29Oct2007
GSN Brings back “Feast of Favorites”
Remember a few years back when GSN, under their old name Game Show Network which they seem to be using a lot more recently for some reason, had a Feast of Favorites? For those that don't, it's where people could go online and vote for the shows they want to see. GSN would do a countdown of what they said were people's favorite game shows. A year ago it was rumored to be coming back but fell through. This year it's official with GSN's Viewer's Choice Marathon. There's a long list of different shows the network can air. They range from classics such as Password and The Dating Game to newer shows like That's The Question and Whammy!. People can vote once a day for the 14 days the voting takes place and the highest scorers will be slot
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New Canadian Game Show Channel Launches
First off, sorry for the lack of updates recently. I have some very exciting news regarding this site and future ventures with this brand. It's a bit too early to say what, but I might be able to tell you guys next week. Over the end of last week and weekend, Canada launched their first game show channel called Game TV. According to our source, Ryan Milhalus, the channel is sort of a GSN of the north. airing such shows as Love Handles, Game On, Acting Crazy, Time Chase, The Jokes On Us & Supermarket Sweep. The channel will also include some reality shows like The Mole and Last Comic Standing. What they are doing is rather interesting. They seem to be doing the opposite of other game show channels like GSN and Challenge; they
Read MoreView Comments (25)25Oct2007
Dave Networks and Fremantle Launch “Price is Right” Official Site
First, I just want to go on record and saying how amazing Drew Carey is at hosting The Price is Right. I've never been a fan of the show really, but I'm actually finding myself wanting to watch because of how fun the show is now. Makes me wonder what we could have had for years if it wasn't for Barker staying on for far too long. I always felt he was unbelievably overrated. Fremantle and Dave Networks have launched a brand new official The Price is Right site, which you can visit by clicking here. You can also just go to PriceIsRight.com. On the site, there are video clips, games, Drew's video blog, and a social network to communicate with other Price fans. It's incredibly nice and a long time coming. Be sure to check it out, it's
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Debmar-Mercury to Remake “Trivial Pursuit”
Debmar-Mercury, who is currently handling Family Feud, is looking to revive Trivial Pursuit as Trivial Pursuit: America Plays in Fall 2008. What's the America Plays part, you ask? Viewers will be able to send in their insanely anal trivia questions to the show in an attempt to get it read and possibly get some cash. “'Trivial Pursuit' represents an incredible opportunity to leverage a brand that is extremely popular with multiple generations and combine it with interactive elements to bring a new and exciting concept to the game show genre,” said Mort Marcus, co-president of Debmar-Mercury. Trivial Pursuit was most recently revived under ESPN, which I really enjoyed. Was I the only one who thought ESPN Trivial Pursuit was fantastic?
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“Millionaire” Celebrates 1,000th Show in a Big Way Next Week
Hard to believe that the little syndicated show that could, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, is going on its 1,000th episode in two weeks. Hosted by Meredith Vieira, the show has had over 1,800 contestants and has given away over $42,000,000. That total could be more but they haven't given away a million for nearly five years. Admittedly they did make the show a lot harder after season one, but someone should be able to do it, right? Next week they will be doing away with the first five questions and letting people be ten away from the million off the bat with $1,000 in their pockets. Personally, I'd be fine with this if they'd put the Fastest Finger back in. Just give that winner the $1,000 and let the group of ten stay for the entir
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“Name That Tune” Revived for MTV
Name That Tune will be revived after all, but not for CBS. Each of the three MTV networks; MTV, VH1, and CMT; has picked up six episodes to air in the first quarter of 2008. The show's format will be the same across all three networks, but the music will change to fit its core audience. When does VH1 do music anymore, anyway, or should we just be expecting some D-list celebrities to sing about the past week's events in a humorous manner? No word on hosts or formats yet.
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GSN Hires New Executive of Development
GSN today announced a new executive director of development and good news for the game show fans: he has a long history in the genre. The new man is Joel McGee. McGee began his career working for Mark Goodson productions in 1994, working on such shows as The Price is Right, The New Price is Right, and Family Feud. He began a relationship with GSN back in 2002 while developing and producing Cram, which was (sorry to the nay-sayers) one of GSN's most original and rather enjoyable concepts to date. Plus Icey was excessively hot. He was also a producer of the fan-favorite Dirty Rotten Cheater which just began a short revived run in England. "Joel brings a considerable amount of development experience and insight with him to GSN, especia
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Ratings Update
We have a bit of a ratings update on its page today. Wheel was the only hugely positive story, as it shot up big time since last week. The other major syndicated shows are up as well. We also have more information on the two new ones. Crosswords seems to be stable at 0.8 right now. It's not exactly hugely positive, but for how insanely cheap the show is I wouldn't be shocked to see a second season. Temptation, however, will be lucky to get a new season with it's .4. Deal or No Deal is staying alive as well. I may be wrong; we may see another season.
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“Duel” Rules and Information
We have some information on ABC's new game show Duel thanks to the amazing people at Bother's Bar. Specifically Tom H. who posted a preview of the British version. It looks like an extremely fun show, which is more than can be said for 75% of the shows recently. Take a look at Bother's Bar or below. More details leaking through on the particularities of the format of ITV1's Duel (which will air on Saturday nights in the spring): pairs of players will face each other in a gladiatorial arena, separated by a partially-obscuring partition in the centre - each player is given 10 chips. They will then be given Millionaire-style ABCD multiple-choice questions, and must make sure they have their chip on the right answer (so if they don't know,
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Contestant/Audience Call Update
Big update for the Contestant/Audience call page, mainly in the contestant area. We have casting calls for a new GSN show called How Much Is Enough?, Embassy Row's The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game, and probably the one that will get more people excited: ABC's Duel. They are actually stressing that they want smart people and not actors for this show, so that's a plus. Also, it looks like it could be stretched out over a two week period, or maybe just taped in a two week period. Who knows. Could ABC finally understand how to do a game show again? It's hard to tell after absolute disasters like Set For Life and Bingo Night.
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GSN Needs Contestants for New Game Show
(My spelling error to the right is fixed. I'm apparently drunk, sorry) With shows like Chain Reaction and Camouflage not looking like they are returning, GSN's jumping back into the original bandwagon with a new show either called Nerve Center or How Much is Enough?. It's called How Much Is Enough? on an email we were provided, so we'll go with that for now. Though, to be honest, I much prefer Nerve Center. One of the biggest issues I've had with recent GSN shows is that they don't follow the current trend in popular shows like Deal or No Deal. There's something to be said that they've tried some decent brainy shows and different ideas, but you have to conform a tiny bit to get some of those viewers in. GSN's finally doing that in th
Read MoreView Comments (8)18Oct2007
GSN Makes Statement About “Quiznation” Cancelation
GSN representatives just emailed us a statement they made about the cancelation of Quiznation. I thought this may interest those of you who enjoy it. Dear PlayManiacs, We have greatly appreciated your support of our PlayMania efforts over the last 19 months; it’s been an amazing experience and we’re glad to see that you’ve enjoyed playing along. It goes without saying that we’ve learned much from your feedback (so keep it coming) and while it’s true that quiznation’s last night will be October 31, we have even bigger and better participation opportunities in store for you all in the coming months. As soon as we’ve set all the details, you’ll be the first to know. We’d say more, but we don’t want to spoil the surprises. Sincerely,
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Rumor Control: Embassy Row Picks Up “Newlywed Game”?
We haven't done a Rumor Control in a while. We've seen lots of postings recently for contestants needed for The Newlywed Game. We were looking at Craigslist today and spotted one with the email of @embassyrow.com. Has Michael Davies gone game crazy and picked this show up too? Honestly, I'm not a fan of this show at all and I'm hoping there's some misunderstanding, but who knows. Edit: We just found enough information to make this a major story. Apparently he picked up The Dating Game too. Didn't this happen in the early 90s? Some company remade both of the shows? I can't quite remember. Anyway, if you want to be a contestant for what is probably a pilot of The Dating Game or The Newlywed Game for what I'm guessing is GSN (could
Read MoreView Comments (9)18Oct2007
Davies Takes “Hold Onto Your Seat”
Michael Davies and Embassy Row have snatched up the rights to the French quizzer Hold Onto Your Seat which hopefully will have a better name if anything is done with it in America. In the show, five challengers try to unseat a reigning champion, who has a number of advantages in the game. The latest champion remained on the air for five weeks. "It is so rare to see something in the game show format that is so inherently stylish," Davies said. "This game show could only have been created in France; it's like the Chanel of daytime game shows."
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NBC “American Gladiators” Taping Dates/Ticket Information
Are you still excited for NBC's revival of American Gladiators? I know I am. They have a ticket website where you can obviously order tickets to see the new series. It's taping in late November to mid December in the LA area. Looks like it should be a lot of fun, so if you are able to go, click the link below and enjoy. ORDER AMERICAN GLADIATOR TICKETS
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