20Dec2007
FINAL DAY FOR “1 VS 100″ GAME SALE
Very quick note. As of now, there's only around 30 hours left in the iToys 1 VS 100 game sale before it goes away. Again, just the electronic tabletop game is $19.99, but getting both the tabletop and handheld game is $24.99. Both packs are without shipping or handling. This may be the only time we'll do a sale of the 1 VS 100 games, so get them while you can. Thanks for putting up with the banners. We appreciate it, and we hope you enjoyed the sale. A review of GSN's How Much Is Enough? is coming relatively soon.
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Ratings Update
A weekly notification of new ratings seems to work better than daily. Saves some space. New ratings are on today. Networks looked good and syndication looked bad. The most successful of the Deal or No Deal gimmicks from "What's The Deal?" Week, ratings wise, was Winner Takes All. Duel is not doing that badly ratings wise as of now, but it's continually going down by the half hour as of last episode and not doing that well in the key demo. Again, I just want to say the trivia fan in me relatively enjoys the show. The production person in me just thinks there's a lot wrong with it. Interestingly the only syndicated show that went up is the one that doesn't deserve it, Temptation. Go figure.
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GSN Adds More Classics to Schedule
Yes, we're actually doing a GSN schedule update. Strange, isn't it? GSN's adding a bunch of new classics to the schedule which will make many people happy. Shows like Wheel of Fortune and Tic Tac Dough are returning while late nights see even more Double Dare which is shockingly a pretty fun show. I'm not really a big fan of Tic Tac Dough but I always found it to be exponentially better than things like The Joker's Wild. Be on the lookout for a newer fan favorite POSSIBLY (I stress possibly as much as I can. It's no where near official yet) returning to the primetime schedule soon, right around the launch of a new original. It will make a lot of people happy, I promise. Here's what the GSN schedule is looking like courtesy of read
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Mark Walberg Attached to “Trivial Pursuit”
Quick update on Trivial Pursuit. One of my favorite hosts, Mark Walberg, is currently being named host of the show by TVWeek. Denbar-Mercury is looking at a Fall 2008 debut of the interactive trivia show. As we talked about a while ago, also be looking out for Power of 10, Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?, and many more for syndication next year. Hopefully it's better than this year's disappointing new syndicated game roster.
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“Duel” Launches Online and Launches on ABC Tonight!
Trivia fans have another reason to be happy as ABC's new quiz show, Duel, kicks off its six episode run all this week at 8PM ET with the finale on Sunday at 8PM ET. Described as trivia with elements of strategy (barely any at all) and poker (none at all), players have to answer trivia questions by placing chips on what they think is the right answer. Chips on wrong answers go into the pot which builds over the course of the tournament and will award someone with over a million dollars by the end. Run out of chips or give one wrong answer and you're gone. So far the few reviews of this show (ABC really wouldn't hand out advanced screener copies of the show unlike Bingo Night or any other show they've done which isn't a good sign ever)
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ABC Launches Sneak Peek of “Duel”
If you check out ABC's website for their new game show tournament Duel, you can find a lot of new video clips. You can click here to see it also. One in particular is a two-question sneak peek of the show along with a video explaining the rules. For those who aren't watching the clips, let's do a quick rules explanation. The player in control chooses an opponent. They each have 10 chips. Host reads a question, the players have as much time as they want to place a chip on every answer they think it is (they can put a chip on all four answers if they want). After they are done, they hit a green button to lock in. The right and wrong answers are shown. All right answer chips are returned to the player and wrong answer chips are take
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“Price is Right” Winner Gets Used, Repaired Car
We have a new Price is Right situation, and this one doesn't involve Bob Barker groping anyone! A The Price is Right winner from 2004 claims that instead of a new car, she ended up receiving a rehabilitated wrecked one that had received major damage to the frame. Took her long enough to speak up, didn't it? Contestant Donna Tillman, suing the show, said she won a 2004 Pontiac GTO on June 28, 2004. After she paid tax and licensing fees, she was informed that the car had mechanical problems which caused an eight week waiting period to receive it. When she received it, it was different than the displayed one and had more miles than she was informed of. When she took it for a service, Tillman was told of the problems. Pontiac and a spo
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GSN Casts For New Show
GSN has a fun new show they are casting for, and they've come to BuzzerBlog to look for contestants! If you know basic trivia, are enthusiastic, and love game shows, you can win thousands and thousands of dollars in cash. Click the page break to read the specific note. Let's get some readers on some game shows! This is also listed in our casting page as well as many other shows.
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A Day at an American Gladiators Taping
A writer from the blog, LAist, recently visited the set of American Gladiators for a taping. It is an interesting read, and only has minor spoilers that don't spoil the outcome of any gameplay. You can read the article HERE. American Gladiators premieres January 6th on NBC.
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Small “1 VS 100″ Photo Gallery
NBC updated their press archive with a few pictures of the upcoming season of 1 VS 100. The only major change is that the monitor displaying different items is in the center of the Mob area instead of to the side. At least to me it really throws off the entire foreboding vibe that the Mob carries. However, they have to get their camera angles any way they can. I'll try to get some z
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“1 VS 100? Home Game Exclusive Deal
Just a quick reminder that the special deal for the 1 VS 100 electronic games ends on December 22nd, so get yours while you can! For just $19.99 you can buy the tabletop electronic game. You can also buy the Mega Pack for $24.99 which includes both the tabletop AND the electronic handheld game. Both of these are also shipping and handling free, meaning you aren’t going to get these games this cheap in stores. I got these games long before we started this deal and I was honestly amazed by them, and we’re honored to have them partnering with us. Click one of the banners around the site to take a closer look at the deal which is available in the US and Canada, or click here to as well. Read on for a larger review of the game. “I’m horrendously cheap and picky, but this game blew me away. If you’re a fan, there’s no excuse not to own this. It’s fun, it’s exciting, and it’s worth the money.” (From a June 7th post) (more...)
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Alex Trebek Has Minor Heart Attack, but is Fine
Host of Jeopardy!, Alex Trebek, had a minor heart attack this morning. However, according to multiple sources, he is fine and recovering in a Los Angeles hospital. According to the show's website, he should be back in for the next set of tapings in January.
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January TCA Event Canceled
Don't be expecting the usual head-rush of GSN news in January. It was announced today that the January Television Critic's Association event has been canceled due to the continuation of the writer's strike. Just be expecting announcements of new shows coming in randomly, like Bingo America and a few others.
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What’s The Deal With “Deal or No Deal”? It’s Great Again!
Warning: Minor, tiny spoilers from December 10th's Deal or No Deal ahead: Confession time: I haven't watched a single minute of Deal or No Deal this season at all. I've just been bored sick with it. Last season seemed to be a breaking point, where they just tried horrible gimmick after horrible gimmick. It got frustrating, tiring, and nauseating. Then we come to the new season and I hear of the Million Dollar Mission. That put more dread, and with ratings really starting to sag I figured the primetime version was slowly coming to an end with the syndie version rolling around. However, all of a sudden, out of no where, Endemol is getting back into the gear of things and making the show fresh, exciting, and fun. Most noticeably, they had Winner Takes All last night. If you didn't watch it, you missed what was probably the best episodes of Deal or No Deal I've seen in the US and probably in my top five around the world. The game, in short, is that three players played three separate games. The person who left with the most money in their game took home everyone else's money while the other two went home with nothing. On paper this sounds good, but I had a horrible feeling that Endemol would do something
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GSN Revamping ITV At End of Year
Sad news on the GSN front. GSN, the leader of interactive television, is discontinuing their nightly block of online play-along service after December 31. However, it seems like the new shows under development will somehow involve ITV. We'll see what happens. Dear iTV Players, GSN’s last nightly iTV programming block will be on Dec. 31. Rest assured, though, that we remain wholly committed to bringing you the best interactive experience and are currently developing exciting new interactive programming for the coming year. Over the years, all of you have created a unique online community and we are pleased to announce that we've developed a special chat feature so that you can continue talking with your GSN.com competitors while playing fan-favorite games like LINGO, CAMOUFLAGE, CHAIN REACTION, and THAT’S THE QUESTION (or, even while playing the FAMILY FEUD cash-game or multi-player LINGO PLUS). As always, we appreciate your feedback so please post your comments below. Thank you for supporting GSN and we hope you’ll continue playing online at GSN.com. Best, Your Friends at GSN
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