30Mar2007
Rumor Control: Nick@Nite Starts New Game Show?
This one comes from Craigslist. They are looking for families (10 and older to compete) to play in a new game show. It takes place in their house with their family with prizes involved. The interesting part is that we're seeing that the show is called Bet the House. We'll try to find out more, because if this was announced somewhere before, I totally missed it.
Read MoreView Comments (9)29Mar2007
“The Great American Dream Vote” Canceled
This season has been a season of very short runs for shows that aren't doing that well. ABC's wish fulfillment show, The Great American Dream Vote has been canceled after two episodes. It was so close to being tied with a show that didn't deserve to be canceled, The Rich List, which lasted one episode. Of course ABC is saying it can come back, but we'll believe it when we see it. Hey, Name That Tune fans: it clears Donny Osmond up for that show again at least. Donny Osmond, host of Dream Vote, is also hosting Pyramid in England, where they seem to have fixed many things, like allowing returning contestants (If you climb the Pyramid twice in one show) plus 7 in 30, and we've heard the show is quite good period. Now why couldn't we get
Read MoreView Comments (21)29Mar2007
Shandi Finnessey’s Dancing Partner to Appear on “Quiznation”
Be on the lookout all Dancing With the Stars fans: Surviving celebrity dancer Shandi Finnessey's dance partner, Brian Fortuna, will be making a special guest appearance on Quiznation on Friday, March 30th at 12AM ET. “Brian is master of the dance floor without a doubt and I love that he has expressed an interest in seeing what it is like to host a live game show,” said Finnessey. “I’m excited to have him come see my world and we have a lot of ‘Playmaniacs’ in Philadelphia, which is Brian’s home town, so it is sure to be a fun night.” Quiznation is part of the Playmania block, with 100 Winners airing Tuesday through Thursday and Quiznation airing Friday through Sunday at midnight ET on GSN. Remember to join Team Shandi and vote for Sha
Read MoreView Comments (3)28Mar2007
Confirmed: GSN Picks Up “Camouflage” for 40 Episodes
It's official now: GSN today announced the pickup of a new word game "Camouflage". From Disney, the show is a game of word games, clues, and hidden answers and is going to have a 40 episode season. No word on a host yet. The show is set to begin production in May and will debut sometime in July. The show will give a clue a-la "Scrabble" (the TV version) that requires an answer that is hidden by a group of needless letters. If you read it left to right you can see the word, though. Letters will drop out as time goes on, but at the same time the point value does, so you have to be quick. For example, one puzzle word might be "LAPTOPICFLOORING," with the clue "kitchen explosive." Dropping the appropriate letters and reading left to righ
Read MoreView Comments (8)27Mar2007
More info about “National Bingo Night”
Just a quickie about "National Bingo Night." The show will take place in the "Bingo Plex Arena," which features a two-story tumbler. Also, the format looks to be VERY similar to 1 vs 100: one person will be pitted against the audience. If the player gets a BINGO before the audience, he or she wins the money. If ONE person in the audience gets BINGO first, the audience wins the money. More information is available on the ABC webpage. Looks like ABC has some big balls on their hands.
Read MoreView Comments (14)26Mar2007
Reminder: New Season of “Lingo” Debuts Next Monday
This is just a quick reminder to be sure to check out the sixth season of Lingo which debuts next Monday, April 2nd, at 7:30PM ET. No big changes are being made this season except for the fact that we're hearing there are two stoppers in each hopper, not three. This season will yet again feature the online Lingo tournament winners facing off against some of the best teams the show has had, including our good friend Robert McKee. The newest online tournament will begin April 2nd as well, where you can play Lingo online for a chance to win a trip to Los Angeles and appear on the show. Also, GSN will be starting a Lingo podcast in May, so be on the lookout for that. Lingo is hosted by Chuck Woolery and Shandi Finnessey.
Read MoreView Comments (2)26Mar2007
Chuck Woolery Appears on “Dancing With the Stars” Tonight!
All Lingo fans might want to check out ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" tonight, as Chuck Woolery, host of the hit GSN game show, will cheer and support his co-host, Shandi Finnessey, as she competes in a new week of celebrity dancing. Shandi really wanted Chuck to be there to see her new dance tonight, the mambo, and her wish came true. Be sure to check out ABC tonight at 8PM ET for Dancing With the Stars. Be sure to check out Shandi's blog to see how she's doing and her feelings at the moment. And also PLEASE be sure to vote for Shandi. She really needs your support, and I know she would appreciate it. She's doing extremely well right now.
Read MoreView Comments (3)26Mar2007
Bravo Orders Pilot for Paycheck
Bravo is getting back into the game show business by ordering a pilot for a new psychological game show called Paycheck. The show revolves around seven contestants identifying their opponent's salaries. Contestants that can do this win $25,000. Clues will be given to further them along based on pop culture, observations about their opponents, surprising and revealing "factoids" about the others, and their own intuition. Bravo's only popular game show is Celebrity Poker Showdown which is apparently and regretfully canceled, although they did air one episode of Celebrity Pool. Paycheck is based on a UK format, so our British friends, you apparently have a pilot. Are US producers just saying that things are based off of a UK format jus
Read MoreView Comments (2)25Mar2007
“Indecision” Shoots Pilot for GSN Today
Today, GSN is shooting a pilot for yet another one of their shows in development announced at the Television Critics Association. Here is the description of the show, courtesy of GSN. From Laurelwood Entertainment, INDECISION is an exciting, new variety game show that combines the surprises and drama of a talk show with the thrill of a game. INDECISION features one contestant making nine decisions that could change his/her life forever - everything about this show rests on the decisions made by the contestant. Decisions can be based on anything, include receiving gifts, giving charity donations, surprising friends, or even potentially humiliating your boss. Someone will walk away with a small fortune in every episode of INDECISION, but
Read MoreView Comments (3)24Mar2007
Rumor Control: GSN Picks Up “Camouflage”?
We can't 100% confirm it just yet, but we're hearing from people connected to GSN that "Camouflage" has been picked up. "Camouflage" was one of the shows announced for development during the Television Critics Associated event. From Buena Vista Productions, this fast paced word game makes contestants find hidden words from a word puzzle, but there are extra letters in it. For instance, if you are given BRAINCHUORIC and the clue is “Newsperson”, reading the puzzle left to right reveals the word “ANCHOR” when you say it. Even more, we're hearing it is going to tape from the beginning of April to the end of May. Once more official information comes in we will tell you.
Read MoreView Comments (8)23Mar2007
Chris Kattan Named Host of “Game Show in My Head”
Very quick post. CBS announced that Chris Kattan, former "Saturday Night Live" cast member and star of many horrible and completely unfunny movies, has signed on to host their new show "Game Show in My Head", which was previously announced here. This show is from Katalyst, Hat Trick, and Fox 21.
Read MoreView Comments (5)21Mar2007
GSN Schedules Win With Words Week on April 10th
GSN today announced a special "Win With Words Week" to compliment their award winning "National Vocabulary Championship" special. Starting April 10th, special student and teacher teams will compete on the originals "Lingo" and "Chain Reaction". "Quiznation" and "100 Winners" will also feature vocabulary-related puzzles and NVC prizes. Then, on Sunday, April 15th at 8PM ET, GSN will premiere the documentary-style special of the championship round of the "National Vocabulary Championship" final. It will look at the competition, sideline interviews with contestants, competition footage, and hometown visits with the contestants. The winner of the final receives $40,000 for his or her college education. GSN has stated they plan on making t
Read MoreView Comments (3)21Mar2007
A Little More Info About “The Power of 10″
Well it took people long enough, but other news sources like Variety have finally picked up on CBS's new game show pilot from Michael Davies called "The Power of 10". We already announced it was from CBS and for $10,000,000 previously. We have a small glimpse into the game play now, though. You have to guess the outcome of various national surveys, and once you do that, you move into the Power of 10 round where each correct answer is worth 10 times what you currently have, giving you a possible $10,000,000.
Read MoreView Comments (9)19Mar2007
“Let’s Play Crosswords” Cleared in 30 of Top 40 Markets
Program Partners, Merv Griffin Entertainment, and the William Morris Agency today announced major markets and group clearances for Merv Griffin's new "Let's Play Crosswords" in 30 of the top 40 markets. This new deal gives "Crosswords" the 65% it needs to establish it a firm go for the 2007-2008 season, the first syndicated game show firm go since "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?". “What you’re seeing here is a flight to quality,” said Ritch Colbert of Program Partners. “The response of top shelf stations to Let’s Play Crosswords has been overwhelming and a statement of the high regard they have for Merv Griffin, his incredible track record and this exciting new show.” Also, Merv Griffin stated, “My challenge was to translate this satisfying pursuit into an entertaining television game. I couldn’t ask for a better endorsement than these early commitments from so many major stations.” "Let's Play Crosswords" debuts Fall 2007 in High Definition (HD) where available and is a presentation of Merv Griffin, Program Partners, and the William Morris Agency. BuzzerBlog has obtained a list of the stations "Let's Play Crosswords" will air in as of now. Please go under the break for the list.
Read MoreView Comments (28)19Mar2007
UK’s Ant and Dec Sign On to Host “Wanna Bet?”
ABC has recently signed the popular British hosting duo Ant and Dec to host the pilot, which may be aired as a special or turned into a series, for the new competition show "Wanna Bet?". Ant and Dec are known in England for hosting the first series of "Game Show Marathon", "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!", and "Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway". Amusingly, the show they created and host in England, "PokerFace", was turned down by ABC after they first optioned it. "Wanna Bet?", from Phil Gurin, includes celebrity interviews, music, and normal people attempting outrageous and dangerous stunts.
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