31Jan2008
Russian Roulette
Network: GSN Airings: Weekdays at 6:00PM ET, Tuesdays through Sundays at 10:00PM ET Vote for how many stars you think the show deserves to the right, and then leave a comment! Russian Roulette is the ultimate game of chance. Four contestants stand on "The Revolver" and on their own "Drop Zone". A question is stated and the player in control chooses who to pass the question to (or they can answer it themselves in the final round). A right answer awards the challenged money while a wrong answer bankrupts a player and forces them to play "Russian Roulette" with however many drop zones are active for the question. When the handle is pulled, lights circle the set, and if a red light stops under the player's feet, that person literally d
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“Match Game” Revival Being Developed
If you're a long time reader you might know that, truthfully, I'm not really a big fan of the oldies. However, there are four that I can always watch and they always entertain me: Password, Family Feud, Pyramid (Dick Clark version), and my favorite of the bunch: Match Game. That's why it worries me a little bit when it has been reported that Fremantle is currently developing a Match Game revival. They are currently in discussions with cable networks and should lock up a deal soon. GSN made a numerous amount of attempts at a revival under former CEO Rich Cronin's watch, but never came to fruition. Maybe they finally made it work? I'd be a bit worried if GSN didn't handle the I've Got A Secret revival so masterfully. If this is for G
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Geoff Edwards Visits Shokus Internet Radio
Heads up for tonight: game show host Geoff Edwards, known for oldies such as Treasure Hunt and Jackpot!, is the guest this week on Stu's Show, played on Shokus Internet Radio. The show is tonight (January 30th) at 4:00PM PT to 6:00PM PT. Click the page break at the end of the post for the full posting from host Stuart Shostak. (more...)
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MGM Repackages “Gladiators 2000″
Don't ask me why, but off the success of the revival of American Gladiators, MGM is repackaging the kids version, Gladiators 2000, for syndication. Yes, we are running Gladiators 2000, a show that aired in the mid 90s, in 2008. Doesn't the whole aspect of "Ooooh, 2000 means futuristic!" get a bit lost? Thanks to reader Keith for this.
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GSN Officially Announces “Bingo America”
GSN's bouncing into interactive television again big time with Bingo America, which is essentially a 40-episode retooling of ABC's National Bingo Night. The new version, which involves players "earning" letters by answering questions, will debut on March 31st at 7:00PM ET every weekday, and repeating on weekends at 4:30PM ET. Obviously money will
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“Crosswords” Renewed for Season Two
A good struggling show just got another life. Program Partner's Crosswords has been renewed for a second season according to TV Week. The show has been averaging a 0.8, but got a 1.0 recently. However, the market might be a bit tougher next year having the inclusion of sure-to-be-a-hit Deal or No Deal and potentially Trivial Pursuit into syndicati
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NBC Airs Missing “1 VS 100″ Episode on February 22nd
A bit ago we posted that NBC skipped episode 204 of 1 VS 100, airing only seven of the eight taped episodes. They informed us that they will now be airing that episode on February 22nd at 8:00PM ET. After that will be the series debut of Amne$ia.
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FOX Goes After Clemens for “The Moment of Truth”
I would pay a huge sum of money to see how uncomfortable this situation would turn out. Former Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens, who is in the middle of the entire steroid situation for the Mitchell Report though he firmly denies he took any, has been given an invitation to appear on the hit (thanks to coming after American Idol) FOX game show The Mome
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NBC Taps Dan Cortese for “My Dad is Better Than Your Dad”
The well of famous stand up comics that can be a decent game show host has apparently run dry. We're looking to former MTV personalities. Dan Cortese, of MTV Sports notoriety, will be hosting NBC's new game where fathers and other members of the family compete in a stunt-driven competition. In other words it's wimpy American Gladiators.
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NBC Schedules “Amne$ia” and Increases “Deal or No Deal”
I'm often amazed at how Deal or No Deal, through NBC's extreme over exposure, can remain extremely strong and popular. However, do you think it'll keep it up for a two hour weekly episode? This is part of NBC's midseason of midseason shake-up. First off, once 1 VS 100's season finale is over on Friday, February 22nd, NBC's new game show, Amne$ia,
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Ratings Update
Lots and lots of new ratings to peruse today. The Moment of Truth started out incredibly strong thanks to American Idol. However, if we look at the percentage lost from Truth's debut and the percentage lost from last year's post-Idol Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? debut, Truth definitely ended up better. Syndication was down except for Wheel
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CBS Pulls “Power of 10″, Brings in Primetime “Price is Right”
Drew Carey loses a job but gains more exposure for his leading show. First off, CBS is pulling Power of 10 as of today. The show might be back in the summer, but Wednesday night's episode was the final one. Huge shame, because CBS really did not seem to care to switch its time slot out of two major show killers: American Idol and Deal or No Deal.
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“The Moment of Truth” Preview
Before we get to the video, let's get a few points out of the way. *They zoom through the U. *I enjoy the show, but I like shows like this. I can see a lot of you not liking it, but at least give it a try. *Mark Walberg is as good at this show as he is at everything. *The show, while being provocative, has quite a few touching moments as well,
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Heath Ledger 1979 – 2008
I know this probably isn't news to anyone, but actor Heath Ledger died earlier today. While this isn't really game show related, I'm sure all of us can agree dying at the age of 28 with such a promising career ahead of him really sucks. We here at BuzzerBlog send out our condolences to the Ledger family.
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Michael Davies prepared “World’s Strongest Celebrity”
We obviously love Michael Davies, Embassy Row, and mostly everything they do, but there are just some shows that I don't look forward to or can't see being a big hit. We've been on a row with stuff like Grand Slam, Power of 10, and World Series of Pop Culture. Well they can't all be winners, can they? Variety is reporting that Michael Davies of Em
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