" from Monday through Thursday, fly to LA, and do "Price" on Fridays. Again, treat this as a rumor until official word comes in.
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