09Feb2012
Your First Look at Challenge’s “Blockbusters” Revival
Simon Mayo is on set hosting Challenge's revival of the cult classic quiz show Blockbusters, which will debut later this year. Bringing a fondly remembered format from the past to modern times is always tricky. It can go well (Family Feud) or it can go very, very poorly (Sale of the Century/Temptation). It looks like Challenge is doing this one right. Simon tweeted some pictures of the new set, which you can check out below and by clicking here to visit Simon's Twitter. Click here to check out the pictures and to get more information.
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Jeremy Blais Wins $250,000 on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”
Jeremy Blais, a Surf Rescue lifeguard and pharmacist from Matunuck, RI, became the newest mega money winner on Who Wants to be a Millionaire. On Wednesday Jeremy won the $250,000 prize, making him the third person this season to take home the third biggest amount of money the show can offer. Jeremy won by Jumping over the $100,000 question, reasoning out the $250,000 and finding the right answer, and finally walking away on the $500,000 question. Click here to see his journey through Classic Millionaire to the $500,000 question, including some clips of the big win incase you didn't get to watch.
Read MoreView Comments (4)08Feb2012
Scott and Jane Couper Win £137,000 on “The Exit List”
If you missed last night's episode of The Exit List, ITV's criminally mistreated quiz show airing Tuesdays at 8:00PM UK (3:00PM ET), you missed one hell of a game that you may want to catch up on. In the series fifth episode we saw what was just about as perfect a game as you're going to get. Contestants Scott and Jane Couper, from Milngavie, took an astounding £137,000 out of the Memory Maze and became the biggest winners yet of the Matt Allwright hosted game. Click here to learn more about the big win and to see some of the episode.
Read MoreView Comments (8)07Feb2012
“The Price is Right” to Tape Academy of Country Music Awards Special in February
The Price is Right has announced they will be taping a new special saluting the Academy of Country Music Awards. Price celebrated the ACM, founded in 1964, last year with an appearance by "Song of the Year" nominee Lee Brice. This special will tape in Los Angeles on Wednesday, February 23rd. Special prizes tying in to the awards show will be given away. If you can make it to the show and you are a fan of country music, this is't one to miss. Click here to get tickets for the special. The Price is Right will also be taping a twins special, Mother's Day special, and a salute to law enforcement. Click here to get tickets for all the shows from OCA. Check out a clip of the 2009 ACM special by clicking here.
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“All Star Family Fortunes” Returns Saturday, February 11th, on ITV
ITV's popular classic game show, All Star Family Fortunes, is back. The adaptation of the American game show Family Feud comes back for its seventh series starting Saturday, February 11th, at 6:00PM UK (1:00PM ET). Two celebrities and their families will compete for up to £30,000 for charity with host Vernon Kay (Million Dollar Mind Game) presiding. This weekend former Countdown host Carol Vorderman and astrologer and media personality Russell Grant compete for charity. Click here to check out some of a previous series of the show.
Read MoreView Comments (1)06Feb2012
Did We Get the First Male Quarter Millionaire on “Deal or No Deal” Today?
Since we more or less launched BuzzerUK, we've been curbing our series "The British are Better Than Us". However, that thought was the first that came to mind during today's Deal or No Deal. When Deal is good, few shows can top the excitement and energy Noel Edmonds, The Banker, and the show brings. In six years and almost 2000 episodes four young women, all in their 20s, have won the top prize of £250,000. No male ever has. Today's contestant, Rich, had his sight sets on the life changing top prize. The game was one of the best ever and something that no fan of Deal or No Deal will ever forget. From the start, with a £20,000 opening offer, it was an epic game. Can Rich land in the Hall of Fame and be the first male quarter millionaire? You are not going to want to miss this one. Click here to watch the unbelievable moment.
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Simon Mayo Named Host of Challenge’s “Blockbusters”
Challenge, the British game show network, has named radio and television personality Simon Mayo the new host of the cult classic quiz show Blockbusters. Simon Mayo previously hosted two series of the lottery quiz show Winning Lines and a TV adaptation of his radio feature Confessions. Blockbusters first began on British television in 1983 and was hosted by the late Bob Holness. The show is based off the short lived 1980s American version. The British version enjoyed much longer success, lasting until 2001 in its first run. Click here to read more about Simon, some quotes from the people behind the show, and to see Simon in action.
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Week Two of “Dancing With the Stars” on GSN Continues to Dive
Viewers of GSN may not have to live with Dancing With the Stars much longer, if the executives are paying any attention to the ratings. Week one was an ominous start but not a disaster. It's become a ratings disaster in week two. The off-network reruns of the popular ABC dancing game show are proving anything but popular for the network where traditional game shows tend to do the best. The show lost over a quarter of its audience from the debut week. Click here for the full run down.
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“Pointless” Lands Saturday Primetime Slot in March
BBC's popular daytime game show Pointless is getting a big boost in March. The quiz show, hosted by Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osmond, has received an order of 158 episodes for the year. 18 of these episodes will be special celebrity editions, amusingly titled Pointless Celebrities. Ten of the specials will be shown in the daytime, but eight will receive a special Saturday night slot starting in March. The series pulled in over five million viewers during the holidays. Click here to learn who will be playing and what the hosts have to say about it.
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“Wheel of Fortune” Salutes Military Spouses During the Week of February 6th
Wheel of Fortune has a very special week coming up for fans of the show starting February 6th. For the first time ever, the show will be holding a special "Military Spouses Week," running through February 10th. The week will feature 15 spouses of military members representing all the branches of military. It will also feature a special message from First Lady Michelle Obama and information on "Joining Forces," her initiative for the benefit of military families. Click here to learn more about the week.
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Ratings Report: “Millionaire” Hits High; “Who’s Still Standing” Exits
We've got some ratings and viewership figures to share with you this morning. In addition to syndication we also have some broadcast network numbers, plus international figures which will probably depress you a bit. Let's start with the positives, though. With the meteoric rise of Family Feud, Who Wants to be a Millionaire has accidentally been pushed to the side for a bit. However, they had some great news for the week ending January 22nd. It was actually good news for all the syndicated shows. Next, NBC's Who's Still Standing? didn't end its series with a bang, but it managed to somehow maintain its audience week in and week out despite some major problems. And finally, get ready to be depressed about the viewing figures for ITV's intense quiz show The Exit List. It's not looking good. Click here for the full run through of all the ratings.
Read MoreView Comments (14)30Jan2012
“Jeopardy!” College Championship Begins Wednesday, February 1st
One of Jeopardy!'s more popular annual events, the College Championship tournament, is back. This is the 24th annual College Championship. The event, beginning Wednesday, February 1st, sees fifteen of the country's brightest college students competing for a $100,000 grand prize and the coveted title. More importantly, though, they will gain entry into the Tournament of Champions and a potential $250,000 top prize. Click here for more information on the tournament and for a list of who's competing.
Read MoreView Comments (9)27Jan2012
Report: “Baggage” Cleared for Syndication in 70% of the Country
It's been a slow news day and an incredibly busy day, personally, for all of us. Luckily we found something interesting for you. According to Marc Berman and TV Media Insights, Sony Pictures Television's Baggage looks to be syndicated full time starting Fall 2012. According to TVMI, the Jerry Springer-hosted dating show has been cleared in 70% of the country. Baggage began a syndication test run in January 2011 throughout ten markets, where it saw ratings hovering around 0.8 to 1.0. These are off-network reruns of the GSN version which has been silent for months. Click here to check out a fun moment from the show.
Read MoreView Comments (9)25Jan2012
GSN’s “Dancing With the Stars” Debut Fails to Crack Top 15; Debuts at 325,000 Viewers
Good news for fans of traditional game shows today, but not-so-good news for GSN. The much-advertised debut of the off network reruns of ABC's Dancing With the Stars, for all intents and purposes, tanked in its debut showing. No episode managed to crack the top 15 most watched programs of the network. GSN's usual standby off network reruns of Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?, Family Feud, and Deal or No Deal managed to rate higher. Not only that their originals Baggage, The Newlywed Game, Catch 21, and Whammy! to either rank higher or not far behind the expensive acquisition. Even the abused The $100,000 Pyramid did better. Click here for the full rundown of each episode's rating, what it means, and other opinions.
Read MoreView Comments (43)24Jan2012
Hillstrand Bros. of “Deadliest Catch” and Mike Rowe of “Dirty Jobs” Play “Millionaire” in February
Some of the most popular reality show personalities, used to already performing strange and intense tasks on their individual Discovery shows, are about to undertake another heart pounding task. Deadliest Catch's Hillstrand Brothers, Johnathan and Andy, and Dirty Jobs's Mike Row will be coming to New York to play Who Wants to be a Millionaire for charity. In February each of them will play for $1,000,000 for their charities. The Hillstrand Brothers will be playing for Seattle Fishermen’s Memorial on February 2nd and 3rd. Mike Rowe is playing for mikeroweWORKS Foundation on February 27th and 28th. Click here to check out a special Backstage Pass video of the Hillstrand Brothers getting set to play for a million dollars.
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