18Jul2011
Morning Buzz for July 18, 2011
We're back after a long weekend. Not a lot of big stuff going on right now, so here's a Morning Buzz update for you. Stories this morning include a fatal accident on the Canadian version of Cash Cab, how to get audience tickets to see Who Wants to be a Millionaire, and a look at this weekend's live edition of the British version of Millionaire. Click here for all the full stories.
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“Wipeout” Sneak Peek Debut Tonight at 8:00PM ET on ABC
One of the most popular summer shows in a long time returns to ABC tonight. Wipeout will debut its brand new season at 8:00PM ET. This season sees a lot of changes, namely with different themed shows and the actual courses themselves. The special episode tonight will be a "Blind Date" edition...
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Canwest Launching Global Reality Channel in Canada
Our Canadian readers may enjoy this update. Canwest Broadcasting announced today that they will launch Canada's first broadcast network devoted to all reality, all the time. The channel Global Reality Channel, will launch on July 1st to Rogers VIP cable package subscribers.
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New Canadian Game Show: Qubit
Hey everyone. I hope you had a nice holiday weekend like I did. I have no more vacations planned for a long time it seems like, so we'll get back to the news. We're starting in Canada this week where they have a new game show on the Discovery Channel called Qubit. I'm searching for some clips of it to show you all, but thanks to reader Lidoron for the information. It's a straight up studio based quiz show (something I'd love to see Discovery in America attempt for a change) for a $10,000 top prize. Three players have to face off against each other before battling the Qube for the money. The game's pretty simple. It starts with the standard three player quiz format. Six categories are in play, each with four categories valued at i
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“Crosswords” on Hiatus
Bad news for Crosswords fans like myself. According to multiple sources, Program Partners is putting the low rated quizzer on hiatus until 2009 because of high production costs. At this point, to be completely honest, unless GSN picks it up which I doubt they will I don't see the show coming back. Its demise leaves a very nice gap for Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader? for next season, though. It's a shame because while the show had issues it was still fun to play along with and was a fast paced intelligent quiz show; something we have barely any of now. More than 3/4ths of the country cleared the show for the new season, so it's leaving them in a bind. Program Partners is giving them a few options, one of which is pretty interesting
Read MoreView Comments (14)29Oct2007
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)30Aug2007
Colin Mochrie Hosts Canadian “Fifth Grader”
In the week of absolutely no game show news, we finally found some! Thanks to reader Mark O. who sent us a story from the Winnipeg Sun that one of the funniest people on the planet, Colin Mochrie, will be the host of the five episode Canadian Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? run. "We’re delighted to have Colin on board," said Barbara Williams, senior vice president of programming and production for CanWest MediaWorks in a statement. "His unrivalled wit and ability to engage and entertain audiences will be front and centre, and we look forward to all of the fun.” Episodes are being taped in Toronto this Fall and will air on Global. That means that every single Whose Line is it Anyway? regular has a show. Drew has Power of 10 (which
Read MoreView Comments (10)06Feb2007
“Deal or No Deal Canada” Scores Big on Super Bowl Sunday
The first episode of the English Canadian "Deal or No Deal" achieved history on the first night: Global said that it was the highest rated Canadian program of all time on the channel. The Super Bowl had 3.4 million, and "Deal or No Deal" managed to hold on to 2.7 million of those people. On the first episode, Brian Traynor won a big $109,000. He was the first contestant out of over 120,000 applicants. You can check out a clip of Canadian "Deal or No Deal" right here. I have to say I do like their set. The maple leaf is a bit out there, but their set is pretty cool. The audience is incredibly enthusiastic as well, which is nice to see, and Howie looks really charged and refreshed; much more than he is with NBC's version.
Read MoreView Comments (14)28Jan2007
Canadian and Australian “Deal or No Deal” Alterations
Taping was recently completed for the English Canadian version of "Deal or No Deal", and good friend of Buzzer, Chris, has given us the low-down on changes for their edition: *More lights on stage. We're hearing it's psedu-"1 VS 100" lighting. *The main stage is in the shape of a maple leaf. That's rather amusing if you ask me. * The backdrop is obviously Canadian instead of US, complete with a "view" of the CN Tower. English Canadian "Deal or No Deal" debuts next Sunday right after the Super Bowl on Global. Also, Australia has a minor change this season. The question portion is gone. The producers will pick someone from a randomly selected block like previous times. 25 members will still be on the player's bench.
Read MoreView Comments (7)11Jan2007
Canadian “Deal or No Deal” Launches on Super Bowl Sunday
Canada has a terrific launch date for their version of "Deal or No Deal": Super Bowl Sunday. The show will air directly following Super Bowl XLI on February 4th. The remaining four episodes will air every Thursday at 9PM starting February 8th on Global in Canada. This means extremely fast editing from them, since their shows tape on January 23rd, 24th, and 25th. Scott St. John is involved in this version of the show, as is director R. Brian Dipirro. Edit: Wow, can't believe I forgot this. Howie Mandel is hosting this version as well.
Read MoreView Comments (6)28Nov2006
GlobalTV Searches for “Deal or No Deal” Models
GlobalTV in Canada is searching for five models to be a part of the five Canadian episodes of "Deal or No Deal". These episodes will tape in the area of January 20th-January 31st. An open regional casting call will take place in Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Montreal during the first two weeks of January. If you'd like to try to be a model, check on the GlobalTV "Deal or No Deal" website for more information on December 11th.
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Quebec Gets Own Version of “Deal or No Deal”
TVA announced about a day or two ago that they will be getting their own version of "Deal or No Deal", called "The Banker". As far as we can tell, it's going to be basically the same game as every country on earth and, as it's looking now, taking on the US look. Early reports are that the top prize will be $250,000, but that of course can change at any moment. Stay tuned for more information. You can try out by reading the info from the TVA website.
Read MoreView Comments (3)02Nov2006
“Deal or No Deal” Canada Casting Call
Alliteration everywhere in that title. If my Canadian friends didn't keep telling me about this, I'd constantly forget to post about it. Canadians can now audition to be on their version of "Deal or No Deal" which will star Howie Mandel. If you want your chance at $1,000,000; or maybe if you want a penny, who knows; click the link below to get started and good luck! DEAL OR NO DEAL CANADA AUDITION FORM
Read MoreView Comments (16)18Apr2005
Canuck Runs Amock
I couldn't even begin to figure this one out, but here we go. A woman has sued famed Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek in connection with the disappearance of a $100,000 race horse that was to be delivered to his central California breeding farm. The article goes on to say that the horse was allegedly euthanized, but no one remembers killing the darn thing. A spokesman for Trebek's breeding farm could not be reached for comment at the time of the article's publishing. This is creepy. "What is, Alex's fascination with the equine?" That is correct. You can read the article by clicking below. Article from Reuters
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